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2020 SESSION
Chair: George L. Barker
Date of Meeting: February 5, 2020
Time and Place: 30 Minutes after Senate Adjourns / Senate Room 3, The Capitol
Patron: Lucas
Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming. Authorizes casino gaming in the Commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board (the Board). Casino gaming shall be limited to certain cities that meet the criteria that is outlined in the bill, and a referendum must be passed in the city on the question of allowing casino gaming in the city. This bill is a reenactment of the first enactment of Senate Bill 1126 of the 2019 legislative session.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3711, 19.2-389, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 58.1-4002, 58.1-4006, and 59.1-364 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 3 of Title 11 a section numbered 11-16.1, by adding a section numbered 18.2-334.5, and by adding in Title 58.1 a chapter numbered 41, consisting of sections numbered 58.1-4100 and 58.1-4101, relating to regulation of casino gaming by Virginia Lottery Board.20100717D
Patron: Pillion
Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming. Authorizes casino gaming in the Commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board (the Board). Casino gaming shall be limited to certain cities that meet the criteria that is outlined in the bill, and a referendum must be passed in the city on the question of allowing casino gaming in the city. This bill is a reenactment of the first enactment of Senate Bill 1126 of the 2019 legislative session.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3711, 19.2-389, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 58.1-4002, 58.1-4006, and 59.1-364 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 3 of Title 11 a section numbered 11-16.1, by adding a section numbered 18.2-334.5, and by adding in Title 58.1 a chapter numbered 41, consisting of sections numbered 58.1-4100 and 58.1-4101, relating to regulation of casino gaming by Virginia Lottery Board.20101911D
Patron: Lewis
Department of Veterans Services; eligibility for veteran status under state and local laws; change in treatment of certain discharges. Provides that any person who was separated from active military, naval, or air service with an other than honorable discharge due solely to such person's sexual orientation or gender identity or expression may petition the Department of Veterans Services to have such discharge recorded with the Department as honorable. The bill provides that persons whose discharge status is changed pursuant to such petition shall be afforded the same rights, privileges, and benefits authorized by state law and local ordinances as any other veteran who was honorably discharged.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-2001.5, relating to the Department of Veterans Services; eligibility for veteran status under state and local laws; change in treatment of certain discharges.20104030D
Patron: Lewis
Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming. Authorizes casino gaming in the Commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board (the Board). Casino gaming shall be limited to certain cities that meet the criteria that is outlined in the bill, and a referendum must be passed in the city on the question of allowing casino gaming in the city. This bill is a reenactment of the first enactment of Senate Bill 1126 of the 2019 legislative session.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3711, 19.2-389, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 58.1-4002, 58.1-4006, and 59.1-364 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 3 of Title 11 a section numbered 11-16.1, by adding a section numbered 18.2-334.5, and by adding in Title 58.1 a chapter numbered 41, consisting of sections numbered 58.1-4100 and 58.1-4101, relating to regulation of casino gaming by Virginia Lottery Board.20103532D
Patron: Reeves
Pari-mutuel wagering; breakage; distribution for problem gambling treatment and support; creation of Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund. Alters the required distribution of the legitimate breakage from each pari-mutuel pool for live, historical, and simulcast horse racing by requiring that 80 percent be deposited in the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund, created by the bill, and 20 percent be deposited in the Racing Benevolence Fund for gambling addiction and substance abuse counseling or recreational, educational, nutritional, or other related programs. Under current law, 70 percent of the breakage is required to be distributed to the horse racing licensee to be used for capital improvements and 30 percent of the breakage is required to be distributed to the Racing Benevolence Fund for gambling addiction and substance abuse counseling or recreational, educational, or other related programs. The Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund, administered by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, would be used to provide counseling to compulsive gamblers, implement problem gambling treatment and prevention programs, and provide grants to organizations that assist problem gamblers.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 37.2-304 and 59.1-392 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 37.2-314.1, relating to pari-mutuel wagering; breakage; distribution for problem gambling treatment and support; creation of Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund.20103554D
