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- HB 53 Actions against real estate appraisers or appraisal management companies; statute of limitations.
- HB 57 Restaurant exemptions; certain organizations participating in fundraising events.
- HB 58 Industrial development authorities; disclosure statements.
- HB 101 Alcoholic beverage control.
- HB 105 Resale Disclosure Act; resale certificate, fees.
- HB 120 DPOR and DHP; certain suspensions not considered disciplinary action.
- HB 129 Hair styling; added as a profession that is regulated by the Board of Barbers and Cosmetology.
- HB 133 Local gov't; ongoing health care for employees exposed to toxic materials.
- HB 141 Veterans' Fellowship for State Government Pilot Program; created, report.
- HB 151 Energy, Department of; building standards for certain local buildings.
- HB 164 Procurement; preference for local products and firms by localities.
- HB 192 Landlord and Tenant Fairness Act; established.
- HB 195 Gaming in the Commonwealth; prohibition on use of term "casino" by non-casino gaming operators.
- HB 196 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance with rental agreement, grace period.
- HB 203 Private security services business; training requirements for human trafficking.
- HB 214 Common interest communities; residents providing certain services exemption.
- HB 242 Virginia Public Procurement Act; competitive negotiation, exceptions to contractual terms.
- HB 248 Autonomous agent; regulations for an applicant requesting licensure of an agent.
- HB 285 Uniform Statewide Building Code; construction of bus shelters.
- HB 287 Geology; definition of geological mapping, expands definition of practice of geology.
- HB 298 Charitable gaming; use of proceeds.
- HB 304 Virginia Firefighting Facilities Grant Program; established, report.
- HB 307 Alcoholic beverage control; exemption from licensure person who manufactures spirits at residence.
- HB 311 Virginia Public Procurement Act; submissions of bids or proposals on electronic procurement system.
- HB 312 Rental conveyances; relocates certain provisions related to assignments of rent.
- HB 317 Children's residential facility; Off. of Children's Ombudsman to interview children in foster care.
- HB 321 Line of Duty Act; increases payment of benefits.
- HB 322 Cosmetology Compact; established.
- HB 326 Social Work Licensure Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact.
- HB 327 Affordable and inclusive housing; DBHDS to develop plan to ensure people w/disabilities have access.
- HB 328 Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact; enters the Commonwealth into Compact.
- HB 333 Environmental Justice, Virginia Council on; meetings and staffing, appointment of members.
- HB 341 Virginia Public Procurement Act; consideration of employment of older Virginia residents.
- HB 350 Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, etc., Bd. for; quorum & signature requirements.
- HB 352 Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; early termination for military personnel, stop certain order.
- HB 356 Investment of public funds; qualified public entity allowed to invest in asset-backed securities.
- HB 364 Local government; water-filled fire sprinkler systems.
- HB 368 Uniform Statewide Building Code; Board of HCD to convene advisory group to evaluate.
- HB 381 Virginia Public Procurement Act; participation by veteran-owned small businesses.
- HB 383 Real estate board; continuing education requirements for real estate brokers and salespersons.
- HB 405 Electric vehicle charging facilities; infrastructure necessary to support installation.
- HB 412 Virginia Creative Economy Grant Fund and Program; established.
- HB 428 DCR authorized to quitclaim and release certain rights in Wythe County.
- HB 442 Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.
- HB 471 Uniform Statewide Building Code; multifamily residential housing construction projects.
- HB 477 Eviction Diversion Pilot Program; extends expiration of Program to July 1, 2025.
- HB 484 Consumer fireworks; authorizes use, penalities.
- HB 502 Nonbinary sex or gender; all forms or applications to offer any applicant the option to designate.
- HB 517 European honey bee; designating as the official state pollinator.
- HB 522 Alcoholic beverage control; advertisements.
- HB 523 Charitable gaming; clarifies definition of "social organization."
- HB 525 Casino gaming; limits on required local referendums.
- HB 526 Charitable organization; registration fees, solicitation of contributions.
- HB 527 Charitable Sports Raffle Act; established, penalties.
- HB 528 Property Owners' Assoc. Act; managed conservation landscaping, unreasonable restrictions prohibited.
- HB 559 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage performing arts facility license in Pulaski County.
- HB 567 Electric vehicle charging stations; requirement for certain developments.
- HB 572 Manufactured home parks; resident rights.
- HB 575 Persons employed to perform forensic science duties; training and certification, policies.
- HB 576 Contractors, Board for; required regulations and disclosures.
- HB 578 Uniform Statewide Building Code; violations, increases fines.
- HB 579 VA Freedom of Information Act; records of federal animal welfare violations, limitation on fees.
