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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Abortion; use of public funds prohibited. [HB-1488]
Abortion; use of public funds prohibited. Provides that no agency of the Commonwealth shall enter into any contract with or make any grant of public funds, as defined in the bill, to any entity or any affiliate of any entity that provides abortion services or operates a facility at which abortion services are provided. The bill also repeals provisions authorizing the Board of Health to use state general funds appropriated to the Department of Health to pay the cost of abortions for women who otherwise meet the financial eligibility criteria for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dave LaRock
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2023
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Const. amendment; Bd. of Education's power & duties transferred to Superintendent of Instruction. [HJR-474]
Constitutional amendment (first reference); Board of Education; repeal; transfer powers and duties to the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Repeals the Board of Education and transfers its constitutional powers and duties to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marie March
Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/07/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Special education and related services; certain deadlines. [HB-1492]
Board of Education; special education and related services; certain evaluation deadlines. Requires the Board of Education to amend certain regulations to permit local educational agencies to shorten the deadline of 65 business days from the date of receipt of referral for an initial evaluation or a reevaluation of a child to determine eligibility for special education and related services. Board of Education; special education and related services; certain evaluation deadlines. Requires the Board of Education to amend certain regulations to permit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Davis
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0004) on 03/16/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Safety & Health Codes Bd. of Dept. of Labor & Industry; regulation regarding cranes & derricks, etc. [SB-840]
Department of Labor and Industry; Safety and Health Codes Board; Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Program; use of cranes and derricks in construction; report. Requires the Safety and Health Codes Board of the Department of Labor and Industry to adopt regulations to the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Program, regarding cranes and derricks in construction, to allow an active load stabilization mechanism or passive load stabilization mechanism, defined in the bill, to be used if necessary to prevent hazardous rotation of a load as determined
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Bell
Passed By Indefinitely In Commerce And Labor With Letter (13-y 0-n) on 01/30/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Juvenile restitution; Virginia State Crime Commission to study. [SJR-229]
Study; juvenile restitution; report. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study juvenile restitution, evaluating (i) the frequency of court-ordered juvenile restitution in the Commonwealth; (ii) the average amount of restitution ordered; (iii) the percentage of juveniles who pay court-ordered restitution in full; (iv) the percentage of juveniles penalized for failure to pay restitution; (v) the percentage of victims completely compensated with restitution; and (vi) the demographics of juveniles ordered to pay restitution, including age,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Favola
Rejected By Senate (22-y 17-n) on 01/25/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Geriatric prisoners; conditional release. [HB-1458]
Conditional release of geriatric prisoners. Expands the list of offenses that prohibit a person from petitioning the Parole Board for conditional release as a geriatric prisoner.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Ballard
Passed By Indefinitely In Rehabilitation And Social Services (9-y 5-n) on 02/17/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Installation, etc., of devices in highway right-of-way; law-enforcement purposes, regulation. [HB-1437]
Installation, maintenance, and operation of devices in highway right-of-way for law-enforcement purposes; regulation authority; civil penalty. Provides that the authority of the Commonwealth Transportation Board to make regulations for the use of systems of state highways includes the use of devices in the right-of-way of such highways for law-enforcement purposes. The bill authorizes the Department of State Police or chief law-enforcement officer of a locality to install, maintain, and operate devices for law-enforcement purposes on highways maintained
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Sponsored by: Rep. William Wiley
Left In Transportation on 03/02/2023
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School Readiness Committee; renaming as Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education. [HB-1423]
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: Rep. Carrie Coyner
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0008) on 03/16/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Real Estate Appraiser Board; appraisal experience. [HB-1418]
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Real Estate Appraiser Board; appraisal experience. Requires the Real Estate Appraiser Board to accept evidence of the successful completion of a Licensed Residential PAREA Program or Certified Residential PAREA Program to satisfy the experience requirements established in regulations as a condition of licensure as a licensed residential real estate appraiser, certified residential real estate appraiser, or certified general real estate appraiser. The bill defines "Certified Residential PAREA
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Ware
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0106) on 03/21/2023
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Sexually transmitted infections; testing of certain persons following arrest or indictment, etc. [HB-1416]
Testing persons charged with certain crimes for sexually transmitted infections. Provides that as soon as practicable following arrest, or following indictment, arrest by warrant, or service of a petition in the case of a juvenile, the attorney for the Commonwealth may request after consultation with any complaining witness, or shall request upon the request of the complaining witness, that any person charged with certain specified crimes be requested to submit to testing for sexually transmitted infections, as that term is defined in the bill.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Byron
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0680) on 03/27/2023
