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2023 SESSION
Chair: Mamie E. Locke
Clerk: Susan Clarke Schaar, H. Lehman
Staff: Amigo Wade, Lily Jones
Date of Meeting: February 3, 2023
Time and Place: 10 AM / Senate Room 3, The Capitol
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Patron: Favola
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; Department of Education; best practice standards related to the transition of records and transfer of services for students with disabilities. Directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, in coordination with the Department of Education and relevant stakeholders, to develop and disseminate best practice standards for the transition of services and transfer of records for students with disabilities who reach the age of majority.
A BILL to direct the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, in coordination with the Department of Education and relevant stakeholders, to develop and disseminate best practice standards related to the transition of records and transfer of services for students with disabilities at the age of majority.23101105D
Patron: Favola
Department of Medical Assistance Services; certain waivers for individuals with developmental disabilities; medically needy spend down provision. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services (the Department) to take steps to amend the Family and Individual Supports, Community Living, and Building Independence waivers to implement a medically needy spend down provision that allows otherwise eligible individuals to spend income in excess of the income limit for waiver services on medical expenses in order to meet the waiver income limit. The bill requires the Department to report on its activities and progress to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2023.
A BILL to require the Department of Medical Assistance Services to take steps to amend certain waivers providing services for individuals with developmental disabilities to provide greater financial flexibility for certain services.23102038D
Patron: Favola
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; work group; alternative beer distribution program; report. Directs the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (the Authority), in coordination with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department), to convene a work group to evaluate alternative avenues of distribution that could be made available to limited brewery and certain brewery licensees. The bill establishes the membership of the work group and directs the work group to develop a legislative proposal that includes (i) analysis of a distribution program similar to the Virginia Winery Distribution Company; (ii) criteria for determining which limited brewery or brewery licensees will be eligible to participate in the distribution program; (iii) criteria for determining which products and the quantity of products that may be distributed through the program; (iv) an implementation plan that includes all actions, including the phasing and sequencing of actions, necessary to make the distribution program operational; (v) a funding model; and (vi) resolution of all issues that remain to be undertaken from the Department's work group required by Chapter 334 of the Acts of Assembly of 2022. The bill requires the Authority to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by September 15, 2023.
A BILL to direct the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to convene a work group to study an alternative beer distribution program; report.23102118D
Patron: Marsden
Secretary of Transportation; Disadvantaged Business Enterprises; work group; report. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to convene a work group to evaluate how the Department of Transportation determines the usage of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) on specific transportation projects with the goal of increasing participation statewide in transportation contracts by small business owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. The bill specifies certain individuals and groups that will be members of the work group and directs the work group to report its findings and any recommended legislative, regulatory, or policy changes to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation by September 1, 2023.
A BILL to direct the Secretary of Transportation to convene a work group on the determination of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise usage by the Department of Transportation on specific projects; report.23100536D
Patron: Petersen
Siting of data centers; impacts on resources; site assessment. Provides that any local government land use application required for the siting of a data center shall only be approved in areas where the data center (i) will have a minimal impact on historic, agricultural, and cultural resources and (ii) will not be within one mile of a national park or state park or other historically significant site. The bill also requires that prior to any such approval, a site assessment shall be performed to examine the effect of the data center on water usage and carbon emissions as well as any impacts on agricultural resources.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 22 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-2209.3, relating to siting of data centers; impacts on resources; site assessment.23100718D
Patron: Marsden
Department of Education; work group on twelfth grade transition planning and assistance online programs. Requires the Department of Education to convene a work group to evaluate options and make recommendations for online twelfth grade transition planning and assistance programs to be utilized by secondary school students in the Commonwealth.
A BILL to require the Department of Education to convene a work group to evaluate options and make recommendations for online twelfth grade transition planning and assistance programs.23103431D
Patron: Lucas
MEI Project Approval Commission; board level gender and diversity requirements. Prohibits the MEI Project Approval Commission from recommending approval of any major employment and investment (MEI) project for a business that does not have and does not commit to maintaining no less than a 30 percent gender balanced and diverse board of directors. The bill requires any business seeking approval of a project to submit a board diversity disclosure and to update such disclosure annually, specifying the number and percentage of diverse directors on the board of such business who self-identify as female or represent a national, racial, ethnic, indigenous, LGBTQ+, or cultural identity in the country of the business's principal executive offices.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-310 of the Code of Virginia, relating to MEI Project Approval Commission; board level gender and diversity requirements.23101243D
Patron: Edwards
Department of Medical Assistance Services; contracts with managed care organizations; data collections and reporting requirements; report. Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services to include in its contracts with managed care organizations provisions that require the managed care organization to collect and report to the Department data regarding (i) the number and percentage of claims that are denied and the reasons for such denials and (ii) the number and percentage of claims that required resubmission prior to payment and the reasons for such resubmissions. The bill requires the Department to (a) examine such data and identify barriers that providers encounter when accepting and treating patients enrolled in the state plan for medical assistance services and (b) report such data and analysis by October 1 of each year to the Joint Commission on Health Care and the Joint Subcommittee for Health and Human Resources Oversight.
