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Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology

Chairman: Frank M. Ruff, Jr.

Clerk: Maryann Horch
Staff: Amigo Wade
Date of Meeting: February 29, 2016
Time and Place: 45 minutes after adjournment; Senate Room A, GAB

H.B. 220 Virginia FOIA; public access to resumes and other information related to gubernatorial appointee.

Patron: Taylor

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public access to resumes and other information related to gubernatorial appointees. Provides that the personnel, working papers, and correspondence record exemption shall not be construed to authorize the withholding of any resumes or applications submitted by persons who are appointed by the Governor. The bill further provides that the resumes and applications for appointment submitted by persons who are appointed by the Governor shall be available to the public upon request. The bill provides that its provisions apply to persons appointed by the Governor on or after July 1, 2016. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-106, 2.2-107, 2.2-3705.1, and 2.2-3705.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public access to resumes and other information related to gubernatorial appointees.

16102347D

H.B. 240 Homeless veterans; Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs to assist in a identification.

Patron: Lingamfelter

Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs; assistance to homeless veterans. Requires the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs to coordinate with federal, state, local, and private partners to assist homeless veterans in obtaining a state-issued identification card, in order to enable these veterans to access the available federal, state, local, and other resources they need to attain financial stability or address other issues that have adversely affected their lives.

 

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-231 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs; assistance to homeless veterans.

16103381D

H.B. 499 Professions and occupations; regulation, petitions, review by Board, report.

Patron: Yancey

Professions and occupations; standards for regulation. Provides that a professional and occupational regulatory board cannot abridge the right of every person to engage in any lawful profession, trade, or occupation of his choice unless (i) it is clearly found that such abridgment is necessary for the protection or preservation of the health, safety, and welfare of the public and (ii) any such abridgment is no greater than necessary to protect or preserve the public health, safety, and welfare.The bill also provides that any professional or occupational group or organization, any person, or any other interested party that proposes the regulation of any unregulated professional or occupational group shall submit a request to the Board of Professional and Occupational Regulation  (the Board) no later than December 1 of any year for analysis and evaluation during the following year.  The bill requires the Board shall review the request only when filed with a statement of support for the proposed regulation signed by at least 10 members of the professional or occupational group for which regulation is being sought or at least 10 individuals who are not members of the professional or occupational group.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-100 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-310.1, relating to professions and occupations; standards for regulation.

16105294D

H.B. 707 Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, Va. Board for; licensure of clandestine drug lab remediators.

Patron: Minchew

Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors; licensure of clandestine drug laboratory remediators. Requires the licensing of clandestine drug laboratory remediators by the Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors and adds a licensed clandestine drug laboratory remediator member to the Board. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2018, and the Board is required to promulgate regulations to be effective by that date. These initial regulations are exempt from the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq. of the Code of Virginia), except that the Board shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the regulations prior to adoption.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-300, 54.1-500, 54.1-500.1, 54.1-501, 54.1-503, and 54.1-516 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 5 of Title 54.1 an article numbered 4, consisting of sections numbered 54.1-517.6, 54.1-517.7, and 54.1-517.8, relating to the Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors; licensure of clandestine drug laboratory remediators.

16104675D

H.B. 711 Protective orders in cases of family abuse; possession of premises.

