Virginia 2023 Regular Session All Bills
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1503
Introduced
1/3/23
Refer
1/3/23
Health insurance; provider contracts; timeframe for provider to request appeal. Requires every carrier to provide at least 60 days following notice to a health care provider of any findings of an audit conducted by the carrier during which such health care provider may request a first-level or any subsequent-level appeal of any such findings.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1504
Introduced
1/3/23
Refer
1/3/23
Report Pass
2/2/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/8/23
Report Pass
2/17/23
Enrolled
2/24/23
Chaptered
3/23/23
Passed
3/23/23
Joint Commission on Technology and Science; telephone solicitation calls and text messages; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science to consider the practice of unwanted telephone solicitation calls and telephone solicitation calls via text message and develop recommendations related to requiring a telephone solicitor to permit any person to opt out of receiving such calls or messages. The bill requires the Joint Commission on Technology and Science to report its findings and recommendations by November 1, 2023, to the Chairs of the House Committee on Commerce and Energy and the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1505
Introduced
1/3/23
Refer
1/3/23
Health insurance; provider contracts; audits. Prohibits a health insurance carrier, in conducting an audit of a provider, from reviewing any claim that was paid more than six months prior to the date of the audit. The bill prohibits a carrier from seeking recoupment from a provider until the time period for filing an appeal to an initial audit report has passed or until the appeals process has been exhausted, whichever is later.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1506
Introduced
1/4/23
Refer
1/4/23
Post-conviction relief; previously admitted scientific Post-conviction relief; previously admitted scientific evidence. Provides that a person who was convicted of certain offenses, upon a plea of not guilty or an Alford plea, or who was adjudicated delinquent, upon a plea of not guilty or an Alford plea, by a circuit court of an offense that would be a covered offense if committed by an adult may petition the Court of Appeals to have his conviction vacated on the basis of new or discredited forensic scientific evidence, defined in the bill. The petition shall allege (i) that the petitioner did not commit the covered offense for which the petitioner was convicted or adjudicated delinquent, nor engage in conduct that would support a conviction for a lesser offense or any other crime arising from, or reasonably connected to, the facts supporting the indictment or information upon which he was convicted or adjudicated delinquent; (ii) an exact description of the forensic scientific evidence and its relevance in demonstrating that the petitioner did not commit the covered offense; (iii) specific facts indicating that relevant forensic scientific evidence was not available at the time of the petitioner's conviction or adjudication of delinquency through the exercise of reasonable due diligence by the petitioner or that discredited forensic scientific evidence was presented at the petitioner's conviction or adjudication of delinquency; and (iv) that had the forensic scientific evidence been presented at conviction or adjudication of delinquency, the petitioner would not have been convicted or adjudicated delinquent. The bill provides that if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the petitioner has proven all of the required allegations contained in the petition, the court may grant the petition and vacate the petitioner's conviction, subject to retrial in the discretion of the Commonwealth. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2024, and an expiration date of July 1, 2028.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1507
Introduced
1/4/23
Refer
1/4/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/30/23
Refer
2/1/23
Public elementary and secondary schools; fundamental right of parents. Requires each school board and employee and agent thereof to seek to ensure that the fundamental right of parents in the care and upbringing of their children is recognized and protected and also requires each local school board to provide opportunities for parental involvement in several ways, including providing to parents of students enrolled in the local school division direct access to and an opportunity to review, within a reasonable period of time after the parent so requests, the complete curricular content in the local school division and the option to opt out of policies, surveys, research studies, or programs of instruction and instructional material that are inconsistent with the parent's beliefs, values, or goals and standards for his child. Public elementary and secondary schools; fundamental right of parents. Requires each school board and employee and agent thereof to seek to ensure that the fundamental right of parents in the care and upbringing of their children is recognized and protected and also requires each local school board to provide opportunities for parental involvement in several ways, including providing to parents of students enrolled in the local school division direct access to and an opportunity to review, within a reasonable period of time after the parent so requests, the complete curricular content in the local school division and the option to opt out of policies, surveys, research studies, or programs of instruction and instructional material that are inconsistent with the parent's beliefs, values, or goals and standards for his child.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1508
