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2020 SESSION

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THE SENATE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING HOUSE BILLS:

H.B. 411 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-221.5, relating to Department of Motor Vehicles; information for veterans. (HB411H1)

Patrons--Delaney and Helmer; Senator: Bell

H.B. 557 A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-64.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to carnal knowledge of pretrial or posttrial offender; bail bondsman; penalty.

Patron--Brewer

H.B. 561 A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-214.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to project evaluation; primary evacuation routes. (HB561H1)

Patrons--Brewer, Jones, Miyares, Askew, Convirs-Fowler, Leftwich and Scott

H.B. 857 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.

Patron--Cole, J.G.

H.B. 932 A BILL to repeal Chapter 23.4 (§§ 54.1-2355 through 54.1-2358) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; natural gas automobile mechanics and technicians.

Patron--Simonds

H.B. 935 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-115, 2.2-2237.1, 2.2-2237.3, 2.2-2238, and 2.2-2242 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal §§ 2.2-206.2 and 2.2-2238.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to economic development programs; reporting requirements. (HB935H1)

Patrons--Willett and Tran

H.B. 991 A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1102 of the Code of Virginia, relating to firefighting equipment; weight limitation on interstate. (HB991E)

Patron--Reid

H.B. 1066 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-842 and 46.2-842.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to signals; overtaking vehicle. (HB1066E)

Patrons--Adams, D.M. and Levine

H.B. 1501 A BILL to amend and reenact § 20-109 of the Code of Virginia, relating to modification of spousal support.

Patron--Collins

H.B. 1572 A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-4905 of the Code of Virginia, relating to industrial development authorities; Town of Front Royal. (HB1572E)

Patrons--Collins and Webert

H.B. 1638 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.

Patron--Askew (By Request)

H.B. 1680 A BILL to require the Board of Education to review and revise its Career and Technical Education Work-Based Learning Guide. (HB1680E)

Patrons--Tyler, Orrock and Subramanyam

H.B. 1734 A BILL to amend and reenact § 14.01, as amended, of Chapter 39 of the Acts of Assembly of 1932, which provided a charter for the City of Winchester, relating to the school board.

Patron--Collins

THE SENATE HAS FAILED TO PASS THE FOLLOWING HOUSE BILLS:

H.B. 1116 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-511, 24.2-516, 24.2-517, and 24.2-527 of the Code of Virginia, relating to political parties; notification of adoption of primary election; certification of candidates. (HB1116S1)

Patron--Hudson

H.B. 1530 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 20-99 and 20-106 of the Code of Virginia, relating to no-fault divorces; corroboration requirement.

Patrons--Hope and Levine

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

S.B. 270 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 53.1-234 and 54.1-3307 of the Code of Virginia, relating to practice of pharmacy; compounding; regulation by Board of Pharmacy. (SB270S1)

Patron--Bell

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

S.B. 441 A BILL to amend and reenact § 4.1-207 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; winery license privileges. (SB441H1)

Patrons--Surovell; Delegates: Askew, Convirs-Fowler, Krizek and Sickles

S.B. 712  A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3901 and 2.2-3903 of the Code of Virginia and 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. (SB712H1)

Patrons--McClellan, Favola and Boysko

S.B. 1051 A BILL to amend and reenact § 42.1-78 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 7 of Title 42.1 a section numbered 42.1-91.1, relating to Virginia Public Records Act; availability of certain public records. (SB1051H1)

Patron--Deeds

THE SENATE HAS AGREED TO THE FOLLOWING HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS:

H.J.R. 212 Commending Virginia REALTORS®.

Patrons--Bulova, Brewer, Carr, Cole, M.L., Keam, Kory, Levine, Lopez, Miyares, Morefield, Murphy, Scott, Sickles, Simon, Subramanyam, Sullivan, Wampler and Wright; Senators: 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, Reeves, Ruff, Saslaw, Spruill, Stanley, Stuart, Suetterlein, Surovell and Vogel

H.J.R. 267 Celebrating the life of Rosetta Cole Gilbert.

