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2019 SESSION
Chairman: Ryan T. McDougle
Clerk: Susan Clarke Schaar, H. Lehman
Staff: Ginny Edwards
Date of Meeting: February 1, 2019
Time and Place: 9 AM / Senate Room 3, The Capitol
Patron: Howell
Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; meetings requirement. Requires the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council to meet upon the call of the chairman or when a majority of Council members request a meeting. Current law requires the Council to meet quarterly or upon the call of the chairman.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-355 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; meetings requirement.19101449D
Patron: Marsden
Commission on Civic Education; sunset; funding. Extends the sunset of the Commission on Civic Education from July 1, 2019, to July 1, 2024. The bill repeals a prohibition on the use of general funds to support the work of the Commission. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Civic Education.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-354 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal the second enactment of Chapter 562 of the Acts of Assembly of 2014, relating to the Commission on Civic Education; extends sunset; funding.19101827D
Patron: DeSteph
Office of the Attorney General; representation of members of the General Assembly for violations of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Allows the Office of the Attorney General to represent a member of the General Assembly in any civil matter alleging that such member in his official capacity violated the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.). This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-507 and 2.2-510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Office of the Attorney General; representation of members of the General Assembly for violations of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.19100756D
Patron: DeSteph
Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee; member terms. Increases from two to four the number of consecutive four-year terms a nonlegislative citizen member is allowed to serve on the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee (the Committee), which oversees the distribution of funds raised by the sale of Friend of the Chesapeake license plates. The bill provides that the two citizen members of the Committee who are appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, both of whose terms expire on July 1, 2019, shall have their terms extended until July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021, respectively. One of the two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates shall have the expiration of his term extended from July 1, 2019, until July 1, 2022. Such extensions shall not constitute a term in determining each member's eligibility for reappointment under the limit of four consecutive terms provided by the bill.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-256 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee; members.19102314D
Patron: Hanger
MEI Project Approval Commission. Makes several changes to the membership and operation of the MEI Project Approval Commission. The bill expands the membership from 10 to 11 members by adding one additional Senate appointment. The bill also clarifies the scope of the review required by the Commission to include not only economic development projects, but also potential tourism and film projects, while providing that projects only involving existing tax incentives currently available to any qualified tax payer shall not require review. Materials regarding the potential project shall be provided to the Commission at least 10 business days in advance of the meeting. Current law requires materials regarding the potential project to be provided at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. The bill contains technical amendments.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 30-309, 30-310, 30-311, and 30-312 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the MEI Project Approval Commission.19101924D
Patron: McDougle
Registrar of Regulations. Directs the Division of Legislative Services to employ a Registrar of Regulations for the purpose of performing the duties of the Virginia Register Act (§ 2.2-4100 et seq.). Current law directs the Code Commission to appoint the Registrar. The bill reflects current practice with respect to the Registrar of Regulations. This is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-4001, 2.2-4101, and 2.2-4102 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Registrar of Regulations.19100483D
Patron: McDougle
Uniform Law Commission; Commissioner expense reimbursements. Subjects the reimbursement of necessary travel and hotel expenses of members of the board of Commissioners of the Uniform Law Commission to the approval of the Joint Rules Committee or to the joint approval of the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-196 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Commissioners for Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation; Commissioner expense reimbursements.19100665D
Patron: Obenshain
