Commissions Boards And Institutions Generally
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Healthcare Regulatory Sandbox Program; established, report, sunset date. [HB-80]
Healthcare Regulatory Sandbox Program; established. Requires the Department of Health to establish the Healthcare Regulatory Sandbox Program to enable a person to obtain limited access to the market in the Commonwealth to temporarily test an innovative health care product or service on a limited basis without otherwise being licensed or authorized to act under the laws of the Commonwealth. Under the Program, an applicant requests the waiver of certain laws, regulations, or other requirements for a 24-month testing period, with an option to request
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Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Davis
Defeated By Senate (19-y 20-n) on 03/10/2022
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Insurance; obsolete provisions and notice. [HB-62]
Insurance; obsolete provisions and notice. Removes an exception to the regulation of insurance rates by the State Corporation Commission relating to certain automobile bodily injury and property damage liability insurance policies. The bill removes provisions requiring the Commission to mail a copy of certain orders regarding motor vehicle insurance forms to insurers and rate service organizations and instead requires the Commission to provide notice of such orders. Finally, the bill repeals a provision requiring that coverage of airtrip accident
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jeion Ward
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0180) on 04/07/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Health-related social need; Jt. Com. on Health Care to study benefit of hospitals, etc., addressing. [HJR-5]
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; benefits of hospitals, health systems, and other providers addressing the health-related social needs of Virginians; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the benefits of hospitals, health systems, and other providers in addressing the health-related social needs of Virginians. The study shall identify opportunities for policy making to make health care in Virginia more affordable and effective through innovations in care coordination, workforce development, payment options, and improved
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Sponsored by: Rep. C. Matthew Fariss
Left In Rules on 02/15/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
American Revolution 250 Commission; adds five legislative members to the Commission. [SB-22]
American Revolution 250 Commission; membership. Adds five legislative members to the American Revolution 250 Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mamie Locke
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0685) on 04/11/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Prescription drug donation program; Bd. of Pharmacy shall convene a work group to evaluate, report. [SB-14]
Board of Pharmacy; prescription drug donation program; work group. Directs the Board of Pharmacy to convene a work group of interested stakeholders to evaluate any challenges and barriers to participation in the prescription drug donation program and ways to increase program participation, education, and outreach. Board of Pharmacy; prescription drug donation program; work group. Directs the Board of Pharmacy to convene a work group of interested stakeholders to evaluate any challenges and barriers to participation in the prescription drug donation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Favola
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0703) on 04/27/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
American Revolution 250 Commission; adds five legislative members to the Commission. [HB-6]
American Revolution 250 Commission; membership. Adds five legislative members to the American Revolution 250 Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Ware
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0687) on 04/11/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; Virginia Parole Board member votes. [SB-5]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; Virginia Parole Board member votes. Provides that individual votes of the members of the Virginia Parole Board are public records and subject to the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amanda Chase
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0026) on 03/11/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Paid family and medical leave program; Virginia Employment Commission required to establish. [SB-1]
Paid family and medical leave program. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to establish and administer a paid family and medical leave program with benefits beginning January 1, 2025. Under the program, benefits are paid to eligible employees for family and medical leave. Funding for the program is provided through premiums assessed to employers and employees beginning in 2024. The amount of a benefit is 80 percent of the employee's average weekly wage, not to exceed 80 percent of the state weekly wage, which amount is required to be adjusted
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards
Continued To 2023 In Commerce And Labor (15-y 0-n) on 02/07/2022
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Behavioral Health Commission; established, report. [SB-1273]
Behavioral Health Commission created. Creates the Behavioral Health Commission in the legislative branch of state government for the purpose of (i) studying and making recommendations for the improvement of behavioral health services and the behavioral health service system in the Commonwealth to encourage the adoption of policies to increase the quality and availability of and ensure access to the full continuum of high-quality, effective, and efficient behavioral health services for all persons in the Commonwealth and (ii) providing ongoing oversight
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Sponsored by: Sen. Emmett Hanger
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0313) on 03/24/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Virginia Employment Commission; communications with parties, use of electronic means, report. [HB-2036]
Virginia Employment Commission; communications with parties; report. Authorizes the Virginia Employment Commission to send notices and other communications related to claims brought under the Virginia Unemployment Compensation Act through email or other electronic means in lieu of mail if a party to the claim so elects. The bill requires the Commission, if an electronic communication fails to be transmitted successfully, to send a new notice by first-class mail to the party's alternative address on record. The bill directs the Commission to report
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Keam
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0290) on 03/18/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
School-based health services; Bd. of MAS to amend state plan for services to provide for payment. [SB-1307]