Patron: Norment
Virginia Lottery Board; Casino Gaming Establishment Location Commission; penalties. Authorizes casino gaming in the Commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board. The bill specifies the licensing requirements for casino gaming and imposes criminal and civil penalties for violations of the casino gaming law. The bill establishes qualified locations for casino gaming operations, imposes a tax of 27 percent on the adjusted gross receipts of licensees, and provides for how the tax proceeds are disbursed. The bill also requires the Board to establish and implement a voluntary exclusion program and establishes the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund administered by the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to provide counseling and other support services for compulsive and problem gamblers, develop problem gambling treatment and prevention programs, and provide grants to support organizations that provide assistance to compulsive gamblers. In addition, the bill (i) creates the Casino Gaming Establishment Location Commission to evaluate and select proposals for the operation and development of casino gaming establishments, (ii) details qualifications for Commission members, and (iii) provides the criteria to be considered to evaluate and award proposals.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3711, 19.2-389, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 37.2-304, 58.1-4002, 58.1-4004, 58.1-4006, and 59.1-364 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 25 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 11, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-2544 through 2.2-2553, by adding in Chapter 3 of Title 11 a section numbered 11-16.1, by adding a section numbered 18.2-334.5, by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 37.2 a section numbered 37.2-314.1, and by adding in Title 58.1 a chapter numbered 41, containing articles numbered 1 through 9, consisting of sections numbered 58.1-4100 through 58.1-4130, relating to regulation of casino gaming by Virginia Lottery Board; Casino Gaming Establishment Location Commission; penalties.20103808D
Patron: Vogel
Prompt payment by contractors to subcontractors. Provides that contracts under the Virginia Public Procurement Act shall include a payment clause requiring the contractor to pay a subcontractor within seven days after receipt of amounts paid to the contractor by the state agency or locality. Under current law, the contractor is allowed to either pay the subcontractor or notify the state agency or locality and subcontractor of his intention to withhold all or a part of the subcontractor's payment with the reason for nonpayment. The bill also provides that nonresidential construction contracts entered into after July 1, 2020, are deemed to include an interest clause obligating the general contractor to pay interest to the subcontractor on all amounts owed by the contractor that remain unpaid after seven days. In addition, the bill provides that payment by a public body or private owner to a contractor shall not be a condition precedent for payment to a subcontractor, and payment by a contractor to a subcontractor is not a condition precedent for payment to any other subcontractor.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4354 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 11-4.6, relating to prompt payment; contractors and subcontractors.20105094D
Patron: McPike
Virginia Lottery Board; Casino Gaming Establishment Location Commission; penalties. Authorizes casino gaming in the Commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board. The bill specifies the licensing requirements for casino gaming and imposes criminal and civil penalties for violations of the casino gaming law. The bill establishes qualified locations for casino gaming operations, imposes a tax of 27 percent on the adjusted gross receipts of licensees, and provides for how the tax proceeds are disbursed. The bill also requires the Board to establish and implement a voluntary exclusion program and establishes the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund administered by the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to provide counseling and other support services for compulsive and problem gamblers, develop problem gambling treatment and prevention programs, and provide grants to support organizations that provide assistance to compulsive gamblers. The bill creates a 14-member Casino Gaming Establishment Location Commission to evaluate and select proposals for the operation and development of casino gaming establishments and details qualifications for Commission members. Weighted criteria are established that must be considered by the Commission when evaluating proposals. The Commission sunsets on July 1, 2023. In addition, the bill provides for (i) a five-year moratorium on the authorization by the Virginia Racing Commission of any additional satellite facilities and (ii) the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Lottery Board to establish an ongoing stakeholder group to enable collaboration among problem gambling prevention and treatment providers and casino gaming operators. The bill requires the Board to promulgate emergency regulations to implement the provisions of this bill.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3711, 19.2-389, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 37.2-304, 58.1-4002, 58.1-4004, 58.1-4006, and 59.1-364 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 25 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 11, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-2544 through 2.2-2553, by adding in Chapter 3 of Title 11 a section numbered 11-16.1, by adding a section numbered 18.2-334.5, by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 37.2 a section numbered 37.2-314.1, and by adding in Title 58.1 a chapter numbered 41, containing articles numbered 1 through 9, consisting of sections numbered 58.1-4100 through 58.1-4130, relating to regulation of casino gaming by Virginia Lottery Board; Casino Gaming Establishment Location Commission; penalties.20104775D
