Rep. Jason Miyares
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District HD-082
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 21
Sponsored Legislation
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Public charter school applications and charter agreements; review by the Board of Education. [HB-2218]
Public charter school applications and charter agreements; findings by the Board of Education. Permits the Board of Education to communicate any Board finding relating to the rationale for the local school board's denial of a public charter school application or revocation of or failure to renew the charter agreement based on documentation submitted by the school board in any school division in which at least half of the schools receive funding pursuant to Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Miyares
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0513) on 03/16/2017
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DPOR; regulatory boards within the Department, expiration of regulations. [HB-2242]
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; regulatory boards within the Department; expiration of regulations. Requires all proposed and final regulations promulgated by any regulatory board within the Department on or after July 1, 2017, to contain a sunset provision such that the regulations shall expire within five years of their effective date. The bill provides that on or before July 1, 2021, the Board for Professional and Occupational Regulation (the Board) shall review the regulations on such timetable as determined by the Board
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Miyares
Failed To Report (defeated) In General Laws And Technology (7-y 8-n) on 02/20/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Health benefit plans; coverage for hormonal contraceptives. [HB-2267]
Health benefit plans; coverage for hormonal contraceptives. Requires any health benefit plan that is amended, renewed, or delivered on or after January 1, 2018, that provides coverage for hormonal contraceptives to cover up to a 12-month supply of hormonal contraceptives when dispensed or furnished at one time for a covered person or at a location licensed or otherwise authorized to dispense drugs or supplies. Such a plan is prohibited, in the absence of clinical contraindications, from imposing utilization controls or other forms of medical management
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0716) on 03/24/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Oyster planting grounds; Marine Resources Commission to post. [HB-2297]
Marine Resources Commission; oyster planting grounds; notice of application for lease. Requires the Marine Resources Commission (the Commission) to post notice of an application to lease oyster planting grounds for 30 days on its website and to notify by mail any current holders of adjoining leases, and riparian owners within 200 feet of the selected grounds. Current law requires posting of notice at the local courthouse for 60 days. The bill (i) reduces from four weeks to two weeks the period during which the Commission is required to publish weekly
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Miyares
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0798) on 04/05/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Riparian planting grounds lease; eligibility. [HB-2298]
Riparian planting grounds lease; eligibility. Reduces from 205 feet to 105 feet the minimum low-water shore front that makes the landowner eligible to apply for riparian planting grounds assignment by the Commissioner of the Marine Resources Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Miyares
Left In Appropriations on 02/08/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Veterans Services, Board of; membership, duties. [HB-2302]
Board of Veterans Services; membership; duties. Removes requirements regarding specific areas of expertise for members appointed to the Board of Veterans Services (the Board) by the Governor. The bill also (i) extends the number of consecutive terms for legislative members from four to six two-year terms for members of the House of Delegates and from two to three four-year terms for members of the Senate; (ii) removes the requirement that the Board be organized into at least three standing committees; and (iii) makes other changes to the administration
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0501) on 03/13/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
National Flood Insurance Program; participation by affected localities, report. [HB-2319]
National Flood Insurance Program; participation by localities; report. Requires the Secretary of Natural Resources to issue a report by November 1, 2018, listing any locality not participating in the Community Rating System of the National Flood Insurance Program and recommending any legislation necessary to encourage participation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Miyares
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0274) on 03/03/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Hurricane and Flooding Risk Reduction Act of 2017; established. [HB-2320]
Hurricane and Flooding Risk Reduction Act of 2017. Establishes the Commonwealth as a Nonfederal Sponsor of Hurricane and Flooding Risk Reduction Projects. The bill also establishes the Virginia Hurricane and Flooding Risk Reduction Authority, a Board of Directors for that Authority, and a Governor's Advisory Commission on Hurricane and Flooding Risk Reduction.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Miyares
Left In Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Women's right to vote; Va. Historical Society shall plan commemoration of centennial anniversary. [HB-2348]
Commission for the Commemoration of the Centennial of Women's Right to Vote. Provides that the Virginia Historical Society shall plan and lead the commemoration of the centennial anniversary of women's right to vote in 2020. The bill creates a 12-member task force to assist the Virginia Historical Society, in collaboration with the Library of Virginia, the Department of Education, the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, the VCU Libraries Special Collections and Archives, and interested civic and community organizations, in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0618) on 03/16/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Unpaid court fines, etc.; increases grace period for collection. [HB-2386]
Collection of unpaid court fines, etc. Increases the grace period after which collection activity for unpaid court fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, and restitution may be commenced from 30 days to 90 days after sentencing or judgment. The bill also establishes the requirements for deferred or installment payment agreements that a court must offer a defendant who is unable to pay court-ordered fines, costs, forfeitures, and penalties. The bill requires that a court take into account a defendant's financial circumstances, including whether the
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Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0802) on 04/05/2017