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2021 SESSION
HOUSE CALENDAR FOR January 15, 2021 ... pdf
- House Bills on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Bills Reported and Referred By Committee ... report | csv file
- Bills Referred By Committee ... report | csv file
- Bills Referred ... report | csv file
- Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
- Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
House Bills on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 1747 Clinical nurse specialist; licensure of nurse practitioners as specialists, etc.
- HB 1751 Peanuts; extends sunset date of excise tax on all peanuts grown in Virginia.
- HB 1807 Health maintenance organizations; insolvency.
- HB 1808 Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Commissioner of; reports to designated protection.
- HB 1810 Voter registration; failure of online voter registration system, deadline extension.
- HB 1816 Property Owners' Association Act/Condominium Act; use of electronic means for meetings and voting.
- HB 1829 Health insurance; credentialing health care providers.
- HB 1845 Alcoholic beverage control; license fee reform.
- HB 1850 Motor vehicle weight limits; vehicles powered primarily by electric battery power, etc.
- HB 1873 Brain injury; clarifies definition.
- HB 1892 Property and casualty insurance form; approval of form by State Corporation Commission.
- HB 1903 Local government; authority to reduce the speed limit in a business district or residence district.
House Bills on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 1805 Aging services; social need.
- HB 1813 Highway construction by state or local employees; limit.
- HB 1836 Natural Resources, Secretary of; changes name to the Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources.
- HB 1842 Property owners' associations & unit owners' associations; rulemaking authority concerning smoking.
- HB 1855 Mines, Minerals and Energy, Department of; renamed the Department of Energy.
- HB 1881 Enterprise zone job creation grants; wage requirements.
- HB 1888 Absentee voting; procedural and process reforms, availability and accessibility reforms, penalty.
- HB 1902 Expanded polystyrene food service containers; prohibition, civil penalty.
- HB 1908 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance with rental agreement, etc.
Bills Reported and Referred By Committee ... report | csv file
- HB 1749 Nassawadox, Town of; amending charter, updates to reflect town's shift of municipal elections.
- HB 1764 Crewe, Town of; amending charter, changes to charter including town council, elections and powers.
- HB 1858 Appomattox, Town of; amending charter, shifts local elections from May to November, etc.
- HB 1893 New River Valley Passenger Rail Station Authority; creation of authority in Planning District 4.
- HB 1953 Licensed certified midwives; clarifies definition, licensure, etc.
Bills Referred By Committee ... report | csv file
- HB 1822 Health insurance; cost-sharing payments for prescription asthma inhalers.
- HB 1882 Deeds of trust; amendment to loan document, statement of interest rate of a refinanced mortgage.
Bills Referred ... report | csv file
- HB 2070 Community services boards; contracts with private providers.
- HB 2071 Transportation funding; statewide prioritization process, resiliency.
- HB 2072 Virginia Good Neighbor Next Door program; VHDA shall report recommendations for creating Program.
- HB 2073 Wrongful death statute of limitations; criminal investigations by law enforcement.
- HB 2074 Environmental justice; interagency working group.
- HB 2075 Jefferson Davis Highway; renames any section of U.S. Route 1 to "Emancipation Highway."
- HB 2076 Motor vehicle sales and use tax; definition of sale price.
- HB 2077 Motor vehicles; driving while holding a companion animal, prohibited.
- HB 2078 Industrial hemp; updates laws to address the new hemp producer license.
- HB 2079 Pharmacists; initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administering of drugs and devices.
- HB 2080 Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.
- HB 2082 Virginia Redistricting Commission; transparency in redistricting process.
- HB 2083 Wake surfing; proximity to certain structures or other persons.
- HB 2084 Health, Department of; certain communication prohibited regarding matters with a minor.
- HB 2085 Emergency Services and Disaster Law; local and interjurisdictional emergency operations plans.
- HB 2086 Child care providers; background checks, portability.
- HB 2087 Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders.
- HB 2088 Elections, State Board of; increases number of members, appointment of Commissioner of Elections.
- HB 2090 School boards; establishment of the READ Fund and READ programs.
- HB 2091 Covington, City of; amending charter, consolidated school division, salaries.
- HB 2092 DBHDS; background checks, persons providing contractual services.
- HB 2093 School Construction Fund and Program; created and established.
- HB 2094 Public schools; Standards of Learning assessments.
- HB 2095 Bristol, City of; amending charter, changes to powers and organization.
- HB 2096 License plates, special; bearing legend NOT FORGOTTEN.
- HB 2097 VaLORS; adds agents of Department of Corrections Special Investigations Unit to System.
- HB 2098 Southwestern Va. Mental Health Institute; Governor to lease a portion of property to Smyth County.
