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2020 SESSION

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SN10226

In the Senate
February 26, 2020

 

THE SENATE HAS PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS THE FOLLOWING HOUSE BILLS:

H.B. 9 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 18.2 a section numbered 18.2-287.5, relating to reporting lost or stolen firearms; civil penalty.

Patrons--Bourne, Ayala, Bagby, Filler-Corn, Levine, Lopez, McQuinn, Price and Rasoul

H.B. 358 A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4321.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to contracts with government agencies for public works; agreements with labor organizations. (HB358EH1)

Patrons--Lopez, Carroll Foy, Kory, Tran, Guzman, Hope, Levine and Simonds

H.B. 1411 A BILL to amend and reenact § 64.2-2011 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 64.2 a section numbered 64.2-520.2, relating to fiduciaries; good faith reliance on certificate of qualification. (HB1411H1)

Patrons--Leftwich and Krizek

 

THE SENATE HAS PASSED WITH SUBSTITUTES THE FOLLOWING HOUSE BILLS:

H.B. 2 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-308.2, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 18.2-308.2:2, 22.1-277.07, and 54.1-4201.2 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-308.2:5, relating to firearm transfers; criminal history record information check; penalty. (HB2S1)

Patrons--Plum, Bagby, Helmer, Mullin, Carr, Carroll Foy, Filler-Corn, Hope, Kory, Levine, Lopez, McQuinn, Murphy, Price, Reid, Samirah and Watts; Senators: Boysko and Favola

H.B. 264 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-308.02 and 18.2-308.06 of the Code of Virginia, relating to concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence. (HB264S1)

Patrons--Lopez and Levine

H.B. 831  A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-306 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 55.1-306.1, relating to utility easements; broadband and other communications services. (HB831S1)

Patrons--Carroll Foy, Ayala, Hurst, Kory and Edmunds

H.B. 1004 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-308.1:4 and 18.2-308.2:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to protective orders; possession of firearms; surrender or transfer of firearms; penalty. (HB1004S1)

Patrons--Mullin, Helmer, Murphy, Filler-Corn, Levine and Lopez

H.B. 1083 A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-56.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to allowing access to firearms by minors; penalty. (HB1083S1)

Patrons--Hayes, Ayala, Bourne, Filler-Corn, Hope, Levine, Lopez and Samirah

H.B. 1573 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 3.2-6587, 18.2-403.1, and 18.2-403.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to rabid animals; penalty. (HB1573S1)

Patron--Bell

H.B. 1675 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 22 of Title 15.2 an article numbered 7.3, consisting of sections numbered 15.2-2316.6 through 15.2-2316.9, relating to siting of solar energy facilities. (HB1675S1)

Patron--Hodges

 

THE SENATE HAS PASSED WITH SUBSTITUTES WITH AMENDMENTS THE FOLLOWING HOUSE BILLS:

H.B. 421 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 15.2-915 and 15.2-915.5 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 15.2-915.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to control of firearms by localities. (HB421S1)

Patrons--Price, Carr, Filler-Corn, Hope, Kory, Levine, Lopez and Simon; Senator: Boysko

H.B. 1639 A BILL to direct the Department of Environmental Quality to convene a work group to develop recommendations on the issue of the disposal of construction fill and debris on rural lands. (HB1639S1)

Patron--Guzman

 

THE SENATE HAS INSISTED ON ITS AMENDMENTS AND HAS REQUESTED CONFERENCE COMMITTEES ON THE FOLLOWING HOUSE BILLS:

H.B. 337 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 40.1 a section numbered 40.1-33.1, relating to prohibiting employers from discriminating against employees for instituting proceedings for nonpayment of wages.

Patrons--Price, Bagby, Delaney, Hope, Jenkins, Kory, Krizek, Levine, Lindsey, Rasoul, Simon, Simonds and Willett

H.B. 1186 A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2159 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fees for disposal of solid waste; Russell County.

