Bulova, Salim To Discuss General Assembly Session At Fairfax Town Hall

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — Fairfax City residents will have an opportunity hear from their representatives in Richmond about the 2024 General Assembly this Saturday.

Del. David Bulova (D-11th) and Virginia Sen. Saddam Azlan Salim (D-37th) will be providing updates about legislation they've introduced and answering questions from their constituents.

The town hall meeting will start at 9 a.m., at Fairfax City Hall, which is located at 10455 Armstrong St.

The following shows the status of bills introduced by both Bulova and Salim in the current legislative session.

Del. David Bulova (D-11th)

• HB 68 Workers' compensation; post-traumatic stress disorder incurred by dispatchers. (In subcommittee)
• HB 69 Vacancies in elected local offices; interim appointments, notice requirement. (Recommended by House subcommittee, 6-1)
• HB 70 Virginia Retirement System; plan credits and accounts. (Block Vote Passage on Jan. 30, 100-0)
• HB 71 Combined sewer overflow outfalls; compliance with regulations, Chesapeake Bay Watershed. (Block Vote Passage on Jan. 30, 100-0)
• HB 242 Virginia Public Procurement Act; competitive negotiation, exceptions to contractual terms. (Referred to subcommittee on General Law)
• HB 245 PFAS; facilities that have engaged in manufacture, etc., to produce report on use of chemicals. (House committee recommends incorporating with HB 1085 on voice vote)
• HB 316 Virginia Recycling Development Center; established, report. (Assigned to Resources subcommittee)
• HB 320 Pesticide control exemptions; herbicide applications by unpaid volunteers. (Subcommittee recommends with amendments, 8-2)
• HB 419 Early childhood care and education system; funding formula, nonreverting fund.
• HB 420 Federal park operations; temporary funding. (Assigned to Agriculture committee, natural resources subcommittee)
• HB 870 Sewage sludge regulations; relief from administrative requirements, adverse and unusual weather. (House block vote, passes, 100-0)
• HB 874 Campaign finance; campaign contribution limits, civil penalty. (Referred to Privileges and Elections committee on Jan. 9)
• HB 876 Resale Disclosure Act; delivery of resale certificate, remedies. (Reported from General Laws with a substitute, 22-0)
• HB 878 Affordable housing; purchase of development rights. (Read first time by full House)
• HB 880 Common interest communities; foreclosure remedy. (Reported from General Laws with a substitute, 22-0)
• HB 881 Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; established, report. (Subcommittee recommends laying on the table, 8-0)
• HB 892 Farmland Preservation, Office of; transfers Office to Dept. of Forestry. (Assigned to Agriculture committee)
• HB 1209 Common interest communities; reserve studies, special assessment rescission or reduction. (Reported from General Laws committee, 22-0)

Sen. Saddam Azlan Salim (D-37th)

• SB 21 Public institutions of higher education; policies; individuals with disabilities. (Recommended to committee on Education and Health)
• SB 55 Firearms; waiting period for purchase; penalty. (Incorporated into SB 273, 15-0)
• SB 57 Concealed handgun; carrying onto the premises of any restaurant, penalty. (Senate: Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name)
• SB 304 Zoning; development and use of accessory dwelling units. (Referred to committee on Local Government)
• SB 305 Gas-powered leaf blowers; local prohibition or regulation, civil penalty. (Referred to committee on Local Government)
• SB 306 Invasive plant species; retail sales, civil penalty. (Committee recommends substitute)
• SB 312 Independent Living Community Ombudsman, Office of; established. (Referred to Finance and Appropriations committee)
• SB 315 Voter registration; registration of Department of Motor Vehicles customers, automatic update. (Referred to Finance and Appropriations)
• SB 316 Trees; Town of Vienna allowed to require subdivision/development provide for preservation, etc. (Read third time and passed by Senate)
• SB 319 Firearms; purchase, etc., following an assault & battery against a person in dating relationship. (Incorporated into SB 642 in Courts of Justice)
• SB 327 Firearms; age requirement to purchase, penalty. (Senate: Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name)
• SB 332 Misdemeanor; maximum term of confinement. (Read third time and passed by the Senate, 21-19)
• SB 333 State plan for medical assistance services; fertility preservation treatments, etc. (Assigned to Education and Health subcommittee)
• SB 334 Plea agreements; prohibited provisions. (Senate: Moved from Judiciary to Courts of Justice due to a change of the committee name)
• SB 335 Health insurance; coverage for fertility preservation treatments. (Assigned to Education and Health subcommittee)
• SB 338 Gun violence; JLARC to study effects on communities. (Engrossed by Senate with committee substitute)
• SB 339 Digital asset mining; holding, use, and transfer of digital assets, securities exemption. (Referred to committee on Commerce and Labor)
• SB 340 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions from mandatory disclosure, purchase card statement. (Referred to committee on General Laws)
• SB 439 Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Commission; established, report. (Referred to Education and Health subcommittee)
• SB 592 Preferred Drug List/Common Core Formulary; approval of a nonpreferred drug. (Referred to Education and Health subcommittee)
• SB 649 Line of Duty Act; increases payment of benefits. (Referred to Finance and Appropriations)