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2018 SESSION

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Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology

Chairman: Frank M. Ruff, Jr.

Clerk: Eric Bingham
Staff: Brooks Braun, Amigo Wade
Date of Meeting: January 29, 2018
Time and Place: 45 minutes after Adjournment/Senate Room 3 - Capitol

S.B. 54 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; subpoena duces tecum, costs.

Patron: DeSteph

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; subpoena duces tecum; costs. Provides that, if a licensee or regulant of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation or one of its regulatory boards is successful in a motion to quash a subpoena duces tecum issued in furtherance of an investigation, the court shall award reasonable costs and attorney fees or $500, whichever is greater.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-307 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; subpoena duces tecum; costs.

18100084D

S.B. 55 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; disciplinary actions by regulatory boards.

Patron: DeSteph

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; disciplinary actions by regulatory boards. Requires a regulatory board under the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to determine the factual basis for its decisions through an informal fact-finding conference under the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) unless the regulant and the regulatory board agree to resolve the matter through a consent order or the regulant consents to waive the conference to go directly to a formal hearing. If the conference is waived, or if it fails to dispose of the case by consent, the bill requires the regulatory board to conduct a formal hearing. The bill also provides that, if a regulant is successful in a motion to quash a subpoena duces tecum issued in furtherance of an investigation, the court shall award reasonable costs and attorney fees or $500, whichever is greater.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-307 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-202.1, relating to the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; disciplinary actions by regulatory boards.

18100229D

S.B. 163 Historical African American cemeteries and graves; adds cemetery at Belmont in Loudon County.

Patron: Wexton

Historical African American cemeteries and graves; Loudoun County; Belmont. Adds the African-American Burial Ground for the Enslaved at Belmont in Loudoun County, which cemetery contains 44 eligible graves, to the list of those cemeteries for which qualified charitable organizations may receive funds from the Department of Historic Resources for the care of historical African American cemeteries and graves.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-2211.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to historical African American cemeteries; Loudoun County; Belmont.

18100973D

S.B. 177 Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves; disbursement of appropriated sums to maintain.

Patron: Stanley

Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves. Authorizes the Comptroller of the Commonwealth to disburse appropriated sums to the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution for the maintenance of no more than 6,000 Revolutionary War graves set forth on a list submitted annually by the society to the Director of the Department of Historic Resources (the Director). The bill expands the categories of people whose graves may be maintained or marked to include persons rendering service to the Patriot cause in the Revolutionary War. The bill prohibits retroactive disbursements and requires the Director to deposit any funds that have been appropriated for grave maintenance but are not disbursed during the same fiscal year into the Revolutionary War Cemeteries and Graves Fund, which is created by the bill. The bill provides that the Director may use moneys in the Fund to make grants to perform extraordinary maintenance, renovation, repair, or reconstruction of cemeteries or graves or to erect and care for markers, memorials, and monuments.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-2211.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 10.1-2211.1:1, relating to Revolutionary War graves.

18102612D

S.B. 198 Historical African American cemeteries and graves; adds Mt. Calvary Cemetery in City of Portsmouth.

Patron: Locke

Historical African American cemeteries and graves; Portsmouth. Adds the Mt. Calvary Cemetery in the City of Portsmouth, with 266 eligible gravesites, to the list of historical African American cemeteries for which qualifying charitable organizations may receive funding for maintenance.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-2211.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to historical African American cemeteries; Portsmouth.

18101681D

S.B. 216 Aerospace and Aviation; appointment of Managing Director.

Patron: Cosgrove

Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; Managing Director of Aerospace and Aviation. Requires the Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to employ, or appoint an existing employee as, a Managing Director of Aerospace and Aviation, who shall encourage, stimulate, and support the development and expansion of the aerospace and aviation industries in the Commonwealth.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-2239.3, relating to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; Managing Director of Aerospace and Aviation.

18103777D

S.B. 328 Common Interest Community Board; disclosure packets, registration of associations.

Patron: Dunnavant

Common Interest Community Board; disclosure packets; registration of associations. Requires the Common Interest Community Board to include information regarding the meaning of developer control in its current one-page form that accompanies association disclosure packets that are required to be provided to all prospective purchasers of lots located within a development that is subject to the Virginia Property Owners' Association Act. The bill also requires the developer to file an annual report for the association of the development with the Common Interest Community Board within 30 days after the recordation of the declaration.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-2350 and 55-509.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Common Interest Community Board; disclosure packets; registration of associations.

