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2024 SESSION

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SN10205

In the Senate
February 5, 2024

THE SENATE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING SENATE BILLS:

S.B. 21 A BILL to direct the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to study the processes by which each public institution of higher education determines eligibility for accommodations for students with disabilities and to identify in such processes and make recommendations to reduce any barriers to establishing eligibility. (SB21S2)

Patrons--Salim and Carroll Foy; Delegates: Hope and Seibold

S.B. 22 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 27 of Title 54.1 an article numbered 5, consisting of a section numbered 54.1-2729.02, relating to the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact. (SB22E)

Patron--Locke

S.B. 35 A BILL to direct the Board of Medicine to require certain licensees to complete training on unconscious bias and cultural competency as part of their continuing education and continuing competency requirements for licensure. (SB35S1)

Patrons--Locke, Carroll Foy, Head and Aird

S.B. 99 A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-287.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty. (SB99S1)

Patrons--Ebbin, Subramanyam and Salim; Delegates: Bennett-Parker and Hope

S.B. 100 A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-308.5 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-308.5:2, relating to manufacture, import, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms prohibited; penalties. (SB100S1)

Patrons--Ebbin, Subramanyam and Salim

S.B. 143 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 7 of Chapter 13 of Title 56 a section numbered 56-425.1 relating to railroad safety; minimum train crew; movement of freight; civil penalties. (SB143S1)

Patrons--Carroll Foy; Delegate: Simonds

S.B. 145 A BILL to amend and reenact § 19.2-13 of the Code of Virginia, relating to special conservators of the peace; armed security officer registration. (SB145S1)

Patron--Head

S.B. 155 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 32.1-122.7, 32.1-122.7:1, 32.1-122.7:2, and 54.1-3500 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 20.2 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-2040.1, relating to Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; Virginia Health Care Career and Technical Training and Education Fund created; qualified mental health professional; definition. (SB155S2)

Patron--Head

S.B. 181 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-271.9, relating to public elementary and secondary schools; cardiac emergency response plans required; grant program established.

Patron--Rouse

S.B. 210 A BILL to amend and reenact § 19.2-386.28 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-308.5:2, relating to manufacture, importation, sale, etc., of auto sears; prohibition; penalty. (SB210S1)

Patrons--Perry, Carroll Foy and Subramanyam

S.B. 215 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3706.1 and 8.01-622.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Freedom of Information Act; removal of Virginia residency requirement for access to certain criminal investigation files.

Patrons--Perry and Surovell

S.B. 229 A BILL to direct the State Health Commissioner to establish a work group to examine the feasibility of and make recommendations for the placement and infrastructure of an Advisory Council on Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention. (SB229S1)

Patrons--Hashmi, Boysko and Perry

S.B. 239 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 37 of Title 54.1 an article numbered 3, consisting of a section numbered 54.1-3709.4, relating to Social Work Licensure Compact.

Patrons--Hashmi, Salim, Perry and Subramanyam; Delegates: Ballard, Hayes, Hope and Krizek

S.B. 245 A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-1804.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Energy; building standards for certain local buildings. (SB245E)

Patron--McPike

S.B. 271 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 56-594 and 56-594.02 of the Code of Virginia, relating to net energy metering; eligible customer-generators and eligible agricultural customer-generators. (SB271E)

Patron--Subramanyam

S.B. 273 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-308.2:2 and 18.2-308.2:5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to purchase of firearms; waiting period; penalty. (SB273S1)

Patrons--Subramanyam, Carroll Foy, Deeds, Salim, Favola, Pekarsky and Williams Graves

S.B. 276 A BILL to require the State Corporation Commission to study the feasibility of an energy upgrade program for Phase I and Phase II Utilities; work group; report. (SB276S1)

Patron--Hashmi

S.B. 306 A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-104.6:2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to invasive plant species; retail sales; civil penalty. (SB306S1)

Patrons--Salim and Boysko; Delegate: Seibold

S.B. 320 A BILL to direct the Department of Health to provide information, resources, and education to food banks regarding outreach opportunities for providing assistance to individuals completing a Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) application. (SB320E)

Patrons--Roem and Aird

S.B. 324 A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3704 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Freedom of Information Act; charges for production of public records; report. (SB324ES1)

Patron--Roem

S.B. 357 A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-57 of the Code of Virginia, relating to assault and battery of a law-enforcement officer; penalty. (SB357S2)

Patrons--Boysko; Delegate: Shin

S.B. 363 A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-311.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to removing, altering, etc., serial number on firearm; selling, giving, etc., or possessing firearm with removed, altered, etc., serial number; penalty.

Patron--Ebbin

S.B. 370 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 40.1 a section numbered 40.1-28.7:11, relating to prohibiting employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; wage or salary range transparency; cause of action. (SB370S1)

Patrons--Boysko, Salim, Surovell and Aird; Delegate: Shin

S.B. 382 A BILL to amend and reenact § 60.2-633 of the Code of Virginia, relating to unemployment compensation; collection of overpayments. (SB382E)

Patrons--Ebbin; Delegate: Ware

S.B. 412 A BILL to amend and reenact § 3.2-6521 of the Code of Virginia, relating to rabies clinics; animal vaccination and microchip services. (SB412S1)

Patron--Boysko

S.B. 442 A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-152.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to computer trespass; elementary and secondary schools; school board; penalty. (SB442S1)

Patron--Durant

S.B. 477  A BILL to amend and reenact § 58.1-3221.6 of the Code of Virginia, relating to blighted and derelict properties in certain localities; rate of tax. (SB477S1)

Patron--Aird

S.B. 522 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-308.2:2 and 18.2-308.2:5 of the Code of Virginia, relating to purchase of firearms; demonstrated competence or completion of a firearms safety or training course; penalty.

Patrons--Williams Graves, Subramanyam and Salim; Delegates: Anthony, Clark, Henson and Jones

S.B. 542 A BILL to amend and reenact § 60.2-612 of the Code of Virginia, relating to unemployment insurance; benefit eligibility conditions; lockout exception to labor dispute disqualification.

Patron--Bagby

S.B. 616 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-1509.4, 3.2-102, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 10.1-1105.1, 46.2-749.102, and 58.1-512 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 11 of Title 10.1 an article numbered 2.1, consisting of sections numbered 10.1-1119.2 through 10.1-1119.7; and to repeal Chapter 2 (§§ 3.2-200 through 3.2-205) of Title 3.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Department of Forestry; Office of Farmland Preservation transferred. (SB616E)

Patron--Pillion

S.B. 674 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 10.1-659, 10.1-660, and 62.1-223.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Coastal Resilience Collaborative at The College of William and Mary in Virginia.

Patron--McDougle


THE SENATE HAS AGREED TO THE FOLLOWING SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION:

S.J.R. 3 Proposing an amendment to Section 6-A of Article X of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to real property tax exemption; surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty.

Patrons--McPike, Carroll Foy, Reeves, Craig and Suetterlein; Delegate: Simon


IN WHICH ACTION IT REQUESTS THE CONCURRENCE OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.




Susan Clarke Schaar
Clerk of the Senate