Study Commissions Committees And Reports
Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Hysterectomies and oophorectomies; DHP shall review informed consent requirements. [HB-217]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
Physicians; informed consent; disclosure of certain information prior to hysterectomy or oophorectomy. Requires physicians to obtain informed consent from a patient prior to performing a hysterectomy or oophorectomy. Prior to obtaining informed consent, physicians must inform the patient of the patient's freedom to withhold or withdraw consent, refer the patient to the Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services (HERS) Foundation, and provide the patient with anatomical diagrams relevant to the procedure. The bill allows physicians to forgo
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Orrock
Left In Health And Human Services on 02/13/2024
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Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; established, report. [HB-207]
[Education ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
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. Shelly Simonds
Incorporated By Education on 01/24/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Parental Behavior Technician Registration and Participation Pilot Program; established. [SB-96]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disabilities ]
Special education; Parental Behavior Technician Registration and Participation Pilot Program; established. Establishes the Parental Behavior Technician Registration and Participation Pilot Program (the Pilot Program), to be developed and administered by the Board of Education in collaboration with the Department of Health and the Advisory Board on Behavioral Analysis, for the purpose of assisting parents of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with becoming a registered behavior technician (RBT) in order to provide assistance to their children
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Sponsored by: Sen. William Stanley
Continued To 2025 In Education And Health (15-y 0-n) on 02/08/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Agriculture, forestry, and environment; JLARC to study impact of utility-scale solar development. [HJR-12]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Study; JLARC; solar development; agriculture, forestry, and environment; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the impact of utility-scale solar development in the Commonwealth on agriculture, forestry, and the environment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Orrock
Left In Rules on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Impounding structures, certain; variances to general permit requirements. [HB-216]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Water ]
Department of Conservation and Recreation; variances to general permit requirements for certain impounding structures; hazard potential classifications study; report. Requires the Soil and Water Conservation Board to develop a process by which an owner may submit a request only to the Department of Conservation and Recreation for a temporary or permanent variance to the general permit requirements for certain impounding structures for its review and consideration. The bill directs the Department to study issues relating to hazard potential classifications
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Orrock
Left In Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
English language learner students; ratios of instructional positions, At-Risk Program established. [SB-105]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Public school staffing and funding; National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund; At-Risk Program; English language learner students. Renames the National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund as the National Board Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund, expands eligibility for incentive grant awards from such Fund pursuant to such Program from solely teachers who have obtained national certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to all public school staff who are candidates
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Sponsored by: Sen. Louise Lucas
Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/17/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Veterans' Fellowship for State Government Pilot Program; created, report. [SB-113]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
Department of Veterans Services; Veteran's Fellowship for State Government Pilot Program. Creates, within the Department of Veterans Services, the Veteran's Fellowship for State Government Pilot Program (the Program) through which the Department shall collaborate with Virginia Commonwealth University to recruit veterans to participate in undergraduate-level and graduate-level cohorts to assist such veterans in pursuing educational pathways to employment with the Commonwealth. The Department shall report annually to the General Assembly by November
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bryce Reeves
Continued To 2025 In Finance And Appropriations (10-y 5-n) on 02/12/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Solar energy; potential benefits of using for certain residential applications. [HB-198]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
Department of Energy; potential benefits of using solar energy for certain residential, commercial, and government applications; report. Directs the Department of Energy (Department) to produce a report that (i) quantifies the potential benefits of using solar energy for residential, commercial, and government building rooftops, parking lots, and brownfields across the Commonwealth; (ii) describes any incentives, in whole or in part, that would maximize such potential benefits from the use of such solar energy; and (iii) provides regulatory and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Krizek
Stricken From Docket By Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources (22-y 0-n) on 01/24/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Virginia Gaming Commission, Joint Subcommittee studying feasibility of establishing; continued. [HJR-10]
[Gaming ]
Study; joint subcommittee; creation of Virginia Gaming Commission; report. Continues the Joint Subcommittee to Study the Feasibility of Establishing the Virginia Gaming Commission for two additional years, through November 30, 2025. Study; joint subcommittee; creation of Virginia Gaming Commission; report. Continues the Joint Subcommittee to Study the Feasibility of Establishing the Virginia Gaming Commission for two additional years, through November 30, 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Krizek
Failed To Pass In House on 03/06/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Government buildings, certain; net-zero energy consumption building design for schools. [SB-79]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Education ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
Solar-ready roofs for certain government buildings; net-zero energy consumption building design for schools. Requires any executive branch agency or institution and any locality entering the design phase for the construction of a new building greater than 5,000 gross square feet in size, or the renovation of a building where the cost of the renovation exceeds 50 percent of the value of the building, to ensure that such building includes infrastructure for renewable energy systems. The bill also requires the Department of Energy to convene a work
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko
Tabled In Appropriations (22-y 0-n) on 02/26/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Decreasing probation period; establishes criteria for mandatory reduction. [SB-80]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction; report. Establishes criteria for which a defendant's supervised probation period shall be reduced, including completing qualifying educational activities, maintaining verifiable employment, and complying with or completing any state-certified or state-approved mental health or substance abuse treatment program. The bill provides that a court may decrease a defendant's probation period if warranted by the defendant's conduct and in the interests of justice and may do so without a hearing.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko
Senate Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Social Work Advisory Board; established, report, sunset date. [HB-178]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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. The bill contains an expiration date of June 30, 2027.
