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- HB 3 Dual enrollment courses; quality, consistency, etc., of courses.
- HB 13 Instructional positions; students identified as having limited English proficiency.
- HB 24 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for menstrual supplies.
- HB 29 Budget Bill.
- HB 30 Budget Bill.
- HB 46 Tuition, in-state; certain residents of United States territories.
- HB 58 State agencies; use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on outdoor lighting fixtures.
- HB 66 Health insurance; credits for retired school division employees.
- HB 69 Virginia Grocery Investment Program and Fund; created, report.
- HB 78 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; waiver of first-time licensing fees.
- HB 83 Feminine hygiene products; no cost to female prisoners or inmates.
- HB 85 Virginia Grocery Investment Program and Fund; created, report.
- HB 107 Workers' compensation; disease presumptions, correctional officers.
- HB 121 Community schools; development of program to establish schools.
- HB 153 Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves; disbursement of appropriated sums to maintain.
- HB 168 Class size limits; establishes maximum of 24 students in science laboratory classes in grades 6-12.
- HB 176 Students with disabilities; feasibility of educational placement transition of certain students.
- HB 196 Child abuse or neglect; extension of hearings to review findings by local depts. of social services.
- HB 199 Digital Citizenship, Internet Safety, and Media Literacy Advisory Council; established.
- HB 242 Professional sports teams; prohibition of public funding.
- HB 255 Public Preschool Fund and Grant Program; established.
- HB 259 Payment of wages; remedies, penalties.
- HB 260 Virginia Critically Missing Adult Alert Program; created.
- HB 269 Virginia National Guard; state active duty pay.
- HB 285 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Scholarship Pilot Program; VCCS shall establish, report.
- HB 305 Standards of Quality funding; apportionment of state and local share.
- HB 319 Virginia Preschool Initiative program; enrollment.
- HB 324 Southwestern Virginia Training Center; closure of Center prohibited.
- HB 325 Southwestern Va. Training Center & the Central Va. Training Center; closure prohibited.
- HB 331 Health insurance; plan for state and local government employees.
- HB 332 State employee health insurance plan; coverage for proton therapy.
- HB 336 Students with blindness or visual impairment; changes for special education programs.
- HB 338 Medicaid; Training, Education, Employment, and Opportunity Program for able-bodied adult recipients.
- HB 339 Va. Debt Collection Act; public higher educational institutions, payment of student debt.
- HB 345 Coastal Adaptation and Protection, Special Assistant to the Governor for; position created.
- HB 350 Full-day kindergarten program; implementation in school divisions.
- HB 351 Higher educational institutions, public; tuition and room and board, enrollment.
- HB 360 Historical African American cemeteries; adds Daughters of Zion Cemetery in Charlottesville to list.
- HB 366 Felons; restoration of firearms rights, report to State Police.
- HB 380 Grow Your Own Teacher Program Fund and Grow Your Own Teacher Programs; established.
- HB 381 Virginia State Police Electronic Summons System Fund; created.
- HB 423 Composite index of local ability-to-pay; use value of real estate in certain localities.
- HB 444 Parole Board; personal interviews of prisoners eligible for parole.
- HB 453 Airport boards and authorities; transparency and accountability for use of Dept. and Board funds.
- HB 457 ABLE savings trust agreements; elimination of Medicaid clawback.
- HB 483 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; restitution owed to victims.
- HB 512 Sales & use tax; prohibits accelerated collection of payments from retail merchants & other dealers.
- HB 513 Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; implementation of certification programs.
- HB 527 Historical African American cemeteries and graves; adds Mt. Calvary Cemetery in City of Portsmouth.
- HB 532 Hemp, industrial; research programs.
- HB 536 Alcoholic beverage control; sales conducted at government stores established.
- HB 541 Veterans, certain; alternative treatment options.
- HB 553 Elections for certain offices; ranked choice voting.
- HB 575 Virginia Waterway Maintenance Fund and Grant Program; established.
- HB 582 Vehicle safety inspections; maximum charges.
- HB 607 Recovery community organization pilot program; DBHDS to evaluate.
- HB 615 Virginia Student Loan Refinancing Authority; established.
- HB 669 Natural Tunnel Parkway; authorizes DCR to accept certain real property in Scott County.
- HB 670 Standards of Quality; local match for basic aid, debt service on projects in school divisions.
- HB 681 Nonresident concealed handgun permits; time of issuance.
- HB 685 Cybersecurity Student Loan Repayment Grant Program; established, report.
- HB 687 Virginia Public School Improvement Program; created, report.
- HB 688 Student discipline; alternative education programs.
- HB 692 Virginia Regional Industrial Facilities Act; revenue sharing, composite index.
- HB 699 Motor vehicle fuels; sales tax in certain transportation districts.
