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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 17, 2023
Time and Place: 9:30 AM (TIME CHANGE) / Senate Room 3, The Capitol
Updated to add SJR 336 and SJR 337
Patron: Coyner
Department of Taxation; policies and procedures; work group. Directs the Department of Taxation to convene a work group for the purpose of studying the Department's current policies and procedures in order to determine options for a mechanism for tax practitioners to provide feedback to the Department on an ongoing basis.
A BILL to establish a work group to consider a formalized discussion process for practitioners and the Department of Taxation; report.23104367D
Patron: Orrock
Joint Commission on Technology and Science; telephone solicitation calls and text messages; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science to consider the practice of unwanted telephone solicitation calls and telephone solicitation calls via text message and develop recommendations related to requiring a telephone solicitor to permit any person to opt out of receiving such calls or messages. The bill requires the Joint Commission on Technology and Science to report its findings and recommendations by November 1, 2023, to the Chairs of the House Committee on Commerce and Energy and the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor.
A BILL to direct the Joint Commission on Technology and Science to consider the practice of unwanted telephone solicitation calls and telephone solicitation calls via text message.23105965D
Patron: Coyner
Virginia opioid use reduction and jail-based substance use disorder treatment and transition programs; workgroup. Directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in conjunction with the Virginia Association of Regional Jails and the Virginia Sheriffs' Association, to convene a work group to investigate the implementation of locally administered jail-based addiction recovery and substance use disorder treatment and transition programs in local and regional jails.
A BILL to direct the Department of Criminal Justice Services, in conjunction with the Virginia Association of Regional Jails and the Virginia Sheriffs' Association, to convene a workgroup to examine jail-based addiction recovery and substance use disorder treatment and transition programs.23105968D
Patron: Jenkins
Department of Human Resource Management; Grievance Procedure Manual. Directs the Department of Human Resource Management to update the Grievance Procedure Manual to require the Office of Equal Employment and Dispute Resolution to review and issue a written decision when a party is noncompliant with any of the requirements of the grievance procedure.
A BILL directing the Department of Human Resource Management to update the Grievance Procedure Manual as it pertains to employees of the Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Justice.23106320D
Patron: Tata
Antisemitism. Provides that the Commonwealth adopts the non-legally binding Working Definition of Antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on May 26, 2016, including the contemporary examples of antisemitism set forth therein, exclusively as a tool and guide for training, education, recognizing, and combating antisemitic hate crimes or discrimination and for tracking and reporting antisemitic incidents in the Commonwealth.
A BILL related to antisemitism; adoption of the non-legally binding Working Definition of Antisemitism as a tool and guide for recognizing and combating antisemitic discrimination in the Commonwealth.23106312D
Patron: Kilgore
Coal mine methane; capture and beneficial use; Department of Energy to evaluate policy options. States that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to encourage the capture and beneficial use of coal mine methane, defined in the bill. The bill directs the Department of Energy to evaluate policy options to encourage the capture and beneficial use of coal mine methane and submit a report of its findings by November 15, 2023.
A BILL to direct the Department of Energy to evaluate policy options to encourage the capture and beneficial use of coal mine methane; report.23105550D
Patron: Head
State Corporation Commission; work group; health carrier fair business standards. Directs the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance to convene a work group to develop recommendations for regulatory and legislative changes necessary to improve the process for determining if an insurance carrier has failed to implement minimum fair business standards in the performance of its provider contracts for the prompt payment of claims. The work group shall submit a report of its findings by December 1, 2023.
23105885D
Patron: Reid
Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services; workgroup; statewide strategic plan; report. Directs the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services to convene a workgroup to study and develop recommendations for implementing a statewide strategic plan to guide legislation to make Virginia the best state for veterans. The Commissioner or his designee shall serve as chairman and be responsible for conducting the meetings of the workgroup, developing key performance indicators that can be compared with those of other states in determining veterans' quality of life, and reporting the workgroup's findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology.
