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2020 SESSION

HOUSE CALENDAR FOR March 4, 2020 ... pdf

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• Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
• Senate Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
• House Bills with Senate Amendments ... report | csv file
• House Joint Resolutions with Senate Amendments ... report | csv file
• Resolutions - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
• Resolutions - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
• Memorial Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file
• Commending Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file
• House Bills with Recommendations by the Governor ... report | csv file
• House Bills in Conference ... report | csv file
• Senate Bills and Joint Resolution in Conference ... report | csv file
• Unfinished Business - House ... report | csv file
• Unfinished Business - Senate ... report | csv file
• Senate Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
• Senate Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
• Resolution Reported - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file

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Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file

• SB 731 Investor-owned electric utilities; rate of return on common equity.
• SB 28 Eminent domain; eliminates specific provisions for assessment of costs in certain proceedings.
• SB 31 Eminent domain; costs for petition for distribution of funds, interest rate.
• SB 40 Line of Duty Act; eligible dependents.
• SB 54 Virginia Retirement System; retired law-enforcement officers employed as school security officers.
• SB 60 Capital outlay bill; timing of required submission.
• SB 96 Norfolk, City of; amending charter, employees of officers, vagrants.
• SB 109 Virginia Retirement System; accidental death and dismemberment benefits, definitions.
• SB 172 Health insurance; definitions, payment to out-of-network providers, emergency services.
• SB 199 Charitable gaming; removes restrictions regarding the number of calendar days that may be conducted.
• SB 208 Mechanics' liens; right to withhold payment.
• SB 244 Bluefield, Town of; amending charter, relating to town council, mayor, and town powers.
• SB 257 Brodnax, Town of; amending charter, reduces number of town councilmen.
• SB 281 Scottsville, Town of; amending charter, staggered elections for town council and other officers.
• SB 284 Charlottesville, City of; amending charter, city organization.
• SB 324 School bus drivers; critical shortages.
• SB 350 Emergency Shelters Upgrade Assistance Grant Fund; established.
• SB 392 Local school boards; lead testing, report, parental notification.
• SB 408 District courts; protective orders, civil cases appealed, notice of docketing.
• SB 433 Domestic relations cases; invocation of constitutional rights, adverse inference.
• SB 454 Blacksburg, Town of; amending charter, public hearings.
• SB 469 Primary ballot; certain required statements as qualification for candidacy, failure to timely file.
• SB 528 Richmond, City of; amending charter, residency of council members.
• SB 541 Middleburg, Town of; amending charter, clarification of powers and duties of mayor, council, etc.
• SB 577 Capital outlay plan; updates six-year plan for projects.
• SB 597 Elkton, Town of; amending charter, town boundaries, council meetings.
• SB 640 Unlawful detainer; expungement of actions, effective date.
• SB 646 Tetrahydrocannabinol concentration; definition.
• SB 651 Fairfax County; policemen's pension and retirement board.
• SB 652 Fairfax County; policemen's retirement system.
• SB 656 Offender medical & mental health information & records; exchange of information to facility, etc.
• SB 690 Dayton, Town of; amending charter, organizational and technical changes.
• SB 753 Virginia National Guard; state active duty for emergency response.
• SB 801 Subpoena duces tecum; attorney of record may issue in any criminal case.
• SB 900 Virginia Beach, City of; amending charter, council members.
• SB 948 Real property by state agencies; conveyance and transfers.
• SB 953 Virginia Wireless Service Authority Act; appointments to board.
• SB 961 Hopewell, City of; amending charter, issuance of bonds.
• SB 979 Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006; applicability to nominations and elections for directors.
• SB 1032 Civil actions; determination of indigency.
• SB 1036 Blackstone, Town of; amending charter, advisory referendums.
• SB 1072 Guardian or conservator; prohibition against appointing certain persons.
• SB 1084 Abingdon, Town of; amending charter, updates town's boundary descriptions.

