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2017 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Rules

Chairman: Ryan T. McDougle

Clerk: Susan Clarke Scharr, H. Lehman
Staff: C.Jackson,B. Edwards,M. Vucci
Date of Meeting: February 2, 2017
Time and Place: 30 Minutes after adjournment of the Senate / Senate Room A

S.B. 840 Civics Education, Commission on; renamed Commission on Civic Education, extends sunset provision.

Patron: Marsden

Commission on Civics Education; sunset; name. Renames the Commission on Civics Education as the Commission on Civic Education and extends from July 1, 2017, to July 1, 2020, the expiration of such commission.

S.B. 869 Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; sunset.

Patron: Ruff

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; sunset. Extends the sunset date of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission from July 1, 2017, to July 1, 2020, and makes a technical correction to the reporting requirement of the Commission.

S.B. 929 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA); membership composition.

Patron: Petersen

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA); membership composition. Increases from 17 to 18 the membership of the NVTA and provides that the additional nonlegislative citizen member represent towns that receive funds for urban highway systems.

S.B. 949 Southern Virginia Higher Education Center; duties and membership.

Patron: Ruff

Southern Virginia Higher Education Center; duties and membership. Requires the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (the Center) to encourage and coordinate the development and delivery of workforce training with a focus on regional and statewide critical shortage areas as well as the needs of industry. The bill replaces the superintendent of the Halifax County Public Schools as an ex officio member of the board of trustees of the Center with a superintendent of a public school division located in the Southside region appointed by the Governor. The bill also broadens the eligibility requirements to serve as one of the representatives of business and industry on the board of trustees.

The bill also requires the board to collaborate with local comprehensive community colleges to meet specialized noncredit workforce training needs identified by industry. However if the local comprehensive community college is unable to meet such needs, then the board is authorized to collaborate with other educational providers or offer Center-delivered specialized noncredit workforce training.

S.B. 952 False statements to members of the General Assembly; state employees and appointees.

Patron: DeSteph

False statements to members of the General Assembly; state employees and appointees. Provides that any state employee or person serving in an appointed position who knowingly and willfully makes any materially false statement or representation to a member of the General Assembly who is in the course of conducting an inquiry or investigation in his official capacity or on behalf of any committee or subcommittee of the Senate or House of Delegates is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill defines "state employee" and "appointed position."

S.B. 965 State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; prohibited contracts.

Patron: Hanger

State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; prohibited contracts; exceptions for certain contracts entered into by an officer or employee of a soil and water conservation district. Provides an exception to the prohibition against contracts between employing agencies and their officers or employees for contracts by an officer or employee of a soil and water conservation district to participate in a cost-share program for the installation of best management practices to improve water quality. The exception does not apply to subcontracts or other agreements entered into to provide services for implementation of a cost-share contract established under such program. The bill provides that the exception applies to all contracts by an officer or employee or an immediate family member of such officer of or employee with a soil and water conservation district to participate in a cost-share program for the installation of best management practices to improve water quality entered into prior to July 1, 2017.

S.B. 969 Legislative drafting requests.

Patron: Chafin

Legislative drafting requests. Provides that legislative drafting files related to laws enacted beginning with the 1989 Session of the General Assembly are the property of the requester. This is consistent with the treatment of laws enacted prior to 1989 and consistent with legislative privilege accorded to members of the General Assembly. The Division of Legislative Services would release legislative drafting files upon obtaining consent of the requester.

S.B. 972 Requests for information by members of the General Assembly; responses not subject to redaction.

Patron: DeSteph

Requests for information by members of the General Assembly; responses not subject to redaction. Requires all departments, agencies, and institutions of the Commonwealth and staff and employees thereof to respond to a request for information made by a member of the General Assembly. The bill further provides that notwithstanding the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.), a response to a request for information made by a member of the General Assembly shall not be subject to redaction.

S.B. 1007 Study; Dept of Behavioral Health and Medical Assist Serv. Involuntary Mental Commitment Fund.

