Staff Directory by Topic
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Production and sale of agricultural products; agricultural commodity boards; agricultural and domestic animal care; pesticide control; noxious weeds and invasive plants; state parks; soil and water conservation; dam safety; conservation easements; litter control, recycling, and waste management; air and water pollution control; historic resources; fisheries and habitat of the tidal waters; wildlife, inland fisheries, and boating; erosion and sediment control; ground water and surface water management.
House: Anissa Cottrell, Legislative
Counsel
Senate: Nathan Smith, Legislative
Analyst
Alcoholic Beverages and Recreational Cannabis
Regulation of alcoholic beverages and cannabis; licensing of manufacturers, distributors, and sellers; Virginia Cannabis Control Authority; Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority.
House: Ashley Binns, Lead Senior
Legislative Counsel
............Marley
Manjarrez, Associate Legislative Counsel
Senate: Taylor Mey, Senior Legislative
Counsel-Specialist
Appropriations
Economic development; grant programs; public finance; appropriations of tax revenues and funding; Virginia Retirement System.
House: Keelin Cronin, Legislative
Counsel
Senate: Stephen Kindermann, Lead Senior
Legislative Counsel
.............Callie
Huffman, Associate Legislative Counsel
Commerce and Labor
Labor and employment; public utilities; corporations; business; professions and occupations; trade and commerce; consumer protection; insurance; financial institutions and services; worker's compensation; unemployment insurance.
House: Tom Stevens, Legal Section
Chief
Senate: Sarah Kinzer, Legislative
Counsel
.............Tom
Stevens, Legal Section Chief
Communications, Technology and Innovation
Artificial intelligence; social media; cryptocurrency; Consumer Data Protection Act/data privacy; Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA); emerging technology.
Constitutional Amendments
Amendments to the Constitution of Virginia; amendments to the United States Constitution.
Brooks Braun, Senior Legislative
Counsel
Meg Lamb, Deputy Director
Corrections
Correctional institutions; probation and parole; juvenile correctional facilities and detention centers.
House: Anthony Sargent, Associate
Legislative Counsel
Senate: Taylor Mey, Senior Legislative
Counsel-Specialist
Courts of Justice - Criminal
Criminal procedure; criminal offenses; juvenile justice.
House: Troy Hatcher, Legislative
Counsel
Senate: Joanne Frye, Lead Senior Legislative
Counsel
Courts of Justice - Civil
Civil procedure; domestic relations; wills, trusts, and estates; property; courts and clerks' offices.
House: Britt Olwine, Legal Section
Chief
Senate: Sabrina Miller-Bryson, Senior
Legislative Counsel-Specialist
Education
Early childhood care and education; elementary and secondary education; Standards of Quality; special education (age 3 to 21); higher education; Commonwealth Savers Plan and ABLE savings trust agreements; public medical schools; public museums and other public cultural institutions.
House: Ryan Brimmer, Lead Senior
Legislative Counsel
Senate: Julia Bergamini, Legislative
Counsel
Elections
Voting rights; voter registration; election administration; campaign finance; campaign advertisement disclosure.
Finance
State taxation (income tax; sales and use tax; recordation tax; cigarette and tobacco taxes; state tax administration); local taxation (real property tax; tangible personal property tax and car tax; machinery and tools tax; license and business taxes; tax exempt property; local tax administration); other taxes and revenues (transportation taxes and funding; taxes and disposition of revenues from sports betting; casino gaming; fantasy contests; marijuana taxes).
House: Keelin Cronin, Legislative
Counsel
Senate: Stephen Kindermann, Lead Senior
Legislative Counsel
.............Callie
Huffman, Associate Legislative Counsel
General Laws
State government; FOIA/information access; procurement; human rights; gaming; housing and building code; common interest communities; and professions and occupations.
House: Ashley Binns, Lead Senior
Legislative Counsel
............Marley
Manjarrez, Associate Legislative Counsel
Senate: Casey Nelson, Associate Legislative
Counsel
..............Marley
Manjarrez, Associate Legislative Counsel
Gubernatorial Appointments
Confirmation of appointments made by the Governor.
Brooks Braun, Senior Legislative
Counsel
Meg Lamb, Deputy Director
Health
Hospitals and medical care facilities; health care professionals; medical assistance and Medicaid; vital records; health data and information; behavioral health; developmental services; drug control.
House: Chandler Brooks, Legislative
Counsel
Senate: Lucas Childers, Associate
Legislative Counsel
Judges and Judicial Appointments
Appointment and confirmation of judges; Judicial Inquiry and Review Board; judicial districts.
Shannon Heard Rosser, Senior Legislative Analyst - Specialist
Local Government
General powers of counties, cities, and towns and local governing bodies; local government charters; optional forms of county government; land use planning and zoning; boundary adjustments and annexation; change of local government status; planning district commissions and regional cooperation; and other political subdivisions (water authorities, waste authorities, and economic development authorities).
House: Jeff Sharp, Senior Legislative
Counsel
.............Doug
Weimer, Associate Legislative Counsel
Senate: Anissa Cottrell, Legislative
Counsel
.............Doug
Weimer, Associate Legislative Counsel
Public Safety and Law-Enforcement
Law-enforcement and law-enforcement officers; firearms.
House: Anthony Sargent, Associate
Legislative Counsel
Senate: Joanne Frye, Lead Senior Legislative
Counsel
Redistricting
State and federal legislative districts; the Virginia Redistricting Commission.
Meg Lamb, Deputy Director
Brooks Braun, Senior Legislative Counsel
Julie Smith, Senior GIS Specialist
Social Services and Treatment
Social services and public assistance; foster care; substance abuse; medicinal cannabis.
House: Chandler Brooks, Legislative
Counsel
Senate: Taylor Mey, Senior Legislative
Counsel-Specialist
Transportation
Transportation funding; highway and roadway infrastructure; transportation authorities and commissions; licensure of drivers; rules of the road; motor vehicles; bicycles and other non-motorized vehicles; towing; rail; public transportation; and aviation.
House: Nikhil Edward, Legislative
Counsel
Senate: Emma Buck, Legal Section Chief
