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2023 SESSION

SENATE CALENDAR FOR February 17, 2023 ... pdf

• Current Item

• Bills in Conference ... report | csv file
• Unfinished Business - House ... report | csv file
• Unfinished Business - Senate ... report | csv file
• House Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
• House Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
• House Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
• House Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
• Senate Joint Resolution on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
• Bills or Resolutions Rereferred ... report | csv file
• House Joint Resolutions Received and Laid on the Clerk's Desk ... report | csv file
• Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file

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Bills in Conference ... report | csv file

• HB 1400 Budget Bill.
• HB 2178 Green and alternative energy job creation tax credit; clarifies definition of "green job."
• HB 2193 Income tax, state; rolling conformity, report.
• HB 2258 Alcoholic beverage control; beer distribution.
• HB 2373 Income tax, state; subtraction for members of National Guard.
• HB 2445 Wholesome food donation; tax credit renewed.
• HB 2479 Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; created.
• SB 860 Fort Monroe Authority; powers and duties, collection of fees for goods and services.
• SB 1210 Income tax, state; subtraction for members of National Guard.
• SB 1258 Sales tax revenues; entertainment arena.
• SB 1349 Internet root infrastructure providers; taxation of corporations, apportionment.
• SB 1405 Income tax, state; rolling conformity, report.
• SB 1522 Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; created.

Unfinished Business - House ... report | csv file

• HB 1704 Arrests, certain, and convictions of certain individuals; reports to division safety officials.
• HB 1735 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; statement of tenant rights and responsibilities.
• HB 2071 Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; issuance of order, etc.
• HB 2187 School counselors; required percentage of staff time during school hours, etc.
• HB 1486 Personal property tax; farm machinery and farm implements.

Unfinished Business - Senate ... report | csv file

• SB 829 Newport News, City of; amending charter, real estate assessment.
• SB 887 Correctional facilities; use of restorative housing.
• SB 1151 Local government; standardization of public notice requirement for certain intended actions, report.
• SB 1187 Comprehensive plan; encouraged to consider strategies to address resilience.
• SB 1448 Norfolk State University & Va. State University; reduced rate tuition charges for certain students.

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

• HB 2457 Public elementary and secondary school teachers; temporary employment, training activities, report.
• HB 1604 Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act; regulation of rates, proceeding to review base rates.
• HB 1408 Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers.
• HB 1410 Workers' compensation; presumption for arson and hazardous materials investigators.
• HB 1412 Judges; maximum number in each judicial district.
• HB 1421 Virginia Breeders Fund; disbursements to certain breeders and owners of horses.
• HB 1525 Peer recovery specialists; barrier crime exceptions.
• HB 1526 Student literacy measures; scope, students in grades four through eight, English SOLs.
• HB 1577 Rabid animals; quarantine of dog or cat, access by local health director or his designee.
• HB 1582 Relief; Kingrea, David Wayne.
• HB 1630 Virginia Retirement System; return to work.
• HB 1662 High Bridge Trail State Park; conveyance of easement to Woodrow R. Jackson, Sr.
• HB 1663 High Bridge Trail State Park; DCR to convey property to Roy B. Stanton, Jr., etc.
• HB 1775 Workers' compensation; anxiety disorder or depressive disorder incurred by law-enforcement officers.
• HB 1789 Health insurance; credits for certain local officials and employees.
• HB 1804 Tidal wetland mitigation bank; credits.
• HB 1807 Flood plain management; state agency compliance with regulations.
• HB 1828 Leesylvania State Park; DCR to grant certain easement to River Mouth Corporation.
• HB 1839 South Central Wastewater Authority; watershed general permit for nutrients.
• HB 1848 Stormwater management and erosion and sediment control; agreement in lieu of plan.
• HB 1887 Local school boards and comprehensive community colleges; compensation structure for instructors.
• HB 1927 Tax returns; filing returns or payment of taxes by mail.
• HB 1940 Waterworks and wastewater works operators; license reciprocity.
• HB 1941 Septic systems; loans to local governments or other entities.
• HB 1949 Oyster-planting grounds; fees.
• HB 1968 "Green Book;" Department of Historic Resources to designate historic sites.
• HB 1998 Native plant species; state agencies to prioritize use on state properties.
• HB 2016 Appointment of counsel; Class 1 felony cases, compensation.
• HB 2063 Guardian ad litem; appointment, requested information, records, or reports.
• HB 2095 Plans and programs; drought evaluation and response plans, Potomac River.
• HB 2096 Noxious weeds; invasive plant species.
• HB 2150 Trace evidence collection kit; collection, retention, and storage of kits, effective date.
• HB 2181 Subaqueous beds; nontidal waters, permit requirements, penalty.
• HB 2189 PFAS chemicals; requirements to test, publicly owned treatment works.
• HB 2289 Elected and certain appointed officers; procedure for removal by courts.
• HB 2314 Health insurance; credits for retired state employees.
• HB 2317 Jury duty; increases allowance from $30 to $50 per day.
• HB 2324 Recount elections; standards, elections for offices to which more than one candidate can be elected.
• HB 2390 Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act; regulations, effective date.
• HB 2393 Coastal resilience policy; research university collaborative.
• HB 2411 Attorney fees; emergency custody and voluntary and involuntary civil admissions, increases fees.
• HB 2443 Certificates of election; persons elected by write-in votes, exception for certain localities.

