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2022 SESSION

SENATE CALENDAR FOR February 11, 2022 ... pdf

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• House Bill on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
• House Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
• 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 Bill on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
• Senate Joint Resolutions on Second Reading - Regular 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
• Resolution Presented ... report | csv file

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House Bill on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file

• HB 386 Arland D. Williams, Jr. Memorial Bridge; added to Potomac River Bridge Towing Compact.

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

• HB 55 Voter registration; list of decedent transmitted by St. Reg. of Vital Records to Dept. of Elections.
• HB 195 Polling places; location requirements, waiver in certain circumstances.

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

• SB 347 Electric utilities; SCC to establish for certain utilities annual energy efficiency savings targets.
• SB 514 Incapacitated persons; changes to provisions of guardianship and conservatorship.
• SB 625 Low-to-Moderate Income Solar Financial Incentives Fund and Program; financial incentives.

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

• SB 104 Mandatory minimum sentences; elimination, modification of sentence to mandatory minimum term.
• SB 393 Consumer Data Protection Act; data deletion request.
• SB 137 Discretionary sentencing guidelines; written explanation, appeal.
• SB 447 Wage or salary history inquiries; prohibited, civil penalty.
• SB 565 Natural gas, biogas, and other gas sources of energy; definitions, energy conservation.
• SB 732 Climate resilience; locality's comprehensive plan to consider strategies to address.
• SB 40 Assisted living facilities; involuntary discharge, safeguards for residents.
• SB 219 Va. Employment Commission; administrative reforms, reporting requirements, electronic submissions.
• SB 251 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; funds for pedestrian and bicyclist projects.
• SB 354 James River watershed; timeline for compliance w/reg. of certain combined sewer overflow outfalls.
• SB 370 Elections; local electoral boards & general registrars to perform certain risk-limiting audits, etc.
• SB 405 Health insurance; coverage for prosthetic devices and components.
• SB 429 DBHDS and VSP; development of mental health and public safety mobile applications.
• SB 441 Correctional facilities, state; fees associated with inmates.
• SB 482 Tribal Nations; consultation w/ federally recognized, permits and review w/ potential impacts.
• SB 495 Elections; removal of officers, recall elections, application for recall petition.
• SB 500 Investor-owned water and water and sewer utilities; ratemaking proceedings, evaluation of utilities.
• SB 513 Data centers; center fixtures are taxed as part of the real property where they are located, etc.
• SB 524 Payment of prevailing wage; certified payroll, penalties.
• SB 534 Consumer Data Protection Act; definitions, enforcement, abolishes Consumer Privacy Fund.
• SB 537 Trees; replacement and conservation during development process, powers of local government.
• SB 581 Correctional facilities, local and regional; fees charged to inmates.
• SB 683 Retail Sales and Use Tax; definitions, media-related exemptions.
• SB 707 Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund; established.
• SB 744 Virginia Elections Commission; created, adoption of recommendations, report.