Patrons: Hanger, Deeds

Study; Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and Medical Assistance Services to study use of the Involuntary Mental Commitment Fund; report. Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, in cooperation with the Department of Medical Assistance Services, to study the use of the Involuntary Mental Commitment Fund, including (i) the potential use of the Involuntary Mental Commitment Fund to fund both involuntary temporary detention and voluntary treatment in a health care facility for the treatment of mental illness to reduce the use of involuntary treatment in the Commonwealth, (ii) the potential benefits of transferring management of the Involuntary Mental Commitment Fund from the Department of Medical Assistance Services to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and (iii) any other strategies for improving use of the funds in the Involuntary Mental Commitment Fund to improve access to mental health services in the Commonwealth. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall report its findings to the Joint Subcommittee Studying Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century by November 1, 2017.

S.B. 1043 Joint Commission on Health Care; sunset.

Patron: Dance

Joint Commission on Health Care; sunset. Extends the expiration of the Joint Commission on Health Care from July 1, 2018, to July 1, 2022.

S.B. 1078 Catawba Hospital; DBHDS to develop a plan to expand, report.

Patron: Edwards

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; Catawba Hospital expansion. Directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to develop a plan to expand Catawba Hospital to include a step-down facility of 40 or more beds for individuals who no longer require acute care. The bill directs that the Department complete such plan and report it to the General Assembly by November 1, 2017.

S.B. 1157 Lobbyist disclosure; reporting by certain political subdivisions.

Patron: Reeves

Lobbyist disclosure; reporting by certain political subdivisions. Requires the governing body of any association or other nonstock corporation that is established by a political subdivision or combination of political subdivisions of the Commonwealth to file a separate registration statement on behalf of their officers and employees who will be engaged in lobbying. The bill also prohibits such political subdivisions from using public funds to support lobbying efforts and requires funds used for lobbying to be segregated from public funds and held in a separate bank account.

S.B. 1179 Secretary of Health and Human Resources; workgroup to establish educational guidelines for training.

Patron: Chafin

Secretary of Health and Human Resources; workgroup to establish educational guidelines for training health care providers in the safe prescribing and appropriate use of opioids. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a workgroup that shall include representatives of the Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Health, and Health Professions as well as representatives of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and each of the Commonwealth's medical schools, dental schools, schools of optometry, schools of pharmacy, physician assistant education programs, and nursing education programs to develop educational standards and curricula for training health care providers, including physicians, dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, physician assistants, and nurses, in the safe and appropriate use of opioids to treat pain while minimizing the risk of addiction and substance abuse. The workgroup shall report its progress and the outcomes of its activities to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2017.

S.B. 1307 Auditor of Public Accounts; register of funds expended, etc.

Patron: Vogel

Auditor of Public Accounts; online database; register of funds expended; assistance to local entities. Requires the Commonwealth Data Point website administered by the Auditor of Public Accounts to include information for major categories of spending for each state agency and institution, including each independent agency. Currently, the Commonwealth Data Point website includes such information for only secretariats and major state agencies. The bill also requires that for each entry on the register of funds expended by an agency or institution a name, phone number, and email address for a contact at the agency or institution be provided. In addition, the bill provides for the Auditor of Public Accounts to make the software for the Commonwealth Data Point available to localities and school divisions to assist in the development of online databases of expenditures and revenue at the local level.

S.B. 1312 Conflicts of Interests Acts, State & Local Government & General Assembly, lobbyist, filing.

