Virginia 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1127
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/27/23
Engrossed
1/31/23
Refer
2/10/23
Department of Housing and Community Development; protection of vulnerable tenants; report. Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development, in coordination with the Department of Social Services, to convene a workgroup to evaluate policies that can be used to protect an authorized occupant where such authorized occupant is (i) a dependent child younger than 18 years of age or (ii) a mentally or physically incapacitated elderly person. The bill provides that the workgroup shall analyze the current protections in place for children and elderly tenants. The bill also directs the workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services and the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions by November 1, 2023. Department of Housing and Community Development; protection of vulnerable tenants; report. Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development, in coordination with the Department of Social Services, to convene a workgroup to evaluate policies that can be used to protect an authorized occupant where such authorized occupant is (i) a dependent child younger than 18 years of age or (ii) a mentally or physically incapacitated elderly person. The bill provides that the workgroup shall analyze the current protections in place for children and elderly tenants. The bill also directs the workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services and the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions by November 1, 2023.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1128
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Unauthorized dissemination of photographic or digital images from a security camera in a state correctional facility; penalty. Provides that any person who retrieves photographic, motion picture, or other digital images captured or recorded by a security camera or other device used for surveillance or security purposes at a state correctional facility and disseminates such images, without the permission of the Director of the Department of Corrections or his designee, to another person who is not employed by the Department of Corrections is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1129
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/10/23
Report Pass
2/15/23
Enrolled
2/23/23
Chaptered
3/27/23
Passed
3/27/23
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; effective date. Changes the contingency for the effective date of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan to allow consideration of a combination of point or nonpoint source pollution reduction commitments other than agricultural best management conservation practices when determining whether the Commonwealth's commitments in the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan have been satisfied. The bill advances from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2028, the contingency effective date of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan and requires the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources and the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to convene a stakeholder advisory group to review annual progress and make recommendations toward the implementation of the Commonwealth's agricultural commitments in the Chesapeake Bay TMDL Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan. The group is required to submit its first annual report by July 1, 2024, and the Secretaries of Agriculture and Forestry and Natural and Historic Resources are required to jointly review such report by July 1, 2025. The bill also requires soil and water conservation districts to report to the Department of Conservation and Recreation recommendations for improving the disbursement of funding and for program efficiencies that would expedite disbursal of funds provided through the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund and prohibits certain regulatory actions from being imposed on agricultural practices prior to July 1, 2028, provided that reasonable progress is being achieved and a detailed plan has been developed for reaching the needed number of voluntary incentivized practices.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1130
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/26/23
Report Pass
2/1/23
Engrossed
2/3/23
Refer
2/10/23
Institutions of higher education; Get Skilled, Get a Job, Get Ahead Program. Directs the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to convene a work group, consisting of the Director of the Council or his designee, the Director of the Virginia Office of Education Economics, the Director of Transfer of the Virginia Community College System, the Chancellor of the System, the Deputy Secretary of Higher Education, the Deputy Secretary of Labor, the Chair of the Virginia Board of Workforce Development, three presidents of community colleges in the Commonwealth or their designees, three presidents of baccalaureate public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth or their designees, and the Chairs of the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, the Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education, and the House Subcommittee on Higher Education, for the purpose of making recommendations on and developing a plan for expanding the Get Skills, Get a Job, Get Ahead (G3) Program. The bill requires the work group to submit a report on its recommendations and plan for the expansion of the G3 Program to the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by October 1, 2024. Institutions of higher education; Get Skilled, Get a Job, Get Ahead Program. Directs the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to convene a work group, consisting of the Director of the Council or his designee, the Director of the Virginia Office of Education Economics, the Director of Transfer of the Virginia Community College System, the Chancellor of the System, the Deputy Secretary of Higher Education, the Deputy Secretary of Labor, the Chair of the Virginia Board of Workforce Development, three presidents of community colleges in the Commonwealth or their designees, three presidents of baccalaureate public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth or their designees, and the Chairs of the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, the Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education, and the House Subcommittee on Higher Education, for the purpose of making recommendations on and developing a plan for expanding the Get Skills, Get a Job, Get Ahead (G3) Program. The bill requires the work group to submit a report on its recommendations and plan for the expansion of the G3 Program to the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by October 1, 2024.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1131
