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2024 SESSION

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Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology

Chair: Adam P. Ebbin

Clerk: Eric Bingham, Andrew Horton
Staff: Joanne Frye
Date of Meeting: February 14, 2024
Time and Place: 30 minutes after adjournment/Senate Room B

H.B. 52 Alkaline hydrolysis; establishes registration requirement, regulations.

Patron: Taylor

Alkaline hydrolysis; registration; regulations. Establishes a registration requirement for alkaline hydrolysis providers. The bill defines alkaline hydrolysis and adds alkaline hydrolysis and hydrolyzed remains to statutes dealing with cremation and cremains. The bill grants the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers the power to regulate and inspect alkaline hydrolysis providers and their operations. The bill requires the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers to consult with the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Health, and representatives of wastewater treatment facilities and funeral service associations to promulgate regulations related to alkaline hydrolysis.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 32.1-249, 32.1-291.14, 32.1-301, 32.1-309.1, 32.1-309.3, 54.1-2800, 54.1-2803, 54.1-2808.1, 54.1-2808.2, and 54.1-2818.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-2814.2, relating to alkaline hydrolysis; registration; regulations.

24100900D

H.B. 57 Restaurant exemptions; certain organizations participating in fundraising events.

Patron: Wright

Restaurant exemptions; certain organizations participating in fundraising events. Clarifies that the provision in current law that exempts certain organizations from provisions applicable to restaurants, including churches, fraternal or school organizations, organizations that are exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and volunteer fire departments and volunteer emergency medical services agencies, applies when such organizations offer food for sale to the public as a participant in an occasional fundraising event, provided certain conditions are met. Current law exempts such organizations from provisions applicable to restaurants when such organizations hold occasional fundraisers that offer food for sale to the public, provided certain conditions are met.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 35.1-25 of the Code of Virginia, relating to restaurant exemptions; certain organizations participating in fundraising events.

24100304D

H.B. 120 DPOR and DHP; certain suspensions not considered disciplinary action.

Patron: Sullivan

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Department of Health Professions; certain suspensions not considered disciplinary action. Prohibits any board of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation or the Department of Health Professions issuing a suspension upon any regulant of such board pursuant to such regulant's having submitted a check, money draft, or similar instrument for payment of a fee required by statute or regulation that is not honored by the bank or financial institution named from considering or describing such suspension as a disciplinary action.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-104 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Department of Health Professions; certain suspensions not considered disciplinary action.

24102295D

H.B. 151 Energy, Department of; building standards for certain local buildings.

Patron: Helmer

Department of Energy; building standards for certain local buildings. Requires the Department of Energy, upon request, to provide technical assistance to localities, subject to available budgetary resources, as localities implement mandates related to onsite renewable energy generation, energy storage, and resilience standards for construction or renovation of certain public buildings. The bill also makes several technical and clarifying changes to the existing statute, in part by defining or redefining existing terms found in the statute.

 A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-1804.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Energy; building standards for certain local buildings.

24105608D

H.B. 214 Common interest communities; residents providing certain services exemption.

Patron: Watts

Common interest communities; residents providing certain services exemption. Provides that a resident of a common interest community association who provides bookkeeping, billing, or recordkeeping services for such community for compensation shall be presumed to be an independent contractor. The bill also exempts common interest community associations from the definition of "employer" where a resident provides such services.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-2347 and 60.2-210 of the Code of Virginia, relating to common interest communities; residents providing certain services exemption.

24103133D

H.B. 242 Virginia Public Procurement Act; competitive negotiation, exceptions to contractual terms.

Patron: Bulova

Virginia Public Procurement Act; competitive negotiation; exceptions to contractual terms and conditions of the Request for Proposal. Removes the prohibition on a public body from requiring an offeror to state in a proposal any exception to any liability provisions contained in a Request for Proposal for information technology. The bill also requires an offeror to state any exception to any contractual terms or conditions in writing at the time of responding to such Request for Proposal, if so requested by the public body, which exception shall be considered during negotiations, but prohibits the public body from basing the scoring or evaluation on such exceptions when selecting offerors for negotiations. Current law only prohibits a public body from requiring an offeror to state in a proposal any exception to the liability provisions of the Request for Proposal. As introduced, the bill is a recommendation from the Public Body Procurement Work Group.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4302.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Public Procurement Act; competitive negotiation; exceptions to contractual terms.

