News | Delegate Dawn M. Adams

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Newsletters and Legislative Updates

Budget Session

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/septbudgert2023

August 1, 2023

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/aug12023

July 1, 2023

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/july-1-2023-13388474

June 2023

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/june2023

Memorial Day Weekend

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/memorialdayweekend

May Update

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/mayupdate2023

Reconvene Session

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/april1newsletter-13388458

April 2023 Updates

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/april1newsletter

March 2023 Updates

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/marchnewletter2023

End of Session Wrap-Up 2023

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/end-of-session-wrap-up-2023

Week 5 Wrap up GA Session 2023

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/week5wrapup

Week Wrap-up GA Session 2023

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/week4wrapup

Week 3 Wrap-up GA Session 2023

is: https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/week3wrapup

Week 2 Wrap-up GA Session 2023

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/week2wrapup

Week 1 Wrap-up GA Session 2023

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/week1wrapup

GA Session Update 1

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/gasessiondayone

January 1, 2023

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/newyearnewlaws2023

Thanksgiving

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/thanksgiving

Veteran's day

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/postelectionupdates

October 21, 2022

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/midoct2022

Autumn Updates

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/autumnoct2022

Sept 2022 Labor Day

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/laborday2022

August 2022

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/aug2022

July 2022

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/july2022

Roe v Wade

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/roevwade

Budget Amendments - Status Update

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/bastatusupdate

Budget Amendments

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/budgetamendments

Post Budget Update

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/budget2022

Updates from the 68th May 21, 2022

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/updatesfromthe68th

Reproductive Health May 7, 2022

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/reproductive-health

Year in Review

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/yearinreview2021

New Laws 2022

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/2022newlaws

December Update part 3

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/update21-13388194

December Update part 2

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/decpresessionupdate21-13388190

December Update 2021

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/decupdate21

November Update 2021

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/novthanksgiving

October Update 2021

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/octoberupdate

End of September Update 2021

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/an-updated-update

September Update 2021

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/decupdate21

August 1, 2021

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/specialsession2021

July 23, 2021

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/july-23

July 16, 2021

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/july-16updates

July 2, 2021

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/july

June 1, 2021 - LGBT Pride Month
https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/june-2021

May 24, 2021- Older Americans Month

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/aging

May 17, 2021- CDC Guidance

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/cdcva-updates

May Updates May 1, 2021

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/specialsessionhealth4521510-13387926

Spotlight: Marijuana April 11, 2021

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/specialsessionhealth4521510-13387898

Spotlight: Education

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/specialsessionhealth4521510-13387779

A Message From the Speaker

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/richmond-area-delegation-13383091

Diversity

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/specialsessionhealth4521510-13383095

End of March 2021

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/specialsessionhealth4521510-13383327

Spotlight: Criminal Justice Reform

https://mailchi.mp/1ab32b8bacad/specialsessionhealth4521510-13377931

Richmond Area Delegation

https://mailchi.mp/6b4d1821057b/richmond-area-delegation

Press Release

https://mailchi.mp/15945297c91c/specialsessionhealth4521510-13365835

Since Sine Die March 1, 2021

https://mailchi.mp/98a262801b4a/specialsessionhealth4521510-13365139

Update General Assembly Session Feb. 22, 2021

https://mailchi.mp/616f900fede5/specialsessionhealth4521510-13359031

Update General Assembly Session Feb. 16, 2021

https://mailchi.mp/e9e7d56ae1f2/specialsessionhealth4521510-13355819

Update General Assembly Session Feb. 15, 2021

https://mailchi.mp/3e6c97c62cf0/specialsessionhealth4521510-13354455

Update General Assembly Session Feb. 7, 2021 Crossover

https://mailchi.mp/680818b824fb/specialsessionhealth4521510-13346935

COVID-19/General Assembly Town Hall 2/13/21

https://us7.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/share?id=13342555