A BILL to require the Department of Medical Assistance Services to include in its contracts with managed care organizations requirements for the collection and reporting of certain data; report.23101555D
Patron: Deeds
Department of Criminal Justice Services; two-year pilot program; safe harbor for sex trafficked youth. Provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in partnership with the State Crime Commission, shall administer a two-year Demand Reduction and Safe Harbor for Domestic Minor Sex Trafficked Youth pilot program that shall focus on (i) implementing proactive reverse sting operations that target buyers of sex services and (ii) establishing programs and protocols to aid victims of sex trafficking. The bill provides that the goal of the program shall be to reduce arrest of sex trafficking victims regardless of age, reduce demand for commercial sex exploitation by focusing on buyers, and establish high-quality residential care, education, alternative employment opportunities, and life skills for victims.
A BILL to require the Department of Criminal Justice Services to administer a two-year pilot program to provide a safe harbor for sex trafficked youth.23102057D
Patron: Barker
Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles; online access to driving records; minors. Directs the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to create a process and guidelines by which minors may access their driving records on the Department of Motor Vehicles website, including the necessary means to verify the identity of such requester, and to implement the process and guidelines by July 1, 2024.
A BILL to direct the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to create a process for minors to access driving records on the Department of Motor Vehicles website.23103112D
Patron: Norment
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; prohibited ownership interests; casino gaming establishments and retail marijuana stores; penalty. Prohibits any member of the General Assembly or any member of his immediate family from holding a direct or indirect ownership interest in a casino gaming establishment or retail marijuana store or in any entity that sells or distributes on the premises of such establishment or store any goods or services that are incidental or ancillary to the principal business of the establishment or store. Such prohibition shall apply during the legislator's service as a legislator and for the five years immediately following the termination of such service. The bill provides that any person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class 6 felony and that any money or thing of value derived by the legislator from such violation is forfeited to the Commonwealth.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-126 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 30 a section numbered 30-103.3, relating to General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; prohibited ownership interests; casino gaming establishments and retail marijuana stores; penalty.23104148D
Patron: Norment
Capitol Square Preservation Council; powers and duties; review and approval of plans for changes to artifacts contained within the Capitol Building. Grants the Capitol Square Preservation Council the authority to review and approve all plans or proposals for alterations, improvements, additions, or renovations to, or other disposition of, any monuments, statuary, artwork, or other historical artifacts contained within the Capitol Building, including within the old and new Senate chambers, the old and new halls of the House of Delegates, and the Rotunda.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-194 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Capitol Square Preservation Council; powers and duties; review and approval of plans for changes to artifacts contained within the Capitol Building.23101219D
Patron: Lewis
Study; Virginia Institute of Marine Science; menhaden; report. Directs the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) to study the ecology, fishery impacts, and economic importance of menhaden populations in the waters of the Commonwealth and to provide a report on its findings to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources no later than December 1, 2024.
A BILL to direct the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to study the ecology, fishery impacts, and economic importance of menhaden populations in the waters of the Commonwealth; report.23104142D
Patron: Barker
School Readiness Committee; renaming as Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education; purpose; membership; powers and duties. Renames the School Readiness Committee as the Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education and makes several changes to the Commission, including adjusting its purpose, increasing and adjusting its membership, and establishing eight enumerated powers and duties for the Commission.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-208.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the School Readiness Committee; renaming as Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education; purpose; membership; powers and duties.23102800D
Patron: Vogel
Department of Social Services; assisted living facility regulations; facilities with fewer than 25 residents. Requires the Department of Social Services to amend regulations affecting assisted living facilities with fewer than 25 residents to meet adjusted requirements for staff training and for the minimum age for staff employment.
