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2020 SESSION
SENATE CALENDAR FOR February 4, 2020 ... pdf
- Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Joint Resolutions on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Bills or Resolutions Rereferred ... report | csv file
- House Bills Read First Time and Referred ... report | csv file
- House Joint Resolutions Read First Time and Referred ... report | csv file
- House Joint Resolutions Received and Laid on the Clerk's Desk ... report | csv file
Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 919 Broadband providers; establishes a sales and use tax exemption, effective clause.
- SB 989 Transient occupancy tax; authorizes Spotsylvania County to impose.
- SB 50 Virginia Human Rights Act; racial discrimination, hair.
- SB 59 Juvenile law-enforcement records; disclosures to school principals.
- SB 138 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; FOIA officers, training and reporting requirements.
- SB 139 Freedom of Information Advisory Act; training requirements.
- SB 153 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; cost estimates, response time.
- SB 170 Public schools; school resource officers and school security officers, data.
- SB 237 School attendance officers; petitions for violation of a school attendance order.
- SB 264 Certified registered nurse anesthetists; prescriptive authority.
- SB 313 New College Institute; increases members on board of directors to 10.
- SB 366 Learning management system; Department of Education to obtain for public schools.
- SB 392 Local school boards; lead testing, report, parental notification.
- SB 397 Nursing homes; VDH to convene work group related to increasing availability of clinical workforce.
- SB 463 Student-athletes; sudden cardiac arrest prevention.
- SB 540 Health professionals; unprofessional conduct, reporting.
- SB 553 Partition of property; in partition actions the court shall order an appraisal of property.
- SB 579 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; changes to provisions.
- SB 633 Music therapy; definition of music therapist, licensure.
- SB 658 Contracts with design professionals; provisions requiring a duty to defend void.
- SB 661 Accrual of cause of action; diagnoses of nonmalignant and malignant asbestos-related injury.
- SB 736 Court fines and costs; community service work in lieu of payment during imprisonment.
- SB 739 Acute psychiatric bed registry; DBHDS shall establish work group to evaluate, etc.
- SB 864 Comprehensive harm reduction programs; public health emergency, repeals sunset provision.
- SB 874 Segregated accommodations & segregation districts for residences; repeals certain Acts of Assembly.
- SB 885 Performance of laboratory analysis; cannabidiol oil, THC-A oil, tetrahydrocannabinol.
- SB 896 Segregation in transportation; repeals certain Acts.
- SB 897 Higher educational institutions, public; governing boards, educational programs.
- SB 925 Fingerprints and photographs; authority of police.
- SB 951 Eminent domain; written offer to purchase property.
- SB 967 Eminent domain; notice of intent to file certificate.
- SB 993 State Health Commissioner; local health directors, qualifications.
- SB 1044 Funeral directors and embalmers; Board to promulgate regulations for licensure.
- SB 1045 Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; sample testing.
- SB 1046 Clinical social workers; patient records, involuntary detention orders.
- SB 1066 Marriage records; divorce and annulment reports, eliminates requirement for identification of race.
- SB 1070 Cemeteries, special interments; pets.
Senate Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 869 Hearing notice by localities; timely notice related to planning or zoning matter to newspaper, etc.
- SB 246 Driver's license, etc.; sex designation on application form.
- SB 857 Voter registration; public access not required for certain events.
- SB 1028 Northampton County; additional sales and use tax, appropriations to incorporated towns.
- SB 251 Pharmacy benefits managers; licensure and regulation definitions.
- SB 65 Voter identification; repeal of photo identification requirements, signed statement in lieu of form.
- SB 28 Eminent domain; eliminates specific provisions for assessment of costs in certain proceedings.
- SB 140 FOIA; public higher educational institutions, information related to pledges and donations.
- SB 171 School resource officers and school security officers; training standards.
- SB 208 Mechanics' liens; right to withhold payment.
- SB 270 Pharmacy; practice, regulation by Board of Pharmacy, report.
- SB 294 Bail bondsman; petition for return of deposit for surrender of principal, etc.
- SB 406 Environmental justice; definitions, agency regulations, Virginia Environmental Justice Act, policy.
- SB 420 Public schools; seizure management and action plan, training.
- SB 422 Health regulatory boards; clarifies the meaning of "license."
