Virginia House Bills Introduced to Eliminate “Balance Billing,” Remove Robert E. Lee Statue, Hold Special Election in Case of Tie, Ditch Photo ID, Join National Popular Vote Compact, etc.

With the 2020 Virginia General Assembly set to open for business on January 8, more and more legislation – good, bad and “meh” – is being filed. See below for some excellent bills, introduced today and yesterday, by Democratic Delegates Mark Levine, Cia Price, Hala Ayala and Marcus Simon, on a variety of topics, including: eliminating hospital emergency room “balance billing”; removing the Robert E. Lee statue in National Statuary Hall; holding special elections in the case of a tie vote (no more ceramic bowls, hopefully?); ditching photo ID requirements for voting; streaming/recording General Assembly meetings; joining the National Popular Vote Compact; allowing for same-day voter registration; eliminating the requirement that the race of married partners be included in the marriage record filed with the State Registrar; etc. Good stuff!