Study Commissions Committees And Reports
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; sustainability of the Prescription Monitoring Program. [SJR-285]
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[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; sustainability of the Prescription Monitoring Program; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the sustainability of the Prescription Monitoring Program and identify potential funding sources for its future operation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Carrico
Left In Rules on 02/21/2017
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Harm reduction programs; public health emergency, etc. [HB-2317]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Crime ]
Comprehensive harm reduction program; public health emergency. Authorizes the Commissioner of Health (the Commissioner) to establish and operate local or regional comprehensive harm reduction programs during a declared public health emergency that include the provision of sterile and disposal of used hypodermic needles and syringes. The objectives of the programs are to reduce the spread of HIV, viral hepatitis, and other blood-borne diseases in Virginia, to reduce the transmission of blood-borne diseases through needlestick injuries to law-enforcement
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Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0183) on 02/23/2017
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Guardian ad litem; reimbursement for cost. [SB-1343]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Reimbursement for cost of guardian ad litem. Codifies the requirement that, for cases in which a guardian ad litem has been appointed to represent a child, a judge shall order a parent, or other party with a legitimate interest who has filed a petition in such case, to reimburse the Commonwealth for the costs of the guardian. The bill provides that if a party is unable to pay, the judge may reduce or eliminate the reimbursement. The bill further provides that the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court shall administer the guardian ad litem program
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dave Marsden
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0676) on 03/20/2017
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Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; needs of older adults who are incarcerated. [SJR-296]
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[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; needs of older adults who are incarcerated or are being released from prison; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to (i) study the unique needs of older adults who are incarcerated within Virginia's prison system or are being released back into the community, including needs related to community services and supports, housing, case management, health care, including mental health, and employment; (ii) identify and examine the effectiveness of all existing state programs, services, and supports
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Passed By Indefinitely In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Certificate of Public Need program; established, changes to MCFCPN program, report. [SB-1375]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Certificate of Public Need program. Makes changes to the Medical Care Facilities Certificate of Public Need program. The bill (i) removes specialized centers or clinics or that portion of a physician's office developed for the provision of lithotripsy, magnetic source imaging (MSI), or nuclear medicine imaging from the list of reviewable medical care facilities; (ii) provides that establishment of a medical care facility to replace an existing medical care facility with the same primary service area does not constitute a project; (iii) removes introduction
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Cosgrove
Stricken At Request Of Patron In Education And Health (15-y 0-n) on 02/02/2017
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Coastal flooding adaptation and resiliency report; JLARC to study. [SJR-297]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Study; JLARC; coastal flooding adaptation and resiliency. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the ongoing efforts throughout the Commonwealth with regard to coastal flooding adaptation and resiliency and to determine the effectiveness of such efforts and issue appropriate recommendations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Wagner
Passed By Indefinitely In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Study; DMV; funding and customer service; report. [SJR-299]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Funding ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Study; DMV; funding and customer service; report. Directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to study its funding models to ensure continuing superior customer service.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Black
Passed By Indefinitely In Rules With Letter By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Commercial air service plan; Virginia Aviation Board shall develop and review. [SB-1417]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Air Quality ]
[Aerospace ]
Commercial air service plan. Requires the Virginia Aviation Board to develop and review every five years a commercial air service plan for commercial air service airports in the Commonwealth and, prior to allocation of funds from the Commonwealth Airport Fund by the Board, ensure that requested funds are consistent with the plan. The bill requires the Board to report to the Governor and the General Assembly annually on the use of Commercial Airport Fund revenues for the previous fiscal year. The bill prohibits the use of Commercial Airport Fund
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Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Newman
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0709) on 03/24/2017
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Electric utilities; community solar pilot programs. [SB-1393]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Climate Change ]
Electric utilities; community solar pilot programs. Requires Dominion Virginia Power and Appalachian Power to conduct a community solar pilot program for retail customers. A pilot program will authorize the participating utility to sell electric power to subscribing customers under a voluntary companion rate schedule, and the utility will generate or purchase the electric power from eligible generation facilities selected for inclusion in the pilot program. An eligible generation facility is an electrical generation facility that (i) exclusively
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0580) on 03/16/2017
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Study; SCHEV; financial reserves; report. [SJR-292]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
Study; SCHEV; financial reserves; report. Requests the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to study the practice of maintaining financial reserves at baccalaureate public universities of higher education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Passed By Indefinitely In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Study; Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; local government officers. [SJR-289]
[Ethics ]
