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2020 SESSION
Chair: Mamie E. Locke
Clerk: Susan Clarke Schaar, H. Lehman
Staff: Amigo Wade, Lily Jones
Date of Meeting: February 28, 2020
Time and Place: 9 AM (THIS IS A TIME CHANGE) / Senate Room 3, The Capitol
This is a time change.
Patron: Simonds
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; sunset. Extends the sunset provision of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2023.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 51.5-154 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; sunset.20101801D
Patron: Sullivan
Secretary of Health and Human Resources; task force; shortage of certified sexual assault nurse examiners in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to establish a task force to study the shortage of certified sexual assault nurse examiners in the Commonwealth. The task force shall report its findings and conclusions, together with specific recommendations for legislative, regulatory, and budgetary actions, to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2020.
A BILL to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to establish a task force to study the shortage of certified sexual assault nurse examiners in the Commonwealth; report.20103815D
Patron: Watts
Policies against workplace harassment; legislative branch. Requires each legislative branch agency to adopt and implement the Commonwealth Workplace Harassment Policy established by the Department of Human Resource Management. The bill provides that the Policy applies to legislative branch employees, including General Assembly members and members-elect, when undertaking meetings with other state employees, contract employees, applicants for employment, customers, vendors, members of the media, members of the public, volunteers, or lobbyists or when conducting or performing election activities in the scope of official duties.
Under the bill, a victim of alleged workplace harassment will be able to file a complaint against a legislative branch employee, other than a member of the General Assembly, in accordance with the procedures of the Policy or with the Division of Human Rights in the Office of the Attorney General. The Division of Human Rights is authorized to investigate the complaint and use any other powers with regard to the complaint granted to it under law. The bill requires each house of the General Assembly to adopt rules governing procedures and disciplinary sanctions for General Assembly members and members-elect violating policies against workplace harassment.
The 2018 Session of the General Assembly enacted legislation requiring full-time legislative branch employees to complete a sexual harassment training course once every two calendar years beginning January 1, 2020. In addition to other differences, this bill broadens the scope of training for legislative branch employees and provides for punitive damages if a party complaining of workplace harassment demonstrates that the defendant engaged in a discriminatory practice with malice or reckless indifference. The bill contains a reenactment clause and has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 30-129.4, 30-129.5, and 30-129.6 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 30-129.5:1, relating to workplace harassment; legislative branch policies.20101894D
Patron: Hurst
Registered lobbyists; sexual harassment training. Requires lobbyists registered with the Secretary of the Commonwealth to complete the sexual harassment training course provided by the Office of the Clerk of the House of Delegates or the Office of the Clerk of the Senate once every two calendar years. The bill requires lobbyists to provide a certificate of completion of the training that is not more than two years old to the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council in order to complete their registrations. The bill has a delayed effective date of May 1, 2021, to coincide with the start of the 2021-2022 lobbying year.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-422 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 13.1 of Title 30 a section numbered 30-129.7, relating to registered lobbyists; sexual harassment training.20101750D
Patron: Cole, J.G.
Segregated accommodations and segregation districts for residences. Repeals Acts of Assembly that implemented (i) separate accommodations for white and African American passengers on steamboats and (ii) designation of segregation districts for residence.
A BILL to repeal Chapter 300 of the Acts of Assembly of 1901, Chapter 157 of the Acts of Assembly of 1912, and Chapter 51 of the Acts of Assembly of 1916, relating to segregated accommodations and segregation districts for residence.20102526D
Patron: Jones
Segregation in transportation. Repeals Acts of Assembly Chapters from 1901, 1906, and 1959 requiring and facilitating segregation on railcars, streetcars, and buses.
