Senate Calendar
February 20, 2025Comment 1: All single-house commending and memorial resolutions filed with the Clerk by 5:00 p.m.
Comment 2: Last day to put bills in conference
Order of Business
Call to Order - 10:00 am
Invocation
Today’s Pledge of Allegiance by Senate Page
Bills in Conference
Budget Bill.
RS & UT; exemption for aircraft components, extends sunset.
Retail tobacco and hemp products; smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age, prohibitions.
Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund; loan and grant program, eligible recipients.
Large animal veterinary grant program; State Veterinarian to establish, report.
Public elementary & secondary schools; bell-to-bell student cell phone & smart device possession.
Involuntary manslaughter; certain drug offenses.
Minor's records; access to records stored or accessible from a secure website.
Overtime for certain employees; domestic service workers and live-in domestic workers.
Large animal veterinary grant program; State Veterinarian to establish, report.
Students who need or use augmentative and alternative communication; documentation of needs.
Unemployment compensation; increases weekly benefit amounts, report.
Retail tobacco and hemp products; smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age, prohibitions.
Commonwealth Transportation Special Structures Program Revenue Bond Act of 2025; created.
Law-enforcement agencies and officers; establishing training curriculum on certain arrests.
Tax exempt property; nonprofit institutions of learning, provisions are declaratory of existing law.
Barbers and Cosmetology, Board for; employment prohibition, children 16 years of age or older.
Virginia Investment Performance Grants; awarding of Grants.
Threats of death or bodily injury to a person or member of his family, etc.; penalty.
Carrying concealed weapons; secured storage of firearms in unattended vehicles, penalty.
Inhaling drugs or other noxious chemical substances, etc.; distribution of nitrous oxide.
Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.
Virginia State Crime Commission; designating review panel, cases involving Mary Jane Burton, report.
Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records, repeals Sealing Fee Fund.
Awaiting House Action
Firearms; secure storage, penalties.
Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.
Law-enforcement agencies and officers; establishing training curriculum on certain arrests.
License tax, local; work group to review deduction for receipts attributable to out-of-state.
Compensation for wrongful incarceration; compensation for certain intentional acts.
Health insurance; reimbursement for services rendered by certain practitioners, etc.
Victims of crime; compensation, extends time for filing a claim.
Taxation; extension of expiring sunsets, etc.
Tax exempt property; nonprofit institutions of learning, provisions are declaratory of existing law.
Vulnerable adults; seizure of property used in connection with financial exploitation, etc.
Inhaling drugs or other noxious chemical substances, etc.; distribution of nitrous oxide.
Political campaign advertisements; synthetic media, penalty.
Public elementary & secondary school teachers; certain training activities, requirements, etc.
Retail Sales and Use Tax; media-related exemptions, sunset.
State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve
Collective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives.
Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction, effective clause, report.
RS & UT; exemption for aircraft components, extends sunset.
Public schools; definitions, textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials.
Electric utilities; data center cost allocation.
Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program; established, report.
Electric utilities; integrated resource plans, Phase I or Phase II files updated plans, etc.
Phase I Utilities; securitized asset costs, rate increases in certain months prohibited, etc.
Speed safety cameras; placement and operation, definitions.
RS&UT; exemption for prescription medicine and drugs purchased by veterinarians, extends sunset.
Pregnancy mobile application; promoting awareness of gov't. maternal & infant health programs, etc.
House Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar
High-risk artificial intelligence; development, deployment, and use by public bodies, report.
Virginia National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program; changes to eligibility criteria.
Accounts receivable; TAX, et al., to analyze pervasiveness of outstanding accounts, etc.
Public elementary & secondary school teachers; certain training activities, requirements, etc.
Criminal history record information; dissemination of record information.
Mental health for children 5 yrs. of age or younger; DBHDS, et al., to develop screening, etc.
Newborn screening requirements; federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel, evaluation, report.
DMAS; application for medical assistance, eligibility for Medicaid Works.
Small Family Day Home Provider Incentive Pilot Program; established, sunset.
Real property tax exemption; surviving spouses of members of armed forces who died in line of duty.
