Sen. Janet D. Howell
Democrat - VA - 32nd district
Limited Government Rating
2023: 21.74%
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28.57%
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HB 1375
Senate 2023
1xHiking Health Insurance Premiums by Prohibiting Insurers from Adjusting Rates Based on Tobacco Usage.
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HB 1446
Senate 2023
1xHiking Nursing Home Costs by Imposing New Government Mandates on Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Levels.
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HB 1452
Senate 2023
2xStrengthening Government Integrity by Increasing the Ability of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to Investigate Fraud Within the Welfare Program.
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HB 1510
Senate 2023
1xWorsening Government Central Planning Powers by Allowing Localities to Incentivize "Urban Green Spaces" Through Regulatory Flexibility.
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HB 1604
Senate 2023
2xProtecting Electricity Customers by Returning Power to the SCC to Review Rates and Provide Greater Oversight of Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power.
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HB 1665
Senate 2023
1xProtecting Property Rights by Extending the Local Land Use Approvals that Were Valid at the Start of the Pandemic.
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HB 1684
Senate 2023
2xStrengthening Due Process by Ensuring State Contractors Have an Opportunity to Appeal an Employee Misclassification Determination Before They Are Debarred from Public Contracts.
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HB 1702
Senate 2023
2xInfringing Private Contracting Rights through a New Government Mandate Requiring at Least 60 Days' Notice Prior to a Rent Increase for Residential Units.
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HB 1842 (Gov. Recommendations)
Senate 2023
1xGrowing Government Central Planning Powers and Interference in the Private Sector Through a New Bureaucracy Known as the "Virginia Business Ready Sites Acquisition Program".
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HB 1924 (pre-Youngkin Amendments)
Senate 2023
2xHarming Social and Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities by Eliminating the Sub-Minimum Wage and Forcing them to Compete at the State's Lofty $12 Minimum Wage.
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HB 2025
Senate 2023
2xGrowing Government Dependency and Welfare Promotion by Mandating Every School Student is Sent Home with an Application to Obtain Free or Reduced-Price Meals.
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HB 2168
Senate 2023
1xStrengthening Government Transparency through the Public Disclosure of Judges who Violate Ethics Rules.
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HB 2171
Senate 2023
2xStrengthening Religious Liberties by Ensuring Places of Worship are Not Subject to Any More Restrictive Government Emergency Order than Any Other Business.
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HB 2180
Senate 2023
2xReducing Unnecessary and Excessive Barriers to Employment by Allowing the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to Recognize Work Licenses from Other States.
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HB 2216
Senate 2023
1xHiking Insurance Premiums by Mandating all Insurance Plans Now Provide Coverage for "Mobile Crisis Response Services" Concerning Mental Health.
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HB 2222 (Gov. Recommendations)
Senate 2023
2xCombatting Hospital Staffing Shortages by Permitting Surgical Assistants to Begin Practice Immediately Following Graduation from a Training Program Under Certain Conditions.
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HB 2238
Senate 2023
2xExpanding Cronyism and Enriching Woke Corporations by Providing $56 Million in Corporate Welfare to the Foreign-Owned Lego Company.
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HB 2298
Senate 2023
2xStrengthening Individual Liberties by Permitting Most Switchblade Knives to be Carried Concealed within the State.
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HB 2312
Senate 2023
2xCombatting Government Overreach by Requiring Localities to Reimburse Property Owners Legal Costs for Successfully Challenging Stop Work Orders.
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HB 2380
Senate 2023
1xGrowing Government Dependency and Welfare Promotion by Mandating Food Banks Receive Information on SNAP Welfare Benefits Including Contracting with the State for Assistance.
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HB 2386
Senate 2023
1xExpanding Cronyism and Wasteful Spending through the Creation of a "Virginia Power Innovation Fund" to Dole out Grants for Government-Favored Energy Projects.
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HB 2441
Senate 2023
2xWeakening Property Rights by Imposing a New Mandate on Apartment Complexes Requiring 60 Day Notice if They Wish to Not Renew Multiple Tenant Leases.
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HB 2479
Senate 2023
2xExpanding Cronyism by Providing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Corporate Welfare to Amazon and Jeff Bezos through the Extension of the Data Center Sales Tax Exemption.
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SB 1051
Senate 2023
1xInfringing Property Rights by Permitting Utility Companies to Store Vehicles on Land-Owners Property Without their Consent for an Unreasonable 72 Hour Period.