- HB 2099 Judgments; limitations on enforcement, judgment liens, settlement agents, effective date.
- HB 2100 Tourism Development Authority; name change.
- HB 2101 GO Virginia Grants; matching funds, repeals sunset provision.
- HB 2102 License plates, special; issuance for supporters of the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority.
- HB 2103 Eligible employees; certain public & private employers to provide earned paid sick time.
- HB 2104 Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988; repeals Act.
- HB 2105 Early childhood education; quality rating and improvement system participation.
- HB 2106 State highways, bridges, interchanges, etc.; naming after living or deceased persons.
- HB 2107 Health, Board of; public health emergency, virtual visitation for certain facilities.
- HB 2108 General Assembly; conduct of business by electronic means joint committee established.
- HB 2109 Agriculture and Consumer Services, Board of; expands membership.
- HB 2110 Pretrial data collection; VCSC to collect and disseminate on an annual basis.
- HB 2111 Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures, Task Force on; established, report.
- HB 2113 Criminal records; establishes a process for automatic expungement, etc., report.
- HB 2114 Public hearings; notice submitted by localities to newspapers.
- HB 2115 Absentee voting; definition of postmark, legibility requirement.
- HB 2116 Declaration of emergency; essential workers, access to personal protective equipment, immunizations.
- HB 2117 Children's Services Act; funds expended special education programs, allocation of state pool funds.
- HB 2118 Virginia Electric Vehicle Grant Fund and Program; created, report.
- HB 2119 Student driver education program; parent/student component exemption.
- HB 2120 Higher educational institutions, public; governing boards, meetings, input, and disclosures.
- HB 2121 State Corporation Commission; business entities filings.
- HB 2122 Golf carts and utility vehicles; Town of Ivor authorized to allow operation on highways.
- HB 2123 Students; eligibility for in-state tuition.
- HB 2124 COVID-19; DMAS shall deem testing, treatment, and vaccination to be emergency services.
- HB 2125 Voter registration; preregistration for persons 16 years of age or older, effective date.
- HB 2126 State parks; lifetime senior parking pass.
- HB 2127 Redevelopment and housing authorities; gives authorities greater flexibility in naming an authority.
- HB 2128 Firearms; criminal history record information check delay increased to five days.
- HB 2129 Chesapeake Bay Phase III Watershed Imp. Plan; Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Prog. established.
- HB 2130 Virginia LGBTQ+ Advisory Board; established, report.
- HB 2131 Alcoholic beverage control; license application, locality input.
- HB 2132 Homicides and assaults and bodily woundings; certain matters not to constitute defenses.
- HB 2133 Commercial sex trafficking; issuance of writ of vacatur for victims.
- HB 2134 Employee classification; provision of personal protective equipment in response to a disaster.
- HB 2135 School boards, certain; participation in the Afterschool Meal Program.
- HB 2136 Alcoholic beverage control; mobile retailer license created.
- HB 2137 Paid sick leave; employers to provide to certain employees.
- HB 2138 Identification privilege cards; authorizes DMV to issue, fee, confidentiality, penalties.
- HB 2139 Accrual of cause of action; diagnosis of latent injury or disease.
- HB 2140 Alternative application for employment for persons with a disability; DHRM to create a process.
- HB 2141 Parole; investigation prior to release.
- HB 2143 COVID-19 virus; immunity from civil claims related to the transmission of or exposure to the virus.
- HB 2144 Felony homicide; certain drug offenses, penalty.
- HB 2145 Higher educational institutions, public; virtual instruction, tuition cap.
- HB 2146 Parked cars; VDOT right-of-way.
- HB 2147 Human Rights, Division of; renamed as Office of Civil Rights.
- HB 2148 Small renewable energy projects; energy storage.
- HB 2149 Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limits duration of executive orders to no more than 60 days.
- HB 2150 Jurisdiction over criminal cases; certification or appeal of charges.
- HB 2151 Search warrants; daytime execution, exceptions.
- HB 2152 Charitable bail organizations; licensure and regulation by Department of Criminal Justice Services.
- HB 2153 Curbside voting; right to observe ballot deposited into ballot scanner machine or ballot container.
- HB 2154 Hospitals, nursing homes, etc.; regulations, patient access to intelligent personal assistant.
- HB 2155 Virginia Human Rights Act; nondiscrimination in employment, sexual and workplace harassment.
- HB 2156 Nursing home staffing and care standards; regulations, report.
- HB 2157 Estate tax; reinstates the tax for persons dying on or after July 1, 2021.
- HB 2158 Retail sales and transient occupancy taxes; tax on room rentals, Destination Marketing Fund created.
- HB 2159 Balloons; release of nonbiodegradable balloons outdoors prohibited, civil penalty.
