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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Technical assistants; BHCD to suspend Building Code qualification requirement. [HB-1608]
Board of Housing and Community Development; Uniform Statewide Building Code; qualifications of technical assistants; emergency. Directs the Board of Housing and Community Development to suspend, until no later than July 1, 2024, the Uniform Statewide Building Code qualification requirement that technical assistants who issue permits have at least three years of experience. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Ferrell Tata
Stricken From Docket By General Laws (22-y 0-n) on 01/24/2023
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Eastern Va. Groundwater Mgmt. Advisory Com.; removes annual report by DEQ on Committee. [HB-1623]
Reporting requirements; elimination. Eliminates Reporting requirements; elimination. Eliminates the requirements that the Department of Environmental Quality (the Department) report annually the results of the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Advisory Committee's examinations and related recommendations to the State Water Commission, the Governor, and the General Assembly. The bill also repeals existing requirements that the Department report annually on its pollution prevention activities and that the chairman of the Virginia Roanoke River
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Wright
Failed To Pass In House on 02/25/2023
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Associate physicians; licensure and practice. [SB-1006]
Licensure and practice of associate physicians. Authorizes the Board of Medicine to issue a two-year license to practice as an associate physician to an applicant who (i) is 18 years of age or older; (ii) is of good moral character; (iii) has graduated from an accredited medical school; (iv) has successfully completed Step 1 and Step 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination within the two-year period immediately preceding application for licensure or has successfully completed Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3 of the United States Medical Licensing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health (14-y 0-n) on 01/26/2023
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Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; membership, sunset. [SB-952]
Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services; Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; membership; sunset. Extends from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2026, the expiration of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission and expands from 15 to 20 the membership of the Commssion by adding the Commissioner of the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, the Commissioner of Health, the Director of the Department of Medical Assistance Services, the Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amanda Chase
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0045) on 03/17/2023
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Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Fund; established, drug cost affordability review, etc. [SB-957]
Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Fund established; drug cost affordability review. Establishes the Prescription Drug Affordability Board for the purpose of protecting the citizens of the Commonwealth and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products. Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Fund established; drug cost affordability review. Establishes the Prescription Drug Affordability Board for the purpose of protecting the citizens of the Commonwealth and other stakeholders within
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Petersen
Left In Commerce And Energy on 02/22/2023
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Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission; surety bonds for membership. [SB-942]
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: Sen. Richard Saslaw
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0208) on 03/22/2023
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Virginia Psilocybin Advisory Board; established, report. [SB-932]
Virginia Psilocybin Advisory Board established; report; Drug Control Act reclassification of psilocybin. Establishes the Virginia Psilocybin Advisory Board to develop a long-term strategic plan for establishing therapeutic access to psilocybin services and monitor and study federal laws, regulations, and policies regarding psilocybin. The bill requires the Board to report annually by December 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding its activities and recommendations. The bill reclassifies psilocybin under the Drug Control Act from a
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko
Tabled In Rules (13-y 5-n) on 02/14/2023
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Pharmacist scope of practice; initiation of treatment for certain diseases and conditions. [SB-948]
Pharmacist scope of practice; initiation of treatment for certain diseases and conditions. Allows pharmacists to initiate treatment with, dispense, or administer controlled substances or devices for the initiation of treatment of group A Streptococcus bacteria infection, influenza virus infection, COVID-19 virus infection, and urinary tract infection to persons 18 years of age or older with whom the pharmacist has a bona fide pharmacist-patient relationship in accordance with regulations set forth by the Board of Pharmacy. The bill directs the Board
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Suetterlein
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0172) on 03/22/2023
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Standards for accreditation; school accreditation review frequency. [HB-1593]
Standards for accreditation; school accreditation review frequency. Eliminates the requirement that the Board of Education perform a triennial review of the accreditation status of a public school that has been fully accredited for three consecutive years. The bill also eliminates the provision permitting the Board to do a review of the accreditation status of any other school once every two or three years and the requirement that any such school receiving a multiyear accreditation status other than full accreditation be covered by a Board-approved
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Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Davis
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health (10-y 5-n) on 02/09/2023
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State Corporation Commission; vacancy on Commission, extensions on electric utility filings. [HB-1580]
State Corporation Commission vacancy; extensions. Provides that, in the event of a vacancy on the State Corporation Commission, certain provisions requiring the Commission to act on a filing by an electric utility within less than 12 months from the date of such filing shall be extended to 12 months from the date of such filing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Sullivan
Left In Commerce And Energy on 02/07/2023
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Medical cannabis program; transition from Bd. of Pharmacy to Va. Cannabis Control Authority, report. [HB-1598]
Medical cannabis program; transition from Board of Pharmacy to Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. Transfers oversight and administration of the Commonwealth's medical cannabis program from the Board of Pharmacy to the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024, and is identical to
Sponsored by: Rep. Roxann Robinson
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0773) on 04/12/2023
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Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission; membership. [SB-913]
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: Sen. Emmett Hanger
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance And Appropriations (11-y 4-n) on 01/31/2023
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Medical cannabis program; transition from Board of Pharmacy to Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. [HB-1597]
Medical cannabis program; transition from Board of Pharmacy to Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. Transfers oversight and administration of the Commonwealth's medical cannabis program from the Board of Pharmacy to the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority.