Sponsored by: Rep. Delores McQuinn
Continued To 2025 With Substitute In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/01/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures, Task Force on; State Health Commissioner to reestablish. [HB-169]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Task Force on Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures; report. Directs the State Health Commissioner to reestablish the Task Force on Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures for the purpose of evaluating maternal health data collection processes to guide policies in the Commonwealth to improve maternal care, quality, and outcomes for all birthing people in the Commonwealth. The bill directs the Task Force to report its findings and conclusions to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1 of each year regarding its activities. This bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Delores McQuinn
Incorporated By Health And Human Services on 01/25/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Federal Early Intervention Program for Infants & Toddlers w/Disabilities; reimbursement rates. [HB-177]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Department of Medical Assistance Services; reimbursement rates for Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities; work group; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to assess and make recommendations related to reimbursement rates for the federal Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities. The bill requires the work group to report its recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Delores McQuinn
Left In Appropriations on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Virginia Teacher Residency Training Corps; established, report. [HB-145]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Virginia Teacher Residency Training Corps established. Establishes the Virginia Teacher Residency Training Corps for the purposes of attracting and retaining public elementary and secondary school teachers in school divisions in the Commonwealth by awarding scholarships to students seeking to obtain teaching degrees and certifications at participating institutions and requiring such students upon completion of their degree or certificate to fill teaching positions for one year for each year of scholarship receipt at a high-need school, as defined
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Reid
Left In Appropriations on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Veterans' Fellowship for State Government Pilot Program; created, report. [HB-141]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
Department of Veterans Services; Veteran's Fellowship for State Government Pilot Program. Creates, within the Department of Veterans Services, the Veteran's Fellowship for State Government Pilot Program (the Program) through which the Department shall collaborate with Virginia Commonwealth University to recruit veterans to participate in undergraduate-level and graduate-level cohorts to assist such veterans in pursuing educational pathways to employment with the Commonwealth. The Department shall report annually to the General Assembly by November
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Reid
Continued To 2025 In Finance And Appropriations (13-y 1-n) on 02/29/2024
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Virginia Minority Business Commission; established, report, sunset clause. [HB-132]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Virginia Minority Business Commission; report; sunset. Establishes the 13-member Virginia Minority Business Commission in the legislative branch of government for the purpose of promoting the growth and competitiveness of Virginia minority-owned businesses. The bill provides that the Commission sunsets on July 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kelly Convirs-Fowler
Tabled In Rules (17-y 0-n) on 02/01/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Learning needs dashboard; Department of Education shall continue to maintain, sunset date. [HB-131]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Department of Education; learning needs dashboard. Requires the Department of Education to continue to maintain until July 1, 2029, a learning needs dashboard that includes an interactive bar chart feature to compare annual pass rates and an interactive scatterplot feature to compare changes in pass rates between select years on history and social sciences, mathematics, reading, science, and writing Standards of Learning assessments on a statewide basis and for specific local school divisions, public elementary and secondary schools, and student
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Sponsored by: Rep. Delores McQuinn
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0173) on 03/28/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Electric utilities; regional transmission entities, annual report. [HB-109]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Safety ]
Electric utilities; regional transmission entities; annual report. Requires each incumbent electric utility that is a member of or has established a regional transmission entity for purposes of management and control of its transmission system as required under current law to submit an annual report by February 1 of each year. Such report shall include all recorded votes cast by the utility during the immediately preceding calendar year, all votes cast by an affiliate of the utility, and a brief description explaining how each vote cast by the utility
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Sullivan
Continued To 2025 In Commerce And Labor (14-y 0-n) on 03/04/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Guardians and conservators; order of appointment and certificate of qualification, annual report. [HB-115]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Guardians and conservators; order of appointment and certificate of qualification; annual report. Requires a petitioner to file with a petition for the appointment of a guardian, a conservator, or both a cover sheet on a form prepared by the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The bill requires a guardian to file an initial annual report reflecting the first four months of guardianship since qualification within six months of the date of qualification and to file the second and each subsequent annual report for each
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Sullivan
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0017) on 03/08/2024