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- HB 4 Lottery Board; regulation and control of casino gaming, definitions.
- HB 22 Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund; loan and grant program.
- HB 29 Budget Bill.
- HB 30 Budget Bill.
- HB 51 Line of Duty Act; eligible dependents.
- HB 74 Public schools; mental health awareness training required.
- HB 97 Newborn screening; screening for Krabbe disease.
- HB 157 Drivers of vehicles approaching stationary vehicles displaying certain warning lights; duties, etc.
- HB 169 Workers' compensation; occupational disease presumptions.
- HB 172 Virginia State Police Electronic Summons System Fund; created.
- HB 201 Elections; same-day registration.
- HB 220 Absentee voting; postage prepaid on return envelope.
- HB 281 Prisoners; medical care.
- HB 307 Income tax, state; subtraction for crime stopper rewards.
- HB 332 Reading diagnostic tests; DOE to develop and implement a pilot program.
- HB 351 School bus drivers; critical shortages.
- HB 366 Public defender offices; Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park and County of Prince William.
- HB 368 Public schools; enrollment, certain children placed in foster care.
- HB 376 Teacher and support staff shortages; data, reporting.
- HB 393 Landlord and tenant; statement of tenant rights and responsibilities.
- HB 395 Minimum wage; increases to $9.50 per hour effective May 1, 2021.
- HB 420 Emergency services and disaster preparedness plans; DEM to review plans.
- HB 422 Youth and Gang Violence Prevention Grant Fund and Program; created and established.
- HB 438 Workers' compensation; post-traumatic stress disorder, law-enforcement officers and firefighters.
- HB 447 Active duty military personnel, etc.; eligibility for in-state tuition and other benefits.
- HB 454 Virginia Public Procurement Act; purchase programs for recycled goods, climate positive materials.
- HB 456 Higher educational institutions, public; withdrawal of veteran student.
- HB 460 Scott, Winston Lamont; compensation for wrongful incarceration.
- HB 475 Va. sexual assault forensic examiner coordination program; established, report, effective clause.
- HB 536 Virginia Retirement System; accidental death and dismemberment benefits, definitions.
- HB 540 Elections administration; Department of Elections to employ a Director of Operations.
- HB 542 Regional water resource planning; State Water Control Board regulations.
- HB 566 Food stamps and TANF; eligibility, drug-related felonies.
- HB 581 Diversity and cultural competency; DHRM to develop online training module.
- HB 582 Employees of local governments; collective bargaining.
- HB 587 Baby changing facilities; DGS to implement in public buildings.
- HB 597 Group homes and children's residential facilities; licensure, certain information required.
- HB 617 Workers' compensation; repetitive motion injuries.
- HB 624 Human Rights, Division of; requirements for equal pay irrespective of sex.
- HB 634 School Divisions of Innovation; local assessments.
- HB 659 People with developmental disabilities; DOC to create workgoup to review guidelines to assist.
- HB 661 Exposure-prone incidents; Secretaries of HHR & PSHS to establish a work group.
- HB 687 State-certified doulas; certification, registry.
- HB 690 Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF); family cap.
- HB 704 Environmental justice; definitions, agency regulations, Virginia Environmental Justice Act, policy.
- HB 748 Research and development tax credits; extends sunset date, aggregate caps.
- HB 753 Social-emotional learning; DOE to develop guidance standards.
- HB 761 Elections; preclearance of certain covered practices required, definitions.
- HB 775 Virginia College Savings Plan; analyzing current programs to encourage citizens to save.
- HB 783 Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases, conditions before 7/1/20.
- HB 799 Child day programs; lead testing, potable water.
- HB 806 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; victims of sexual assault, report.
- HB 808 Survivors of sexual assault; definitions, every hospital to provide treatment or transfer services.
- HB 826 State plan for medical assistance; payment for services provided by certified doulas.
- HB 827 Virginia Human Rights Act; unlawful discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth.
- HB 832 Athlete agents; creates registration requirement, penalties.