18102447D

S.B. 336 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; right to speak at open meetings.

Patron: Peake

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; right to speak at open meetings. Requires that every public body afford an opportunity for public comment during any open meeting. The bill requires that the notice given by a public body prior to a meeting include information as to the approximate point during the meeting when public comment will be received. The bill permits public bodies to choose the approximate point during the meeting when public comment will be received and permits public bodies to adopt reasonable rules governing the public comment portion of the meeting, including imposing reasonable restrictions on time, place, and manner.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3707 and 23.1-1303 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Freedom of Information Act; right to speak at open meetings.

18103103D

S.B. 348 Virginia Lottery; digital vendors.

Patron: Locke

Virginia Lottery; digital vendors. Authorizes the State Lottery Department (the Department) to establish regulations and procedures providing for the sale of drawing game tickets over the Internet by digital vendors. The bill defines drawing game ticket and digital vendor and restricts digital vendors from charging fees or other charges in addition to the price of a drawing game ticket.

The bill provides that no digital vendor may sell a drawing game ticket without first registering with the Department. The bill establishes criteria for applying for registration and for granting or denying registrations, including requiring applicants to show that they have implemented internal controls that ensure that individuals under the age of 18 are unable to buy a drawing game ticket. The bill establishes additional registration requirements similar to those required for existing lottery retailers. Registration as a digital vendor is valid for one year and is renewable.

The bill establishes civil penalties for the violation of regulations governing digital vendors and requires digital vendors either to be bonded or to provide other surety. Digital vendors are required to contract with a testing laboratory for an annual audit of the effectiveness of their internal controls.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 58.1-4002, 58.1-4006, 58.1-4007, 58.1-4007.2, 58.1-4011, 58.1-4014, 58.1-4014.1, 58.1-4015, 58.1-4019, 58.1-4021, and 58.1-4027 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 58.1-4007.3 through 58.1-4007.6, relating to Virginia Lottery; digital vendors.

18101892D

S.B. 424 Virginia Gaming Commission; established.

Patron: Petersen

Virginia Gaming Commission; regulation of charitable gaming; administration of fantasy contest registrations. Establishes the Virginia Gaming Commission (Commission) and vests the Commission with the control and regulation of charitable gaming in the Commonwealth and the administration of fantasy contest registrations. Currently the control of charitable gaming and the administration of fantasy contest registrations is vested in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the charitable Gaming Board. The bill establishes the Virginia Gaming Fund as a special fund to be used solely for (i) administering and enforcing charitable gaming laws and regulations and fantasy contest registrations, (ii) educating charitable organizations and players, and (iii) promoting charitable gaming in Virginia. The bill also requires the Commission to revise the fees levied by it for issuing charitable gaming permits and supplier registrations, or renewal thereof, so that the fees are sufficient to cover expenses but not excessive. The Commission is required to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Department of State Police to provide for the investigation by the Department of any illegal gaming or gambling activity prohibited by Article 1 (§ 18.2-325 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 18.2.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-340.15 through 18.2-340.25, 18.2-340.26:2, 18.2-340.29 through 18.2-340.34, 18.2-340.35, 18.2-340.36, 18.2-340.37, 58.1-3, 59.1-556 through 59.1-565, 59.1-567, and 59.1-568 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 25 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 10, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-5237 through 2.2-5240; and to repeal Article 19 (§ 2.2-2455 et seq.) of Chapter 24 of Title 2.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Gaming Commission; regulation of charitable gaming and fantasy contests.

18104193D

S.B. 488 Virginia Fire Services Board; powers and duties.

Patron: Edwards

Statewide Fire Prevention Code; powers and duties of the Virginia Fire Services Board. Transfers primary authority for the adoption of the Statewide Fire Prevention Code from the Board of Housing and Community Development to the Virginia Fire Services Board (the Board). The bill allows the Board to convene an ad hoc committee whenever it proposes a change to the Statewide Fire Prevention Code for the purpose of advising the Board. The bill also requires the Board to develop the means to publicize the policies and programs of the Department of Fire Programs to educate the public and elicit public support. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-4006, 9.1-203, 27-95, 27-97, 27-98, 36-118, and 36-119.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 27-97.01, relating to Statewide Fire Prevention Code; powers and duties of Virginia Fire Services Board.

