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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: February 19, 2018
Time and Place: 45 minutes after adjournment, Senate Room 3, Capitol

H.B. 26 Pawnbrokers; allowable late fees.

Patron: Bell, Richard P.

Pawnbrokers; allowable late fees. Provides that a pawnbroker may charge a late fee, not to exceed 10 percent of the amount loaned, for each item that is not claimed by the pledged due date as long as the pawner is notified of the fee on the pawn ticket.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-4009 of the Code of Virginia, relating to pawnbrokers; allowable late fees.

18101012D

H.B. 48 Charitable solicitations; registration statement.

Patron: Krizek

Charitable solicitations; registration statement. Requires charitable organizations to include in their annual registration statement (i) a statement indicating the amount of funds expended during the preceding fiscal year to pay for the administrative expenses of the charitable organization, expressed as a dollar amount and as a percentage of the total expenses of the charitable organization, and (ii) a statement indicating the amount of funds expended during the preceding fiscal year that was dedicated to providing charitable services, expressed as a dollar amount and as a percentage of the total expenses of the charitable organization.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 57-49 of the Code of Virginia, relating to charitable solicitations; registration statement.

18105074D

H.B. 62 Libraries, local and regional; boards not mandatory in Caroline County.

Patron: Fowler

Local and regional libraries; boards not mandatory; Caroline County. Adds Caroline County to the list of localities that are not required to establish a library board.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 42.1-36 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local library boards.

18101360D

H.B. 63 Private security; compliance agent experience, surety bond.

Patron: Fowler

Private security; compliance agent experience; surety bond. Removes the requirement that a compliance agent for a private security services business have either five years of experience or three years of managerial or supervisory experience in a private security services business, a state or local law-enforcement agency, or a related field. The bill also removes the option for a private security services business or a private security services training school to be covered by a bond in lieu of liability insurance.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 9.1-139 and 9.1-144 of the Code of Virginia, relating to private security; compliance.

18101437D

H.B. 146 National Guard; employment protections.

Patron: Cole

National Guard; employment protections. Extends the rights regarding (i) leaves of absence from nongovernmental employment, (ii) reemployment, and (iii) employment nondiscrimination that are currently provided to members of the Virginia National Guard and the Virginia Defense Force and residents of Virginia who are members of the National Guard of another state to any person who is a member of the National Guard of another state who is employed or seeking employment in Virginia.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 44-93.2, 44-93.3, and 44-93.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to National Guard, employment protections.

18102430D

H.B. 153 Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves; disbursement of appropriated sums to maintain.

Patron: Habeeb

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 4,050 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.

18103142D

H.B. 206 Pawnbrokers; digital image of forms of identification.

Patron: Bell, Richard P.

Pawnbrokers; digital image of forms of identification. Eliminates the requirement that pawnbrokers create a digital image of the form of identification used if the form of identification is a United States military issued identification or other form of identification included under 18 U.S.C. § 701. The bill requires the person involved in the transaction to present an alternate government-issued identification card bearing the photograph of such person or the pawnbroker shall take a photograph of such person.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-4009 of the Code of Virginia, relating to pawnbrokers; digital image of forms of identification.

18101010D

H.B. 228 Virginia Public Records Act; records retained in electronic medium.

Patron: Cole

Virginia Public Records Act; records retained in electronic medium. Provides that notwithstanding any provision of law requiring a public record to be retained in a tangible medium, an agency may retain any public record in an electronic medium, provided that the record remains accessible for the duration of its retention schedule and meets all other requirements of the Virginia Public Records Act (§ 42.1-76 et seq.). The bill provides that this provision shall not be deemed to affect any law governing the retention of exhibits received into evidence in a criminal case in any court.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 42.1-86.01, relating to the Virginia Public Records Act; records retained in electronic medium.

18102370D

H.B. 237 One-stop small business permitting program; extends sunset date.

Patron: Kilgore

One-stop small business permitting program. Extends the date by which the State Corporation Commission and the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity are required to complete aspects of the one-stop small business permitting program from June 30, 2018, to January 1, 2020. The measure also (i) deletes a provision regarding the implementation of a hyperlink in 2014, (ii) amends the description of the processes to be established for the electronic collection and exchange of data or information, and (iii) deletes requirements for biannual progress reports.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-1617 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the one-stop small business permitting program.

18101898D

H.B. 284 Historical African American cemeteries; owners and localities receiving funds.

