Study Commissions Committees And Reports
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Legislature Modernization, Commission on; established, report. [HB-1031]
Commission on Legislature Modernization; report. Establishes the Commission on Legislature Modernization in the legislative branch for the purpose of studying the operation and functionality of the General Assembly and identifying ways to make the legislature more effective, efficient, responsive, reflective, and transparent on behalf of all Virginians. The Commission will consist of 17 members, which shall include 9 legislators, 6 nonlegislative citizen members, and 2 ex officio members. The Commission shall be convened for a period of two years,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer Boysko
Left In Rules on 11/18/2024
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Historically black colleges and universities; joint subcommittee to study challenges faced, etc. [HJR-25]
Study; joint committee of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health; challenges faced by and effective strategies for ensuring the sustainable, long-term success of the five historically black colleges and universities in the Commonwealth; 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 the challenges faced by and effective strategies for ensuring the sustainable, long-term success
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Rasoul
Left In Rules on 11/18/2024
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Virginia 2024 Special I
Gen. appropriation act; designation of add'tl. surplus, repeal of modification to certain programs. [SB-6011]
General appropriation act; designation of additional surplus; repeal of modifications to certain waiver programs and delayed effective date for academic progress requirement; JLARC review. Designates certain additional surplus revenues in the amount of $45 million to offset the impact of financial aid waivers and stipends for the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program and related programs and removes language in the appropriation act imposing additional requirements on financial aid waivers and stipends for such programs. The
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Sponsored by: Sen. Louise Lucas
Presented And Ordered Printed 24200315d on 07/01/2024
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Virginia 2024 Special I
General appropriation act; designation of add'tl surplus, modifications to certain programs, report. [SB-6009]
General appropriation act; designation of additional surplus; delayed effective date for modifications to certain waiver programs; JLARC review. Designates certain additional surplus revenues in the amount of $45 million to offset the impact of financial aid waivers and stipends for the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program and related programs. The bill delays until July 1, 2025, the effective date of language in the appropriation act imposing additional requirements on financial aid waivers and stipends for such programs.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Louise Lucas
Presented And Ordered Printed 24200298d on 06/27/2024
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Virginia 2024 Special I
Va. Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program, etc.; repeal of modifications, report. [SB-6003]
General appropriation act; repeal of modifications to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program and related financial aid waivers; stakeholder work group. Removes language in the appropriation act imposing additional requirements on financial aid waivers and stipends for the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program and related financial aid waivers. The bill also directs the Secretary of Finance, in collaboration with the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs and the Secretary of Education, to convene
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Presented And Ordered Printed 24200154d on 06/14/2024
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Virginia 2024 Special I
Virginia Gaming Commerce Regulation Act; established, penalties, report. [SB-6007]
Virginia Gaming Commerce Regulation Act established; penalties. Establishes the Virginia Gaming Commerce Regulation Act for the purpose of providing a regulatory and registration scheme for electronic gaming devices in the Commonwealth. The bill authorizes and specifies the registration requirements for the distribution, operation, hosting, and play of electronic gaming devices, as defined in the bill. The bill imposes a $1,200 monthly tax on each electronic gaming device from each distributor, as defined in the bill, and provides for the use of
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Sponsored by: Sen. William Stanley
Presented And Ordered Printed 24200221d on 06/16/2024
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Virginia 2024 Special I
Virginia Gaming Commerce Regulation Act; established, penalties, report. [SB-6004]
Virginia Gaming Commerce Regulation Act established; penalties. Establishes the Virginia Gaming Commerce Regulation Act for the purpose of providing a regulatory and registration scheme for electronic gaming devices in the Commonwealth. The bill authorizes and specifies the registration requirements for the distribution, operation, hosting, and play of electronic gaming devices, as defined in the bill. The bill imposes a $1,200 monthly tax on each electronic gaming device from each distributor, as defined in the bill, and provides for the use of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Christie New Craig
Presented And Ordered Printed 24200218d on 06/15/2024
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Virginia 2024 Special I
Gaming commerce and development in the Commonwealth; regulation, report, penalties. [SB-6008]
General appropriation act; regulation of gaming commerce and development in the Commonwealth; penalties. Authorizes and specifies the registration and licensing requirements for the manufacture, distribution, operation, hosting, and playing of electronic skill gaming devices, as defined in the bill, under the regulatory authority of the Virginia Lottery. The bill imposes a 25 percent tax on all gross profits generated from the play of such electronic skill gaming devices and provides for the use of such tax proceeds after deposit in the Virginia
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Sponsored by: Sen. Louise Lucas
Presented And Ordered Printed 24200222d on 06/16/2024
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Virginia 2024 Special I
Va. Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program, etc.; repeal of modifications, report. [SB-6006]
General appropriation act; repeal of modifications to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program and related financial aid waivers; stakeholder work group. Removes language in the appropriation act imposing additional requirements on financial aid waivers and stipends for the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program and related financial aid waivers. The bill also directs the Secretary of Finance, in collaboration with the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs and the Secretary of Education, to convene
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Presented And Ordered Printed 24200214d on 06/16/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Rights of women; affirming biological differences between the sexes. [HJR-86]