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

• HB 1777 Phase I Utilities; financing for certain deferred fuel costs, biennial reviews, etc.
• HB 1924 Minimum wage; employees with disabilities.
• HB 1463 Relief; Haas, Michael.
• HB 1485 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; changes contingency for effective date.
• HB 1574 School board members; referendum on direct election by voters, authorization by local government.
• HB 1576 School boards; staggered terms in event of election for City of Lynchburg.
• HB 1623 Eastern Va. Groundwater Mgmt. Advisory Com.; removes annual report by DEQ on Committee.
• HB 1683 Voter registration; final day of registration, notice requirements.
• HB 1948 Absentee voting; removes witness requirement, required information on return ballot envelope.
• HB 2101 DWR; guidance documents developed to be filed for publication with Va. Registrar of Regulations.
• HB 2220 GO Virginia Grants; matching funds, sunset.
• HB 2275 Energy planning & electric utility oversight; membership for Com. on Electricity Utility Regulation.
• HB 2282 Forest crops; exemptions from Virginia Stormwater Management Program, etc., for harvesting.
• HB 2285 Shenandoah River State Park; conveyance of easement.
• HB 2325 Agricultural land; definitions, ownership by foreign adversaries prohibited, report.
• HB 2386 Virginia Power Innovation Fund and Program; created.
• HB 2471 General registrars; petition for removal.