Patrons--Kory, Davis, Leftwich and Mullin; Senators: Kiggans, McClellan, McPike and Saslaw

H.J.R. 279 Commending the Texas Tavern.

Patrons--Rasoul, Austin, Head, Hurst and McNamara; Senators: Edwards and Suetterlein

H.J.R. 280 Commending Sherman P. Lea.

Patrons--Rasoul, Austin, Head, Hurst and McNamara; Senator: Edwards

H.J.R. 281 Commending the Kiwanis Club of Roanoke.

Patrons--Rasoul, Hurst, Head, Austin and McNamara; Senator: Edwards

H.J.R. 282 Commending Local Colors.

Patrons--Rasoul, Austin, Head, Hurst and McNamara; Senators: Edwards and Suetterlein

H.J.R. 283 Commending the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission.

Patrons--Rasoul, Austin and McNamara; Senator: Edwards

H.J.R. 284 Commending the Virginia Emergency Management Association.

Patrons--Rasoul, Adams, D.M., Bulova, Cole, M.L., Heretick, Hope, Hurst, Kory, Samirah, Simonds and Ware; Senators: Boysko, Ebbin, Edwards, Howell and Spruill

H.J.R. 285 Commending Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare.

Patrons--Rasoul, Austin, Head, Hurst and McNamara; Senators: Edwards and Suetterlein

H.J.R. 286 Commending the West End Center for Youth.

Patrons--Rasoul, Austin, Head, Hurst and McNamara; Senators: Edwards and Suetterlein

H.J.R. 290 Commending the Loudoun Health and Wellness Expo.

Patrons--Subramanyam, Delaney and Reid; Senators: Bell and Boysko

H.J.R. 291 Commending Bellen Woodard.

Patrons--Subramanyam, Delaney and Reid; Senators: Bell and Boysko

H.J.R. 292 Celebrating the life of Virginia Flynn Bell.

Patrons--Sickles, Bulova, Delaney, Filler-Corn, Herring, Keam, Kory, Krizek, Levine, Lopez, Murphy, Plum, Reid, Simon, Sullivan, Tran and Watts; Senators: Barker, Boysko, Ebbin and Howell

H.J.R. 293 Commending the Dinwiddie Nationals Machine Pitch All-Stars.

Patron--Aird

H.J.R. 294 Commending The Heights Baptist Church.

Patrons--Cox, Coyner and Robinson; Senator: Chase

H.J.R. 295 Commending Carey A. Adams.

Patrons--Cox, Adams, D.M., Coyner and Robinson; Senators: Chase and Morrissey

H.J.R. 296 Commending Sergeant 1st Class Richard Harris, ARNG, Ret.

Patrons--Fowler; Senator: McDougle

H.J.R. 297 Commending the Frog Level Volunteer Fire Department.

Patrons--Fowler; Senator: McDougle

H.J.R. 298 Celebrating the life of Dr. James Henry Robinson, Jr.

Patrons--Hayes; Senator: Spruill

H.J.R. 299 Celebrating the life of Vernon Lee Gordon, Sr.

Patrons--Hayes; Senator: Spruill

H.J.R. 300 Celebrating the life of Ashton Daniel Mitchell III.

Patrons--Fowler and Ware; Senator: McDougle

H.J.R. 301 Commending Edwin L. Allen, Jr.

Patrons--Orrock, Cole, J.G. and Cole, M.L.; Senators: Reeves and Stuart

H.J.R. 302 Commending William Farrell.

Patrons--Austin and Rasoul; Senator: Pillion

H.J.R. 303 Commending Dr. Lisa Chaplin.

Patrons--Robinson, Adams, D.M., Cox, Coyner and Ware; Senator: Chase

H.J.R. 304 Commending Pablo Cuevas.