Introduced
1/4/23
Refer
1/4/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Refer
1/25/23
Refer
2/3/23
Virginia Education Success Account Program; establishment. Permits the parents of qualified students, defined in the bill, to apply for a one-year, renewable Virginia Education Success Account that consists of an amount that is equivalent to a certain percentage of all applicable annual Standards of Quality per pupil state funds appropriated for public school purposes and apportioned to the school division in which the qualified student resides, including the per pupil share of state sales tax funding in basic aid and any state per pupil share of special education funding for which the qualified student is eligible. The bill permits the parent of the qualified student to use the moneys in such account for certain qualified expenses of the qualified student, including tuition, deposits, fees, and required textbooks at a private elementary school or secondary school that is located in the Commonwealth. The bill also contains provisions relating to program and account administration by the Department of the Treasury and a third-party financial institution that serves as program administrator pursuant to a contract with the Department of the Treasury.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1509
Introduced
1/4/23
Refer
1/4/23
Report Pass
1/20/23
Engrossed
1/25/23
Refer
1/27/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Enrolled
2/21/23
Chaptered
3/21/23
Passed
3/21/23
Charter; City of Norton; municipal elections; boundaries; school board. Makes several changes to the charter for the City of Norton to reflect the city's shift from May to November municipal elections. Other changes update the city's boundary description and remove outdated provisions related to an appointed school board.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1510
Introduced
1/4/23
Refer
1/4/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/30/23
Refer
2/1/23
Report Pass
2/20/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
3/23/23
Passed
3/23/23
Local incentives for urban green space. Authorizes localities to establish programs to provide regulatory flexibility to encourage the preservation, restoration, or development of urban green space, defined in the bill. The regulatory flexibility may include (i) a reduction in permit fees or (ii) a streamlined process for the approval of permits. Local incentives for urban green space. Authorizes localities to establish programs to provide regulatory flexibility to encourage the preservation, restoration, or development of urban green space, defined in the bill. The regulatory flexibility may include (i) a reduction in permit fees or (ii) a streamlined process for the approval of permits.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1511
Introduced
1/4/23
Refer
1/4/23
Report Pass
1/24/23
Engrossed
1/30/23
Refer
2/1/23
Report Pass
2/9/23
Engrossed
2/13/23
Engrossed
2/15/23
Enrolled
2/20/23
Chaptered
3/26/23
Passed
3/26/23
Midwifery; administration of medication. Allows licensed midwives to obtain, possess, and administer drugs and devices within the scope of their practice. The bill requires the Board of Medicine to develop and publish best practice and standards of care guidance for all such drugs. The bill limits the liability of entities that provide or dispense drugs or devices to a licensed midwife and that rely in good faith upon the license information provided by the licensed midwife. Under the bill, completing all Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health patient safety bundles advanced by the Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative is required of any licensed midwife who obtains, possesses, and administers drugs and devices within the scope of his practice.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1512
Introduced
1/4/23
Refer
1/4/23
Report Pass
1/24/23
Refer
1/24/23
Report Pass
1/30/23
Engrossed
2/2/23
Refer
2/6/23
Report Pass
2/9/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Engrossed
2/15/23
Engrossed
2/24/23
Engrossed
2/24/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
3/22/23
Passed
3/22/23
State plan for medical assistance services; durable medical equipment; complex rehabilitation technology. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment of medical assistance for the initial purchase or replacement of complex rehabilitative technology manual and power wheelchair bases and related accessories. The bill directs the Board to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill. State plan for medical assistance services; durable medical equipment; complex rehabilitation technology. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment of medical assistance for the initial purchase or replacement of complex rehabilitative technology manual and power wheelchair bases and related accessories. The bill directs the Board to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1513