Pregnancy mobile application; promoting awareness of gov't. maternal & infant health programs, etc.
Electric utilities; generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources.
Abandoned Mine Land Grant Retention Fund established.
SCHEV; evaluating certain activities/programs of private & out-of-state postsecondary institutions.
Dam Safety Act; powers and duties of DCR, rights and requirements of dam owners, civil penalty.
Encrypted telecommunications; DCJS, et al., to establish a model policy on use.
DVS; powers and duties of Commissioner, identification of incarcerated veterans.
Va. Forensic Nursing Advisory Council; established.
American Indians, Va. recognized tribes, and federally recognized tribes; definitions, sovereignty.
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public body's FOIA officer training.
DOC; functional literacy program for inmates, etc.
Substitute judge of a district court; per diem compensation.
Enterprise zone grant program; real property investment grants, report.
Prescribed pediatric extended care centers; licensure, regulation.
School boards; driver education behind-the-wheel training to be offered before or after school.
Appointment of counsel for accused; felonies punishable by mandatory minimum term of confinement.
Health Care, Joint Commission on; duty to study proposed health insurance mandates.
Model policy for law-enforcement officer investigating overdose; notification to prescriber.
Standards of Learning; incorporation of media literacy and digital citizenship.
Hazardous substances; Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans, civil penalties.
Dental care services for pregnant women; state plan for medical assistance services, report.
Information Technology Access Act; digital accessibility, definitions, procurement requirements.
Virginia Values Veterans Program; military spouse eligibility.
Public schools; definitions, textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials.
House Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar
Unemployment benefits; maximum duration.
Vehicles used for agricultural purposes; reflectors/reflectorized material on rear end of trailers.
Condemnation of conservation or open-space easement; compensation, Uniform Easement Relocation Act.
Electric utilities; transportation electrification, definitions.
Motor vehicle accident; increases damage threshold.
Offshore Wind Industry Workforce Program and Fund; established, report, sunset.
Discovery materials or evidence; allows accused to request the Commonwealth to copy or photograph.
School boards; bleeding control programs, bleeding control kits.
Corporations; creates a regulatory framework for decentralized autonomous organizations.
Workplace violence policy; required for certain employers, civil penalty.
Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties, effective date.
Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program; established, report.
Income Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force; established, report.
SOL assessments & related student assessment methods; assessment development, etc., reform.
Occoquan Reservoir PFAS Reduction Program; established.
Labor & employment provisions; application of law, protection of employees, definition of employer.
Solar Interconnection Grant Program; established, sunset, report.
Voter registration; list maintenance activities, cancellation procedures, required record matches.
School boards/division superintendent; review of accessibility challenges in local school division.
Loudoun County; DCR to accept certain property to establish a state park.
Culturally responsive & language-appropriate mental health support & services; guidance & policies.
Small renewable energy projects; amends definition, permit by rule.
Hampton Roads Interstate Highway Corridor Improvement Program and Fund, etc.; created.
Va. Public Procurement Act; additional public works contract requirements.
Virginia military forces; preliminary protective orders, etc.
Energy storage requirements; Department of Energy, et al., to develop model ordinances, reports.
Noise abatement monitoring systems; counties in Planning Districts 8 and 16 to place & operate.
Virginia STEP Grant Program; established.
DCJS; standards and training for security at certain nonprofit institutions.
Local school divisions, certain; flexibility relating to student transportation, sunset.
Automatic license plate recognition systems; use, reports, penalty.
Public service companies; prevailing wage rate for underground infrastructure works.
House Joint Resolution on Third Reading - Regular Calendar
Memorial Resolutions
Celebrating the life of Vernon S. Lee II.
Celebrating the life of Irene Louise Schubert.
Celebrating the life of Meghan Rose Hinger.
Commemorating the life and legacy of William Woodford.
Celebrating the lives of Loudoun County community members aboard American Airlines Flight 5342.
Celebrating the lives of Olivia Eve Ter and Olesya Taylor.
Celebrating the life of Peggy Lynn Davis.
Celebrating the life of Giuseppe Cecchi.
Celebrating the life of Jake Kincaid.