Study; Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; local government officers and employees; report. Directs the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council to study the procedures for the filing and review of disclosure forms by local government officers and employees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Passed By Indefinitely In Rules With Letter By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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Study; Virginia State Crime Commission; decrease in driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated. [SJR-291]
[Crime ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Study; Virginia State Crime Commission; decrease in driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated convictions; report. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the causes of the decrease in convictions for driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated over the past five years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Passed By Indefinitely In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/02/2017
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General Services, Department of; maintenance of property records. [SB-1265]
[Real Estate ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
Department of General Services; maintenance of property records; notification when deed, lease, or other agreement to terminate. Requires the Department of General Services to maintain records relating to all property interests held by the Commonwealth and under the control of or occupied by any of its departments, agencies, or institutions, with the exception of records relating to (i) real estate or rights-of-way acquired by the Department of Transportation for the construction of highways; (ii) ungranted shores of the sea, marsh, and meadowlands
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Sponsored by: Sen. Benton Chafin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0706) on 03/24/2017
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Voting machines; Department of Elections shall coordinate post-election risk-limiting audit, report. [SB-1254]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Department of Elections; annual audit of ballot scanner machines. Requires the Department of Elections to coordinate a post-election risk-limiting audit annually of ballot scanner machines in use in the Commonwealth. The localities selected for the audit are to be chosen at random with every locality participating in the Department's annual audit at least once during a five-year period. The audits are required to be conducted by the local electoral boards and general registrars in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Department. The local
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Obenshain
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0367) on 03/13/2017
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Long-term care; requirements of Department of Medical Assistance Services. [HB-2304]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Department of Medical Assistance Services; requirements related to long-term care. Provides that the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall require all individuals who administer preadmission screenings for long-term care services to receive training on and be certified in the use of the Uniform Assessment Instrument; requires the Department to develop a program for the training and certification of preadmission screeners, develop guidelines for a standardized preadmission screening process, and strengthen oversight of the preadmission
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Orrock
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0749) on 03/24/2017
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Emergency custody or involuntary admission process; alternative transportation model. [SB-1221]
[Mental Health ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
Emergency custody or involuntary admission process; alternative transportation model. Directs the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Director of Criminal Justice Services, in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders, to develop a comprehensive model for the use of alternative transportation providers to provide safe and efficient transportation of individuals involved in the emergency custody or involuntary admission process as an alternative to transportation by law enforcement. The bill requires that the model
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Sponsored by: Sen. Taylor Mason
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0097) on 02/20/2017
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Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions. [SB-1230]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions. Requires a prescription for any controlled substance containing an opiate to be issued as an electronic prescription and prohibits a pharmacist from dispensing a controlled substance that contains an opiate unless the prescription is issued as an electronic prescription, beginning July 1, 2020. The bill defines electronic prescription as a written prescription that is generated on an electronic application in accordance with federal regulations and is transmitted to a pharmacy as an electronic data
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0429) on 03/13/2017
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Higher educational institutions, public; SCHEV to develop a passport credit program. [SB-1234]
[Education ]
Public institutions of higher education; passport credit program. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (the Council) and each public institution of higher education to develop a passport credit program that will be offered at each associate-degree-granting public institution of higher education. Under the program, each passport credit course shall satisfy a lower division general education requirement at any public institution of higher education. The bill requires the Council to develop such program by July 1, 2020, and each
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Sponsored by: Sen. Glen Sturtevant
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0521) on 03/16/2017
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Va. Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts; established, definitions, report, effective clause. [SB-1243]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts established. Permits the parent of a public preschool, elementary, or secondary school student who meets certain criteria to apply to the school division in which the student resides for a one-year, renewable Parental Choice Education Savings Account 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 resident school division in which the student resides, including
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amanda Chase
Chair Votes No on 02/06/2017
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Virginia Virtual School Board; established, report. [SB-1240]
[Education ]
Virginia Virtual School established. Establishes the Board of the Virginia Virtual School (the Board) as a policy agency in the executive branch of state government for the purpose of governing the full-time virtual school programs offered to students enrolled in the Virginia Virtual School (the School). The Secretary of Education is responsible for such agency. The 14-member Board is given operational control of the School and assigned powers and duties. Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the bill requires the School to be open to any school-age
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Petersen
Requires 27 Affirmative Votes To Override Veto on 04/05/2017