A BILL to repeal Chapters 454, 463, and 554 of the Acts of Assembly of 1901, Chapter 91 of the Acts of Assembly of 1906, and Chapter 49 of the Acts of Assembly of 1959, relating to segregation in transportation.20102512D
Patron: Herring
Criminal fiscal impact statements. Provides that no bill resulting in an increase in net periods of imprisonment or commitment shall be (i) reported from a standing committee of the House of Delegates or the Senate or (ii) passed by the House of Delegates or the Senate unless a fiscal impact statement for the current version of the bill has been prepared and is printed on the face of the bill or reported or passed as an amendment to such bill. Current law requires such fiscal impact statements to be prepared and the amount of the estimated appropriation reflected in the fiscal impact statement to be printed on the face of each bill.
The bill clarifies the ability of the Division of Legislative Services to forward an advance copy of such bills to the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission for the preparation of such fiscal impact statements.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 30-19.1:4 and 30-28.18 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fiscal impact statements for bills resulting in a net increase of periods of imprisonment or commitment.20102687D
Patron: Adams, D.M.
Commission on Wellness and Opportunity established. Creates the 21-member Commission on Wellness and Opportunity in the legislative branch to study and make recommendations relating to establishing the mission and vision of what health and wellness means for Virginia by examining various dimensions of health and wellness, including but not limited to physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, environmental, and social wellness, and utilizing the comprehensive theoretical framework of "the social determinants of health"; identifying and defining measurable opportunities and outcomes that build community competence around well-being; and making policy recommendations for improving the quality of life for the people of the Commonwealth. The Commission shall meet at least quarterly. The bill provides that the commission will expire on July 1, 2025.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 30 a chapter numbered 60, consisting of sections numbered 30-376 through 30-383, relating to Commission on Wellness and Opportunity; report.20103312D
Patron: Bagby
Obsolete Acts of Assembly; racial inequity. Repeals numerous obsolete and discriminatory Acts of Assembly from the early 20th century. This is a recommendation of the Governor's Commission to Examine Racial Inequity in Virginia Law. The purpose of the Commission was to identify and make "recommendations to address laws that were intended to or could have the effect of promoting or enabling racial discrimination or inequity."
A BILL to repeal Chapters 270, 284, 287, 302, and 324 of the Acts of Assembly of 1908, Chapters 35 and 45 of the Acts of Assembly of 1916, Chapter 180 of the Acts of Assembly of 1918, and Chapter 344 of the Acts of Assembly of 1920, relating to obsolete acts; racial inequity.20102523D
Patron: Ward
Commission for Historical Statues in the United States Capitol; removal of Robert E. Lee statue from National Statuary Hall Collection. Creates the Commission for Historical Statues in the United States Capitol to provide for the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol and to recommend to the General Assembly as a replacement a statue of a prominent Virginia citizen of historic renown or renowned for distinguished civil or military service to be commemorated in the National Statuary Hall Collection.
The Commission will consist of six members appointed as follows: one member of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; one member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; two nonlegislative citizen members who are Virginia or American historians appointed by the Governor; one nonlegislative citizen member appointed upon the vote of the Commission members appointed by the Speaker, the Senate Committee on Rules, and the Governor; and the Director of the Department of Historic Resources, who serves ex officio with nonvoting privileges. The Department of Historic Resources will provide staff support to the Commission.
The Commission will also be required to (i) select a sculptor for the new statue, with preference given to a sculptor from Virginia; (ii) estimate the costs associated with the replacement of the Robert E. Lee statue, including costs related to construction and placement of the new statue, for the removal and transfer of the Robert E. Lee statue, and for any unveiling ceremony of the new statue; and (iii) recommend to the General Assembly a suitable state, local, or private nonprofit history museum in the Commonwealth for placement of the Robert E. Lee statue.
The bill requires the Commission to hold at least one public hearing prior to making any recommendation to the General Assembly on a new statue and requires the costs of the Commission's work to be borne by the Commission from such private funds as are collected by the Commission and general funds as are appropriated by the General Assembly.
This bill incorporates HB 181.