18104394D

S.B. 502 Virginia Public Procurement Act; State Police, exemption for purchase of aviation equipment.

Patron: Carrico

Virginia Public Procurement Act; Department of State Police; exemption for purchase of aviation equipment. Exempts from competitive sealed bidding the purchase of aviation equipment by the Department of State Police for use by the Department.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4345 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act; Department of State Police; exemption for purchase of aviation equipment.

18101864D

S.B. 512 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; student telephone numbers and personal email addresses.

Patron: Suetterlein

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; scholastic records; student telephone numbers and student personal email addresses. Excludes student telephone numbers and student personal email addresses contained in scholastic records from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; scholastic records; student telephone numbers and student personal email addresses.

18104415D

S.B. 529 Prerequisites to obtaining a building permit; elimination of affidavit requirement.

Patron: Mason

Board for Contractors; prerequisites to obtaining a building permit; elimination of affidavit requirement. Removes the requirement that a building permit applicant's written statement that he is not subject to licensure or certification as a contractor or subcontractor be supported by an affidavit but adds a requirement that the applicant include in the written statement the identifying information of the licensed or certified person who will be carrying out or superintending the work. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-1111 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Board for Contractors; prerequisites to obtaining a building permit; elimination of affidavit requirement for written statements.

18104586D

S.B. 569 Contrators; exemption from licensure certain students.

Patron: DeSteph

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Board for Contractors; exemption from licensure. Exempts from licensure any person who is (i) a student in good standing and enrolled in a public or private institution of higher education, (ii) a student enrolled in a career training or technical education program, or (iii) an apprentice. The bill expands a current exemption from licensure for work undertaken by a person providing construction, remodeling, repair, improvement, removal, or demolition on behalf of a properly licensed contractor by raising the value threshold from $2,500 or less to $5,000 or less per project and by adding a home improvement building contractor classification to the list of valid licenses the supervising contractor may hold.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Board for Contractors; exemptions from licensure.

18104652D

S.B. 584 Va. Public Procurement Act; establishes service disabled veteran businesses.

Patron: DeSteph

Virginia Public Procurement Act; service disabled veteran businesses procurement enhancement program. Establishes a statewide service disabled veteran business procurement enhancement program. The bill establishes a statewide goal of five percent service disabled veteran business utilization in all discretionary spending by state agencies in procurement orders, prime contracts, and subcontracts.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-1604, 2.2-1605, 2.2-4310, 2.2-4310.3, and 2.2-4343 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-4310.1:1, relating to Virginia Public Procurement Act; service disabled veteran businesses procurement enhancement program.

18103611D

S.B. 627 Home inspection services; certain contract provisions prohibited.

Patron: Surovell

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; home inspectors; certain contract provisions prohibited. Prohibits a contract for home inspection services from including any provision limiting the liability of any home inspector arising from his acts or limiting any business that provides home inspection services from liability for the acts of its employees or agents.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 54.1 a section numbered 54.1-517.2:2, relating to the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; home inspectors; certain contract provisions prohibited.

18103570D

S.B. 630 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; civil penalty.

Patron: Surovell

Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); civil penalty. Provides that in addition to any penalties imposed under FOIA, (i) if a court finds that any officer, employee, or member of a public body failed to provide public records to a requester in accordance with the provisions of FOIA because such officer, employee, or member of a public body intentionally altered or destroyed the requested public records prior to the expiration of the applicable record retention period set by the retention regulations promulgated pursuant to the Virginia Public Records Act (§ 42.1-76 et seq.) by the State Library Board, the court shall impose upon such officer, employee, or member in his individual capacity, whether or not a writ of mandamus or injunctive relief is awarded, a civil penalty of up to $100 per record altered or destroyed, which amount shall be paid into the Literary Fund, and (ii) if a court finds that a member of a public body voted to certify a closed meeting and at the time of such certification such certification was not in accordance with the requirements of FOIA, the court shall impose on each such member voting to certify in his individual capacity, whether or not a writ of mandamus or injunctive relief is awarded, a civil penalty of $500, which amount shall be paid into the Literary Fund.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3714 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; civil penalty.

18104295D

S.B. 649 Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; penalties for violation.