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

• HB 1426 Human trafficking; continuing education required for biennial renewal of licensure.
• HB 1450 Individuals with disabilities; terminology.
• HB 1465 Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Advisory Committee; established.
• HB 1624 Mental health and rehabilitative services; military serv. members transitioning to civilian life.
• HB 1681 Long-term services and supports screening; screening after admission.
• HB 1754 Telemedicine; practitioner-patient relationship, continuity of care.
• HB 1762 Teacher Reengagement Program; established, report.
• HB 1765 Fire protection; expands definition of fire company.
• HB 1833 Over-the-counter and prescription hearing aids; licensure not required by certain corporations, etc.
• HB 1857 Ticket resale; deceptive trade practices prohibited, definitions.
• HB 1870 Higher educational institutions; immunity from disciplinary action in certain cases.
• HB 1884 Students with disabilities; assessment frequency.
• HB 1888 Real estate settlement agents; fees, informed consent.
• HB 1900 Behavioral health and developmental services; provisional licenses issued to providers.
• HB 1928 School bus operators; training, remote online and Spanish language options.
• HB 1929 Children of certain federal employees; educational opportunities.
• HB 1945 Children and adolescents; data reporting, reporting requirements.
• HB 1946 Behavior analysts or assistant behavior analysts; licensure criteria, certifying entities.
• HB 1951 Chincoteague Pony; designated as the official pony of the Commonwealth.
• HB 1955 Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act; alternative purchases.
• HB 2021 School boards; schoolwide events with parents, free or reduced price meals applications.
• HB 2033 Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact; Va. to become a signatory to Compact.
• HB 2077 Veterans Services, Department of; disclosure of services provided.
• HB 2113 Procurement policies; various Authorities to adopt.
• HB 2122 Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; training for members of school boards.
• HB 2137 School boards; divisionwide literacy plans.
• HB 2139 Prescription refills; authority of pharmacists to refill prescriptions for insulin.
• HB 2158 DMAS; Department shall evaluate its ability to comply with certain federal regulations.
• HB 2172 Rights of persons with disabilities; definitions, mobility-impaired person.
• HB 2173 Bedding and upholstered furniture; exemption from regulation.
• HB 2180 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; universal license recognition.
• HB 2211 Graduates of foreign nursing education programs; licensure requirements.
• HB 2222 Surgical technologists and surgical assistants; practice prior to certification of licensure.
• HB 2223 Conflict of Interests Act, State/Local Government; statement of economic interests, etc.
• HB 2235 Resale Disclosure Act; established.
• HB 2312 Uniform Statewide Building Code; stop work orders, appeals.
• HB 2313 Criminal history record information; dissemination.
• HB 2342 Background checks; employees of children and developmental services, adult substance abuse services.
• HB 2359 Physical therapy; practice.
• HB 2364 Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to Schedule I of Act.
• HB 2370 Alcohol safety action programs; local independent policy board to select attorneys for board.
• HB 2374 Pharmacies; prohibits refusal to fill prescription from telemedicine provider.
• HB 2494 Local housing policy; reports to the Department of Housing and Community Development.
• HB 2498 Va. Freedom of Information Act; training for local officials, members of park authorities' boards.

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

• HB 1622 Health regulatory boards; delegation of authority to conduct informal fact-finding proceedings.
• HB 1635 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; uninhabitable dwelling unit.
• HB 1738 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; state public bodies, meetings, virtual public access.
• HB 1748 Solicitation of contributions; expands definition of "solicitation," terms of contracts.
• HB 1817 Disposition of unclaimed bodies; how disposition expenses paid, seizure of assets.
• HB 1818 Fire zones; removes prohibition for creating in Augusta County.
• HB 1911 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; certain gifts prohibited, foreign countries.
• HB 1930 Virginia Self-Service Storage Act; default by occupant, watercraft.
• HB 1943 Crime victim rights; notification from the attorney for the Commonwealth.
• HB 1952 Pharmacies; reporting of processing delays impacting patient safety.
• HB 2082 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; employees of the landlord, rental dwelling unit keys.
• HB 2098 Common interest communities; authority of association to suspend right to use certain facilities.
• HB 2168 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; breach of Canons of Judicial Conduct.
• HB 2284 Waterworks & Wastewater Works Operators & Onsite Sewage System Professionals, Bd. for; membership.
• HB 2371 Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission; surety bonds for membership.
• HB 2441 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; termination of multiple month-to-month tenancies.

Senate Joint Resolution on Second Reading - Uncontested Calenda ... report | csv file

• SJ 317 Governor; confirming appointments.

