Study Commissions Committees And Reports
Virginia 2021 Special I
Universal health care; Joint Commission on Health Care to study options for financing. [HB-2271]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Joint Commission on Health Care; contract for study of options for financing universal health care. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to enter into a contract with a qualified entity to study options for financing universal health care in the Commonwealth. The Joint Commission shall report the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the qualified entity to the General Assembly by October 1, 2022. Joint Commission on Health Care; contract for study of options for financing universal health care. Directs the Joint Commission on Health
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Rasoul
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance And Appropriations (10-y 5-n) on 02/17/2021
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Opioid Abatement Authority; established, Fund created, report, membership. [HB-2322]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Opioid Abatement Authority; established; report. Establishes the Opioid Abatement Authority. The Authority, with the assistance of the Office of the Attorney General, would administer the Opioid Abatement Fund, which would receive moneys from settlements, judgments, verdicts, and other court orders relating to claims regarding the manufacturing, marketing, distribution, or sale of opioids and any other funds received on the Fund's behalf that would be used to provide grants and loans to Virginia agencies and certain localities for the purpose of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0306) on 03/24/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Carbon Sequestration Task Force; established. [SB-1374]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Water ]
Carbon Sequestration Task Force; report. Directs the Secretary of Natural Resources, jointly with the Secretary of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to convene a task force for the purpose of studying carbon sequestration in the Commonwealth and submit a report of its findings before the first day of the 2022 Session of the General Assembly. The bill directs the task force to (i) consider possible methods of increasing carbon sequestration within the natural environment through state land and marine resources use policies; agricultural, aquacultural,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lynwood Lewis
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0504) on 03/31/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Barrier Crimes and Criminal History Records Checks, Joint Subcommittee Studying; continued. [SJR-285]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Joint Subcommittee to Study Barrier Crimes and Criminal History Records Checks; Report. Continues the Joint Subcommittee to Study Barrier Crimes and Criminal History Records Checks for one additional year, through November 30, 2021.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards
Taken Up on 02/24/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Mandatory minimum sentences; elimination, modification of sentence to mandatory minimum term. [SB-1443]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Elimination of mandatory minimum sentences; modification of sentence to mandatory minimum term of confinement for felony offenses. Eliminates all mandatory minimum sentences of confinement from the Code of Virginia. The bill directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to establish a work group to evaluate the feasibility of resentencing persons previously convicted of a felony offense that was punishable by a mandatory minimum term of confinement. The work group would report on its findings by November 1, 2021. As introduced, this
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards
Failed To Pass on 03/01/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Environmental justice; interagency working group. [HB-2074]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
Environmental justice; interagency working group. Establishes the Interagency Environmental Justice Working Group as an advisory council in the executive branch of state government to further environmental justice in the Commonwealth and directs each of the Governor's Secretaries to designate at least one environmental justice coordinator to represent the secretariat as a member of the Working Group. The bill directs the Working Group to focus its work during its first year on the environmental justice of current air quality monitoring practices
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Failed To Pass on 03/01/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures, Task Force on; established, report. [HB-2111]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
Task Force on Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures; report. Directs the State Health Commissioner to establish 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 and states that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0215) on 03/18/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program; established. [HB-1750]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program. Directs the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish and administer the Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program (the Program). The bill provides that any dairy farmer that has a resource management plan or nutrient management plan and participates in the federal margin coverage program for dairy producers at the tier I level as contained in the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 is eligible to participate in the Program. Under the bill, each
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0330) on 03/24/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Special education; Department of and the Board of Education to develop new policies and procedures. [SB-1288]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Department of Education and Board of Education; special education. Requires the Department of Education and the Board of Education to develop new policies and procedures and effect numerous modifications to existing policies and procedures to improve the administration and oversight of special education in the Commonwealth.
