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2021 SESSION
Chair: George L. Barker
Clerk: Sean Sukol
Staff: Ashley Binns
Date of Meeting: January 27, 2021
Time and Place: 30 min post-adj. SR East at Museum. Register to speak at GA site:
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Patron: Reeves
Charitable gaming; conduct of instant bingo, network bingo, pull tabs, and seal cards. Removes the requirement that an organization qualified to conduct bingo games may only play instant bingo, network bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards as part of such bingo games and at such times designated in a permit, if any, for regular bingo games.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-340.28 and 18.2-340.28:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to charitable gaming; conduct of instant bingo, network bingo, pull tabs, and seal cards.21101186D
Patron: Suetterlein
Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders. Limits the duration of any executive order issued by the Governor pursuant to his powers under the Emergency Services and Disaster Law to no more than 45 days from the date of issuance. The bill provides that if the General Assembly does not take any action on the rule, regulation, or order within the 45 days during which the rule, regulation, or order is effective, the Governor shall thereafter be prohibited from issuing the same or a similar rule, regulation, or order relating to the same emergency. Under current law, once issued, such executive orders are effective until June 30 following the next regular session of the General Assembly.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 44-146.17, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders.21101206D
Patron: Dunnavant
Property Owners' Association Act; Condominium Act; use of electronic means for meetings and voting. Allows meetings of property owners' associations, boards of directors, unit owners' associations, executive boards, and committees to be held entirely or partially by electronic means, provided that the board of directors, unit owners' association, or executive board, as applicable, has adopted guidelines for the use of electronic means for such meetings. The bill requires that such guidelines ensure that persons accessing such meetings are authorized to do so and that persons entitled to participate in such meetings have an opportunity to do so. The bill grants authority for determining whether any such meeting may be held entirely or partially by electronic means with the board of directors or executive board, as applicable. Under current law, if a meeting of a board of directors or executive board is conducted by telephone conference or video conference, at least two members of the board of directors or executive board, as applicable, are required to be physically present at the meeting place included in the meeting notice. The bill amends the definition of "electronic means" to provide that meeting conducted by electronic means includes a meeting conducted via teleconference, videoconference, Internet exchange, or other electronic methods. The bill allows members of property owners' associations or unit owners' associations to vote at meetings of such associations by absentee ballot, and allows such members to vote in person, by proxy, or by absentee ballot by electronic means, provided that the board of directors or executive board, as applicable, has adopted guidelines for such voting. Finally, the bill provides that if a vote, consent, or approval required to be obtained by secret ballot is accomplished through electronic means, the electronic means shall protect the identity of the voter, and that if the electronic means cannot protect the identity of the voter, another means of voting shall be used.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55.1-1800, 55.1-1815, 55.1-1816, 55.1-1832, 55.1-1900, 55.1-1935, 55.1-1949, 55.1-1952, and 55.1-1953 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Property Owners' Association Act; the Condominium Act; use of electronic means for meetings and voting.21101391D
Patron: Petersen
Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; license plate readers. Prohibits law-enforcement and regulatory agencies from using license plate readers to collect and maintain personal information on individuals without a warrant. The bill provides that license plate data may be collected if intended for prompt evaluation and potential use in investigating suspected criminal activity, civil or regulatory violations, or terrorism. The data may only be retained for seven days and shall not be subject to any outside inquiries or internal usage except for the investigation of a crime or a report of a missing person. The bill also prohibits an agency from acquiring personal information collected from license plate readers from a third-party private vendor if the agency would not have been permitted to collect or retain the information on its own.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3800, 2.2-3801, 2.2-3802, and 52-48 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; license plate readers.21100940D
Patron: Ebbin