Senate Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file

• SB 851 Electric utility regulation; environmental goals.
• SB 860 Electric utilities; offshore wind development.
• SB 988 Electric utilities; electric school bus projects.
• SB 998 Electric utilities; offshore wind development.
• SB 7 Minimum wage; increases to $9.50 per hour effective May 1, 2021.
• SB 8 Virginia Public Procurement Act; public works contracts, prevailing wage rate, penalty.
• SB 42 Aggravated sexual battery; penalty.
• SB 57 Campaign finance reports; electronic filing requirement, local and constitutional offices.
• SB 64 Paramilitary activities; penalty.
• SB 94 Virginia Energy Plan; climate change pressing challenge.
• SB 133 Criminal cases; deferred disposition.
• SB 144 Protective orders; issuance upon convictions for certain felonies, penalty.
• SB 183 War memorials for veterans; removal, relocation, etc.
• SB 217 Campaign finance; reporting of certain contributions received immediately prior to session.
• SB 248 Virginia Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund; created, moneys accruing to Fund, etc.
• SB 316 Elections; date of June primary election.
• SB 321 Veterans; eligibility for status under state and local laws.
• SB 345 Workers' compensation; occupational disease presumptions, correctional officers, etc.
• SB 375 Immunity of persons; statements regarding matters of public concern or made at a public hearing.
• SB 401 Immunity of persons at public hearing; attorney fees and costs.
• SB 410 Public school buildings; school board shall maintain water mgmt. program to prevent Legionnaires'.
• SB 423 Health insurance; mandated coverage for hearing aids for minors and services.
• SB 436 Virginia Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List; established, penalty.
• SB 439 Driving under the influence; remote alcohol monitoring, penalty.
• SB 455 Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot.
• SB 543 Firearms shows; mandatory background check.
• SB 557 VDOT; electronic speed indicator signs on U.S. Route 17.
• SB 622 Corrections, State Board of; renamed as State Board of Local and Regional Jails, powers and duties.
• SB 631 Abandoned and stolen shopping carts; local regulation.
• SB 740 County and city precincts; required to be wholly contained within election districts.
• SB 834 Affordable housing; certain localities allowed to adopt dwelling unit ordinances.
• SB 845 School buildings, public; mold testing, effective date.
• SB 856 Elections, State Board of; increasing membership, staggering terms, role and eligibility, report.
• SB 891 Animal welfare regulations; keeping of dogs, cats, and rabbits.
• SB 963 Energy manager; responsibilities.
• SB 1040 School board member compensation; City of Winchester.
• SB 1065 State-owned structures; DGS to determine which structures are high-risk, report.
• SB 1073 Virginia Food Access Investment Program and Fund; established and created, report.

House Bills with Senate Amendments ... report | csv file

• HB 6 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices, sources of funds.
• HB 36 Student journalists; freedom of speech and the press, definitions.
• HB 211 License plates, special; issuance for persons awarded the United States Air Medal, etc.
• HB 578 Smoking; illegal in motor vehicle when a minor under the age of 15 is present.
• HB 623 Gender-neutral terms; prohibitions on same-sex marriage and civil unions removed from Code.
• HB 675 License restrictions for minors; use of handheld personal communications devices.
• HB 717 Electric vehicles; DMME to determine feasibility of a rebate program.
• HB 941 VDOT; electronic speed indicator signs on U.S. Route 17.
• HB 1041 Certificate of birth; new certificate issued to show change of sex.
• HB 1049 Discrimination; sexual orientation and gender identity.
• HB 1056 Wellness and Opportunity, Commission on; established, report.
• HB 1078 Virginia Public Procurement Act; process for competitive negotiation, etc.
• HB 1090 Immunizations; regulations by State Board of Health.
• HB 1092 Motor Vehicles, Department of; management of records.
• HB 1217 Transportation, Department of; at-risk infrastructure, report.
• HB 1228 Fair Employment Contracting Act; annual training on sexual harassment policy.
• HB 1259 Parking; regulation by certain counties and towns.
• HB 1333 Landlord and tenant; damage insurance shall conform to certain criteria.
• HB 1354 Plastic Waste Prevention Advisory Council; established.
• HB 1406 Historical Statues in the United States Capitol, Commission for; removal of Robert E. Lee statue.
• HB 1419 School resource officers and school security officers; training standards.
• HB 1424 American Revolutionary 250 Commission; established, membership, report, sunset provision.
• HB 1524 Prostitution; touching the unclothed genitals or anus of another, penalty.
• HB 1548 Common interest communities; termination of condominium, respective interests of unit owners.
• HB 1654 Schedule VI controlled substances and hypodermic syringes and needles; limited-use license.
• HB 1666 People with disabilities that can impair communication; vehicle registration.
• HB 1705 Pedestrians; drivers to stop when yielding the right-of-way.

House Joint Resolutions with Senate Amendments ... report | csv file

• HJ 29 VDOC; various joint subcommittees to study staffing levels, etc.
• HJ 100 General Assembly; 2021 Session prefiling schedule.
• HJ 130 Marijuana; JLARC to study legalization, regulation, etc.

