Virginia 2022 Regular Session All Bills
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB432
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
2/8/22
Refer
2/8/22
Department of Veterans Services; plan for establishment of a veterans care center in the eastern portion of the Northern Virginia region; report. Directs the Department of Veterans Services to study and develop a plan for the establishment of a veterans care center in the eastern portion of the Northern Virginia region and to report to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health regarding such plan by November 1, 2022. Department of Veterans Services; plan for establishment of a veterans care center in the eastern portion of the Northern Virginia region; report. Directs the Department of Veterans Services to study and develop a plan for the establishment of a veterans care center in the eastern portion of the Northern Virginia region and to report to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health regarding such plan by November 1, 2022.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB433
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
1/26/22
Refer
1/26/22
Certain Standards of Learning assessments; method of administration. Requires (i) the reading and mathematics Standards of Learning assessments in grades three through eight and the science assessments administered to students in grade five and after the student receives instruction in the grade six science, life science, and physical science Standards of Learning and before the student completes grade eight to be traditional achievement tests and (ii) the Virginia Studies and Civics and Economics assessments to be performance based and to measure the test taker's ability to apply the skills and knowledge learned in the class. The foregoing provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2023. The bill also requires the Department of Education, with such funds as may be appropriated for such purpose pursuant to the general appropriation act, to develop a task bank for performance-based assessments that is built using vetted tasks that have been developed by practitioners and align with the Department's Virginia Quality Criteria Review Tool for Performance Assessments.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB434
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
2/11/22
Engrossed
2/14/22
Refer
2/16/22
Report Pass
2/28/22
Report Pass
3/2/22
Engrossed
3/4/22
Engrossed
3/11/22
Engrossed
3/11/22
Enrolled
3/21/22
Chaptered
4/11/22
Passed
4/11/22
Criminal sexual assault; definition of intimate parts; penalty. Includes in the definition of "intimate parts," for the purposes of criminal sexual assault, the chest of a child under the age of 15. Criminal sexual assault; definition of intimate parts; penalty. Includes in the definition of "intimate parts," for the purposes of criminal sexual assault, the chest of a child under the age of 15.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB435
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
1/28/22
Engrossed
2/3/22
Refer
2/7/22
Parole Board; powers and duties. Provides that the Virginia Parole Board (the Board) shall review and decide the case of each prisoner who is eligible for parole no later than that part of the calendar year in which he becomes eligible and (i) every three years thereafter, until he is released on parole or discharged, provided that there are 10 years or more or life imprisonment remaining on the sentence in each case, or (ii) annually thereafter, until he is released on parole or discharged if there are fewer than 10 years remaining on the sentence in each case. The bill also provides that, as a part of the investigation before the Board decides to grant or deny parole, the Board shall, if applicable, review in its entirety the transcript from the trial that resulted in the conviction or convictions for which the inmate is currently serving a term of imprisonment.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB436
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Joint transportation meeting; National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board. Directs the Commonwealth Transportation Board to invite the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board to participate in and present information at the joint transportation meeting held annually concerning projects in Planning District 8.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB437
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
1/28/22
Engrossed
2/2/22
Engrossed
2/3/22
Refer
2/4/22
Report Pass
2/21/22
Enrolled
2/25/22
Chaptered
4/11/22
Passed
4/11/22
Localities; public meeting; state project planning phase. Allows a locality the option to request a public meeting in the locality during the planning phase of a public facilities state project from the state agency or institution of higher education responsible for such project.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB438
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Virginia Public Procurement Act; architectural and professional engineering term contracting; limitations. Provides that limitations imposed upon certain single-project fees shall not apply to localities with a population in excess of 400,000.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB439
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
2/4/22
Engrossed
2/9/22
Refer
2/11/22
Report Pass
2/22/22
Engrossed
2/25/22
Enrolled
3/1/22
Chaptered
4/8/22
Passed
4/8/22
Absentee ballots; materials included; information on proposed constitutional amendments and referenda. Provides that whenever there is a proposed constitutional amendment or statewide referendum on the ballot, the printed instructions with the absentee ballot materials are required to include the website address where the explanation for such amendment or referendum is posted on the Department of Elections' website. Absentee ballots; materials included; information on proposed constitutional amendments and referenda. Provides that whenever there is a proposed constitutional amendment or statewide referendum on the ballot, the printed instructions with the absentee ballot materials are required to include the website address where the explanation for such amendment or referendum is posted on the Department of Elections' website.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB44
Introduced
12/31/21
Refer
12/31/21
Report Pass
1/18/22
Engrossed
1/21/22
Refer
1/25/22
Report Pass
2/28/22
Enrolled
3/8/22
Chaptered
4/7/22
Passed
4/7/22