Session Update- Feb1, 2021

https://mailchi.mp/ae7e2a8709b3/specialsessionhealth4521510-13339819

Session Update- Week 1

https://mailchi.mp/e672557dfde2/specialsessionhealth4521510-4805173

January- 2021 Session Starts Today

https://mailchi.mp/629c129aac34/specialsessionhealth4521510-4726045

January 2021- Pre-session

https://us7.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/share?id=4725073

December 2020

https://mailchi.mp/543859ca3a61/specialsessionhealth4521510-4707537

November 2020

https://mailchi.mp/eb49b0b24bfb/specialsessionhealth4521510-4651025

October

https://mailchi.mp/f0637e2c02aa/specialsessionhealth4521510-4640757

September

https://mailchi.mp/8cb3bb0ca8db/specialsessionhealth4521510-4582078

August -Special Session

https://mailchi.mp/c6bd43c9bed3/specialsessionhealth4521510-4563126

August

https://mailchi.mp/e84e00855f7d/specialsessionhealth4521510-4563082

July -Health Policy

https://mailchi.mp/484754ff0ac9/specialsessionhealth4521510

July- New Laws

https://mailchi.mp/484754ff0ac9/specialsessionhealth4521510

June

https://mailchi.mp/66ea382ab91b/its-getting-ugly-4142110

May

https://mailchi.mp/b7c74b52ffe6/its-getting-ugly-4075264

May

https://mailchi.mp/32de92b53aa0/its-getting-ugly-2720304

April- End of Session

https://mailchi.mp/89762f3b848d/covid-19-update-march-2715572

April

https://mailchi.mp/1859286aa297/covid-19-update-march-2711608

March- Covid

https://mailchi.mp/56162b5268e5/covid-19-update-march-2020

March- Sine Die

https://mailchi.mp/f61d0e308783/house-budgets-out-2702624

February-Leg update 2.20

https://mailchi.mp/5de7423a4669/house-budgets-out

February-Leg update 2.07

https://mailchi.mp/8a662541df07/legislative-update-week-2693231

January -Leg update 1.31

https://mailchi.mp/18ea182eb913/legislative-update-week-2685367

January -Leg update 1.09

https://mailchi.mp/7a442ea0b6a0/legislative-update-week-1

January-New Year Update 2020

https://mailchi.mp/9f9219d771b2/new-year-update

In Community, In the News

January 26, 2023

https://hme-business.com/articles/2023/01/26/vabills.aspx

January 17, 2023

https://bluevirginia.us/2023/01/delegate-dawn-m-adams-announces-state-senate-bid-to-fill-seat-potentially-vacated-by-senator-jennifer-l-mcclellan

January 17, 2023

https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2023/01/16/richmond-lawmakers-bills

January 16, 2023

https://www.emporiaindependentmessenger.com/news/article_cfbba900-95be-11ed-ab3c-cb16a95ca1b2.html

January 16, 2023

https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/dels-bagby-adams-to-seek-senate-seat-if-mcclellan-goes-to-congress/article_0ffda4aa-95ec-11ed-8f39-370c7fbe530a.html

January 13, 2023

https://www.henricocitizen.com/articles/delegate-introduces-bill-to-award-diploma-to-high-school-seniors-who-die-before-graduation/

January 12, 2023

https://psychedelicspotlight.com/virginia-legislators-want-legal-psilocybin/

January 10, 2023

https://www.virginiamercury.com/blog-va/virginia-lawmakers-propose-legalizing-medicinal-use-of-psychedelic-mushroom-compound-psilocybin/

July 31, 2022

https://bluevirginia.us/2022/07/thirty-virginia-legislators-call-on-white-house-to-take-action-for-asim-ghafoor

July 19, 2022

https://www.greenmarketreport.com/psychedelic-decriminalization-picks-up-steam/

July12, 2022

https://roanoke.com/news/state-and-regional/youngkin-fumbles-on-same-sex-marriage-status-in-virginia-law/article_141b6325-4bdf-51eb-a96b-f9b0cdf9e7cd.html