- HB 833 Virginia Public Procurement Act; public works contracts, prevailing wage rate, penalty.
- HB 845 Law-enforcement officer definition; certain employees of Washington Metro Area Transit Authority.
- HB 852 VITA; required information security training program for state employees.
- HB 879 Certificate of public need; revises the Medical Care Facilities Certificate of Public Need Program.
- HB 896 Virginia Lottery; powers and duties of Board, sports betting, etc.
- HB 902 Long-term care services and supports; preadmission screenings.
- HB 907 Sickle cell anemia; treatment.
- HB 916 Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices Advisory Committee; established, report.
- HB 928 Chesterfield County School Board; recovery high school to be established.
- HB 933 Kinship Guardianship Assistance program; expands eligibility, fictive kin, definition.
- HB 935 Economic development programs; reporting requirements.
- HB 974 Writ of actual innocence; petition by convicted person.
- HB 975 Standards of Quality; state funding, ratios of teachers to English language learners.
- HB 981 Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act; definitions, funds, report.
- HB 988 Compensating victims of crime; persons eligible for award includes grandchildren.
- HB 992 A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership; staff shall be treated as state employees.
- HB 1002 Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Planning Grant Program; created.
- HB 1003 Virginia Geographic Information Network; transfer of responsibilities.
- HB 1012 Early childhood care and education; establishment of system, definitions, licensure.
- HB 1015 Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention Fund; created, report.
- HB 1017 Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority; created.
- HB 1024 State Police, Department of; establishment of cold case searchable database.
- HB 1025 Law-enforcement officers w/disability, former; vocational rehabilitation and employment services.
- HB 1034 Local Food and Farming Infrastructure Fund and Grant Program; established.
- HB 1056 Wellness and Opportunity, Commission on; established, report.
- HB 1090 Immunizations; regulations by State Board of Health.
- HB 1099 Rail construction or design; exempts high-risk contracts from required review.
- HB 1106 Health insurance program for local government employees; transit companies.
- HB 1125 Charitable Gaming Board; Texas Hold'em poker events.
- HB 1127 Therapeutic day treatment; definition.
- HB 1143 Local school boards; support services positions, licensed behavior analysts.
- HB 1176 Sexual assault nurse examiners; place of practice.
- HB 1179 Higher educational institutions, public; in-state tuition, refugees.
- HB 1209 New Americans, Office of; created within Department of Social Services.
- HB 1211 Driver privilege cards; definitions, effective date, report.
- HB 1226 Higher educational institutions, public; collection of debts by hospitals affiliated w/institutions.
- HB 1246 Commonwealth of Virginia Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2020; created.
- HB 1247 Capital outlay plan; updates six-year plan for projects.
- HB 1248 Capital outlay bill; timing of required submission.
- HB 1250 Virginia Community Policing Act; data collection and reporting requirement.
- HB 1251 Health insurance; definitions, payment to out-of-network providers, emergency services.
- HB 1275 Veteran Student Transition Grant Fund and Program; established.
- HB 1284 Correctional facilities; use of isolated confinement.
- HB 1291 Medical assistance services; managed care organization contracts with pharmacy benefits managers.
- HB 1300 Virginia Public Procurement Act; statute of limitations on actions on construction contracts.
- HB 1301 Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; established.
- HB 1313 Chief Resilience Officer; Governor to designate.
- HB 1318 Motion picture production tax credit; media-related exemptions, extends sunset provision.
- HB 1354 Plastic Waste Prevention Advisory Council; established.
- HB 1355 Community schools; establishment, community programs, etc.
- HB 1361 Truck Manufacturing Grant Fund; created.
- HB 1362 General registrars; certification requirement, removal from office.
- HB 1371 TANF; diversionary cash assistance.
- HB 1383 Virginia Lottery; Internet sales.
- HB 1410 Food stamps; Restaurant Meals Program.
- HB 1414 Transportation; amends numerous laws related to funds, safety programs, revenue sources, etc.
- HB 1418 Virginia Human Rights Act; discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual harassment.
