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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Peer recovery specialists and qualified mental health professionals; registration. [SB-1020]
Registration of peer recovery specialists and qualified mental health professionals.Authorizes the registration of peer recovery specialists and qualified mental health professionals by the Board of Counseling. The bill defines "qualified mental health professional" as a person who by education and experience is professionally qualified and registered by the Board of Counseling to provide collaborative mental health services for adults or children. The bill requires that a qualified mental health professional provide such services as an employee
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0426) on 03/13/2017
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Payment of estimated taxes by certain public service corporations; repeal. [SB-1025]
Payment of estimated taxes by certain public service corporations; repeal. Repeals provisions requiring that certain public service corporations make payments of estimated state licenses taxes to the State Corporation Commission. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2019.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Ruff
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0680) on 03/20/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming; penalties. [SB-1011]
Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino 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. Casino gaming shall be limited to localities that have passed a referendum on the question of allowing casino gaming in the locality. The bill also requires the Commission to establish a voluntary
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mamie Locke
Committee Amendments on 01/23/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Board of Accountancy. [SB-1019]
Board of Accountancy. Amends provisions governing the regulation of certified public accountants (CPAs) by the Board of Accountancy, including (i) clarifying that CPAs are subject to the continuing professional education requirements without regard to whether they use the CPA title when providing services to the public, (ii) prohibiting a CPA from practicing under an expired license, and (iii) requiring that employment experience reported on a license application be verified by a licensed CPA. The bill extends from three to five years the time for
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Sponsored by: Sen. George Barker
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0403) on 03/13/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Comprehensive community colleges; academic credit. [SB-999]
Comprehensive community colleges; academic credit. Requires the State Board for Community Colleges to require each comprehensive community college to develop policies and procedures for awarding academic credit to enrolled students who have successfully completed a state-approved registered apprenticeship credential. This bill is identical to HB 1592.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0021) on 02/17/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission established (first reference). [SJR-260]
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Virginia Redistricting Commission; partisan balance of districts. Establishes the Virginia Redistricting Commission, an eight-member commission tasked with establishing the districts for the United States House of Representatives and for the Senate and the House of Delegates of the General Assembly and apportioning the members of the House of Representatives and the members of the Senate and the House of Delegates among the districts, respectively. The districts are to be drawn to reflect the voting patterns
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dave Marsden
Incorporated By Privileges And Elections on 01/31/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; JLARC; impact of state-owned ports on local governments; report. [HJR-580]
Study; JLARC; impact of state-owned ports on local governments; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to review and update its 1999 study entitled "Review of the Impact of State-Owned Ports on Local Governments."
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Heretick
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Watershed general permit; nutrient discharge, review of allocations by State Water Control Board. [HB-1619]
Watershed discharge permits; review of allocations. Directs the State Water Control Board to incorporate into the general permit procedures by which it will, every 10 years beginning in 2020, (i) review load allocations to determine whether changes in the use of a facility have halted or reduced nutrient discharges and (ii) determine, prior to reissuing the general permit, the need for reallocations based on a variety of factors, including changes in treatment technologies and land use.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0009) on 02/13/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; JLARC to study feasibility of allocating a larger portion of VA Lottery prize money. [SJR-248]
Study; JLARC to study feasibility of allocating a larger portion of Virginia Lottery prize money to localities; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the feasibility of allocating a larger portion of Virginia Lottery prize money to localities. In its study, JLARC is directed to (i) review how the Virginia Lottery would be affected if prizes were reduced by up to five percent to provide a greater return to localities, (ii) determine if operation costs could be reduced to provide an alternative way to return
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Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Ruff
Passed By Indefinitely In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; Jt Commission on Health Care; study of the long-term effects of marijuana use. [HJR-578]
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; study of the long-term effects of marijuana use on individuals and populations; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the long-term effects of marijuana use on individuals and populations. In conducting its one-year study, the Joint Commission shall review scientific studies, including studies of individuals in states that have legalized or decriminalized the use of marijuana for medical or recreational purposes, and other sources to determine the long-term effects of marijuana use on
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Tobacco Board; composition, increases excise tax on bright flue-cured & type 21 dark-fired tobacco. [SB-948]
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: Sen. Frank Ruff
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0066) on 02/20/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; JLARC to review total compensation to employees of the Commonwealth; report. [SJR-247]
Study; JLARC to review total compensation to employees of the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Legislative and Audit Review Commission to study the total value of all forms of compensation provided to state employees, including cash compensation and the value of health care, retirement, leave, and other flexible benefits.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Ruff
Passed By Indefinitely In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; JLARC to study the implementation of the National Voter Registration Act in Virginia; report. [HJR-576]
Study; JLARC to study the implementation of the National Voter Registration Act in Virginia; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the implementation of the National Voter Registration Act in Virginia and to evaluate the extent to which the procedures implemented comply with the requirements of the National Voter Registration Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Marshall
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
High school graduation; verified credit, locally selected, recognized academic assessments. [HB-1607]
High school graduation requirements; verified credit; locally selected, nationally recognized high school academic assessments. Requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to provide for the award of verified units of credit for satisfactory scores on locally selected, nationally recognized high school academic assessments approved by the Board in lieu of the correlated Standards of Learning assessments.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Habeeb
Left In Education on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Fishing privileges; revocation of license by MRC. [HB-1573]
Marine Resources Commission; licenses; revocation. Provides that when the Marine Resources Commission (the Commission) revokes a fishing license for a violation of the tidal fisheries law, it shall revoke only the particular type of license that is applicable to the fishery in which the violation occurred. The Commission may revoke other licenses upon a second violation within five years. The bill authorizes the Commission to revoke a person's underlying privileges when certain criteria are met. Under current law, the Commission is authorized to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bloxom
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0630) on 03/20/2017
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Marine Resources Commission; registration as commercial fisherman. [HB-1572]
Marine Resources Commission; registration as commercial fisherman; family member or employee. Directs the Marine Resources Commission to grant a preference for an exception to the two-year delay in the effective date of a registration as a commercial fisherman. The bill requires the preference to benefit a license applicant who is a member of the immediate family or is a documented employee of the commercial fisherman who is retiring.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bloxom
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0339) on 03/13/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Comprehensive community colleges; academic credit. [HB-1592]
Comprehensive community colleges; academic credit. Requires the State Board for Community Colleges to require each comprehensive community college to develop policies and procedures for awarding academic credit to enrolled students who have successfully completed a state-approved registered apprenticeship credential. This bill is identical to SB 999.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0130) on 02/21/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Management of menhaden. [HB-1577]
Management of menhaden. Requires the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to adopt regulations to implement the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden and authorizes the Commission to adopt regulations for managing the Commonwealth's menhaden fishery. The bill also requires that any moratorium on the fishery be subject to legislative review. The bill repeals several Code sections relating to quotas, allocation of allowable landings, and administrative procedures that will be included in a regulatory
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Heretick
Left In Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; regulation of menhaden fishing; report. [HJR-572]
Study; regulation of menhaden fishing; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the most appropriate means of regulating the fishing of menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
Sponsored by: Rep. Riley Ingram
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Planning & Budget, Department of; establishment of Div. of Regulatory Management & Red Tape Comm. [HB-1564]
Department of Planning and Budget; establishment of the Division of Regulatory Management and the Red Tape Reduction Commission; review of regulatory requirements; report. Creates the Division of Regulatory Management (the Division) within the Department of Planning and Budget to develop and maintain a state regulatory baseline of all current state regulatory requirements. The bill defines a regulatory requirement as any action required to be taken or information required to be provided in accordance with a statute, regulation, or policy in order
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Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Left In Appropriations on 02/08/2017