Patron: Norment

Lobbyist reporting, the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, and the General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; filing of required disclosures; registration of lobbyists; candidate filings; judges; definition of gift; informal advice; civil penalties; technical amendments. Makes numerous changes to the laws governing lobbyist reporting, the conflict of interest acts, and the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council (the Council) including (i) allowing the Secretary of the Commonwealth to suspend any penalty that could be assessed against a lobbyist's principal for failing to file the required disclosure if such failure is beyond the control of the principal; (ii) clarifying the procedures for terminating the services of a lobbyist; (iii) requiring that lobbyist registration forms be filed electronically; (iv) eliminating the requirement that a lobbyist list the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all other lobbyists representing the same principal; (v) creating a separate statement for a lobbyist's principal to waive the principal signature requirement on the lobbyist disclosure form; (vi) granting the clerk of the local governing body or school board the same power as the Council to redact from any disclosure form released to the public any residential address, personal telephone number, or signature; (vii) eliminating the minimum duration of the mandatory refresher ethics orientation session for General Assembly members; (viii) allowing written informal advice from the Council to be admitted into evidence in any trial of a person for violating the conflict of interest acts; (ix) clarifying the Council's authority to grant extensions from the filing deadline and imposing a $250 civil penalty on agency heads or local clerks who fail to provide the disclosure forms to filers in a timely manner; and (x) directing that candidates for statewide or constitutional office and the General Assembly are required to file a disclosure form with the State Board of Elections and not the Council. The bill also extends the filing deadline for disclosure forms from January 15 to February 1 and clarifies the reporting period covered by the disclosure forms. The bill also eliminates events open to individuals who share a common interest from the definition of a "widely attended event," attendance at which was not subject to the gift cap. The bill also exempts from the definition of a "gift" (a) gifts from a person's child-in-law; (b) gifts related to a person's volunteer service; (c) meals provided for attendance at an official meeting of the Commonwealth, its political subdivisions, or certain other entities; and (d) gifts given on a special occasion by an individual in a bona fide personal relationship with the donee. The bill also exempts members of the judiciary from certain provisions governing prohibited gifts and prohibited personal interests in a transaction where such members are already subject to similar or greater prohibitions under the Canons of Judicial Conduct for the State of Virginia. Finally, the bill contains technical amendments. The bill contains an emergency clause that applies to the changes described in clause (x).

EMERGENCY

S.B. 1363 Statewide one-stop online portal for address changes; Secretary of Transportation to study.

Patron: Obenshain

Secretary of Transportation to convene a task force to study the feasibility of establishing a statewide one-stop online portal for address changes; report. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to convene a task force to study the feasibility of establishing a one-stop online portal for citizen address changes in order to develop a single statewide address database for utilization by state entities. The task force shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a report on its findings and recommendations by November 1, 2017. The bill has a sunset of July 1, 2018.

S.B. 1387 Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; operational and programmatic efficiency.

Patron: Sturtevant

Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; operational and programmatic efficiency and effectiveness reviews; report. Authorizes the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to establish an ongoing operational and programmatic efficiency and effectiveness review and assessment of state agencies under a contract with a United States-based private management consulting firm with experience in conducting statewide performance reviews. The purpose of the review and assessment is to provide an objective and independent cost-savings assessment of the Commonwealth's organizational structure and its programs in order to provide information to the Governor and the General Assembly to effect savings in expenditures, a reduction in duplication of effort, and programmatic efficiencies in the operation of state government. The bill also (i) provides certain required terms for the contract with the private entity and (ii) requires the Commission to submit a report to the General Assembly on the results of each review and assessment by December 1 of the year in which the review is conducted.

S.B. 1447 Roanoke Higher Education Authority; removes president of Bluefield College from board of trustees.

Patron: Edwards

Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees. Removes the president of Bluefield College from the board of trustees of the Roanoke Higher Education Authority.

S.B. 1550 Women's Right to Vote, Commission for Commemoration of; established.

Patron: Ebbin

Commission for the Commemoration of the Centennial of Women's Right to Vote. Establishes the Commission for the Commemoration of the Centennial of Women's Right to Vote in the legislative branch of state government. The Commission is charged with planning and leading the centennial anniversary of women's right to vote in 2020. The provisions of the bill will expire on September 30, 2020, and the Commission shall submit its report to the Governor and 2021 Session of the General Assembly. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

S.B. 1555 Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation; duties of board of trustees.

Patron: McDougle

Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation; board of trustees; duties. Authorizes the board of trustees of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation to enter into contracts for the use and rental of agency facilities, structures, spaces, and personal property under the control of the Foundation.

S.B. 1557 Community health workers; VDH to establish work group to examine risks, etc.

Patron: Barker

Department of Health Professions; community health workers. Directs the Department of Health to establish a work group of interested stakeholders to examine the risks and benefits of having community health workers in the Commonwealth. The bill directs the Department to submit a report on the work group's findings and recommendations to the Governor and Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees by October 15, 2017.