Patron: McQuinn

Historical African American cemeteries; owners and localities receiving funds. Adds any locality or person that owns an historical African American cemetery to the list of qualified organizations able to receive funds for the preservation of historical African American cemeteries and graves. The bill also allows any locality to receive and hold such funds on behalf of any qualified charitable organization until such time as the organization is able to receive or utilize the funds. The bill requires that the owner of a historical African American cemetery not unreasonably withhold access to such cemetery from an organization qualified to receive funds for care and maintenance of the cemetery.

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

18102201D

H.B. 297 Administrative Process Act; exempts certain guidance documents from Act.

Patron: Bulova

Administrative Process Act; guidance documents. Exempts guidance documents, defined in the bill, from the requirements of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.), provided that the agency that developed the guidance document certifies that the document conforms to the definition of a guidance document. Each guidance document is then subject to a 30-day public comment period through the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall website, after publication in the Virginia Register of Regulations and prior to final publication by the agency. If a comment received during the public comment period asserts that the guidance document is contrary to state law or regulation or that it should not be exempt, the adoption of the guidance document shall be delayed an additional 30 days, during which time the agency shall address the comments and provide a response in writing. The bill also provides that guidance documents do not include agency (i) rulings and advisory opinions, (ii) forms and instructions, (iii) bulletins and legislative summaries, (iv) studies and reports, and (v) internal manuals and memoranda.  

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4001 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-4002.1, relating to the Administrative Process Act; guidance documents.

18105811D

H.B. 360 Historical African American cemeteries; adds Daughters of Zion Cemetery in Charlottesville to list.

Patron: Toscano

Historical African American cemeteries; Charlottesville; Daughters of Zion Cemetery. Adds the Daughters of Zion Cemetery in Charlottesville, which cemetery contains 192 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; Charlottesville; Daughters of Zion Cemetery.

18100636D

H.B. 459 Red salamander; designating as state salamander.

Patron: Filler-Corn

Official designations; state salamander. Designates the red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) as the state salamander of Virginia.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 1-510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to official designations; state salamander.

18101330D

H.B. 523 Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, etc., Board for; Landscape Architects.

Patron: Lindsey

Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects; membership. Adds two nonlegislative citizen members to the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-403 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects; membership.

18101705D

H.B. 527 Historical African American cemeteries and graves; adds Mt. Calvary Cemetery in City of Portsmouth.

Patron: James

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.

18102415D

H.B. 533 Veterans; acceptance of substantially equivalent military training, etc.

Patron: Freitas

Professions and occupations; qualifications for licensure; acceptance of substantially equivalent military training, education, and experience. Directs the Department of Veterans Services to take steps to promote awareness among veterans of the acceptance of such substantially equivalent military training, education, or experience by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, the Department of Health Professions, or any other board named in Title 54.1 (Professions and Occupations).

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2001.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to professions and occupations; qualifications for licensure; acceptance of substantially equivalent military training, education, and experience.

18104947D

H.B. 543 General Services, Department of; lease or sublease of surplus property to charitable organizations.

Patron: Freitas

Department of General Services; lease of surplus property. Permits the Department of General Services to allow charitable organizations exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that provide addiction recovery services to lease or sublease at cost surplus property or space within a building owned by the Commonwealth or any space leased by the Commonwealth in excess of current and reasonably anticipated needs, provided such use is deemed appropriate.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-1156 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of General Services; lease of surplus property.

18101049D

H.B. 555 Professions and occupations; hair braiding.

Patron: Freitas

Professions and occupations; hair braiding. Clarifies that hair braiding is not a practice included under the definition of "cosmetology."

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-700 of the Code of Virginia, relating to professions and occupations; hair braiding.

18105817D

H.B. 574 Va. Public Procurement Act; cooperative procurement, stream restoration & stormwater management.

Patron: Hodges

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.

18106162D

H.B. 729 Virginia Fire Services Board; powers & duties, modular training program for volunteer firefighters.

Patron: Head

Virginia Fire Services Board; powers and duties; modular training program for volunteer firefighters. Directs the Virginia Fire Services Board to develop a modular training program for volunteer firefighters for adoption by local volunteer fire departments that shall include (i) Firefighter I and Firefighter II certification pursuant to standards developed by the National Fire Protection Association and (ii) an online training program.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 9.1-203 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Fire Services Board; powers and duties; modular training program for volunteer firefighters.

18104370D

H.B. 760 Virginia Public Procurement Act; exemption for Virginia-grown food products.