Conflict of interest; dual-office holding; duties of Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; training requirement; inquiries from citizens. Requires all local elected officials to take training on the provisions of the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act at least once every two years. The bill requires such officials in office on July 1, 2019, to complete such training no later than December 31, 2019. The bill also prohibits an attorney for the Commonwealth from serving simultaneously as a county, city, or town attorney. The bill requires the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council (the Council) to offer guidance to any person who contacts the Council with an inquiry regarding ethics, conflicts issues, or a person's duties under the General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act, the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, or lobbying laws. Current law requires the Council to offer guidance on such Acts and lobbying laws to state and local government agencies and to those individuals to whom the Acts and lobbying laws apply.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 15.2-1534 and 30-356 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 31 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 9, consisting of a section numbered 2.2-3132, relating to conflict of interest; dual-office holding; duties of Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; training requirement; inquiries from citizens.19103492D
Patron: Chafin
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; school boards and school employees; hiring of relatives. Removes the prohibition for a school board to hire or employ, or for a division superintendent to recommend to the school board for employment, a relative of the school division superintendent. Currently, this prohibition applies to both members of the school board and the superintendent, with exceptions.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3119 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; school boards and school employees; hiring of relatives.19103302D
Patron: Peake
Auditor of Public Accounts; Commonwealth Data Point; employee compensation information. Requires that the searchable database containing certain state expenditure information that is maintained by the Auditor of Public Accounts include the number of full-time state employees for whom the annual rate of pay is more than $10,000, an identifier associated with each such employee, and the salary, bonuses, and total compensation paid during the fiscal year for the employee associated with each identifier. Current law requires that compensation data be connected to an employee's job position.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-133 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Auditor of Public Accounts; Commonwealth Data Point; employee compensation information.19102494D
Patron: Lewis
Department of Environmental Quality; Department of Education; sixth grade science curriculum. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Education to update the "Window into a Green Virginia" curriculum developed by the Departments for sixth grade science to include a unit on the benefits, including the energy benefits, of recycling and reuse.
A BILL to direct the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Education to update certain sixth grade science curriculum.19103236D
Patron: Lewis
Electronic voter registration; application by electronic means; U.S. Department of Defense-issued identification. Provides that, pursuant to an agreement between the Department of Elections and the U.S. Department of Defense, applicants registering to vote by electronic means may do so using a Department of Defense-issued identification card.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-423 and 24.2-424 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 3.2 of Chapter 4 of Title 24.2 a section numbered 24.2-416.8, relating to electronic voter registration; application by electronic means; U.S. Department of Defense-issued identification.19103059D
Patron: Edwards
Broadband Advisory Council; appointments; expiration. Increase from 14 to 16 the total membership of the Broadband Advisory Council by adding two additional nonlegislative members, one to represent the Friends of Municipal Broadband and one to represent the Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives. The bill removes the Secretary of Technology from the Council and adds the Secretary of Administration. The bill also extends the expiration of the Council from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2021.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2699.3 of the Code of Virginia and to amend and reenact the third enactment of Chapter 818 and the third enactment of Chapter 852 of the Acts of Assembly of 2009, relating to appointments to Broadband Advisory Council; expiration.19104184D
Patron: Ruff
MEI Commission; incentives for episodic television series. Adds episodic television series offered an incentive package the aggregate amount of which is in excess of $10 million to the list of projects that require review by the MEI Commission.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 30-309 through 30-312 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the MEI Commission; incentives for episodic television series.19103775D
Patron: Black
Study; Department of Transportation; purchase of the Dulles Greenway; report. Requests the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of purchasing all or part of the Dulles Greenway.
Requesting the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of purchasing all or part of the Dulles Greenway. Report.19100620D
Patron: Peake
Study; Virginia Department of Transportation; feasibility of eastern bypass for U.S. Route 29 around Charlottesville; report. Requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of an eastern bypass for U.S. Route 29 around Charlottesville, as well as potential funding sources including the potential sale of right-of-way properties that were acquired for the defunct western bypass project.
Requesting the Virginia Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of an eastern bypass for U.S. Route 29 around Charlottesville. Report.19101172D
Patron: Peake
Study; VDOT; Route 60 Corridor; report. Requests the Department of Transportation to review and update its 1999 study entitled "Route 60 Corridor Study: Amherst, Nelson, Appomattox, Buckingham, Cumberland, and Powhatan Counties."
