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2020 SESSION

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In the Senate
March 2, 2020

THE SENATE HAS PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS THE FOLLOWING HOUSE BILLS:

H.B. 443 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 10.1-1402.04, relating to closure of certain coal combustion residuals impoundments; Giles and Russell Counties. (HB443H1)

Patrons--Carroll Foy and Hurst

H.B. 916 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-208.02, relating to Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Education Practices Advisory Committee; established. (HB916H1)

Patrons--Sickles, Samirah, Carr, Convirs-Fowler, Keam and Levine

H.B. 1426 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-79.7:1, relating to school boards; school meals; availability to students. (HB1426E)

Patrons--Roem, Aird, Hope, Hurst, Jenkins, Lopez, Price, Rasoul, Samirah and Subramanyam

H.B. 1460 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-3408.3 and 54.1-3442.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; telemedicine; non-Virginia residents. (HB1460H1)

Patron--O'Quinn

H.B. 1653 A BILL to require the Department of Education to collect data from school boards regarding their ability to fill school counselor positions. (HB1653H1)

Patron--Wilt

H.B. 1670 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-3408.3, 54.1-3442.6, and 54.1-3442.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board of Pharmacy; pharmaceutical processors; cannabidiol oil; industrial hemp. (HB1670H1)

Patrons--O'Quinn, Davis and Kilgore


THE SENATE HAS PASSED WITH SUBSTITUTES THE FOLLOWING HOUSE BILLS:

H.B. 1093 A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-116.1:02 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 53.1 a section numbered 53.1-31.4, relating to prisoners; special identification cards. (HB1093S1)

Patron--Hope

H.B. 1506 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 38.2-3408, 54.1-3300, and 54.1-3300.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-3303.1, relating to pharmacists; initiating treatment with and dispensing and administering of controlled substances. (HB1506S1)

Patrons--Sickles, Edmunds and Kory

H.B. 1641 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2.1 of Chapter 14 of Title 10.1 a section numbered 10.1-1413.3, relating to coal ash ponds; drinking water well; resident notification. (HB1641S1)

Patrons--Ayala, Carroll Foy, Bulova, Cole, J.G., Convirs-Fowler, Delaney, Edmunds, Gooditis, Hayes, Helmer, Herring, Hope, Hurst, Jones, Keam, Krizek, Leftwich, Levine, Lindsey, Lopez, Murphy, Plum, Rasoul, Roem, Sickles, Simon, Tran and Watts

H.B. 1642 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2.1 of Chapter 14 of Title 10.1 a section numbered 10.1-1413.3, relating to coal ash ponds; well monitoring program; drinking water well testing. (HB1642S1)

Patrons--Ayala, Carroll Foy, Bulova, Convirs-Fowler, Hayes, Hope, Hurst, Keam, Leftwich, Levine, Lindsey, Lopez, Plum, Sickles, Simon, Subramanyam, Tran and Watts


THE SENATE HAS PASSED WITH A SUBSTITUTE WITH AN AMENDMENT THE FOLLOWING HOUSE BILL:

H.B. 827 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 39 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-3904, relating to the Virginia Human Rights Act; discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; reasonable accommodation for the known limitations of persons related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. (HB827S1)

Patrons--Carroll Foy, Ayala, Convirs-Fowler, Levine, McQuinn, Tran, Tyler and Ward


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

H.B. 42 A BILL to require the Board of Medicine to annually communicate to relevant practitioners the importance of screening patients for prenatal and postnatal depression and other depression. (HB42H1)

Patrons--Samirah, Herring, Murphy, Plum and Rasoul; Senator: Morrissey

H.B. 799 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 63.2-1705.1, relating to child day programs; potable water; lead testing.

Patrons--Askew, Kory, Lopez and Rasoul

H.B. 1519 A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2101 of the Code of Virginia and 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 2.2-2550, relating to the Commission to Study Slavery and Subsequent De Jure and De Facto Racial and Economic Discrimination Against African Americans; report; sunset.