Patron: Watts

Protective orders in cases of family abuse; possession of premises. Provides that in a protective order in the case of family abuse, a person, who is not a tenant or authorized occupant in the dwelling unit and who has obtained a protective order from a court of competent jurisdiction  granting such person possession of the premises to the exclusion of one or more co-tenants or authorized occupants, may provide a copy of such order to the landlord and submit a rental application to become a tenant in such dwelling unit within 10 days of the entry of such order. If such person's rental application meets the landlord's tenant selection criteria, such person may become a tenant in such dwelling unit under a written rental agreement. If such person submits a rental application and does not meet the landlord's tenant selection criteria, such person shall vacate the dwelling unit no later than 30 days of the date the landlord gives such person written notice that his rental application has been rejected. If such person does not provide a copy of the protective order to the landlord and submit a rental application to the landlord within 10 days as required by this section, such person shall vacate the dwelling unit no later than 30 days of the date of the entry of such order. Such person shall be liable to the landlord for failure to vacate the dwelling unit as required in this section. The bill provides that any tenant obligated on a rental agreement shall pay the rent and otherwise comply with any and all requirements of the rental agreement, and any applicable laws and regulations. The landlord may pursue all of its remedies under the rental agreement and applicable laws and regulations, including filing an unlawful detainer action to obtain a money judgment and to evict any persons residing in such dwelling unit. The bill contains a technical amendment.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55-225.5 and 55-248.18:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to protective orders in cases of family abuse; possession of premises.

16105293D

H.B. 735 Landlord and tenant laws; responsibility of landlord to pay certain costs, etc.

Patron: Miller


Landlord and tenant laws. Provides under the landlord and tenant law and the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (VRLTA) that unless a tenant is at fault in cases of mold needing remediation, the landlord is obliged to pay all costs associated with the tenant's temporary relocation as well as the costs of mold remediation. Among other things, the bill (i) provides that, except for applicable lawful householder's exemptions, nothing affects the right of a landlord with respect to an inchoate or perfected lien of a landlord on the personal property of a tenant of any leased or rented commercial or residential premises or the right of such landlord to distress, levy, and seize such personal property as otherwise provided by law; (ii) clarifies that residential provisions under the landlord and tenant law do not apply to dwelling units under the VRLTA; (iii) provides that a landlord's collection agency and a third party providing background screening or credit reporting services to the landlord or his managing agent may have access to tenant records; (iv) allows the landlord to charge a tenant for his records, if the rental agreement so provides; (v) clarifies that a landlord is not obligated to make repairs to address damages identified in the move-in inspection report unless otherwise required to do so under the VRLTA; (vi) requires a tenant to maintain carbon monoxide detectors to the standards established in the Uniform Statewide Building Code; and (vii) provides that if, upon inspection of dwelling unit, the landlord determines that repairs are necessary, the landlord may make such repairs and send the tenant an invoice for payment. If, upon inspection of the dwelling unit, the landlord discovers a violation of the rental agreement, the VRLTA, or other applicable law, the landlord may send a written notice of termination. If a tenant declines to permit the landlord or managing agent to exhibit the dwelling unit for sale or lease, the landlord may recover damages, costs, and reasonable attorney fees against such tenant. The bill contains technical corrections.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55-225.9, 55-237.1, 55-248.4, 55-248.5, 55-248.9, 55-248.9:1, 55-248.11:1, 55-248.16, 55-248.18, 55-248.18:2, and 55-248.24 of the Code of Virginia, relating to landlord and tenant laws.

16104997D

H.B. 741 Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, Virginia Board for; licensing of home inspectors.

Patron: Miller

Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors; licensing of home inspectors. Provides that beginning July 1, 2017, home inspectors must be licensed by the Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors (the Board). Currently home inspectors must be certified. The bill also provides that certain provisions shall become effective on July 1, 2016 to enable the Board to commence regulatory activity contemplated by this bill to establish the licensure of home inspectors. The bill contains a technical amendment.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-500, 54.1-500.1, 54.1-501, 54.1-503, 54.1-516, 54.1-517.2, and 55-519 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 54.1-517.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors; licensing of home inspectors.

16104671D

H.B. 786 Virginia Public Procurement Act; set-aside contracts for small business, etc.

Patron: Adams

Virginia Public Procurement Act; certain set-aside awards. Provides that any program for the participation of small, women-owned, minority-owned, and service disabled veteran-owned businesses or any enhancement or remedial measures authorized by the Governor that includes the participation of micro-businesses in public procurement shall include a provision that in the event a micro-business fails to be awarded a contract, such contract remains subject to the set-aside award priority for qualified small businesses and businesses owned by women, minorities, and service disabled veterans and certified by the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-4310.1, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act; set-aside awards.