Requesting the Department of Transportation to update its study of the Route 60 Corridor. Report.19101177D
Patron: Lucas
Study; reduction of the minimum recycling rate for municipal solid waste generated within a solid waste planning unit; report. Requests the Secretary of Commerce and Trade and the Secretary of Natural Resources (the Secretaries) to jointly study a reduction of the minimum recycling rate for municipal solid waste generated within a solid waste planning unit. In conducting its study, the Secretaries are to (i) investigate the impact that China's reduced recyclable material contamination acceptance rate has had and is currently having on solid waste planning units in the Commonwealth; (ii) analyze the effect on the Commonwealth of reducing the minimum required recycling rate for solid waste planning units, including impacts to landfills, localities, ecosystems, and the economy; and (iii) propose one or more solutions to assist solid waste planning units and the Commonwealth as a whole, including recommending a specific reduction of the minimum recycling rate for municipal solid waste generated within a solid waste planning unit.
Requesting the Secretary of Commerce and Trade and the Secretary of Natural Resources to jointly study a reduction of the minimum recycling rate for municipal solid waste generated within a solid waste planning unit. Report.19101324D
Patron: Locke
Shipbuilders Day. Designates August 13, in 2019 and in each succeeding year, as Shipbuilders Day in Virginia.
Designating August 13, in 2019 and in each succeeding year, as Shipbuilders Day in Virginia.19101229D
Patron: Reeves
Interstate 95 Corridor Improvement Plan; report. Requests the Commonwealth Transportation Board to study the portion of the Interstate 95 corridor between Exit 118 and the Springfield Interchange and financing options for improvements to the corridor.
Requesting the Commonwealth Transportation Board to study the portion of the Interstate 95 corridor between Exit 118 and the Springfield Interchange and financing options for improvements to the corridor. Report.19102700D
Patron: Sturtevant
Resiliency Week. Designates the first week of September, in 2019 and in each succeeding year, as Resiliency Week in Virginia.
Designating the first full week of September, in 2019 and in each succeeding year, as Resiliency Week in Virginia.19101743D
Patron: Chase
Study; JLARC; the practices, procedures, and accountability of industrial development authorities; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the practices, procedures, and accountability of industrial development authorities. In conducting its study, JLARC shall (i) collect information regarding the number sizes, budgets, and locations of industrial development authorities throughout the Commonwealth; (ii) collect information regarding any moneys received industrial development authorities, the source and final disposition of such moneys, and the level of control that local governing bodies have over the use of such moneys; (iii) make recommendations to enhance the level of supervision and accountability that local governing bodies have over industrial development authorities activities; (iv) collect information about opportunities for citizen engagement in pursuing and approving projects and make recommendations to enhance such engagement; and (vi) make other legislative recommendations as appropriate.
Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the practices, procedures, and accountability of industrial development authorities in the Commonwealth. Report.19102758D
Patron: McDougle
Move Over Awareness Month. Recognizing June 2019 as Move Over Awareness Month in honor of Lieutenant Bradford Turner Clark.
Recognizing June 2019 as Move Over Awareness Month in honor of Lieutenant Bradford Turner Clark.19103639D
Patron: Dance
The Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker Day. Designates August 16, in 2019 and in each succeeding year, as the Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker Day in Virginia.
Designating August 16, in 2019 and in each succeeding year, as the Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker Day in Virginia.19103272D
Patron: McDougle
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Awareness Day. Designates February 20, in 2019 and in each succeeding year, as Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Awareness Day in Virginia.
Designating February 20, in 2019 and in each succeeding year, as Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Awareness Day in Virginia.19101353D
Patron: DeSteph
Study; Secretary of Administration; State Board of Elections; electronic return of voted military-overseas ballots; pilot program; report. Requests the Secretary of Administration to oversee and develop a charter and directives for the State Board of Elections to form a working group to study implementation of electronic return of voted military-overseas ballots. In conducting its study, the State Board of Elections with the working group shall study and develop initial instructions and procedures which (i) consider issues related to accessibility, auditability, authentication, verification, and security through encryption, in order to ensure that any process implemented would guarantee the accuracy and integrity of voted military-overseas ballots, and (ii) recommend (a) security measures necessary to reasonably secure the transmission, processing, and storage of voter data from interception and unauthorized access, (b) methods for verifying and authenticating the identity of the voter electronically when registering to vote and when requesting a ballot from and returning a ballot to the voter's jurisdiction, (c) methods for the encryption of voted ballots, and (d) a procedure for security reviews after an election. The study shall focus on implementation of electronic return of voted military-overseas ballots first as a limited pilot program in 2020, and later on a statewide basis.