S.B. 1588 General Assembly Building replacement project; sale of surplus property.

Patron: McDougle

Sale of surplus property from the General Assembly Building replacement project.

EMERGENCY

S.B. 1593 Candidates in elections; prohibited contributions.

Patron: Petersen

Prohibited contributions to candidates. Prohibits any candidate to the General Assembly or statewide office from soliciting or accepting campaign contributions from a public service corporation.

S.J.R. 221 United States Constitution; Ratifies Equal Rights Amendment.

Patron: Surovell

United States Constitution; Equal Rights Amendment. Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution that was proposed by Congress in 1972. The joint resolution advocates the position that the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment remains viable and may be ratified notwithstanding the expiration of the 10-year ratification period set out in the resolving clause, as amended, in the proposal adopted by Congress.

S.J.R. 229 Firearm registration; Va. State Crime Commission to study cost of establishing program.

Patron: Favola

Study; Virginia State Crime Commission; firearm registration; report. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the feasibility and costs of establishing a firearm registration program for firearms purchased in the Commonwealth, along with the potential efficacy of firearm registration in reducing firearm-related deaths and injuries.

S.J.R. 232 United States Constitution; application for a convention of states, balancing the federal budget.

Patron: Hanger

United States Constitution; application for a convention of the states; balancing the federal budget. Makes application to the United States Congress to call a constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that pertains to the subject of balancing the federal budget.

S.J.R. 233 Noise abatement remedies; VDOT to develop procedures to measure and assess in certain neighborhoods.

Patron: Favola

Study; Virginia Department of Transportation; noise abatement remedies. Requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to develop, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, procedures to measure and assess the noise impact on neighborhoods that were previously studied for noise impact but ineligible for noise abatement mitigation remedies at the time of the study.

S.J.R. 234 Spay-neuter programs; Va. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study.

Patron: Stanley

Study; Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study spay-neuter programs in the Commonwealth; report. Requests the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study the availability and effectiveness of spay-neuter programs in Commonwealth.

S.J.R. 242 Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; free community college; report.

Patron: Edwards

Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; free community college; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the feasibility of providing Virginians the opportunity to attend comprehensive community college without paying tuition or fees.

S.J.R. 246 Study; inland port facility in the Roanoke Region and New River Valley; report.

Patron: Edwards

Study; inland port facility in the Roanoke Region and New River Valley; report. Requests the Secretary of Transportation to study the feasibility of an additional inland port facility in the Roanoke Region and New River Valley.

S.J.R. 247 Study; JLARC to review total compensation to employees of the Commonwealth; report.

Patron: Ruff

Study; JLARC to review total compensation to employees of the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Legislative and Audit Review Commission to study the total value of all forms of compensation provided to state employees, including cash compensation and the value of health care, retirement, leave, and other flexible benefits.

S.J.R. 248 Study; JLARC to study feasibility of allocating a larger portion of VA Lottery prize money.

Patron: Ruff

Study; JLARC to study feasibility of allocating a larger portion of Virginia Lottery prize money to localities; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the feasibility of allocating a larger portion of Virginia Lottery prize money to localities. In its study, JLARC is directed to (i) review how the Virginia Lottery would be affected if prizes were reduced by up to five percent to provide a greater return to localities, (ii) determine if operation costs could be reduced to provide an alternative way to return more money to localities, and (iii) review other related issues and make recommendations as appropriate.

S.J.R. 251 National Suicide Prevention Week.

Patron: Hanger

National Suicide Prevention Week. Designates the week of September 10, in 2017 and in each succeeding year, as National Suicide Prevention Week in Virginia.

S.J.R. 254 Study; State Council of Higher Education for Va; applied baccalaureate degrees.