- HB 729 Virginia Fire Services Board; powers & duties, modular training program for volunteer firefighters.
- HB 731 Medical Assistance Services, Department of; payment for certain services to hospice patients.
- HB 740 Cyber centers of excellence; Department of Education to establish task force.
- HB 748 Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; eligibility.
- HB 762 Claims; Danial J Williams, Joseph Jesse Dick, Jr., Eric Cameron Wilson, and Derek Elliot Tice.
- HB 763 Revenue Reserve Fund; created, report.
- HB 764 Consortium Comprehensive Cancer Center Advisory Board; established, report.
- HB 765 Transportation processes in the Commonwealth; responsibilities of transportation entities, funding.
- HB 766 Commonwealth of Virginia Institutions of Higher Education Bond Act of 2018; created.
- HB 768 Motor vehicle fuels; sales tax in certain regions of the Commonwealth.
- HB 769 Capital outlay plan; updates six-year plan for projects.
- HB 770 Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; members of Authority are voting members.
- HB 771 Potomac Aquifer recharge monitoring; creates advisory board and laboratory.
- HB 791 School personnel; staffing ratios, school nurses.
- HB 804 VEDP; grants and other economic incentive programs administered.
- HB 806 Southwestern Virginia Training Center and Southeastern Virginia Training Center; closure prohibited.
- HB 816 Governor's Secretaries; reporting substance abuse data and information.
- HB 826 Alcoholic beverage control; increases general license application fee.
- HB 831 Virtual Virginia; availability to all public middle and high schools.
- HB 837 First Chance Trust Fund and First Chance Program; created, report.
- HB 846 Virginia Retirement System; technical amendments.
- HB 863 Virginia Retirement System; health insurance credits for retired state employees.
- HB 876 Washington Area Prof. Football Team Franchise Facility Incentives, Interstate Compact on; establish.
- HB 897 Higher educational institutions, public; six-year plans submitted by governing board, report.
- HB 916 Long-Term Employment Support and Extended Employment Services; assisting persons with disabilities.
- HB 917 Motor vehicle fuels; sales tax in certain areas of the Commonwealth, price floor.
- HB 919 Virginia Community College System; changes to ensure a standard quality of education.
- HB 938 Cold case searchable database; Superintendent of State Police may establish and maintain.
- HB 945 TANF; eligibility, drug-related felonies.
- HB 960 Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; marketing plan information, report.
- HB 968 Virginia Student Loan Authority; established, report.
- HB 970 Motor vehicle fuels; sales tax in certain areas of the Commonwealth, price floor.
- HB 976 Felony conviction; compensation for wrongful incarceration.
- HB 982 Higher educational institutions, public; funding.
- HB 993 Sales tax revenue allocation; increase amount allocated to discretionary spending for airports.
- HB 994 Parental leave benefits; DHRM to implement and administer.
- HB 1010 Relief; Davis, Robert Paul.
- HB 1016 Parental leave benefits; creates a new program for full-time state employees.
- HB 1018 Energy storage system; establishes tax credit.
- HB 1048 Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans Grant Fund; created.
- HB 1056 Medical assistance services; determination of income, personal needs allowance.
- HB 1058 Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act; secure return of voted military-overseas ballots.
- HB 1080 Employment; break to express breast milk.
- HB 1083 Motor vehicle fuels sales tax; price floor.
- HB 1102 Certificate of public need; changes to Medical Care Facilities Certificate of Public Need Program.
- HB 1103 Small businesses; waiver of permit fees when affected by an emergency or disaster.
- HB 1111 STEAM programs; establishes STEAM Education Fund.
- HB 1118 SAT School Day Fund and Program; established.
- HB 1119 School climate survey; Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop and make available annually.
- HB 1138 Qualified Education Loan Ombudsman, Office of the; established, report.
- HB 1139 Military-overseas ballots; electronic return, pilot program to be established.
- HB 1148 Economic growth-sharing; review of agreements.
- HB 1151 Nonresident youth fishing license; exemption.
- HB 1152 Beehive grant program; DACS and Consumer Services to cease reviewing applications for funding.
- HB 1157 Substance-exposed infants; plan for services, report.
- HB 1172 State Overdose Death Review Process Team; created, report, local and regional teams.
- HB 1195 Professional & Occupational Licensing Requirements, Joint Commission to Evaluate; created, report.
- HB 1199 Virginia College Savings Plan; members of governing board to disclose personal interests, etc.
- HB 1216 Redistricting; GIS maps required, review by the Department of Elections.
- HB 1234 Water supplies and water works; replaces defined term "human consumption" with "domestic use."
- HB 1245 Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.
- HB 1249 DNA; analysis upon conviction of certain misdemeanors.
- HB 1255 Concealed handgun; eligibility to carry openly within Commonwealth.
