CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Del. Amy Laufer said it’s likely the Virginia House of Delegates will move quickly to pass three constitutional amendments in this new session, enshrining abortion rights, marriage equality and the right for felons to get their voting privileges restored, as well as moving forward with temporary redistricting plans.

All three amendments were passed last session but were vetoed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Now, with an incoming Democratic governor, and with Democrats expanding their majority in the House to 64-36, those bills have been given new life.

“I know that’s going to be the first order of business when we gavel back in,” Del. Laufer said during an appearance on WINA Morning News on Friday. “Those four items will be top of mind as soon as we come back into session.”

The new session begins Jan. 14. Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger will be inaugurated Jan. 17 in Richmond.

“We don’t expect the Governor to agree on everything we do, but I think on some big issues we’ll have some wins,” Laufer said. “I do think so, but we’re going to have stay measured.”

For the redistricting, Laufer emphasized that the measure would be temporary, for one year, and is being done as a response to Republican efforts in other states, including Texas, to shift the balance of power in Congress.

“It would be based on the national layout of what’s been going on,” Laufer said. “The next census, we would go back to our normal redistricting.”

Laufer also said there are bills planned in the upcoming session to adjust the way Boards of Visitors at Commonwealth colleges are appointed and how they operate.

“I do believe there are going to be quite a few bills about that,” Laufer said.

That includes Laufer reintroducing legislation that Gov. Youngkin previously vetoed, to give the faculty and staff more representation on BOVs, chosen by the faculty and staff. Currently, the faculty and staff have one non-voting member.

Laufer said that bill will be updated to give the faculty and staff representative both voting rights.

Laufer said she will also introduce bills to allow farmers and localities to “test for ‘forever chemicals’ that are in sewer sludge,” and three gun control measures. One, Laufer said, penalizes people for leaving firearms unattended in a vehicle, one that expands current ‘red flag’ laws and another that would increases taxes on gun manufacturers for firearm and ammunition sales, with the money going to a gun violence victims’ fund.

Laufer said constituents also emphasized issues of affordability, SNAP benefits and healthcare costs and access as being “front and center.”