Celebrating the life of Cheryl Hydrick Guedri.
Celebrating the life of Martha Franklin Brockinton Stone.
Celebrating the life of Joan Woltz Robins.
Celebrating the life of Morton G. Thalhimer, Jr.
Celebrating the life of Collie Burton III.
Celebrating the life of Thomas Knapp Stone.
Celebrating the life of Louise Stuart Tabb Whipple.
Celebrating the life of Cloyd Kent Titus, M.D.
Celebrating the life of Joseph Haynes Monk.
Celebrating the life of Donald W. Foster, Sr.
Celebrating the life of Lewis S. Wiley.
Celebrating the life of Robert Smith Quinn, Jr.
Celebrating the life of Bobby Gene Atkinson.
Celebrating the life of Augustine Joseph Matson.
Celebrating the life of Virgil Alexander Wood, Ed.D.
Celebrating the life of Thomas Cahill Johnson.
Celebrating the life of Matthew Charles Obenshain.
Celebrating the life of Terry D. Lewis, Sr.
Celebrating the life of Rashaun Dehaven Boland.
Commending Resolutions
Commending The Roanoker
Commending Todd Biller.
Commending the Stroke Comeback Center.
Commending James Holland.
Commending the Roanoke Higher Education Center.
Commending United Methodist Family Services.
Commending the Combat Antisemitism Movement.
Commending the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.
Commending Literacy for Life.
Commending Woodlawn Little League.
Commending Haidee Schiflett Ratliff.
Commending the McLean Community Center.
Commending Spring Hill Elementary School.
Commending the Chesapeake Solar and Storage Association.
Commending Virginia History Day students and teachers.
Commending the McLean Citizens Association.
Commending Claire Collins.
Commending Deborah D. Oswalt.
Commending Melvin Carter.
Commending Barry Eugene DuVal.
Commending no-kill animal rescues and shelters in Virginia.
Commending Providence Baptist Church.
Commending the Virginia Poultry Federation.
Commending Paul M. Platt.
Commending Anthony Guy Bennett.
Commending the McGaheysville Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.
Commending Paula Loomis.
Commending Norfolk State University.
Commending Nancy Howell Agee.
Commending Donna T. Rogers.
Commending Halley Elementary School.
Commending Carlos Cañas
Commending Felipe Hernandez, Jr.
Commending Heman Bekele.
Commending Dr. Jessica M. Jones.
Commending the Ridgeway Ruritan Club.
Commending the Tunstall High School chapter of Future Farmers of America.
Commending Washington-Liberty High School.
Commending Aslin Beer Company.
Commending Northern Virginia Veterinary Medical Association.
Commending Fox Mill Woods Swim and Tennis Club.
Commending Sterner's Tae Kwon Do Academy.
Commending the Herndon Village Network.
Commending the All-State First Team selections on the Oscar Smith High School football team.
Commending the Plumbers and Gasfitters of Local Union 5.
Commending Diantha McKeel.
Commending the Center at Belvedere.
Commending Marta Keane.
Commending Sin Barreras.
Commending the Center for Nonprofit Excellence.
Commending the Charlottesville-Albemarle Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Commending the Charlottesville Twelve.
Commending Christian Parker.
Commending Ken Luersen.
Commending Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman.
Commending Willing Warriors.
Commending Arlington Public Schools' recipients of The Posse Foundation and QuestBridge scholarship.
Commending Alexandria City Public Schools' recipients of scholarships.
Commending Geraldine Maskelony.
Commending Dr. Heisung Lee.
Commending The Family Foundation of Virginia.
Commending the Cave Spring High School cheerleading team.
Commending Kathryn Ha.
Commending the Petersburg Home for Ladies.
Commending Queen Street Baptist Church.
Commending Phillip C. Stone.
Commending Bethel Manor Elementary School.
Commending Adria Vanhoozier.
Commending the Petersburg Garden Club.
Commending Janet V. Green.
Commending First Baptist Church of Petersburg.
Commending Robert Alexander Pearson, Jr.
Commending the Community of Faith Food Pantry.
Commending Teresa Clawson-Keeton.