Commissions Boards And Institutions Generally
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Commission; established, report, sunset provision. [HB-2440]
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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Greenhalgh
Failed To Report (defeated) In Rules (7-y 9-n) on 02/17/2023
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American Revolution 250 Commission; changes Commission to a legislative branch commission. [HB-2415]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Austin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0655) on 03/26/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Geriatric prisoners; conditional release, review hearings. [HB-2412]
Geriatric prisoners; conditional release; review hearings. Directs the Parole Board to review annually all petitions for geriatric conditional release. The bill provides that the Parole Board may, however, defer subsequent hearings for up to three years if an initial hearing was held and the petition for conditional release was denied. The bill also requires that, in situations in which a person who is otherwise eligible for parole under current law also files a petition for geriatric conditional release, the Parole Board conduct the reviews for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Ballard
Passed By Indefinitely In Rehabilitation And Social Services (8-y 5-n) on 02/17/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Board of Health; regulations. [SB-1475]
Board of Health; food establishment regulations. Requires the Board of Health to adopt regulations that prohibit the revocation, amendment, or denial of a renewal of a permit issued to a food establishment on the basis that such food establishment does not meet the requirements for the food establishment classification for which the initial permit was issued, unless such food establishment has materially changed its operations since issuance of the initial permit.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health (10-y 5-n) on 02/02/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission; membership. [HB-2391]
Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission; membership. Makes the Secretary of Finance a permanent member of the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission and requires a responsible public entity to submit to the Secretary a copy of any proposal or proposed interim or comprehensive agreement for a qualifying project that it submits to the Commission and other enumerated entities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Austin
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance And Appropriations (10-y 5-n) on 02/16/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act; regulations, effective date. [HB-2390]
Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act; regulations; effective date. Directs the State Water Control Board to adopt regulations to implement before July 1, 2024, the requirements of amendments to the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act enacted by the 2016 Session and amended by the 2017 Session and delays from July 1, 2018, to July 1, 2024, the effective date of the amendments made by the 2016 Session and regulations required to be adopted pursuant thereto. The bill also directs such adopted regulations to include the reduction
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Bulova
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0665) on 03/26/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Campaign finance; prohibited personal use of campaign funds, complaints, hearings, civil penalty. [SB-1471]
Campaign finance; prohibited personal use of campaign funds; complaints, hearings, civil penalty. Prohibits any person from converting contributions to a candidate or his campaign committee for personal use. Current law only prohibits such conversion of contributions with regard to disbursement of surplus funds at the dissolution of a campaign or political committee. The bill provides that a contribution is considered to have been converted to personal use if the contribution, in whole or in part, is used to fulfill any commitment, obligation, or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission; surety bonds for membership. [HB-2371]
Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission; surety bonds for membership. Removes the requirement that each member of the Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission give a surety bond in the sum of $10,000 that is executed by a surety company, payable to the Governor and his successors in office, and conditioned upon the member's faithful performance of his duties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0207) on 03/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Lottery Board; compensation to licensed sales agents. [HB-2351]
Virginia Lottery Board; compensation to licensed sales agents. Provides that the amount of compensation paid to licensed sales agents of Virginia lottery tickets or shares shall be no less than six percent of sales and no more than one percent of the cash value of all prizes paid.
Sponsored by: Sen. Suhas Subramanyam
Left In General Laws on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Transit Ridership Incentive Program; use of funds, improving accessibility. [HB-2338]
Transit Ridership Incentive Program; funds; improving accessibility and safety. Directs the Commonwealth Transportation Board to use up to 30 percent of available funds in the Transit Ridership Incentive Program to support local, regional, and state entities in improving the accessibility of transit bus passenger facilities and improving crime prevention and public safety for transit passengers, operators, and employees. The bill directs the Board to develop guidelines for applications for grants to any local, regional, or state public entity that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0797) on 04/12/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Gaming Commission; joint subcommittee to study feasibility of establishing Commission. [SJR-261]
Study; joint subcommittee; creation of a Virginia Gaming Commission; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee of the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the House Committee on General Laws, and the House Committee on Appropriations to study the feasibility of establishing the Virginia Gaming Commission to regulate and oversee all forms of gaming in the Commonwealth.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance And Appropriations (9-y 7-n) on 02/01/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Gaming Commission; joint subcommittee to study feasibility of establishing Commission. [HJR-548]
Study; joint subcommittee; creation of a Virginia Gaming Commission; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee of the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the House Committee on General Laws, and the House Committee on Appropriations to study the feasibility of establishing the Virginia Gaming Commission to regulate and oversee all forms of gaming in the Commonwealth.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Krizek
Bill Text As Passed House And Senate (hj548er) on 02/21/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Community College System; duties of State Board for Community Colleges. [SB-1286]
Virginia Community College System; duties of State Board for Community Colleges; standardization of health care-related programs. Directs the State Board for Community Colleges to develop and implement a plan to standardize across all comprehensive community colleges the courses offered for health care-related degree, credential, or licensure programs, excluding any registered nursing programs. The bill requires such plan to include procedures and criteria for (i) standardizing such courses by name, curriculum, coursework, quality, academic rigor,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0542) on 03/26/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Over-the-counter and prescription hearing aids; licensure not required by certain corporations, etc. [SB-1279]
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; over-the-counter and prescription hearing aids. Clarifies that licensure by the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians is not required for a corporation, partnership, trust, association, or other like organization engaged in the business of selling prescription hearing aids, defined in the bill as a hearing aid that is not an over-the-counter hearing aid, provided that it employs only licensed practitioners in the direct sale and fitting of prescription hearing aids.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0274) on 03/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
American Revolution 250 Commission; changes Commission to a legislative branch commission. [SB-1412]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Norment
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0656) on 03/26/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Parole Board; eligibility determinations, reports. [SB-1361]
Parole Board; eligibility determinations; reports. Removes provisions that exempted from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act the records of the Parole Board. The bill requires the Board to (i) adopt rules regarding parole eligibility as set forth in the bill; (ii) publish the statement of actions taken by the Board by the fifteenth day of each month; (iii) include in such statement individualized reasons for the granting or denial of parole and the vote of each member; (iv) conduct final deliberations and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bryce Reeves
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0806) on 05/12/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
School Readiness Committee; renaming as Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education. [SB-1404]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Barker
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0009) on 03/16/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Controlled substances; administration by emergency medical providers. [SB-1426]
Administration of controlled substances; emergency medical services providers. Allows persons who are employed or engaged at a medical care facility who have a valid emergency medical services provider certification issued by the Board of Health as a requirement of being employed or engaged at the medical care facility to administer drugs and devices at the medical care facility pursuant to an oral or written order or standing protocol.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Suetterlein
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0729) on 03/27/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Parent Data Portal; Board of Education to create and maintain, report. [SB-1329]
Board of Education; creation and maintenance of Virginia Parent Data Portal; report. Requires the Board of Education, on or before July 1, 2025, to create and maintain the Virginia Parent Data Portal that, among other things, (i) displays individualized student assessment data on all state-supported assessments, as that term is defined in the bill, (a) in a format that shows both current and cumulative data over time and (b) within 45 days of a state-supported assessment window closing for each state-supported assessment; (ii) provides a description
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Petersen
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0653) on 03/26/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Parents Advocacy Commission; recommendations for establishing, report. [SB-1443]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Creigh Deeds
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0730) on 03/27/2023