- SB 429 Child support; withholding from income of an independent contractor.
- SB 492 Sex offenses; requiring registration.
- SB 645 Local arbitration agreements; disclosure of certain information.
- SB 693 Common-law defense of intra-family immunity; abolished in certain cases.
- SB 697 Execution of wills; requires the witnesses to be disinterested, definition.
- SB 700 Wills; indexed in the name of executor as listed in such instrument.
- SB 708 Housing authorities; notice of intent to demolish or liquidate housing projects.
- SB 713 Art therapists and art therapy associates; definitions, licensure.
- SB 845 School buildings, public; mold testing, effective date.
- SB 920 Surrogacy contracts; provisions requiring/prohibiting abortion or selective reduction unenforceable.
- SB 926 Fingerprints and photographs by police authorities; reports to Central Criminal Records Exchange.
Senate Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 385 Professional engineers; regulations, scope of exception.
- SB 77 Student loans; licensing of qualified education loan servicers, civil penalties, report.
- SB 109 Virginia Retirement System; accidental death and dismemberment benefits, definitions.
- SB 209 Judges; increases maximum number in judicial district.
- SB 213 Personal Maintenance Allowance; DMAS to establish work group to evaluate current amount.
- SB 277 Income tax, state and corporate; deduction for commuter benefits provided by an employer.
- SB 290 Commercial driver's licenses; entry-level driver training.
- SB 364 Commonwealth Care Health Benefits Program; association health plans for individual market.
- SB 400 Virginia Data Commission; established, report.
- SB 441 Alcoholic beverage control; winery license privileges.
- SB 527 Virginia Commercial Driver's License Act; repeals statement of intent and purpose.
- SB 590 Advanced recycling; incentives in income tax, sales tax, and machinery and tools tax, taxable years.
- SB 668 Child care providers; out-of-state background checks.
- SB 678 Central registry; electronic requests and responses.
- SB 679 Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Advisory Committee; established, report, sunset provision.
- SB 686 Assisted living facilities; regulations governing individualized service plans.
- SB 695 Telemarketing; financial exploitation, agency communication.
- SB 706 Human trafficking; assessments by local departments.
- SB 734 Residential psychiatric placement and services; SOE, et al., to establish work group.
- SB 768 Temporary detention; DBHDS shall study who may evaluate.
- SB 790 Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; provide benefits to conservation officers.
- SB 824 Alcoholic beverage control; distiller licenses, Internet orders and shipments.
- SB 833 Alcoholic beverage control; limitation of tasting licenses.
- SB 888 School Construction and Modernization, Commission on; established, report.
- SB 927 Religious-exempt child day centers; staff-to-children ratios.
- SB 1005 CPL Ryan C. McGhee Memorial Bridge; bridge over I-95.
- SB 1011 Transportation, Department of; application of design standards, modifications.
- SB 1025 Kinship foster care; training and approval processes.
- SB 1029 Alcoholic beverage control; gourmet shop license, distiller participation in tastings.
- SB 1034 Behavioral assessments and interventions; Department of Education to review certain guidelines.
- SB 1048 Virginia Horse Center Foundation; DACS to investigate and negotiate public assistance.
- SB 1057 Virginia Retirement System; health insurance credits for retired state employees, effective clause.
- SB 1073 Virginia Food Access Investment Program and Fund; established and created, report.
Senate Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 404 Health insurance; short-term limited-duration medical plans, definitions, effective date.
- SB 253 Deeds of trust; fiduciary duties.
- SB 491 Inquiry and report of immigration status; persons charged with or convicted of certain crimes.
- SB 571 Visitation; petition of grandparent for visitation of child.
- SB 868 Discrimination; prohibited in public accommodations, etc., causes of action, civil actions.
- SB 9 Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases, conditions before 7/1/20.
- SB 149 Courthouse and courtroom security; assessment.
- 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 664 Motor vehicles; liability insurance coverage limits, effective date.
- SB 911 Parking of vehicles; electric vehicle charging spots, civil penalties.
- SB 923 Motion picture production tax credit; media-related exemptions, extends sunset provision.
- SB 995 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; labor organizations.
- SB 1035 Motor vehicle dealers; redefines "relevant market area" for purposes of motorcycle franchises.