Patron: McPike

Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; penalties for violation. Increases the amount a tenant can recover after a landlord violates the Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act (§ 55-248.51 et seq.) from an amount equal to the greater of the tenant's monthly rental payment or actual damages and attorney fees to an amount equal to the greater of three times the tenant's monthly rental payment or actual damages and attorney fees.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 55-248.51 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; penalties for violation of chapter.

18103424D

S.B. 650 Virginia Public Procurement Act; local preference for businesses participating in Va. Registered.

Patron: McPike

Virginia Public Procurement Act; local preference for businesses participating in Virginia Registered Apprenticeship program. Authorizes a locality to develop and implement a bidding system that gives preference to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder who (i) is a resident of Virginia and (ii) participates in the Virginia Registered Apprenticeship program administered by the Department of Labor and Industry.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4324 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act; local preference for businesses participating in Virginia Registered Apprenticeship program.

18104650D

S.B. 651 Virginia Public Procurement Act; state agency's goals for participation by small businesses.

Patron: McPike

Virginia Public Procurement Act; state agency's goals for participation by small businesses; requirements. Expands the requirement under the Virginia Public Procurement Act that any state agency's goals for participation by small businesses include a minimum of three percent participation by service disabled veteran businesses from when such agencies are contracting only for information technology goods and services to when such agencies are contracting for any goods and services.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4310.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Public Procurement Act; state agency's goals for participation by small businesses; requirements.

18104128D

S.B. 652 People with Severe Disabilities, Board for Purchase of Services established.

Patron: McPike

Board for Purchases of Services from People with Severe Disabilities; report. Establishes the Board for Purchases of Services from People with Severe Disabilities to encourage state agencies and political subdivisions of the Commonwealth to purchase services provided by persons with severe disabilities as a means of increasing employment opportunities for such persons. The bill directs the Board to establish and publish a procurement list consisting of services provided by qualified nonprofit entities for procurement by state agencies and political subdivisions and to establish the fair market price of services that are contained on the procurement list.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 24 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 27, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-2491 through 2.2-2496, relating to the Board for Purchases of Services from People with Severe Disabilities; report.

18103802D

S.B. 657 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusion of records related to public safety.

Patron: Lewis

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusion of records related to public safety. Excludes from mandatory disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act information held by the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority that is categorized as classified or sensitive but unclassified, including national security, defense, and foreign policy information, provided that such information is exempt under the federal Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552).

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusion of records related to public safety.

18104556D

S.B. 688 Va. Public Procurement Act; cooperative procurement, stream restoration & stormwater management.

Patron: Ruff

Virginia Public Procurement Act; cooperative procurement; stream restoration and stormwater management. Excludes the purchase of (i) stream restoration and (ii) stormwater management practices, and all associated and necessary construction and maintenance, from the prohibition on using cooperative procurement to purchase construction.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4304 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act; cooperative procurement; stream restoration and stormwater management.

18104305D

S.B. 707 Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; home-based businesses.

Patron: Surovell

Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; home-based businesses. Provides that no property owners' association shall prohibit a lot owner from operating a home-based business within his personal residence if the operation of the home-based business is in compliance with all applicable state laws and local ordinances, unless the home-based business is expressly prohibited by the declaration. Under current law, operation of a home-based business is allowed only to the extent that the declaration is silent on the operation of home-based businesses.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 55-513.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; home-based businesses.

18100404D

S.B. 722 Condominium Act and Property Owners' Association Act; access to association books and records.

Patron: Surovell

Condominium Act and Property Owners' Association Act; access to association books and records; duty to redact. Provides that books and records kept by or on behalf of a unit owners' association or a property owners' association shall be withheld from inspection and copying in their entirety only to the extent that an exclusion from disclosure enumerated in the Condominium Act or Property Owners' Association Act, as applicable, applies to the entire content of such books and records. The bill provides that, otherwise, only those portions of the books and records containing information subject to an exclusion may be withheld, and all portions of the books and records that are not so excluded shall be disclosed.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55-79.74:1, 55-509.3:2, and 55-510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; access to association books and records; duty to redact.

18100400D

S.B. 730 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; clarifies definition of "public record."

Patron: DeSteph

Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Clarifies that the definition of "public record" does not include records that are not prepared for or used in the transaction of public business. The bill defines "social media account" and creates a new discretionary exemption for social media records of General Assembly members when such records relate to the use of a social media account by a member in such member's individual capacity. The bill requires the public body to be a necessary party in any enforcement proceeding.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3701, 2.2-3705.7, and 2.2-3713 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

18100455D

S.B. 754 Freedom Flag; designating as official flag of remembrance of September 11, 2001.