- HB 1256 HOT lanes on Interstate 66; operating hours.
- HB 1267 State employee health plan; coverage for gender transition services.
- HB 1278 School Divisions of Innovation; performance-based assessments.
- HB 1280 Medical and other public assistance; eligibility, review of records of applicants.
- HB 1284 Vehicles bearing clean special fuel license plates; HOT lanes.
- HB 1291 Interstate 66; tolling facilities.
- HB 1306 Statewide e-filing system; creating for civil case filings.
- HB 1321 Higher educational institutions, public; articulation agreements.
- HB 1326 Virginia Retirement System; E-911 dispatchers.
- HB 1332 Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; eligibility.
- HB 1333 Kinship Guardianship Assistance program; established.
- HB 1341 Virginia Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Fund; created.
- HB 1346 Children's Services Act; special education programs, expands eligibility for services.
- HB 1352 Motor vehicle fuels sales tax in certain areas of the Commonwealth; price floor.
- HB 1358 Commonwealth's Development Opportunity Fund; criteria for awarding grants and loans.
- HB 1362 Newborn screening; tests for time-critical disorders.
- HB 1371 Higher educational institutions, public; tuition and mandatory fee waivers.
- HB 1380 Maximum class sizes; reduces from 35 to 29 class size in grades four through six.
- HB 1398 Concealed handgun permit; new application via mail.
- HB 1415 Henrietta Lacks Commission; established.
- HB 1418 Correctional Officer Procedural Guarantee Act; created.
- HB 1421 Central Virginia Training Center; closure prohibited.
- HB 1425 Higher education; tuition waiver for dependent children of faculty.
- HB 1429 Social Services, Department of; collection of data regarding substance abuse.
- HB 1431 Public School Capital Grant Program; established.
- HB 1440 Schedule I and Schedule II drugs; adds various drugs to lists.
- HB 1467 Virginia Research Investment Committee; change in membership.
- HB 1468 Auditor of Public Accounts; eliminates requirement that the Auditor audit certain entities annually.
- HB 1473 Higher educational institutions, public; tuition and fee increases, notice and public comment.
- HB 1480 Child day programs; exemptions from licensure, removes certain programs from list.
- HB 1487 Correctional facilities, local and regional; standards for mental health services.
- HB 1489 Tolling; Northern Virginia.
- HB 1502 Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Testing Grant Fund and Program; created.
- HB 1504 Virtual Virginia; enrollment in online learning program.
- HB 1507 Patient-Centered Medical Home Advisory Council; established.
- HB 1508 School boards; qualified instructional positions and support services positions, additional funding.
- HB 1510 Professions & occupations; recognizing licenses/certificates issued by Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
- HB 1512 Higher educational institutions, public; tuition and room and board, enrollment.
- HB 1527 Civil Air Patrol; leave for volunteer members.
- HB 1529 Parental and supplemental family leave benefits; DHRM to implement and administer program.
- HB 1531 Public Safety & Homeland Security, Secretary of; duties, public database.
- HB 1539 Mass transit; establishing various Funds to improve transportation.
- HB 1542 Postsecondary schools; SCHEV to adopt regulations to secure funds to manage financial liabilities.
- HB 1551 Special Workforce Grant Fund; created.
- HB 1568 Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; small business development programs.
- HB 1575 High school apprenticeship; tax credit.
- HB 1576 Composite index; local ability to pay for certain counties.
- HB 1583 Commonwealth Broadband Chief Advisor; establishes position.
- HB 1609 Horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering; definition of "historical horse racing."
- HJ 26 Coastal Flooding, Joint Subcommittee on; continued, report.
- HJ 101 Energy storage devices; DMME to study use.
- SB 20 Regulatory reduction pilot program; Department of Planning and Budget to implement, report.
- SB 27 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Scholarship Pilot Program; VCCS shall establish, report.
- SB 28 Medical research on dogs and cats; prohibition on use of state funds, civil penalty.
- SB 29 Budget Bill.
- SB 30 Budget Bill.
- SB 31 Interstate 73 Corridor Development Fund and Program; created.
- SB 37 Virginia Grocery Investment Program and Fund; created, report, effective clause.
- SB 44 Kinship Guardianship Assistance program; established.
- SB 47 Female genital mutilation; increases criminal penalty to Class 2 felony.
- SB 73 Overweight permits; vehicles for hauling Virginia-grown farm produce over bridges and culverts.
- SB 80 State School Health Advisory Board; established, report.
- SB 159 Medical services; Commonwealth's lien for payment, limitations.
- SB 163 Historical African American cemeteries and graves; adds cemetery at Belmont in Loudoun County.
- SB 181 Driver's license; suspension for nonpayment of fines or costs.
- SB 205 Children's Services Act; special education programs, expands eligibility for services.