24103180D

H.B. 279 Military leaves of absence for employees of the Commonwealth, etc.; includes prof. firefighters.

Patron: Helmer

Military leaves of absence for employees of Commonwealth or political subdivisions; professional firefighters. Provides that any person who is employed by the Commonwealth or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth as a professional firefighter shall receive paid leaves of absence for up to 388 work hours that a leave of absence is required, regardless of whether such amount of work hours exceeds 21 workdays per federal fiscal year, during which such person is engaged in federally funded military duty, to include training duty, or is called forth by the Governor for military duty. Under current law, employees of the Commonwealth or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth are limited to an eight-hour, 21-workday cap, which equates to seven workdays for such employees working in 24-hour shifts. The 388-work-hour cap would provide leave for a little over 16 workdays for such employees working in 24-hour shifts.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 44-93 and 44-204 of the Code of Virginia, relating to military leaves of absence for employees of Commonwealth or political subdivisions; professional firefighters.

24104149D

H.B. 287 Geology; expands definition of geological mapping.

Patron: Wiley

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; practice of geology; definitions. Expands the definition of the practice of geology to include the performance of any professional service or work wherein the principles and methods of geology are applied, including (i) investigating, evaluating, and consulting; (ii) geological mapping; (iii) describing the natural processes that act upon the earth's materials; (iv) predicting the probable occurrence of natural processes; and (v) inspecting, planning, and performing and supervising geological work in order to enhance and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public and the environment. The bill also defines geological mapping. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2200 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; practice of geology; definitions.

24104518D

H.B. 311 Virginia Public Procurement Act; submissions of bids or proposals on electronic procurement system.

Patron: Hope

Virginia Public Procurement Act; local public bodies; electronic submissions of bids or proposals. Mandates that all local public bodies provide an option to submit bids or proposals for procurement contracts through the Commonwealth's statewide electronic procurement system, known as eVA or other electronic means. Current law only encourages local public bodies to use eVA for such submissions.

 A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4303 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Public Procurement Act; submissions of bids or proposals on the Commonwealth's electronic procurement system.

24106403D

H.B. 352 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; early termination for military personnel, stop.

Patron: Glass

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; early termination for military personnel; stop movement order. Allows certain military personnel to terminate a rental agreement upon receipt of a stop movement order issued in response to a local, national, or global emergency that is effective for either an indefinite period or for a period of not less than 30 days and that prevents the service member from occupying the leased dwelling unit for a residential purpose. The bill also allows such military personnel to terminate a rental agreement after receiving any permanent change of station order or temporary duty order in excess of three months' duration. Current law allows such termination only for orders requiring a departure of 35 miles or more from the dwelling unit. The bill contains an emergency clause.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-1235 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; early termination for military personnel; stop movement order.

24101154D

EMERGENCY

H.B. 383 Real estate board; continuing education requirements for real estate brokers and salespersons.

Patron: Reaser

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; real estate board; continuing education requirements for real estate brokers and salespersons. Increases from eight to 11 the number of hours of continuing education an applicant for relicensure as a real estate broker or salesperson shall complete in the topics of ethics and standards of conduct, fair housing, legal updates and emerging trends, real estate agency, and real estate contracts. The bill also decreases from eight to five the number of hours of general elective courses such applicants shall complete. The bill directs the Real Estate Board to adopt regulations to implement the provisions of the bill against current licensees beginning in such licensee's next full renewal cycle following the effective date of such regulations.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2105.03 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; real estate board; continuing education requirements for real estate brokers and salespersons.

24104342D

H.B. 428 DCR authorized to quitclaim and release certain rights in Wythe County.

Patron: Arnold

Quitclaim and release property rights. Authorizes the Department of Conservation and Recreation to quitclaim and release certain real property rights related to a portion of real estate owned by the Department related to an offsite well and water system serving New River Trail State Park in Wythe County.

A BILL to authorize the Department of Conservation and Recreation to quitclaim and release certain real property rights related to lands of the agency.

24104512D

H.B. 477 Eviction Diversion Pilot Program; extends expiration of Program to July 1, 2025.

Patron: Coyner

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Eviction Diversion Pilot Program; expiration. Extends the expiration of the Eviction Diversion Pilot Program to July 1, 2025. Currently, the Program is set to expire on July 1, 2024. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission.

