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Virginia NAACP Issues Statement Against Optional Mask Wearing in School Amidst Virginia Senate’s Passage of SB 739 MEDIA CONTACTDa’Quan Love, Executive Directorpress@naacpva.orgRICHMOND, VA – The Virginia State Conference of the NAACP (Virginia NAACP) abhors the passage of Senate Bill 739 (SB 739) with Senator Chap Petersen’s amendment where parents are allowed to opt their child out of wearing a mask in school without an explanation required.“It is disappointing to the Virginia NAACP that Senator Chap Petersen would...

Support SB284 to Allow Tenants to Raise Bad Conditions as a Defense to an Eviction! We strongly urge you to call your Congressional representative and urge them to vote in support of SB284. SB 284 establishes the “Warranty of Habitability Defense,” allowing tenants to raise bad conditions a landlord has refused to repair as a defense to an eviction. By allowing judges to hear evidence of a landlord’s refusal to fix unhealthy or unsafe conditions in the home as a defense to a tenant’s nonpayment of rent, SB 284...

Support HB635 that will Require Cities in the Commonwealth to Develop Housing Plans that Address the Supply of Safe, Sanitary, and Affordable Shelter for Everyone! We need you to contact your legislator and tell them to vote YES on House Bill 635. HB635 would allow individuals to “opt-in” to inclusionary housing; zoning. House Bill 635 will allow all persons to be encompassed and enforce equal housing amongst all. This bill will require cities and towns in the Commonwealth to develop and promulgate housing plans that...

Reject HB89 that Inches towards Enforcing Disorderly Conduction Convictions on Students in Grades Kindergarten through Eighth Grade! We need you to contact your legislator and tell them to vote NO on House Bill 89. A provision exempting students from the definition of disorderly conduct would be repealed under HB 89. This measure would, in effect, empower school resource officers to charge kids with disorderly conduct, a class 1 misdemeanor, for any behavior that “prevents or interferes with the orderly conduct of the...

Support HB804 for a Transparent Rental Application Process! We strongly urge you to call your Congressional representative and urge them to vote in favor of House Bill 804 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; nonrefundable application fee, limitations. HB804 requires that landlords must expressly disclose all nonrefundable application costs and deposits, as well as offer a copy of their admittance policy, to make the rental application process more transparent. This will minimize prejudice and improve...