A BILL to require the Department of Social Services to amend regulations for assisted living facilities; facilities with fewer than 25 residents.23101137D
Patron: Deeds
Office of the Children's Ombudsman; recommendations for establishment of Parents Advocacy Commission; report. Directs the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to convene a work group to study and make recommendations for the establishment of the Parents Advocacy Commission. The bill directs the work group to report such recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee for Courts of Justice by November 1, 2023.
A BILL to direct the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to make recommendations for the establishment of the Parents Advocacy Commission; report.23103126D
Patron: Ebbin
Department of Health Professions; use of supplemental nursing services agencies in assisted living facilities; review and adoption of regulations. Directs the Department of Health Professions to review and adopt regulations regulating the use of supplemental nursing services, defined in the bill, in assisted living facilities.
A BILL to direct the Department of Health Professions to review and adopt regulations regulating the use of supplemental nursing services in assisted living facilities.23102989D
Patron: Stuart
Potomac River Fisheries Commission; authority. Repeals the authority of the Potomac River Fisheries Commission in certain areas of the Potomac River to (i) regulate an experimental oyster hatchery program, (ii) regulate the dredging of oysters, and (iii) regulate leasing of the river bottom or water column.
A BILL to repeal §§ 28.2-1004, 28.2-1005, and 28.2-1007 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Potomac River Fisheries Commission; authority.23104116D
Patron: Favola
Study; School Health Services Committee; feasibility of implementing Department of Education recommendations; school personnel who administer health services to students; report. Directs the School Health Services Committee to study the feasibility of implementing the recommendations of the Department of Education relating to standardizing the qualification and training requirements for school personnel, such as school nurses, who administer health services to students in order to improve the equity, consistency, and quality of school health services, including mental health services, provided in public schools in the Commonwealth.
Directing the School Health Services Committee to study the feasibility of implementing recommendations from the Department of Education for qualification and training requirements of school personnel who administer health services to students. Report.23102121D
Patron: Petersen
Study; Department of Energy; impacts of data center development; report. Directs the Department of Energy to study the impacts of data center development on Virginia's environment, economy, energy resources, and ability to meet carbon-reduction goals.
Requesting the Department of Energy to study impacts of data center development on Virginia's environment, economy, energy resources, and ability to meet carbon-reduction goals. Report.23102510D
Patron: Edwards
Study; Office of the Children's Ombudsman to continue study of legal representation in child dependency cases; report. Directs the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to continue its work group convened pursuant to Chapter 305 of the Acts of Assembly of 2022 to consider issues relating to the Commonwealth's model of court-appointed legal counsel in child dependency cases and to make recommendations for legislative and budgetary changes to address such issues to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee for Courts of Justice by November 30, 2023.
Requesting the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to continue its study of legal representation in child dependency cases. Report.23101978D
Patron: Ebbin
Study; Joint Subcommittee on Recurrent Flooding; membership increase. Increases the total membership of the Joint Subcommittee on Recurrent Flooding from 11 to 17 by increasing the number of nonlegislative members from three to nine. The bill specifies that the additional nonlegislative members include representatives from the environmental, development, and business communities, a certified floodplain manager, and two local elected officials representing two of Virginia's flood-prone communities. The bill also replaces the existing member of the Joint Subcommittee who is a local official representing Virginia's flood-prone communities with a local official representing an area impacted by coastal flooding.
Increasing the membership of the Joint Subcommittee on Recurrent Flooding.23103922D
Patron: Lucas
Acknowledging with profound regret the denial of benefits under the G.I. Bill to Black World War II veterans. Expresses the sentiment of the General Assembly in acknowledging with profound regret the denial of benefits under the G.I. Bill to Black World War II veterans. In acknowledging this injustice, the General Assembly expresses its support for measures toward rectification of the harm committed against Black World War II veterans.
Acknowledging with profound regret the denial of benefits under the G.I. Bill to Black World War II veterans.23100628D
Patron: Reeves
Commending Hsiao Bi-khim.
Commending Hsiao Bi-khim.23104110D
Patron: Reeves
Flight training programs; veterans. Encourages the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Virginia State Approving Agency to develop and implement new processes by which flight training and aircraft maintenance training schools in Virginia can adjust student pricing for veterans based on market conditions.
Encouraging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Virginia State Approving Agency to develop and implement new processes by which flight training and aircraft maintenance training schools in Virginia can adjust student for veterans pricing based on market conditions.23104896D
Patron: Chase
Right to life begins at conception. Recognizes that the right to life begins at conception.
Recognizing that the right to life begins at conception.23103683D