A BILL to amend and reenact the fourth enactment of Chapter 355 and the fourth enactment of Chapter 356 of the Acts of Assembly of 2019, as amended by Chapter 797 of the Acts of Assembly of 2022, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Eviction Diversion Pilot Program; expiration.

24104251D

H.B. 517 European honey bee; designating as the official state pollinator.

Patron: Hope

Official emblems and designations; state pollinator; European honey bee. Designates the honey bee (Apis mellifera) as the official state pollinator. The bill contains a technical amendment.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 1-510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to official emblems and designations; state pollinator; European honey bee.

24101096D

H.B. 523 Charitable gaming; organization to use predetermined percentage of its receipts for expenses.

Patron: Krizek

Charitable gaming. Amends charitable gaming law to allow, as a condition of receiving a charitable gaming permit or authorization to conduct electronic gaming, certain organizations to use a predetermined percentage of its receipts for expenses related to the rental of real property where such real property is involved in the operation of the organization and used for lawful religious, charitable, community, or educational purposes. The bill (i) prohibits the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services from promulgating electronic gaming regulations that prohibit (a) devices that display spinning, rotating, or rolling reels or animations or flashing lights; (b) devices that accept vouchers; or (c) the purchase and play of an electronic pull tab with a single press or touch of a button. The bill also requires qualified organizations and electronic gaming manufacturers to pay one-quarter of one percent of its gross receipts or adjusted gross receipts, as appropriate, to be deposited by the Department into the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 18.2-340.16, 18.2-340.19, and 18.2-340.31 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-340.31:1, relating to charitable gaming.

24106735D

H.B. 525 Casino gaming; limits on required local referendums.

Patron: Krizek

Casino gaming; limits on required local referendums. Provides that the governing body of any eligible host city that holds a local referendum on the question of whether casino gaming should be permitted in such city that subsequently fails shall be prohibited from holding another referendum on the same question for a period of three years from the date of the last referendum.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 58.1-4123 of the Code of Virginia, relating to casino gaming; limits on required local referendums.

24104581D

H.B. 526 Charitable organization; registration fees, solicitation of contributions.

Patron: Krizek

Solicitation of contributions; registration of charitable organization; fees. Reduces fees for the registration of charitable organizations that intend to solicit contributions within the Commonwealth. The bill also contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 57-49 of the Code of Virginia, relating to solicitation of contributions; registration of charitable organization; fees.

24102305D

H.B. 527 Charitable Sports Raffle Act; established, penalties.

Patron: Krizek

Charitable Sports Raffle Act established; penalties. Establishes the Charitable Sports Raffles Act for the purpose of authorizing athletic event drawings, defined in the bill, to be conducted by affiliated nonprofit organizations that conduct such drawings in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill places limits on when and where an athletic event drawing may be held and requires the prize amount of any such drawing to be 50 percent of the total amount collected from the sale of the tickets. The bill requires the organization to donate a certain percentage of the remaining funds in accordance with Department regulations and imposes certain civil and criminal penalties for violations of the provisions of the bill.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 57 a chapter numbered 6, consisting of sections numbered 57-70 through 57-73, relating to Charitable Sports Raffle Act established; penalties.

24100941D

H.B. 588 VA Residential Landlord &Tenant Act; fire/casualty damage, landlord requirements for termination.

Patron: McClure

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage; landlord requirements for termination. Requires a landlord, prior to giving a tenant 21 days' notice of his intention to terminate the rental agreement for a dwelling unit that has been damaged or destroyed by fire or casualty, to (i) make a reasonable effort to meet with the tenant to discuss reasonable alternatives and to offer the tenant a substantially similar unit, if one is available or (ii) determine that the damage was caused by the tenant's failure to maintain the dwelling unit in accordance with certain provisions. Current law allows the landlord to terminate such agreement by giving the tenant 14 days' notice of his intention to terminate on the basis of the landlord's determination that such damage requires the removal of the tenant and that the use of the premises is substantially impaired. The bill requires the landlord, upon receiving a request from the tenant after the tenant has received such notice, to reevaluate the extent of damage and habitability of such unit unless the landlord has determined that the damage was caused by the tenant's failure to maintain the dwelling unit.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-1240 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage; termination by landlord.

24106219D

H.B. 597 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities.