Resolutions - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file

• SJ 15 Teacher licensing process; Department of Education to study.
• SJ 50 Commonwealth Corridor passenger rail service; DRPT to study feasibility of an east-west service.

Resolutions - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file

• SJ 27 Coastal Flooding, Joint Subcommittee on; continued, appropriations.
• SJ 38 Coastal areas; study on economic consequences of weather-related events.
• SJ 110 Governor; confirming appointments.

Memorial Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file

• HJ 478 Celebrating the life of Dr. Carolyn Walker Hines.
• HR 174 Celebrating the life of Carolyn Walker Hines.
• HR 175 Celebrating the life of Lieutenant Colonel William A. Hines, Jr., USA, Ret.

Commending Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file

• HJ 335 Commending the Hopewell/Prince George Chamber of Commerce.
• HJ 377 Commending Janet Hancock.
• HJ 378 Commending Tonda Finney.
• HJ 441 Commending the Hopewell Dixie Youth Baseball Majors All-Star team.
• HJ 459 Commending Yorkshire Restaurant.
• HR 151 Commemorating the life and legacy of Boaz Fleming.
• HR 158 Commending Cecil R. Harris, Jr.
• HR 159 Commending the Poquoson High School wrestling team.
• HR 160 Commending Richard Bland College.
• HR 161 Commending Colin Campbell.
• HR 162 Commending Judith Smith Gary.
• HR 163 Commending Stephen A. Elswick.
• HR 164 Commending Dr. Jeffery O. Smith.
• HR 165 Commending Dr. George M. Hampton.
• HR 166 Commending Trummer's on Main.
• HR 167 Commending Justin Skule.
• HR 168 Commending the Battlefield High School boys' swim and dive team.
• HR 169 Commending the Battlefield High School girls' swim and dive team.
• HR 170 Commending Aatish Sethi and Saahas Gowda.
• HR 171 Commending the Reverend Terry Davis Edwards.
• HR 172 Commending the Dochiki Civic and Social Club, Inc.
• HR 173 Commending Rosa B. Price.

House Bills with Recommendations by the Governor ... report | csv file

• HB 115 Health care providers, certain; program to address career fatigue and wellness, civil immunity.
• HB 256 Disorderly conduct; students.
• HB 1342 Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures, lead pipe.