Patron: Stanley

Study; State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; applied baccalaureate degrees at comprehensive community colleges; report. Requests that the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia study the feasibility and benefits of comprehensive community colleges offering applied baccalaureate degrees by analyzing and making recommendations on (i) the affordability of obtaining an applied baccalaureate degree at a comprehensive community college as compared to a baccalaureate public institution of higher education, including the extent to which obtaining an applied baccalaureate degree at a comprehensive community college would reduce college debt; (ii) the feasibility and benefits of higher education centers on comprehensive community college campuses; (iii) the feasibility and benefits of joint degree programs between comprehensive community colleges and baccalaureate public institutions of higher education that are offered on community college campuses; (iv) the feasibility and benefits of offering applied baccalaureate degrees in engineering and information technology at Danville Community College and Patrick Henry Community College; (v) applied baccalaureate degrees that could be offered at Danville Community College, Patrick Henry Community College, or other comprehensive community colleges in addition to applied baccalaureate degrees in engineering and information technology; and (vi) options for residents in rural parts of the Commonwealth to earn applied baccalaureate degrees.

 

S.J.R. 255 Study; Va State Crime Commission to study indigent defense system.

Patron: Dance

Study; Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the feasibility and costs of establishing a comprehensive indigent defense system at the appellate level in the Commonwealth.

S.J.R. 257 Study;Jt Comm on Health Care to study options for increasing the use of telemental health services.

Patrons: Hanger, Deeds

Study; Joint Commission on Health Care to study options for increasing the use of telemental health services in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study options for increasing the use of telemental health services in the Commonwealth, including the issues and recommendations set forth in the report of the Telemental Health Work Group of the Joint Subcommittee Studying Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century and to report its findings to the Joint Subcommittee by November 1, 2017.

S.J.R. 263 Encouraging the Governor and all agencies of the Commonwealth to recognize best practices.

Patrons: Hanger, Howell

Encouraging the Governor and all agencies of the Commonwealth to recognize best practices to reduce the negative consequences of adverse childhood experiences in developing policies of the Commonwealth. Encourages the Governor and all agencies of the Commonwealth to recognize best practices to reduce the negative consequences of adverse childhood experiences in developing policies of the Commonwealth, take into account the principles of early childhood brain development, and, whenever possible, consider the concepts of toxic stress, early adversity, and nurturing relationships and the role of primary prevention, early intervention, and trauma-informed and resilience-building practices and policies as a means to achieving a lasting foundation for a more prosperous, healthier, and sustainable Commonwealth.

S.J.R. 266 Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; staffing ratio requirements assisted living.

Patron: Dance

Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; staffing ratio requirements for assisted living facilities and special care units; report. Requests that the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (i) identify and analyze current staff-to-resident ratio requirements for assisted living facilities and special care units and (ii) make recommendations for changes to such ratio requirements that would lead to better care and quality of life for residents, including recommendations regarding the total number and type of staff that (a) are required to meet the routine and special needs of all residents, (b) must be awake and on duty during night shifts, and (c) should accompany residents on trips away from the assisted living facility or special care unit.

S.J.R. 268 National Hunting and Fishing Day.

Patron: Hanger

National Hunting and Fishing Day. Designating September 23, 2017, as National Hunting and Fishing Day in Virginia.

S.J.R. 274 Study; JLARC; Department of Elections; report.

Patron: Obenshain

Study; JLARC; Department of Elections; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the Department of Elections. In conducting its study, JLARC is directed to (i) review the Department's operations and expenditures, including its organizational structure, compensation, staffing, productivity, and efficiency; (ii) review the operation and functionality of VERIS, the state's online voter registration system; (iii) evaluate the costs of the continuing operation and maintenance of VERIS and whether such costs could be reduced by contracting with an outside vendor; and (iv) review any other issues and make recommendations as appropriate.

S.J.R. 278 Study; local government fiscal stress; report.

Patron: Hanger

Study; local government fiscal stress; report. Establishes a 15-member joint subcommittee to study local government fiscal stress. The two-year joint subcommittee shall review (i) the taxing authorities of local governments, including the disparity between city and county tax authority; (ii) local responsibilities for service delivery of state-mandated or high priority programs, (iii) causes of fiscal stress among local governments, (iv) the current state tax system, including the future of the car tax; and (v) potential financial incentives and other governmental reforms to encourage increased regional cooperation and consolidation of services.

S.J.R. 279 Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the Twenty-First Century.

Patron: Deeds

Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the Twenty-First Century continued; report. Continues the Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the Twenty-First Century for two additional years, through December 1, 2019.