- HB 2160 Electric utilities; triennial review, fair rate of return, customer bill credits.
- HB 2161 Active military or a military spouse; definition, prohibits discrimination in public accommodations.
- HB 2162 Medical care facilities; designated support persons for persons with disabilities.
- HB 2163 Motor Vehicles, Department of; limits the release of privileged information to government entities.
- HB 2164 Tobacco; prohibits person from selling product at retail without license from ABC Authority.
- HB 2165 Tax delinquent property; sale of land for delinquent taxes.
- HB 2166 Involuntary admission; provisions governing involuntary inpatient & mandatory outpatient treatment.
- HB 2167 Parole; notice and certification, monthly reports, discretionary early consideration.
- HB 2168 Illegal gambling; skill games, enforcement by localities and Attorney General, civil penalty.
- HB 2169 Prostitution; reorganizes the statute penalizing into two distinct sections.
- HB 2170 Virginia Small Business Financing Authority; risk-based review of outstanding loans.
- HB 2171 Virginia Small Business Financing Authority; utilization or award of loan and grant program funds.
- HB 2172 Small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses; right to appeal denial of initial certification.
- HB 2173 Advanced recycling, etc.; definitions.
- HB 2174 VirginiaSaves Program; established, membership.
- HB 2175 Homeowners and tenants of manufactured home parks; housing protections, foreclosures, liens, etc.
- HB 2176 School board policies; abusive work environments, definitions.
- HB 2177 Capital outlay plan; updates plan, repeals existing 6-year capital outlay for project to be funded.
- HB 2178 Commonwealth of Virginia Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2021; created.
- HB 2179 Refunding bonds; alters the principal and interest requirements.
- HB 2180 Lynchburg, City of; amending charter, salaries of members of City Council.
- HB 2181 Virginia Retirement System; technical amendments.
- HB 2182 Traumatic brain injury; definition.
- HB 2183 Small businesses; Department of SBSD to publish on its website a resource to assist businesses.
- HB 2184 Pandemic Remediation Task Force; established, report.
- HB 2185 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for personal protective equipment.
- HB 2186 Mathews County; appointment of bd. of director to the Economic Development Authority of the County.
- HB 2187 Recurrent Flooding Resiliency, Commonwealth Center; study topics to manage water quality, etc.
- HB 2188 Engineered septic systems; Department of Health, et al., to initiate a 3-yr. pilot program to study.
- HB 2189 Virginia Adventure Corridor and Trail Authority; created.
- HB 2190 Wrongful death; beneficiaries.
- HB 2191 Social services, local department of; location of child in local department's custody.
- HB 2192 Support orders; contents of orders, change in employment status, unemployment benefits.
- HB 2193 Settlement agreements; staying of dismissal.
- HB 2194 Communicating threats of death or bodily injury to a person with intent to intimidate; penalties.
- HB 2195 Virginia Retirement System; retired law-enforcement officers employed as school security officers.
- HB 2196 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; required release of law-enforcement disciplinary records.
- HB 2197 Individuals w/ intellectual & developmental disabilities; DMAS to study use of virtual support, etc.
- HB 2198 Local elections for governing bodies; elections for school boards, qualification of voters.
- HB 2200 Electric utilities; triennial review.
- HB 2201 Solar and energy storage projects; siting agreements throughout the Commonwealth.
- HB 2202 Elevator mechanic or accessibility mechanic, certain; exemption from certification.
- HB 2203 Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program and Fund; established and created.
- HB 2204 Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) Fund and Program; established.
- HB 2205 Same-day voting; repeals provision relating to voting after registration records close.
- HB 2206 Child Care Subsidy Program; expanding Program to serve more families.
- HB 2207 Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19.
- HB 2208 Harry F. Byrd, Sr., statue; removal from Capitol Square.
- HB 2209 Absentee voting; signature match, provisional ballot status.
- HB 2210 Civil Rights, Division of; created in the Department of Law.
- HB 2211 Individualized education programs; identification of necessary additional services and referrals.
- HB 2212 Children's Services Act; effective monitoring and implementation.
- HB 2213 Gold; Secretary of Natural Resources, et al., to study mining and processing.
- HB 2214 Broadband service territory maps; Commonwealth Broadband Chief Advisor to develop and maintain.
- HB 2215 Small agricultural generators; definition, manufacturer licensees.
- HB 2216 Va. Missing Child w/ Autism Alert Program; renames Va. Missing Person w/ Autism Program.
- HB 2217 Public access authorities; granted certain liability protections.
- HB 2218 Pharmaceutical processors; permits processors to produce and distribute cannabis products, testing.
- HB 2219 Pharmacies; freedom of choice by covered individual.