16105295D

H.B. 812 Limited Residential Lodging Act; established, penalty.

Patron: Peace

Limited Residential Lodging Act; penalty. Establishes the Limited Residential Lodging Act (the Act), which allows property owners to rent out their homes or portions thereof for charge for periods of less than 30 consecutive days or do so through a hosting platform, under certain circumstances. The hosting platform may register with the Department of Taxation, in which case the hosting platform is responsible for the collection and remittance of all applicable taxes on behalf of the property owner. The bill defines "limited residential lodging," "booking transaction," and "hosting platform" and provides for penalties for violations of the Act. The bill also requires the Housing Commission to convene a work group with representation from the hotel industry, hosting platform providers, local government, state and local tax officials, property owners, and other interested parties to explore issues related to expansion of the framework set forth in the bill related to the registration, land use, tax, and other issues of public interest associated with the short-term rental of dwelling and other units that are not a person's principal residence. The work group shall take into consideration existing structures governing the activities of bed and breakfast inns, vacation rentals, and other transient occupancy venues. The work group shall complete its work by December 1, 2016, with the goal of developing draft legislation for consideration by the 2017 Session of the General Assembly.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 55 a chapter numbered 13.4, consisting of sections numbered 55-248.53 through 55-248.57, relating to establishing the Limited Residential Lodging Act; penalty.

16104604D

H.B. 817 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exclusions, rule of redaction, etc.

Patron: LeMunyon

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exclusions; rule of redaction; no weight accorded to public body's determination. Reverses the holding of the Virginia Supreme Court in the case of Department of Corrections v. Surovell, by setting out the general rule of redaction, which provides that no provision of FOIA is intended, nor shall it be construed or applied, to authorize a public body to withhold a public record in its entirety on the grounds that some portion of the public record is excluded from disclosure by FOIA or by any other provision of law. Further, the bill states that a public record may be withheld from disclosure in its entirety only to the extent that an exclusion from disclosure under FOIA or other provision of law applies to the entire content of the public record. Otherwise, only those portions of the public record containing information subject to an exclusion under FOIA or other provision of law may be withheld, and all portions of the public record that are not so excluded shall be disclosed. The bill defines the term "information" and provides that it is declaratory of the law as is it existed prior to the September 17, 2015 decision of the Supreme Court of Virginia in the case of the Department of Corrections v. Surovell. The bill also reverses that part of the holding of the Virginia Supreme Court in the case of Department of Corrections v. Surovell by providing that in a FOIA enforcement action, no court shall be required to accord any weight to the determination of a public body as to whether an exclusion applies. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3701, 2.2-3704, 2.2-3705.1 through 2.2-3705.7, 2.2-3711, and 2.2-3713 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-3704.01, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exclusions; rule of redaction; no weight accorded to public body's determination.

16105030D

H.B. 818 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; designation of officer, posting of rights and responsibilities.

Patron: LeMunyon

Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); designation of FOIA officer; posting of FOIA rights and responsibilities. Requires certain local public bodies to post a FOIA rights and responsibilities document on its respective public government website. The bill also requires all state public bodies created in the executive branch of state government, including state authorities, and all local public bodies that are subject to FOIA to designate and publicly identify one or more FOIA officers whose responsibility is to serve as a point of contact for members of the public in requesting public records and to coordinate the public body's compliance with the provisions of FOIA. The bill sets out where contact information for the designated FOIA officer is to be posted. The bill requires that any such FOIA officer shall possess specific knowledge of the provisions of this chapter and be trained at least annually by legal counsel for the public body or the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3704.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-3704.2, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; designation of FOIA officer; posting of FOIA rights and responsibilities.

16103655D

H.B. 823 Governmental agencies; contracting for items from another governmental commercial activities list.

