Study Commissions Committees And Reports
Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Unpaved secondary highway funds; improvements, enhanced maintenances, report. [HB-1233]
Unpaved secondary highway funds; improvements; report. Provides that improvements to nonsurface treated secondary highways may, at the discretion of the locality, include changes other than paving, including enhanced maintenance and capital improvements to such highway. The bill directs the Department of Transportation to review and consider methods of improving unpaved secondary highways other than paving such highways and report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation by November 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Geary Higgins
Continued To 2025 In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/01/2024
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Behavioral health and nursing; revision of policies that hinder, etc., health care workforce. [HB-1293]
Behavioral health; nursing; work group; report. Directs the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority to convene a work group to identify and propose revisions to current regulations and policies that hinder the development, retention, and productivity of the health care workforce in behavioral health and nursing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Willett
Continued To 2025 In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/01/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Sickle cell disease; Joint Commission on Health Care to study. [HJR-60]
Study; sickle cell disease in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study sickle cell disease in the Commonwealth. The bill directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to submit an executive summary of its findings and recommendations to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems no later than the first day of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.E. Hayes
Left In Rules on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Cannabis; Virginia Cannabis Control Authority to study creation of a retail market. [HJR-63]
Study; Virginia Cannabis Control Authority; creation of a retail cannabis market; report. Requests the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority to study the creation of a retail cannabis market in the Commonwealth and draft regulations governing the indoor cultivation, processing, manufacturing, testing, packaging, labeling, distribution, sale, and delivery of cannabis. The resolution requires that such regulations include (i) appropriate application and license fees; (ii) reasonable restrictions on cannabis advertising; (iii) restrictions on product
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Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Kilgore
Continued To 2025 In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/01/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
School health entrance form; Departments of Education and Health to streamline. [HB-1279]
Department of Health and Department of Education; school health entrance form. Requires the Department of Health, in conjunction with the Department of Education, to examine the Department of Health's COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL HEALTH ENTRANCE FORM: Health Information Form/Comprehensive Physical Examination Report/Certification of Immunization and make such changes as they deem necessary to streamline such form, make it available in both digital and print formats, and make it more user-friendly for families, physicians, and other health care
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Sponsored by: Rep. C.E. Hayes
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0478) on 04/04/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Emergency medical services personnel; career fatigue and wellness program, report. [HB-1259]
Department of Health; emergency medical services personnel; career fatigue and wellness program; report. Directs the Department of Health to convene a work group to study the viability of establishing or contracting for a professional program for emergency medical services personnel, both professional and volunteer, that addresses career fatigue and wellness, including the costs of such program and recommendations for funding. The bill requires the Department to report its findings to the Governor and relevant committees of the General Assembly
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Sponsored by: Rep. Irene Shin
Continued To 2025 In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/01/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Fair school funding reform; joint committee of various House and Senate committees to study. [HJR-67]
Study; joint committee of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health to study fair school funding reform; report. Establishes a joint committee consisting of five members of the House Committee on Education and three members of the Senate Committee on Education and Health to study fair school funding reform by, among other things, utilizing the recommendations from the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission in its July 2023 report, "Virginia's K-12 Funding Formula," and any stakeholder input and feedback
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Continued To 2025 In Finance And Appropriations (15-y 0-n) on 03/04/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Highway use fee; DMV to convene work group to determine tiered flat rate system. [HB-1111]
Department of Motor Vehicles; highway use fee; tiered flat rate system; work group; report. Directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to convene a work group to determine the feasibility of implementing a tiered flat rate system to accurately determine the correct amount of highway use fee to be charged at the point of sale of a motor vehicle. The bill directs the work group to complete its work and report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate and House Committees on Transportation no later than November 15, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Wyatt
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0109) on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Litter tax; Department of Taxation, et al., to study tax policy options for reforming. [HJR-35]
Study; Department of Taxation; tax policy options for reforming the litter tax; report. Directs the Department of Taxation, in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Quality, to study tax policy options for reforming the litter tax.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Krizek
Continued To 2025 In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/01/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
All-terrain power wheelchairs in state parks; DCR shall establish two-year pilot program. [HB-1186]
Department of Conservation and Recreation; two-year pilot program; all-terrain power wheelchairs in state parks. Provides that the Department of Conservation and Recreation shall establish a two-year pilot program beginning October 1, 2024, and ending October 30, 2026, to enhance accessibility for individuals with limited mobility in Virginia's state parks by providing all-terrain power wheelchairs that may be used by such persons during their visits. The bill permits the Department to choose the locations for the pilot program and enter into a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Tran