Sponsored by: Rep. Roxann Robinson
Left In Health, Welfare And Institutions on 02/07/2023
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Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Fund; established, report, drug cost affordability review. [HB-1596]
Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Fund established; Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Fund established; drug cost affordability review. Establishes the Prescription Drug Affordability Board for the purpose of protecting the citizens of the Commonwealth, state and local governments, commercial health plans, health care providers, pharmacies licensed in the Commonwealth, and other stakeholders within the health care system from the high costs of prescription drug products. The bill directs the Governor to appoint the members and alternate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Left In Commerce And Energy on 02/07/2023
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Midwifery; administration of medication. [HB-1511]
Midwifery; administration of medication. Allows licensed midwives to obtain, possess, and administer drugs and devices within the scope of their practice. The bill requires the Board of Medicine to develop and publish best practice and standards of care guidance for all such drugs. The bill limits the liability of entities that provide or dispense drugs or devices to a licensed midwife and that rely in good faith upon the license information provided by the licensed midwife. Under the bill, completing all Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0673) on 03/26/2023
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Medical assistance services; durable medical equipment, complex rehabilitation technology. [HB-1512]
State plan for medical assistance services; durable medical equipment; complex rehabilitation technology. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment of medical assistance for the initial purchase or replacement of complex rehabilitative technology manual and power wheelchair bases and related accessories. The bill directs the Board to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. State plan for medical assistance services; durable
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0266) on 03/22/2023
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Standards for accreditation; school accreditation review frequency, effective date. [SB-883]
Standards for accreditation; school accreditation review frequency. Eliminates the requirement that the Board of Education perform a triennial review of the accreditation status of a public school that has been fully accredited for three consecutive years. The bill also eliminates the provision permitting the Board to do a review of the accreditation status of any other school once every two or three years and the requirement that any such school receiving a multiyear accreditation status other than full accreditation be covered by a Board-approved
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bryce Reeves
Read Third Time And Defeated By Senate (18-y 21-n) on 02/06/2023
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Telephone solicitation calls via text message; Jt. Commission on Technology & Science to consider. [HB-1504]
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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Orrock
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0425) on 03/23/2023
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Technical assistants; BHCD to suspend Building Code qualification requirement. [SB-866]
Board of Housing and Community Development; Uniform Statewide Building Code; qualifications of technical assistants; emergency. Directs the Board of Housing and Community Development to suspend, until no later than July 1, 2024, the Uniform Statewide Building Code qualification requirement that technical assistants who issue permits have at least three years of experience. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cosgrove
Passed By Indefinitely In General Laws And Technology (13-y 0-n) on 01/18/2023
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Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund; 3.5 percent of Fund may be allocated to NVTC. [HB-1496]
Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund. Allocates 3.5 percent of the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund to commuter rail systems jointly operated by the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) and the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission and excludes such commuter rail systems from receiving allocations pursuant to other distributions of the Fund. The bill requires such commuter rail systems to submit reports to the Commonwealth Transportation Board. The bill limits allocations by the NVTC for distribution to the Washington Metropolitan
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Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Austin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0362) on 03/23/2023