Patron: Sturtevant

Emblems of the Commonwealth; Freedom Flag. Designates the Freedom Flag, designed by Richard Nicholas Melito, a Virginian, as the official flag of remembrance of September 11, 2001, and as an educational tool to remind and teach future generations of the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and the heroism demonstrated in its aftermath.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 1-510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to emblems of the Commonwealth; Freedom Flag.

18104454D

S.B. 758 Real estate teams; required to obtain a business entity license.

Patron: Sturtevant

Professions and occupations; real estate licenses; real estate teams. Requires real estate teams as defined in the bill to obtain a business entity license, meaning a real estate firm license or a business entity salesperson's license, from the Real Estate Board (the Board). The bill also expands the responsibilities of supervising brokers and requires that as a condition of the renewal of the license of a supervising broker of a branch office, such broker shall provide to the Board the name and license number of each real estate licensee affiliated with the branch office at the time of the renewal. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2019.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-2100, 54.1-2101, 54.1-2106.1, and 54.1-2110.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to professions and occupations; real estate licenses; real estate teams.

18104634D

S.B. 778 Statewide Fire Prevention Code; authorizes use of consumer fireworks, penalties.

Patron: Suetterlein

Statewide Fire Prevention Code; State Fire Marshal; consumer fireworks; penalties. Authorizes the use of consumer fireworks in the Commonwealth and distinguishes by definition consumer fireworks from display fireworks and permissible fireworks. The bill defines "consumer fireworks" as small fireworks devices (i) containing restricted amounts of pyrotechnic composition designed primarily to produce visible or audible effects by combustion and (ii) complying with certain federal regulations regarding composition and labeling. The bill also provides that the storage and transportation of consumer fireworks are to be considered the same hazard class as the storage and transportation of 1.4G explosives under the Statewide Fire Prevention Code (SFPC) and Uniform Statewide Building Code. The bill excludes from the provisions of the SFPC, unless prohibited by a local ordinance, (a) the sale of permissible or consumer fireworks; (b) any person using, igniting, or exploding permissible or consumer fireworks on residential or agricultural property with the consent of the owner of such property; or (c) such permissible or consumer fireworks when they are being transported from a locality where they were legally obtained to a locality where they are legally permitted. Current law only excludes the sale of permissible fireworks or the use of such fireworks on private property. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2019. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-85, 27-34.4, 27-95, 27-96.1, and 27-97 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Statewide Fire Prevention Code; State Fire Marshal; consumer fireworks; penalties.

18104494D

S.B. 784 Building Code; provisions for buildings & structures in rural areas.

Patron: Obenshain

Uniform Statewide Building Code; Board of Housing and Community Development; provisions for buildings and structures in rural areas in which commercial enterprises are located. Directs the Board of Housing and Community Development to make amendments to the Uniform Statewide Building Code applicable to buildings and structures in rural areas in which commercial enterprises are located. The bill provides that the amendments shall not apply to any building or structure for which (i) a building permit has been issued or on which construction has commenced or (ii) working drawings have been prepared in the year prior to the effective date of the amendments. The bill also requires the Board to establish guidelines for the adequate training of building officials, enforcement personnel, contractors, and design professionals regarding Building Code provisions applicable to farm buildings and structures.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 36-99.02, relating to Uniform Statewide Building Code; Board of Housing and Community Development; amendments for commercial buildings and structures in rural areas.

18104265D

S.B. 799 Virginia Gaming Commission; established.

Patron: Cosgrove

Virginia Gaming Commission; regulation of charitable gaming; administration of fantasy contest registrations. Establishes the Virginia Gaming Commission (Commission) and vests the Commission with the control and regulation of charitable gaming in the Commonwealth and the administration of fantasy contest registrations. Currently the control of charitable gaming and the administration of fantasy contest registrations is vested in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the charitable Gaming Board. The bill establishes the Virginia Gaming Fund as a special fund to be used solely for (i) administering and enforcing charitable gaming laws and regulations and fantasy contest registrations, (ii) educating charitable organizations and players, and (iii) promoting charitable gaming in Virginia. The bill also requires the Commission to revise the fees levied by it for issuing charitable gaming permits and supplier registrations, or renewal thereof, so that the fees are sufficient to cover expenses but not excessive. The Commission is required to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Department of State Police to provide for the investigation by the Department of any illegal gaming or gambling activity prohibited by Article 1 (§ 18.2-325 et seq.) of Chapter 8 of Title 18.2.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-340.15 through 18.2-340.25, 18.2-340.26:2, 18.2-340.29 through 18.2-340.34, 18.2-340.35, 18.2-340.36, 18.2-340.37, 58.1-3, 59.1-556 through 59.1-565, 59.1-567, and 59.1-568 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 25 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 10, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-5237 through 2.2-5240; and to repeal Article 19 (§ 2.2-2455 et seq.) of Chapter 24 of Title 2.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Gaming Commission; regulation of charitable gaming and fantasy contests.