- HB 588 VA Residential Landlord &Tenant Act; fire/casualty damage, landlord requirements for termination.
- HB 590 Electronic gaming devices; regulation, penalties.
- HB 597 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities.
- HB 598 Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.
- HB 606 Clinical social workers; licensure examination alternative.
- HB 613 Henrietta Lacks Commission; changes sunset date.
- HB 634 Residential dwelling units; rentals for 30 consecutive days or longer.
- HB 642 Virginia Creative Economy Grant Program; established.
- HB 652 Funeral arrangements; def. of next of kin, proof of designated person to make funeral arrangements.
- HB 671 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definition of public body, revenue from public funds.
- HB 680 Human Resource Management, Department of; recruitment policy, direct work experience.
- HB 688 Alcoholic beverage control; sale and delivery of mixed beverages & pre-mixed wine off-premises.
- HB 698 Cannabis control; establishes a framework for creation of a retail marijuana market, penalties.
- HB 701 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; routine maintenance, notice to tenant.
- HB 703 Transit and school bus shelters; regulations and requirements for concrete pad construction.
- HB 712 Six-year financial plan; modifies requirements for plans submitted by Governor to General Assembly.
- HB 720 Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, Virginia Board for; dust sampling technicians, renovators, etc.
- HB 722 Regulatory Budget Program; established, report.
- HB 727 Administrative Process Act; emergency regulations for economic development projects.
- HB 728 Surplus technological equipment; DGS to establish procedures for disposition of materials.
- HB 733 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; units occupied by elderly tenants.
- HB 758 Virginia Public Procurement Act; prohibition on boycotting Israel.
- HB 778 Quitclaim and release property rights; DCR to release certain property rights in Albemarle County.
- HB 782 Virginia Human Rights Act; complaint or charge of discrimination, right to file civil action.
- HB 790 Tobacco products retailers; purchase, possession, and sale of retail tobacco products.
- HB 814 Virginia Tourism Authority; powers, historically accurate advertising.
- HB 815 Medical cannabis program; product expiration, confidentiality, penalty.
- HB 816 FOIA; meetings held through electronic communication during declared states of emergency.
- HB 817 VA Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; retaliatory conduct.
- HB 818 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; amends definition of meeting, provisions of Act.
- HB 843 Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing, percentage retained for distribution.
- HB 848 Veterinary medicine; traineeships.
- HB 852 Local government ordinances related to fire departments; billing on behalf of volunteer fire depts.
- HB 855 Home Energy Assistance Program; Bd. of Social Svcs. to allow applications to be submitted all year.
- HB 859 Human trafficking investigators; licensing by the Department of Criminal Justice Services.
- HB 863 Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; flood-related disclosures.
- HB 873 Virginia FOIA; creates closed meeting exemption where related to home instruction of children.
- HB 876 Resale Disclosure Act; delivery of resale certificate, remedies.
- HB 877 Virginia Social Media Regulation Act; established, penalties.
- HB 880 Common interest communities; foreclosure remedy.
- HB 894 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; electronic meetings.
- HB 899 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government, etc.; deadline for public disclosure.
- HB 917 Real estate broker; definition.
- HB 918 Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act; termination without cause.
- HB 922 Common interest communities; associations may ban use of pesticides in or upon any common area.
- HB 954 VA Human Rights Act; prohibits discrimination on the basis of citizenship or immigration status.
- HB 955 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; summary of rental agreement provisions.
- HB 957 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant's remedies, condemnation of dwelling unit.
- HB 962 Noncitizens of the United States; removes term aliens throughout Code.
- HB 965 Virginia Public Procurement Act; consideration of best value concepts for construction services.
- HB 967 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fee disclosure statement.
- HB 993 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; prohibited provisions, fees for maintenance.
- HB 996 VA Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, etc.; definitions, notice of tenant screening criteria.
- HB 1005 Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, Virginia Board for; dust sampling technicians, renovators.
- HB 1016 Charitable gaming; modifies definition of "organization."
- HB 1018 Investigators; powers, enforcement of certain tobacco laws.
- HB 1034 Zoning ordinance; civil penalties for violations.
- HB 1040 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definition of "caregiver," remote participation in meetings.
- HB 1050 Alcoholic beverage control; confectionery mixed beverage retail license created.
- HB 1069 Liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor products; certification, removal of exclusion from directory.
- HB 1092 Uniform Statewide Building Code; amending Code, local building officials.
- HB 1101 Virginia Public Procurement Act; adds to definition of professional services.
- HB 1105 Zoning for Housing Production Pilot Program; created, affordable dwelling unit policy incentives.