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Cattle Industry Board; collection and disposition of assessment by handler. [SB-795]
Cattle Industry Board; collection and disposition of assessment by handler. Extends from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2028, the $0.50 per head assessment from the sale of cattle in the Commonwealth that is collected and deposited in the Virginia Cattle Industry Fund to support the activities of the Cattle Industry Board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Emmett Hanger
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0263) on 03/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Constitutional officers, certain; JLARC to study Compensation Board funding for the offices. [HJR-461]
Study; JLARC; Compensation Board funding for the offices of certain constitutional officers; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study Compensation Board funding for the offices of certain constitutional officers and to review the trends and trajectory of general fund support in the state budget for the offices of certain constitutional officers, the metrics by which support is determined, the equity of such state support considering the needs of the various localities, and the degree to which localities are supplementing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Ware
Left In Rules on 02/07/2023
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Safety & Health Codes Bd. of Dept. of Labor & Industry; regulation regarding cranes & derricks, etc. [HB-1392]
Department of Labor and Industry; Safety and Health Department of Labor and Industry; Safety and Health Codes Board; Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Program; use of cranes and derricks in construction; report. Requires the Safety and Health Codes Board of the Department of Labor and Industry to adopt regulations to the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Program, regarding cranes and derricks in construction, to allow an active load stabilization mechanism or passive load stabilization mechanism, defined in the bill, to be used if necessary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Wren Williams
Left In General Laws on 02/07/2023
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Social Media, Commission on; established, report. [HB-1391]
Commission on Social Media established; report. Establishes the 20-member Commission on Social Media in the legislative branch to study and make recommendations on the impacts and harms to citizens caused by social media platforms hosting or amplifying content that includes threats or suggestions of physical violence or danger toward citizens, institutions, groups, associations, or physical structures of the Commonwealth. The Commission will study the impact on citizens of dangerous and violent rhetoric, threats, harassment, doxing, intimidation,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Tabled In Rules (12-y 5-n) on 01/31/2023
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Medical cannabis program; transition from Board of Pharmacy to Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. [SB-788]
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: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0740) on 04/12/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Mold inspectors and mold remediators; licensure. [SB-786]
Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors; licensure of mold inspectors and mold remediators. Provides for the licensure and regulation of mold inspectors and mold remediators by the Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, which is renamed in the bill as the Board for Asbestos, Lead, Mold, and Home Inspectors. The bill increases the membership of the Board by one member to include a mold inspector or a mold remediator.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lionell Spruill
Left In General Laws on 02/24/2023
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Menhaden reduction fishing; prohibition. [HB-1383]
Menhaden reduction fishing; prohibition. Prohibits menhaden reduction fishing in any territorial sea or inland waters of the Commonwealth for two years and prohibits the Marine Resources Commission from granting any permit for menhaden reduction fishing for two years. The bill also directs the Department of Environmental Quality to prepare and submit a report relating to the environmental impact of menhaden reduction fishing in the territorial sea and inland waters of the Commonwealth to the Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake
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Sponsored by: Rep. Timothy Anderson
Tabled In Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources (22-y 0-n) on 01/18/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Marine Resources Commission; regulations for the management of menhaden. [HB-1381]
Marine Resources Commission; regulations for the management of menhaden. Removes the restriction preventing the Marine Resources Commission from adopting regulations for the management of menhaden outside of the time period between October 1 and December 31.
Sponsored by: Rep. Timothy Anderson
Tabled In Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources (22-y 0-n) on 01/18/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards. [HB-1378]
State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards. Repeals the requirement that the State Air Pollution Control Board implement a low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle program for motor vehicles with a model year of 2025 and later. The bill prohibits the Board from adopting or enforcing any model year standards related to control of emissions from new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines, including low-emission vehicle and zero-emission vehicle standards pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act and prohibits the Commonwealth
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Sponsored by: Rep. Hyland Fowler
Passed By Indefinitely In Agriculture, Conservation And Natural Resources (8-y 7-n) on 02/14/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards. [SB-785]
State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards. Repeals the requirement that the State Air Pollution Control Board implement a low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle program for motor vehicles with a model year of 2025 and later. The bill prohibits the Board from adopting or enforcing any model year standards related to control of emissions from new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines, including low-emission vehicle and zero-emission vehicle standards pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act and prohibits the Commonwealth
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Sponsored by: Sen. Emmett Hanger
Incorporated By Agriculture, Conservation And Natural Resources on 01/17/2023