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/16/23
Engrossed
1/19/23
Refer
2/10/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Enrolled
2/22/23
Chaptered
3/26/23
Passed
3/26/23
Insurance agents; title insurance and viatical settlement. Removes the requirement that an individual applying to be a title agent provide a sworn statement that the applicant has completed the required pre-licensing course and requires that such an applicant affirm his completion of such pre-licensing course. The bill requires that viatical settlement brokers affirm that they have an anti-fraud plan when submitting an initial application or renewal for a broker's license and that the anti-fraud plan be made available to the State Corporation Commission upon request.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1132
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
2/2/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/7/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Enrolled
2/21/23
Chaptered
3/17/23
Passed
3/17/23
Criminal history record information; dissemination. Allows criminal history record information to be disseminated to the Commissioner of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services or his designee for individuals who are being evaluated by the Commissioner to determine the individual's sanity at the time of a criminal offense or capacity to stand trial for the purpose of placement, evaluation, treatment, or discharge planning.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1133
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/27/23
Report Pass
2/2/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/10/23
Cannabis control; retail market; transitional sales; regulated hemp products; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth, which would be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill allows the Authority to begin issuing marijuana licenses on July 1, 2024, and, beginning July 1, 2023, allows certain pharmaceutical processors, pending establishment of the retail market, to cultivate, manufacture, and sell cannabis products to persons 21 years of age or older. The bill transitions from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to the Authority the authority to regulate the testing, labeling, packaging, and advertising of regulated hemp products, as defined in the bill. The bill creates a process by which persons convicted of certain felony marijuana-related offenses committed prior to July 1, 2022, who remain incarcerated or on community supervision on July 1, 2023, may receive an automatic hearing to consider modification of such person's sentence. Cannabis control; retail market; transitional sales; regulated hemp products; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth, which would be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill allows the Authority to begin issuing marijuana licenses on July 1, 2024, and, beginning July 1, 2023, allows certain pharmaceutical processors, pending establishment of the retail market, to cultivate, manufacture, and sell cannabis products to persons 21 years of age or older. The bill transitions from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to the Authority the authority to regulate the testing, labeling, packaging, and advertising of regulated hemp products, as defined in the bill. The bill creates a process by which persons convicted of certain felony marijuana-related offenses committed prior to July 1, 2022, who remain incarcerated or on community supervision on July 1, 2023, may receive an automatic hearing to consider modification of such person's sentence.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1134
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/16/23
Report Pass
2/1/23
Engrossed
2/3/23
Refer
2/8/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Enrolled
2/21/23
Chaptered
3/22/23
Passed
3/22/23
Precision Plastic Manufacturing Grant Fund; established. Establishes the Precision Plastic Manufacturing Grant Fund to provide up to $56 million in grants between July 1, 2027, and July 1, 2035, to a qualified company that engages in the manufacture and distribution of precision plastic products in an eligible county and that between June 1, 2022, and December 31, 2035, is expected to make a capital investment of at least $1 billion and create at least 1,761 new full-time jobs related to or supportive of its business.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1135
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/23/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/27/23
Refer
2/8/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Enrolled
2/21/23
Chaptered
3/21/23
Passed
3/21/23
Possession, purchase, or sale of catalytic converters; penalty. Makes it a Class 6 felony for any person to sell, offer for sale, or purchase a catalytic converter from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been detached from a motor vehicle, except when such sale, offer for sale, or purchase is made to or by a scrap metal purchaser that has adhered to the required compliance provisions. The bill provides that a judge or jury may make a permissive inference that a person who is in possession of a catalytic converter that has been removed from a motor vehicle is presumed to have criminally obtained such catalytic converter unless the person is an authorized agent or employee acting in the performance of his official duties for a motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle garage or repair shop, or salvage yard that is licensed or registered by the Commonwealth or a person who possesses vehicle registration documentation indicating that the catalytic converter in the person's possession is the result of a replacement of a catalytic converter from a vehicle registered in that person's name.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1136
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/30/23
Engrossed
2/2/23
Refer
2/8/23
Wage or salary history inquiries prohibited; civil penalty. Prohibits a prospective employer from (i) seeking the wage or salary history of a prospective employee; (ii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in determining the wages or salary the prospective employee is to be paid upon hire; (iii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in considering the prospective employee for employment; (iv) refusing to interview, hire, employ, or promote a prospective employee or otherwise retaliating against a prospective employee for not providing wage or salary history; (v) failing or refusing to provide a prospective employee the wage or salary range for the position for which the prospective employee is applying prior to discussing compensation and at any time upon the prospective employee's request; and (vi) failing to set a wage or salary range in good faith. The bill establishes a cause of action for an aggrieved prospective employee or employee and provides that an employer that violates such prohibitions is liable to the aggrieved prospective employee or employee for statutory damages between $1,000 and $10,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater; reasonable attorney fees and costs; and any other legal and equitable relief as may be appropriate. The bill also provides for civil penalties for violations not to exceed $1,000 for a first violation, $2,000 for a second violation, and $4,000 for a third or subsequent violation.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1137
