Commissions Boards And Institutions Generally
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; Joint Commission on Technology and Science; robots, automation, and artificial intelligence. [HJR-615]
Study; Joint Commission on Technology and Science; robots, automation, and artificial intelligence; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science to convene an advisory committee to study the opportunities and challenges related to the adoption and use of robots, automation, and artificial intelligence, especially as it relates to the economy and the Commonwealth workforce and potential employment. The executive summary of the Commission's report shall be submitted no later than the first day of the 2018 Session of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Marshall
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Joint Commission on Health Care; sunset. [HB-1736]
Joint Commission on Health Care; sunset. Extends the expiration of the Joint Commission on Health Care from July 1, 2018, to July 1, 2022. This bill is identical to SB 1043.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0173) on 02/23/2017
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Joint Commission on Administrative Rules; periodic review of exemptions. [HB-1731]
Joint Commission on Administrative Rules; periodic review of exemptions from the Administrative Process Act. Requires the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules, beginning November 1, 2017, on a schedule to be established by the Commission, to conduct a review of the exemptions authorized by the Administrative Process Act (APA). The bill also requires agencies having APA exemptions, other than the courts, any agency of the Supreme Court, and any agency that by the Constitution of Virginia is expressly granted any of the powers of a court of record,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Head
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0678) on 03/20/2017
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Utility Facilities Act; associated facilities of an electrical transmission line. [HB-1766]
Utility Facilities Act; associated facilities of an electrical transmission line. Provides that the issuance by the State Corporation Commission of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for construction of an electrical transmission line of 138 kilovolts and any associated facilities shall be deemed to satisfy local comprehensive plan requirements and all local zoning ordinances with respect to the transmission line and associated facilities. The measure defines "associated facilities" as including any station, substation, transition
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Habeeb
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0728) on 03/24/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Community Colleges, State Board for; reduced rate tuition and mandatory fee charges. [HB-1721]
State Board for Community Colleges; reduced rate tuition and mandatory fee charges; certain students who are active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States. Permits the State Board for Community Colleges to charge reduced rate tuition and mandatory fees to any student who is (i) an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed outside of the Commonwealth; (ii) enrolled in a degree program at a comprehensive community college, provided that any such comprehensive community college that offers online degree programs
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0782) on 04/05/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Election day voter registration; State Board of Elections to develop a pilot program, report. [SB-1059]
Election day voter registration; pilot program. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall develop a pilot program for election day voter registration, by which a person who (i) offers to vote on election day but is not a registered voter, (ii) provides one of the forms of identification specified in subsection B of ? 24.2-643, and (iii) provides proof of his residency, in a form specified by the State Board for this purpose, in the precinct in which he offers to vote, shall be permitted to register to vote and to cast a ballot. The bill requires
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Passed By Indefinitely In Privileges And Elections (9-y 5-n) on 01/31/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Standards of Accreditation; industry certification credentials obtained by high school students. [HB-1708]
Board of Education; standards of accreditation; industry certification credentials obtained by high school students. Requires the Board of Education (the Board) to consider for inclusion in the student outcome measures included in the Standards of Accreditation the number of industry certification credentials, as defined by the Board, obtained by high school students. The bill requires the Board to report its conclusion to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2017. The bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/03/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; staffing ratio requirements assisted living. [SJR-266]
Study; JLARC; staffing ratio requirements for assisted living facilities and special care units; report. Requests that the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (i) identify and analyze current staff-to-resident ratio requirements for assisted living facilities and special care units and (ii) make recommendations for changes to such ratio requirements that would lead to better care and quality of life for residents, including recommendations regarding the total number and type of staff that (a) are required to meet the routine and special
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rosalyn Dance
Passed By Indefinitely In Rules With Letter By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Joint Commission on Health Care; sunset. [SB-1043]
Joint Commission on Health Care; sunset. Extends the expiration of the Joint Commission on Health Care from July 1, 2018, to July 1, 2022. This bill is identical to HB 1736.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rosalyn Dance
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0608) on 03/16/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Marine Resources Commission; advisory committees. [HB-1680]
Marine Resources Commission; advisory committees. Establishes four advisory committees to make recommendations to the Marine Resources Commission on issues relating to the management of, respectively, crab, finfish, shellfish, and habitat. The bill also alters two existing advisory boards that deal with commercial fishing and recreational fishing, respectively, one existing advisory committee that deals with the Virginia Saltwater Sport Fishing Tournament, and one existing board that advises on the awarding of fishery resource grants. The bill provides