House Bills in Conference ... report | csv file

• HB 2 Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.
• HB 4 Lottery Board; regulation and control of casino gaming, definitions.
• HB 19 Voter identification; signed statement in lieu of required form of identification, penalty.
• HB 29 Budget Bill.
• HB 30 Budget Bill.
• HB 33 Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes.
• HB 42 Prenatal and postnatal depression, etc.; importance of screening patients.
• HB 220 Absentee voting; postage prepaid on return envelope.
• HB 235 Voter registration; automatic voter registration.
• HB 259 Unrestorably incompetent defendant; competency report.
• HB 271 Public schools; school resource officers and school security officers, data.
• HB 273 School boards; planning time and planning periods for elementary, middle, and high school teachers.
• HB 284 Removal of dangerous roadside vegetation; local option.
• HB 298 Misdemeanor sexual offenses; increases statute of limitations, where the victim is a minor.
• HB 330 Employment; covenants not to compete, definition of low-wage employees, civil penalty.
• HB 337 Nonpayment of wages; discriminatory actions prohibited.
• HB 375 Postsecondary schools; enrollment agreements, disputes, arbitration.
• HB 395 Minimum wage; increases to $9.50 per hour effective May 1, 2021.
• HB 402 Public schools; lock-down drills, frequency, exemptions.
• HB 405 Menstrual supplies; school boards shall make available in each school building.
• HB 477 Juveniles; trial as adult, minimum age.
• HB 533 Expanded polystyrene food service containers; definitions, prohibition on dispensing, penalty.
• HB 534 Disposable plastic bags; local tax.
• HB 558 Micro-business; enhancement of participation in local procurement.
• HB 600 Family day homes, licensed, etc.; storage of unloaded firearms in a locked container, cabinet, etc.
• HB 648 Prescription Monitoring Program; information disclosed to Emergency Department Care Coord. Program.
• HB 660 Deferred dispositions; property crimes, larceny and receiving stolen goods, exception.
• HB 752 Felons; postrelease incarceration of offenders sentenced for certain offenses.
• HB 759 Strategic lawsuits against public participation; special motion to dismiss, stay of discovery.
• HB 785 Localities; authority to levy taxes.
• HB 792 Appeals of right in general district court; appeals of final orders or judgments.
• HB 795 Health insurance; association health plans.
• HB 799 Child day programs; lead testing, potable water.
• HB 824 Criminal cases; ex parte requests for expert assistance.
• HB 861 Best interests of the child; history of child abuse and acts of violence, etc.
• HB 870 Sexual abuse; statute of limitations, personal action for injury to person.
• HB 879 Certificate of public need; revises the Medical Care Facilities Certificate of Public Need Program.
• HB 881 Illegal gambling; definitions, skill games.
• HB 896 Virginia Lottery; powers and duties of Board, sports betting, etc.
• HB 913 Higher educational institutions; sexual violence policies, immunity from disciplinary action.
• HB 972 Marijuana; definitions, possession and consumption, civil penalties, report.
• HB 974 Writ of actual innocence; petition by convicted person.
• HB 1023 Custodial interrogations; audiovisual recording.
• HB 1037 Health insurance; short-term limited-duration medical plans, definitions, effective date.
• HB 1150 Inquiry and report of immigration status; persons charged with or convicted of certain crimes.
• HB 1186 Disposal of solid waste fees; Russell County.
• HB 1196 Driver's license; suspension for nonpayment of fines or costs, reinstatement of privilege to drive.
• HB 1201 Virginia Public Procurement Act; determination of nonresponsibility, local option.
• HB 1209 New Americans, Office of; created within Department of Social Services.
• HB 1211 Driver privilege cards; definitions, effective date, report.
• HB 1220 Income tax, state; amended return notice, interest accrual period.
• HB 1247 Capital outlay plan; updates six-year plan for projects.
• HB 1269 Veterans Services Foundation; board of trustees assisted by volunteers, etc.
• HB 1318 Motion picture production tax credit; media-related exemptions, extends sunset provision.
• HB 1414 Transportation; amends numerous laws related to funds, safety programs, revenue sources, etc.
• HB 1439 Transportation safety; adopting several initiatives.
• HB 1450 Electric utility regulation; energy efficiency standard, energy efficiency programs
• HB 1451 Electric utility regulation; mandatory renewable energy portfolio standard.
• HB 1495 Virginia Retirement System; retired law-enforcement officers employed as school security officers.
• HB 1499 Virginia Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund; created.
• HB 1519 Slavery & Subsequent De Jure & De Facto Racial & Economic Discrimination, Com. to Study; created.
• HB 1540 Behavioral health providers; barrier crimes, exceptions.
• HB 1544 Children; strip searches.
• HB 1602 Governor's New Airline Service Incentive Fund; created.
• HB 1725 Administrative assistants; employees serving circuit court judges.
• HB 1726 Hampton Roads Regional Transit Program and Fund; created, transit funding.

Senate Bills and Joint Resolution in Conference ... report | csv file

• SB 2 Marijuana; definitions, possession and consumption, civil penalties, report.
• SB 11 Disposable plastic bags; local tax.
• SB 34 Driver privilege cards; definitions, effective date, report.
• SB 36 Lottery Board; regulation and control of casino gaming, definitions.
• SB 65 Voter identification; repeal of photo identification requirements, signed statement in lieu of form.
• SB 69 Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
• SB 105 Best interests of the child; history of child abuse and acts of violence, etc.
• SB 200 Income tax, state; housing choice vouchers, definition of eligible housing areas.
• SB 219 Voter registration; automatic voter registration.
• SB 232 Menstrual supplies; school boards shall make available in each school building.
• SB 235 Health insurance; association health plans.
• SB 263 Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence, effective date.
• SB 277 Income tax, state and corporate; deduction for commuter benefits provided by an employer.
• SB 286 Deferred dispositions; property crimes, larceny and receiving stolen goods, exception.
• SB 297 Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention Fund; created, report.
• SB 329 Disposal of solid waste fees; Russell County.
• SB 384 Virginia Lottery; powers and duties of Board, sports betting, etc.
• SB 404 Health insurance; short-term limited-duration medical plans, definitions, effective date.
• SB 407 American Revolutionary 250 Commission; established, membership, report, sunset provision.
• SB 480 Employment; covenants not to compete, definition of low-wage employees, civil penalty.
• SB 481 Employees; earned sick leave, civil penalties.
• SB 545 Appeals of right in general district court; appeals of final orders or judgments.
• SB 575 Prescription Monitoring Program; information disclosed to Emergency Department Care Coord. Program.
• SB 576 Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority; created.
• SB 588 Localities; authority to levy taxes.
• SB 593 Family day homes, licensed, etc.; storage of unloaded firearms in a locked container, cabinet, etc.
• SB 612 Historical Statues in the United States Capitol, Commission for; removal of Robert E. Lee statue.
• SB 700 Wills; indexed in the name of executor as listed in such instrument.
• SB 707 Landlord and tenant; statement of tenant rights and responsibilities.
• SB 720 PSAP dispatchers; definitions, telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation, EMD program.
• SB 768 Temporary detention; DBHDS shall study who may evaluate.
• SB 818 Behavioral health dockets; established.
• SB 880 School counselors; minimum staffing ratio, effective clause.
• SB 890 Transportation; amends numerous laws related to funds, safety programs, revenue sources, etc.
• SB 907 Transportation safety; occupants of motor vehicles not equipped with seat belts.
• SB 971 Illegal gambling; definitions, skill games.
• SB 990 Governor's New Airline Service Incentive Fund; created.
• SB 1023 Correctional facilities, state; visitation and search policies for visitors.
• SB 1038 Hampton Roads Regional Transit Program and Fund; created, transit funding.
• SB 1089 Correctional facilities, state; strip searches of those entering a facility.
• SJ 67 Marijuana; JLARC to study legalization of growth, sale, and possession.

