Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights

Lobbying Client  
May 2023 - Apr 2024 May 2022 - Apr 2023 May 2021 - Apr 2022 May 2020 - Apr 2021 May 2019 - Apr 2020

Lobbyists Employed

  • Sarmiento, Monica Dafney
    (Details)

    PO Box 6397
    Arlington, VA 22206

    (202) 509-1497

    Registered: 6/30/2020
    Matters: Legislation for instate tuition for all, and drivers licenses for all.
    Job title: Executive Director

Lobbyists Retained

  • Joyner-Gregory, LaTonya
    (Details)

    PO Box 38240
    Henrico, VA 23231

    804-506-0028

    Registered: 12/31/2019
    Matters: 1. Drivers licenses for immigrants 2. In-state tuition for immigrants
2020 Regular Session; 2020 Special Session I
All Issues Commissions and Boards DMV Drivers Licenses Higher Ed Immigration Jails/Prisons K-12 Redistricting State Budget Student Loans/College Affordability Teacher Licensure/Contracts

HB244

Inquiry and report of immigration status; persons charged with or convicted of certain crimes, etc.
Chief Patron: Mark Levine
Status: Consolidated

HB975

4 Close Floor Votes

Standards of Quality; state funding, ratios of teachers to English language learners.
Chief Patron: Elizabeth Guzman
Status: Enacted

HB1138

Higher educational institutions, public; exemption from out-of-state tuition rates.
Chief Patron: Mark Keam
Status: Consolidated

HB1150

4 Close Floor Votes

Inquiry and report of immigration status; persons charged with or convicted of certain crimes.
Chief Patron: Alfonso Lopez
Status: Enacted

HB1211

8 Close Floor Votes

Driver privilege cards; definitions, effective date, report.
Chief Patron: Kathy Tran
Status: Enacted

HB1316

Standards of Quality; work-based learning, teacher leaders and mentors, principal mentors.
Chief Patron: Lashrecse Aird
Status: Killed

HB1547

3 Close Floor Votes

Higher educational institutions, public; eligibility for in-state tuition.
Chief Patron: Alfonso Lopez
Status: Enacted

SB34

7 Close Floor Votes

Driver privilege cards; definitions, effective date, report.
Chief Patron: Scott Surovell
Status: Enacted

SB491

2 Close Floor Votes

Inquiry and report of immigration status; persons charged with or convicted of certain crimes.
Chief Patron: Scott Surovell
Status: Enacted

SB643

Motor Vehicles, Department of; issuance of certain documents.
Chief Patron: Jennifer Boysko
Status: Consolidated

SB935

2 Close Floor Votes

Higher educational institutions, public; eligibility for in-state tuition.
Chief Patrons: Jennifer Boysko, Ghazala Hashmi
Status: Enacted

SB975

Redistricting; establishes the Virginia Redistricting Commission.
Chief Patron: Emmett Hanger
Status: Killed

Entertainment Expenses $0
Gift Expenses $0
Communication Expenses $0
Personal Expenses $0
Employed
Monica Dafney Sarmiento
$1,155
Retained
LaTonya Joyner-Gregory
$17,215
Honoraria Expenses $0
1/20/2020: Lobbyist in a Box
$600
6/30/2020: Lobbying Registration
$100
1/29/2020: Stickers
$80
1/24/2020: Stickers
$57
1/27/2020: Stickers
$40
Total Expenses $19,248
Matters: 1. Drivers licenses for immigrants 2. In-state tuition for immigrants

Principal contact for Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights:

  • Monica Dafney Sarmiento
    PO Box 6397
    Arlington, VA 22206

    804-482-0722

Information on this page comes from public documents on file with the office of the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council.