Patrons--McQuinn, Bagby, Adams, D.M., Askew, Ayala, Bourne, Carr, Carroll Foy, Cole, J.G., Gooditis, Guy, Hayes, Helmer, Herring, Hope, Hurst, Jenkins, Jones, Krizek, Levine, Lindsey, Mullin, Murphy, Plum, Price, Rasoul, Samirah, Scott, Simonds, Sullivan, Tyler, Ward, Watts and Willett


THE SENATE HAS INSISTED ON ITS SUBSTITUTES AND HAS REQUESTED CONFERENCE COMMITTEES ON 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. 600 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 family day homes; storage of firearms. (HB600S1)

Patrons--Hope, Bourne and Levine

H.B. 1209  A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 24 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 28, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-2496 through 2.2-2499.1, and by adding a section numbered 63.2-209.1, relating to Department of Social Services; Office of New Americans created; Office of New Americans Advisory Board created. (HB1209S1)

Patrons--Tran, Keam, Kory and Samirah

H.B. 1725 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-1638.1, relating to judicial assistants. (HB1725S1)

Patron--Campbell, J.L.


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

S.B. 134 A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-291.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school boards; teachers; planning time and planning periods. (SB134E)

Patrons--Stuart, Boysko, Lewis and McClellan

S.B. 203  A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-3, 24.2-304.1, 24.2-306, 24.2-309.2, 30-263, 30-264, 30-265, and 53.1-10 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 30 a chapter numbered 60, consisting of sections numbered 30-376 through 30-387, and by adding a section numbered 53.1-5.2, relating to redistricting; Virginia Redistricting Commission; congressional and state legislative districts; standards and criteria; population data. (SB203S2)

Patrons--Lucas, Locke, Boysko, Favola and Morrissey; Delegate: Kory

S.B. 225 A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2011 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-2009.1, relating to removal of dangerous roadside vegetation; local option. (SB225E)

Patrons--Stuart and Vogel; Delegates: Cole, J.G. and Cole, M.L.

S.B. 393 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 63.2-1705.1, relating to child day programs; potable water; lead testing. (SB393E)

Patron--McPike


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

S.B. 70 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 sales; criminal history record information check; penalty. (SB70H1)

Patrons--Lucas, Saslaw, Boysko, Lewis, McClellan and Morrissey

S.B. 71 A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-308.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to possession of firearms, other weapons on school property. (SB71H1)

Patrons--Lucas; Delegate: Kory

S.B. 142 A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-212.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virtual Virginia. (SB142H1)

Patron--Dunnavant

S.B. 710 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 56-594 and 67-102 of the Code of Virginia, to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 56-1.2:2 and 56-594.3, and to repeal Chapters 358 and 382 of the Acts of Assembly of 2013, as amended by Chapter 803 of the Acts of Assembly of 2017, relating to the regulation of sales of electricity under third-party sales agreements; net energy; and the removal of other barriers to the increased implementation of distributed solar and other renewable energy in the Commonwealth. (SB710S2)

Patrons--McClellan, Boysko, Ebbin, Edwards, Howell and Lewis

S.B. 763 A BILL to amend and reenact § 58.1-3660 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local tax exemption; solar energy equipment. (SB763H1)

Patron--Barker

S.B. 793 A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-165.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to parole; exception to the limitation on the application of parole statutes. (SB793H1)

Patrons--McClellan and Morrissey; Delegate: Kory

S.B. 838 A BILL to amend and reenact § 40.1-29 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 11-4.6, relating to nonpayment of wages; construction contracts; joint and several liability of general contractor and subcontractor for payment of wages to subcontractor's employees; cause of action; penalties. (SB838H1)

Patrons--Ebbin and McClellan

S.B. 939 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 40.1-55, 40.1-57.2, and 40.1-57.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to employees of local governments; collective bargaining. (SB939H1)

Patrons--Saslaw and Boysko


THE SENATE HAS ACCEDED TO THE REQUEST OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES FOR CONFERENCE COMMITTEES ON 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. 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. 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. 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

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

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 AGREED TO THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE FOLLOWING SENATE BILL:

S.B. 110 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 58.1-439.12:08 and 58.1-439.12:11 of the Code of Virginia, relating to research and development tax credits; sunset; aggregate caps. (SB110H1)

Patrons--Howell and Boysko; Delegate: Kory


THE SENATE HAS AGREED TO THE FOLLOWING SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS:

S.J.R. 55 Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Patrons--McClellan, Boysko, Deeds, DeSteph, Dunnavant, Locke, Lucas, Mason, Ruff, Spruill and Suetterlein; Delegates: Aird, Askew, Ayala, Bagby, Bourne, Carr, Carroll Foy, Cole, J.G., Davis, Hayes, Herring, Jenkins, Jones, Lindsey, McQuinn, Price, Rasoul, Torian and Tyler

S.J.R. 112 Commending George Mason University Korea.