Senate Bills on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 378 Computer trespass; expands the crime.
- SB 440 Electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material by minors; penalties.
- SB 541 Middleburg, Town of; amending charter, clarification of powers and duties of mayor, council, etc.
- SB 602 Temporary detention order; transportation, change of provider.
- SB 603 Involuntary admission order; transportation, transfer to local law enforcement.
- SB 670 Unrestorably incompetent defendant; competency report.
- SB 683 Competency to stand trial; outpatient treatment may occur.
- SB 840 Insanity; persons acquitted.
- SB 870 Solar photovoltaic projects; special exceptions for any project.
- SB 875 Solar energy projects; national standards.
- SB 1002 Court of Appeals; use of moot courtroom of accredited law schools.
Senate Bills on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 64 Paramilitary activities; penalty.
- SB 71 Firearms; possession on school property.
- SB 183 War memorials for veterans; removal, relocation, etc.
- SB 438 Judicial performance evaluation program; risk assessment tool, use of alternative sanction.
- SB 676 Hampton, City of; alcoholic beverage control licensees.
- SB 684 Firearms; mental health as disqualifier for possession, etc.
- SB 805 Robbery; definition, penalty.
- SB 956 Fort Monroe Authority; civil actions in general district court.
- SB 961 Hopewell, City of; amending charter, issuance of bonds.
Senate Joint Resolutions on Second Reading - Uncontested Calend ... report | csv file
- SJ 35 Barrier crimes and criminal history records checks; joint subcommittee to study.
- SJ 39 Justice system; Virginia State Crime Commission to study effect of abolishing jury sentencing.
- SJ 66 Cannabis and medical cannabis; joint subcommittee to study development of framework for regulation.
- SJ 67 Marijuana; JLARC to study legalization of growth, sale, and possession.
- SJ 77 Public schools; Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety to study firearm safety education.
- SJ 81 Consumer data privacy; Joint Commission on Technology and Science to study.
Bills or Resolutions Rereferred ... report | csv file
- SB 14 Trigger activators; prohibition, penalty.
- SB 306 Criminal history information; destruction of information for certain charges & convictions, clause.
- SB 387 Charitable gaming; creates special permit for the play of electronic versions of instant bingo, etc.
- SB 436 Virginia Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List; established, penalty.
- SB 793 Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes.
- SB 949 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; victims of sexual assault, report.
- SB 1032 Civil actions; determination of indigency.
House Bills Read First Time and Referred ... report | csv file
- HB 1 Absentee voting; no excuse required, voting by absentee ballot.
- HB 2 Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.
- HB 5 Clinch River; designating segment in Tazewell County as part of the Clinch State Scenic River.
- HB 9 Firearms; reporting those lost or stolen, civil penalty.
- HB 37 Alcoholic beverage control; stills or distilling apparatuses, permit requirement.
- HB 57 Elections; date of June primary election.
- HB 60 Judges, substitute; powers and duties, entry of a final order.
- HB 61 Adults sentenced for juvenile offenses; good conduct credit.
- HB 62 Transient occupancy tax; removes 7/1/21, sunset date from Arlington County's authority to impose.
- HB 88 Campaign finance; filing schedule for persons with multiple campaign committees.
- HB 106 Numbering on buildings; civil penalty.
- HB 119 Milk; definition, misbranding product, prohibition, provisions.
- HB 136 Bail bondsman; deposit for surrender of principal for reasons other than failure to appear.
- HB 137 Guardian ad litem for children; certification of compliance with certain standards.
- HB 155 Banks; trust subsidiaries.
- HB 173 Waterfowl blinds; blinds in locality where certain hunting prohibited.
- HB 183 Libraries; assessment for costs in civil actions, disbursement for law libraries.
- HB 186 Election day page program; central absentee voter precinct.
- HB 207 Absentee voting; no excuse required, permanent absentee voter list.
- HB 211 License plates, special; issuance for persons awarded the United States Air Medal, etc.
- HB 238 Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot.
- HB 239 Absentee voting; extends deadline for applying for an absentee ballot to cast other than in person.
- HB 240 Absentee voting; annual applications for eligible absentee voters.
- HB 246 Law-enforcement agencies, local; body-worn camera systems.