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SB 1066
Senate 2023
2xExpanding Cronyism by Hiking Subsidies and Payouts Under the Historic Building Tax Credit Program.
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SB 1067
Senate 2023
2xSeizing Firearms without Due Process by Further Worsening the State's "Red Flag" Law.
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SB 1083
Senate 2023
2xHiking Electricity Rates for Appalachian Power Customers through the Creation of a "Shared Solar Program".
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SB 1101
Senate 2023
3xHiking Employer and Employee Payroll Taxes by Forcing All Workers into a Government-Run Paid Leave Program.
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SB 1112
Senate 2023
2xHiking Health Insurance Premiums by Mandating Insurers Provide Contraceptive Drugs and Devices to Enrollees at No Cost or Co-Pay.
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SB 1136
Senate 2023
1xInfringing Private Contracting Rights through New Government Mandates Preventing Employers from Seeking Previous Salary History of Prospective Employees.
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SB 1139
Senate 2023
2xImposing Nanny-State Regulations on Firearm Storage which Weaken the Ability of Individuals to Defend Themselves Against Assailants.
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SB 1167
Senate 2023
2xWeakening Second Amendment Rights by Subjecting Firearm Manufactures to Frivolous Litigation Based on the Usage of Their Products by Criminals.
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SB 1181
Senate 2023
2xInfringing Second Amendment Rights through an Overreaching New Ban on So-Called "Ghost Guns" and Components which Limit the Ability of Hobbyists to Construct their Own Firearms.
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SB 1258
Senate 2023
2xGrowing the Size and Scope of Government and Indebting Taxpayers by Authorizing Government to Build "Entertainment Arenas" Funded through Sales Tax Revenue.
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SB 1312
Senate 2023
2xAuthorizing Localities to Further Infringe Property Rights through Electric Vehicle Charging Mandates as Part of Land use Approval for New Developments.
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SB 1330
Senate 2023
3xWeakening Property Rights and Further Delaying the Eviction Process by Extending from 5 Days to 14 Days the Amount of Time Before a Landlord May Seek Legal Remedies for Tenant Non-Payment.
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SB 1333
Senate 2023
2xAdvancing a Politicized "Environmental Justice" Agenda by Further Empowering the Clean Energy Advisory Board and Directing More Taxpayer Funds to Solar and Greenhouse Gas Initiatives.
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SB 1382
Senate 2023
3xInfringing Second Amendment Rights by Banning So-Called "Assault Firearms" and High-Capacity Magazines Manufactured After July 1, 2023.
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SB 1441
Senate 2023
2xHiking Electricity Rates and Enriching Utility Companies by Accelerating Off-Shore Wind Construction.
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SB 1447
Senate 2023
2xHiking Utility Costs by Further Limiting the Ability of Utility Companies to Disconnect Services for Non-Payment
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SB 1459
Senate 2023
1xStrengthening National Security by Banning TikTok and Other Chinese Government-Owned Applications from Being Accessed on State-Issued Devices or Networks.
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SB 1466
Senate 2023
2xAdvancing a Politicized Electric Vehicle Agenda by Forcing Taxpayers to Provide $25 Million Annually to Select Developers for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.
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SB 1495
Senate 2023
2xEnsuring Compensation for Property Owners who are Victim to Unlawful Actions by Land Use and Zoning Authorities.
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SB 842
Senate 2023
3xThreatening Public Safety by Providing Dangerous Criminals Involved with Murder, Rape and Violent Crime a "Second Look" to be Released or Sentences Reduced if they Have Served 15 Years.
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SB 855
Senate 2023
1xWeakening Automotive Freedom by Imposing an Overreaching Ban on Aftermarket Headlights which Appear as a Blue Light on Vehicles, Motorcycles, Bicycles and Scooters.
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SB 886
Senate 2023
3xReducing Employment Opportunities by Expanding Paid Sick Leave Mandates to Now Also Include Part-Time Healthcare and Grocery Workers.
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SB 956
Senate 2023
2xExpanding Cronyism and Government Central Planning Powers by Creating "Business Improvement Districts" which can Impose Additional Fees on Businesses for Promotion Activities.
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SB 957
Senate 2023
3xGrowing Government Control over Healthcare through the Creation of a New Board to Impose Price Controls on Prescription Drugs.
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SJ 247
Senate 2023
3xHiking Property Tax Rates through a Constitutional Amendment Allowing Localities to Dilute the Tax Base by Providing Exemptions to Select Individuals Based on Income or Low Financial Worth.
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