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2015 SESSION
Chairman: Frank M. Ruff, Jr.
Clerk: Maryann Horch
Staff: Amigo Wade
Date of Meeting: February 16, 2015
Time and Place: 45 minutes after Senate adjournment; Senate Room A
amended to add HB 1794
Patron: Miller
Landlord and tenant laws. Provides that in cases of a change in use, the 120-day termination notice shall not be waived, except in the case of a tenancy from month to month, which may be terminated by the landlord by giving the tenant 30 days' written notice prior to the next rent due date of the landlord's intention to terminate the tenancy. The bill, among other things, (i) allows an owner, manager, or operator of a commercial or residential building or campground to include water, sewer, electrical, natural gas, or other utilities in the amount of rent or additional rent as specified in the rental agreement or lease; (ii) prohibits a landlord from photocopying a U.S. government-issued identification under certain circumstances; (iii) allows a landlord and a tenant to agree in a rental agreement that the tenant pay prepaid rent; and (iv) allows a landlord or managing agent to enter into an agreement with a third-party service provider to maintain tenant records in electronic form or other medium. In such case, the landlord and managing agent shall not be liable in the event of a breach of the electronic data of such third-party service provider, except in the case of gross negligence or intentional act. The bill also provides that nothing shall be construed to require a landlord or managing agent to indemnify such third-party service provider. The bill contains technical amendments.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55-222, 55-226.2, 55-248.4, 55-248.7:1, 55-248.7:2, 55-248.9:1, 55-248.15:1, 55-248.18, and 55-248.24 of the Code of Virginia, relating to landlord and tenant laws.15104013D
Patron: Miller
Landlord and tenant law; who may recover rent and possession. Adds an employee who has proper written authorization by a manager,general partner, or trustee of a family trust to sign pleadings as the agent of the business entity to obtain a judgment for possession or for rent or damages.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 55-246.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to landlord and tenant law; who may recover rent or possession.15101226D
Patron: Miller
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; boxing, martial arts, and professional wrestling. Provides for the licensure of amateur boxing and martial arts by the Director of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. The bill authorizes the Director to approve a sanctioning organization (defined in the bill) to oversee the conduct of amateur boxing and martial arts events. The bill sets out the requirements to be met by the sanctioning organization, including blood testing of the participants. The bill will become effective on October 1, 2015 and requires the Director to convene a work group of interested parties affected by the provisions of the bill to determine an appropriate method for holding professional-amateur events.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-828 through 54.1-831.01, 54.1-833, and 54.1-834 of the Code of Virginia, to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-829.1, and to repeal § 54.1-835 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Professional and Occupation Regulation; amateur boxing and martial arts.15104727D
Patron: Rust
Electronic identity management; standards; liability. Creates the Identity Management Standards Advisory Council to advise the Secretary of Technology on the adoption of technical and data standards regarding the verification and authentication of identity in digital and online transactions. The bill also establishes in the Code of Virginia the concept of an identity trust framework operator, an entity that establishes rules and policies for identity providers operating within the framework and issues electronic trustmarks to such providers signifying compliance with the rules and policies of that trust framework. The bill provides that electronic identity providers and identity trust framework operators shall not be liable if the issuance of an identity credential or assignment of an identity attribute or trustmark was in compliance with (i) the Commonwealth's identity management standards in place at the time of issuance or assignment, (ii) applicable terms of any contractual agreement with a contracting party, and (iii) any written rules and policies of the identity trust framework of which it is a member, absent gross negligence or willful misconduct.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 2.2 a chapter numbered 4.3, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-436 and 2.2-437, and by adding in Title 59.1 a chapter numbered 50, consisting of sections numbered 59.1-550 through 59.1-555, relating to electronic identity management; standards; liability.15104252D
Patron: Landes
Economic development policy for the Commonwealth; Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry. Adds the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to the committee established to assist the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to develop during the first year of each new gubernatorial administration a comprehensive economic development policy for the Commonwealth.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-205 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the economic development policy for the Commonwealth; Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry.15101961D
Patron: Anderson
