A Peek Inside the Process
Somehow I don’t think this is done by Saturday…From the Legislative Information System (LIS) this morning, here are the bills still in conference committees. Some are known to have resolutions, but still must come to the floor:
- HB 2 Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.
- HB 4 Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming.
- HB 19 Voter identification; signed statement in lieu of required form of identification, penalty.
- HB 29 Budget Bill.
- HB 30 Budget Bill.
- HB 33 Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes.
- HB 42 Prenatal and postnatal depression, etc.; importance of screening patients.
- HB 46 Workers’ compensation; employer to notify employee of intent.
- HB 75 Electric utilities; electric school bus pilot program.
- HB 201 Elections; same-day registration, same-day registration.
- HB 220 Absentee voting; postage prepaid on return envelope.
- HB 235 Voter registration; automatic voter registration.
- HB 259 Unrestorably incompetent defendant; competency report.
- HB 271 Public schools; school resource officers and school security officers, data.
- HB 273 School boards; planning time and planning periods for elementary, middle, and high school teachers.
- HB 284 Removal of dangerous roadside vegetation; local option.
- HB 298 Misdemeanor sexual offenses; increases statute of limitations, where the victim is a minor.
- HB 330 Employment; covenants not to compete, clarifies definition of low-wage employees, civil penalty.
- HB 337 Nonpayment of wages; discriminatory actions prohibited.
- HB 375 Postsecondary schools; enrollment agreements, disputes, arbitration.
- HB 393 Landlord and tenant; statement of tenant rights and responsibilities.
- HB 395 Minimum wage; increases to $10 per hour effective July 1, 2020.
- HB 402 Public schools; lock-down drills, frequency, exemptions.
- HB 405 Menstrual supplies; school boards shall make available in each school building.
- HB 477 Juveniles; increases minimum age at which a juvenile must be tried as an adult.
- HB 533 Expanded polystyrene food service containers; definitions, prohibition on dispensing, civil penalty.
- HB 534 Disposable plastic bag; local tax.
- HB 540 Elections administration; Department of Elections to employ a Director of Operations.
- HB 558 Micro-business; enhancement of participation in local procurement.
- HB 572 Distributed renewable energy; promotes the establishment thereof.
- HB 600 Family day homes; storage of firearms.
- HB 648 Prescription Monitoring Program; information disclosed to Emergency Department Information.
- HB 660 Deferred dispositions; property crimes, larceny and receiving stolen goods.
- HB 668 Field investigations permit; definitions, archaeologist qualifications, penalty.
- HB 748 Research and development tax credits; extends sunset date, aggregate caps.
- HB 752 Felons; postrelease incarceration of offenders sentenced for certain offenses.
- HB 759 Strategic lawsuits against public participation; special motion to dismiss, stay of discovery.
- HB 785 Local taxing authority; equalizes city and county taxing authorities.
- HB 792 Appeals of right in general district court; order or judgment altering prior final orders.
- HB 795 Health insurance; association health plans.
- HB 799 Child day programs; lead testing, potable water, effective date.
- HB 806 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; victims of sexual assault, report.
- HB 812 Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
- HB 824 Criminal cases; ex parte requests for expert assistance.
- HB 861 Best interests of the child; act of violence, force, or threat against an intimate partner, etc.
- HB 870 Sexual abuse; statute of limitations.
- HB 879 Certificate of public need; revises the Medical Care Facilities Certificate of Public Need Program.
- HB 881 Illegal gambling; skill games, exception.
- HB 888 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for certain gun safes.
- HB 896 Virginia Lottery; repeals prohibition against sale of lottery tickets over the Internet.
- HB 913 Higher educational institutions; sexual violence policies, immunity from disciplinary action.
- HB 928 Chesterfield County School Board; recovery high school to be established.
- HB 972 Marijuana; possession and consumption, penalty.
- HB 974 Writ of actual innocence; petition by convicted person.
- HB 1017 Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority; created.
- HB 1023 Custodial interrogations; recording.
- HB 1024 State Police, Department of; establishment of cold case searchable database.
- HB 1037 Health insurance; short-term limited-duration medical plans, definitions, effective date.
- HB 1150 Inquiry and report of immigration status; persons charged with or convicted of certain crimes.
- HB 1184 Distributed energy generation; promotes establishment of distributed solar energy.
- HB 1184 Distributed energy generation; promotes establishment of distributed solar energy.
- HB 1186 Disposal of solid waste fees; Russell County.
- HB 1196 Driver’s license; suspension for nonpayment of fines or costs.
- HB 1201 Virginia Public Procurement Act; determination of nonresponsibility, local option.
- HB 1209 New Americans, Office of; created within Department of Social Services.
- HB 1211 Motor Vehicles, Department of; issuance of certain documents, citizenship requirement.
- HB 1220 Income tax, state; amended return notice, interest accrual period.
- HB 1247 Capital outlay plan; updates six-year plan for projects.
- HB 1269 Veterans Services Foundation; board of trustees assisted by volunteers, etc.
- HB 1301 Children’s Ombudsman, Office of the; established.