Patron: Lewis
Virginia Security for Public Deposits Act; collateral for public deposits; timeframe. Requires a qualified public depository to deposit eligible collateral with a qualified escrow agent equal to or in excess of the required collateral within two business days of accepting a public deposit. Current law requires deposits to be collateralized at the time of deposit.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4402 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Security for Public Deposits Act; collateral for public deposits; timeframe.20102900D
Patron: Favola
Virginia Human Rights Act; discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Creates a cause of action against any employer employing more than five but fewer than 15 persons who engages in an unlawful discriminatory act against any employee on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Under current law, an employee who has been discriminated against on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions may only file an action against his employer if the employee is discharged by the employer on the basis of sex. The bill permits a court, in cases where the employee prevails, to award compensatory or punitive damages, and attorney fees not to exceed 25 percent of the amount awarded. The bill also clarifies that for purposes of the cause of action, discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions includes discrimination against a person because such person may become pregnant or has been pregnant.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3903 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Human Rights Act; discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.20105006D
Patron: DeSteph
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; regulatory boards; expungement of disciplinary records. Authorizes any regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to expunge the disciplinary record of a regulant, provided that (i) the regulant's written application for expungement is made at least five years from the date of final disposition of the disciplinary record, (ii) the disciplinary record is the only disciplinary record that the regulant has with a regulatory board, (iii) the regulant is not the subject of an active investigation related to professional or occupational conduct, (iv) the regulant is not in a current disciplinary status and any fees or fines assessed have been paid in full, and (v) the regulant has not had a disciplinary record previously expunged by the regulatory board. The bill defines "expungement" as the removal of a disciplinary record by (a) permanently sealing the affected record from public access, (b) deeming the proceedings to which the affected record refers as not having occurred, and (c) affording the affected party the right to represent that no record exists regarding the subject matter of the affected record. Under the bill, a regulatory board may use a previous discipline for any regulatory purpose or release records of a previous discipline upon request from law enforcement or any other governmental body as permitted by law.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 54.1 a section numbered 54.1-205, relating to the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; regulatory boards; expungement of disciplinary records.20104099D
Patron: Stanley
Property; landlord and tenant; tenant's remedy by repair. Permits a tenant, where there is a violation of the landlord's duty to maintain fit and habitable premises, to have the condition remedied by a third party. In such a case, provided that the tenant has given the landlord documentation of the repair by a third party and an itemized bill reflecting the actual and reasonable costs of the repair, the tenant may deduct such costs from subsequent periodic rent payments until they are recuperated.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding to Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 55.1 a section numbered 55.1-1244.1, relating to property; landlord and tenant; tenant's remedy by repair.20104774D
Patron: Stanley
Property; landlord and tenant; noncompliance as defense to action for possession for nonpayment of rent. Removes provisions limiting the discretion of the court in actions for possession based upon nonpayment of rent and actions for rent by a landlord when the tenant is in possession. The bill simplifies the law; stating only that, in such cases, a tenant may assert as a defense the landlord's violation of his duty to maintain a fit and habitable premises.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-1241 of the Code of Virginia, relating to property; landlord and tenant; noncompliance as defense to action for possession for nonpayment of rent.20103576D