Patrons--Wilt, Bell, Gilbert and Runion; Senators: Hanger and Obenshain

H.J.R. 305 Commending James Ellis Hall.

Patron--Hodges

H.J.R. 307 Commending Mattie Palmore.

Patrons--Krizek and Sickles

H.J.R. 308 Commending Zyahna Bryant.

Patron--McQuinn

H.J.R. 309 Commending the Children's Home Society of Virginia.

Patron--McQuinn

H.J.R. 310 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Kevin G. Miller, Sr.

Patrons--Wilt, Adams, D.M., Austin, Bell, Cole, M.L., Delaney, Gilbert, Heretick, Hodges, Hope, Morefield, Orrock, Rasoul, Reid, Runion and Ware; Senators: Boysko, Hanger, Howell, Obenshain, Peake, Reeves and Ruff

H.J.R. 311 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Gerald L. Baliles.

Patrons--McQuinn and Keam

H.J.R. 313 Celebrating the life of Barbara Wurtzel Rabin.

Patron--Samirah (By Request)

H.J.R. 314 Celebrating the life of Judith P. Carter.

Patrons--Freitas; Senator: Deeds

H.J.R. 315 Celebrating the life of Henry Lee Carter.

Patrons--Freitas; Senator: Deeds

H.J.R. 316 Celebrating the life of John C. Beyer.

Patrons--Tran, Murphy, Plum and Sullivan; Senator: Favola

H.J.R. 317 Commending the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads.

Patrons--Orrock, Aird, Austin, Bagby, Bloxom, Coyner, Edmunds, Fowler, Hayes, Head, Heretick, Hodges, Lindsey, McGuire, McQuinn, O'Quinn, Robinson, Runion, Samirah, Ward, Watts, Willett and Wilt; Senators: Cosgrove, Deeds, DeSteph, Dunnavant, Edwards, Hanger, Howell, Lewis, Marsden, McPike, Peake, Spruill, Stuart and Vogel

H.J.R. 318 Commending Germanna Community College.

Patrons--Cole, M.L., Carroll Foy, Cole, J.G., Fowler, Freitas, Keam, McGuire and Orrock; Senators: Chase, McClellan, McDougle, Peake, Pillion, Reeves, Stuart, Surovell and Vogel

H.J.R. 319 Commending the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion.

Patrons--O'Quinn, Kilgore, Morefield and Wampler; Senators: Chafin and Pillion

H.J.R. 320 Commending the Marion Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4667.

Patrons--O'Quinn; Senator: Pillion

H.J.R. 321 Commending Robert W. Duncan.

Patron--Edmunds

H.J.R. 322 Commending Chief Warrant Officer 5 William R. Halevy, USA, Ret.

Patron--Freitas

H.J.R. 323 Commending Lena C. McAllister.

Patrons--Tran and Torian; Senator: Surovell

H.J.R. 324 Commending Marsha Manning.

Patrons--Tran; Senator: Barker

H.J.R. 325 Commending Girls on the Run of NOVA.

Patrons--Subramanyam, Helmer, Keam, LaRock and Plum; Senator: Boysko

H.J.R. 326 Commending Adrian J. O'Connor.

Patrons--LaRock, Collins, Delaney, Gilbert, Gooditis, Subramanyam and Webert; Senator: Vogel

H.J.R. 327 Commending Bethany Baptist Church.

Patrons--Orrock, Fowler and Cole, M.L.; Senator: McDougle

H.J.R. 328 Commending Mobile Hope of Loudoun.

Patrons--Subramanyam and LaRock; Senator: Boysko

H.J.R. 329 Commending Priscilla Martinez.

Patrons--Murphy, Gooditis, Plum, Rasoul, Reid, Samirah, Subramanyam and Sullivan; Senators: Boysko, Favola, Bell and Vogel

H.J.R. 330 Commending the Raj Khalsa Gurdwara.