- HB 1318 Motion picture production tax credit; media-related exemptions, extends sunset provision.
- HB 1414 Transportation; amends numerous laws related to funds, safety programs, revenue sources, etc.
- HB 1434 Local tax; exemption for solar energy equipment.
- HB 1439 Transportation safety; adopting several initiatives.
- HB 1450 Electric utility regulation; energy efficiency standard.
- HB 1451 Electric utility regulation; mandatory renewable energy portfolio standard.
- HB 1495 Virginia Retirement System; retired law-enforcement officers employed as school resource officers.
- HB 1499 Virginia Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund; created.
- HB 1506 Pharmacists; initiating of treatment with and dispensing and administering of controlled substances.
- HB 1513 Health insurance; credits for retired school division employees.
- HB 1519 Commission to Study Slavery and Subsequent De Jure and De Facto Racial and Economic Discrimination.
- HB 1540 Behavioral health providers; barrier crimes, exceptions.
- HB 1544 Children; strip searches.
- HB 1552 Tethering animals; adequate shelter and space.
- HB 1602 Airport Opportunity Fund; created.
- HB 1634 Shared solar programs; established by electric cooperative, etc.
- HB 1725 Judicial assistants; serves under supervision of presiding judge of circuit court.
- HB 1726 Hampton Roads Regional Transit Program and Fund; created, transit funding.
- SB 2 Marijuana; decriminalization of simple possession, civil penalty.
- SB 11 Disposable plastic bags; local taxation per bag in Planning District 8 when provided to consumers.
- SB 34 Driver privilege cards; definitions, effective date, report.
- SB 36 Lottery Board; regulation and control of casino gaming.
- SB 65 Voter identification; repeal of photo identification requirements.
- SB 69 Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
- SB 70 Firearm transfers; criminal history record information check, penalty.
- SB 71 Firearms; possession on school property.
- SB 105 Best interests of the child; act of violence, force, or threat against an intimate partner, etc.
- SB 110 Research and development tax credits; extends sunset date, aggregate caps.
- SB 134 School boards; planning time & planning periods for elementary, middle, & high school teachers.
- SB 142 Virtual Virginia; availability to all public schools.
- SB 200 Income tax, state; housing choice vouchers, eligible housing areas.
- SB 219 Voter registration; automatic voter registration, effective clause.
- SB 225 Removal of dangerous roadside conditions; local option.
- SB 232 Menstrual supplies; school boards shall make available in each school building.
- SB 235 Health insurance; association health plans.
- SB 263 Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence, effective date.
- SB 277 Income tax, state and corporate; deduction for commuter benefits provided by an employer.
- SB 286 Deferred dispositions; property crimes, larceny and receiving stolen goods.
- SB 297 Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention Fund; created, report.
- SB 329 Disposal of solid waste fees; Russell County.
- SB 384 Virginia Lottery; definitions, repeal prohibition against sale of lottery tickets over the Internet.
- SB 393 Child day programs; lead testing, potable water, effective clause.
- SB 404 Health insurance; short-term limited-duration medical plans, renewals and extensions.
- SB 407 Virginia Revolutionary 250 Commission; established, increases membership, report, sunset provision.
- SB 480 Covenants not to compete; low-wage employees, civil penalty.
- SB 481 Employees; earned sick leave, civil penalties.
- SB 545 Appeals of right in general district court; appeal of all claims.
- SB 575 Prescription Monitoring Program; information disclosed to Emergency Department Information.
- SB 576 Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority; created.
- SB 588 Localities; authority to levy taxes.
- SB 593Licensed family day homes; storage of firearms.
- SB 612Historical Statues in the United States Capitol, Commission for; removal of Robert E. Lee statue.
- SB 700Wills; indexed in the name of executor as listed in such instrument.
- SB 707Landlord and tenant; tenant rights and responsibilities.
- SB 710Distributed renewable energy; sale of electricity under third-party sales agreements.
- SB 720PSAP dispatchers; telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- SB 763Local tax; exemption for solar energy equipment.
- SB 768Temporary detention; DBHDS shall study who may evaluate.
- SB 793Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes.
- SB 818Behavioral health dockets; established.
- SB 838Nonpayment of wages; cause of action, penalties.
- SB 880School counselors; minimum staffing ratio.
- SB 890Transportation; amends numerous laws related to funds, safety programs, revenue sources, etc.
- SB 907Transportation safety; occupants of motor vehicles not equipped with seat belts.
- SB 939Employees of local governments; collective bargaining.
- SB 971Illegal gambling; definitions, skill games.
- SB 990Governor’s New Airline Service Incentive Fund; created.
- SB 994VMI; the Institute shall be grounded in a strict code of honor and academic excellence, etc.
- SB 1023Correctional facilities, state; visitation and search policies for visitors.
- SB 1038Hampton Roads Regional Transit Program and Fund; created, transit funding.
- SB 1089State correctional facilities; strip or cavity searches of those entering a facility.
- SJ 35Barrier crimes and criminal history records checks; joint subcommittee to study.
- SJ 67 Marijuana; JLARC to study legalization of growth, sale, and possession.