Standard nonforfeiture provisions for life insurance; minimum nonforfeiture amounts; interest rates. Decreases the minimum nonforfeiture amount interest rate from one percent to 0.15 percent.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB440
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
1/31/22
Refer
1/31/22
School boards; teachers; planning time and planning periods. Requires each local school board to ensure that each elementary school teacher is provided an average of one 45-minute period per school day of planning time and that each middle and high school teacher is provided an average of one planning period per school day, which shall be at least 45 minutes or one class period, whichever is longer. The bill permits local school boards and teachers to enter into an appropriate contractual arrangement providing for compensation in lieu of such planning time or period. Under current law, public elementary school teachers are guaranteed at least an average of 30 minutes of planning time per school day during a school week.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB441
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Elections; voting systems; reporting absentee results by precinct. Includes in the definition of "voting system" on-demand ballot printing systems and ballot marking devices used to manufacture or mark ballots to be cast by voters on electronic voting and counting machines. The bill also requires general registrars to report to the Department of Election the number and results of absentee ballots cast by voters assigned to each precinct in the registrar's locality. The Department will establish standards for ascertaining and reporting such information.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB442
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Income tax credit; employers of G3 Program or cybersecurity graduates. Creates a nonrefundable individual and corporate income tax credit for employers that hire eligible employees who are (i) graduates of the Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back Program (G3 Program) or (ii) graduates with a degree in cybersecurity from a Virginia four-year institution of higher education. The credit is available for taxable years 2022 through 2026, is equal to $1,000 per eligible employee hired during the taxable year who works in a full-time position, and includes an aggregate annual cap of $5 million.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB443
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Refer
2/1/22
Report Pass
2/4/22
Engrossed
2/9/22
Refer
2/11/22
Report Pass
2/28/22
Enrolled
3/7/22
Chaptered
4/8/22
Passed
4/8/22
Park authorities; electric vehicle charging stations. Gives park authorities created by a locality the authority to locate, operate, regulate the use of, and install signage relating to electric vehicle (EV) charging stations on property under its jurisdiction. The bill adds park authorities to the list of entities for which provision of electricity for EV charging is exempt from the definition of retail sale of electricity. The bill adds park authorities to the list of entities that the State Corporation Commission cannot regulate or prescribe the rates, charges, and fees for retail EV charging service.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB444
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
1/27/22
Engrossed
2/1/22
Refer
2/3/22
Report Pass
3/2/22
Engrossed
3/10/22
Engrossed
3/10/22
Enrolled
3/21/22
Chaptered
4/11/22
Passed
4/11/22
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; meetings conducted through electronic communication means. Amends existing provisions concerning electronic meetings by keeping the provisions for electronic meetings held in response to declared states of emergency, repealing the provisions that are specific to regional and state public bodies, and allowing certain public bodies to conduct all-virtual public meetings where all of the members who participate do so remotely and that the public may access through electronic communications means. The bill excepts local governing bodies, local school boards, planning commissions, architectural review boards, zoning appeals boards, and any board with the authority to deny, revoke, or suspend a professional or occupational license from the provisions that allow public bodies to conduct all-virtual public meetings. Definitions, procedural requirements, and limitations for all-virtual public meetings are set forth in the bill, along with technical amendments. The bill has a delayed effective date of September 1, 2022. Virginia Freedom of Information Act; meetings conducted through electronic communication means. Amends existing provisions concerning electronic meetings by keeping the provisions for electronic meetings held in response to declared states of emergency, repealing the provisions that are specific to regional and state public bodies, and allowing certain public bodies to conduct all-virtual public meetings where all of the members who participate do so remotely and that the public may access through electronic communications means. The bill excepts local governing bodies, local school boards, planning commissions, architectural review boards, zoning appeals boards, and any board with the authority to deny, revoke, or suspend a professional or occupational license from the provisions that allow public bodies to conduct all-virtual public meetings. Definitions, procedural requirements, and limitations for all-virtual public meetings are set forth in the bill, along with technical amendments. The bill has a delayed effective date of September 1, 2022.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB445
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
2/4/22
Engrossed
2/9/22
Refer
2/11/22
Report Pass
2/28/22
Enrolled
3/7/22
Chaptered
4/11/22
Passed
4/11/22
Broadband service; new residential and commercial development; stakeholder advisory group. Provides that the Department of Housing and Community Development shall convene a stakeholder advisory group for the purpose of evaluating local and state policies, procedures, or ordinances to facilitate the expansion of high-speed broadband service and associated infrastructure in new residential and commercial development. The stakeholder advisory group shall be composed of representatives from the commercial and residential land development and construction industry, local government, high-speed broadband providers, and other stakeholders as determined by the Department and shall report its findings and recommendations to the Broadband Advisory Council no later than September 30, 2022.