Tommy Wright - Virginia

Failed · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Group violence intervention; definition, Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund created.

Group Violence Intervention Board; Divisionof Group Violence Intervention; Project Ceasefire Grant Fund; ProjectExit Grant Fund; report. Establishes the Group Violence InterventionBoard to coordinate and assist federal, state, and local group violenceintervention efforts. The bill also establishes within the Departmentof Criminal Justice Services (the Department) the Division of GroupViolence Intervention (the Division), to be headed by an executivedirector appointed by the Director of the Department. The bill providesthat the Division is responsible for (i) coordinating the effortsof members of state and local law enforcement, community members,and social services providers to combat group violence; (ii) servingas a clearinghouse for research, best practices, and strategies thatmay be utilized in the implementation, execution, and evaluationof group violence interventions; and (iii) implementing and administeringvarious federal, state, and local grant funds that aid group violenceintervention efforts. Finally, the bill creates the Project CeasefireGrant Fund, which provides money to organizations that are involvedin group violence intervention efforts, and creates the Project ExitGrant Fund, which provides money to organizations that assist formergang members or individuals attempting to leave gangs.

Failed Mar 12, 2022 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SJ 196

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Adeline Rose Krizek.

Introduced Mar 10, 2022 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HR 165

Introduced · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Commending M.E. Marty Hall, Jr.

Introduced Mar 10, 2022 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SJ 197

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Eugene L. Krizek.

Introduced Mar 10, 2022 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HJ 396

Passed · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Adam Jeffery Oakes.

Passed Mar 10, 2022 1 co-sponsor

Primary HB 1360

Failed · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Virginia National Guard; promotion of state-sponsored group term life insurance program.

Virginia National Guard; promotion of state-sponsoredgroup term life insurance program. Directs the Adjutant Generalto facilitate and coordinate efforts to promote participation in the state-sponsored group term life insurance program offered to membersof the Virginia National Guard.

Failed Mar 9, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor HJ 385

Introduced · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Connor Garstka.

Introduced Mar 9, 2022 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HJ 309

Introduced · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Nikia Yvonne Shaw.

Introduced Mar 9, 2022 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HJ 264

Passed · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Commending Virginia Housing.