Unfinished Business - House ... report | csv file

• HB 46 Workers' compensation; employer to notify employee of intent.
• HB 75 Electric utilities; electric school bus pilot program.
• HB 201 Elections; same-day registration.
• HB 393 Landlord and tenant; statement of tenant rights and responsibilities.
• HB 540 Elections administration; Department of Elections to employ a Director of Operations.
• HB 572 Distributed solar & other renewable energy; sales of electricity under third-party agreements.
• HB 668 Field investigations permit; definitions, archaeologist qualifications, penalty.
• HB 806 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; victims of sexual assault, report.
• HB 812 Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
• HB 928 Chesterfield County School Board; recovery high school to be established.
• HB 1017 Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority; created.
• HB 1024 State Police, Department of; establishment of cold case searchable database.
• HB 1184 Distributed solar & other renewable energy; sales of electricity under third-party agreements.
• HB 1301 Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; established.
• HB 1434 Local tax; amount of exemption for solar energy equipment.
• HB 1506 Pharmacists; initiating of treatment with and dispensing and administering of controlled substances.
• HB 1513 Health insurance; credits for retired school division employees.
• HB 1526 Electric utility regulation; environmental goals.
• HB 1552 Tethering animals; adequate shelter and space.
• HB 1634 Shared solar programs; electric utility regulation, etc.
• HB 1664 Electric utilities; offshore wind development.

Unfinished Business - Senate ... report | csv file

• SB 70 Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.
• SB 71 Firearms; possession on school property.
• SB 134 School boards; planning time & period for elementary, middle, & high school teachers, clause.
• SB 142 Virtual Virginia; availability to all public schools.
• SB 203 Redistricting; Virginia Redistricting Commission established.
• SB 225 Removal of dangerous roadside vegetation; local option.
• SB 393 Child day programs; lead testing, potable water.
• SB 710 Distributed solar & other renewable energy; sales of electricity under third-party agreements.
• SB 763 Local tax; amount of exemption for solar energy equipment.
• SB 793 Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes.
• SB 838 Nonpayment of wages; cause of action, penalties.
• SB 939 Employees of local governments; collective bargaining.
• SB 1075 Environmental Quality, Department of; public comment.

Senate Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file

• SB 215 Inmates; review of death in local correctional facilities, report.
• SB 579 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; changes to provisions.

Senate Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file

• SB 236 Constitutional amendment; apportionment, Virginia Redistricting Commission (voter referendum).
• SB 489 Criminal cases; authority to defer and dismiss.
• SB 491 Inquiry and report of immigration status; persons charged with or convicted of certain crimes.
• SB 492 Sex offenses; requiring registration.
• SB 667 Overdoses; arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting.
• SB 711 Driving while license, permit, or privilege to drive suspended or revoked; mandatory minimum term.
• SB 798 Driving after forfeiture of license; guilty of certain offenses.
• SB 1003 Computer crimes; penalty.

Resolution Reported - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file

• SJ 18 Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission (second reference).