Patron: Price

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities. Provides that if a condition exists in a rental dwelling unit that constitutes a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or with any provision of law that, if not promptly corrected, constitutes a fire hazard or serious threat to the life, health, or safety of tenants or occupants of the premises, a locality may institute an action for injunction and damages to enforce the landlord's duty to maintain the rental dwelling unit in a fit and habitable condition, provided that (i) the property where the violation occurred is within the jurisdictional boundaries of the locality and (ii) the locality has notified the landlord who owns the property, either directly or through the managing agent, of the nature of the violation and the landlord has failed to remedy the violation to the satisfaction of the locality within a reasonable time after receiving such notice.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-1259 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities.

24100867D

H.B. 651 Cyber civilian corps; Virginia Information Technologies Agency, shall assess creation of corps.

Patron: Feggans

Virginia Information Technologies Agency; powers of the CIO; creation of Cyber Civilian Corps. Establishes an advisory board within the Virginia Information Technologies Agency to review and make recommendations regarding the creation and administration of the Virginia Cyber Civilian Corps (the Corps), created by the bill. The bill instructs the Chief Information Officer to consult with the advisory board in decisions related to deployment of the Corps during cybersecurity incidents, defined in the bill.

A BILL to direct the Virginia Information Technologies Agency to assess the creation of a cyber civilian corps for the Commonwealth; report.

24106291D

H.B. 680 Human Resource Management, Department of; recruitment policy, direct work experience.

Patron: Leftwich

Department of Human Resource Management; recruitment policy; direct work experience. Requires the Department of Human Resource Management to develop a statewide recruitment policy designed to provide guidance to state agencies on how to remove postsecondary degree requirements from hiring considerations and recruit qualified employees utilizing appropriate baseline requirements, the specifics of which are outlined in the bill.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-1201 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 12 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-1214, relating to Department of Human Resource Management; recruitment policy; direct work experience.

24102586D

H.B. 701 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; routine maintenance, notice to tenant.

Patron: Feggans

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; routine maintenance; notice to tenant. Requires landlords to include in the tenant's notice of routine maintenance the last date on which such maintenance may possibly be performed. The bill also required landlords to perform routine maintenance within 14 days of delivering such notice to the tenant.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-1229 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; routine maintenance; notice to tenant.

24103625D

H.B. 723 Property Owners' Association Act; meeting of board of directors.

Patron: Webert

Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act; notice of board of directors' meetings. Provides that all meetings of the board of directors, including any subcommittee or other committee of the board of directors, where the business of the association is discussed or transacted shall be open to all members of record and that notice of the time, date, and place of each meeting of the board of directors or of any subcommittee or other committee of the board of directors shall be published where it is reasonably calculated to be available to a majority of the lot owners. Current law allows such meetings to be held without notice of the date, time, place, or purpose of the meeting.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 55.1-1816 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Property Owners' Association Act; meetings of the board of directors; inconsistent provisions.

24106041D

H.B. 728 Surplus technological equipment; DGS to establish procedures for disposition of materials.

Patron: Maldonado

Department of General Services; Division of Purchases and Supply; disposition of surplus materials; technological equipment. Permits the Department of General Services to establish procedures for a buy-back or trade-in agreement with a purchasing vendor for surplus technological equipment.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-1124 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of General Services; Division of Purchases and Supply; disposition of surplus materials; technological equipment.

24102090D

H.B. 736 Veterans' Services Protection Act; created, prohibited practices, penalty.

Patron: Sewell

Veterans' Services Protection Act; prohibited practices; penalty. Creates the Veterans' Services Protection Act to prohibit any person from receiving compensation for preparing, presenting, prosecuting, advising, consulting, or assisting any individual regarding any veterans' benefits matter, as defined in the bill, except as permitted under federal law. The bill provides that a violation of its provisions constitutes a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 59.1-200 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 59.1 a chapter numbered 57, consisting of sections numbered 59.1-603, 59.1-604, and 59.1-605, relating to Veterans' Services Protection Act; prohibited practices; penalty.

24106152D

H.B. 738 Space Force; extension of certain benefits and privileges for persons serving in Armed Forces.

Patron: Sewell

Space Force; extension of certain benefits and privileges for persons serving in a branch of the Armed Forces. Amends several provisions of law related to certain benefits and privileges available to persons serving or having served in a branch of the Armed Forces to include the Space Force as an eligible branch.

