Commissions Boards And Institutions Generally
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission; meetings by teleconference. [HB-2316]
Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission; meetings by teleconference. Provides that the remote locations from which additional members of the Commission participate in a Commission meeting that is conducted through electronic communication means shall not be required to be open to the public.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Marshall
Left In General Laws on 02/08/2017
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Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact; definitions, Board of Directors. [SB-1251]
Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact. Authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact. The compact establishes a state safety oversight authority for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Rail System, pursuant to the mandate of federal law, to review, approve, oversee, and enforce the safety of the WMATA Rail System. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0705) on 03/24/2017
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Ohio River Basin Commission; repeals sections relating to participation by the Commonwealth. [SB-1270]
Ohio River Basin Commission; repeal. Repeals two sections of the Code of Virginia relating to the participation by the Commonwealth in the Ohio River Basin Commission. The Commission, established by federal executive order in 1971, was terminated by executive order in 1981. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ryan McDougle
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0128) on 02/21/2017
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Oyster planting grounds; Marine Resources Commission to post. [HB-2297]
Marine Resources Commission; oyster planting grounds; notice of application for lease. Requires the Marine Resources Commission (the Commission) to post notice of an application to lease oyster planting grounds for 30 days on its website and to notify by mail any current holders of adjoining leases, and riparian owners within 200 feet of the selected grounds. Current law requires posting of notice at the local courthouse for 60 days. The bill (i) reduces from four weeks to two weeks the period during which the Commission is required to publish weekly
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Miyares
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0798) on 04/05/2017
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Riparian planting grounds lease; eligibility. [HB-2298]
Riparian planting grounds lease; eligibility. Reduces from 205 feet to 105 feet the minimum low-water shore front that makes the landowner eligible to apply for riparian planting grounds assignment by the Commissioner of the Marine Resources Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Miyares
Left In Appropriations on 02/08/2017
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Virginia Virtual School Board; established, report. [SB-1240]
Virginia Virtual School established. Establishes the Board of the Virginia Virtual School (the Board) as a policy agency in the executive branch of state government for the purpose of governing the full-time virtual school programs offered to students enrolled in the Virginia Virtual School (the School). The Secretary of Education is responsible for such agency. The 14-member Board is given operational control of the School and assigned powers and duties. Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the bill requires the School to be open to any school-age
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Petersen
Requires 27 Affirmative Votes To Override Veto on 04/05/2017
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Family life education; implementation of SOL for program. [SB-1235]
Family life education; required. Requires each local school board to implement the Standards of Learning for the family life education program developed by the Board of Education or a family life education program consistent with the guidelines developed by the Board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Passed By Indefinitely In Education And Health (8-y 7-n) on 02/02/2017
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Licensure of doctors of medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, and podiatry; requirements. [HB-2277]
Board of Medicine; requirements for licensure. Removes provisions related to licensure of graduates of an institution not approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the Board of Medicine. Under the bill, only graduates of institutions approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the Board of Medicine are eligible for licensure.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Marshall
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0117) on 02/21/2017
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Tobacco Board; composition, increases excise tax on bright flue-cured & type 21 dark-fired tobaccos. [HB-2254]
Tobacco Board; composition; assessment. Alters the member nomination process, tax rate, and other functions of the Tobacco Board (the Board). The bill removes the 90-day deadline for submission of industry nominees for a seat on the Board, as well as the requirement that there be two or more nominations for each seat. The bill removes from the Board the power to appoint a secretary and other employees. Finally, the bill raises the excise tax on tobacco from 20 cents to 40 cents per 100 pounds of tobacco harvested and renames it an assessment; authorizes
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Edmunds
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0008) on 02/13/2017
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Administrative Process Act; exemption for Charitable Gaming Board. [HB-2177]
Charitable Gaming Board; exempt rulemaking for certain regulations. Provides that Charitable Gaming Board regulations relating to charitable gaming development, including game variations for the conduct of raffles, bingo, network bingo, and instant bingo games, shall be exempt from the Administrative Process Act, provided that (i) such variations result in games that are consistent with the provisions of charitable gaming law and Board regulations, (ii) such regulations are published and posted, and (iii) the Board files a copy of any such regulations
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Sponsored by: Rep. M. Keith Hodges
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0266) on 03/03/2017
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Electric utilities; community renewable projects. [HB-2112]
Electric utilities; community renewable projects. Requires the State Corporation Commission to adopt rules under which community renewable projects are authorized to operate. A community renewable project is a solar or wind-powered electric generation facility with a capacity of not more than 20 megawatts that is operated subject to requirements that the electricity generated by the facility belongs to the project's subscribers. The facility may be owned either by the investor-owned electric utility or distribution cooperative in whose service territory
