Virginia 2022 Regular Session All Bills
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB487
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
State park fees; Virginia National Guard and Virginia Air National Guard. Directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to establish a policy that entitles any active duty member of the Virginia National Guard or the Virginia Air National Guard, and the accompanying spouse or dependent of such person, to pay no fees for access or parking at state parks.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB488
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Contracts with government agencies for public works; agreements with labor organizations. Removes certain provisions of the Code that require bidders for public works contracts to enter into or adhere to pre-hire collective bargaining agreements with labor organizations on public works projects. The bill reverts the application of such provisions to state agencies specifically, rather than public bodies, which distinction was made in 2020. The bill also adds the option for injunctive relief to prevent a violation of its provisions, which was repealed in 2020. The provisions of the bill do not apply to public-private agreements that may interfere with the labor relations of employees covered by the federal National Labor Relations Act or Railway Labor Act.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB489
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Campaign advertisements; independent expenditures; electioneering communications; disclaimer requirements. Broadens the scope of disclaimer requirements for campaign advertisements to include electioneering communications, as defined in the bill, and messages advocating for the passage or defeat of a referendum. The bill also requires an advertisement that is an independent expenditure or expressly advocates for the passage or defeat of a referendum, to contain a disclaimer providing the names of the sponsor's three largest contributors or individuals representing a contributor that is not an individual.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB49
Introduced
12/31/21
Refer
12/31/21
Report Pass
1/26/22
Engrossed
2/7/22
Refer
2/9/22
Report Pass
3/1/22
Enrolled
3/9/22
Chaptered
4/7/22
Passed
4/7/22
James State Scenic River. Designates an additional 37-mile portion of the James River running through Nelson and Appomattox Counties as a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System. The bill also provides that nothing in the Scenic Rivers Act shall preclude the construction, use, or removal of any asset that traverses certain portions of the James River. James State Scenic River. Designates an additional 37-mile portion of the James River running through Nelson and Appomattox Counties as a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System. The bill also provides that nothing in the Scenic Rivers Act shall preclude the construction, use, or removal of any asset that traverses certain portions of the James River.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB490
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Public utility ratemaking; contracting with small, women-owned, or minority-owned businesses. Repeals certain provisions of the Code relating to proceedings in which the State Corporation Commission is required to determine whether costs incurred by a public utility in its delivery or provision of any goods or services are reasonable or prudent. In such proceedings, the incremental portion of costs incurred as a result of contracting with a small, women-owned, or minority-owned business to deliver or provide the goods or services are currently not considered unreasonable or imprudently incurred if the costs do not exceed by more than three percent the costs that would have been incurred had the utility used the lowest-cost qualified business; the bill repeals this provision.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB491
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Noxious weeds. Amends the definition of "noxious weeds" to exclude plants that are commercially significant, directs the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Board) to implement a phase out period when a new plant is listed as a noxious weed, directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to provide signs to nurseries and retail plant outlets listing invasive plants sold in the Commonwealth, and authorizes the Board to adopt regulations for permits required to move noxious weeds, or a part thereof, into or within the Commonwealth. The bill also directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to update its invasive species list by January 1, 2024, and every four years thereafter.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB492
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
1/28/22
Refer
1/28/22
Report Pass
1/31/22
Engrossed
2/3/22
Refer
2/7/22
Report Pass
2/22/22
Report Pass
3/2/22
Engrossed
3/10/22
Engrossed
3/10/22
Enrolled
3/21/22
Chaptered
4/8/22
Passed
4/8/22
Campaign finance; record retention requirements and reviews of campaign finance disclosure reports. Requires campaign committee treasurers to retain certain records that may be used in reviews of campaign committee accounts. The bill gives the Department of Elections the authority and duty to conduct reviews of a percentage of campaign committees and to report the results of such reviews annually to the State Board of Elections, the Governor, and the General Assembly and make such report available on the Department's website. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024, and provides that campaign finance reports filed prior to January 1, 2024, are not subject to the provisions of the bill. Campaign finance; record retention requirements and reviews of campaign finance disclosure reports. Requires campaign committee treasurers to retain certain records that may be used in reviews of campaign committee accounts. The bill gives the Department of Elections the authority and duty to conduct reviews of a percentage of campaign committees and to report the results of such reviews annually to the State Board of Elections, the Governor, and the General Assembly and make such report available on the Department's website. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024, and provides that campaign finance reports filed prior to January 1, 2024, are not subject to the provisions of the bill.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB493
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; required release of law-enforcement disciplinary records; exceptions. Requires the release of law-enforcement disciplinary records related to completed disciplinary investigations. The bill defines "law-enforcement disciplinary records" as any record created in furtherance of a law-enforcement disciplinary proceeding or any other administrative or judicial proceeding arising from the law-enforcement officer's conduct, whether such proceeding takes place in the Commonwealth or in another jurisdiction. The bill allows for the redaction of certain personal contact information of the law-enforcement officer, complainant, and witness and of their families; social security numbers; certain medical and identifying information of the law-enforcement officer and complainant; and any technical infraction, as defined in the bill, by the law-enforcement officer. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB494
