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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Health Insurance Reform Commission; increases membership. [HB-114]
Health Insurance Reform Commission; membership. Adds two legislative members to the Health Insurance Reform Commission. The bill requires one such member to be a member of the House Committee on Appropriations who is appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and one to be a member of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations who is appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. This bill is a recommendation of the Health Insurance Reform Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Ware
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0098) on 03/20/2024
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Hospital regulations; patient drug testing. [HB-87]
Board of Health; hospital regulations; patient drug testing. Requires the Board of Health to amend its regulations to require hospitals to test patients who are presenting with overdose symptoms for fentanyl and to test for fentanyl, marijuana, amphetamines, opioids, and phencyclidine as a part of any routine drug screening administered to a patient.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Walker
Left In Health And Human Services on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Local and Regional Jails, State Board of; powers and duties. [HB-103]
State Board of Local and Regional Jails; powers and duties. Requires the State Board of Local and Regional Jails, when promulgating regulations and adopting any policy or guidance document related to the enforcement of any minimum standards applicable to local, regional, or community correctional facilities, to expressly and specifically include such items in its published agenda for meetings of the Board or any of its subcommittees. The bill also requires the Board, when developing and implementing policies and procedures for the review of the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0136) on 03/26/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Alpha-gal syndrome; Board of Health shall adopt regulations to include on reportable disease list. [HB-93]
Alpha-gal syndrome; Board of Health; reportable disease list. Directs the Board of Health to adopt regulations to include alpha-gal syndrome on the list of diseases that shall be required to be reported in accordance with the Code of Virginia. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025. Alpha-gal syndrome; Board of Health; reportable disease list. Directs the Board of Health to adopt regulations to include alpha-gal syndrome on the list of diseases that shall be required to be reported in accordance with the Code of Virginia. The bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Helmer
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0375) on 04/04/2024
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Virginia Parent Data Portal; creation and maintenance by Board of Education. [SB-72]
Board of Education; creation and maintenance of Virginia Parent Data Portal. Requires the Board of Education, on or before July 1, 2025, to create and maintain the Virginia Parent Data Portal that, among other things, (i) displays individualized student assessment data on all state-supported assessments, as that term is defined in the bill, (a) in a format that shows both current and cumulative data over time and (b) within 45 days of a state-supported assessment window closing for each state-supported assessment; (ii) provides a description of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeremy McPike
Continued To 2025 In Finance And Appropriations (15-y 0-n) on 02/08/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Foster care; State Bd. of Social Services to amend regulations, application for and use of benefits. [HB-75]
State Board of Social Services; regulations; application for and use of foster care benefits. Directs the State Board of Social Services to amend its regulations by January 1, 2025, to (i) require local departments of social services to apply for federal benefits on behalf of children in foster care that they may be eligible for, (ii) prohibit the use of federal benefits to pay for the care and support of children in foster care that the Commonwealth is otherwise obligated to pay for, and (iii) require local departments of social services that are
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
Left In Appropriations on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards. [SB-53]
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. Bill DeSteph
Incorporated By Agriculture, Conservation And Natural Resources on 01/16/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Foster care; DSS to establish task force to assess use of benefits. [SB-40]
Department of Social Services; task force; application for and use of foster care benefits; report. Directs the Department of Social Services to establish a task force with relevant stakeholders to assess the feasibility of (i) requiring local departments of social services to apply for benefits administered by the U.S. Social Security Administration or the Department of Veterans Affairs on behalf of children in foster care, (ii) prohibiting the use of federal benefits to pay for the care and support of children in foster care that the Commonwealth
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Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Favola
Tabled In Appropriations (21-y 1-n) on 02/28/2024
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Unconscious bias and cultural competency; Bd. of Medicine shall require continuing education, etc. [SB-35]
Board of Medicine; continuing education; unconscious bias and cultural competency. Directs the Board of Medicine to require unconscious bias and cultural competency training as part of the continuing education requirements for renewal of licensure. The bill specifies requirements for the training and requires the Board of Medicine to report on the training to the Department of Health and the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mamie Locke
Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/17/2024
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Medicine, Board of; continuing ed. related to implicit bias and cultural competency in health care. [HB-32]
Board of Medicine; continuing education; implicit bias and cultural competency in health care. Requires the Board of Medicine to adopt and implement policies that require each practitioner licensed by the Board who has direct contact with persons who are or may become pregnant to complete two hours of continuing education related to implicit bias, defined in the bill, and cultural competency in health care at least once every other license renewal cycle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Incorporated By Health And Human Services on 01/30/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Child day programs; use of office buildings, waiver of zoning requirements. [SB-13]
Early childhood care and education; child day programs; use of office buildings; waiver of zoning requirements. Permits any locality to by ordinance provide for the waiver of any requirements for zoning permits for the operation of a child day program in an office building, as defined by the bill, provided that such facility satisfies the requirements for state licensure as a child day program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Favola
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0263) on 03/28/2024
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State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards. [HB-3]
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
Left In Labor And Commerce on 02/13/2024
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State Air Pollution Control Board; regulations, low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards. [SB-3]
State Air Pollution Control Board; regulations; low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards. Repeals the State Air Pollution Control Board's authority to implement low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards that apply for vehicles with a model year of 2025 and later.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Passed By Indefinitely In Agriculture, Conservation And Natural Resources (8-y 6-n) on 01/16/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
State Air Pollution Control Board; regulations, low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards. [HB-7]
State Air Pollution Control Board; regulations; low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards. Repeals the State Air Pollution Control Board's authority to implement low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards that apply for vehicles with a model year of 2025 and later.