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
2/1/23
Engrossed
2/3/23
Creation of Fredericksburg Area Transportation Authority; funding; recordation tax. Creates the Fredericksburg Area Transportation Authority, comprising the counties and cities located in Planning District 16. The Authority will administer transportation funding generated through the imposition of (i) an additional transportation improvement grantor's fee at a rate of $0.06 per $100 of the consideration for the conveyance and (ii) a local transportation transient occupancy tax at a rate of one percent of the amount of the charge for the occupancy of any room or space occupied in any county or city in Planning District 16. The bill also increases the annual distribution of recordation tax revenues to cities and counties from $20 million to $55 million and dedicates $15 million of such annual distribution to the Fredericksburg Area Transportation Fund, created by the bill.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1138
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/18/23
Engrossed
1/23/23
Refer
2/8/23
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rent increase during tenancy; conditions. Provides that, except for any increase in rent that occurs after the first year of a lease with a term longer than one year, a rental agreement shall not contain provisions that the tenant agrees to pay any increase in rent during the term of a written lease unless such increase is agreed to in a separate, written document signed by the tenant and the landlord that includes (i) the new amount of rent to be charged to the tenant, (ii) the date upon which the rent increase becomes effective, and (iii) any additional terms or benefits to the tenant agreed to as consideration for such increase in rent.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1139
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/23/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/30/23
Refer
2/8/23
Storage of firearms in a residence where a minor is present; penalty. Requires any person who possesses a firearm in a residence where such person knows that a minor under 18 years of age or a person who is prohibited by law from possessing a firearm resides shall store such firearm and the ammunition for such firearm in a locked container, compartment, or cabinet that is inaccessible to such minor or prohibited person. The bill provides that a violation is a Class 4 misdemeanor. The bill exempts any person in lawful possession of a firearm who carries such firearm on or about his person, the storage of antique firearms, and the lawful authorization of a minor to access a firearm. The bill also requires firearm dealers to post a notice stating such firearm storage requirements and the penalty for not properly storing such firearms. Storage of firearms in a residence where a minor is present; penalty. Requires any person who possesses a firearm in a residence where such person knows that a minor under 18 years of age or a person who is prohibited by law from possessing a firearm resides shall store such firearm and the ammunition for such firearm in a locked container, compartment, or cabinet that is inaccessible to such minor or prohibited person. The bill provides that a violation is a Class 4 misdemeanor. The bill exempts any person in lawful possession of a firearm who carries such firearm on or about his person, the storage of antique firearms, and the lawful authorization of a minor to access a firearm. The bill also requires firearm dealers to post a notice stating such firearm storage requirements and the penalty for not properly storing such firearms.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1140
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/27/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/2/23
Refer
2/10/23
Refer
2/13/23
Report Pass
2/16/23
Refer
2/16/23
Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services; training; powers and duties of guardian; annual reports by guardians; information required. Directs the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services to develop and provide training for court-appointed guardians by July 1, 2024. The bill requires an appointed guardian, except a guardian who is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth, and any staff employed by such guardian to perform guardianship duties to complete the initial training developed by the Department within four months of the date of the initial court order of appointment and guardians and such staff appointed prior to July 1, 2024, shall complete such training by January 1, 2026. The bill further requires a guardian to include in his annual report to the local department of social services a statement as to whether such training has been completed. Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services; training; powers and duties of guardian; annual reports by guardians; information required. Directs the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services to develop and provide training for court-appointed guardians by July 1, 2024. The bill requires an appointed guardian, except a guardian who is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth, and any staff employed by such guardian to perform guardianship duties to complete the initial training developed by the Department within four months of the date of the initial court order of appointment and guardians and such staff appointed prior to July 1, 2024, shall complete such training by January 1, 2026. The bill further requires a guardian to include in his annual report to the local department of social services a statement as to whether such training has been completed.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1141
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/30/23
Engrossed
2/1/23
Refer
2/8/23
Report Pass
2/17/23
Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority; comprehensive plan. Authorizes any locality in the Commonwealth to provide for an affordable housing dwelling unit program by amending the zoning ordinance of such locality. Current law restricts such authorization to counties with an urban county executive form of government or county manager plan of government and certain other localities. This bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2024 and incorporates