A BILL to direct the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services to convene a workgroup to study and develop recommendations for implementing a statewide strategic plan to make Virginia the best state for veterans; report.23100317D
Patron: Scott, P.A.
Bills creating certain boards and commissions; required sunset provision. Requires all bills creating a board, council, commission, or other collegial body in the legislative branch to contain a provision for the expiration of such body three years after its creation. Currently, only bills creating such advisory boards, councils, commissions, and other collegial bodies in the executive branch are required to include such sunset provision. The bill directs the Secretary of the Commonwealth and the Clerks of the House of Delegates and the Senate to submit to the Virginia Code Commission by October 1, 2023, a list of those boards, councils, commissions, or other collegial bodies in the executive or legislative branch that are not set to expire within three years and directs the Virginia Code Commission to submit legislation at the 2024 Regular Session that prescribes an expiration date that is no later than July 1, 2027, for such bodies.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-19.1:9 of the Code of Virginia, relating to bills creating certain boards and commissions; required sunset provision.23104935D
Patron: Bloxom
Virginia Marine Resources Commission; wetland mitigation site; improving and enhancing tidal wetlands. Directs the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) to review and update the Commission's "Guidelines for Establishment, Use and Operation of Tidal Wetland Mitigation Banks in Virginia" (January 1, 1998) and its regulations, Wetlands Mitigation-Compensation Banks and Supplemental Guidelines (the Guidelines). The bill requires VMRC to consider provisions relating to the generation of vegetated and unvegetated wetland credits from wetland creation, restoration, conversion, and enhancement activities; invasive species control; and the establishment of open water channels. The bill requires VMRC to form a stakeholder group for the purpose of reviewing and updating the Guidelines.
A BILL to direct the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to review and update certain guidelines to provide for the generation of vegetated and unvegetated wetland credits from wetland creation, restoration, conversion, and enhancement activities, invasive species control, and the establishment of open water channels.23105188D
Patron: Adams, L.R.
Department of Health; study of tick-borne diseases in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Department of Health to convene a work group to study and make recommendations for reducing the occurrence and impact of tick-borne diseases in the Commonwealth. The work group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2023.
A BILL to require the Department of Health to develop recommendations for reducing the occurrence and impact of tick-borne diseases in the Commonwealth.23101717D
Patron: Wilt
Department of Environmental Quality; soil erosion control and stormwater management plans; gravel access. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to include specifications regarding certain activities for stormwater management and erosion and sediment control related to the installation for permanent gravel access roads by an electric utility in the next publication of the Department of Environmental Quality's Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook (the Handbook). The bill permits any electric utility that complies with such specifications to be deemed to satisfy the water quantity technical criteria in the Stormwater Management Act. The bill further allows, until the effective date of the new publication of the Handbook, any new permanent gravel access road associated with the construction and maintenance of electric transmission lines by an electric utility to be deemed to have satisfied the required water quantity technical criteria if certain requirements are met.
A BILL to direct the Department of Environmental Quality to include specifications relating to certain activities for stormwater management and erosion and sediment control related to the installation of permanent gravel access roads by an electric utility in the next publication of the Department of Environmental Quality's Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook.23106082D
Patron: Guzman
Virginia Board of Social Work; licensed clinical social worker candidates; licensure by reciprocity; workgroup; report. Directs the Virginia Board of Social Work to convene a workgroup to examine the feasibility of licensure by reciprocity with other jurisdictions. Under the bill, the Board shall submit a report to the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2023.
A BILL to direct the Board of Social Work to convene a workgroup to examine the feasibility of licensure by reciprocity with other jurisdictions; report.23104807D
Patron: Guzman
Board of Pharmacy; translated directions for use of prescriptions; report. Directs the Board of Pharmacy to convene a work group to study the provision of translated directions for the use of prescriptions. The bill directs the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by December 1, 2023.