Virginia National Guard; nonjudicial punishment. Subjects servicemembers of the Virginia National Guard to nonjudicial punishment pursuant to the Manual for Courts-Martial. The bill provides that when nonjudicial punishment is to be imposed by a commanding officer of the rank of major or above, service members shall not be allowed to demand trial by court-martial in lieu of nonjudicial punishment; however, servicemembers shall retain all appeal rights available, and the appeal shall include a review for abuse of discretion and legal sufficiency of the evidence.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 44-40.01, relating to the Virginia National Guard; nonjudicial punishment.15104302D
Patron: Scott
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; open meeting exemption for certain public bodies. Creates an open meeting exemption for those meetings or portions of meetings of a Resource Management Plan Technical Review Committee, a Soil and Water Conservation District Board, a review committee of the Department of Conservation and Recreation, or the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board when such body discusses or considers records currently excluded from FOIA. The bill provides that this exemption shall not apply, however, to the discussion or consideration of records that contain information that has been certified for release by the person who is the subject of the information or transformed into a statistical or aggregate form that does not allow identification of the person who supplied, or is the subject of, the information.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3711 and 10.1-104.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to resource management plans; closed meetings.15104110D
Patron: Bulova
Common Interest Community Board; duties. Requires the Common Interest Community Board to develop and publish best practices for the content of declarations consistent with the requirements of the Property Owners' Association Act.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2349 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Common Interest Community Board; powers and duties.15102487D
Patron: Gilbert
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exemption for certain health records. Clarifies that records of certain health care committees and entities, to the extent that they reveal information that may be withheld from discovery as privileged communications, are exempt from disclosure under FOIA.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exemption for certain health records.15100958D
Patron: Stolle
Virginia Values Veterans Program; certification
by state agencies. Provides that all agencies in the executive branch of state government and all public institutions of higher education shall, to the maximum extent possible, be certified in accordance with the Department of Veterans Services as part of its Virginia Values Veterans Program. Such agencies and institutions may request a certification waiver from the Governor if they can demonstrate that (i) the certification is in conflict with the organization's operating directives or (ii) they have in place an alternative program that meets these requirements.
15103986D
Patron: Stolle
Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act;
representations related to special flood hazard zones. Requires
the owner's representation to a prospective purchaser of residential
property under the Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act that the owner makes no representations with respect to whether the property is located in one or more special flood hazard areas and purchasers are advised to exercise whatever due diligence they deem necessary, including (i) obtaining a flood certification or mortgage lender determination of whether the property is located in one or more special flood hazard areas, (ii) review of any map depicting special flood hazard areas, and (iii) whether flood insurance is required, in accordance with terms and conditions as may be contained in the real estate purchase contract, but in any event, prior to settlement pursuant to such contract. The bill contains technical amendments.
15104066D
Patron: Anderson
Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; license plate readers; limitation on collection and use of personal information by law enforcement. Limits the ability of law-enforcement and regulatory agencies to use license plate readers to collect and maintain personal information on individuals and organizations where a warrant has not been issued and there is no reasonable suspicion of criminal activity by the individual or organization. Information collected by a license plate reader without a warrant shall only be retained for seven days and shall only be used for the investigation of a crime or a report of a missing person. The bill codifies an opinion of the Attorney General regarding the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3800, 2.2-3801, 2.2-3802, and 52-48 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; collection and use of personal information by law-enforcement agencies.15102702D
Patron: James
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority;
Small, Women-owned and Minority-owned Business Loan Fund. Abolishes
the Capital Access Fund for Disadvantaged Businesses, which provides
loan guarantees, loan loss reserves, and interest rate write downs
for disadvantaged businesses, and replaces it with the Small, Women-owned
and Minority-owned Business Loan Fund. The new fund will provide direct
loans to eligible small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses.
The bill also includes technical amendments and provides that the Small Business Financing Authority and the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity shall transfer cash balances in the Capital Access Fund for Disadvantaged Businesses to the Small, Women-owned and Minority-owned Business Loan Fund.