- HB 2220 Surgical technologist; certification, use of title.
- HB 2222 Military medical personnel program; facilities that offer medical services to public, etc.
- HB 2223 Treasury and State Treasurer, Department of the; surety bonds.
- HB 2224 Broadband service providers; fiber optic broadband lines, railroad crossings.
- HB 2225 Empowerment Scholarship Accounts; established, report.
- HB 2226 Criminal street gang reporting; notice & process for contesting entry of information into databases.
- HB 2227 Uniform Statewide Building Code; amendments, energy efficiency and conservation.
- HB 2228 Workers' compensation; injuries caused by repetitive and sustained physical stressors.
- HB 2229 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; responsibilities of real estate brokers, etc.
- HB 2230 Supported decision-making agreements; DBHDS to develop and implement a program, etc.
- HB 2231 Group Violence Intervention Board and Division of Group Violence Intervention; established, report.
- HB 2232 Authorized representatives of party or candidate; intimidation of or interference, penalty.
- HB 2233 Orders of restitution; docketed on behalf of victim, enforcement.
- HB 2234 Victims of sex trafficking; affirmative defense to prosecution for certain offenses.
- HB 2235 Voter identification; optional restrictive identification requirement.
- HB 2236 Behavioral health docket; transfer of supervision.
- HB 2237 Virginia Public Procurement Act; project labor agreements, transportation projects.
- HB 2238 Licensed private schools for students with disabilities; accreditation.
- HB 2239 Absentee voting; ballots to be processed before election day and sorted and counted.
- HB 2240 General Assembly; limits on introduction of legislation.
- HB 2247 Education, Board of; conditions and considerations on school division boundaries.
- HB 2248 Motor Vehicles, Department of; personal information requests, fees.
- HB 2249 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord charges for security deposits.
- HB 2257 Hampton Roads Sanitation District; changes to the enabling act.
- HB 2258 Substantial Risk Order Registry; maintenance by State Police.
- HB 2259 Governor; issuance of licenses to persons denied by regulatory board.
- HB 2260 Vehicle registration fees; imposes an additional fee to be deposited into Public Safety Trust Fund.
- HB 2261 License plates, special; removes fee for issuance to a member of the Virginia National Guard.
- HB 2262 Bicycles; permits operators to treat a stop sign as a yield sign in certain situations.
- HB 2264 Virginia Retirement System; retired law-enforcement officers employed as fingerprint examiners.
- HB 2265 Electric utilities; development of renewable energy facilities.
- HB 2266 Alcoholic beverage control; outdoor refreshment area license.
- HB 2267 Local electoral boards and general registrar; disclosure of certain gifts and funding.
- HB 2269 Solar energy projects and energy storage systems; revenue share for projects and systems.
Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
- HJ 541 Daylight saving time; Secretary of Commerce and Trade to study the effects on the Commonwealth.
- HJ 550 Glass-Steagall Act; memorializing Congress to reinstate Act and develop an infrastructure bank.
- HJ 551 Constitutional amendment; qualification of voters, 16-year-olds permitted to vote (first reference).
- HJ 552 Recurrent inland and urban flooding across the Commonwealth; joint subcommittee to study.
- HJ 555 Constitutional amendment; felon disenfranchisement, etc. (first reference).
- HJ 556 Constitutional amendment; environmental justice (first reference).
- HJ 557 Constitutional amendment; marriage (first reference).
- HJ 558 Student meal donation programs; baccalaureate public institution of higher education to establish.
- HJ 563 Corporate tax; DLS to establish group to assess transitioning to unitary combined reporting system.
- HJ 564 Public records; FOIA Council to study whether FOIA should be amended to allow easier access.
- HJ 566 Citizenship Amendment Act; Congress of United States urged to call on Republic of India to repeal.
- HJ 567 Income tax, state; JLARC to study increasing the progressivity of Virginia's system.
- HJ 568 Juvenile justice; prevention of girls who are victims of violence from entering system.
- HJ 569 Trees; Dept. of Forestry to study & evaluate enabling statutes for ordinances related to planting.
- HJ 572 Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe of Virginia; General Assembly to extend state recognition.
- HR 227 Racism; recognizing as a public health crisis.
Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
- HJ 580 Commending the Lake Ridge Occoquan Coles Civic Association.
- HJ 581 Celebrating the life of Karl David Stoltzfus, Sr.
- HJ 584 Commending Edwin Eagle.
- HJ 585 Celebrating the life of Harold Reid.
- HJ 586 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Alphonso Hamilton.
- HR 231 Commending Robert Raymond Matthias.
- HR 232 Celebrating the life of William Franklin Hudgins III.
- HR 233 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Robert S. Bloxom, Sr.