The second half of Session 2019 was challenging and productive. My colleagues and I have dispensed with hundreds of bills and resolutions, and I want to share the progress we’ve made and how new legislation will impact the 12th District! Bills, Bills, Bills… We passed 9 bills out of both chambers this session, all of […]
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BLACKSBURG, Va. – Delegate Chris Hurst (D-12) sent a letter to Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Director, David Paylor, today calling for an immediate “stop work” order for the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). The call comes after hundreds of violations of state environmental law have been reported to DEQ and Mountain Valley […]
Our first month in Richmond for Session 2019 has gone by in the blink of an eye. My colleagues and I have been debating some difficult issues, and I want to share the progress we’ve made so far and let you know of a few upcoming events in the 12th District! Bills, Bills, Bills… We […]
The 2019 Legislative Session has come to a close, and I’m excited to share with you the tremendous progress we have made for Giles County and the rest of the 12th House District. Session began on January 9, 2019 and continued through February 23, 2019. It was challenging but productive, as my colleagues and I […]
by Delegates Chris Hurst and Danica Roem. Like so many other foundations of our Republic, the freedom of the press has uniquely Virginian origins. In 1776, the Virginia Declaration of Rights included the world’s first protections of the free press. “The freedom of the Press is one of the greatest bulwarks of liberty,” it stated, […]
RICHMOND, Va. – Delegate Chris Hurst (D-12) introduced legislation today to guarantee protection for student journalists and student-published-media at their schools. House Bill 2382 safeguards the school-sponsored work of student journalists from institutional censorship and restrictions unless the media is defamatory, violates federal law or creates a clear and present danger. “The integrity of reporters […]
RICHMOND, Va. – Delegate Chris Hurst (D-12) and Delegate Terry Austin (R-19) introduced bipartisan legislation today to establish the Office of the Children’s Ombudsman, which would provide oversight to Virginia’s child-serving agencies. The Office of the Children’s Ombudsman would strengthen the accountability and transparency of state and local child-serving agencies by investigating and addressing misconduct […]
RICHMOND, Va. – Delegate Chris Hurst (D-12) introduced legislation today to protect survivors of domestic and sexual violence from “strategic lawsuits against public participation,” also known as SLAPP suits. House Bill 2111 ends the ability of abusers to initiate lawsuits alleging defamation and other wrongdoing by victims, with the intent of harming their victims in […]
RICHMOND, Va. – Delegate Chris Hurst (D-12) introduced legislation today to expand landowner rights along proposed pipeline routes and safeguard Virginia’s citizens and natural resources along pipeline routes. House Bill 2112 curtails the ability of natural gas companies to enter private property to conduct surveys without landowner consent. “I continue to vow to make fairness […]
By Chris Hurst, Delegate for the 12th House District Many Virginians would be surprised to learn that although 86% of constitutions around the world guarantee gender equality, our Constitution does not offer the same guarantee to women in the U.S. There are over 165 million women in our country, well over half the total population, […]