July 8, 2022

https://www.newsleader.com/story/news/2022/07/08/virginia-marijuana-laws-are-changing-heres-what-you-need-to-know/65368995007/

July 1, 2022

https://norml.org/blog/2022/07/01/virginia-changes-to-marijuana-laws-take-effect-july-1/

June 3, 2022

https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2022/06/03/virginia-lawmakers-approve-synthetic-thc-product-sales

June 1, 2022

https://norml.org/blog/2022/06/01/virginia-approved-budget-recriminalizes-public-marijuana-possession-over-4-ounces/

May 20, 2022

https://bluevirginia.us/2022/05/members-of-the-virginia-senate-and-house-of-delegates-call-on-gov-youngkin-to-reverse-new-telework-policy

May 3, 2022

https://bluevirginia.us/2022/05/virginia-legislators-mountain-valley-pipeline-is-an-environmental-catastrophe

April 4, 2022

https://www.virginiamercury.com/2022/04/04/recreational-marijuana-still-isnt-legal-in-va-and-medical-cannabis-patients-face-access-challenges/

March 13, 2022

https://bluevirginia.us/2022/03/virginia-house-and-senate-party-unity-in-floor-votes-scores-show-parties-stayed-mostly-unified-in-2022-session-with-a-few-surprises

March 3, 2022

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2022/mar/03/general-assembly-punts-cannabis-reform/

March 1, 2022

https://fredericksburg.com/news/state-and-regional/house-panel-rejects-constitutional-amendments-to-restore-voting-rights-and-to-remove-same-sex-marriage/article_524b8eff-e6bc-5b9b-acca-ec6193f8e6e3.html

February 28, 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/02/28/virginia-marijuana-legalization-sales-delayed/

https://www.virginiamercury.com/2022/02/28/house-gop-kills-bill-to-begin-retail-recreational-marijuana-sales-this-year/

February 14, 2022

https://rvamag.com/gay-rva/republican-backed-bill-seeks-to-address-cancel-culture.html

February 13, 2022

https://wina.com/news/064460-house-passes-school-mask-opt-out-to-governor-youngkins-desk/

February 8, 2022

https://richmond.com/del-dawn-adams-d-richmond-speaks-about-the-virginia-constitution-s-defunct-prohibition-against-same/video_eaa4add3-a17c-5aa7-9b85-38ef926c05ad.html

https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/house-panel-rejects-constitutional-amendments-to-restore-voting-rights-and-to-remove-same-sex-marriage/article_b865ecfe-69b1-50d1-b784-681a359925e2.html

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2022/02/08/virginia-gop-blocks-gay-marriage-voting-rights-proposals/6708270001/

January 31, 2022

https://www.virginiamercury.com/blog-va/virginia-lawmakers-vote-down-bills-to-decriminalize-psychedelic-mushrooms/

January 28, 2022

https://www.wric.com/news/politics/capitol-connection/virginia-delegates-opt-to-take-up-proposal-to-decriminalize-psychedelic-mushrooms-in-2023/

January 24, 2022

https://richmond.com/opinion/letters/letters-to-the-editor-for-jan-25-2022-reducing-certain-penalties/article_c71e3dc6-7513-5e8f-ab3d-cdc480654a40.html

December 10, 2021

Medicinal Plants

December 8, 2021

Bipartisan meeting with Midlo Business

May 27, 2021

https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/dawn-m-adams-column-how-do-you-want-to-age/article_bbd3b42f-6811-5411-9354-5e2645879385.html

April 2, 2021

https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Virginia-lawmakers-establish-more-LGBTQ-16073559.php

April 1, 2021

https://stateofreform.com/featured/2021/04/detailed-agenda-for-the-2021-virginia-state-of-reform-health-policy-conference-now-available/

March 24, 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/fairfax-assisted-living-facility-coronavirus/2021/03/23/1474acb0-7878-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.html

March 22, 2021

https://stateofreform.com/featured/2021/03/medical-society-of-virginia-tallies-2021-legislative-wins-losses/