- HB 1422 Chesapeake Bay watershed implementation plan initiatives; nutrient management plans for cropland.
- HB 1424 American Revolutionary 250 Commission; established, membership, report, sunset provision.
- HB 1426 School boards; availability of school meals to students, effective date.
- HB 1428 Virginia Health Benefit Exchange; created.
- HB 1436 Virginia Spirits Board and Virginia Spirits Promotion Fund; established, report.
- HB 1438 I-64; Commission to impose tolls in HOT lanes on certain portions.
- HB 1439 Transportation safety; adopting several initiatives.
- HB 1452 Temporary detention; observation, testing, or treatment.
- HB 1453 Acute psychiatric bed registry; DBHDS shall establish work group to evaluate, etc.
- HB 1495 Virginia Retirement System; retired law-enforcement officers employed as school security officers.
- HB 1498 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Grant Program and Fund; created.
- HB 1508 School counselors; minimum staffing ratio.
- HB 1509 Virginia Food Access Investment Program and Fund; established and created, report.
- HB 1513 Health insurance; credits for retired school division employees.
- HB 1519 Slavery & Subsequent De Jure & De Facto Racial & Economic Discrimination, Com. to Study; created.
- HB 1541 Central Virginia Transportation Authority; created.
- HB 1547 Higher educational institutions, public; eligibility for in-state tuition.
- HB 1553 Debt settlement services providers; licensure and regulation by State Corporation Commission.
- HB 1557 Appointed school boards; eliminates the annual salary limits for board members.
- HB 1558 Workers' compensation; Ombudsman program created.
- HB 1586 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; allocation of funds.
- HB 1597 GO Virginia grants; matching funds.
- HB 1602 Governor's New Airline Service Incentive Fund; created.
- HB 1619 Income tax, state; subtraction for low-income military veterans with a service-connected disability.
- HB 1633 Education, Board of; school modernization loan interest rate subsidy payments, eligibility.
- HB 1653 School counselors; staffing ratios, report.
- HB 1660 Online Virginia Network Authority; adds President of James Madison University as member, etc.
- HB 1663 Discrimination; prohibited in public accommodations, etc., causes of action.
- HB 1666 People with disabilities that can impair communication; vehicle registration.
- HB 1711 Virtual Virginia; availability in public elementary and middle schools.
- HB 1722 Applied behavior analysis services; Department of Education shall develop guidance and resources.
- HB 1726 Hampton Roads Regional Transit Program and Fund; created, transit funding.
- HB 1733 Advanced Production Grant Program and Fund; created.
- HJ 29 VDOC; various joint subcommittees to study staffing levels, etc.
- HJ 47 Coastal areas; study on economic consequences of weather-related events.
- HJ 102 Coastal Flooding, Joint Subcommittee on; continued, appropriations.
- SB 1 Driver's license; suspension for nonpayment of fines or costs, reinstatement of privilege to drive.
- SB 2 Marijuana; definitions, possession and consumption, civil penalties, report.
- SB 7 Minimum wage; increases to $9.50 per hour effective May 1, 2021.
- SB 8 Virginia Public Procurement Act; public works contracts, prevailing wage rate, penalty.
- SB 34 Driver privilege cards; definitions, effective date, report.
- SB 40 Line of Duty Act; eligible dependents.
- SB 54 Virginia Retirement System; retired law-enforcement officers employed as school security officers.
- SB 60 Capital outlay bill; timing of required submission.
- SB 94 Virginia Energy Plan; climate change pressing challenge.
- SB 109 Virginia Retirement System; accidental death and dismemberment benefits, definitions.
- SB 134 School boards; planning time & period for elementary, middle, & high school teachers, clause.
- SB 142 Virtual Virginia; availability to all public schools.
- SB 172 Health insurance; definitions, payment to out-of-network providers, emergency services.
- SB 199 Charitable gaming; removes restrictions regarding the number of calendar days that may be conducted.