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant remedies for exclusion from dwelling unit, interruption of services, or actions taken to make premises unsafe. Provides that a general district court shall enter an order upon petition by a tenant that his landlord has (i) removed or excluded the tenant from the dwelling unit unlawfully, (ii) interrupted or caused the interruption of an essential service to the tenant, or (iii) taken action to make the premises unsafe for habitation. The bill allows entry of a preliminary order ex parte to require the landlord to allow the tenant to recover possession of the dwelling unit, resume any such interrupted essential service, or fix any willful actions taken by the landlord or his agent to make the premises unsafe for habitation if there is good cause to do so and the tenant made reasonable efforts to notify the landlord of the hearing. The bill requires that any ex parte order entered shall further indicate a date for a full hearing on the petition that is no later than 10 days from the initial hearing date. Finally, the bill provides that, at a full hearing on such petition and upon proper evidence presented, the tenant shall recover actual damages, the greater of $5,000 or four months' rent, and reasonable attorney fees.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 55.1-1243.1 and to repeal § 55.1-1243 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant remedies for exclusion from dwelling unit, interruption of services, or actions taken to make premises unsafe.21102805D
Patron: DeSteph
Virginia Public Procurement Act; purchase of personal protective equipment. Requires a state agency, whenever purchasing personal protective equipment (PPE) for public use, to purchase such PPE from a Virginia-based company or manufacturer or a manufacturer that uses materials made in the United States. The bill provides that if a state agency is unable to purchase PPE from such company or manufacturer, it may purchase from another company or manufacturer, pending the results of independent laboratory testing of the PPE.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-4328.1, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act; purchase of personal protective equipment.21101958D
Patron: Boysko
Uniform Statewide Building Code; amendments; energy efficiency and conservation. Requires the Board of Housing and Community Development to adopt amendments to the Uniform Statewide Building Code within one year of publication of a new version of the International Code Council's International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) to address changes related to energy efficiency and conservation. The bill requires the Board to adopt Building Code standards that are at least as stringent as those contained in the new version of the IECC.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 36-99 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Uniform Statewide Building Code; amendments; energy efficiency and conservation.21101752D
Patron: Deeds
Disposition of the remains of a decedent; persons to make arrangements for funeral and disposition of remains. Establishes an order of priority for persons who have the right to make arrangements and otherwise be responsible for a decedent's funeral and the disposition of his remains, provided that any such person is 18 years of age or older and of sound mind. The bill sets out, among other things, the circumstances under which such persons forfeit the right to make arrangements and otherwise be responsible for a person's funeral and the disposition of his remains and sets out assertions that a person seeking to exercise the right to make such arrangements must attest to in a signed written statement to be delivered to the funeral service establishment. Any funeral service establishment, funeral service establishment manager of record, funeral service licensee, funeral director, embalmer, registered crematory, registered crematory owner, registered crematory manager of record, or certified crematory operator that relies upon such a written statement shall be immune from civil or criminal liability for any act, decision, or omission in connection with following such person's direction related to the decedent's funeral and the disposition of his remains, unless such act, decision, or omission resulted from willful neglect or bad faith. The bill sets out rights of funeral service establishments when there is a dispute regarding the arrangements of a decedent's funeral or his remains or the identity of any persons who have the right to make arrangements for the decedent. The bill specifies that the provisions do not apply to cemeteries or cemetery companies.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 32.1-309.1, 54.1-2800, 54.1-2807, and 54.1-2825 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 28 of Title 54.1 a section numbered 54.1-2825.1; and to repeal §§ 54.1-2807.01 and 54.1-2807.02 of the Code of Virginia, relating to disposition of the remains of a decedent; persons to make arrangements for funeral and disposition of remains.21101273D
Patron: Bell