Recognizing rights of women; affirming biological differences between the sexes for purposes of laws of the Commonwealth. Recognizes the rights of women by affirming that for purposes of the laws of the Commonwealth, a person's sex is defined as his or her biological sex, either male or female, at birth.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ellen Campbell
Left In Rules on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Highway deaths & injuries; VDOT to develop a plan and apply for federal grants to reduce, report. [HB-1543]
Department of Transportation; quick-build traffic calming projects; report. Requires the Department of Transportation to convene a work group with relevant stakeholders to develop a process for localities in Planning District 8 to plan, prioritize, and implement quick-build traffic calming projects to address safety issues in school crossing zones. Department of Transportation; quick-build traffic calming projects; report. Requires the Department of Transportation to convene a work group with relevant stakeholders to develop a process for localities
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Tran
Left In Transportation on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Pharmacy technician profession; Board of Pharmacy to review framework. [HB-1497]
Board of Pharmacy; pharmacy technician profession; work group; report. Requires the Board of Pharmacy to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to review and make recommendations related to the regulatory framework for the pharmacy technician profession, educational barriers to the pharmacy technician profession, compensation of pharmacy technicians, and the educational requirements of pharmacy technicians. The bill requires the Board to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health and Human Services
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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
Virginia Crime Commission; surveillance technology, report. [SB-695]
Virginia Crime Commission; surveillance technology; report. Adds to the powers and duties of the Virginia Crime Commission (the Commission) the power to conduct an annual study on surveillance technology, defined in the bill, utilized by local and state law-enforcement agencies throughout the Commonwealth, including (i) the technology's potential impact on privacy rights and civil liberties, with particular attention to potential disparate impacts on different communities and populations; (ii) the technology's effectiveness for law or regulatory
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Peake
Tabled In Appropriations (18-y 4-n) on 02/28/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
The Virginia African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, etc., Advisory Board; established. [HB-1540]
The Virginia African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latino, and Indigenous Education Advisory Board; establishment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso Lopez
Left In Appropriations on 02/13/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Discovery; electronic means. [HB-1515]
Discovery; electronic means; report. Requires all attorneys for the Commonwealth to provide discovery materials for all courts to counsel of record for the accused by electronic means unless such material is prohibited from being distributed by law or impossible to provide by electronic means. The bill directs the Supreme Court of Virginia to promulgate rules to implement this provision by July 1, 2026. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. Discovery; electronic means; report. Requires all attorneys for the Commonwealth to provide
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Glass
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Rights of women; affirming biological differences between the sexes. [SJR-49]
Recognizing rights of women; affirming biological differences between the sexes for purposes of laws of the Commonwealth. Recognizes the rights of women by affirming that for purposes of the laws of the Commonwealth, a person's sex is defined as his or her biological sex, either male or female, at birth. Recognizing rights of women; affirming biological differences between the sexes for purposes of laws of the Commonwealth. Recognizes the rights of women by affirming that for purposes of the laws of the Commonwealth, a person's sex is defined as
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tammy Brankley Mulchi
Stricken At Request Of Patron In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/02/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report. [SB-729]
Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; established; report. Creates the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank to finance clean energy projects, greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects, and other qualified projects through the strategic deployment of public funds in the form of grants, loans, credit enhancements, and other financing mechanisms. The Bank is governed by a 12-member Board of Directors, consisting of nine nonlegislative citizen members and three ex officio members with voting privileges, who include the Director of the Department
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Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/17/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
State park; DCR to study feasibility of establishing in Washington County. [HJR-82]
Study; Department of Conservation and Recreation; state park in Washington County; report. Requests the Department of Conservation and Recreation to study the feasibility of establishing a state park in Washington County at the Mendota Trail and Abrams Falls located within the Holston River Watersheds.
Sponsored by: Rep. Israel O'Quinn
Continued To 2025 In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/01/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Surveillance technology; reporting by state & local law-enforcement agencies, etc. [HB-1496]
Surveillance technology reporting by state and local law-enforcement agencies and sheriff's departments. Requires all state and local law-enforcement agencies and sheriff's departments to provide to the Department of Criminal Justice Services (the Department) a list of surveillance technologies, defined in the bill, procured by such agencies and departments on an annual basis by November 1 of each year. The bill requires the Department to provide such information to the Virginia State Crime Commission and the Joint Commission on Technology and Science.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Rasoul
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0614) on 04/08/2024
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Virginia Institute of Marine Science; review the cumulative surface water intake effects. [HB-1520]
Virginia Institute of Marine Science; review the cumulative surface water intake effects on aquatic fauna in the Chesapeake Bay; report. Directs the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) to review the feasibility of studying cumulative impacts of surface water intakes on aquatic fauna and water quality in Virginia's rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. VIMS is required to report whether the study may be conducted and, if so, report the total amount of funding necessary to conduct the study to the Governor by October 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Orrock
Continued To 2025 In Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources By Voice Vote on 02/07/2024