Patrons--Petersen; Delegate: Bulova

S.J.R. 167 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Kossen Gregory.

Patrons--Edwards, Barker, Bell, Boysko, Chafin, Chase, Cosgrove, Deeds, DeSteph, Dunnavant, Ebbin, Favola, Hanger, Hashmi, Howell, Kiggans, Lewis, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, Mason, McClellan, McDougle, McPike, Morrissey, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, Peake, Petersen, Pillion, Reeves, Ruff, Saslaw, Spruill, Stanley, Stuart, Suetterlein, Surovell and Vogel; Delegates: Adams, D.M., Carr, Cole, M.L., Delaney, Heretick, Hope, Rasoul and Ware

S.J.R. 168 Commending Rita D. Bishop.

Patrons--Edwards, Barker, Bell, Boysko, Chafin, Chase, Cosgrove, Deeds, Dunnavant, Ebbin, Favola, Hashmi, Howell, Kiggans, Lewis, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, Mason, McClellan, McPike, Morrissey, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, Peake, Petersen, Pillion, Reeves, Saslaw, Spruill, Stanley, Surovell and Vogel; Delegates: Adams, D.M., Austin, Cole, M.L., Delaney, Head, Heretick, Hope, Hurst, Rasoul and Ware

S.J.R. 169 Commending Wood Brothers Racing.

Patrons--Stanley; Delegates: Hurst, Marshall and Poindexter

S.J.R. 170 Commending Judith Ann White Wyatt.

Patrons--Hanger, Barker, Cosgrove, Deeds, Howell, Obenshain and Spruill; Delegates: Avoli, Campbell, R.R., Cox, Gilbert, Kilgore, Morefield, Poindexter, Rasoul, Runion, Ware and Wilt

S.J.R. 171 Commending Robert W. Duncan.

Patrons--Hanger, Barker, Bell, Boysko, Chafin, Chase, Cosgrove, Deeds, DeSteph, Dunnavant, Ebbin, Edwards, Favola, Hashmi, Howell, Kiggans, Lewis, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, Mason, McClellan, McDougle, McPike, Morrissey, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, Peake, Petersen, Pillion, Reeves, Ruff, Saslaw, Spruill, Stanley, Stuart, Surovell and Vogel; Delegates: Adams, D.M., Avoli, Bulova, Campbell, R.R., Cole, M.L. and Delaney

S.J.R. 172 Commending Pablo Cuevas.

Patrons--Obenshain and Deeds; Delegates: Gilbert, Runion and Wilt

S.J.R. 173 Celebrating the life of John W. Gerdelman.

Patrons--Norment and Mason; Delegates: Batten, Heretick and Willett

S.J.R. 174 Commending Adrian J. O'Connor.

Patrons--Vogel; Delegates: Collins, Gooditis and Webert

S.J.R. 175 Celebrating the life of Raymond Joseph Klotz, Jr.

Patrons--McDougle; Delegate: Wyatt

S.J.R. 176 Celebrating the life of Charles W. Ahrend.

Patrons--Obenshain; Delegate: Wilt

S.J.R. 177 Commending Third Street Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Patrons--McClellan and Morrissey; Delegates: Adams, D.M., Bagby and Bourne

S.J.R. 178 Celebrating the life of Markiya Simone Dickson.

Patrons--McClellan, Bell, Ebbin, Howell, Morrissey and Spruill; Delegates: Adams, D.M., Bagby, Bourne, Delaney, Filler-Corn, Heretick, Hope, Jones, Murphy, Rasoul, Reid, Simonds and Willett

S.J.R. 179 Celebrating the life of Edward H. Peeples, Jr.

Patrons--McClellan and Morrissey; Delegates: Adams, D.M., Bagby and Willett

S.J.R. 180 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Dimitri R. Bradley.

Patrons--McClellan and Morrissey; Delegates: Adams, D.M., Bagby, Bourne and Willett

S.J.R. 182 Commending Waller & Company Jewelers.

Patrons--McClellan and Morrissey; Delegates: Adams, D.M., Bagby and Willett

S.J.R. 183 Commending Madeline Michel.

Patrons--Deeds; Delegate: Hudson

S.J.R. 184 Celebrating the life of Robert Hopkins Strickler.