- SB 225 Patient-Centered Medical Home Advisory Council; DBHDS shall establish a pilot program.
- SB 229 School bus personnel; training program on autism spectrum disorders.
- SB 231 Capital outlay plan; updates six-year plan for projects.
- SB 232 Commonwealth of Virginia Institutions of Higher Education Bond Act of 2018; created.
- SB 247 Hemp, industrial; research programs.
- SB 248 Virginia Retirement System; technical amendments.
- SB 261 Standards of Quality; staffing requirements, librarians and clerical personnel.
- SB 262 Adoption; leave benefit.
- SB 265 Coastal Adaptation and Protection, Special Assistant to the Governor for; position created.
- SB 310 Medical Assistance Services, Department of; eligibility for services under waiver.
- SB 318 Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; implementation of certification programs.
- SB 321 Virginia Retirement System; health insurance credits for retired state employees.
- SB 331 Voter registration; verification of social security numbers, provisional registration status.
- SB 334 Underage alcohol possession, etc.; expungement of certain offenses.
- SB 401 Sixth grade science; Department of Education, et al., shall update curriculum.
- SB 404 Biennial appropriations; changes appropriations to start July 1 in an odd-numbered year, etc.
- SB 426 Victims of domestic violence; clerk of court shall make certain information available to petitioner.
- SB 449 Newborn screening; screening for Pompe disease, etc.
- SB 456 School personnel survey; Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop & make available annually.
- SB 462 Virginia National Guard; education grants for members.
- SB 465 U.S. Armed Forces & Va. Nat'l Guard; malicious bodily injury to or pointing of laser at members.
- SB 471 MMIE projects; Virginia Public Building Authority to finance or assist.
- SB 523 Voter identification; electronic pollbooks to contain photographs of voters, effective clause.
- SB 539 Child day programs; exemptions from licensure, removes certain programs from list.
- SB 545 Court reporters or court reporting services provider; prohibited actions, civil penalties.
- SB 559 Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act; secure return of voted military-overseas ballots.
- SB 560 Long-Term Employment Support and Extended Employment Services; assisting persons with disabilities.
- SB 569 Contractors, Board for; exemption from licensure certain students.
- SB 579 Tax credits related to education; aggregate cap.
- SB 580 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; amends Act to facilitate sharing data.
- SB 593 Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder.
- SB 631 Virginia Community College System; changes to ensure a standard quality of education.
- SB 636 Kinship Guardianship Assistance program; established.
- SB 644 DNA sample after arrest; certain misdemeanors.
- SB 656 Virginia College Savings Plan; members of governing board to disclose personal interests, etc.
- SB 658 Literary Fund; application for loans by regional and joint schools.
- SB 660 Youth Employment Solutions apprenticeship program; feasibility of implementation.
- SB 683 Commuter Rail Operating and Capital Fund; established.
- SB 693 Virginia Waterway Maintenance Fund and Grant Program; established, awarding a grant of funds.
- SB 716 Background checks; Department of State Police shall recommend, etc., options to expedite process.
- SB 738 Public Elementary and Secondary Education, Commission on the Future of; established, report.
- SB 772 Claims; Danial J Williams, Joseph Jesse Dick, Jr., Eric Cameron Wilson, and Derek Elliot Tice.
- SB 775 Public schools; military children, tuition.
- SB 785 Electronic textbooks; prohibits local school boards from requiring use in any course in grades 6-12.
- SB 786 Public schools; fee for enrollment of certain students.
- SB 803 Alcoholic beverage control; sales conducted at government stores established.
- SB 819 MEI Commission; clarifies annual report concerning endorsed incentive packages.
- SB 827 Courthouse and courtroom security; increases assessment to fund security.
- SB 856 Mass transit; establishing various Funds to improve transportation.
- SB 869 Education Improvement Scholarships tax credits; benefits & elig. requirements for disabled students.
- SB 878 Correctional facilities, local and regional; standards for mental health.
- SB 883 Income tax, corporate & state; modification for certain companies, grants.
- SB 884 Alcoholic beverage control; increases general license application fee.
- SB 893 Medical assistance; determination of income, personal needs.
- SB 896 Motor vehicle fuels; sales tax in certain regions of the Commonwealth.
- SB 915 Medical assistance; increase access to certain services.
- SB 926 Special counsel; contingency fees for those employed by a state agency.
- SB 937 High school apprenticeship; tax credit.
- SB 946 Auditor of Public Accounts; eliminates requirement that the Auditor audit certain entities annually.
- SB 954 Marijuana; reduces penalties for possession to a fine of not more than $500.
- SB 969 SOL; verified credit.
- SB 977 Training center; clarifies definition.
- SB 985 Hurricane and Flooding Risk Reduction and Bond Rating Protection Act of 2018; report.