A BILL to establish the Commission for Historical Statues in the United States Capitol to provide for the replacement of the Robert E. Lee statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol, to recommend to the General Assembly as a replacement a statue of a prominent Virginia citizen of historic renown or renowned for distinguished civil or military service to be commemorated in the National Statuary Hall Collection, and to provide for the selection of a sculptor for the new statue; and to provide for submission of the Commonwealth's request to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library for approval to replace the Robert E. Lee statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol.20107633D
Patron: Krizek
Virginia Revolutionary 250 Commission; report. Establishes the Virginia Revolutionary 250 Commission to plan, develop, and perform programs and activities to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the Revolutionary War, and the independence of the United States. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2027.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 25 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 11, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-2544 through 2.2-2549, relating to the Virginia Revolutionary 250 Commission; report.20107854D
Patron: McQuinn
Chapters of acts of assembly of previous years repealed. Repeals chapters of the acts of assembly of 1914, 1916, and 1920 related to the establishment and expansion of the Central State colony for "feeble-minded colored persons" and repeals a chapter of the acts of assembly of 1918 related to the appropriation of money for, among other things, the construction of separate sanatoria for white and non-white persons for the treatment of tuberculosis.
A BILL to repeal Chapter 346 of the Acts of Assembly of 1914, Chapter 207 of the Acts of Assembly of 1916, Chapter 384 of the Acts of Assembly of 1918, and Chapter 262 of the Acts of Assembly of 1920, relating to repeal of various chapters of the acts of assembly of previous years.20102518D
Patron: Askew
Institutional racial segregation and discrimination. Repeals several Acts of Assembly from 1901 to 1960 that contain provisions that implemented and enforced racial segregation and discrimination in public facilities and common carriers, on public documents, and within the office of the State Registrar.
A BILL to repeal Chapter 580 of the Acts of Assembly of 1901, Chapter 198 of the Acts of Assembly of the extra session of 1901, Chapters 605 and 609 of the Acts of Assembly of 1904, Chapter 74 of the Acts of Assembly of 1908, Chapters 28 and 264 of the Acts of Assembly of 1910, Chapter 309 of the Acts of Assembly of 1912, Chapters 206 and 315 of the Acts of Assembly of 1916, Chapters 217 and 220 of the Acts of Assembly of 1918, Chapters 40, 109, and 295 of the Acts of Assembly of 1920, Chapter 371 of the Acts of Assembly of 1924, Chapter 313 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, Chapter 317 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, Chapter 702 of the Acts of Assembly of 1954, Chapters 32 and 37 of the Acts of Assembly of the extra session of 1956, and Chapters 358 and 501 of the Acts of Assembly of 1960, relating to racial segregation in public facilities and common carriers, on public documents, and within the office of the State Registrar.20102522D
Patron: Freitas
Celebrating the life of Sergeant First Class Dae Han Park, USA.
Celebrating the life of Sergeant First Class Dae Han Park, USA.20100288D
Patron: Freitas
Celebrating the life of Master Sergeant Sae Jin Park-Schneider, USA.
Celebrating the life of Master Sergeant Sae Jin Park-Schneider, USA.20101229D
Patron: Kory
Gun Violence Awareness Day. Designates June 1, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Gun Violence Awareness Day in Virginia.
Designating June 1, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Gun Violence Awareness Day in Virginia.20100169D
Patron: Kory
Women's Equality Day. Designates August 26, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Women's Equality Day in Virginia.
Designating August 26, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Women's Equality Day in Virginia.20100305D
Patron: Tyler
Study; staffing levels, employment conditions, and compensation at the Virginia Department of Corrections; report. Establishes a joint committee of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions; the House Committee on Public Safety; the Senate Committee on the Judiciary; and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services to study staffing levels, employment conditions, and compensation at the Virginia Department of Corrections. The resolution directs the joint committee to conclude its work by November 30, 2020, and to report its findings and recommendations no later than the first day of the 2021 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Establishing a joint committee of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions; the House Committee on Public Safety; the Senate Committee on the Judiciary; and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services to study staffing levels, employment conditions, and compensation at the Virginia Department of Corrections. Report.20107185D
Patron: Heretick
Emblem for honoring fallen public safety personnel; the Honor and Sacrifice Flag. Designates the Honor and Sacrifice Flag as the Commonwealth's emblem for honoring the brave men and women who have given their lives for public safety.