A BILL to amend and reenact Chapter 147 of the Acts of Assembly of 2013 and to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-337, 20-108, 20-124.7, 22.1-287.04, 23.1-508.1, 24.2-452, 44-93.1, 54.1-3601, and 55.1-615 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Space Force; extension of certain benefits and privileges for persons serving in a branch of the Armed Forces.

24101018D

H.B. 814 Virginia Tourism Authority; powers, historically accurate advertising.

Patron: Mundon King

Virginia Tourism Authority; powers; historically accurate advertising. Requires the Virginia Tourism Authority, in consultation with the Library of Virginia, the Virginia African American Advisory Board, and other subject matter experts, to create guidelines for the Authority's publications and advertising materials to ensure the accurate representation in such publications and advertising materials of the experiences of enslaved persons at and the contributions of enslaved persons to properties in the Commonwealth with a historic link to slave ownership.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2318 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Tourism Authority; powers; historically accurate advertising.

24106196D

H.B. 843 Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing, percentage retained for distribution.

Patron: Austin

Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing; percentage retained for distribution. Provides that with respect to all authorized historical horse racing terminals, of the amount that a horse racing licensee retains from wagering on historical horse racing pools, 0.025 percent shall be provided to each of the following: (i) the Virginia Breeders Fund; (ii) the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, for its equine programs; (iii) the Virginia Horse Center Foundation; and (iv) the Virginia Horse Industry Board. The bill also provides that, in addition to the amount horse racing licensees distribute to localities and the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund under current law, such licensees shall distribute the remainder of the percentage retained to the Commonwealth as a license tax.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 59.1-392 of the Code of Virginia, relating to pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing; percentage retained for distribution.

24100586D

H.B. 876 Resale Disclosure Act; delivery of resale certificate, remedies.

Patron: Bulova

Resale Disclosure Act; delivery of resale certificate; remedies. Provides that failure to deliver a resale certificate within 14 days, as required by the Resale Disclosure Act, deems the resale certificate unavailable. The bill grants a purchaser three days from the date of ratification of the contract or the date of receipt of the resale certificate or notice that such certificate is unavailable, as applicable, to cancel the contract. Additionally, the bill (i) excludes from the resale certificate requirements of the Act an initial disposition of a lot to a person who is not acquiring the lot for his own residence and (ii) allows a resale certificate to be delivered to a purchaser's agent. Current law excludes the resale certificate requirements of the Act for any initial disposition, regardless of its intended use, and only allows a resale certificate to be delivered to a purchaser. Finally, the bill mandates the seller to be responsible for all fees associated with the preparation and delivery of the financial update but allows the settlement agent or other requesting party to pay such fees up front, regardless of whether such settlement agent or other requesting party requests to be reimbursed for such fees from the seller.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55.1-2308 through 55.1-2312, 55.1-2316, and 55.1-2317 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Resale Disclosure Act; delivery of resale certificate; remedies.

24106278D

H.B. 880 Common interest communities; foreclosure remedy.

Patron: Bulova

Common interest communities; foreclosure remedy. Prohibits certain bills to enforce a lien from being entertained if the real estate is the judgment debtor's primary residence and the judgment is for assessments levied by certain common interest community associations if the amount secured by one or more judgments exclusive of interest and costs does not exceed $5,000. The bill also requires such common interest community associations to maintain individual assessment account records. Finally, the bill requires such associations to maintain records of any recorded lien during the effective duration of such lien. As introduced, the bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission.

 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-463, 55.1-1815, 55.1-1833, 55.1-1945, 55.1-1966, 55.1-2148, 55.1-2151, and 55.1-2305 of the Code of Virginia, relating to common interest communities; foreclosure remedy.

24105985D

H.B. 894 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; electronic meetings.

Patron: Bennett-Parker

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; electronic meetings. Amends the number of all-virtual public meetings that public bodies, with certain exceptions, may convene in a calendar year to no more than two times per calendar year or 50 percent of the meetings held per calendar year rounded up to the next whole number, whichever is greater. Current law limits the number of all-virtual public meetings to no more than two times per calendar year or 25 percent of the meetings held per calendar year rounded up to the next whole number, whichever is greater. The bill also provides that with respect to all-virtual public meetings, when audio-visual technology is available, a member of a public body shall, for purposes of a quorum, be considered absent from any portion of the meeting during which visual communication with the member is voluntarily disconnected or otherwise fails or during which audio communication involuntarily fails.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3708.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; electronic meetings.