15102190D
Patron: Knight
Advertisement of foreclosure sale by a trustee or trustees in execution of a deed of trust; time-share properties. Allows the optional streamlined advertisement of a time-share property being foreclosed upon, requiring publication of the time, place, and date of sale; identification of the time-share being sold; contact information for obtaining further information about the sale; and a website address where more complete information and documentation can be obtained. The bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 55-59.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to advertisement of time-share estate foreclosure sales.15101992D
Patron: Knight
Virginia Real Estate Board; exemptions from licensure. Provides that the exemption from licensure provided for the owner of property extends in the case of property governed by the Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act to affiliated entities of the owner where (i) the owner has a controlling interest in the affiliated entity or (ii) the affiliated entity and the owner have a common parent company.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2103 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Real Estate Board; exemptions from licensure.15101972D
Patron: Greason
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority; powers. Provides the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority (commonly known as the CIT) with the power to exclusively, or with any other person, form and otherwise develop, own, operate, govern, and otherwise direct the disposition of assets of separate legal entities, provided that such entities are formed solely for the purpose of managing and administering any assets disposed of by the Authority. The bill provides that these legal entities may include limited liability companies, limited partnerships, charitable foundations, real estate holding companies, investment holding companies, nonstock corporations, and benefit corporations and provides that any such entities shall be operated under the governance of the Authority. The bill sets out other requirements for such entities, including that they shall not be deemed to be a state or governmental agency, advisory agency, or public body or instrumentality and that no director, officer, or employee of any such entity shall be deemed to be an officer or employee for purposes of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act. The bill does provide, however, that the Auditor of Public Accounts or his legally authorized representatives shall annually audit the financial accounts of the Authority and any such entity, provided that the working papers and records of the Auditor of Public Accounts relating to such audits shall not be subject to the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. The bill also sets the quorum for the Authority's board of directors at nine and requires the reporting of certain additional information to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance, the Secretary of Technology, and the Director of Planning and Budget.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-2220, 2.2-2221, and 2.2-2221.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority; quorum; powers and duties.15104861D
Patron: Bloxom
Practice of veterinary medicine. Eliminates the exception to licensure requirements for veterinarians licensed in other states who are called to attend a case in the Commonwealth and who do not open an office or appoint a place to practice within the Commonwealth. The bill allows the Board of Veterinary Medicine (Board) to grant or renew a license or registration to an applicant who has had a license to practice veterinary medicine, a license to practice as a veterinary technician, or registration to practice as an equine dental technician revoked or suspended due to nonrenewal. The bill also repeals (i) provisions allowing the Board to issue temporary licenses to certain applicants and (ii) provisions related to penalties for violations of statutes governing the practice of veterinary medicine.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-3801 and 54.1-3807 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal §§ 54.1-3805.1 and 54.1-3809 of the Code of Virginia, relating to practice of veterinary medicine.15102505D
Patron: Scott
Virginia Racing Commission (VRC); powers. Revises the Virginia horse racing statute in light of Colonial Downs' surrender of its unlimited license to own and operate the racetrack in New Kent County and the nine satellite facilities (OTBs) in Virginia. Specifically, the bill (i) revises the definition of licensee to permit any licensee to own or operate race track; (ii) adds a definition of (a) recognized majority horsemen's group to clarify that the VRC determines which organizations represent horse owners and trainers at race meets and (b) significant infrastructure limited licensee (Colonial Downs); (iii) reallocates the source market fee paid by online wagering companies (account wagering) licensed by the VRC for specified and VRC-approved purposes; and (iv) establishes a simulcast escrow fund to allow OTB wagering to continue in absence of a contract between a licensee and a recognized majority horsemen's group. The bill contains technical amendments.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 59.1-365, 59.1-369, 59.1-376, 59.1-378, 59.1-378.1, and 59.1-392 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 59.1-392.1, relating to the Virginia Racing Commission; powers.15104932D
Patron: Gilbert
Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA); methods of procurement; job order contracting and cooperative procurement. Clarifies that small purchase procedures include the procurement of construction and that any such procedures shall not waive compliance with the Uniform State Building Code. The bill also increases contract amounts for job order contracting and provides that (i) order splitting with the intent of keeping a job order under the maximum dollar amounts prescribed is prohibited, (ii) no public body shall issue or use a job order solely for the purpose of procuring professional architectural or engineering services, and (iii) job order contracting shall not be used for construction, maintenance, or asset management services for a highway, bridge, tunnel, or overpass. The bill clarifies the provisions of the VPPA related to cooperative procurement and requires that by October 1, 2017, the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity, public institutions of higher education having level 2 or 3 authority under the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act of 2005, any state agency utilizing job order contracting, and the Virginia Association of Counties, the Virginia Municipal League, and the Virginia Association of Governmental Purchasing on behalf of local public bodies working cooperatively report their respective experiences and findings relating to the appropriateness and effectiveness of job order contracting in general, the job order project cost limitations as added by this bill, and the architectural and professional engineering term contract limits to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology. The bill also requires for construction projects in excess of $1 million, a public body, including public institutions of higher education, provide their justification for use of any procurement method, other than competitive sealed bidding, to the Director of the Department of General Services. The bill authorized the Director of the Department of General Services to issue advisory opinions on whether a specific, pending construction contract entered into by any of the above named public bodies complies with procurement law. The bill further provides that its provisions shall not apply to any solicitation issued or contract awarded before July 1, 2015, except that the provisions of subsection B of § 2.2-4303.2, as added by this bill, shall apply to any renewal of a job order contract. The bill contains numerous technical amendments and is a recommendation of the General Laws Special Joint Subcommittee Studying the Virginia Public Procurement Act.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-2012, 2.2-4301, 2.2-4302.2, 2.2-4303, 2.2-4304, 2.2-4343, 23-38.110, and 33.2-283 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 2.2-4303.1 and 2.2-4303.2, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act; methods of procurement; job order contracting and cooperative procurement.15103750D