Patron: Landes

Virginia Public Procurement Act; exemption for Virginia-grown food products; required documentation. Requires a public body to accomplish procurement by obtaining written informal solicitation of a minimum of three bidders or offerors if practicable and including a written statement regarding the basis for awarding the contract when purchasing Virginia-grown food products under the current exemption from the Virginia Public Procurement Act for the purchase of Virginia-grown food products for use by a public body where the annual cost of the product is not expected to exceed $100,000.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4343 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Public Procurement Act; exemption for Virginia-grown food products; required documentation.

18101255D

H.B. 790 Barbers, licensed, and cosmetologists; exemptions.

Patron: Keam

Licensed barbers and cosmetologists; exemptions. Exempts persons working in a barbershop or cosmetology salon whose duties are confined to blow drying, cleansing, and styling hair from being required to obtain an occupational license.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-700 and 54.1-701 of the Code of Virginia, relating to licensed barbers and cosmetologists; exemptions.

18101703D

H.B. 823 Contractors, general; waiver or diminishment of lien rights, subordination of lien rights.

Patron: Knight

General contractors; waiver or diminishment of lien rights; subordination of lien rights. Provides that a general contractor may not waive or diminish his lien rights in a contract in advance of furnishing any labor, services, or materials. The bill further provides that, notwithstanding the prohibition against waiving or diminishing such a lien right, a general contractor may, prior to or after providing any labor, services, or materials, contract to subordinate his lien rights to prior and later recorded deeds of trust, provided that such contract is (i) in writing and (ii) signed by any general contractor whose lien rights are being subordinated pursuant to such contract.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 43-3 and 43-21 of the Code of Virginia, relating to general contractors; waiver or diminishment of lien rights; subordination of lien rights.

18102067D

H.B. 855 Landlord and tenant law; notice requirements, landlord's acceptance of rent with reservation.

Patron: Peace

Landlord and tenant law; notice requirements; landlord's acceptance of rent with reservation. Changes the landlord and tenant law notice requirements for landlords to accept full or partial rent while continuing to proceed with a court action to obtain an order of possession and subsequent eviction by creating a single notice and removing the requirement for second notice for the time period between entry of an order of possession and prior to eviction. The bill provides that the landlord may accept full or partial payment of rent and still receive an order of possession and proceed with eviction if the landlord states in the written notice to the tenant that any payment of rent, damages, money judgment, award of attorney fees, and court costs would be accepted with reservation and not constitute a waiver of the landlord's right to evict the tenant from the dwelling unit. The bill also provides that if a dwelling unit is a public housing unit or other housing unit subject to regulation by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, written notice of acceptance of rent with reservation need not be given to any public agency paying a portion of the rent under the rental agreement.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55-225.47 and 55-248.34:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to landlord and tenant law; notice requirements; landlord's acceptance of rent with reservation.

18106220D

H.B. 857 Landlord and tenant law; general provisions and Act.

Patron: Peace

Landlord and tenant law. Removes remaining differences between general landlord and tenant provisions and the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act by conforming provisions pertaining to residential dwelling units in the following areas: (i) providing that any nonresidential tenancy may be terminated by self-help eviction or by filing an unlawful detainer action; (ii) tenant obligations to maintain a dwelling unit; (iii) notice to the tenant in the event of foreclosure; (iv) wrongful failure to supply heat, water, hot water, or essential services; (v) prohibited provisions in the rental agreement; (vi) early termination of rental agreement by military personnel; and (vii) remedies for the landlord's failure to deliver possession. The bill also makes the following changes to landlord and tenant law: (a) clarifies the lease termination process; (b) provides that if a tenant allows his renter's insurance to lapse, the landlord may provide coverage and require the tenant to pay the premium; (c) establishes protection for landlords who provide tenant information to a federal census official; (d) authorizes a landlord or property manager to appear in court to seek final rent and damages related to a dwelling unit; and (e) clarifies remedies for a tenant's failure to prepare the dwelling unit for insecticide or pesticide applications.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55-222, 55-225, 55-225.01, 55-225.4, 55-225.6, 55-225.7, 55-225.10, 55-225.19, 55-225.24, 55-225.26, 55-225.30, 55-246.1, 55-248.3:1, 55-248.7:2, 55-248.9:1, 55-248.13:3, 55-248.15:1, and 55-248.16 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 55-225.12:1, 55-225.13:1, 55-225.22:1, 55-225.49, 55-225.50, and 55-248.21:3, relating to landlord and tenant law.

18106539D

H.B. 859 Uniform Statewide Building Code; administration and enforcement, agreements for assistance.