Patron: LeMunyon

Governmental agencies contracting for items listed on commercials activities list. Provides that any state governmental agency that purchases goods or services from another governmental agency, including those found on the commercial activities list, shall place the purchase orders for such goods and services on the Department of General Services' central electronic procurement system. Institutions of higher education authorized in accordance with the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act (§ 23.38.88 et seq.) shall provide government-to-government purchase order data through interface or integration with the Department of General Services' central electronic procurement system. The Department of General Services shall publish on its central electronic procurement system website a government-to-government transaction transparency report.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-614.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to governmental agencies contracting for items listed on commercial activities list.

16105000D

H.B. 867 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exemption related to mandatory disclosures.

Patron: Gilbert

Freedom of Information Act; exemption related to disclosures; technical amendment. Corrects the exemption from mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act for records related to the disclosure statements filed by members of the General Assembly by identifying such member disclosure statements as semiannual, not annual.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Freedom of Information Act; exemption related to disclosures; technical amendment.

16102567D

H.B. 986 Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; increases membership.

Patron: Yancey

Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; membership. Increases the membership of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council from 12 to 13 by increasing the number of nonlegislative citizen appointees made by the Speaker of the House of Delegates from three to four to include that at least two of such citizen appointees represent or have been a representative of the news media.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-178 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; membership.

16105479D

H.B. 1013 Threat assessment teams; dissemination of certain records and information.

Patron: Massie

Threat assessment teams; local school boards. Excludes from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act any records received by the Department of Criminal Justice Services pursuant to the operation of or for the purposes of evaluating threat assessment teams and oversight committees, school safety audits, and school crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plans of public schools and threat assessment teams of public institutions of higher, to the extent such records reveal security plans, walk-through checklists, or vulnerability and threat assessment components. The bill allows criminal record, juvenile record, and health
record information to be disseminated to members of a threat assessment team established by a local school board. Current law allows only threat assessment teams established by an institution of higher education to access such information. The bill provides that no member of a threat assessment team shall redisclose any such information or use the information beyond the purpose for which the disclosure was made.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3705.2, 2.2-3705.4, 19.2-389, 19.2-389.1, 22.1-79.4, and 32.1-127.1:03 of the Code of Virginia, relating to threat assessment teams; local school boards.

16100632D

H.B. 1016 Sexual assault response teams; participants in annual meeting FOIA exclusion for records.

Patron: Massie

Sexual assault response teams; participants; FOIA exclusion. Adds the Title IX coordinator; representatives from the office of student affairs, human resources, and counseling services; and a representative of campus security of any institution of higher education in the jurisdiction to the list of persons invited to participate in the annual meeting of a sexual assault response team. The bill also excludes the records of a sexual assault response team from mandatory disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3705.7 and 15.2-1627.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to sexual assault response teams; participants; exclusion from Freedom of Information Act.

16104009D

H.B. 1052 Virginia Defense Force; clarifies definition of training duty.

Patron: Pillion

Virginia Defense Force; training duty. Clarifies the definition of training duty for the Virginia Defense Force.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 44-54.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Defense Force; training duty.

16100652D

H.B. 1108 Virginia Public Procurement Act; contracting generally, use of experience modification factor.

Patron: Webert

Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA) and contracting generally; use of experience modification factor in contracting prohibited. Prohibits the use of any experience modification factor as a condition of any bidder's or offeror's eligibility to participate in a solicitation for construction. The bill includes the above provision for any contract or offer to contract not covered by the VPPA. The bill also provides that it applies to any offer to contract as defined in the bill, Invitation to Bid, or Request for Proposal for construction services issued on or after July 1, 2016. The bill defines "experience modification factor."

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-4302.1 and 2.2-4302.2 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 11 a section numbered 11-9.8, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act and contracting generally; conditioning eligibility on a bidder's experience modification factor prohibited.

16103658D

H.B. 1135 Virginia-grown food products; purchase by state agencies & institutions & local school divisions.