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

• SB 87 Dealers; prohibits sale of dogs or cats for experimental purposes.
• SB 88 Breeders of cats and dogs; records of animals sold or transferred to animal testing facility.
• SB 90 Breeders of dogs and cats for animal testing facilities; adoption of dogs and cats.
• SB 442 Dogs and cats; breeding for research, reporting to State Veterinarian.
• SB 17 Law-enforcement officers; exemption from certain training requirements.
• SB 60 Political subdivisions; powers and duties, emergency management assessment.
• SB 71 Virginia National Guard; institutions of higher education, tuition grants.
• SB 98 Summons; promise to appear after issuance.
• SB 145 Subaqueous beds; unlawful use, replacement of piers.
• SB 256 Virginia National Guard; Dept. of Military Affairs may utilize grant funding to recruit.
• SB 311 Real property; duty to disclose ownership interest and lis pendens.
• SB 315 Virginia Military Community Infrastructure Grant Program and Fund; created.
• SB 353 Emergency Shelters Upgrade Assistance Grant Fund; funds to be paid to certain entities.
• SB 384 Statewide Learning Management System; established.
• SB 400 Agritourism event buildings; authorizes the BHCD to promulgate regulations related to buildings.
• SB 471 Literary Fund; open application process for loans, maximum loan amounts, etc., rates of interest.
• SB 477 Historical African American cemeteries; changes date of establishment for qualification of funds.
• SB 481 School boards and local governing bodies; unexpended local funds use for school maintenance, etc.
• SB 491 Virginia African Diaspora Advisory Board; established, report.
• SB 507 Virginia Retirement System; benefits for certain local law-enforcement employees.
• SB 529 Child Care Subsidy Program; permitting Armed Forces active members to apply for Program.
• SB 616 Virginia Literacy Act; early student literacy, evidence-based literacy instruction, etc.
• SB 618 Military honor guards and veterans service organizations; paramilitary activities, exception.
• SB 639 Overdoses; arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting.
• SB 642 Analysis of breath to determine alcoholic content of blood; failure to advise person of rights.
• SB 649 Juvenile law-enforcement records; disclosures to school principals.
• SB 661 Apprenticeship program; Bd. of Workforce Development to prepare recommendations for primary office.
• SB 703 Information Technology Advisory Council; membership, powers and duties, report.
• SB 730 Jurors; increases the daily compensation.
• SB 758 Switchblade; selling or possessing.

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

• SB 457 Dogs; breeding for certain research prohibited, penalty.
• SB 657 Air Pollution Control Board and State Water Control Board; transfer of authority.
• SB 5 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; Virginia Parole Board member votes.
• SB 21 Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote (voter referendum).
• SB 148 Public health emergencies; expands immunity for health care providers.
• SB 156 Public schools; English language learners.
• SB 210 Virginia Public Procurement Act; public higher educational institutions, disclosure by offerors.
• SB 265 Children who are deaf or hard of hearing; language development, assessment resources.
• SB 290 State agencies and localities; solar-ready roof requirements, etc.
• SB 324 Public agencies; privacy of personal information.
• SB 416 Virginia Public Procurement Act; purchase of personal protective equipment.
• SB 443 Sealing of offenses; results in a deferred and dismissed disposition or conviction by petition.
• SB 453 Assault and battery; persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, etc.
• SB 473 School Construction Fund and Program; created and established, Gaming Proceeds Fund revenues.
• SB 487 Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention, Virginia Center; established.
• SB 490 Standards of Quality; specialized student support.
• SB 493 Sexually explicit visual material to another; civil action for dissemination of images, penalty.
• SB 550 Contracts; payment clauses, right to payment of subcontractors.
• SB 557 Constitutional amendment; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition (submitting to qualified voters).
• SB 666 Eminent domain; redefines lost access and lost profits.
• SB 674 Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program; created, authorization to administer.
• SB 741 Facial recognition technology; authorized uses.
• SB 767 Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration, effective date.

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

• SB 130 Public health emergency; hospital or nursing home, addition of beds.
• SB 201 Hospitals; financial assistance for uninsured patient, payment plans.
• SB 511 Opioid treatment program pharmacy; medication dispensing, registered/licensed practical nurses.
• SB 542 Cannabis products; written certification for the use.
• SB 590 Dentistry; license to teach, foreign dental program graduates.
• SB 594 Medicaid participants; treatment involving the prescription of opioids, payment.
• SB 647 Public health emergency; Comm. of Health to authorize administration, etc., of necessary drugs, etc.
• SB 671 Pharmaceutical processors; amends the definition of "cannabis oil."
• SB 672 Pharmacists; initiation of treatment with and dispensing and administration of vaccines.
• SB 738 High school students; instruction concerning post-graduate opportunities.
• SB 772 Cannabis; definitions, dispensing products, patient registration.
• SB 774 School buses; commercial use.

Senate Bill on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file

• SB 36 School principals; incident reports, written threats against school personnel, etc.

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

• SJ 1 Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote (second reference).
• SJ 5 Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to marry, same-sex marriage prohibition.