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bloxom
Failed To Report (defeated) In Agriculture, Conservation And Natural Resources (6-y 8-n) on 02/02/2017
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Virginia Code Commission; duties. [HB-1653]
Virginia Code Commission; duties. Limits the duties of the Virginia Code Commission relating to the codification of laws enacted by the General Assembly to codifying only those laws for which the General Assembly has expressed its intent for such laws to be codified through the title of the bills relating to such laws. The bill also prohibits the Commission from excluding from the Code of Virginia a law for which the General Assembly has expressed its intent for the same to be codified through the title of the bill. In addition, beginning with the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Habeeb
Left In Rules on 02/21/2017
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Workers' compensation; employer's lien, third party actions. [HB-1659]
Workers' compensation; employer's lien; third party actions. Requires that any arbitration proceeding regarding the exercise of an employer's right of subrogation to an employee's claim against a third party shall be limited solely to arbitrating the amount and validity of the employer's lien and shall not affect the employee's rights in any way. Such arbitration shall not be held unless (i) any contested expenses remaining have been submitted to the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission (the Commission) for a determination of their validity
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Habeeb
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0288) on 03/03/2017
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Study; Joint Commissionon Health Care; Study of heroin use in the Commonwealth; report. [HJR-597]
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; study of heroin use in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study heroin use in the Commonwealth, including the rates of use, the pathways that lead individuals to use, and initiatives focused on the prevention of heroin use and heroin overdose, including the use of naloxone to prevent heroin overdoses.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Study; JLARC; availability of sources for verifying information for voter registration purposes. [HJR-590]
Study; JLARC; availability of sources for verifying information for voter registration purposes; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the availability of sources for verifying information for voter registration purposes. In conducting its study, JLARC will investigate sources of information that would enable the Department of Elections and the general registrars to verify the information provided by applicants on voter registration applications and how access to such information could most efficiently
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Marshall
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Insurance assessments; refunds of overpayments. [SB-994]
Insurance assessments; refunds of overpayments. Authorizes the State Corporation Commission to refund assessment overpayments to insurers and surplus line brokers without issuing a refund order. The measure conforms these procedures to other refunding provisions administered by the Bureau of Insurance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rosalyn Dance
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0039) on 02/17/2017
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Water public utilities; rate increases. [SB-1014]
Water public utilities; rate increases. Prohibits the State Corporation Commission from authorizing a water public utility, including a small water utility, from increasing its approved rates, fees, or charges through the use of a surcharge for non-revenue-generating infrastructure replacement or a similar surcharge pursuant to which the utility utilizes an automatic rate adjustment feature to increase its rates, fees, or charges. The measure further provides that the rates, fees, and charges that the Commission has approved for a utility to charge
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Committee Substitute Printed To Lis Only 17104659d-s1 on 01/30/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming; penalties. [SB-1012]
Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming; penalties. Authorizes Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming; penalties. Authorizes casino gaming in the Commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board (the Board). The bill specifies the licensing requirements for casino gaming and imposes penalties for violations of the casino gaming law. Casino gaming shall be limited to localities that have passed a referendum on the question of allowing a casino gaming establishment in the locality. The bill requires the Board to establish and implement
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mamie Locke
Committee Amendments on 01/23/2017
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Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming; penalties. [SB-1010]
Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming; penalties. Creates the Virginia Casino Gaming Commission (the Commission) as the licensing body for casino gaming. The bill specifies the licensing requirements for casino gaming and imposes penalties for violations of the casino gaming law. The bill also requires the Commission to establish a voluntary exclusion program allowing persons to voluntarily exclude themselves from the gaming areas of facilities under the jurisdiction of the Commission. Under the bill, casino gaming is limited
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mamie Locke
Committee Amendments on 01/23/2017
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Study; Va State Crime Commission to study indigent defense system. [SJR-255]
Study; Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the feasibility and costs of establishing a comprehensive indigent defense system at the appellate level in the Commonwealth.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Committee Amendments on 02/02/2017
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Virginia Employment Commission; population projections. [SB-988]
Virginia Employment Commission; population projections. Eliminates the requirement that the Virginia Employment Commission prepare population projections for the Commonwealth for use by the General Assembly and certain state agencies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rosalyn Dance
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0020) on 02/17/2017