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0321) on 04/02/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Education Excellence for All Program; established, report. [HB-1164]
Education Excellence for All Program established. Permits the parents of qualified students, defined in the bill, to apply for a one-year, renewable Education Excellence for All Savings Account, defined in the bill, that consists of an amount that is equivalent to a certain percentage of all applicable annual Standards of Quality per pupil state funds appropriated for public school purposes and apportioned to the school division in which the qualified student resides, including the per pupil share of state sales tax funding in basic aid and any
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Garrett
Left In Education on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Drugs; JLARC to study scope and cost of penalizing possession as a felony. [HJR-38]
Study; JLARC; scope and cost of penalizing possession of drugs as a felony. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the scope and cost of the current laws in the Commonwealth penalizing possession of drugs as a felony.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nadarius Clark
Left In Rules on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Employment service organizations; DGS, et al., to study procuring goods and services. [HJR-51]
Study; procuring goods and services from employment service organizations; report. Requests the Department of General Services, in tandem with the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, to examine the current process for procurement, potential set-asides or percentage goals that could be utilized or bolstered by employment service organizations, and whether employment service organizations should be housed within the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso Lopez
Continued To 2025 In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/01/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Teacher retention, etc.; JLARC to study effect of salaries, employment benefits, etc. [HJR-56]
Study; JLARC; effect of salaries, employment benefits, and other relevant factors on teacher recruitment and retention; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the effect of salaries, employment benefits, and other relevant factors on recruiting and retaining high-quality, fully licensed teachers, including (i) examining salaries, employment benefits, and other financial benefits and incentives available to teachers in relation to teacher recruitment and retention in each local school division; (ii) identifying
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Sponsored by: Rep. Aijalon Cordoza
Left In Rules on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Juvenile Justice, Department of; JLARC, et al., to study transferring responsibility for Department. [HJR-50]
Study; JLARC; Department of Juvenile Justice; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, in conjunction with the Office of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, to conduct a study to determine the feasibility and benefits of transferring responsibility for the Department of Juvenile Justice from the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso Lopez
Left In Rules on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Virginia Business Ready Expedited Permitting Program; created. [HB-1125]
Virginia Business Ready Expedited Permitting Program established; report. Establishes the Virginia Business Ready Expedited Permitting Program and directs the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to designate up to two sites and four projects for participation in the Program. Sites and projects eligible for the Program shall include only (i) sites eligible for a site development grant under the Virginia Business Ready Sites Program or (ii) projects with significant local, regional, or statewide economic impact that the governing body
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Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0471) on 04/04/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; established, report. [HB-881]
Public institutions of higher education; Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; established. Establishes the Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program to address student hunger at public institutions of higher education. The bill provides that the Program shall be managed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and available for participation by public institutions of higher education; however, participation in the Program shall be optional for such institutions. Under the bill, if a public institution of higher education satisfies certain criteria
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Bulova
Left In Appropriations on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Mattress stewardship program; established, report, civil penalty. [HB-745]
Mattress stewardship program established; civil penalty. Prohibits the disposal of a mattress, as defined in the bill, in a landfill or an incinerator beginning January 1, 2028, and requires producers of mattresses sold at retail in the Commonwealth or a representative organization acting on a producer's behalf to submit a plan for the establishment of a mattress stewardship program. Such mattress stewardship program plan shall establish an assessment for all mattresses sold in the Commonwealth and a network of convenient and free collection sites
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nadarius Clark
Continued To 2025 With Substitute In Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources By Voice Vote on 02/07/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Early childhood care & education; expansion of Head Start prog. availability at community colleges. [HB-984]
Early childhood care and education; expansion of Head Start program availability at comprehensive community colleges; work group. Requires the Department of Education and the Virginia Community College System to convene a stakeholder work group to evaluate and provide recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education by October 1, 2024, on expanding the availability of Head Start programs at comprehensive community colleges.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Tran
Left In Rules on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; charges for production of public records. [SB-324]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; charges for production of public records; report. Prohibits a public body from charging a requester for any costs incurred during the first hour spent accessing, duplicating, supplying, or searching for records requested in conjunction with the requester's first request. The bill provides that for any additional time spent accessing, duplicating, supplying, or searching for such records, or for any additional record requests, the public body shall not charge an hourly rate for accessing, duplicating, supplying,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Danica Roem
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0669) on 04/08/2024