Charitable gaming; regulations; Texas Hold'em poker games. Clarifies that the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) has specific authority to approve and regulate operators of both Texas Hold'em poker games and Texas Hold'em poker tournaments. The bill gives the Department the authority to approve the use of electronic poker tables for use in Texas Hold'em poker games and tournaments and provides that a qualified organization may conduct both Texas Hold'em poker games and tournaments. Current law is unclear as to whether such organization may conduct Texas Hold'em poker games in addition to Texas Hold'em poker tournaments.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-334.2, 18.2-340.16, 18.2-340.18, 18.2-340.19, 18.2-340.22, 18.2-340.28:2, and 18.2-340.34:2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to charitable gaming; regulations; Texas Hold'em poker games.21101863D
Patron: McPike
Charitable Gaming Board; regulations; electronic pull tabs. Prohibits the Charitable Gaming Board from promulgating regulations that prohibit the use of multiple video monitors or touch screens on an electronic pull tab device.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-340.19 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Charitable Gaming Board; regulations; electronic pull tabs.21102135D
Patron: McClellan
Housing Bill of Rights; housing protections; foreclosures; manufactured housing. Provides for various protections for homeowners and tenants of manufactured home parks, including (i) restricting the circumstances under which a court may order a person's primary residence to be sold to enforce a judgment lien; (ii) requiring localities to incorporate into their comprehensive plans strategies to promote manufactured housing as a source of affordable housing; (iii) requiring the Director of Housing and Community Development to develop a statement of tenant rights and responsibilities explaining in plain language the rights and responsibilities of tenants under the Virginia Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; (iv) prohibiting a trustee from selling a property in a foreclosure sale without sending notice of the sale to the owner and signing an affidavit attesting to such notification; (v) increasing the notice period for a foreclosure sale from 14 to 60 days and requiring such notice to provide the grantor with information regarding housing counseling; and (vi) requiring the landlord of a manufactured home park to provide tenants who own their manufactured home information about housing assistance and legal aid organizations. The bill also requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to convene a stakeholder group to assist in the development of the statement of tenant rights and responsibilities.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-462, 36-139, 55.1-320, 55.1-321, and 55.1-1303 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-2223.5, relating to housing protections; foreclosures; manufactured housing.21102508D
Patron: Newman
Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; exemptions; email addresses of licensed professionals. Modifies current law to provide that electronic mail addresses of persons applying for or possessing a license to engage in the practice of any profession in the Commonwealth may also be disseminated, in addition to such person's name and address, by the agency maintaining such information.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3802 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; exemptions; email addresses of licensed professionals.21101187D
Patron: McClellan
Virginia Human Rights Act; nondiscrimination in employment; sexual harassment and workplace harassment. Clarifies, by defining sexual harassment and workplace harassment, what constitutes an unlawful employment practice if engaged in by an employer. The bill also provides (i) a nonexhaustive list of factors to consider when determining whether certain conduct constitutes workplace harassment, (ii) that a person claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice may file a written complaint with the Division of Human Rights within two years after the occurrence of the alleged unlawful discriminatory practice, and (iii) that an aggrieved person who has been provided a notice of his right to file a civil action for such grievance may do so within one year of receiving such notice and may be awarded reasonable attorney fees, including costs and reasonable litigation expenses if the court or jury finds in his favor. The bill also amends the definition of "employer" to mean a person employing five or more employees, instead of 15 or more employees under current law, for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, and any agent of such a person.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-522, 2.2-3902, and 2.2-3905 through 2.2-3908 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-3905.1, relating to the Virginia Human Rights Act; nondiscrimination in employment; sexual harassment and workplace harassment.21102590D
Patron: Barker