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Refer
1/25/22
Human donor milk bank licensing; payment of medical assistance and health insurance coverage. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to include a provision for the payment of medical assistance for pasteurized human donor milk acquired from a licensed human donor milk bank and provides for the licensure and regulation of human donor milk banks by the Department of Health. The bill requires health insurers, corporations providing health care coverage subscription contracts, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for expenses incurred in the provision of pasteurized human donor milk, provided that certain conditions are met.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB495
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Campaign finance; mandatory electronic filing for all candidates. Requires all independent expenditure and candidate campaign finance reports to be filed electronically with the Department of Elections. Under current law, such expenditure and finance reports can be filed either electronically or in writing with State Board of Elections. The bill also shifts administrative duties given to the State Board of Elections, such as the receipt of certain filings, to the Department of Elections.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB496
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
2/11/22
Engrossed
2/14/22
Refer
2/16/22
Report Pass
2/21/22
Report Pass
3/2/22
Engrossed
3/7/22
Engrossed
3/8/22
Engrossed
3/8/22
Engrossed
3/8/22
Enrolled
3/10/22
Chaptered
4/8/22
Passed
4/8/22
Abuse and neglect; financial exploitation; incapacitated adults; penalties. Changes the term "incapacitated adult" to "vulnerable adult" for the purposes of the crime of abuse and neglect of such adults and defines "vulnerable adult" as any person 18 years of age or older who is impaired by reason of mental illness, intellectual or developmental disability, physical illness or disability, or other causes, including age, to the extent the adult lacks sufficient understanding or capacity to make, communicate, or carry out reasonable decisions concerning his well-being or has one or more limitations that substantially impair the adult's ability to independently provide for his daily needs or safeguard his person, property, or legal interests. The bill also changes the term "person with mental incapacity" to the same meaning of "vulnerable adult" for the purposes of the crime of financial exploitation. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB497
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
2/7/22
Engrossed
2/10/22
Refer
2/14/22
Report Pass
2/21/22
Enrolled
2/25/22
Chaptered
4/11/22
Passed
4/11/22
Misuse of power of attorney; financial exploitation; incapacitated adults; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for an agent under a power of attorney to knowingly or intentionally engage in financial exploitation of an incapacitated adult who is the principal of that agent. The bill also provides that the agent's authority terminates upon such conviction. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB498
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Department of Health; H-2B employer-provided housing; registry. Requires every H-2B employer, as defined in the bill, to report to the Commissioner of Health the physical address of every unit of employer-provided housing, also defined in the bill, provided to an H-2B employee, together with the number of H-2B employees residing at each such housing unit and the number of beds at each such housing unit. The bill requires the Department of Health to establish, maintain, and make available on a website a registry of H-2B employer-provided housing in the Commonwealth that includes the information H-2B employers are required by the bill to report.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB499
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Regular grand jury; provisions for court reporter; use and disposition of notes, tapes, and transcriptions. Provides that a court reporter shall be provided for a regular grand jury to record, manually or electronically, and transcribe all oral testimony taken before a regular grand jury, but such reporter shall not be present during any stage of its deliberations. The bill provides that the foreman shall cause the notes, tapes, and transcriptions of the court reporter to be sealed, the container dated and delivered to the court, and that the court shall cause the sealed container to be kept safely. The bill provides for certain circumstances in which the court may authorize disclosure of such sealed notes, tapes, and transcriptions. Regular grand jury; provisions for court reporter; use and disposition of notes, tapes, and transcriptions. Provides that a court reporter shall be provided for a regular grand jury to record, manually or electronically, and transcribe all oral testimony taken before a regular grand jury, but such reporter shall not be present during any stage of its deliberations. The bill provides that the foreman shall cause the notes, tapes, and transcriptions of the court reporter to be sealed, the container dated and delivered to the court, and that the court shall cause the sealed container to be kept safely. The bill provides for certain circumstances in which the court may authorize disclosure of such sealed notes, tapes, and transcriptions.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB5
Introduced
12/7/21
Refer
12/7/21
Refer
2/9/22
Flood Relief Fund established. Establishes Flood Relief Fund established. Establishes the Flood Relief Fund (the Fund), funded by reducing the allocation of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) funds to the Community Flood Preparedness Fund from 45 to 40 percent and allocating the five percent to the Fund. The Flood Relief Fund is administered by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) and used to make payments to owners of property that is damaged by a flood, landslide, or mudslide for which the President declares a major disaster under the federal Stafford Act. Under the bill, claims are paid at 175 percent of property value in a double distressed locality, 150 percent of property value in a distressed locality, and 100 percent of property value in all other localities. Claims are limited to $1 million for commercial properties and $500,000 for residential properties and are exempt from individual and corporate income tax. If there are no flood disasters, VDEM will award grants for flood prevention efforts to applicants in double distressed localities. The bill provides that if Virginia withdraws from RGGI, $50 million of any unobligated auction proceeds will be reallocated to the Fund from the accounts established for flood preparedness and low-income energy efficiency programs.