24100596D

H.B. 917 Real estate broker; definition.

Patron: Shin

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; definition of a real estate broker. Adds to the definition of "real estate broker" any individual or business entity who sells or offers to sell, buys or offers to buy, negotiates or otherwise deals in real estate contracts, including assignable contracts, on two or more occasions in any 12-month period for compensation or valuable consideration. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 6.2-1616, 11-2, 38.2-3521.1, 54.1-2100, and 54.1-2103 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal §§ 54.1-2101 and 54.1-2107 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; definition of a real estate broker.

24104608D

H.B. 991 Gambling data; use of Cloud Technology.

Patron: Maldonado

Illegal gambling; exemptions. Exempts from the provisions of Code prohibiting illegal gambling the placement or operation of or communication to and from equipment in the Commonwealth associated with the hosting of lottery games duly authorized by another state or jurisdiction and regulated and operated consistent with and exclusively for the benefit of such state or jurisdiction, provided that wagering on such games is legally authorized in such other state or jurisdiction and the individuals wagering on such games are required by the laws or regulations of such other state or jurisdiction to be physically located within the geographic bounds of such other state or jurisdiction at the time the wager is initiated or placed.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-334.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to illegal gambling; exemptions.

24102505D

H.B. 1040 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definition of "caregiver," remote participation in meetings.

Patron: Bennett-Parker

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definition of "caregiver;" remote participation in meetings by persons with disabilities and caregivers; remote voting. Provides that for purposes of determining whether a quorum is physically assembled, an individual member of a public body who is a person with a disability or a caregiver, defined in the bill, and uses remote participation counts toward the quorum as if the individual was physically present. The bill also provides that the participation policy adopted by a public body, as required by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, shall not prohibit or restrict any individual member of a public body who is participating in an all-virtual meeting or who is using remote participation from voting on matters before the public body. The bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3701 and 2.2-3708.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definition of "caregiver"; remote participation in meetings by persons with disabilities and caregivers; remote voting.

24104336D

H.B. 1113 Virginia Public Procurement Act; job order contracting, limitations.

Patron: Carr

Virginia Public Procurement Act; job order contracting; limitations. Increases from $6 million to $10 million the maximum threshold above which the sum of all jobs performed in a one-year job order contract term shall not exceed. The bill also increases the maximum threshold amount for any individual job order from $500,000 to $1 million. Finally, the bill increases from two to three the number of additional one-year terms for which job order contracts may be renewable and the bill shall only apply to contracts entered into on or after the bill's effective date.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4303.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Public Procurement Act; job order contracting; limitations.

24105912D

H.B. 1131 Casino gaming; removes the City of Richmond as an eligible host city.

Patron: Carr

Casino gaming; eligible host city. Removes the City of Richmond as an eligible host city for casino gaming establishments in the Commonwealth.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 58.1-4107 of the Code of Virginia, relating to casino gaming; eligible host city.

24101939D

H.B. 1209 Common interest communities; reserve studies, special assessment rescission or reduction.

Patron: Bulova

Common interest communities; reserve studies; special assessment rescission or reduction. Removes certain provisions of the Property Owners' Association Act and the Virginia Condominium Act that authorize associations governed by such Acts to rescind or reduce certain assessments necessary for the maintenance and upkeep of the common area or other association responsibilities, including maintenance, repair, and replacement capital components. The bill also authorizes such associations to borrow money for certain purposes and assign all revenues to be received by such association to its creditors. Finally, the bill defines the term "reserve study" as a capital budget planning tool used to determine the physical status and estimated repair or replacement cost of capital components and an analysis of association funding capacity to maintain, repair, and replace capital components.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55.1-1800, 55.1-1825, 55.1-1826, 55.1-1900, 55.1-1964, and 55.1-1965 of the Code of Virginia, relating to common interest communities; reserve studies; special assessment rescission or reduction.

24105157D

H.B. 1412 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exemption for complainant personal contact information.

Patron: Cherry

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exemption for complainant personal contact information. Amends an existing exemption from mandatory disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act for names, addresses, and phone numbers of complainants furnished in confidence with respect to an investigation of individual zoning enforcement complaints or complaints relating to the Uniform Statewide Building Code or the Statewide Fire Prevention Code made to a local governing body to exempt personal contact information of such complainants as defined in the bill.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exemption for complainant personal contact information.

24104178D