- SB 248 Virginia Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund; created, moneys accruing to Fund, etc.
- SB 277 Income tax, state and corporate; deduction for commuter benefits provided by an employer.
- SB 321 Veterans; eligibility for status under state and local laws.
- SB 324 School bus drivers; critical shortages.
- SB 345 Workers' compensation; occupational disease presumptions, correctional officers, etc.
- SB 350 Emergency Shelters Upgrade Assistance Grant Fund; established.
- SB 392 Local school boards; lead testing, report, parental notification.
- SB 410 Public school buildings; school board shall maintain water mgmt. program to prevent Legionnaires'.
- SB 415 Compensation for wrongful incarceration; annuity term.
- SB 423 Health insurance; mandated coverage for hearing aids for minors and services.
- SB 436 Virginia Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List; established, penalty.
- SB 462 Higher educational institutions, public; in-state tuition, children of active duty service members.
- SB 481 Employees; earned sick leave, civil penalties.
- SB 511 Writ of actual innocence; petition by convicted person.
- SB 513 Driver's license; suspensions for certain non-driving related offenses.
- SB 557 VDOT; electronic speed indicator signs on U.S. Route 17.
- SB 576 Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority; created.
- SB 577 Capital outlay plan; updates six-year plan for projects.
- SB 580 Commonwealth of Virginia Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2020; created.
- SB 610 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Grant Program and Fund; created.
- SB 611 Truck Manufacturing Grant Fund; created.
- SB 619 Mental health awareness training; certain school board employees required to complete.
- SB 622 Corrections, State Board of; renamed as State Board of Local and Regional Jails, powers and duties.
- SB 651 Fairfax County; policemen's pension and retirement board.
- SB 652 Fairfax County; policemen's retirement system.
- SB 656 Offender medical & mental health information & records; exchange of information to facility, etc.
- SB 702 Marine Resources Commission; permit fees, pier application, oyster fund.
- SB 732 Virginia Health Benefit Exchange; created.
- SB 735 Peer-to-peer vehicle sharing platforms; definitions, establishes requirements.
- SB 744 Misclassification of employees as independent contractors; Department of Taxation to investigate.
- SB 753 Virginia National Guard; state active duty for emergency response.
- SB 761 Driver's license; DMV to issue licenses and special ID cards.
- SB 787 Hampton Roads Regional Arena Authority; created, financing of a Hampton Roads arena and facility.
- SB 845 School buildings, public; mold testing, effective date.
- SB 856 Elections, State Board of; increasing membership, staggering terms, role and eligibility, report.
- SB 880 School counselors; minimum staffing ratio, effective clause.
- SB 890 Transportation; amends numerous laws related to funds, safety programs, revenue sources, etc.
- SB 891 Animal welfare regulations; keeping of dogs, cats, and rabbits.
- SB 910 Standards of Quality; state funding, ratios of teachers to English language learners.
- SB 935 Higher educational institutions, public; eligibility for in-state tuition.
- SB 936 Charitable Gaming Board; Texas Hold'em poker events.
- SB 938 Circuit court clerks; fees collected for recording and indexing.
- SB 940 Circuit court clerk's fee; lodging, etc., of wills.
- SB 948 Real property by state agencies; conveyance and transfers.
- SB 963 Energy manager; responsibilities.
- SB 990 Governor's New Airline Service Incentive Fund; created.
- SB 1014 Advanced Production Grant Program and Fund; created.
- SB 1027 Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act; definitions, funds, report.
- SB 1040 School board member compensation; City of Winchester.
- SB 1065 State-owned structures; DGS to determine which structures are high-risk, report.
- SB 1073 Virginia Food Access Investment Program and Fund; established and created, report.
- SJ 15 Teacher licensing process; Department of Education to study.
- SJ 27 Coastal Flooding, Joint Subcommittee on; continued, appropriations.
- SJ 38 Coastal areas; study on economic consequences of weather-related events.
- SJ 50 Commonwealth Corridor passenger rail service; DRPT to study feasibility of an east-west service.