Designating the Honor and Sacrifice Flag as the Commonwealth's emblem for honoring the brave men and women who have given their lives for public safety.20100189D
Patron: Sickles
Study; JCOTS; safety, quality of life, and economic consequences of weather and climate-related events on coastal areas in Virginia; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS) to study the safety, quality of life, and economic consequences of weather and climate-related events on coastal areas in Virginia. In conducting its study, JCOTS shall examine (i) the negative impacts of weather, and geological and climate-related events, including displacement, economic loss, and damage to health or infrastructure; (ii) the area or areas and the number of citizens affected by such impacts; (iii) the frequency or probability and the time dimensions, including near-term, medium-term, and long-term probabilities of such impacts; (iv) alternative actions available to remedy or mitigate such impacts and their expected cost; (v) the degree of certainty that each of these impacts and alternative actions may reliably be known; and (vi) the technical resources available, either in state or otherwise, to effect such alternative actions and improve our knowledge of their effectiveness and cost.
Directing the Joint Commission on Technology and Science to study the safety, quality of life, and economic consequences of weather and climate-related events on coastal areas in Virginia. Report.20104996D
Patron: Hope
Radiologic Technology Week. Designates the week of November 8, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Radiologic Technology Week in Virginia.
Designating the week of November 8, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Radiologic Technology Week in Virginia.20100310D
Patron: Fowler
Commemorating the life and legacy of Secretariat.
Commemorating the life and legacy of Secretariat.20101812D
Patron: Bagby
Oliver White Hill, Sr., Day. Designates May 1, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Oliver White Hill, Sr., Day in Virginia.
Designating May 1, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Oliver White Hill, Sr., Day in Virginia.20101328D
Patron: Roem
Transgender Day of Remembrance. Designates November 20, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Transgender Day of Remembrance in Virginia.
Designating November 20, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Transgender Day of Remembrance in Virginia.20104162D
Patron: Rasoul
Virginia's Mental Health Region. Designates the Roanoke and New River Valleys as Virginia's Mental Health Region.
Recognizing the Roanoke and New River Valleys as Virginia's Mental Health Region.20104887D
Patron: Lopez
Affirming the Commonwealth's commitment to diversity and safeguarding the civil rights and dignity of all Virginians. Affirms the state's commitment to diversity and safeguarding the civil rights and dignity of all Virginians. The resolution instructs the Clerk of the House of Delegates to transmit copies of the resolution to the Secretary of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the Executive Director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, requesting that they further disseminate copies of this resolution to their respective constituents so that they may be apprised of the sense of the General Assembly in this matter.
Affirming the Commonwealth's commitment to diversity and safeguarding the civil rights and dignity of all Virginians.20101634D
Patron: Herring
Establishing a schedule for the conduct of business for the prefiling period of the 2021 Regular Session of the General Assembly of Virginia.
Establishing a schedule for the conduct of business for the prefiling period of the 2021 Regular Session of the General Assembly of Virginia.20105328D
Patron: Hodges
Study; continuing the Joint Subcommittee on Coastal Flooding; report. Continues the Joint Subcommittee on Coastal Flooding for two additional years, through the 2021 interim. This resolution incorporates HJ 77.
Continuing the Joint Subcommittee on Coastal Flooding. Report.20107184D
Patron: Roem
National Prosthodontics Awareness Week. Designates April 19-25 in 2020 and the final full week in April in each succeeding year, as National Prosthodontics Awareness Week in Virginia.
Designating April 19-25 in 2020 and the final full week in April, as National Prosthodontics Awareness Week in Virginia.20104241D
Patron: Robinson
Year of the Eye Exam. Designates 2020 as The Year of the Eye Exam in Virginia.
