Administration Of Government
Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Federally recognized Tribal Nations in the Commonwealth; agencies to consult on permits and reviews. [HB-1157]
[Environmental ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
Consultation with federally recognized Tribal Nations in the Commonwealth; permits and reviews with potential impacts on environmental, cultural, and historic resources. Requires the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Historic Resources, and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to establish policies and procedures for consulting with federally recognized Tribal Nations in the Commonwealth when evaluating certain permits and reviews relating to environmental, cultural, or historic
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Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy B. Carr
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0830) on 04/17/2024
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Virginia Freedom of Information Act; electronic meetings. [HB-894]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Marcia S. Price
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0056) on 03/08/2024
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Juvenile Justice, Department of; JLARC, et al., to study transferring responsibility for Department. [HJR-50]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
Study; JLARC; Department of Juvenile Justice; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, in conjunction with the Office of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, to conduct a study to determine the feasibility and benefits of transferring responsibility for the Department of Juvenile Justice from the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso H. Lopez
Left In Rules on 02/13/2024
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Administrative Process Act; requirement of executive branch agencies. [HB-1158]
[Budget and Spending ]
Administrative Process Act; executive branch agencies. Requires executive branch agencies to ensure that certain regulations and guidance documents under the Virginia Register Act and Administrative Process Act, as appropriate, are posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall according to instructions issued by the Department of Planning and Budget.
Sponsored by: Rep. Aijalon C. Cordoza
Left In General Laws on 02/13/2024
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Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; powers. [HB-1168]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
Office of the Children's Ombudsman; powers. Grants the Children's Ombudsman with regard to children receiving child-protective services, in foster care, or placed for adoption and children who may have died as a result of alleged abuse or neglect the power to directly oversee local departments of social services, reverse the decisions of local departments of social services, and petition a court to reverse any custody or visitation changes made as a result of the error of a local department of social services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Aijalon C. Cordoza
Tabled In Health And Human Services (14-y 8-n) on 02/06/2024
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Virginia Business Ready Expedited Permitting Program; created. [HB-1125]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Virginia Business Ready Expedited Permitting Program established; report. Establishes the Virginia Business Ready Expedited Permitting Program and directs the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to designate up to two sites and four projects for participation in the Program. Sites and projects eligible for the Program shall include only (i) sites eligible for a site development grant under the Virginia Business Ready Sites Program or (ii) projects with significant local, regional, or statewide economic impact that the governing body
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Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy B. Carr
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0471) on 04/04/2024
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Human Resource Management, Department of; recruitment policy, direct work experience. [HB-1193]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Scott Walker
Left In General Laws on 02/13/2024
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Fort Monroe Authority; powers and duties. [HB-1138]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Tourism ]
Fort Monroe Authority; powers and duties. Renames the executive director of the Fort Monroe Authority as the chief executive officer of the Authority.
Sponsored by: Rep. Aijalon C. Cordoza
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0114) on 03/20/2024
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Virginia Public Procurement Act; preferences for goods, services, or construction by U.S. entities. [HB-1154]
[Construction ]
[Trade ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Virginia Public Procurement Act; preferences for goods, services, or construction by U.S. entities. Provides that in the case of a tie bid, preference shall be given first to goods produced in Virginia or to goods, services, or construction provided by Virginia persons, firms, or corporations and second to goods produced in the United States or to goods, services, or construction provided by United States persons, firms, or corporations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark D. Sickles
Incorporated By General Laws on 02/01/2024
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Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; powers. [HB-1070]
[Recreation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; powers. Provides for the Attorney General to provide legal services in civil matters upon the request of the executive director or board of directors of the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority. The bill also provides for the board of the Authority to adopt policies for the procurement of goods and services and requires such policies to incorporate certain provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act. In addition, the bill (i) makes the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act and the policies of
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Sponsored by: Rep. James W. Morefield
Continued To 2025 In Finance And Appropriations (10-y 5-n) on 02/27/2024
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Virginia Freedom of Information Act; charges for production of public records. [SB-324]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Ethics ]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; charges for production of public records; report. Prohibits a public body from charging a requester for any costs incurred during the first hour spent accessing, duplicating, supplying, or searching for records requested in conjunction with the requester's first request. The bill provides that for any additional time spent accessing, duplicating, supplying, or searching for such records, or for any additional record requests, the public body shall not charge an hourly rate for accessing, duplicating, supplying,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Danica A. Roem
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0669) on 04/08/2024
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Virginia Public Procurement Act; job order contracting, limitations. [HB-1113]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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 only applies to contracts entered into on or after the bill's effective
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Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy B. Carr
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0060) on 03/08/2024
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Fort Monroe Authority; land and utility ownership. [HB-1139]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Fort Monroe Authority; land and utility ownership. Removes the number of acres and the instrument number of the quitclaim deed recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Hampton on June 14, 2013, in reference to the area that is known as Fort Monroe and redefines such area to be what is shown in the land records of the City of Hampton as being owned by the Commonwealth, whether in the name of the Commonwealth or the Fort Monroe Authority.