S.J.R. 281 Study; long-term economic viability of working waterfronts; report.

Patron: Lewis

Study; long-term economic viability of working waterfronts; report. Requests the Virginia Economic Development Partnership to study the long-term economic viability of working waterfronts including a projection of the economic viability of preserving waterfront locations for new and existing water-dependent uses, and restoring working waterfront structures.

S.J.R. 282 Substance-Exposed Infant Awareness Week.

Patron: Dunnavant

Substance-Exposed Infant Awareness Week. Designates the first week of July, in 2017 and in each succeeding year, as Substance-Exposed Infant Awareness Week in Virginia.

S.J.R. 285 Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; sustainability of the Prescription Monitoring Program.

Patron: Carrico

Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; sustainability of the Prescription Monitoring Program; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the sustainability of the PMP and identify potential funding sources for its future operation.

S.J.R. 289 Study; Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; local government officers.

Patron: Ebbin

Study; Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; local government officers and employees; report. Directs the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council to study the procedures for the filing and review of disclosure forms by local government officers and employees.

S.J.R. 291 Study; Virginia State Crime Commission; decrease in driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Patron: Surovell

Study; Virginia State Crime Commission; decrease in driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated convictions; report. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the causes of the decrease in convictions for driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated over the past five years.

S.J.R. 292 Study; SCHEV; financial reserves; report.

Patron: Surovell

Study; SCHEV; financial reserves; report. Requests the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to study the practice of maintaining financial reserves at baccalaureate public universities of higher education.

S.J.R. 296 Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; needs of older adults who are incarcerated.

Patron: Ebbin

Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; needs of older adults who are incarcerated or are being released from prison; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to (i) study the unique needs of older adults who are incarcerated within Virginia's prison system or are being released back into the community, including needs related to community services and supports, housing, case management, health care, including mental health, and employment; (ii) identify and examine the effectiveness of all existing state programs, services, and supports designed to help older adults released from prison in the Commonwealth secure necessary health care, housing, and employment; and (iii) recommend strategies or programs to ensure the safety and well-being of the growing number of older adults who are incarcerated within Virginia's prison system or are being released into the community in recognition of their unique needs.

S.J.R. 297 Coastal flooding adaptation and resiliency report; JLARC to study.

Patron: Wagner

Study; JLARC; coastal flooding adaptation and resiliency. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the ongoing efforts throughout the Commonwealth with regard to coastal flooding adaptation and resiliency and to determine the effectiveness of such efforts and issue appropriate recommendations.

S.J.R. 298 The Saragarhi Day of Sikh Pride.

Patron: Reeves

The Saragarhi Day of Sikh Pride. Designates September 12, in 2017 and in each succeeding year, as the Saragarhi Day of Sikh Pride in Virginia.

S.J.R. 299 Study; DMV; funding and customer service; report.

Patron: Black

Study; DMV; funding and customer service; report. Directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to study its funding models to ensure continuing superior customer service.

S.J.R. 300 Senate Committee on Rules; confirming appointments.

Patron: Newman

Appointments by the Senate Committee on Rules. Confirms appointments by the Senate Committee on Rules to the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission and the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority Board of Directors.

S.J.R. 312 U.S. Constitution; application for a convention of the states.

Patron: Carrico

U.S. Constitution; application for a convention of the states. Makes application to Congress to call a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution to restrain the abuse of power by the federal government.

S.J.R. 321 Commending the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation.

Patron: Dunnavant

Commending the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation.

S.J.R. 340 Barbara Johns Day.

Patron: Peake

Barbara Johns Day. Designating April 23, in 2018 and in each succeeding year, as Barbara Johns Day in Virginia.

S.R. 102 Senate of Virginia; 2017 Operating Resolution.

Patron: McDougle

Senate of Virginia; 2017 Operating Resolution.

S.R. 105 Confirming nomination to the Senate Ethics Advisory Panel.

Patron: McDougle

Confirming nomination to the Senate Ethics Advisory Panel. Confirms the nomination of the Honorable Frederick M. Quayle by the Senate Committee on Rules to the Senate Ethics Advisory Panel.