Patrons--Murphy, Filler-Corn, Reid, Subramanyam and Sullivan; Senators: Boysko, Favola, Bell, Hashmi and Vogel

H.J.R. 331 Commending Lori Carbonneau.

Patrons--Murphy and Sullivan; Senators: Boysko and Favola

H.J.R. 332 Commending Carole Herrick.

Patrons--Murphy and Sullivan; Senators: Boysko and Favola

H.J.R. 333 Commending the Loudoun Commission on Women and Girls.

Patrons--Subramanyam and LaRock; Senator: Boysko

H.J.R. 334 Commending the Honorable Dr. William Ferguson Reid.

Patrons--Guzman, Adams, D.M., Ayala, Cole, M.L., Convirs-Fowler, Delaney, Filler-Corn, Heretick, Hope, Jones, Keam, Plum, Rasoul, Reid, Samirah, Simonds, Subramanyam, Sullivan, Ware and Willett; Senators: Marsden, Boysko, Deeds, Ebbin, Howell, Reeves and Spruill

H.J.R. 336 Celebrating the life of William Robert Campbell, Jr.

Patron--Freitas

H.J.R. 338 Celebrating the life of Maud Ferris Robinson.

Patrons--Keam; Senator: Petersen

H.J.R. 339 Celebrating the life of Judith Peters Beattie.

Patron--Keam

H.J.R. 340 Celebrating the life of Katharine Logan Tugendhat.

Patrons--Keam; Senator: Petersen

H.J.R. 341 Celebrating the life of Jean Tsukimi Mitori Reavey.

Patrons--Keam; Senator: Petersen

H.J.R. 342 Commending Laurie DiRocco.

Patrons--Keam; Senator: Petersen

H.J.R. 343 Commending the Reverend Dr. Peter G. James.

Patrons--Keam; Senator: Petersen

H.J.R. 344 Commending the Gate City High School boys' basketball program.

Patrons--Kilgore; Senator: Pillion

H.J.R. 345 Commending Linda M. Erdos.

Patrons--Hope, Levine, Lopez and Sullivan; Senators: Ebbin and Howell

H.J.R. 346 Commending Judy Apostolico-Buck.

Patrons--Hope, Levine, Lopez and Sullivan; Senators: Ebbin and Howell

H.J.R. 347 Commending Wilson Ramirez.

Patrons--Hope, Levine, Lopez and Sullivan; Senators: Ebbin, Favola and Howell

H.J.R. 348 Commending David Bell.

Patrons--Hope, Levine, Lopez and Sullivan; Senators: Ebbin, Favola and Howell

H.J.R. 349 Commending United Steelworkers Local 8888.

Patron--Mullin

H.J.R. 350 Commending the Williamsburg House of Mercy.

Patron--Mullin

H.J.R. 351 Commending the Raj Khalsa Gurdwara.

Patrons--Subramanyam, Murphy, Samirah and Sullivan; Senator: Boysko

H.J.R. 352 Commending AmityConnections.

Patron--Subramanyam

H.J.R. 353 Commending the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Patrons--Hope, Adams, D.M., Aird, Askew, Austin, Avoli, Ayala, Bagby, Batten, Bell, Bloxom, Bourne, Brewer, Bulova, Byron, Campbell, J.L., Campbell, R.R., Carr, Carroll Foy, Carter, Cole, J.G., Collins, Cox, Delaney, Edmunds, Filler-Corn, Fowler, Gilbert, Gooditis, Guy, Guzman, Hayes, Helmer, Heretick, Herring, Hodges, Hudson, Hurst, Jenkins, Jones, Keam, Kilgore, Knight, Kory, Krizek, LaRock, Leftwich, Levine, Lindsey, Lopez, Marshall, McGuire, McNamara, McQuinn, Mugler, Mullin, Murphy, O'Quinn, Plum, Price, Rasoul, Reid, Robinson, Roem, Samirah, Scott, Sickles, Simon, Simonds, Subramanyam, Sullivan, Torian, Tran, Tyler, VanValkenburg, Wampler, Ward, Ware, Watts, Willett, Wilt, Wright and Wyatt; Senators: Barker, Boysko, Ebbin, Lewis, Morrissey, Peake, Saslaw and Spruill

H.J.R. 354 Commending the Sacred Heart Center.