- HB 1108 Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management and design-build contracting.
- HB 1113 Virginia Public Procurement Act; job order contracting, limitations.
- HB 1116 Virginia Public Procurement Act; methods of procurement, certain construction projects.
- HB 1117 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage performing arts facility license.
- HB 1118 Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility licenses.
- HB 1124 Faith in Housing for the Commonwealth Act; construction of affordable housing.
- HB 1125 Virginia Business Ready Expedited Permitting Program; created.
- HB 1131 Casino gaming; removes the City of Richmond as an eligible host city.
- HB 1133 Virginia College Savings Plan; renamed Commonwealth Savers Plan.
- HB 1138 Fort Monroe Authority; powers and duties.
- HB 1139 Fort Monroe Authority; land and utility ownership.
- HB 1154 Virginia Public Procurement Act; preferences for goods, services, or construction by U.S. entities.
- HB 1158 Administrative Process Act; requirement of executive branch agencies.
- HB 1168 Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; powers.
- HB 1178 Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority; amends membership of board of directors.
- HB 1182 Professional wetland delineator; certification requirements.
- HB 1190 Contractors, Board for; offering exams, language counterparts.
- HB 1191 Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management and design-build contracting.
- HB 1192 State debt collection; establishes statute of limitations.
- HB 1193 Human Resource Management, Department of; recruitment policy, direct work experience.
- HB 1207 Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; affordable housing, criminal record screening policy.
- HB 1209 Common interest communities; reserve studies, special assessment rescission or reduction.
- HB 1215 Asbestos and lead project permit; usage of licensing fees.
- HB 1237 Real estate brokers; definitions, prohibits certain locations from being used as places of business.
- HB 1241 Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act; partial termination of certain time-shares.
- HB 1243 Unfair Real Estate Service Agreement Act; created, consumer protections.
- HB 1251 VA Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; material noncompliance by landlord, court escrow account.
- HB 1253 Affordable dwelling unit ordinances; accessible units for persons with a physical disability.
- HB 1270 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; mold remediation, prohibited acts.
- HB 1271 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, etc.; notice of tenant screening criteria.
- HB 1272 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; copy of rental agreement for tenant.
- HB 1273 VA Public Procurement Act; additional public works contract requirements, delayed effective date.
- HB 1298 Mixed beverages licenses; food concessions at outdoor performing arts facilities in Floyd County.
- HB 1337 Accountancy, Board of; powers and duties, repeals requirement for an annual audit of the Board.
- HB 1348 Pharmaceutical Services, Office of; establishes in Department of General Services, report.
- HB 1349 Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility licenses.
- HB 1351 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, selling ignition interlock system.
- HB 1361 Va. Public Procurement Act; preference for goods produced in Virginia, U.S., & Va. resident bidders.
- HB 1371 Virginia Public Procurement Act; local arbitration agreements.
- HB 1378 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions, apprenticeship programs.
- HB 1381 Rural Virginia, Center for; renames Center the Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia.
- HB 1387 Veterinary medicine; exceptions for care of animals injured in line of duty.
- HB 1390 Human Resource Management, Department of; disclosure of certain information.
- HB 1397 Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; manufactured home park, notice of sale and relocation expenses.
- HB 1398 Affordable housing; creates framework for localities to preserve housing.
- HB 1399 Potato Board; reduces membership.
- HB 1412 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exemption for complainant personal contact information.
- HB 1421 Virginia Housing Trust Fund; expands eligibility for loans.
- HB 1428 Regulatory boards; application review timelines.
- HB 1430 Library boards; adds King & Queen County to list of localities that are not required to establish.
- HB 1440 Virginia Public Procurement Act; public works contracts, project labor agreements.
- HB 1448 Virginia Human Rights Act; unlawful discrimination.
- HB 1452 State agencies and their appointing authorities; diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plans.
- HB 1456 Solar-ready roofs for certain gov't bldgs.; net-zero energy consumption bldg. design for schools.
- HB 1461 Short-term rental property; locality's ability to prohibit lessee or sublessee operator.
- HB 1475 Uniform Statewide Building Code; certain building owners and operators to supply cooling & heating.
- HB 1478 Casino gaming; cruise ships.
- HB 1482 Unlawful detainer actions; no rental agreement between owner and occupant.
- HB 1485 Industrial hemp; increases maximum THC concentration.
- HB 1487 DHCD; translation of certain forms and documents into five non-English languages on website, etc.
- HB 1509 Nicotine vapor products; restrictions on sale of products containing liquid nicotine/hemp products.
- HB 1523 State parks; procurement exemption, Natural Area Preservation Funds created.