Introduced
1/4/23
Refer
1/4/23
Possession or distribution of psilocybin for certain medical purposes permitted; penalty. Allows possession of psilocybin pursuant to a valid prescription or order issued by a health care practitioner in the course of his professional practice for treatment of refractory depression or post-traumatic stress disorder or to ameliorate end-of-life anxiety. The bill prohibits prosecution of health care practitioners or pharmacists for dispensing or distributing psilocybin for such purposes. The bill makes possession of psilocybin without a valid prescription a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by no longer than 30 days in jail and no more than a $500 fine, either or both. The bill makes a second or subsequent offense a Class 1 misdemeanor.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1514
Introduced
1/4/23
Refer
1/4/23
Report Pass
1/23/23
Engrossed
1/26/23
Refer
1/31/23
Report Pass
2/9/23
Enrolled
2/15/23
Chaptered
3/16/23
Passed
3/16/23
Deceased high school seniors; waiver of graduation requirements and award of posthumous high school diplomas. Requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to provide for the waiver of certain graduation requirements and the subsequent award of a high school diploma upon the request of the parent of any high school senior who died in good standing prior to graduation during the student's senior year. The bill provides that such waivers shall be granted only for good cause and shall be considered on a case-by-case basis.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1515
Introduced
1/4/23
Refer
1/4/23
Use of auto sear; prohibition; penalty. Makes it a Class 2 felony to possess or use an auto sear in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of a crime of violence. The bill also makes it a Class 4 felony to unlawfully possess or use an auto sear for an offensive or aggressive purpose. The bill defines auto sear as a small device with a combination of parts made of metal or plastic designed and intended for use in converting a weapon into a machine gun, as defined by 26 U.S.C. 5845(b).
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1516
Introduced
1/4/23
Refer
1/4/23
Report Pass
1/19/23
Engrossed
1/24/23
Refer
1/26/23
Report Pass
2/9/23
Engrossed
2/14/23
Engrossed
2/17/23
Enrolled
2/22/23
Chaptered
3/26/23
Passed
3/26/23
Towing and recovery operators; vehicle storage. Prohibits towing and recovery operators from refusing to allow, consistent with current law, the owner of a towed vehicle, upon presenting proof of ownership, to access and recover any personal items without retrieving the vehicle and without paying any fee. Towing and recovery operators; vehicle storage. Prohibits towing and recovery operators from refusing to allow, consistent with current law, the owner of a towed vehicle, upon presenting proof of ownership, to access and recover any personal items without retrieving the vehicle and without paying any fee.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1517
Introduced
1/4/23
Refer
1/4/23
Report Pass
1/19/23
Engrossed
1/24/23
Refer
1/26/23
Report Pass
2/8/23
Engrossed
2/13/23
Engrossed
2/15/23
Enrolled
2/20/23
Chaptered
3/27/23
Passed
3/27/23
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; automatic renewal or continuous service offers; cancellation reminders; prohibited practices. Requires suppliers of automatic renewals or continuous service offers that include a free trial that lasts more than 30 days to, within 30 days of the end of any such free trial, notify the consumer of his option to cancel the free trial before the end of the trial period to avoid an obligation to pay for the goods or services. The bill provides that failure to notify a consumer of such option is a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill also makes it a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act for a supplier to fail to disclose the total cost of a good or continuous service to a consumer, including any mandatory fees or charges, prior to entering into an agreement for the sale of any such good or provision of any such service. Virginia Consumer Protection Act; automatic renewal or continuous service offers; cancellation reminders; prohibited practices. Requires suppliers of automatic renewals or continuous service offers that include a free trial that lasts more than 30 days to, within 30 days of the end of any such free trial, notify the consumer of his option to cancel the free trial before the end of the trial period to avoid an obligation to pay for the goods or services. The bill provides that failure to notify a consumer of such option is a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill also makes it a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act for a supplier to fail to disclose the total cost of a good or continuous service to a consumer, including any mandatory fees or charges, prior to entering into an agreement for the sale of any such good or provision of any such service.