Department of Medical Assistance Services; school-based health services; telemedicine. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to provide for payment of medical assistance services delivered to Medicaid-eligible students when such services qualify for reimbursement by the Virginia Medicaid program and may be provided by school divisions, regardless of whether the student receiving care has an individualized education program or whether the health care service is included in a student's
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Sponsored by: Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0250) on 03/18/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Loudoun & Prince William Counties & Manassas & Manassas Park Cities; operation of local health dept. [SB-1221]
Operation of the Loudoun County local health department. Allows Loudoun County to enter into a contract with the Department of Health for the local administration of local health services. Currently, the local department of health is operated as a joint venture between the state and local governments.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Bell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0521) on 04/07/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Military-overseas ballots; electronic return of voted ballots, report. [SJR-322]
Study; Secretary of Administration; State Board of Elections; electronic return of voted military-overseas ballots; pilot program; report. Requests the Secretary of Administration to oversee and develop a charter and directives for the State Board of Elections to form a working group to study implementation of electronic return of voted military-overseas ballots. In conducting its study, the State Board of Elections with the working group shall study and develop initial instructions and procedures that (i) consider issues related to accessibility,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph
Left In Privileges And Elections on 03/01/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads; change in membership. [SB-1126]
Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads; membership. Adds a member of the House of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House, and a member of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, to the Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads. Such legislative members must represent districts that include certain cities in the Hampton Roads region. The bill also requires that nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission appointed by the Governor have experience in one of the following fields: transit,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lionell Spruill
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0435) on 03/30/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Historic resources; acquisition and lease of land. [HB-1928]
Historic resources; acquisition and lease of land. Authorizes the Department of Historic Resources and the Board of Historic Resources to undertake additional leasing and property acquisition activities related to battlefield properties, designated landmarks, and other properties of historic significance. Historic resources; acquisition and lease of land. Authorizes the Department of Historic Resources and the Board of Historic Resources to undertake additional leasing and property acquisition activities related to battlefield properties, designated
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lamont Bagby
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0406) on 03/30/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Home care organizations; personal care services by a nurse through use of audio or video technology. [HB-1831]
Home care organizations; personal care services; supervision; regulations. Directs the Board of Health to include in regulations governing home care organizations a provision for supervision of home care attendants providing personal care services by a licensed nurse through use of interactive audio or video technology. Home care organizations; personal care services; supervision; regulations. Directs the Board of Health to include in regulations governing home care organizations a provision for supervision of home care attendants providing personal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0470) on 03/31/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Special education; Bd. of Education to amend certain regulation. [HB-2314]
Board of Education; regulations; special education; amendment. Requires the Board of Education to amend a certain regulation relating to special education to remove the word "component" following the word "evaluation," thereby ensuring compliance with the relevant federal regulation and clarifying that the parent of a child with a disability has the right to an independent educational evaluation at public expense if the parent disagrees with an evaluation obtained by the local educational agency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Martha Mugler
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0109) on 03/12/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Henrietta Lacks Commission; extends sunset provision. [SB-1414]
Henrietta Lacks Commission; sunset. Extends the expiration of the Henrietta Lacks Commission from July 1, 2021, to July 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Stanley
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0256) on 03/18/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Compensation Board; determining staffing and salaries for an attorney for the Commonwealth. [SB-1226]
Compensation Board; determining staffing and salaries for an attorney for the Commonwealth. Provides that the Compensation Board shall consider workload totals comprehensively, including the use of diversion programs and specialty dockets, when determining staffing and funding levels for an attorney for the Commonwealth and the office. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act. Compensation Board; determining staffing and salaries for an attorney for the Commonwealth. Provides that the Compensation Board
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko
Left In Appropriations on 03/01/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Governor's Schools; Board of Education to issue guidance on the governance of academic year. [HB-2305]
Board of Education; guidance on the governance of academic year Governor's Schools. Requires the Board of Education to issue guidance on the governance of academic year Governor's Schools, including communication and outreach practices, admissions policies, and guidelines on diversity, equity, and inclusion training. The bill requires such guidance to focus on the importance of increasing access to Governor's Schools for historically underserved students and to include best practices on (i) conducting information sessions about the school and the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Roslyn Tyler
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health (9-y 6-n) on 02/18/2021