VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

• Code of Virginia
• Virginia Administrative Code
• Constitution of Virginia
• Charters
• Authorities
• Compacts
• Uncodified Acts
• RIS Users (account required)

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

• Bills & Resolutions
  session legislation
• Bill Summaries
  session summaries
• Reports to the General Assembly
  House and Senate documents
• Legislative Liaisons
  State agency contacts

ACROSS SESSIONS

• Subject Index: Since 1995
• Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
• Summaries: Since 1994

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2017 SESSION

HOUSE CALENDAR FOR February 6, 2017 ... pdf

• Current Item

• Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
• House Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
• House Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
• House Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
• House Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
• Resolution - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
• Resolutions - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
• Senate Bills on First Reading and Referred ... report | csv file
• Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file

---

Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file

• SB 977 Commonwealth's tax code; conformity with federal law; emergency.
• SB 1031 Naloxone or other opioid antagonist; possession and administration.

House Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file

• HB 1650 Relief; Keith Allen Harward.
• HB 2046 Unused dispensed drugs; guidelines for provision of counseling and information on proper disposal.
• HB 2156 Child welfare agencies; licensure for agencies operated by the Commonwealth.
• HB 2279 Child-protective services; complaints involving members of the United States Armed Forces.
• HB 1517 Sandbridge Beach; general permit for sand Subdivision.
• HB 1572 Marine Resources Commission; registration as commercial fisherman.
• HB 1574 Oyster culling regulation; cargo of oysters shall be scattered on public rocks.
• HB 1600 Landfills; DEQ, et al., to work towards odor reduction in Campbell County.
• HB 1653 Virginia Code Commission; duties.
• HB 1716 Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; extends sunset provision.
• HB 1718 Civics Education, Commission on; renamed Commission on Civic Education, extends sunset provision.
• HB 1774 Stormwater management; work group to examine ways to improve.
• HB 1829 Teacher licensure; certification or training in emergency first aid, etc., hands-on practice.
• HB 1939 Hunting apparel; blaze pink.
• HB 2040 Postsecondary schools; enrollment agreement with each student.
• HB 2107 Health Insurance Reform Commission; assessment sent to Bureau of Insurance.
• HB 2141 Public education; Board of Education to report on condition and needs.
• HB 2171 Higher educational institutions, public; use of investment fund earnings.
• HB 2381 Dangerous dogs; clarifies definition, etc.
• HB 2383 Combined sewer overflow outfalls; DEQ to identify owner of outfall discharging into Chesapeake Bay.
• HB 2422 Insurance institution or agent; notice of financial information collection and disclosure practices.
• HB 2431 School property; retail fee-based electric vehicle charging stations.
• HB 2432 Teachers and other school personnel; investigation of certain complaints, license revocation.

House Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file

• HB 2364 Public officers; automatic suspension upon conviction of felony.
• HB 2257 High school family life education curricula; effective and evidence-based programs on consent.
• HB 1534 Student discipline; long-term suspension.
• HB 1536 Student discipline; suspension or expulsion of students in preschool through grade five.
• HB 1790 Administrative Process Act; development and periodic review of regulations, report.
• HB 1900 Dogs; running at large on another landowner's property, penalty.
• HB 1938 Slingbow hunting; authorizes use to hunt small and big game.
• HB 2007 Students who receive home instruction; dual enrollment courses.
• HB 2191 School boards; procedures for handling sexually explicit instructional materials, etc.
• HB 2255 Bear hunting; youth resident license.
• HB 2332 Teachers; compensation at rate competitive with national average salary.
• HB 2352 Teacher licensure by reciprocity; professional teacher's assessments, report.
• HB 1573 Fishing privileges; revocation of license by MRC.
• HB 1796 Oyster grounds; dredging projects in Lynnhaven River.

House Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file

• HB 1661 Administration of medications to treat adrenal crisis.
• HB 1662 Higher educational institutions, public; general education course credit, dual enrollment courses.
• HB 1663 Northern Va. Community College, et al.; computer science training, etc., for public school teachers.
• HB 1467 Neonatal abstinence syndrome; Board of Health to adopt regulations to include as reportable disease.
• HB 1981 School Divisions of Innovation; definition, regulatory provisions.
• HB 1491 Background checks; exceptions, sponsored living and shared residential service providers.
• HB 1519 Overweight permits; hauling Virginia-grown farm produce, validity.
• HB 1595 Vehicle license fees and taxes, local; collection by counties and adjoining towns.
• HB 1687 Nonrepairable and rebuilt vehicles; eliminates certain requirement sunset provision, report.
• HB 1721 Community Colleges, State Board for; reduced rate tuition and mandatory fee charges.
• HB 1836 Spotsylvania Parkway; VDOT to maintain a certain segment beginning in 2020.
• HB 1837 Private certified preschool or nursery school programs; licensure exemptions.
• HB 1845 Model addiction recovery program; DCJS, et al., to develop.
• HB 1945 Adult exploitation; broadens definition for purposes of social services laws.
• HB 1960 Tow truck drivers and towing and recovery operators; civil penalty for improper towing.
• HB 1993 Interstate pipeline construction; Department of Transportation oversight.
• HB 2016 Electric personal delivery devices; operation on sidewalks and shared-use paths.
• HB 2026 Property and bulk property carriers; regulation, combines authorities.
• HB 2074 Income tax, state and corporate; subtraction for Virginia venture capital account investment.
• HB 2101 Health care providers; data collection.
• HB 2119 Laser hair removal; limits practice.
• HB 2136 Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact; Va. authorized to become a signatory.
• HB 2137 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; regional transportation plan.
• HB 2138 Transportation planning, state and local; adoption of comprehensive plan in Northern Virginia.
• HB 2139 Highways, Commissioner of; annual report requirements.
• HB 2209 Emergency Department Care Coordination Program; established.
• HB 2215 Adoption assistance; children with special needs.
• HB 2216 Putative Father Registry; changes name to Virginia Birth Father Registry.
• HB 2239 Farm use vehicles, certain; registration exemption, highway distance limitations.
• HB 2258 Suicide; task force to raise public awareness, etc.
• HB 2262 Online Virginia Network Authority; established, membership, report.
• HB 2269 Motor vehicle safety inspection; Superintendent shall provide information upon written request.
• HB 2362 Tow truck drivers; issuance of temporary registration by Department of Criminal Justice Services.
• HB 2423 Golf carts; use on public highways in Town of Jarratt.
• HB 2427 Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; changes to Program, Commonwealth Award grants.
• HB 2463 Highways, Commissioner of; commercial establishment entrances.
• HB 2477 Onsite sewage systems and private wells; VDH to take steps to eliminate site evaluation.
• HB 1410 Higher educational institutions, baccalaureate public; enrollment of non-Virginia students.
• HB 1485 Sexual offenses; prohibits person from proximity to children and working on school property.
• HB 1487 Judges; reduces number in circuit court in 19th Judicial Circuit District.
• HB 1508 Critical incident reports; DBHDS to provide written report.
• HB 1539 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public access to records of public bodies.
• HB 1540 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public access to meetings of public bodies.
• HB 1546 Jurors; confidentiality of name and home address.
• HB 1547 Historical African American cemeteries/graves; disbursement of funds appropriated for preservation.
• HB 1555 Agency directors; human resource training and agency succession planning.
• HB 1579 Defendants; transportation order from correctional facility.
• HB 1649 Charter; Town of Herndon.
• HB 1697 Extension of approvals to address housing crisis.
• HB 1731 Joint Commission on Administrative Rules; periodic review of exemptions.
• HB 1734 Virginia Parole Board; exceptions to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
• HB 1784 Forensic discharge planning services; local and regional correctional facilities.
• HB 1786 In utero exposure to a controlled substance; departments of social services to collect information.
• HB 1815 Computer trespass; government computers and computers used for public utilities, penalty.
• HB 1835 Decedent's life insurance policy; funeral service provider allowed to request, etc.