Designating 2020 as The Year of the Eye Exam in Virginia.20101822D
Patron: Price
Maternal Health Awareness Month. Designates July, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Maternal Health Awareness Month in Virginia. This bill incorporates HJ 74.
Designating July, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Maternal Health Awareness Month in Virginia.20106604D
Patron: Heretick
Study; JLARC; regulation of adult use of cannabis and medical cannabis; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study options for the regulation of adult use of cannabis and medical cannabis. The bill directs JLARC to (i) study and provide guidance on the potential creation of a Cannabis Control Commission to oversee licensing and regulation of industrial hemp, medical cannabis, and adult use of cannabis; (ii) provide regulatory guidance on potential tax rates and revenue forecasts for retail and wholesale products; (iii) study and make recommendations regarding the issuance of initial cultivation and retail licenses; (iv) develop and recommend a fee structure and grandfathering process for current pharmaceutical processors; (v) study and recommend potential marijuana advertising regulations; (vi) study and determine appropriate public consumption venues and personal cultivation allowances; (vii) study funding and processing requirements for expungement of criminal records and rights restoration related to marijuana decriminalization; (viii) study and recommend methods for diversifying ownership of the marijuana market; (ix) assess the California, Massachusetts, and Illinois marijuana programs and their effectiveness in transferring economic prosperity to disproportionately affected areas; (x) study the potential development of a community reinvestment fund; and (xi) review and analyze National Highway Traffic Safety Administration studies on marijuana-related impairment.
Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study options for the regulation of adult use of cannabis and medical cannabis. Report.
20107933D
Patron: Keam
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Awareness Month. Designating October, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Awareness Month in Virginia.
Designating October, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Awareness Month in Virginia.20104141D
Patron: Keam
Hangul Day. Designates October 9, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Hangul Day in Virginia.
Designating October 9, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Hangul Day in Virginia.20104278D
Patron: Guzman
Recognizing that global warming caused by human activity has resulted in a climate and ecological emergency. Expresses the sense of the General Assembly in recognizing that global warming caused by human activity that increases emissions of greenhouse gases has resulted in a climate and ecological emergency.
Recognizing that global warming caused by human activity that increases emissions of greenhouse gases has resulted in a climate and ecological emergency.20103339D
Patron: Morefield
Winter Honey Month. Designates February, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Winter Honey Month in Virginia.
Designating February, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Winter Honey Month in Virginia.20104963D
Patron: Carr
James River bateaumen. Recognizes the contributions of James River bateaumen to Virginia history.
Recognizing the contributions of James River Bateaumen.20104667D
Patron: O'Quinn
Navy Week. Recognizes Navy Week on March 30 - April 5, 2020, in Tri-Cities.
Recognizing Navy Week on March 30-April 5, 2020, in Tri-Cities.20104917D
Patron: Bulova
Indian American Heritage Month. Designates August, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Indian American Heritage Month in Virginia.
Designating August, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Indian American Heritage Month in Virginia.20104528D
Patron: LaRock
Commending the Division of Capitol Police.
Commending the Division of Capitol Police.20105856D
Patron: Delaney
Commending Fairfax County.
Commending Fairfax County.20105481D
Patron: Filler-Corn
Commending the Virginia Department of State Police.
Commending the Virginia Department of State Police.20106355D
Patron: Filler-Corn
Commending the Richmond Police Department.
Commending the Richmond Police Department.20108263D
Patron: Filler-Corn
Commending the Division of Capitol Police.
Commending the Division of Capitol Police.20108530D
Patron: Tyler
Commending Walmart Supercenter Store 2805.
Commending Walmart Supercenter Store 2805.20108098D
Patron: Petersen
Commending George Mason University Korea.
Commending George Mason University Korea.20105531D
Patron: Saslaw
Commending the Division of Capitol Police.
Commending the Division of Capitol Police.20106357D
Patron: McClellan
Commending the Richmond Police Department.
Commending the Richmond Police Department.20108109D
Patron: McDougle
Commending the Division of Capitol Police.
Commending the Division of Capitol Police.20108706D