Sponsored by: Rep. Hyland Fowler
Left In Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Social Work Advisory Board; established, report. [SB-1503]
Social Work Advisory Board; established; report. Establishes the Social Work Advisory Board to advise the Governor on efforts to improve the social work profession in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Social Work Advisory Board to report annually by December 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding its activities and recommendations. Social Work Advisory Board; established; report. Establishes the Social Work Advisory Board to advise the Governor on efforts to improve the social work profession in the Commonwealth. The bill requires
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Tabled In Rules (12-y 6-n) on 02/14/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Medical marijuana program; additional cultivation facility. [SB-1533]
Medical marijuana program; additional cultivation facility. Allows a pharmaceutical processor that has obtained a permit to operate a pharmaceutical processing facility from the Board of Pharmacy to establish, if authorized by the Board, one additional location for the cultivation of cannabis plants, which must be located within the same health service area as the pharmaceutical processing facility. The bill requires the Board of Pharmacy to consider certain factors in determining whether to authorize an additional cultivation location. Medical
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Sponsored by: Sen. Creigh Deeds
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0812) on 05/12/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Potomac River Fisheries Commission; authority. [SB-1500]
Potomac River Fisheries Commission; authority. Repeals the authority of the Potomac River Fisheries Commission in certain areas of the Potomac River to (i) regulate an experimental oyster hatchery program, (ii) regulate the dredging of oysters, and (iii) regulate leasing of the river bottom or water column.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Stuart
Failed To Report (defeated) In Rules (5-y 12-n) on 02/03/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Dentistry; botulinum toxin injections for cosmetic purposes. [SB-1539]
Practice of dentistry; botulinum toxin injections. Provides that, in addition to the possession and administration of botulinum toxin injections for dental purposes, a dentist may possess and administer botulinum toxin injections for cosmetic purposes, provided that the dentist has completed training and continuing education in the administration of botulinum toxin injections for cosmetic purposes. The bill requires the Board of Dentistry, in consultation with the Board of Medicine, to amend its regulations to establish training and continuing education
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Sponsored by: Sen. Todd Pillion
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0413) on 03/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Fast Food Industry Workers Standards Board; established. [HB-2478]
Fast Food Industry Workers Standards Board established. Establishes the Fast Food Industry Workers Standards Board as a policy board within the executive branch of government. The Board shall provide advice and standards to meet the needs of fast food industry workers, defined in the bill, to eliminate the low compensation and poor working conditions that impair the health, efficiency, and well-being of fast food industry workers. The bill authorizes the Board to establish certified worker organizations to provide training on the Board's standards
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Sponsored by: Rep. Irene Shin
Tabled In Rules (12-y 5-n) on 01/31/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
People with Disabilities, Virginia Board for; adds to membership, amends certain terminology. [HB-2492]
Virginia Board for People with Disabilities; membership; terminology. Adds to the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities the Health Commissioner or a representative from the Department of Health chosen by the Health Commissioner. The bill amends existing references to "mentally impairing developmental disabilities" to "cognitive developmental disabilities." Virginia Board for People with Disabilities; membership; terminology. Adds to the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities the Health Commissioner or a representative from the Department
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0190) on 03/22/2023