• HB 1854 Conflicts of Interests Acts, State & Local Government & General Assembly, lobbyist; filing.
• HB 1856 Restitution; supervised probation.
• HB 1876 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public access to library records of minors.
• HB 1910 Definition of mental health service provider.
• HB 1932 Virginia Freedom of Information (FOIA) Advisory Council; terms of nonlegislative citizen members.
• HB 1943 Administrative Process Act; economic impact analysis of proposed regulations.
• HB 1944 Administrative Process Act; certain regulations for licensed providers by DMAS and DBHDS.
• HB 1971 FOIA; record and meeting exclusions for multidisciplinary child abuse teams.
• HB 1996 Incompetent defendants; psychiatric treatment.
• HB 2033 Landlord and tenant law; residential tenancies, landlord and tenant obligations and remedies.
• HB 2064 Assault and battery against a family or household member; eligibility for first offender status.
• HB 2127 Victims of sexual assault; rights of victims, physical evidence recovery kits.
• HB 2143 FOIA; training approved by Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council, online courses offered.
• HB 2144 Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; increases membership, effect of missing meetings.
• HB 2145 DPOR; regulation of land surveyor photogrammetrists.
• HB 2146 Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; online public comment form.
• HB 2154 Running bamboo; locality may, by ordinance, provide for control, civil penalty.
• HB 2178 FOIA; proprietary records and trade secrets, charitable gaming supplies.
• HB 2184 Inmates; inpatient psychiatric hospital admission.
• HB 2203 Uniform Statewide Building Code; notice to residents of code violations.
• HB 2217 Address confidentiality program; victims of sexual violence and human trafficking.
• HB 2237 State Inspector General, Office of the; "state agency" includes any local dept. of social services.
• HB 2238 DUI manslaughter; ignition interlock.
• HB 2243 Line of Duty Act; clarifies provisions of Act.
• HB 2245 Virginia Research Investment Committee; expands role of Committee.
• HB 2247 Va. Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; eligibility of employees for Workforce Transition Act.
• HB 2251 Virginia Retirement System; establishes an optional defined contribution retirement plan.
• HB 2267 Health benefit plans; coverage for hormonal contraceptives.
• HB 2288 Computer trespass; computer invasion of privacy, penalty, civil relief.
• HB 2296 African Americans, formerly enslaved; identification of history in Virginia.
• HB 2297 Oyster planting grounds; Marine Resources Commission to post.
• HB 2304 Long-term care; requirements of Department of Medical Assistance Services.
• HB 2318 Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; removes certain conditions.
• HB 2327 Driving under influence of alcohol; implied consent, refusal of blood or breath tests.
• HB 2331 Community services boards; preadmission screening for regional jail inmates.
• HB 2348 Women's right to vote; Va. Historical Society shall plan commemoration of centennial anniversary.
• HB 2350 Electronic devices; use of system to trespass.
• HB 2354 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; school board employees, Planning District 4.
• HB 2356 Fort Monroe Authority; increases number of members on Board of Trustees.
• HB 2358 Water utilities; suspension of proposed rate increases.
• HB 2359 Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; changes effective date for creation of Authority.
• HB 2366 Virginia Public Procurement Act; requirements for use of construction management contracts.
• HB 2367 Virginia Port Authority; removal of members on Board of Commissioners.
• HB 2391 Personnel Management Information System; state agency positions designated as sensitive.
• HB 2396 Virginia Public Procurement Act; participation of employment services organizations.
• HB 2410 Terrorist organization, designated; providing material support, penalty.
• HB 2415 Ballots; number ordered to be printed.
• HB 2425 Administration, Secretary of; policy of the Commonwealth regarding state employment.
• HB 2428 Workforce Transition Act; eligibility.
• HB 2429 Firearms; purchase, possession, or transportation.
• HB 2440 Appomattox, Town of; amending charter, shifts municipal elections from May to November, etc.
• HB 2449 Term limits; members of certain Authorities in City of Chesapeake limited to two terms.
• HB 2462 Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent.
• HB 2469 Zoning; delinquent charges.
• HB 2470 Drug Control Act; Schedule II and Schedule V.
• HB 2471 Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; membership, powers and duties.

House Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file

• HB 2406 Family life education curricula; instruction shall include personal privacy and personal boundaries.
• HB 1428 Absentee voting; photo identification required with application.
• HB 1544 Certificates of public need; conditions on certificates, alternative plans of compliance.
• HB 1679 Well permit applications; disclosure of trade secrets.
• HB 1813 Health insurance; assignment of benefits.
• HB 2142 High school graduation; delays by one year implementation of redesigned requirements.
• HB 2196 Wireless communications infrastructure; procedure for approved by localities.
• HB 2218 Public charter school applications and charter agreements; review by the Board of Education.
• HB 1736 Joint Commission on Health Care; sunset.
• HB 1400 Virginia Virtual School Board; established, report.
• HB 1408 Student vision screenings; requirements for certain students.
• HB 1463 Delinquent taxes; publication of list by governing body or treasurer.
• HB 1543 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for audiovisual productions and equipment.
• HB 1549 Community services boards and behavioral health authorities; services to be provided, report.
• HB 1605 Virginia Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts; established, report.
• HB 1738 Retail sales and use tax; aviation parts, engines, and supplies.
• HB 1804 Practical design standards for projects.
• HB 1848 Comprehensive community colleges; tuition grants and fees for certain individuals.
• HB 1909 Real property tax; nonjudicial sale of tax delinquent property.
• HB 2020 Temporary driver's licenses, permits, or special identification cards; requirements for issuance.
• HB 2095 Peer recovery specialists and qualified mental health professionals; registration.
• HB 2174 School boards; annual report on pupil/teacher ratios in elementary, middle, etc., school classrooms.
• HB 2219 Real property tax; Stafford County may adopt, by ordinance, to restrict deferral of taxes.
• HB 2264 Department of Health; restrictions on expenditure of funds related to abortions and family planning.
• HB 2300 Health, Department of; frequency of inspections.
• HB 2395 Public Schools; dyslexia advisor.
• HB 2417 Prepayment analytics; DMAS shall establish program relating to fraud prevention.
• HB 2453 Amateur radio operators; use of flashing amber lights.
• HB 2455 Personal property tax, tangible; list of uncollected balances.
• HB 2474 Virginia Coalfields Expressway Authority; established, report.
• HB 1409 House of Delegates and Senate districts; General Assembly authorized to make technical adjustments.
• HB 1530 Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; certification programs for certain businesses.
• HB 1566 Professions and occupations; active supervision of regulatory boards, definitions, report.
• HB 1602 Invasion of privacy; civil action, damages, attorney fees and costs.
• HB 1616 Felony homicide; certain drug offenses constitute second degree murder, penalty.
• HB 1656 Health insurance; proton radiation therapy coverage decisions.
• HB 1657 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; license plate readers.
• HB 1926 ABC; definition of municipal golf course, food sales exemptions.
• HB 1941 Immunity of persons; statements regarding matters of public concern communicated to a third party.
• HB 1974 Clean Power Plan; state implementation plan; General Assembly approval.
• HB 1977 Williamsburg, City of; amending charter, expands membership on redevelopment and housing authority.
• HB 1987 Alcoholic beverage control; new license for certain commercial lifestyle centers.
• HB 2000 Sanctuary policies; prohibited.
• HB 2043 Law-enforcement officer; public release of identifying information, etc.
• HB 2066 National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact of 1998; criminal history record information.
• HB 2092 Application for public assistance; eligibility, review of records.
• HB 2108 Virginia Wireless Services Authority Act; rates and charges.
• HB 2177 Administrative Process Act; exemption for Charitable Gaming Board.
• HB 2220 Alcoholic beverage control; creates a new limited mixed beverage license for retail cigar shops.
• HB 2242 DPOR; regulatory boards within the Department, expiration of regulations.
• HB 2278 Cooperative Marketing Fund; programs eligible for matching grant funds.
• HB 2303 Small agricultural generators; establishes parameters of a program.
• HB 2319 National Flood Insurance Program; participation by affected localities, report.
• HB 2335 Contractors, Board for; unlicensed activity, penalty.
• HB 2342 Public schools; Board of Education shall only establish regional charter school divisions.
• HB 2360 Virginia Information Technologies Agency; procurement of information technology.
• HB 2390 Renewable energy power purchase agreements; expands pilot program, sunset provision.
• HB 2394 Pawnbrokers; allowable late fees.
• HB 2402 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; willful violations, grounds for termination.
• HB 2404 PANDAS and PANS; created, report.
• HB 2411 Health insurance; reinstating pre-Affordable Care Act provisions.
• HB 2424 Concealed weapons; carrying of firearms by former attorneys for the Commonwealth, etc.
• HB 2439 General Assembly; regulatory penalty statement in legislation.
• HB 2442 Collection fees, local; an ordinance for collection of overdue accounts.
• HB 2464 Petersburg, City of; amending charter, repeals or updates obsolete provisions, technical amendments.
• HB 2473 Protective orders or stalking; third or subsequent offense.