Sponsored by: Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0452) on 03/30/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program; established. [SB-1193]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Food ]
[Funding ]
Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program. Directs the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish and administer the Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program (the Program). The bill provides that any dairy farmer that has a resource management plan or nutrient management plan and participates in the federal margin coverage program for dairy producers at the tier I level as contained in the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 is eligible to participate in the Program. Under the bill, each
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0331) on 03/24/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Marijuana; legalization of simple possession, etc. [HB-2312]
[Cannabis ]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
Marijuana; legalization; retail sales; penalties. Eliminates criminal penalties for simple possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by persons 21 years of age or older, modifies several other criminal penalties related to marijuana, and imposes limits on dissemination of criminal history record information related to certain marijuana offenses. The bill creates the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (the Authority), the Cannabis Oversight Commission, the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council, the Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Board and Fund,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Heretick
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0551) on 04/07/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Income tax, state; JLARC to study increasing the progressivity of Virginia's system. [HJR-567]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Study; JLARC; increasing the progressivity of Virginia's individual income tax system; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study increasing the progressivity of Virginia's individual income tax system to make it more progressive and fair in response to economic dynamics. Study; JLARC; increasing the progressivity of Virginia's individual income tax system; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study increasing the progressivity of Virginia's individual income tax system to make it
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Bill Text As Passed House And Senate (hj567er) on 02/16/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Permit fee schedules; DEQ to revise current schedule for nonhazardous solid waste mgmt. facilities. [SB-1210]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Environmental permit fees; working groups. Directs the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality to convene working groups for the purpose of developing annual fee schedules for nonhazardous solid waste management facilities and annual maintenance fees for certain water withdrawal permits to replace the current annual fee schedules. Environmental permit fees; working groups. Directs the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality to convene working groups for the purpose of developing annual fee schedules for nonhazardous solid
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Petersen
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0275) on 03/18/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, certain advertising related to school quality. [HB-2003]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Education ]
[Media and Advertising ]
Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices; certain advertising related to school quality. Adds as a prohibited practice under the Consumer Protection Act the use in any advertising any information regarding the quality of any public or private elementary or secondary school other than information derived from the school quality indicators contained in the School Quality Profiles established by the Department of Education or information derived from the school's website or the website of the school's district, unless such advertising contains
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Passed By Indefinitely In General Laws And Technology (13-y 2-n) on 02/17/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program; established, report. [HB-2332]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program. Requires the State Corporation Commission (the Commission) to establish, upon approval of a state innovation waiver request pursuant to § 1332 of the Affordable Care Act, a reinsurance program, known as the Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program (the Program). The bill provides that the Program is funded through federal funding provided under the state innovation waiver and state appropriations. The bill requires the General Assembly to appropriate a sum sufficient to ensure the operation of the program.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Rasoul
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0480) on 03/31/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Inmates; Board of Local and Regional Jails to review services provided during pregnancy, etc. [SB-1300]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Board of Local and Regional Jails; review services provided to inmates during pregnancy, pregnancy termination, labor and delivery, and postpartum recovery; report. Directs the Board of Local and Regional Jails (the Board), in consultation with a stakeholder work group, to (i) identify and analyze all obstetric and gynecological services and any other services provided by local and regional jails to inmates during pregnancy, pregnancy termination, labor and delivery, and postpartum recovery; (ii) compare such services to best practices recommended
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0392) on 03/25/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
COVID-19; JLARC to study the impact on Virginia's public schools, students, and school employees. [SJR-308]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Study; JLARC; impact of COVID-19 on Virginia's public schools, students, and school employees; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the impact of COVID-19 on Virginia's public schools, students, and school employees, including (i) examining and determining reasons for barriers to student success in virtual and hybrid models as well as the overall impact of COVID-19 face-to-face learning restrictions on previously existing student achievement gaps, student achievement, and student well-being, including any disproportionate
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Bill Text As Passed Senate And House (sj308er) on 02/24/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Trees; replacement and conservation during development, effective clause. [SB-1393]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
Replacement and conservation of trees during development; work group. Gives a locality the ability to exceed general requirements in its tree replacement and conservation ordinances in specific circumstances, including development that impacts stormwater permit requirements, recurrent flooding, formerly redlined areas, and comprehensive plan compliance. The bill also directs the Secretary of Natural Resources and Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to convene a stakeholder work group for the purpose of developing and providing recommendations
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0090) on 03/12/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Children's Services Act; funds expended special education programs. [SB-1313]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Children's Services Act; special education programs. Requires that funds expended for private special education services under the Children's Services Act only be expended on educational programs that are licensed by the Board of Education or an equivalent out-of-state licensing agency. The bill also provides that as of July 1, 2022, such funds may only be expended for programs that the Office of Children's Services certify as having reported their tuition rates. Children's Services Act; special education programs. Requires that funds expended for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Taylor Mason
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0071) on 03/11/2021
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Virginia 2021 Special I
Criminal records; sealing of records, Sealing Fee Fund created, penalties, report. [SB-1339]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Sealing of criminal records; penalties. Establishes a process for the automatic sealing of police and court records, defined in the bill, for certain convictions, deferred dispositions, and acquittals and for offenses that have been nolle prossed or otherwise dismissed. The bill also allows a person to petition for the sealing of police and court records relating to certain convictions. The bill has staggered delayed effective dates in order to develop systems for implementing the provisions of the bill.
Sponsored by: Sen. Louise Lucas
Enacted, Chapter 524 (effective - See Bill) on 04/07/2021