Patron: Peace

Uniform Statewide Building Code; administration and enforcement; agreements for assistance between localities. Provides that the local governing body of a county or municipality may enter into an agreement with the governing body of another county or municipality for the provision to such county or municipality's local building department of technical assistance with administration and enforcement of the Building Code.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 36-105 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Uniform Statewide Building Code; administration and enforcement; agreements for assistance between localities.

18104067D

H.B. 862 Real estate teams; required to obtain a business entity license.

Patron: Peace

Professions and occupations; real estate licenses; real estate teams. Requires real estate teams as defined in the bill to obtain a business entity salesperson's license from the Real Estate Board (the Board). The bill requires a principal broker to obtain a branch office license from the Board for each place of business maintained by such principal broker within the Commonwealth. The bill also expands the responsibilities of supervising brokers as defined in the bill and requires that as a condition of the renewal of a branch office license, the supervising 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.

18106546D

H.B. 1006 Labor market information; transfer of administration from Virginia Employment Commission.

Patron: Byron

Labor market information; Virginia Board of Workforce Development.  Requires the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (Board) to advise and oversee the development of a strategic workforce dashboard and tools that will provide information on issues state and regional labor market conditions, the relationship between the supply and demand for workers, workforce program outcomes, and projected employment growth or decline. The measure also directs the Board, with support from the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC), to determine and publish a list of jobs, trades, and professions for which high demand for qualified workers exists or is projected. The measure deletes a provision requiring the VEC to determine and publish such a list of jobs, trades, and professions.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-2472, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, and 60.2-113 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the transfer of labor market information research studies, programs, and operations from the Virginia Employment Commission to the Virginia Board of Workforce Development.

18106106D

H.B. 1031 Common interest communities; disclosure packets.

Patron: Watts


Common interest communities; disclosure packets. Requires that as a prerequisite to charging any fees for the preparation of disclosure packets, both professionally managed property owners' associations and property owners' associations that are not professionally managed must register with the Common Interest Community Board, file annual reports, and make annual assessment payments. Additionally, a professionally managed property owners' association must provide the disclosure packet electronically if so requested by the requester in order to charge fees. The bill allows a property owners' association that is not professionally managed to charge fees at the option of the seller or the seller's agent for (i) expediting the inspection, preparation and delivery of the disclosure packet; (ii) providing an additional hard copy of the disclosure packet; and (iii) providing third-party commercial delivery service. A property owners' association that is not professionally managed may also charge and collect fees for inspection of the property, the preparation and issuance of an association disclosure packet, and such other services as provided by professionally managed property owners' associations as long as the association provides the disclosure packet electronically if so requested by the requester and complies with the other requirements of collecting fees for disclosure packets by professionally managed property owners' associations.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55-509.4, 55-509.6, and 55-509.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to common interest communities; disclosure packets.

18106881D

H.B. 1041 Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; lot owner rights.

Patron: Convirs-Fowler

Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; lot owner rights. Provides lot owners the right to be informed of the count and outcome of a vote on any matter requiring a vote by a property owners' association's membership in proportion to the lot owner's ownership interest. The bill removes the requirement that a recording of a meeting of the board of directors by a lot owner be by audio or visual means.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 55-509.3:2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; lot owner rights.

18102784D

H.B. 1124 Service and Volunteerism, Advisory Board on; membership terms, repeals sunset provision.

Patron: VanValkenburg

Advisory Board on Service and Volunteerism; membership terms; sunset. Provides that the reduction from four years to three years in the terms of membership for nonlegislative citizen members of the Advisory Board on Service and Volunteerism enacted in 2017 applies to succeeding terms as well as initial terms and repeals the sunset on the Advisory Board.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2479 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 2.2-2483 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Advisory Board on Service and Volunteerism; membership terms; sunset.

18101572D

H.B. 1163 Fire protection; applicant preemployment information with fire departments.

Patron: Ingram

Fire protection; applicant preemployment information with fire departments. Allows any fire department to require applicants for employment to submit to fingerprinting and to provide personal descriptive information to be forwarded through the Central Criminal Records Exchange and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information regarding such applicant. Current law requires only Arlington County Fire Department to obtain such information and makes the requirement mandatory instead of discretionary.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 27-6.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fire protection; applicant preemployment information with fire departments.

18102976D

H.B. 1170 DGS; aid & cooperation of Division of Purchase and Supply to any fire company, etc.

