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2021 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

Chair: Barbara A. Favola

Clerk: Sean Sukol
Staff: David May
Date of Meeting: January 15, 2021
Time and Place: 8:30am, SR East at Museum. Register to speak at GA website:
http://virginia-senate.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=3

S.B. 1104

Patron: Obenshain

Parole; notice and certification; monthly reports. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall release a prisoner no sooner than 21 business days after the date of notification by the Virginia Parole Board (the Board) to the appropriate attorney for the Commonwealth of the decision to grant parole. The bill authorizes the Board to make such notification electronically and by certified mail; under current law only certified mail may be used. The bill requires that the monthly reports issued by the Board regarding actions taken on the parole of prisoners (i) be published on the last day of the month and (ii) include the offenses of which prisoners considered for parole were convicted, the jurisdictions in which such offenses were committed, and the amount of time served by such prisoners. However, a prisoner's name shall be included on report only if the attorney for the Commonwealth and any victims have been notified; otherwise, inclusion on the report is delayed to the following month. The bill requires that when notice is sent to a victim of the victim's right to present evidence to the Board of the impact that the release of a prisoner will have on the victim, such notice shall also be sent to the attorney for the Commonwealth and the director of the victim/witness program of the jurisdiction in which the prisoner's offense occurred.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 53.1-136 and 53.1-155 of the Code of Virginia, relating to parole; notice and certification; monthly reports.

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S.B. 1125

Patron: Obenshain

Parole Board; notice to victim. Requires the Parole Board, within seven days of making any decision regarding the parole of a prisoner, to provide written or electronic notice of such decision to the victim of the crime for which the prisoner was incarcerated, unless the victim has submitted a written request to forgo such notice.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 53.1-136 and 53.1-155 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Parole Board; notice to victim.

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S.B. 1179

Patron: Ebbin

Corrections Private Management Act; name change; private management prohibited. Removes the authority of the Director of the Department of Corrections, pursuant to the Corrections Private Management Act (the Act), to enter into contracts with prison contractors for the operation of prison facilities, including management, custody of inmates, and provision of security. The bill does not affect the Director's authority pursuant to the Act, renamed by the bill as the Corrections Private Services Act, to enter into private contracts for other correctional services, including those related to food service, medical care, transportation, sanitation, information systems, education and training programs, recreational or religious activities, financing, construction, or maintenance. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2024, except for a requirement that the Department implement a compliance plan for all prisons by that date.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-1837, 2.2-3703, 8.01-195.10, 8.01-690, 53.1-1, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 53.1-31.1, 53.1-261, 53.1-262, and 53.1-265 of the Code of Virginia, and to repeal §§ 53.1-263, 53.1-264, and 53.1-266 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Corrections Private Management Act; name change; private management prohibited.

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S.B. 1185

Patron: Dunnavant

Auxiliary grants; assisted living facilities. Directs the Commissioner for Aging and Rehabilitative Services to adopt regulations that allow an assisted living facility in which 30 percent or more of the residents are auxiliary grant recipients to receive 200 percent of the auxiliary grant rate.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 51.5-160 of the Code of Virginia, relating to auxiliary grants; assisted living facilities.

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S.B. 1293

Patron: DeSteph

Parole Board; monthly reports. Requires that statements issued by the Virginia Parole Board regarding actions taken on the parole of prisoners (i) be published within 30 days of such actions and (ii) include the name of each prisoner considered for parole, the offense for which the prisoner considered for parole was convicted, the jurisdiction in which such offense was committed, the length of the prisoner's sentence and the date such sentence was imposed, the amount of time the prisoner has served, and whether parole was granted or denied and the basis for denial. Under current law, the Board is required to publish a monthly statement that lists the name of each prisoner considered for parole and indicates whether parole was granted or denied and the basis for denial.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-136 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Parole Board; monthly reports.

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S.B. 1299

Patron: Bell

Alcoholic beverage control; sale and delivery of mixed beverages and pre-mixed wine for off-premises consumption. Allows distillers that have been appointed as agents of the Board of Directors (the Board) of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (the Authority), mixed beverage restaurant licensees, and limited mixed beverage restaurant licensees to sell mixed beverages for off-premises consumption and deliver such mixed beverages to consumers subject to requirements set forth in the bill. The bill allows the Board to summarily revoke a licensee's privileges to sell and deliver mixed beverages for off-premises consumption for noncompliance with the requirements set forth in the bill or applicable provisions of current law. The bill also allows farm winery licensees to sell pre-mixed wine for off-premises consumption. The bill directs the Authority to convene a work group to study the sale and delivery of mixed beverages and pre-mixed wine for off-premises consumption and report its findings to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by November 1, 2021. The provisions of the bill sunset on July 1, 2022.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 4.1-119, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 4.1-204, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 4.1-206.1, as it shall become effective, 4.1-206.3, as it shall become effective, 4.1-207, 4.1-210, 4.1-212.1, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, and 4.1-221 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; sale and delivery of mixed beverages and pre-mixed wine for off-premises consumption.

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S.B. 1312

Patron: Mason

Virginia Spirits Promotion Fund; assessment on distillers; emergency. Requires licensed distillers to collect an assessment for each liter of spirits sold and remit such assessment to the Tax Commissioner to the credit of the Virginia Spirits Promotion Fund. The bill authorizes the Virginia Spirits Board to set the amount of such assessment, not to exceed $1 per liter of spirits sold. The bill contains an emergency clause.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 3.2-3011 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 3.2-3012.1 and 3.2-3012.2, relating to Virginia Spirits Promotion Fund; assessment on distillers; emergency.

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EMERGENCY

S.B. 1328

Patron: Mason

State-Funded Kinship Guardianship Assistance program. Creates the State-Funded Kinship Guardianship Assistance program (the program) to facilitate child placements with relatives, including fictive kin, and ensure permanency for children. The bill sets forth eligibility criteria for the program, payment allowances to kinship guardians, and requirements for kinship guardianship assistance agreements.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-282.1, 63.2-100, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 63.2-905, 63.2-906, and 63.2-1305 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 13 of Title 63.2 a section numbered 63.2-1306, relating to State-Funded Kinship Guardianship Assistance program.

21101857D

S.B. 1388

Patron: Reeves

Alcoholic beverage control; sale and delivery of mixed beverages and pre-mixed wine for off-premises consumption. Allows distillers that have been appointed as agents of the Board of Directors (the Board) of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (the Authority), mixed beverage restaurant licensees, and limited mixed beverage restaurant licensees to sell mixed beverages for off-premises consumption and deliver such mixed beverages to consumers subject to requirements set forth in the bill. The bill allows the Board to summarily revoke a licensee's privileges to sell and deliver mixed beverages for off-premises consumption for noncompliance with the requirements set forth in the bill or applicable provisions of current law. The bill also allows farm winery licensees to sell pre-mixed wine for off-premises consumption.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 4.1-119, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 4.1-204, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 4.1-206.1, as it shall become effective, 4.1-206.3, as it shall become effective, 4.1-207, 4.1-210, 4.1-212.1, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, and 4.1-221 of the Code of Virginia, relating to alcoholic beverage control; sale and delivery of mixed beverages and pre-mixed wine for off-premises consumption.

21102663D