Patron: Kory

Purchase of Virginia-grown food products by state agencies and institutions and local school divisions. Provides for the Department of General Services to establish procurement procedures to facilitate the purchase of Virginia-grown food products by state agencies and institutions and local public school divisions to the maximum extent possible. The bill also exempts local school divisions from competitive sealed bidding under certain circumstances when procuring Virginia-grown food products for student consumption.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-1111 and 2.2-4343 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the purchase of Virginia-grown food products by state agencies and institutions and local school divisions.

16105477D

H.B. 1146 Local permitting or licensure; requiring consent of homeowners' association prohibited.

Patron: Hope

Permitting or licensure; locality shall not require consent of homeowners' association. Prohibits a locality from requiring consent of a condominium association or homeowners' association prior to the issuance of a permit, certificate, or license, including a building permit or a business license.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-110, relating to local permitting or licensure; requiring consent of homeowners' association prohibited.

16104749D

H.B. 1166 Virginia Public Procurement Act; small purchase procedures, transportation-related construction.

Patron: Morefield

Virginia Public Procurement Act; small purchase procedures; transportation-related construction. Provides that a public body may establish purchase procedures not requiring competitive sealed bids or competitive negotiation for single or term contracts for transportation-related construction if the aggregate or sum of all phases is not expected to exceed $25,000.

 

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4303 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act; small purchase procedures; transportation-related construction.

16105386D

H.B. 1228 Boxing and wrestling events; provisions for sanctioning organizations.

Patron: Miller

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; boxing and wrestling events; sanctioning organizations. Enhances the conflict of interest provisions for sanctioning organizations required for approval by the Director of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and limits the requirements for such approval to those matters set forth in § 54.1-829.1 and not the entire law governing boxing and wrestling matches. The bill provides that any sanctioning organization seeking approval shall make a written application on a form prescribed by the Director. The annual application shall be accompanied by a fee of $150, which shall adjust every five years, as of January 1 of that year, in an amount equal to the annual increases for that five-year period in the United States Average Consumer Price Index for all items, all urban consumers (CPI-U), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. The bill also provides that the Commonwealth, the Director, the Department, and any employee or representative thereof shall be indemnified and held harmless from any liability resulting from or caused by an approved sanctioning organization or persons conducting activities on behalf of an approved sanctioning organization.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-828, 54.1-829.1, and 54.1-830 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; boxing and wrestling events; sanctioning organizations.

16105204D

H.B. 1238 General Services, Department of; disposition of surplus materials, police animals.

Patron: Morefield

Department of General Services; disposition of surplus materials; police animals. Replaces the term "dog" with "animal" in recognition that law-enforcement officers use not just dogs in their work, and provides that law-enforcement officers may purchase such animals for $1. The bill also allows the immediate survivor of any full-time sworn law-enforcement officer who (i) is killed in the line of duty or (ii) dies in service and has at least 10 years of service to purchase the service animal at a price of $1.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-1124 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of General Services; disposition of surplus materials; police animals.

16104077D

H.B. 1259 Auctioneers Board; requirement for continuing education, exception.

Patron: O'Quinn

Auctioneers Board; continuing education; exception. Provides that no continuing education shall be required for any auctioneer licensed by the Auctioneers Board for 25 years or more and who is 70 years of age or older. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-603.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Auctioneers Board; continuing education; exception.

16103073D

H.B. 1260 Declaration of local emergency; increases time in which localities call a session.

Patron: Hodges

Declaration of local emergency. Increases from 14 days to 45 days the time in which a local governing body shall call a special session, if a regularly scheduled session is not held, in order to confirm the declaration of a local emergency.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 44-146.21 of the Code of Virginia, relating to declaration of local emergency.

16103664D

H.B. 1263 Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned Business Loan Fund; Va. Small Business Financing Authority.

Patron: James

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority; Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned Business Loan Fund. Clarifies that the Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned Business Loan Fund is a permanent revolving loan fund, and that moneys collected as a result of loan repayments to the Fund are to be paid directly to the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority for purposes of reimbursing the Fund and extending new direct loans to eligible small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2311.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority; Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned Business Loan Fund.