Bills or Resolutions Rereferred ... report | csv file

• HB 1373 Casino gaming; eligible host cities, limitation on local referendums.
• HB 1452 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; appointment of sworn unit investigators to Unit, powers and duties.
• HB 1478 Crimes by gangs; expands definition, penalties for gang crimes.
• HB 1550 Child abuse or neglect; findings of local department of social services, appeal.
• HB 1572 False emergency communication to emergency personnel; false information, penalties, report.
• HB 1617 Gaming Regulatory Fund; established.
• HB 1636 Child day program or family day system; operating or engaging in the conduct thereof.
• HB 1673 Suffocation by blocking or obstructing the airway of another; penalty.
• HB 1682 Weapon of terrorism; definition, penalty.
• HB 1699 Minors; buying or selling, exceptions, penalties.
• HB 1726 Virginia-based nonprofit organizations; schools for adults to earn credentials, college credit, etc.
• HB 1757 Immunity of persons; tort actions, assertion of immunity, attorney fees and costs.
• HB 1779 Nuclear Education Grant Fund and Program; established.
• HB 1820 Virtual school programs; virtual administration of certain through-year growth assessments.
• HB 1827 Autopsies; decedents in the custody of Department of Corrections.
• HB 1885 Organized retail theft; establishes as a crime, report, penalty.
• HB 1892 Abduction of a minor; penalty.
• HB 1897 Protective orders; extensions and continuances, other monetary relief, penalty.
• HB 1912 Treasury Board; powers and duties.
• HB 1931 Sexually violent predators; civil commitment, penalty.
• HB 1963 Individuals with developmental disabilities; financial flexibility, report.
• HB 1976 Involuntary admission; release of individual.
• HB 1987 Charitable gaming; organizations exempt from certain fees, temporary permits authorized, limitation.
• HB 2013 Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; penalty.
• HB 2024 Judges and magistrates, retired or active; personal information on the Internet, penalty.
• HB 2046 DHCD; powers and duties of Director, statewide housing needs assessment and plan, report.
• HB 2129 Child victims and witnesses; using two-way closed-circuit television, expands age range.
• HB 2166 Racketeering offenses; penalty.
• HB 2192 Catawba Hospital; substance abuse treatment and recovery services.
• HB 2195 Workforce development; consolidation of policies and programs, etc.
• HB 2208 Jewish faith or ethnicity; addressing discrimination against persons.
• HB 2272 Norfolk State University & Va. State University; reduced rate tuition charges for certain students.
• HB 2332 Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; eligible site for site development grant.
• HB 2345 Smartchart Network Program; renames Emergency Department Care Coordination Program, report.
• HB 2372 Catalytic converters; unlawful possession, purchase, or sale, penalty.
• HB 2398 Sexual extortion; penalty.
• HB 2450 Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management, contract requirements.
• HB 2451 Firefighters; training program on risks of electric vehicle fires.
• HB 2495 Middle School Mathematics Innovation Zone Program; established.
• HB 2500 Construction contracts; payment clauses to be included in certain contracts.

House Joint Resolutions Received and Laid on the Clerk's Desk ... report | csv file

• HJ 681 Commending the Virginia Beach Amateur Radio Club.
• HJ 684 Commending the Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic High School football team.

Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file

• SJ 352 Celebrating the life of the Honorable John Samuel Johnston, Jr.
• SJ 353 Commending Ray Beasley.
• SJ 354 Celebrating the life of Carol Pedersen.
• SJ 355 Celebrating the life of Colonel Rayburn Gene Smith, USA, Ret.
• SJ 356 Commending the Clarksville Ruritan Club.
• SJ 357 Celebrating the life of Scott Blackford Meacham.
• SJ 358 Celebrating the life of Ashby Page Entsminger.
• SJ 359 Commending the Fairfax County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
• SJ 360 Commending St. Margaret's School.
• SJ 361 Celebrating the life of Martin Deane Cheatham IV.
• SR 135 Commending Edward D. Martirosian, MD.
• SR 136 Commending the Reverend Kelvin F. Jones.
• SR 137 Celebrating the life of Willie Otis Walker, Sr.
• SR 138 Celebrating the life of Richard N. Anderson, Sr.
• SR 139 Celebrating the life of Linwood Linus Nelms, Jr.
• SR 140 Celebrating the life of Edward Leroy Beard.
• SR 141 Celebrating the life of James C. Wofford.
• SR 142 Celebrating the life of Jeanette Crouch Moore.
• SR 143 Commemorating the lives and legacies of Janie and William Hoge.
• SR 144 Celebrating the life of William John Banis.
• SR 145 Commending Stephen Snyder.