Bills or Resolutions Rereferred ... report | csv file

• SB 598 College partnership laboratory schools; application and establishment, contracts.

House Bills Read First Time and Referred ... report | csv file

• HB 16 Safe haven protections; newborn safety device at hospitals for reception of children.
• HB 20 Alcoholic beverage control; tax allocation for funding the Virginia Spirits Promotion Fund, report.
• HB 49 James River; designates an additional portion as a component of Va. Scenic Rivers System.
• HB 87 Pandemic response and preparedness; joint subcommittee established to study, report.
• HB 91 Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth; removes fee to cover administrative cost, etc.
• HB 93 Home care organizations; changes the license renewal requirement.
• HB 99 Funeral service licensees, funeral directors, etc.; continuing education completion every 3 years.
• HB 137 Capital Region Airport Commission; authorized to make charitable donations to organizations, etc.
• HB 140 Historical African American cemeteries; changes date of establishment for qualification of funds.
• HB 207 Occupation; evaluation of legislation increasing/beginning regulation, com. chairman request.
• HB 213 Optometrists; allowed to perform laser surgery if certified by Board of Optometry.
• HB 229 Social determinants of health; VDH shall collect & analyze information including demographic data.
• HB 270 Va. Employment Commission; administrative reforms, reporting requirements, electronic submissions.
• HB 271 School bds. & comprehensive community colleges, local; compensation structure for adjunct professor.
• HB 281 Real property; duty to disclose ownership interest and lis pendens.
• HB 298 Land bank ordinances; disposition.
• HB 314 Noxious weeds and invasive plants; dissemination of consumer information.
• HB 349 Foster care; housing support for persons between ages 18 and 21.
• HB 381 Consumer Data Protection Act; data deletion request.
• HB 400 Real property; affordable housing.
• HB 406 Higher education; students and student organizations, remedies for certain violations.
• HB 414 Electric utilities, certain; local reliability data provided to a locality upon request.
• HB 418 Elementary and secondary education, public; at-risk add-on funds.
• HB 429 Virginia Public Procurement Act; architectural and professional engineering term contracting.
• HB 453 Income tax, state; property information and analytics firms, business operations, definitions.
• HB 455 Casino gaming; sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in establishments, etc.
• HB 458 MEI Project Approval Commission; incentives requiring review.
• HB 462 Retail Sales and Use Tax; extends sunset date for exemption of aircraft components.
• HB 463 Boat ramps; removes authorization for Department of Wildlife Resources to charge a fee for use.
• HB 470 Common interest communities; prohibition on refusal to recognize a licensed real estate broker.
• HB 474 Automatic fire sprinkler inspectors; certification, exempts building officials and fire officials.
• HB 518 Sales and transient occupancy taxes; accommodations intermediaries.
• HB 530 Driver training; governmental entities authorized to test/train drivers employed by another entity.
• HB 537 Telemedicine; out-of-state providers, behavioral health services provided by practitioner.
• HB 571 Historical horse racing; electronic gaming terminals, age requirement, penalty.
• HB 586 Virginia Fair Housing Law; use of assistance animal in a dwelling, penalties.
• HB 587 School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program; processing of applications.
• HB 615 Sale of cemeteries owned by a locality; notice to descendants.
• HB 644 General Services, Department of; adjustment of boundary lines of surplus property.
• HB 652 Unemployment compensation; notice of hearing prior to discontinuing benefits, etc.
• HB 653 Foster care; DSS to establish and implement a collaborative local board placement program.
• HB 654 GO Virginia Grants; extends sunset provision.
• HB 657 Waste coal piles; Department of Energy to identify volume and number, use of coal ash.
• HB 671 Permanent protective orders; Hope Card Program created.
• HB 679 Opioids; providers of treatment for addiction, conditions for initial licensure, location.
• HB 680 Medical assistance services; state plan, case management service, individuals w/severe brain injury.
• HB 741 Annual public elementary and secondary school safety audits; creation or review of school building.
• HB 771 Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area information; local gov't in Tidewater Va. shall publish on website.
• HB 800 Medical assistance services; eligibility, individuals confined in state correctional facilities.
• HB 830 Slaughter and meat-processing facilities; expanding facilities through strategic planning, etc.
• HB 831 Digestate; definition, definition of anaerobic digestion.
• HB 837 Food and drink law; permitting requirements.
• HB 842 Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program; federal risk adjustment program.
• HB 892 Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI); preexisting contracts.
• HB 911 Approved local volunteer activities; enables localities to provide credit against taxes & fees.
• HB 936 Gold, silver, & platinum bullion, etc.; removes sunset date for sales tax exemption.
• HB 964 Virginia Public Procurement Act; methods of procurement, submitting bids electronically.
• HB 979 Provisional teacher licensure; teachers licensed or certified outside of the United States.
• HB 996 Land use assessment; parcels with multiple owners.
• HB 1019 Telecommunications companies; conveyance of easement and appurtenances.
• HB 1034 School boards; guidelines for the provision of counseling services in public schools.
• HB 1146 Commercial driver's license; third party testers, etc.
• HB 1153 Mortgage brokers; dual compensation.
• HB 1156 Private family leave insurance; definition, establishes as a class of insurance.
• HB 1201 Unemployment compensation; disqualification for benefits, etc.
• HB 1223 Shenandoah River; scenic river designation.
• HB 1224 Stormwater management; proprietary best management practices.
• HB 1239 Personal property; other classifications of tangible property for taxation.
• HB 1297 Comprehensive water supply; planning process.
• HB 1305 Patrick County; reestablishment of a general hospital.
• HB 1308 Sales and use tax; entitlement to revenues from tourism projects.
• HB 1352 Private elementary and secondary schools; retaliation for good faith reports of child abuse.
• HB 1363 Norvel LaFallette Ray Lee Memorial Highway; designating as portion of Route 220 in Botetourt County.