Patron: Marsden
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; training requirement for barbers and cosmetologists. Prohibits the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology from requiring completion of more than 1,000 hours of training in the field for which an applicant for a license to practice barbering or cosmetology seeks licensing.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-706 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; training requirement for barbers and cosmetologists.20104642D
Patron: Ruff
Historical horse racing; transfer of regulatory authority from the Virginia Racing Commission to the Virginia Lottery Board. Transfers administrative and regulatory authority over historical horse racing from the Virginia Racing Commission to the Virginia Lottery Board. The bill also codifies certain existing regulations pertaining to historical horse racing.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3711, 18.2-334.3, 19.2-389, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 58.1-4000, 58.1-4002, 58.1-4006, 58.1-4007, 58.1-4012, 58.1-4027, 59.1-365, and 59.1-392 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 3 of Title 11 a section numbered 11-16.1, by adding in Chapter 40 of Title 58.1 an article numbered 2, consisting of sections numbered 58.1-4030 through 58.1-4050, and by adding a section numbered 59.1-354.1, relating to historical horse racing; transfer of regulatory authority from the Virginia Racing Commission to the Virginia Lottery Board.20103460D
Patron: Deeds
Virginia Public Records Act; availability of public records. Provides that all records of grand juries held before January 1, 1901, and all records sealed by law or by order of a court entered before January 1, 1901, shall be open for public access irrespective of who or what agency has custody of such records. The bill also provides that any images of records created prior to January 1, 1901, shall be in the public domain and that neither the Commonwealth nor its political subdivisions, nor any agency thereof, shall charge a fee or require an agency, organization, or entity to request permission to publish or display such records.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 42.1-78 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 7 of Title 42.1 a section numbered 42.1-91.1, relating to Virginia Public Records Act; availability of public records.20105260D
Patron: Petersen
C-PACE loans; residential dwellings and condominiums. Removes an exclusion for residential dwellings with fewer than five dwelling units and condominium projects from certain requirements related to a voluntary special assessment lien that secures a loan for the initial acquisition and installation of clean energy, resiliency, or stormwater management improvements.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-958.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to C-PACE loans; residential dwellings and condominiums.20100602D
Patron: DeSteph
Board of Housing and Community Development; Uniform Statewide Building Code; installation of key boxes on high-risk structures. Directs the Board of Housing and Community Development to require that all high-risk structures, defined in the bill, have key boxes installed in strategic locations on the outside of such structures. The bill requires that such key box contain keys or other credentials or access cards that may be necessary for law-enforcement officials to gain access to such structure or an area within such structure during an emergency.
A BILL to direct the Board of Housing and Community Development to revise the Uniform Statewide Building Code to require high-risk structures to have key boxes installed in strategic locations on the outside of such structures.20105486D
Patron: McClellan
Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming. Authorizes casino gaming in the Commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board (the Board). The bill limits casino gaming to certain cities that meet the criteria outlined in the bill and requires that, prior to the establishment of casino gaming operations in such city, the voters of the city approve a referendum on the question of allowing casino gaming in the city. The bill creates the Virginia Indigenous People's Trust Fund, from which a portion of the Commonwealth's share of certain casino gaming tax revenues shall be disbursed to six Virginia Indian tribes.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3711, 19.2-389, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, 58.1-4002, 58.1-4006, and 59.1-364 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 3 of Title 11 a section numbered 11-16.1, by adding a section numbered 18.2-334.5, and by adding in Title 58.1 a chapter numbered 41, consisting of sections numbered 58.1-4100 and 58.1-4101, relating to regulation of casino gaming by Virginia Lottery Board; Virginia Indigenous People's Trust Fund.20106002D
Patron: Stuart
Rescue squad; dissolution of rescue squad; return of property purchased with public funds. Provides that upon the dissolution of a rescue squad, any property in the possession of such rescue squad that was purchased using public funds shall be returned to the city or county in which the rescue squad was located for life saving purposes.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 27-10 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fire companies; dissolution of rescue squad; return of property purchased with public funds.20104655D