Patron: Adams
Virginia Public Procurement Act; small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses; enhancement or remedial measures. Requires state contracts awarded pursuant to enhancement or remedial measures implemented to enhance participation by small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses to include a requirement that no more than 60 percent of the work be subcontracted to another contractor except under certain circumstances. The bill authorizes the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity to investigate complaints that the business has violated the contract provision and authorizes the Department to revoke the business's certification as a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business for a period of one year upon determination that the contract provision has been violated.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-1605 and 2.2-4310 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act; small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses.15101489D
Patron: Rasoul
Solicitation of contributions; collection receptacles. Provides that no (i) business as defined in § 58.1-3700.1, other than a charitable or civic organization to which contributions are deductible under § 170 of the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) professional solicitor shall place or maintain a receptacle in public view for the purpose of collecting donated clothing, household items, or other items for future resale unless such person or professional solicitor places on the receptacle a permanent sign or label in a prominent place that includes the certain information printed in letters that are no less than three inches in height and no less than one-half inch in width and in a color that contrasts with the color of the receptacle, which sign or label shall be placed immediately below the opening in the receptacle used to deposit donations. The bill provides that the penalty for violation is limited to the civil penalties contained in the solicitation of contributions law.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 57-55.4, relating to solicitation of contributions; collection receptacles.15104661D
Patron: Krupicka
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; visible mold remediation. Provides that where there is visible evidence of mold in a dwelling unit, the landlord shall promptly remediate the mold conditions in accordance with the requirements for visible mold remediation and re-inspect the dwelling unit to confirm that there is no longer any visible evidence of mold in the dwelling unit. The bill requires the landlord to make available to the tenant copies of any available written information related to the remediation of mold.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 55-248.13 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; obligations of the landlord; visible mold remediation.15101106D
Patron: DeSteph
Administrative Process Act; legislative review of regulations. Extends the period during which the relevant standing committee of both houses of the General Assembly or the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules may transmit, with the Governor's concurrence, a statement directing the suspension of the effective date of a portion or all of a final regulation. Under current law, the statement must be filed within the 30-day final adoption period. The bill provides that if the promulgating agency has specified a later effective date, the statement may be transmitted at any time prior to the specified later effective date. The bill also includes technical amendments.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-4013 and 2.2-4014 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Administrative Process Act; legislative review of regulations.15100074D
Patron: Lopez
Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity;
definition of small business. Changes the definition of small
business to require the business, together with affiliates, to meet the small business size standards established by the regulations of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Currently, a small
business is required to have 250 or fewer employees or average annual gross receipts of $10 million or less averaged over the previous three years. The bill will not become effective unless reenacted by the 2016 Session of the General Assembly. The requires the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to convene a workgroup of interested stakeholders to examine the definition of small business in the Code of Virginia and report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2015.
15104602D
Patron: LeMunyon
Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act; definition of state agency. Includes all independent agencies in the definition of "state agency" under the Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3010 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act; definition of state agency.15103310D
Patron: LeMunyon
Certain contracts between governmental agencies
prohibited. Requires any governmental agency that intends to purchase services for an amount over $25,000 from another governmental agency, which service is found on the commercial activities list, to post notice of such purchase and provide the opportunity for comment by or the submission of information from the private sector on each such intended purchase. The bill specifies where the notice is to be posted and defines commercial activities list and governmental agency.
15104248D
Patron: Gilbert
Virginia Racing Commission (VRC); powers. Requires the Virginia Racing Commission (VRC) to revoke the advance deposit account wagering license of any licensee that has, on or before January 1, 2015, violated any law relating to horse racing or VRC regulations. The bill contains an emergency clause.
A BILL to require the Virginia Racing Commission to revoke the advance deposit account wagering license of any person found in violation of Chapter 29 (§ 59.1-364 et seq.) of Title 59.1 of the Code of Virginia or Commission regulations.15104735D
EMERGENCY
Patron: Rust
Department of Professional and Occupational
Regulation; Virginia Real Estate Transaction Recovery Fund. Clarifies the eligibility requirements for citizens to make a claim under either the Contractor Transaction Recovery Funds or the Real Estate Transaction Recovery Fund, and conforms the provisions of the Virginia Real Estate Transaction Recovery Fund to the provisions of the Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund. The bill contains technical amendments.