- HB 259 Unrestorably incompetent defendant; competency report.
- HB 270 Public schools; lock-down drills, notice to parents.
- HB 275 Judges; increases maximum number in judicial district.
- HB 276 Hate crimes; reporting to State Police.
- HB 277 Court fines and costs; community work in lieu of payment during imprisonment.
- HB 278 Home/electronic incarceration program; payment to defray costs.
- HB 305 Circuit court clerk's fee; lodging, etc., of wills.
- HB 306 Circuit court clerks; fees collected for recording and indexing.
- HB 313 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; excludes library records.
- HB 341 Taxation, Department of; sharing information with the Department of Social Services.
- HB 369 Furloughs from local work release programs; furlough approved by local sheriff.
- HB 370 Zoning appeals, board of; dual office holding.
- HB 388 Hunting elk; special license created.
- HB 390 Alcoholic beverage control; definitions, license and fee reform.
- HB 402 Public schools; lock-down drills, frequency, exemptions.
- HB 404 Public libraries; providing an essential service to communities of the Commonwealth.
- HB 406 Local government revenues and expenditures; comparative report, filing date.
- HB 411 Veterans; DMV shall offer information on services available to any person.
- HB 421 Firearms, ammunition, etc.; control by localities by governing possession, etc., within locality.
- HB 436 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; disclosure of identifying information.
- HB 445 Light units; candlepower to lumens.
- HB 446 DGS; disposition of surplus materials, donation of surplus computers.
- HB 465 Transportation companies, certain; local regulation.
- HB 504 Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas; preservation of mature trees.
- HB 505 Zoning appeals, board of; writ of certiorari.
- HB 510 FOIA; public higher educational institutions, information related to pledges and donations.
- HB 511 Electric vehicle charging stations; operation by state agencies.
- HB 515 Urban county executive form of government; board of social services.
- HB 520 Trees; DEQ to convene advisory to study planting or preservation, report.
- HB 535 Real estate with delinquent taxes or liens; sales by nonprofit organizations.
- HB 536 Virginia Retirement System; accidental death and dismemberment benefits, definitions.
- HB 537 Real estate tax; exemption for property in redevelopment or conservation areas.
- HB 543 Electric power-assisted bicycles; amends definition.
- HB 544 DGS; public posting of contract information on central electronic procurement.
- HB 548 FOIA; exempts DBHDS records of active investigations.
- HB 585 Comprehensive plan; certain localities to promote transit-oriented development.
- HB 593 License plates, special; #TEAMTOMMIE.
- HB 595 Dealer's license plate and special license plate combination; Commissioner of DMV may issue.
- HB 598 Alcoholic beverage control; creates annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license.
- HB 632 Zoning; development approvals.
- HB 639 Persons acquitted by reason of insanity; use of two-way electronic communications in proceedings.
- HB 651 Recoupment; actions that qualify.
- HB 653 Condemned growing beds; electronic maps.
- HB 663 Ignition interlock systems; venue.
- HB 674 Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk of injury to himself, etc., penalties.
- HB 722 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions, proprietary records and trade secrets.
- HB 724 Tangible personal property tax; classes of property, satellites.
- HB 730 Third-party settlement organizations; reporting of payments.
- HB 792 Appeals of right in general district court; appeals of final orders or judgments.
- HB 812 Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
- HB 813 Credit unions; board of directors compensation.
- HB 834 Order of publication; electronic notice.
- HB 839 Taxes on income, wills, and administrations; exemption for victims of the Va. Beach mass shooting.
- HB 849 Political campaign advertisements; disclosure requirements, advertisements placed, etc.
- HB 882 Stormwater management; use of a proprietary best management practice.
- HB 886 State Trails Advisory Committee; extends sunset provision.
- HB 949 Alcoholic beverage control; privileges of local special events licensees.
- HB 980 Abortion; expands who can perform in first trimester, informed consent required.
- HB 983 Traffic incident management vehicles; equipped with certain lights.
- HB 989 Motor vehicle title; designation of beneficiary.
- HB 999 School board policies; epinephrine, accessibility.
- HB 1004 Protective orders; possession of firearms, surrender or transfer of firearms, penalty.
- HB 1011 Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; powers and duties.