Resolution - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file

• HJ 823 Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Awareness Month.

Resolutions - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file

• HJ 545 Constitutional amendment; powers of General Assembly, etc.
• HJ 562 Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption for spouse of disabled veteran.
• HJ 693 Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Transportation Funds.

Senate Bills on First Reading and Referred ... report | csv file

• SB 839 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, etc.
• SB 889 Concealed handgun permit fees; exemptions; retired probation and parole officers.
• SB 890 Ignition interlock; time for installation.
• SB 919 Removal of blight; building collapse; emergency.
• SB 927 Eminent domain; timing for initiation of 'quick-take' condemnation procedure for just compensation.
• SB 940 Mental health screening of prisoners at local correctional facilities.
• SB 966 Residential rental property.
• SB 982 Motion picture production tax credit.
• SB 1060 Female genital mutilation; criminal penalty and civil action.
• SB 1066 Petition for writ of actual innocence.
• SB 1077 Disabled parking placards; certification by mental health professional to DMV a person's disability.
• SB 1118 Line of Duty Act; Act includes firefighter trainees.
• SB 1152 Juvenile offenders; parole eligibility.
• SB 1165 Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credits; allocation of credits.
• SB 1168 Neighborhood Assistance Act; reorganizes provisions of tax credit program.
• SB 1172 Fare enforcement inspectors; fares for use of mass transit.
• SB 1182 Veterans Services, Board of; membership, duties.
• SB 1188 Driver's license; suspension of license for nonpayment of fines and court costs.
• SB 1193 Contractors, Board for; exemptions, responsibility for contracting with unlicensed person.
• SB 1227 Drug Treatment Court Act; eligibility.
• SB 1288 Juvenile Justice, Department of; confidentiality of records.
• SB 1300 Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course.
• SB 1305 Persons allowed services without fees or costs; inability to pay on account of poverty, guidelines.
• SB 1310 Search warrants; customer records from financial institutions.
• SB 1322 Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995; changes name of Advisory Committee.
• SB 1333 Garnishment; form of summons, maximum portion of disposable earnings subject to garnishment.
• SB 1342 District courts; jurisdictional limit does not include any attorney fees.
• SB 1352 Capital cases; replacing certain terminology.
• SB 1374 Contractors, Board for; adds a professional engineer to membership.
• SB 1395 Small renewable energy projects; eligibility for permits by rule.
• SB 1427 Education improvement scholarships tax credit; pre-kindergarten eligibility.
• SB 1441 Absentee voting; eligibility of persons whose polling place prohibits firearms.
• SB 1444 Restricted firearm ammunition; use or attempted use in the commission of a crime, penalty.
• SB 1459 Discharge of treasurer; legal pleadings.
• SB 1473 Electric utilities; recovery of costs of undergrounding distribution lines.
• SB 1479 Relief; Keith Allen Harward.
• SB 1483 Cooperative Marketing Fund; programs eligible for matching grant funds.
• SB 1551 Central Virginia Training Center; closure prohibited without General Assembly authorization.

Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file

• HJ 869 Celebrating the life of Anthony Pearly Tucker, Jr.
• HJ 870 Commending Juanita Velasco.
• HJ 871 Celebrating the life of W. Alvin Hudson, Jr.
• HJ 872 Commending American Legion Dyer-Gunnell Post 180.
• HJ 873 Celebrating the life of Mary Jones Baldwin.
• HJ 874 Commending the City of Fairfax Band Association.
• HR 353 Commending Goodson-Kinderhook Volunteer Fire Department.
• HR 354 Celebrating the life of Sander George Dukas.
• HR 355 Celebrating the life of Colonel George P. Shamer II, USAF, Ret.