March 11, 2021

https://stateofreform.com/featured/2021/03/new-legislation-will-have-impacts-on-virginia-dmas/

March 10, 2021

https://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/articles/general-assembly-mandates-renaming-of-jefferson-davis-highway/

February 24, 2021

https://www.metroweekly.com/2021/02/here-are-the-30-candidates-endorsed-by-the-lgbtq-victory-fund-in-2021/

February 10, 2021

https://potomaclocal.com/2021/02/10/f-that-swearing-no-longer-a-crime-in-fredericksburg/

January 22, 2021

https://richmond.com/opinion/letters/correspondent-of-the-day-jan-23-2021-apn-licensure-rules-should-be-shortened/article_6b547787-a440-513f-8d96-d26c2007b393.html

January 19, 2021

https://www.henricocitizen.com/articles/house-hears-proposals-to-limit-governors-power-during-emergencies/

January 17, 2021

https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/dawn-m-adams-column-its-time-for-virginia-to-enter-the-current-century-modernize-nursing/article_a823db11-b93c-5bcd-9421-7247d95506cf.html

January 15, 2021

https://stateofreform.com/news/2021/01/house-bill-1805-gets-yea-vote-from-hwi-committee-after-emotional-testimony-from-del-adams/

January 13, 2021

https://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/articles/waiting-for-the-green-light-what-you-need-to-know-about-virginias-medical-cannabis-program/

January 9, 2021

https://www.nbc12.com/2021/01/09/proposed-va-bill-would-protect-against-workplace-discrimination-based-disability/

January 2, 2021

https://www.wvtf.org/post/state-lawmakers-consider-school-nurses-definition-later-month#stream/0

November 21, 2020

https://bluevirginia.us/2020/11/75-of-the-best-new-bills-and-bills-carried-over-from-2020-for-the-2021-virginia-general-assembly-session

October 28, 2020

https://www.cbs19news.com/story/42826865/legislative-summit-to-focus-on-health-care-nursing-issues

October 28, 2020

https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/529365609/virginia-assembly-extends-civil-immunity-to-assisted-living-facilities-during-the-covid-19-pandemic

October 21, 2020

https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/northam-signs-bills-on-covid-19-criminal-justice/

October 17, 2020

https://www.pilotonline.com/opinion/vp-ed-column-adams-kiggans-1018-20201017-5ck3aveibbhpboch3vhiciyoai-story.html

October 6, 2020

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2020/10/06/va-lgbt-lawmakers-divided-over-redistricting-measure/

September 8, 2020

https://www.galaxgazette.com/content/will-covid-19-vaccine-be-mandatory

August 28, 2020

https://www.nbc29.com/2020/08/28/general-assembly-passes-bills-make-absentee-voting-easier/

August 28, 2020

https://bluevirginia.us/2020/08/democratic-controlled-virginia-house-of-delegates-passes-vital-covid-relief-legislation-to-protect-voting-rights

August 25, 2020

https://bluevirginia.us/2020/08/video-virginia-del-dawn-adams-demonstrates-how-dems-should-rebut-republican-b-s-on-covid-19

August 25, 2020

https://roanoke.com/news/local/legislators-bid-to-craft-exceptions-to-any-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-stopped-in-virginia-house/article_ae7ffa8c-3a9c-5881-bc33-c3563a820dc9.html

What's News

Newsletters and Legislative Updates

April 30, 2022

April 22, 2022

April 16, 2022

Special Session

03.25.2022

2022 Legislative Session Sine Die

2022 Legislative Session Week 8 Summary

2022 Legislative Session Post Crossover

2022 Legislative Session Week 6

2022 Legislative Session Week 5

2022 Legislative Session Week 4

2022 Legislative Session Week 3

2022 Legislative Session Week 2

2022 Legislative Session Week 1

2022 Legislative Session

December Update part 3

December Update part 2

https://mailchi.mp/delegateadams/decpresessionupdate21-13388190

In Community, In the News