Study Commissions Committees And Reports
Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Insurance; annual actual loss ratio report by dental carriers. [HB-1132]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
Insurance; dental carriers; annual report. Requires each dental carrier, beginning in 2025, to annually, on or before April 30, file with the State Corporation Commission a report that includes the actual loss ratio, defined in the bill, for the preceding calendar year and any such other information as the Commission may require. The bill requires the Commission to post such reports on its website. The bill requires the Bureau of Insurance to evaluate the effectiveness of informing the public on the information being reported and to make recommendations,
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Sponsored by: Rep. C.E. Hayes
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0319) on 04/02/2024
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Recurrent Flooding, Joint Subcommittee on; study continued. [HJR-55]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Study; continuing the Joint Subcommittee on Recurrent Flooding; report. Continues the Joint Subcommittee on Recurrent Flooding for two additional years, through the 2025 interim.
Sponsored by: Rep. M. Keith Hodges
Left In Rules on 02/13/2024
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PFAS Expert Advisory Committee; established, monitoring sources. [HB-1085]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Department of Environmental Quality; Department of Health; PFAS; identification; monitoring; PFAS Expert Advisory Council established; report. Requires, for every public water system, as defined in the bill, the Department of Health (VDH) to assist the Department of Environmental Quality (the Department) by transferring to the Department quarterly all validated monitoring results available to VDH that indicate PFAS maximum containment level, as defined in the bill, exceedances. In such circumstances, the bill provides that the Department is required
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Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0316) on 04/02/2024
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Special education and related services; definitions, utilization of Virginia IEP. [HB-1089]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Special education and related services. Makes several changes relating to special education and related services for children with disabilities in public elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth, including requiring (i) the Department of Education to (a) develop, establish, review and update as necessary at least once every five years, and make available to each local school board an IEP writing, facilitation, tracking, and transfer system to be referred to as the Virginia IEP that includes, at a minimum, an IEP template component and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carrie Coyner
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0468) on 04/04/2024
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Substantial risk orders; recommendations for issuance. [HB-927]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Mental Health ]
[Crime ]
Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Secretary of Health and Human Resources; work group; report. Directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group to study and make recommendations on procedures for requiring health care providers or facilities to report to a law-enforcement officer in order to initiate procedures for the issuance of a substantial risk order. The bill requires the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor
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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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Clean energy; Dept. of Energy to study barriers for local governments to purchase. [HJR-36]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
Study; Department of Energy; local governments; purchases of clean energy; report. Requests the Department of Energy to study the barriers for local governments to directly purchase clean energy or to facilitate the purchase of clean energy by their constituents. In conducting its study, the Department shall consider existing ways for local governments to purchase clean energy and promote access to clean energy for their constituents, evaluate barriers and develop recommendations relating to reducing such barriers for local governments to purchase
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Sponsored by: Rep. Briana Sewell
Continued To 2025 In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/01/2024
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VA Longitudinal Data System & VA Workforce Data Trust; work group to review current capabilities. [HB-1083]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Virginia Longitudinal Data System and Virginia Workforce Data Trust; work group; report. Directs the Secretary of Education to convene a work group to review the current capabilities and future needs of the Virginia Longitudinal Data System and the Virginia Workforce Data Trust and, based on the results of such review, develop a work plan for improving the Virginia Longitudinal Data System. Virginia Longitudinal Data System and Virginia Workforce Data Trust; work group; report. Directs the Secretary of Education to convene a work group to review
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carrie Coyner
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0410) on 04/04/2024
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Sickle cell disease; annual review of medication and treatment, report. [HB-820]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Department of Medical Assistance Services; annual review of medication and treatment for sickle cell disease; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to conduct an annual review of all medications and forms of treatment for sickle cell disease, and services for enrollees with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease, that are eligible for coverage under the state plan for medical assistance services. The bill requires the Department to report its findings and recommendations by November 15 each year to the Chairmen of the House Committee
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Rasoul
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0306) on 04/02/2024
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Highway Corporation Act of 1988; quarterly reports. [HB-915]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Highway Corporation Act of 1988; reports. Requires a roadway operator under the Highway Corporation Act of 1988 to quarterly file with the State Corporation Commission, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation a complete financial report and provide any additional current and historical financial information as requested by any of the same such entities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kannan Srinivasan
Continued To 2025 In Transportation (22-y 0-n) on 02/01/2024
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Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management and design-build contracting. [HB-1108]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management and design-build contracting. Requires state public bodies, covered institutions, and local public bodies to provide documentation of the processes used for the final selection of a construction contract to all the unsuccessful applicants upon request. The bill adds certain requirements for covered institutions, including posting all documents that are open to public inspection exchanged between the Department of General Services and the covered institution on the central electronic procurement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0469) on 04/04/2024