15103962D
Patron: Taylor
Veterans Services Foundation. Provides that the Veterans Services Foundation may accept revenue from all sources, including private source fundraising, to support its mission. The bill also provides that the identity of donors to the Foundation does not have to be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act if the donor has requested anonymity in connection with or as a condition of making a pledge or donation.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-2715 and 2.2-3705.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Veterans Services Foundation.15101251D
Patron: BaCote
Board of Veterans Services; membership. Increases from 11 to 14 the number of nonlegislative citizen members on the Board of Veterans Services, thereby increasing the total membership of the Board from 19 to 22. The bill contains a technical amendment.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2452 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Board of Veterans Services; membership.15101249D
Patron: Pogge
Condominium Act; suspension of voting rights
prohibited. Provides that except to the extent that the condominium instruments provide otherwise, the voting interest allocated to the unit or member that has been suspended by the unit owners’ association or the executive organ pursuant to the condominium instruments shall not be counted in the total number of voting interests used to determine the quorum for any meeting or vote under the condominium instruments. The bill contains a technical amendment.
15103390D
Patron: McClellan
Advisory Board on Service and Volunteerism. Codifies the Governor's Advisory Board on Service and Volunteerism to advise the Governor and Cabinet Secretaries on matters related to the promotion and development of national and community service in Virginia and to meet the provisions of the federal National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. The bill, by its terms, will expire on July 1, 2018.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 24 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 25, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-2478 through 2.2-2482, relating to the Advisory Board on Service and Volunteerism.15103388D
Patron: Peace
Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; allowable charges; rental of units. Conforms the Condominium Act to the Property Owners' Association Act with regard to the prohibition on a unit owners' association from charging any fees not expressly authorized by law or in the declaration. The bill also (i) provides that an association may not limit or prohibit an owner from renting his unit or lot and may not charge fees for any rental or other processing fee in excess of $50 as a condition of approval of the rental, (ii) sets new rules for providing association disclosure documents electronically, and (iii) requires an association to maintain a website link for 90 days months where the disclosure packet is delivered through the link. The bill contains technical amendments.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55-79.87, 55-79.97, 55-79.97:1, 55-509.3, 55-509.5, and 55-509.6 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 55-79.42:1 and 55-79.87:1 and by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 26 of Title 55 a section numbered 55-509.3:1, relating to the Condominium and the Property Owners' Association Acts; allowable charges; rental of units.15104377D
Patron: Yancey
Virginia Public Procurement Act; small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses. Defines "historically black colleges and universities" and provides that the term "minority-owned business" includes historically black colleges and universities, regardless of the percentage ownership by minority individuals or, in the case of a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or other entity, the equity ownership interest in the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or other entity.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-1604 and 2.2-4310 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act; small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses.15102486D
Patron: Ransone
Broadband Advisory Council; membership. Changes the membership of the Broadband Advisory Council (the Council) by (i) removing one nonlegislative citizen members and (ii) adding one member of the House of Delegates, one member of the Senate, one nonlegislative citizen member who is a representative of the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association, and the executive director of the Center for Rural Virginia and the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry as ex officio members. The bill also directs the Division of Legislative Services to provide additional staff support to legislative members serving on the Council. The bill contains technical amendments.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2699.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Broadband Advisory Council; membership.15104243D
Patron: Hodges
Enforcement of the Uniform Statewide Building Code by certain state-recognized Indian tribes. Authorizes a state-recognized Indian tribe to be responsible for the enforcement of the Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC) on any Indian reservation recognized by the Commonwealth if the Indian tribe has adopted the USBC by tribal ordinance and (i) assumed sole responsibility for existing buildings and new construction on the reservation and (ii) retained firms or individuals to function as the building official for purposes of enforcing the ordinance.
A BILL to authorize certain state-recognized Indian tribes to enforce the Uniform Statewide Building Code.15102476D
Patron: Scott
Virginia Tourism Authority; Board of Directors. Adds the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry as a member of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Tourism Authority. The bill contains technical amendments.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2316 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Tourism Authority; Board of Directors.15102943D
Patron: Stolle
Real Estate Board; educational requirements for salespersons. Requires curricula for salespersons who are new licensees of the Real Estate Board and for the continuing education curricula of salespersons to include information on flood hazard areas and the National Flood Insurance Program. The bill contains a technical amendment.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-2105.01 and 54.1-2105.03 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Real Estate Board; educational requirements for salespersons.15103423D