18104481D

S.B. 858 Va. FOIA; excludes certain information held by board of visitors of The College of William & Mary.

Patron: Mason

The Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusion; certain information held by the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia. Excludes from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act certain information held by the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia (the board) relating to the acquisition, holding, or disposition of a security or other ownership interest in an entity, where such security or ownership interest is not traded on a governmentally regulated securities exchange, if disclosure of such information would reveal confidential analyses prepared for the board and have an adverse effect on the value of the investment to be acquired, held, or disposed of by the board.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusion; certain information held by the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia.

18105106D

S.B. 861 Property Owners' Association Act; member approval required for certain capital expenditures.

Patron: Reeves

Property Owners' Association Act; member approval required for certain capital expenditures. Requires a property owners' association's board of directors, before making expenditures on capital components that exceed $1 million, to obtain the approval of a majority of lot owners who are members in good standing of the property owners' association. The requirements do not affect capital components approved by the board of directors and fully funded prior to July 1, 2018.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 55-514.3, relating to the Property Owners' Association Act; member approval for certain capital expenditures.

18104791D

S.B. 876 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; transfer of public records, definition of "custodian."

Patron: Mason

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; transfer of public records; definition of "custodian." Requires a public body initiating a transfer of public records to any entity, including to any other public body, to remain the custodian of those records only if the public body has transferred the entirety of those public records. Current law requires the public body initiating a transfer of public records to remain the custodian if it has transferred possession of any public records. The bill also excludes the transfer of a portion of information contained in one public body's public record to another public body from being considered as a transfer of an entire public record. The bill also prohibits a public body from withholding a public record in its entirety on the grounds that information contained in such public record was provided by another public body. The bill defines "custodian" for purposes of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3701, 2.2-3704, and 2.2-3704.01 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; transfer of public records; definition of "custodian."

18105008D

S.B. 906 Master barber; creates occupational title, issuance of license.

Patron: McClellan

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Board for Barbers and Cosmetology; exemptions; license requirements. Creates the occupational title of "master barber" and requires the board to issue a license to practice as a master barber to any individual licensed as a barber prior to December 8, 2017. The bill explicitly exempts the blow drying, cleansing, or styling of human hair from the list of activities that require licensure by the Board. The bill also consolidates and clarifies defined terms and also contains additional technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-700, 54.1-701, 54.1-702, 54.1-704.2, 54.1-705, and 54.1-706 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Board for Barbers and Cosmetology; exemptions; license requirements.

18104169D

EMERGENCY

S.B. 946 Auditor of Public Accounts; eliminates requirement that the Auditor audit certain entities annually.

Patron: Hanger

Auditor of Public Accounts; audits. Eliminates a requirement that the Auditor of Public Accounts (Auditor) audit certain entities annually. The bill provides for the Auditor to perform an audit for these entities as the Auditor determines necessary.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-2312, 2.2-2323, 2.2-2490, 2.2-2717, 3.2-3109, 10.1-1025, 15.2-2416, 17.1-204, 29.1-108, 30-133, 32.1-122.7:1, 32.1-362, 36-154, 51.5-59, 56-484.17, and 59.1-394 of the Code of Virginia, relating to audits conducted by the Auditor of Public Accounts.

18104017D

S.B. 949 Virginia Public Procurement Act; Internet access service contracting; limitations.

Patron: Wexton

Virginia Public Procurement Act; Internet access service contracting; limitations; Internet neutrality and privacy. Limits public procurement of Internet access services to service providers that meet certain requirements related to Internet neutrality and privacy.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-4303.3, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act; Internet access service contracting; limitations; Internet neutrality and privacy.

18104598D