Patrons--Obenshain; Delegates: Runion and Wilt

S.J.R. 185 Commending Fulks Run Grocery.

Patrons--Obenshain; Delegate: Wilt

S.J.R. 186 Celebrating the life of Thomas Martin.

Patrons--Obenshain; Delegate: Wilt

S.J.R. 187 Commending Kenneth Ross Garren and Sheila Johnston Garren.

Patrons--Newman and Peake; Delegates: Byron and Walker

S.J.R. 188 Commending Pi Sigma Alpha.

Patrons--Hashmi, Boysko, Deeds, Hanger, Howell, Kiggans, Lewis, Marsden, McPike, Norment, Peake, Petersen, Pillion, Saslaw and Spruill

S.J.R. 189 Commending Domenick D’Adamo, Jr.

Patrons--Hashmi, Chase, Hanger, Kiggans, McDougle, Norment, Peake, Pillion, Reeves, Ruff, Saslaw, Stanley, Suetterlein and Vogel

S.J.R. 190 Celebrating the life of Winston G. Lawson.

Patrons--DeSteph, Cosgrove, Howell, Kiggans, Reeves, Ruff and Spruill; Delegates: Adams, D.M., Cole, M.L., Delaney, Heretick, Hope and Rasoul

S.J.R. 191 Commending the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads.

Patrons--DeSteph, Cosgrove, Reeves and Spruill; Delegate: Davis

S.J.R. 192 Commending Wareings Gym.

Patrons--DeSteph; Delegate: Davis

S.J.R. 193 Celebrating the life of Mac Wiseman.

Patrons--Hanger; Delegate: Avoli

S.J.R. 194 Commending James Dennis Alan Hamlin.

Patron--Chase

S.J.R. 196 Celebrating the life of Corporal Ryan C. McGhee, USA.

Patrons--Reeves, Barker, Bell, Boysko, Chafin, Chase, Cosgrove, Deeds, DeSteph, Dunnavant, Ebbin, Edwards, Favola, Hanger, Hashmi, Howell, Kiggans, Lewis, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, Mason, McClellan, McDougle, McPike, Morrissey, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, Peake, Petersen, Pillion, Ruff, Saslaw, Spruill, Stanley, Stuart, Suetterlein, Surovell and Vogel; Delegates: Adams, D.M., Adams, L.R., Austin, Avoli, Batten, Bell, Bloxom, Brewer, Byron, Campbell, J.L., Campbell, R.R., Cole, M.L., Collins, Cox, Coyner, Davis, Delaney, Edmunds, Fariss, Fowler, Freitas, Gilbert, Head, Heretick, Hodges, Hurst, Kilgore, Knight, LaRock, Leftwich, Marshall, McGuire, McNamara, Miyares, Morefield, Murphy, O'Quinn, Orrock, Poindexter, Ransone, Rasoul, Reid, Robinson, Runion, Rush, Walker, Wampler, Ware, Webert, Wilt, Wright and Wyatt

S.J.R. 198 Celebrating the life of Captain Frank Richard Whalen, USN, Ret.

Patrons--DeSteph, Cosgrove, Kiggans and Spruill; Delegate: Heretick

S.J.R. 199 Celebrating the life of William Robert Burnette.

Patrons--DeSteph and Reeves; Delegates: Davis and Miyares

S.J.R. 200 Commending Derrick Nnadi.

Patrons--DeSteph and Reeves; Delegate: Davis

S.J.R. 201 Commending the Hampden-Sydney College Student Senate.

Patrons--Peake and DeSteph

S.J.R. 202 Commending the Division of Capitol Police, the Virginia Department of State Police, the Richmond Police Department, the Department of General Services, and the many other support units of the Unified Command.

Patrons--Saslaw, Barker, Bell, Boysko, Chase, Deeds, Ebbin, Edwards, Favola, Hanger, Hashmi, Howell, Kiggans, Lewis, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, Mason, McClellan, McPike, Morrissey, Newman, Peake, Petersen, Spruill and Surovell

S.J.R. 203 Celebrating the life of Beatrice Nicole Warren-Curtis.

Patron--DeSteph

S.J.R. 204 Celebrating the life of Monica E. Brickhouse.

Patron--DeSteph


THE SENATE HAS ACCEDED TO THE REQUEST OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES FOR A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON 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.


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




Susan Clarke Schaar
Clerk of the Senate