A BILL to direct the Board of Pharmacy to convene a work group to evaluate the provision of translated directions for use of prescriptions; report.23105286D
Patron: Guzman
Department of Human Resource Management; alternative application process for the employment of persons with a disability; policy update. Directs the Department of Human Resource Management to update the policy related to the alternative application process for the employment of persons with a disability to allow individuals currently employed with the Commonwealth of Virginia an equal opportunity to apply for and obtain a Certification of Disability.
A BILL directing the Department of Human Resource Management to update certain policies related to the alternative application process for the employment of persons with a disability; policy update.23101974D
Patron: Watts
Behavioral Health Commission; funding; sunset. Repeals provisions that provided temporary alternative funding for and contingent expiration of the Behavioral Health Commission in the event that the Commission was not funded in the general appropriation act.
A BILL to repeal the second enactment of Chapter 313 of the Acts of Assembly of 2021, Special Session I, relating to Behavioral Health Commission; funding; sunset.23102240D
Patron: Watts
Behavioral Health Commission; agency assistance; access; records. Clarifies the duty of agencies and political subdivisions of the Commonwealth to cooperate with and assist the Behavioral Health Commission in the performance of its duties and requires such agencies and political subdivisions to provide to the Commission (i) to the fullest extent possible and except as prohibited by law, any records, including data and information, requested by the Commission and (ii) upon request and availability, access to the facilities of any such agency or political subdivision. The bill also excludes from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act records of the Commission.
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3705.3 and 30-408 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Behavioral Health Commission; information and assistance from state agencies and political subdivisions.23106009D
Patron: Sickles
Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security; fire service needs, sustainability of funding, and alternative funding models work group; report. Directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security (the Secretary) to establish a work group to study existing fire service needs, analyze sustainability of current funding, and review alternative funding models from other states. In conducting its study, the work group may hire an outside consultant and shall create a needs assessment survey that analyzes existing fire service needs, the sustainability of current funding, any gaps in current funding, how other states fund fire and EMS services, and best practices from other states. The Secretary shall report the work group's findings and any recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology on or before October 1, 2023.
A BILL to direct the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to establish a work group to study existing fire service needs, analyze sustainability of current funding, and review alternative funding models from other states; report.23104174D
Patron: Robinson
Behavioral Health Commission; process to solicit and receive input. Provides that the Behavioral Health Commission shall have the power and duty to implement a process to solicit and receive input from (i) individuals who are currently receiving or have received behavioral health services or (ii) individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities or autism spectrum disorders or the family members of such individuals to inform the work of the Commission.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-405 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Behavioral Health Commission; powers and duties; process to solicit and receive input.23105897D
Patron: Hodges
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; regulations impacting providers of behavioral health and developmental services; licensing; inspection; report. Directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to review its regulations that impact providers licensed by the Department and develop reforms to increase efficiency, reduce redundancy, and decrease regulatory burdens on such providers. The bill directs the Department to report its recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions by November 1, 2023.
A BILL to direct the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to review its regulations that impact licensed providers and identify reforms that increase efficiency, reduce redundancy, and decrease regulatory burdens on providers.23105542D
Patron: Ransone
State Board of Elections; adopt policy regarding counting and reporting of absentee ballots in a central absentee voter precinct. Directs the State Board of Elections to adopt a policy regarding the counting and reporting of absentee ballots in a central absentee voter precinct in order to ensure that (i) the results of absentee ballots cast early in person are reported separately from mailed absentee ballots and are posted promptly on the State Board's website and (ii) the results of all absentee ballots cast by voters are reported by precinct in accordance with law and are posted on the State Board of Elections website no later than noon on the seventh calendar day following the election. The bill requires such policy to be adopted no later than September 1, 2023, and the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on Privileges and Elections to be notified of such policy within seven days of its adoption.