Patron: LaRock

Department of General Services; aid and cooperation of Division of Purchases and Supply may be sought by any fire company and volunteer emergency medical services agency. Removes the condition that fire companies and volunteer emergency medical services agencies seeking aid and cooperation from the Division of Purchases and Supply (the Division) in making purchases seek such aid and cooperation through and with the approval of a governing body of a county, city, or town. The bill limits purchases of motor fuel through the Division to purchases for the use of operating and propelling equipment used actually and necessarily for firefighting and emergency medical services purposes.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-1122 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of General Services; aid and cooperation of Division of Purchases and Supply may be sought by any fire company and volunteer emergency medical services agency.

18105211D

H.B. 1221 Virginia Information Technologies Agency; additional duties of CIO, cybersecurity review.

Patron: Thomas

Virginia Information Technologies Agency; additional duties of CIO; cybersecurity review. Requires the Chief Information Officer of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency to (i) conduct an annual comprehensive review of cybersecurity policies of every executive branch agency, with a particular focus on breaches in information technology that occurred in the reviewable year and any steps taken by agencies to strengthen cybersecurity measures, and (ii) issue a report of his findings to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2009 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Information Technologies Agency; additional duties of CIO; cybersecurity review.

18103358D

H.B. 1367 Emergency Management, Virginia Department of; local sheltering data.

Patron: Jones, J.C.

Virginia Department of Emergency Management; local sheltering data. Requires localities to provide the State Coordinator of Emergency Management with certain data related to emergency sheltering capabilities on or before May 1 of each year.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 44-146.19 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Department of Emergency Management; local sheltering data.

18102704D

H.B. 1506 Appraisal management companies; clarifies definition, state-licensed appraisers.

Patron: Bell, Richard P.

Professions and occupations; appraisal management companies. Amends the definition of appraisal management company and adds definitions for appraisal management services and appraiser panel. The bill also requires applicants for an appraisal management company license to certify to the Virginia Real Estate Appraiser Board that any person or entity that owns any part of the appraisal management company has never had a license to act as an appraiser refused, denied, canceled, surrendered in lieu of revocation, or revoked by the Commonwealth or any other state. Current law only requires such applicants to provide such certification regarding any person or entity that owns 10 percent or more of the appraisal management company.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-2020 and 54.1-2021.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to professions and occupations; appraisal management companies.

18106175D

H.B. 1527 Civil Air Patrol; leave for volunteer members.

Patron: Heretick

Leave for volunteer members of Civil Air Patrol. Requires state and private employers to allow officers or employees who are volunteer members of the Civil Air Patrol to take leaves of absence from their respective duties without loss of seniority, accrued leave, benefits, or efficiency rating on all days during which such officer or employee is (i) engaged in training for emergency missions with the Civil Air Patrol, not to exceed 10 workdays per federal fiscal year, or (ii) responding to an emergency mission as a Civil Air Patrol volunteer, not to exceed 30 workdays per federal fiscal year. The bill requires any officer or employee requesting leave to provide certification that the officer or employee has been authorized by the United States Air Force, the Governor, or a department, division, agency, or political subdivision of the state to respond to or train for an emergency mission and verification from the Civil Air Patrol of the emergency need of the officer's or employee's volunteer service. The bill allows employers to treat such leaves of absence as unpaid leave but prohibits employers from requiring an officer or employee to exhaust any other leave to which he is entitled prior to such leaves of absence.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-2821.3 and by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 40.1 a section numbered 40.1-28.7:6, relating to leave for volunteer members of Civil Air Patrol.

18104766D

H.B. 1554 Master barber; creates occupational title, issuance of license.

Patron: Pillion

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Board for Barbers and Cosmetology; master barber; license requirements. Creates the occupational title of master barber and requires the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology (the Board) to issue a license to practice as a master barber to (i) any individual licensed as a barber prior to December 8, 2017, and (ii) any other individual who applies for licensure as a master barber who has successfully completed the educational requirements as required by the Board, completed the experience requirements as required by the Board, and passed the examination approved by the Board.

 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-700 and 54.1-706 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology; license requirements; barbers.

18106383D

EMERGENCY

H.B. 1609 Horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering; definition of historical horse racing.

Patron: Webert

Horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering.

Establishes historical horse racing as a form of horse racing. The bill defines historical horse racing as a form of racing that creates pari-mutuel pools from wagers placed on previously conducted horse races and is hosted at (i) a racetrack owned or operated by a significant infrastructure limited licensee or (ii) a satellite facility that is owned or operated by (a) a significant infrastructure limited licensee or (b) the nonprofit industry stakeholder organization recognized by the Commission and licensed to own or operate such satellite facilities. The bill establishes retainage fees similar to those already in existence for horse racing.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 59.1-365 and 59.1-392 of the Code of Virginia, relating to horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering.

18106560D