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Keam
Left In Commerce And Labor on 02/08/2017
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State Water Control Board; stormwater management programs, regulations, professional license. [HB-2076]
State Water Control Board; stormwater management programs; regulations; professional license. Directs the State Water Control Board to adopt regulations requiring that all final plan elements, specifications, or calculations whose preparation requires a license in engineering, architecture, soil science, or a related profession be signed and sealed by a licensed professional. The bill requires the regulations to be effective no later than July 1, 2018, and exempts them from certain provisions of the Administrative Process Act. This bill is identical
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Wilt
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0010) on 02/13/2017
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Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license. [HB-2078]
Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license. Authorizes the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to grant an annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license to persons operating food concessions at any performing arts facility located in the arts and cultural district of the City of Harrisonburg, provided that the performing arts facility (i) is occupied under a bona fide long-term lease or concession agreement, the original term of which was more than five years; (ii) has been rehabilitated in accordance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Wilt
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0158) on 02/23/2017
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Parole Board; creates Parole Qualifications Committee to receive and review applications. [HB-2224]
Parole Board; appointment; terms. Creates the Parole Qualifications Committee to receive and review applications for vacancies on the Parole Board. The bill requires the Committee to provide a nonbinding recommendation list of three eligible candidates to the Governor and requires that eligible candidates, other than a crime victim who may be appointed by the Governor pursuant to current law, for the Parole Board have (i) a law degree or a degree from an accredited university or college with a major in criminology, corrections, or a related social
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Bell
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/07/2017
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Standards of quality; biennial review by Board of Education. [HB-2082]
Board of Education; biennial review of the standards of quality; odd-numbered years. Changes from even-numbered years to odd-numbered years the biennial review of the standards of quality that is required of the Board of Education.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bulova
Left In Education on 02/07/2017
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Teacher Education and Licensure, Advisory Board on; increases membership. [SB-1160]
Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure; membership. Adds three legislative members, two of whom shall be members of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and one of whom shall be a member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, to the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure. The bill provides an exception to the prohibition against service by legislators on boards within the executive branch for the Advisory Board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryce Reeves
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0331) on 03/13/2017
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Oyster planting grounds; Marine Resources Commission to post. [SB-1144]
Marine Resources Commission; oyster planting grounds; notice of application for lease. Requires the Marine Resources Commission (the Commission) to post notice of an application to lease oyster planting grounds for 30 days on its website and to notify by mail any current holders of adjoining leases, and riparian owners within 200 feet of the selected grounds. Current law requires posting of notice at the local courthouse for 60 days. The bill (i) reduces from four weeks to two weeks the period during which the Commission is required to publish weekly
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bill DeSteph
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0250) on 02/24/2017
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Small renewable energy projects; State Corporation Commission to review construction, etc. [SB-1197]
Small renewable energy projects; State Corporation Commission jurisdiction. Restores the requirement for State Corporation Commission (SCC) review of the construction and operation of certain small renewable energy projects. In 2009, the General Assembly removed the requirement that the owner or operator of a small renewable energy project, defined as (i) an electrical generation facility with a rated capacity not exceeding 100 megawatts that generates electricity only from sunlight, wind, falling water, wave motion, tides, or geothermal power or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Creigh Deeds
Passed By Indefinitely In Commerce And Labor (15-y 0-n) on 01/30/2017
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Study; JLARC; Department of Elections; report. [SJR-274]
Study; JLARC; Department of Elections; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the Department of Elections. In conducting its study, JLARC is directed to (i) review the Department's operations and expenditures, including its organizational structure, compensation, staffing, productivity, and efficiency; (ii) review the operation and functionality of VERIS, the state's online voter registration system; (iii) evaluate the costs of the continuing operation and maintenance of VERIS and whether such costs could
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Passed By Indefinitely In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Alcoholic beverage control; ABC Board to require bar bystander training. [SB-1150]
Alcoholic beverage control; bar bystander training. Directs the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to promulgate regulations that establish and make available to all retail on-premises licensees and permittees for which on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages is allowed and employees of such licensees and permittees who serve as a bartender or otherwise sell, serve, or dispense alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption a bar bystander training module, which shall include (i) information that enables licensees, permittees, and their employees
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Favola
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0743) on 03/24/2017