Requesting the Secretary of Administration to oversee and develop a charter and directives for the State Board of Elections to form a working group to study implementation of electronic return of voted military-overseas ballots. Report.19104220D
Patron: McClellan
Acknowledging with profound regret the existence and acceptance of lynching within the Commonwealth. Expresses the sentiment of the General Assembly in acknowledging with profound regret the existence and acceptance of lynching within the Commonwealth and calling for reconciliation among all Virginians. This resolution is a recommendation of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission.
Acknowledging with profound regret the existence and acceptance of lynching within the Commonwealth.19103780D
Patron: McClellan
Breastfeeding Awareness Month. Designates August, in 2019 and in each succeeding year, as Breastfeeding Awareness Month in Virginia.
Designating August, in 2019 and in each succeeding year, as Breastfeeding Awareness Month in Virginia.19102376D
Patron: McClellan
World Prematurity Day. Designates November 17, in 2019 and in each succeeding year, as World Prematurity Day in Virginia.
Designating November 17, in 2019 and in each succeeding year, as World Prematurity Day in Virginia.19102377D
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, 2021.
Continuing the Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the Twenty-First Century. Report.19103005D
Patron: Lewis
Study; JLARC; costs of education; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the true cost of education in the Commonwealth and provide an accurate assessment of the costs to implement the Standards of Quality.
Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the true cost of education in the Commonwealth and provide an accurate assessment of the costs to implement the Standards of Quality. Report.19103131D
Patron: DeSteph
Study; Virginia Marine Resources Commission; creation of protection zones for submarine cables; report. Requests the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to study the feasibility of creating protection zones for submarine fiber optic cables located along Virginia's shores.
Requesting the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to study the feasibility of creating protection zones for submarine fiber optic cables located along Virginia's shores. Report.19103454D
Patron: Boysko
Study; Department of Housing and Community Development; permitting processes for broadband deployment and renewable energy construction projects; report. Requests the Department of Housing and Community Development to study the permitting processes in the Commonwealth for broadband deployment and renewable energy construction projects.
Requesting the Department of Housing and Community Development to study the permitting processes in the Commonwealth for broadband deployment and renewable energy construction projects. Report.19104542D
Patron: Deeds
Study; JLARC; health benefit plan premium rate review process administered by the SCC's Bureau of Insurance; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the health benefit plan premium rate review process administered by the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance. In conducting its study, JLARC is directed to (i) identify the extent to which premiums for private health benefit plans subject to Title 38.2 (Insurance) in the individual, small group, and large group markets have increased over the past decade; (ii) compare the increases of premiums for such health benefit plans in the Commonwealth to such increases in other states; (iii) identify legislative and regulatory actions by other states that have been effective in reducing, or tempering the rate of increase in, the premiums for such health benefit plans; (iv) compare the health benefit plan rate review processes administered by other states; (v) review the structure and administration of the Bureau of Insurance as it relates to the health benefit plan premium rate review process; and (vi) examine the role of public input in the health benefit plan premium rate review process.
Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the health benefit plan premium rate review process administered by the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance. Report.19101966D
Patron: Vogel
Montessori Education Day. Designates January 6, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Montessori Education Day in Virginia.
Designating January 6, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Montessori Education Day in Virginia.19103989D
Patron: Lewis
Designating July, in 2019 and in each succeeding year, as Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month.
Designating July, in 2019 and in each succeeding year, as Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month.19106201D