Sponsored by: Rep. Aijalon C. Cordoza
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0115) on 03/20/2024
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Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management and design-build contracting. [HB-1191]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management and design-build contracting; applicability. States that design-bid-build, defined in the bill, utilizing competitive sealed bidding is the preferred method of procurement for construction services in the Commonwealth. Complex projects, defined in the bill, may request an exemption from the provisions of the bill and relevant law from the Division of Engineering and Buildings of the Department of General Services. The bill requires all documents related to the proposed use of construction
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark D. Sickles
Left In General Laws on 02/13/2024
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Va. Conflict of Interest & Ethics Advisory Council; annual audit of certain disclosure forms. [HB-911]
[Ethics ]
Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; staffing; annual audit of certain disclosure forms; lobbyist registration and reporting; civil penalties. Provides for an annual audit of the Statement of Economic Interests disclosure forms filed by members of the General Assembly to ensure the completeness and material accuracy of the information disclosed. The bill directs the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council to appoint and employ an executive director; currently, the Division of Legislative Services employs the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Irene Shin
Left In Rules on 02/13/2024
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Firearms and ammunition; property rights in parking areas owned or controlled by the Commonwealth. [HB-872]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
Property rights in parking areas owned or controlled by the Commonwealth; firearms and ammunition. Provides that with certain exceptions the Commonwealth shall not adopt or enforce any statute or regulation that prevents an employee, visitor, or contractor from storing a lawfully possessed firearm and ammunition in a locked private motor vehicle parked at any parking area owned or controlled by the Commonwealth. The bill also provides that any previously enacted statutes, promulgated regulations, policies, or rules that are inconsistent with the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Scott Walker
Left In Public Safety on 02/13/2024
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Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority; amends membership of board of directors. [HB-1178]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Science ]
Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority; board of directors; membership. Amends the membership of the board of directors of the Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority by adding four nonlegislative citizen members to increase the total membership to 15 members and removing the position currently held by a director of a technology transfer office or equivalent position from a major research public institution of higher education. The bill (i) provides the Speaker of the House of Delegates the power to appoint four
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark D. Sickles
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Arrest, summons, etc.; formal and informal quotas, prohibition, civil penalty. [HB-1145]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Arrest, summons, etc., quotas; prohibition; civil penalty. Provides that any person employed by a law-enforcement agency or any agency or department employing law-enforcement officers who implements a formal or informal quota for arrests made, summonses issued, traffic stops conducted, warnings given, or commercial motor vehicle safety inspections performed is subject to a $10,000 civil penalty for each offense and if such formal or informal quota involves threats, intimidation, coercion, or modification of working conditions to subordinate officers,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Aijalon C. Cordoza
Left In Public Safety on 02/13/2024
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Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government, etc.; deadline for public disclosure. [HB-899]
[Ethics ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act and the General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; deadline for annual filing of disclosure statements; deadline for public disclosure. Changes the filing deadline for statements of economic interests and financial disclosure statements from February 1 to December 15. The bill requires the forms to be made public within 30 days of the filing deadline; currently, this is required within six weeks of the filing deadline. State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act and the General Assembly
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kannan Srinivasan
Continued To 2025 In General Laws By Voice Vote on 01/25/2024
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VA Longitudinal Data System & VA Workforce Data Trust; work group to review current capabilities. [HB-1083]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Virginia Longitudinal Data System and Virginia Workforce Data Trust; work group; report. Directs the Secretary of Education to convene a work group to review the current capabilities and future needs of the Virginia Longitudinal Data System and the Virginia Workforce Data Trust and, based on the results of such review, develop a work plan for improving the Virginia Longitudinal Data System. Virginia Longitudinal Data System and Virginia Workforce Data Trust; work group; report. Directs the Secretary of Education to convene a work group to review
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carrie Emerson Coyner
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0410) on 04/04/2024