Study Commissions Committees And Reports
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Joint Commission on Health Care to study creation of registry of cases of abuse or neglect. [HJR-675]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care to study the creation of a registry of cases of abuse or neglect of an individual receiving waiver services by a service provider. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care (JCHC) to study creation of a registry of cases of abuse or neglect of an individual receiving services through the Building Independence, Family and Individual Supports, or Community Living waiver program by a service provider. In conducting its study, the JCHC shall (i) determine the scope of the proposed registry of cases of abuse or
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Sponsored by: Rep. R. Steven Landes
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century; Joint Subcommittee to study. [HJR-637]
[Mental Health ]
Study; Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the Twenty-First Century continued; report. Continues the Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the Twenty-First Century for two additional years, through December 1, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Administrative Process Act; review of regulations by Joint Commission on Administrative Rules. [HB-1871]
[Law Enforcement ]
Joint Commission on Administrative Rules; periodic review of regulations. Requires the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules, beginning January 1, 2019, and every year thereafter, to conduct a review of agency regulations. The bill also requires, beginning December 1, 2018, and every year thereafter on or before December 1, each agency promulgating a regulation to submit a written report to the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules including a summary of the necessity for the regulation and a summary of any rule or regulation adopted in the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Miyares
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/31/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; Office of Drinking Water; Commonwealth's drinking water infrastructure and oversight. [HJR-639]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
Study; Office of Drinking Water; study of the Commonwealth's drinking water infrastructure and oversight of the drinking water system; report. Requests the Office of Drinking Water of the Department of Health (the Office) to study the Commonwealth's drinking water infrastructure and oversight of the drinking water system. In conducting its study, the Office shall (i) identify problems or issues that may result in contamination of the Commonwealth's drinking water supply with lead or copper or increase the likelihood of contamination of the Commonwealth's
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso Lopez
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; Department of Taxation to study unitary combined reporting of corporate income; report. [HJR-638]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Study; Department of Taxation to study unitary combined reporting of corporate income; report. Directs the Department of Taxation to research unitary combined reporting of corporate income and develop a recommendation regarding its implementation in the Commonwealth.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfonso Lopez
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; economic impacts of litter on fishing, farming, and water quality in urban streams; report. [HJR-636]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Agriculture ]
[Economic Development ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Study; economic impacts of litter on fishing, farming, and water quality in urban streams; report. Requests the Department of Environmental Quality to study the economic impact of litter on fishing, farming, water quality, and other components of Virginia's economy and to propose strategies, campaigns, and necessary state actions to protect the economy of the Commonwealth from harm caused by litter and promote Virginia's economic welfare.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Krizek
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Regulatory Management, Division of; created within Department of Planning and Budget, report. [HB-1821]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Department of Planning and Budget; establishment of the Division of Regulatory Management; review of regulatory requirements; report. Creates the Division of Regulatory Management (the Division) within the Department of Planning and Budget to develop and maintain a state regulatory baseline of all current state regulatory requirements. The bill defines a regulatory requirement as any action required to be taken or information required to be provided in accordance with a statute, regulation, or policy in order to access government services or operate
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Yancey
Left In General Laws on 02/08/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; incentives for grocery stores to donate. [HJR-633]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
Study; Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; incentives for grocery stores to donate unsold, unspoiled food to charitable organizations; report. Requests the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, to (i) study the feasibility of and develop recommendations for a program that would incentivize grocery stores to donate unsold, unspoiled food that would otherwise be discarded or wasted to hunger-relief charitable organizations for redistribution to needy families; (ii) identify the size
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Worker retraining and telework expenses; extends sunset date for tax credits. [HB-1814]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Tax credits for worker retraining and telework expenses. Extends from taxable years prior to January 1, 2018, to taxable years prior to January 1, 2022, the sunset date for the worker retraining tax credit and transfers the certification of eligible worker retraining programs from the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority. The bill also extends from taxable years prior to January 1, 2017, to taxable years prior to January 1, 2022, the sunset date for the telework expenses tax
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Sponsored by: Rep. Timothy Hugo
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0177) on 02/23/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Administrative Process Act; development and periodic review of regulations, report. [HB-1790]
[Law Enforcement ]
Administrative Process Act; development and periodic review of regulations; report. Requires agencies to develop regulations in the least burdensome and intrusive manner possible and provides guiding principles for the development, adoption, and repeal of regulations. The bill also requires each agency to establish a schedule over a 10-year period for the review of all regulations for which the agency is the primary responsible agency. The schedule shall provide for the annual review of at least 10 percent of an agency's regulations by July 1 of
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