16104054D

H.B. 1264 Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; representations related to covenants, report.

Patron: Robinson

Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; representations related to covenants and restrictions affecting the property. Provides that, in delivering the residential property disclosure statement to a prospective purchaser of residential property under the Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act, the owner makes no representations with respect to (i) any covenants and restrictions that may be recorded in land records that affect the real property or any improvements located on the property, (ii) zoning classification or permitted uses of adjacent parcels, or (iii) the costs associated with maintaining, repairing, or inspecting any wastewater system, including any costs or requirements related to the pump-out of septic tanks, . The bill also replaces a reference to "certified home inspection" with "home inspection," relating to a prospective purchaser's exercise of due  diligence. The bill requires the Housing Commission to study the provisions of the Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act to determine whether the required disclosures contained in such Act may be consolidated or otherwise addressed in a more comprehensive way. The Housing Commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for legislation to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology by November 1, 2016.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 55-519 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; representations related to covenants and restrictions affecting the property.

16105137D

H.B. 1282 Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement; SCT to work with Virginia-Israel Advisory Board.

Patron: Hugo

That the Secretary of Commerce and Trade; the Virginia-Israel Advisory Board;issues related to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS).  Requires the  Secretary of Commerce and Trade shall work with the Virginia-Israel Advisory Board to implement practices that will ensure free, fair, open, and consistent business practices related to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) and how such movement could affect existing Virginia businesses and Virginia's ability to attract new investment and jobs to the Commonwealth.

 A BILL to direct the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to work with the Virginia-Israel Advisory Board and other related organizations to implement practices related to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.

16105564D

H.B. 1288 Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Dept. of; certification of employment services organizations.

Patron: Hope

Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; certification of employment services organizations; public procurement. Provides that for solicitations under the Virginia Public Procurement Act, each public body shall include, in addition to small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses, employment services organizations, as defined in the bill, certified by the Department and set goals for participation of the same in procurement transactions. The bill clarifies that the certification process conducted by the Department includes employment services organizations. Finally, the bill states that contracts and subcontracts awarded to employment services organizations shall be credited toward a contractor's small, women-owned, and minority-owned business contracting and subcontracting goals.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-1604 and 2.2-4310 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; certification of employment services organizations; public procurement.

16104239D

H.B. 1289 Blind and Vision Impaired, Department for the; contracts for operation of certain vending machines.

Patron: Knight

Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired; contacts for operation of certain vending machines. Provides that in any case in which the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired enters into a contract with a vendor for the operation of vending machines at rest areas on the interstate highways in the Commonwealth, the Department shall only enter into such contract with a business that has been certified as a small, woman-owned or minority owned business or as a service-disabled veteran-owned \ business.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 51.5-100 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired; contracts for operation of certain vending machines.

16104037D

H.B. 1291 Virginia Lottery; prohibits ticket courier services in the Commonwealth.

Patron: Rush

Virginia Lottery; ticket courier services. Prohibits the operation of a ticket courier service in the Commonwealth. The bill defines "ticket courier service" as a service operated for the purpose of purchasing Virginia Lottery tickets on behalf of individuals located within or outside of the Commonwealth and  delivering or transmitting such tickets, or electronic images thereof, to such individuals as a for-profit delivery service.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 58.1-4002 and 58.1-4014 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Lottery; ticket courier services prohibited.

16104112D

H.B. 1318 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; noncriminal incidents and reports.

Patron: Fowler

Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); noncriminal incidents and reports. Clarifies that the FOIA exclusion for noncriminal incidents and reports applies to any public body that engages in criminal law-enforcement activities and does not rely on the definition of "noncriminal incidents records" in § 15.2-1722 of the Code of Virginia. The bill addresses a decision of the Virginia Supreme Court in Fitzgerald v. Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3706 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; noncriminal incidents and reports.

16105299D