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College and Career Ready Virginia Program and Fund; established and created. [HB-1087]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Community Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Department of Education and Virginia Community College System; College and Career Ready Virginia Program and Fund established. Establishes the College and Career Ready Virginia Fund and requires the Department of Education and the Virginia Community College System to establish the College and Career Ready Virginia Program whereby each school board is required to offer each qualified high school student in the local school division access at the high school to the dual enrollment courses that are sufficient to complete the Passport Program and the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Carrie Coyner
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0647) on 04/08/2024
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Public elementary schools; incorporation of career & technical education into curricula. [HB-1091]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
Virginia Advisory Committee for Career and Technical Education; recommendations, guidelines, and best practices for incorporation of career and technical education into public elementary school curricula; report. Requires the Virginia Advisory Committee for Career and Technical Education established by the Board of Education to develop and submit to the Board of Education, the Governor, and the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2024, recommendations, guidelines, and best practices for the incorporation of career and technical education
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Sponsored by: Rep. Delores Oates
Continued To 2025 In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/01/2024
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Public schools; Jt. Com. on Health Care to study impact of cell phone possession & use on students. [HJR-34]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; impacts of cell phone possession and use on students in public schools; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the impacts of cell phone possession and use in public schools on student learning outcomes, including the quality of learning and the ability of students to retain and recall information, student attention and focus, and student mental and behavioral health.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michelle Lopes-Maldonado
Continued To 2025 In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/01/2024
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Zoning for Housing Production Pilot Program; created, affordable dwelling unit policy incentives. [HB-1105]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Grants ]
Housing; Zoning for Housing Production Pilot Program created; affordable dwelling unit policy incentives; report. Creates the Zoning for Housing Production Pilot Program to be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development. To be eligible for a grant from the Program, a locality is required to make a change to its zoning policies to allow for by-right development that is expected to further the goal of creating and maintaining mixed-income communities, affordable housing, and moderately priced housing, as those terms are defined
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Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Failed To Pass In House on 03/09/2024
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Virginia Firefighting Personnel and Equipment Grant Program; established, report. [HB-1043]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
Virginia Firefighting Personnel and Equipment Grant Program. Establishes the Virginia Firefighting Personnel and Equipment Grant Program for the purpose of providing grants to localities to hire additional firefighters and to improve their firefighting and emergency medical services. The Department of Fire Programs shall administer the Program, and two types of grants shall be made from the Program. The first shall provide grants to localities to increase the number of firefighters. Such grants shall be made for up to three years and shall be used
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Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Austin
Left In Appropriations on 02/13/2024
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Blue catfish; DACS, et al., to review efforts to create a market. [HB-1135]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Economic Development ]
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; blue catfish work group; report. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders in order to support and encourage coordination regarding efforts to create a robust and resilient market for blue catfish. The work group shall (i) review past and ongoing efforts to promote the creation of a market for blue catfish, (ii) identify and explore potential sectors for the blue catfish market, and (iii) identify any actions that the Commonwealth
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Sponsored by: Rep. M. Keith Hodges
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0218) on 03/28/2024
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Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; guidance to small businesses. [HB-897]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; guidance to small businesses; identification of enforcement actions; work group; report. Requires the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity to develop and provide guidance to businesses with newly approved permits and established businesses regarding responsibilities and requirements for maintaining such business that includes information identifying any regularly occurring required report to a state agency and any associated fees, penalties, or waivers. Department of Small Business
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Sponsored by: Rep. William Green
Continued To 2025 With Substitute In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/01/2024
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Liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor products; certification, removal of exclusion from directory. [HB-1069]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor products; certification and directory; penalties. Requires every manufacturer of liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor products that are sold for retail sale in the Commonwealth to certify to the Attorney General that (i) the manufacturer has received a marketing authorization or similar order for the liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or (ii) (a) the liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor product was marketed in the United States as of August 8, 2016, or (b) the manufacturer
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Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0828) on 04/17/2024
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Teacher retention, etc.; JLARC to study effect of salaries, employment benefits, etc. [HJR-53]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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. Amanda Batten
Left In Rules on 02/13/2024
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Fentanyl crisis; Joint Commission on Health Care to study policy solutions. [HJR-41]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; policy solutions to the Commonwealth's fentanyl crisis; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care (JCHC) to study policy solutions to the Commonwealth's fentanyl crisis. The resolution directs JCHC to (i) study the causes of the rise in fentanyl prevalence and fentanyl overdoses in the Commonwealth, (ii) study the impact of the rise in fentanyl prevalence and fentanyl overdoses in the Commonwealth on Virginians and the Commonwealth's health care system, (iii) study and provide insight into the fentanyl
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Tran
Bill Text As Passed House And Senate (hj41er) on 03/05/2024