Data governance; Office of Data Governance and Analytics; Chief Data Officer; Virginia Data Commission; report. Creates the Office of Data Governance (the Office) in the Office of the Secretary of Administration, to be directed by the existing Chief Data Officer of the Commonwealth. The Office is charged with overseeing general data governance in the Commonwealth, as well as developing and managing the Commonwealth Data Trust, a multi-stakeholder data exchange and analytics platform. A multi-level governance structure is established to govern the Trust. The bill also establishes the advisory Virginia Data Commission to advise the Office on issues relating to data sharing.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-203.2:4 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 25 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 13, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-2558 through 2.2-2564, relating to data governance; Office of Data Governance and Analytics; Chief Data Officer; Virginia Data Commission; report.21101944D
Patron: Newman
Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders. Limits the duration of any rule, regulation, or order issued by the Governor pursuant to his powers under the Emergency Services and Disaster Law to no more than 30 days from the date of issuance. The bill provides that if the General Assembly does not take any action on the rule, regulation, or order within the 30 days during which the rule, regulation, or order is effective, the Governor may once again issue the same rule, regulation, or order but shall thereafter be prohibited from issuing the same or a similar rule, regulation, or order relating to the same emergency. Under current law, once issued, such executive orders are effective until June 30 following the next regular session of the General Assembly.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 44-146.17, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders.21101143D
Patron: Surovell
Virginia Public Procurement Act; local arbitration agreements. Allows a participating locality, for any procurement solicitation or contract exceeding $10,000 for goods and services, to require the bidder or offeror to disclose certain information regarding pre-dispute arbitration clauses, defined in the bill, in employment, civil rights, and consumer disputes, and provides that a locality may consider the policies and practices related to arbitration of each bidder and offeror. The bill also provides that a participating locality shall require the bidder or offeror to provide written or electronic submissions to allow the locality to ascertain (i) whether the bidder or offeror requires persons with whom it is in a work relationship or prospective work relationship to sign or otherwise enter into a contract containing a pre-dispute arbitration clause that would cover an employment or civil rights dispute and (ii) whether the bidder or offeror requires consumers to sign or otherwise enter into a contract containing a pre-dispute arbitration clause that would cover a consumer or civil rights dispute as a condition of purchasing products or services, downloading mobile applications, or using websites. The bill authorizes a participating locality to cancel, terminate, or suspend, in whole or in part, the contract of any contractor that has violated a provision of the bill and to declare the contractor ineligible for further contracts with such locality for up to five years.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 43 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 7, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-4377.1 through 2.2-4377.5, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act; local arbitration agreements.21102806D
Patron: Lewis
Property; required disclosures for buyer to exercise due diligence; flood risk report. Requires the Department of Conservation and Recreation (the Department) to (i) develop, maintain, and update on its public website a statewide database and an official map of any parcel of real property in the Commonwealth and (ii) make available on its website a copy of a flood risk report for each parcel of real property in the Commonwealth, the details of which are outlined in the bill. The bill adds obtaining a flood risk report from the Department to the list of things a purchaser is advised to exercise due diligence on when purchasing a property. The bill also provides that an owner of residential real property located in the Commonwealth who has actual knowledge that the dwelling unit is a repetitive risk loss structure, as defined in the bill, shall disclose such fact to the purchaser on a form provided by the Real Estate Board on its website. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-703 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 6 of Chapter 6 of Title 10.1 a section numbered 10.1-660 and by adding a section numbered 55.1-708.2, relating to property; required disclosures for buyer to exercise due diligence; flood risk report.21102797D
Patron: Marsden