A BILL to direct the State Board of Elections to adopt a policy regarding the counting and reporting of absentee ballots in a central absentee voter precinct.23106313D
Patron: Hope
Tobacco products tax; liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor products; workgroup. Directs the Secretary of Finance to assess a potential licensing scheme for manufacturers, distributors, and retail dealers of liquid nicotine, and the most appropriate manner and entity to enforce and administer licensing, age verification, product verification, and advertising restrictions related to the sale of liquid nicotine. The Secretary must report his findings and recommendations by November 1, 2023.
A BILL directing the Secretary of Finance to assess a licensing scheme for liquid nicotine; report.23105703D
Patron: Roem
Department of Social Services; SNAP applications; information. Directs the Department of Social Services to provide information, resources, and education to food banks regarding providing assistance to individuals completing a SNAP application, including the process for organizations to enter into a contract with the Department to provide this service.
A BILL to direct the Department of Social Services to provide information, resources, and education to food banks regarding outreach opportunities for providing assistance to individuals with completing a SNAP application.23104295D
Patron: Austin
American Revolution 250 Commission; report. Changes the American Revolution 250 Commission, established in 2020, from an executive branch advisory commission to a legislative branch commission. The bill provides that members previously appointed to the Commission shall continue to serve pursuant to their original appointments. The bill also creates the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission Fund. The bill extends the Commission's sunset date from July 1, 2027, to July 1, 2032.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 30 a chapter numbered 66, consisting of sections numbered 30-421 through 30-429, and to repeal Article 11 (§§ 2.2-2544 through 2.2-2550) of Chapter 25 of Title 2.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the American Revolution 250 Commission; report.23105297D
Patron: Campbell, E.H.
State Board of Local and Regional Jails; membership. Increases from nine members to 11 members the State Board of Local and Regional Jails by requiring (i) the appointment of both a former sheriff and a former superintendent of a regional jail facility where current law requires appointment of only one former sheriff or one former warden, superintendent, administrator, or operations manager of a state or local correctional facility and (ii) the appointment of an additional member who is employed by a public mental health services agency with training in or clinical, managerial, or other relevant experience working with individuals subject to the criminal justice system who have mental illness.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to State Board of Local and Regional Jails; membership.23100863D
Patron: Greenhalgh
Establishment of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Commission; report. Establishes the 16-member Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Commission as an advisory commission in the executive branch of state government for the purpose of advising the Board of Education on the implementation of educational standards regarding Asian or Asian American and Pacific Islander contributions, culture, history, heritage, and language. The bill requires annual reports on the Commission's interim activities and work to the Governor and General Assembly and has an expiration date of July 1, 2027.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 13 of Title 22.1 an article numbered 5.1, consisting of sections numbered 22.1-237.1 through 22.1-237.6, relating to establishment of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Commission; report.23104455D
Patron: Durant
Secretary of Health and Human Resources; State Health Commissioner; website; services and programs available to pregnant women. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the State Health Commissioner to establish, maintain, and annually update a website that provides information about public and private agencies, services, and programs available to pregnant women.
A BILL to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the State Health Commissioner to establish and maintain a website that provides information about services and programs available to pregnant women.23103564D
Patron: Seibold
Virginia Board for People with Disabilities; membership; terminology. Adds to the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities a representative from Department of Health. The bill amends existing references to "mentally impairing developmental disabilities" to "cognitive developmental disabilities."
A BILL to amend and reenact § 51.5-31 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Board for People with Disabilities; membership; terminology updates.23104537D
Patron: Locke
Virginia Women's Monument; commission. Establishes a commission for the continuing preservation and development of the Virginia Women's Monument.
Establishing a commission for the continuing preservation and development of the Virginia Women's Monument.23105700D
Patron: Obenshain
Earl Hamner, Jr., Day. Designates July 10, in 2023 and in each succeeding year, as Earl Hamner, Jr., Day in Virginia.
Designating July 10, in 2023 and in each succeeding year, as Earl Hamner, Jr., Day in Virginia.23106819D