Patron--Wampler

 

THE SENATE HAS INSISTED ON ITS SUBSTITUTES AND HAS REQUESTED CONFERENCE COMMITTEES ON THE FOLLOWING HOUSE BILLS:

H.B. 330 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 40.1 a section numbered 40.1-28.7:7, relating to covenants not to compete; low-wage employees; civil penalty. (HB330S1)

Patron--VanValkenburg

H.B. 795 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 38.2-3431, 38.2-3437, and 38.2-3521.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to health insurance; association health plans. (HB795S1)

Patrons--Hurst, Guzman, Kilgore, Wilt, Aird, Robinson and Scott

H.B. 1247 A BILL to create a six-year capital outlay plan for projects to be funded entirely or partially from general fund-supported resources and to repeal Chapters 715 and 722 of the Acts of Assembly of 2017. (HB1247S1)

Patron--Torian

H.B. 1495 A BILL to amend and reenact § 51.1-155 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Retirement System; retired law-enforcement officers employed as school security officers. (HB1495S1)

Patrons--Torian, Batten, Helmer, Leftwich and Webert

 

THE SENATE HAS INSISTED ON ITS SUBSTITUTE WITH AN AMENDMENT TO THE FOLLOWING HOUSE BILL:

H.B. 395 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 40.1-28.9 and 40.1-28.10 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the minimum wage. (HB395S1)

Patrons--Ward, Bagby, Guzman, Aird, Carr, Cole, J.G., Delaney, Filler-Corn, Herring, Keam, Kory, Levine, Rasoul and Samirah

 

THE SENATE HAS REJECTED THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES TO THE FOLLOWING SENATE BILLS:

S.B. 575 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-2523 and 54.1-2525 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Prescription Monitoring Program; information disclosed to the Emergency Department Information Exchange; redisclosure. (SB575E)

Patron--Dunnavant

S.B. 700 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 17.1-249 and 64.2-409 of the Code of Virginia, relating to indexing of wills.

Patron--Obenshain

 

THE SENATE HAS REJECTED THE SUBSTITUTES PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES TO THE FOLLOWING SENATE BILLS:

S.B. 286 A BILL to amend and reenact § 19.2-303.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to deferred dispositions; property crimes; larceny and receiving stolen goods. (SB286H1)

Patrons--Deeds and Stanley

S.B. 407 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. (SB407H1)

Patrons--Hashmi, Mason and McClellan

S.B. 480 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 40.1 a section numbered 40.1-28.7:7, relating to covenants not to compete; low-wage employees; civil penalty. (SB480H1)

Patrons--DeSteph and Morrissey

S.B. 588 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 58.1-3818, 58.1-3819, 58.1-3823, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, 58.1-3825.3, 58.1-3830, 58.1-3833, and 58.1-3842 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal §§ 58.1-3818.01, 58.1-3818.03, 58.1-3818.04, 58.1-3820, 58.1-3821, and 58.1-3831, relating to local taxing authority. (SB588H1)

Patrons--Hanger, Favola, Lewis, Locke and Mason

S.B. 612 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. (SB612H1)

Patron--Lucas

S.B. 768 A BILL to require the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to convene a work group to study expanding the categories of individuals who may conduct evaluations to determine whether a person meets the criteria for temporary detention. Report. (SB768H1)

Patron--Barker

 

THE SENATE HAS REJECTED THE SUBSTITUTE WITH AN AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES TO THE FOLLOWING SENATE BILL:

S.B. 818  A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-254.3, relating to the Behavioral Health Docket Act. (SB818H2)

Patrons--Morrissey, Boysko and Mason; Delegates: Hope and Samirah

 

THE SENATE HAS ACCEDED TO THE REQUEST OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES FOR CONFERENCE COMMITTEES ON THE FOLLOWING SENATE BILLS:

S.B. 105 A BILL to amend and reenact § 20-124.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to best interests of the child; act of violence, force, or threat against intimate partner or the intimate partner's child; history of child abuse. (SB105H1)

Patrons--Favola; Delegate: Kory

S.B. 263 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-308.02 and 18.2-308.06 of the Code of Virginia, relating to concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence. (SB263H1)

Patrons--Bell and Ebbin

S.B. 593 A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-914 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 63.2-1701.01, relating to licensed family day homes; storage of firearms. (SB593H1)

Patron--Hanger

 

THE SENATE HAS REJECTED THE SUBSTITUTE PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES TO THE FOLLOWING SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION:

S.J.R. 67 Directing the Joint Audit and Review Commission to study and make recommendations for how Virginia should legalize and regulate the growth, sale, and possession of marijuana and address the impacts of marijuana prohibition. Report. (SJ67H1)

Patrons--McClellan and Morrissey; Delegates: Carr and Cole, J.G.

 

THE SENATE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING HOUSE BILLS:

H.B. 103 A BILL to amend and reenact § 23.1-900 of the Code of Virginia, relating to certain institutions of higher education; transcript notations; expungement.