Consumer Data Protection Act. Establishes a framework for controlling and processing personal data in the Commonwealth. The bill applies to all persons that conduct business in the Commonwealth and either (i) control or process personal data of at least 100,000 consumers or (ii) derive over 50 percent of gross revenue from the sale of personal data and control or process personal data of at least 25,000 consumers. The bill outlines responsibilities and privacy protection standards for data controllers and processors. The bill does not apply to state or local governmental entities and contains exceptions for certain types of data and information governed by federal law. The bill grants consumer rights to access, correct, delete, obtain a copy of personal data, and to opt out of the processing of personal data for the purposes of targeted advertising. The bill provides that the Attorney General has exclusive authority to enforce violations of the law, and the Consumer Privacy Fund is created to support this effort. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2023.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 59.1 a chapter numbered 52, consisting of sections numbered 59.1-571 through 59.1-581, relating to Consumer Data Protection Act.21102919D
Patron: Bell
Regulating electronic gaming devices; penalties. Authorizes the manufacturing, distributing, operating, servicing, hosting, and playing of electronic gaming devices in the Commonwealth, to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board, which the bill renames as the Virginia Lottery and Gaming Oversight Board. The bill specifies the licensing requirements for the manufacture, distribution, operating, servicing, and hosting of electronic gaming devices, requires employees of such licensees to be registered with the Virginia Lottery, which the bill renames as the Virginia Lottery and Gaming Department, and imposes criminal and civil penalties for violations of the law and regulations related to electronic gaming devices. The bill imposes a 34 percent tax on all gross profits from the play of electronic gaming devices and provides for how the tax proceeds are disbursed; most are deposited into the Virginia Electronic Gaming Device Education Support Fund, created by the bill. The bill also renames the Virginia Lottery Law as the Virginia Lottery and Gaming Law and changes the title of the Director of the Virginia Lottery to the Director of the Virginia Lottery and Gaming Department.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-419, 2.2-2905, 2.2-3114, 2.2-3202, 2.2-3705.3, 2.2-3705.7, 2.2-3711, 2.2-4002, 8.01-195.11, 9.1-101, 9.1-801, 18.2-308.016, 18.2-325, 18.2-334.3, 18.2-340.22, 19.2-389, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 37.2-314.2, 58.1-3, 58.1-302, 58.1-322.02, 58.1-460, 58.1-4000, 58.1-4002, 58.1-4003, 58.1-4006, 58.1-4007, 58.1-4008, 58.1-4009, 58.1-4011, 58.1-4012, 58.1-4020.1, 58.1-4025, 58.1-4027, 58.1-4100, and 59.1-148.3 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 3 of Title 11 a section numbered 11-16.3 and by adding in Chapter 40 of Title 58.1 an article numbered 3, consisting of sections numbered 58.1-4048 through 58.1-4075, relating to regulating electronic gaming devices; penalties.21100728D
Patron: Bell
Prohibited discrimination; status as active military or a military spouse. Prohibits discrimination in public accommodations, employment, and housing on the basis of a person's status as active military or a military spouse.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-2901.1, 2.2-3004, 2.2-3900, 2.2-3901, 2.2-3902, 2.2-3904, 2.2-3905, 15.2-853, 15.2-854, 15.2-965, 15.2-1500.1, 15.2-1507, 15.2-1604, 22.1-295.2, 22.1-306, 36-96.1 through 36-96.3, 36-96.4, 36-96.6, 55.1-1208, and 55.1-1310 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public accommodations, employment, and housing; prohibited discrimination on the basis of status as active military or a military spouse.21102968D
Patron: McPike
Implementation of federal mandates; grants by the Commonwealth; certification of employment; waiver or reduction of capital investment and local match requirements. Provides grant administering agencies and authorities the ability to waive or reduce capital investment or local match requirements based on the creation of telework jobs that pay an average wage of at least 1.2 times the Virginia minimum wage.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-621 of the Code of Virginia, relating to implementation of federal mandates; grants by the Commonwealth; certification of employment; waiver or reduction of capital investment and local match requirements.21102436D
Patron: Cosgrove
Funeral service establishments; manager of record. Defines "manager of record" as a person who manages and handles all operations of a licensed funeral service establishment and sets out the conditions under which a funeral service licensee or a funeral director may serve as a manager of record. The bill requires that funeral service establishments employ a full-time manager of record.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-2800 and 54.1-2810 of the Code of Virginia, relating to funeral service establishments; manager of record.21102527D
Patron: Pillion
Disposition of property previously used by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services as the Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute. Authorizes the Governor to lease a portion of property previously used by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services as the Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute to Smyth County for a term of three years. The bill also corrects tax map references contained in Chapter 678 of the Acts of Assembly of 2019, which also involved conveyances of property in Smyth County.