Patrons--Carr, Adams, D.M., Bagby, Bulova, Guzman, Krizek, McQuinn, Murphy and Willett; Senators: Hashmi and McClellan

H.J.R. 355 Celebrating the life of Calvin Frederick Larson.

Patron--Plum

H.J.R. 356 Celebrating the life of Sidney Buford Scott.

Patrons--Carr, Adams, D.M., Ayala, Bourne, Cole, M.L., Coyner, Davis, Delaney, Heretick, Hope, Jenkins, Kory, Krizek, McQuinn, Murphy, Rasoul, Reid, Roem, Samirah, Simonds, Ware, Watts and Willett; Senators: Boysko, Ebbin, Hashmi, Howell, McClellan, Peake, Reeves, Saslaw and Spruill

H.J.R. 357 Celebrating the life of Betsy Samuelson Greer.

Patrons--Hope, Aird, Bell, Levine, Lopez, Ransone, Rush, Sullivan and Watts; Senators: Barker, Cosgrove, Deeds, Ebbin, Favola, Hanger and Howell

H.J.R. 358 Celebrating the life of Nita Jones.

Patrons--Carr, Adams, D.M., Krizek, Murphy and Willett; Senators: Hashmi and McClellan

H.J.R. 359 Celebrating the life of James Ronald Schroeder, DDS.

Patrons--Carr, Adams, D.M., McQuinn and Willett; Senators: Hashmi and McClellan

H.J.R. 360 Celebrating the life of Joan Carpenter Massey.

Patrons--Carr, Adams, D.M., McQuinn and Willett; Senators: Hashmi and McClellan

H.J.R. 361 Celebrating the life of Paule Marshall.

Patrons--Carr, Adams, D.M., Cole, M.L., Delaney, Heretick, Hope, Krizek, McQuinn, Rasoul, Ware and Willett; Senators: Ebbin, Hashmi, Howell and McClellan

H.J.R. 362 Celebrating the life of Eugene A. Mason, Jr.

Patrons--Carr, Adams, D.M., Bagby, McQuinn, Rasoul and Willett; Senators: Hashmi and McClellan

H.J.R. 363 Celebrating the life of Edward H. Peeples, Jr.

Patrons--Carr, Adams, D.M., McQuinn, Ware and Willett; Senator: McClellan

H.J.R. 364 Celebrating the life of Mary Patricia Moynahan Mullins.

Patrons--Carr, Adams, D.M. and Willett; Senators: Hashmi and McClellan

H.J.R. 365 Celebrating the life of Alma Joyce Martin Moore.

Patrons--Carr, Adams, D.M., McQuinn and Willett; Senators: Hashmi and McClellan

H.J.R. 366 Celebrating the life of Mamie Littleton Goins.

Patrons--Carr, Adams, D.M., McQuinn and Willett; Senators: Hashmi and McClellan

H.J.R. 367 Commending Richmond Prep.

Patrons--Carr, Adams, D.M., Bagby, Bourne, McQuinn and Willett; Senators: Hashmi and McClellan

H.J.R. 368 Commending Derwin Booker.

Patrons--Ransone; Senator: Stuart

H.J.R. 369 Commending Zenaviv.

Patrons--Murphy, Kory and Sullivan; Senators: Boysko and Favola

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

S.J.R. 42 Requesting the Department of Environmental Quality to establish a Waste Diversion and Recycling Task Force to meet to discuss ways to increase waste diversion and recycling. Report. (SJ42H1)

Patron--Hanger