- SB 18 Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management and design-build contracting.
- SB 26 Alcoholic beverage control; public consumption on premises of certain campgrounds.
- SB 36 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; amends definition of meeting, provisions of Act.
- SB 50 Eviction Diversion Pilot Program; extends expiration of Program to July 1, 2025.
- SB 79 Government buildings, certain; net-zero energy consumption building design for schools.
- SB 85 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definition of "caregiver," remote participation in meetings.
- SB 89 Fort Monroe Authority; powers and duties.
- SB 90 Fort Monroe Authority; land and utility ownership.
- SB 168 Alcoholic beverage control; food-to-beverage ratio.
- SB 180 Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility licenses.
- SB 182 Alcoholic beverage control; advertisements.
- SB 184 Geology; definition of geological mapping, expands definition of practice of geology.
- SB 204 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; release of criminal investigative files exception.
- SB 212 Virginia Small Business Economic Development Act; established.
- SB 213 Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; early termination for military personnel, stop certain order.
- SB 215 FOIA; removal of Virginia residency requirement for access to certain criminal investigation files.
- SB 217 Virginia Business Ready Expedited Permitting Program; created.
- SB 232 Manufactured home parks; resident rights.
- SB 239 Social Work Licensure Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to Compact.
- SB 242 Virginia Public Procurement Act; competitive negotiation, exceptions to contractual terms.
- SB 244 FOIA; meetings held through electronic communication during declared states of emergency.
- SB 245 Energy, Department of; building standards for certain local buildings.
- SB 260 Va. Public Procurement Act; preference for goods produced in Virginia, U.S., & Va. resident bidders.
- SB 281 Family cemeteries; interment rights, proof of kinship.
- SB 308 Residential dwelling units; rentals for 30 consecutive days or longer.
- SB 324 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; charges for production of public records.
- SB 330 Real estate board; continuing education requirements for real estate brokers and salespersons.
- SB 340 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions from mandatory disclosure, purchase card statement.
- SB 344 Charitable gaming; clarifies definition of "social organization."
- SB 350 Virginia Human Rights Act; right to sue.
- SB 354 Real estate contract disclosures, certain; establishment by localities prohibited.
- SB 358 Real estate broker; definition.
- SB 397 Gaming; posting of illegal gaming tip line information.
- SB 400 Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility licenses.
- SB 405 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fee disclosure statement.
- SB 415 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; amends definition of "meeting."
- SB 422 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; prohibited provisions, fees for maintenance.
- SB 426 Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing, percentage retained for distribution.
- SB 437 Real estate brokers; definitions, prohibits certain locations from being used as places of business.
- SB 448 Cannabis control; establishes a framework for creation of a retail marijuana market, penalties.
- SB 463 Accountancy, Board of; powers and duties, repeals requirement for an annual audit of the Board.
- SB 479 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities.
- SB 496 Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board; Virginia investment performance grants.
- SB 513 Funeral services; transportation protection agreements.
- SB 521 Preneed funeral contracts; declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee.
- SB 526 Resale Disclosure Act; fees charged for delivery of resale certificate.
- SB 538 Uniform Statewide Building Code; violations, increases fines.
- SB 541 Casino gaming; removes the City of Richmond as an eligible host city.
- SB 550 Liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor products; certification and directory, penalties.
- SB 554 Licenses or certificates; reciprocal licensing for neighboring states.
- SB 560 Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, Virginia Board for; dust sampling technicians, renovators.
- SB 570 Virginia Human Rights Act; definition of "employer."
- SB 576 Unfair Real Estate Service Agreement Act; created, consumer protections.
- SB 582 Tobacco products retailers; purchase, possession, and sale of retail tobacco products.
- SB 584 General Services Board; established.
- SB 588 Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; affordable housing, criminal record screening policy.
- SB 589 Rental conveyances; relocates certain provisions related to assignments of rent.
- SB 597 Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority, comprehensive plan.
- SB 600 Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act; partial termination of certain time-shares.
- SB 628 Casino gaming; eligible host cities.
- SB 635 Alcoholic beverage control; sale and delivery of mixed beverages & pre-mixed wine off-premises.
- SB 649 Line of Duty Act; increases payment of benefits.
- SB 657 Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility licenses.
- SB 658 Alcoholic beverage control; summary suspension, timeline.
- SB 672 Property Owners' Association Act or Virginia Condominium Act; assessments for legal obligations.
- SB 701 Vested rights; building permits.
- SB 704 Rural Virginia, Center for; renames Center the Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia.
- SB 724 Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility licenses.
- SB 734 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; electronic meetings.