A BILL to authorize the Commonwealth to lease a portion of property previously used by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services as the Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute and to amend and reenact §§ 1 and 2 of Chapter 678 of the Acts of Assembly of 2019.21102601D
Patron: Chase
COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement; employment discrimination prohibited. Prohibits discrimination based on a person's vaccination status with respect to any COVID-19 vaccine in numerous employment contexts.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-2901.1, 2.2-3004, 15.2-1500.1, 15.2-1507, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 15.2-1604, 22.1-295.2, 22.1-306, 32.1-127, and 65.2-402.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 32.1 a section numbered 32.1-15.2, by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 37.2 a section numbered 37.2-205, by adding a section numbered 40.1-27.4, and by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 63.2 a section numbered 63.2-221.1, relating to COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement; employment discrimination prohibited.21102911D
Patron: Chase
COVID-19 vaccination; discrimination in employment prohibited. Prohibits discrimination in employment based on a person's vaccination status with respect to any COVID-19 vaccine.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-2203.3, 2.2-2901.1, 2.2-3004, 15.2-1500.1, 15.2-1507, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 15.2-1604, 22.1-295.2, 22.1-306, 23.1-2415, and 33.2-290 of the Code of Virginia, relating to COVID-19 vaccination; discrimination in employment prohibited.21102912D
Patron: Chase
Department of General Services; equal access to state and local public property by persons who choose not to receive COVID-19 vaccine. Prohibits state agencies and localities from denying the use of certain public facilities to any person based on such person's vaccination status with respect to any COVID-19 vaccine.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-1147.4, relating to Department of General Services; equal access to state and local public property by persons who choose not to receive COVID-19 vaccine.21102913D
Patron: Boysko
Secretary of Commerce and Trade; Identity Management Standards Advisory Council. Transfers the management of the Identity Management Standards Advisory Council from the Secretary of Administration to the Secretary of Commerce and Trade. The bill also adds to the membership of the Advisory Council a representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority and a representative of Virginia consumers.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-436 and 2.2-437 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Secretary of Commerce and Trade; Identity Management Standards Advisory Council.21102388D
Patron: Cosgrove
Covenants regarding solar power; planned unit developments. Provides that existing provisions prohibiting a community association from prohibiting a property owner from installing a solar energy collection device on that owner's property do not apply to the architectural review committee of a planned unit development, provided that the recorded declaration for that property establishes that the architectural review committee has general authority over design and development standards for properties located within the planned unit development.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 67-701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to covenants regarding solar power; planned unit developments.21103113D
Patron: Barker
Establishing an Opioid Abatement Authority. Establishes the Opioid Abatement Authority. The Authority, with the assistance of the Office of the Attorney General, would administer the Opioid Abatement Fund, which would receive moneys from settlements, judgments, verdicts, and other court orders, or related agreements, concerning claims regarding the manufacturing, marketing, distribution, or sale of opioids that would be used to provide grants and loans to Virginia agencies and certain localities for the purpose of treating, preventing, and reducing opioid use disorder and the misuse of opioids in the Commonwealth.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-212 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-507.3, by adding in Chapter 22 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 12, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-2365 through 2.2-2376, and by adding in Article 3.1 of Chapter 1 of Title 51.1 a section numbered 51.1-124.40, relating to establishing an Opioid Abatement Authority.21103486D
Patron: DeSteph
Study; Secretary of Administration; State Board of Elections; electronic return of voted military-overseas ballots; pilot program; report. Requests the Secretary of Administration to oversee and develop a charter and directives for the State Board of Elections to form a working group to study implementation of electronic return of voted military-overseas ballots. In conducting its study, the State Board of Elections with the working group shall study and develop initial instructions and procedures that (i) consider issues related to accessibility, auditability, authentication, verification, and security through encryption, in order to ensure that any process implemented would guarantee the accuracy and integrity of voted military-overseas ballots, and (ii) recommend (a) security measures necessary to reasonably secure the transmission, processing, and storage of voter data from interception and unauthorized access; (b) methods for verifying and authenticating the identity of the voter electronically when registering to vote and when requesting a ballot from and returning a ballot to the voter's jurisdiction; (c) methods for the encryption of voted ballots; and (d) a procedure for security reviews after an election. The study shall focus on implementation of electronic return of voted military-overseas ballots first as a limited pilot program in 2022, and later on a statewide basis.
Requesting the Secretary of Administration to oversee and develop a charter and directives for the State Board of Elections to form a working group to study implementation of electronic return of voted military-overseas ballots. Report.21102039D