(67 Affirmative Votes Required To Override) on 04/05/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; study the efficacy of the sheriff of any locality supervising animal control officers. [HJR-630]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Study; study the efficacy of the sheriff of any locality supervising animal control officers; report. Directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to study the efficacy of the sheriff of any locality supervising animal control officers and report on the effectiveness and cost of such reorganization.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Stormwater management; work group to examine ways to improve. [HB-1774]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Stormwater and erosion control; work group; stormwater laws. Directs the Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding Resiliency (the Center) to convene a work group to consider alternative methods of stormwater management in rural Tidewater localities. The bill provides that the group is to be facilitated by the Virginia Coastal Policy Center at William and Mary Law School and is to include representatives of institutions of higher education, state agencies, local governments, private industry, and other groups. The bill provides that the work group
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Sponsored by: Rep. M. Keith Hodges
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0345) on 03/13/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; Tax Commissioner to study disincentives to upgrade machinery and tools; report. [HJR-619]
[Taxes ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
Study; Tax Commissioner to study disincentives to upgrade machinery and tools; report. Requests that the Tax Commissioner study disincentives in the Code of Virginia that discourage investment in upgrades to machinery and tools and propose modifications to the Code of Virginia that would remove such disincentives.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Davis
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Higher education; in-state tuition. [SB-1087]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Inflation ]
Higher education; in-state tuition. Prohibits, without the prior statutory approval of the General Assembly, any percentage increase in in-state tuition or instructional fees for undergraduate students at Virginia's public institutions of higher education that exceeds twice the annual percentage increase, as determined by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, in the Average Consumer Price Index for all items, all urban consumers (CPI-U), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, from January 1
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amanda Chase
Passed By Indefinitely In Finance (16-y 0-n) on 01/25/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; the costs and benefits of assisting localities in alleviating pay compression. [HJR-618]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Study; the costs and benefits of assisting localities in alleviating pay compression in police and deputy sheriffs' salaries; report. Requests the Department of Criminal Justice Services to study the costs and benefits of assisting localities in alleviating pay compression in police and deputy sheriffs' salaries and to propose strategies, campaigns, or state actions to alleviate pay compression issues.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Davis
Stricken From Docket By Rules By Voice Vote on 01/19/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; Joint Commission on Technology and Science; robots, automation, and artificial intelligence. [HJR-615]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Science ]
Study; Joint Commission on Technology and Science; robots, automation, and artificial intelligence; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science to convene an advisory committee to study the opportunities and challenges related to the adoption and use of robots, automation, and artificial intelligence, especially as it relates to the economy and the Commonwealth workforce and potential employment. The executive summary of the Commission's report shall be submitted no later than the first day of the 2018 Session of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Marshall
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
My Virginia Plan Program; retirement plans for employees of private employers. [SB-1076]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Senior Citizens ]
My Virginia Plan Program; retirement plans for employees of private employers. Directs the Department of the Treasury (the Department) to create the My Virginia Plan Program (the Program) to enable private employers to connect with financial services firms that offer retirement plans. The bill provides that participation in a plan offered through the Program is voluntary for employers and their employees. The bill requires the Department to review and approve financial services firms to offer retirement plans through the Program and create a website
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Sponsored by: Sen. Frank Ruff
Stricken At Request Of Patron In General Laws And Technology (13-y 0-n) on 01/23/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Redeemable beverage containers. [HB-1759]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Safety ]
Redeemable beverage containers. Requires that all Redeemable beverage containers. Requires that all beverage containers, as defined in the bill, sold in Virginia have a redemption value of five cents. Dealers and redemption centers are required to pay redeemers who return such containers to them the five-cent redemption value. Distributors are required to accept these redeemed containers from dealers and redemption centers and pay them the five-cent redemption value plus a handling fee of two cents per container. By March 1, 2019, and by March 1
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Rasoul
Left In Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Joint Commission on Health Care; study of quality of health care services in jails and prisons. [HJR-616]
[Healthcare ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care to study quality of health care services provided to inmates in jails and prisons in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the quality of health care services provided to inmates in jails and prisons in the Commonwealth. In conducting its study, the Joint Commission on Health Care shall (i) review the requirements for delivery of health care services in jails and prisons; (ii) review the oversight of health care service delivery in jails and prisons, including the process
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Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/26/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Joint Commission on Administrative Rules; periodic review of exemptions. [HB-1731]
[Law Enforcement ]
Joint Commission on Administrative Rules; periodic review of exemptions from the Administrative Process Act. Requires the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules, beginning November 1, 2017, on a schedule to be established by the Commission, to conduct a review of the exemptions authorized by the Administrative Process Act (APA). The bill also requires agencies having APA exemptions, other than the courts, any agency of the Supreme Court, and any agency that by the Constitution of Virginia is expressly granted any of the powers of a court of record,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Head
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0678) on 03/20/2017