House Joint Resolutions Read First Time and Referred ... report | csv file

• HJ 4 Student-Athlete Mental Health Awareness Day; designating as May 27, 2022 and each succeeding year.
• HJ 16 Coastal Flooding, Joint Subcommittee on; continued as the Joint Subcommittee on Recurrent Flooding.
• HJ 18 Usher Syndrome Awareness Day; designating as third Saturday in September 2022.
• HJ 26 World Polio Day; designating as October 24, 2022, and each succeeding year thereafter.
• HJ 64 Local History Month; designating as October 2022 and each succeeding year thereafter.
• HJ 74 Food Allergy Awareness Month; designating as May 2022 and each succeeding year thereafter.
• HJ 75 Black Business Month; designating as August 2022 and each succeeding year thereafter.
• HJ 78 World War II Medal of Honor recipient; President to designate a single state funeral upon death.
• HJ 80 Inflammatory Breast Cancer Awareness Day; designating as October 4, 2022, & each succeeding year.
• HJ 82 Arab American Heritage Month; designating as April 2022 and each succeeding year thereafter.
• HJ 133 African Diaspora Heritage Month; designating as September 2022 and each succeeding year thereafter.
• HJ 135 World Parkinson's Day; designating as April 11, 2022, and each succeeding year thereafter.
• HJ 136 Girl Scout Week; designating as week of March 12, 2022, and each succeeding year thereafter.
• HJ 137 Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month; designating Sep. 2022 & each succeeding year thereafter.
• HJ 141 Hindu Heritage Month; designating October 2022 and each succeeding year thereafter.
• HJ 146 Tamil Heritage Month; designating as January 2022 and each succeeding year thereafter.
• HJ 147 Kimchi Day; designating as November 22, 2022, and each succeeding year thereafter.
• HJ 150 Barbara Johns Walk to School Day; designating as the last Wednesday of April 2022.
• HJ 151 Behavior Analysis Week; designating as week of March 20, 2022.

Resolution Presented ... report | csv file

• SJ 103 Celebrating the life of Rebecca Kellam Chalmers.
• SR 19 Commending Rita Carter Forrester.