- HB 1022 Va. Criminal Sentencing Commission; specifies that the Commission is a criminal justice agency.
- HB 1062 Political campaign advertisements; definition of campaign telephone calls, etc.
- HB 1066 Driver of an overtaking vehicle; driver of an overtaken vehicle shall move to the right.
- HB 1070 Expectorating in public places; repeals the crime.
- HB 1071 Profane swearing in public; removes the crime from Code.
- HB 1073 Tobacco and nicotine vapor products; parental educational information.
- HB 1083 Minors; allowing access to firearms, Class 1 misdemeanor.
- HB 1088 Alcoholic beverage control; walking tour permit.
- HB 1100 State Inspector General; powers and duties.
- HB 1116 Political parties; notification of adoption of primary election, certification of candidates.
- HB 1126 Abandoned, unattended, or immobile vehicles; minimum weight.
- HB 1142 Alcoholic beverage control; possession, etc., of alcoholic beverages at school-sponsored activities.
- HB 1187 Alcoholic beverage control; distiller licenses, Internet orders and shipments.
- HB 1231 Criminal Justice Services, Department of; crisis intervention team training.
- HB 1252 Registered apprenticeship programs; prohibited discrimination.
- HB 1259 Parking; regulation by certain counties and towns.
- HB 1272 Hunting license; senior resident lifetime license for hunting bear, deer, and turkey.
- HB 1328 Offender medical & mental health information & records; exchange of information to facility, etc.
- HB 1337 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; disclosure.
- HB 1339 Securities Act; equity crowdfunding exemption.
- HB 1346 Attorney fees; control of court.
- HB 1357 Wildlife or fish; sale of mounts permitted.
- HB 1378 Pleadings, motions, and other papers; signature defects.
- HB 1380 Uniform Directed Trust Act; codifies Act.
- HB 1394 Family life education programs; materials, summaries.
- HB 1402 Polling place procedures; election officer shall verify with voter his full name and address, etc.
- HB 1413 Commonwealth's tax system; conformity with the Internal Revenue Code.
- HB 1490 Same-sex marriages; civil unions.
- HB 1500 Pendente lite spousal support; guidelines.
- HB 1501 Spousal support; modification of support.
- HB 1527 Conflict of Interests Act, State & Local Gov't, and FOIA; training requirements for ex. directors.
- HB 1528 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; disclosure by executive directors & members.
- HB 1530 No-fault divorce; corroboration requirement.
- HB 1598 James River; designating as a State Scenic River.
- HB 1601 Staunton River; designating as State Scenic River.
- HB 1612 Grays Creek; designating as component of Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
House Joint Resolutions Read First Time and Referred ... report | csv file
- HJ 10 Gun Violence Awareness Day; designating as June 1, 2020, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 21 Women's Equality Day; designating as August 26, 2020, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 42 Honor and Sacrifice Flag; emblem for honoring fallen public safety personnel.
- HJ 50 Radiologic Technology Week; designating week of November 8 in 2020 and each year thereafter.
- HJ 72 Oliver White Hill, Sr., Day; designating as May 1, 2020, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 85 Transgender Day of Remembrance; designating as November 20, 2020, & each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 88 Virginia's Mental Health Region; designating as Roanoke and New River Valleys.
- HJ 91 Civil rights and dignity of all Virginians; affirming the Commonwealth's commitment to diversity.
- HJ 104 National Prosthodontics Awareness Week; designating as April 19-25, 2020, etc.
- HJ 108 Year of the Eye Exam; designating 2020 as The Year of the Eye Exam.
- HJ 111 Maternal Health Awareness Month; designating July, 2020, and annually thereafter.
- HJ 133 Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Awareness Month; designating as October in 2020, etc.
- HJ 134 Hangul Day; designating as October 9, 2020, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 136 Global warming; caused by human activity has resulted in a climate and ecological emergency.
- HJ 140 Winter Honey Month; designating as February in 2020 and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 144 James River bateaumen; recognizing their contributions to Virginia History.
- HJ 145 Navy Week; recognizing as the week of March 30 - April 5, 2020, in Tri-Cities, Tennessee-Virginia.
House Joint Resolutions Received and Laid on the Clerk's Desk ... report | csv file