Patron--Lindsey

H.B. 564 A BILL to amend and reenact § 3.1 of Chapters 243 and 299 of the Acts of Assembly of 2007, which provided a charter for the Town of Cheriton in Northampton County, relating to town election.

Patron--Bloxom

H.B. 760 A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2511 of the Code of Virginia, relating to annual local audit; enforcement; civil penalty.

Patron--Aird

H.B. 1080 A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-308.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-280.2:4, relating to firearms or other weapons on school property.

Patrons--Hope and Kory

H.B. 1105 A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2304 of the Code of Virginia, relating to affordable housing; City of Charlottesville.

Patron--Hudson

H.B. 1107 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 1, 5, as amended, 5.1, as amended, 6, as amended, 7, 8, 9, as amended, 12, as amended, 14, as amended, 17, as amended, 19, 20, as amended, 25, 28, 29, as amended, 36 through 40, 42, 43, as amended, 45-a through 48, 50.1, as amended, 50.2, 50.3, 50.4, as amended, 50.5, 50.6, 50.7, and 51 of Chapter 384 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, to amend Chapter 384 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946 by adding sections numbered 5.01 and 5.02, and to repeal §§ 2, 10, 11, and 13, as amended, 14-b, 15, as amended, 18, 24, as amended, 26, 27, as amended, 31, 33, as amended, 35, and 45 of Chapter 384 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946, which provided a charter for the City of Charlottesville, relating to city organization; council.

Patron--Hudson

H.B. 1271 A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-1151.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to conveyance of right-of-way usage to certain nonpublic service companies.

Patrons--Hodges and LaRock

H.B. 1300 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-4340, 8.01-232, and 23.1-1017 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 2.2-4340.1 and 2.2-4340.2, relating to Virginia Public Procurement Act; statute of limitations on actions on construction contracts; statute of limitations on actions on performance bonds. (HB1300H1)

Patrons--Hurst, Kilgore and Runion

H.B. 1359 A BILL to amend and reenact § 17.1-513 of the Code of Virginia, relating to jurisdiction of civil claims; amending amount of claim. (HB1359H1)

Patron--Leftwich

H.B. 1380 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 64.2-701, 64.2-703, 64.2-706, 64.2-752, and 64.2-756 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 7 of Title 64.2 an article numbered 8.2, consisting of sections numbered 64.2-779.26 through 64.2-779.38; and to repeal § 64.2-770 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Uniform Directed Trust Act.

Patron--Leftwich

H.B. 1385 A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-1517 of the Code of Virginia, relating to insurance for certain retired employees of political subdivisions. (HB1385E)

Patron--Leftwich

H.B. 1500 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-278.17:1 and 20-103 of the Code of Virginia, relating to pendente lite spousal support; guidelines.

Patron--Collins

H.B. 1534 A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-826 of the Code of Virginia, relating to collection of town taxes by county.

Patron--Samirah

H.B. 1611 A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-319 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Town of Dublin, highway maintenance.

Patron--Rush

H.B. 1616 A BILL to amend and reenact § 2 of Chapter XVIII of Chapter 431 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, which provided a charter for the City of Hopewell, relating to the issuance of bonds. (HB1616E)

Patron--Coyner

H.B. 1688 A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-901 of the Code of Virginia, relating to cemeteries; grass cutting. (HB1688EH1)

Patron--McQuinn

H.B. 1720 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 1.3, 3.1, 3.4, 3.7, 4.1, 4.2, 4.5, 4.9, and 4.12 of Chapter 76 of the Acts of Assembly of 1978, which provided a charter for the Town of Abingdon in Washington County, and to repeal §§ 4.6 and 4.7 of Chapter 76 of the Acts of Assembly of 1978, relating to town boundaries, council, mayor, town manager, and salaries.

Patron--Wampler

 

THE SENATE HAS AGREED TO THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES TO THE FOLLOWING SENATE BILLS:

S.B. 224 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 58.1-602, 58.1-605, 58.1-605.1, and 58.1-606.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to additional local sales and use tax in Gloucester County; appropriations of Gloucester County to incorporated towns for educational purposes.

Patrons--Norment; Delegate: Hodges

S.B. 587 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 30-309 through 30-312 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the MEI Project Approval Commission. (SB587S1)

Patrons--Hanger and Howell

S.B. 679 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 62.1-256.2, relating to the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Advisory Committee established; sunset. (SB679S1)

Patron--Mason

S.B. 772 A BILL to amend and reenact § 29.1-540 of the Code of Virginia, relating to transportation of bait fish for sale; penalty. (SB772S1)

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Patron--Stanley

S.B. 1018 A BILL to amend and reenact § 19.2-303.01 of the Code of Virginia, relating to reduction of sentence; substantial assistance to prosecution.

Patron--Stanley

 

THE SENATE HAS AGREED TO THE SUBSTITUTES PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES TO THE FOLLOWING SENATE BILLS:

S.B. 312 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-10, 19.2-295.2, and 19.2-295.2:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to postrelease incarceration of felons sentenced for certain offenses. (SB312H1)

Patron--Stanley

S.B. 683 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 19.2-169.1 and 19.2-169.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to competency to stand trial; outpatient treatment. (SB683H1)

Patron--Mason

S.B. 704 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 62.1 a chapter numbered 3.8, containing articles numbered 1, 2, and 3, consisting of sections numbered 62.1-44.119 through 62.1-44.123, relating to Chesapeake Bay watershed implementation plan initiatives; civil penalty. (SB704H1)

Patrons--Mason and Boysko

S.B. 734 A BILL to direct the Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Resources to establish a work group to study the current process for approval of residential psychiatric services. Report. (SB734H1)

Patron--Deeds

S.B. 747 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 62.1-44.19:21.2, relating to nutrient and sediment credit generation and transfer. (SB747H1)

Patron--Hanger

S.B. 791 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-4002, 2.2-4103, 28.2-201, and 28.2-410 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal §§ 28.2-400.2 through 28.2-400.6, 28.2-411, and 28.2-1000.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to management of the menhaden fishery. (SB791H1)

Patrons--Lewis, Cosgrove, DeSteph, Hashmi, Stuart, Kiggans, Mason and Spruill

S.B. 795 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 28.2-1208 and 67-300 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 67-301 of the Code of Virginia, relating to offshore oil and gas drilling; policy. (SB795H1)

Patrons--Lewis and Mason

S.B. 868 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-520, 2.2-3004, 2.2-3900, 2.2-3901, 2.2-3902, 6.2-501, 15.2-853, 15.2-854, 15.2-965, 15.2-1507, 15.2-1604, 22.1-306, 36-96.1 through 36-96.3, 36-96.4, 36-96.6, and 55.1-1310 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-2901.1, by adding in Chapter 39 of Title 2.2 sections numbered 2.2-3904 through 2.2-3908, and by adding sections numbered 15.2-1500.1 and 22.1-295.2; and to repeal § 2.2-3903 of the Code of Virginia, relating to prohibited discrimination; public accommodations, employment, housing, and credit; causes of action; sexual orientation and gender identity. (SB868H1)

Patrons--Ebbin, Boysko, McClellan, Barker, Bell, Deeds, Edwards, Favola, Hashmi, Howell, Lewis, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, Mason, McPike, Morrissey, Petersen, Saslaw, Surovell and Vogel; Delegates: Adams, D.M., Askew, Ayala, Bagby, Bulova, Carr, Carroll Foy, Carter, Delaney, Guy, Guzman, Helmer, Heretick, Herring, Hope, Hurst, Jones, Keam, Kory, Krizek, Levine, Lindsey, Lopez, McQuinn, Mugler, Mullin, Murphy, Plum, Rasoul, Roem, Sickles, Simon, Simonds, Subramanyam, Torian, Tran, Tyler, Ward and Watts

S.B. 881 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 10.1-2202 and 10.1-2211.2 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 10.1-2211.3, relating to historical African American cemeteries and graves; fund. (SB881H1)

Patrons--Locke and Morrissey

S.B. 943 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 58.1-602, 58.1-605, 58.1-605.1, and 58.1-606.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to additional local sales and use tax in Mecklenburg County; appropriations of Mecklenburg County to incorporated towns for educational purposes. (SB943H1)

Patron--Ruff

 

THE SENATE HAS AGREED TO THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES TO THE FOLLOWING SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION:

S.J.R. 80 Designating April 19%9625 in 2020 and the final full week in April in each succeeding year, as National Prosthodontics Awareness Week in Virginia.

Patrons--Pillion and Chase

 

IN WHICH ACTION IT REQUESTS THE CONCURRENCE OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.



Susan Clarke Schaar
Clerk of the Senate