Virginia 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1202
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/19/23
Report Pass
2/1/23
Engrossed
2/3/23
Refer
2/10/23
Report Pass
2/15/23
Refer
2/15/23
In-state tuition eligibility; certain non-Virginia students who are members of the Virginia National Guard. Declares eligible for in-state tuition at a public institution of higher education, regardless of domicile, any non-Virginia student who is a member of the Virginia National Guard and who is eligible pursuant to relevant law for a grant in the amount of the difference between the full cost of tuition and any other educational benefits for which he is eligible as a member of the Virginia National Guard.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1203
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Children Deserve Help Not Harm Act established; health benefit plans; coverage for gender transition procedures. Creates the Children Deserve Help Not Harm Act, which prohibits gender transition procedures, defined in the bill, for individuals younger than 18 years of age and prohibits the use of public funds for gender transition procedures for individuals younger than 18 years of age. The bill establishes enforcement procedures for violations of the Act. The bill provides that a health benefit plan providing health care coverage in the Commonwealth is prohibited from providing coverage for gender transition procedures for individuals younger than 18 years of age and is not required to provide coverage for gender transition procedures for individuals 18 years of age or older. Children Deserve Help Not Harm Act established; health benefit plans; coverage for gender transition procedures. Creates the Children Deserve Help Not Harm Act, which prohibits gender transition procedures, defined in the bill, for individuals younger than 18 years of age and prohibits the use of public funds for gender transition procedures for individuals younger than 18 years of age. The bill establishes enforcement procedures for violations of the Act. The bill provides that a health benefit plan providing health care coverage in the Commonwealth is prohibited from providing coverage for gender transition procedures for individuals younger than 18 years of age and is not required to provide coverage for gender transition procedures for individuals 18 years of age or older.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1204
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Obscene; definition. Defines "obscene" for Obscene; definition. Defines "obscene" for the purposes of obscenity law to mean that as it relates to materials or a performance (i) the average person applying contemporary community standards relating to the depiction or description of sexual matters would find that the material or performance taken as a whole appeals to the prurient interest in sex; (ii) the material or performance lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value; (iii) the material or performance as used is not protected or privileged under the United States Constitution or the Constitution of Virginia; and (iv) such material or performance depicts or describes (a) patently offensive representations or descriptions of ultimate sexual acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including sexual intercourse, sodomy, and sexual bestiality, or (b) patently offensive representations or descriptions of masturbation, excretory functions, sadism, masochism, lewd exhibition of the genitals, the male or female genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal, covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state or a device designed and marketed as useful primarily for stimulation of the human genital organs. Under current law, "obscene" for the purposes of obscenity law is defined as that which, considered as a whole, has as its dominant theme or purpose an appeal to the prurient interest in sex, that is, a shameful or morbid interest in nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, excretory functions or products thereof, or sadomasochistic abuse, and which goes substantially beyond customary limits of candor in description or representation of such matters and which, taken as a whole, does not have serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1205
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
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
3/23/23
Passed
3/23/23
Extension of local land use approvals. Extends from July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2025, the sunset date for various local land use approvals that were valid and outstanding as of July 1, 2020. The bill also provides that its provisions shall not be construed to extend previous extensions related to the housing crisis and that any extension of approvals outstanding as of July 1, 2020, shall apply to any such approvals granted subsequent to July 1, 2020, that expire prior to July 1, 2025. This provision is declarative of existing law.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1206
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority; emergency. Overrides a provision in the appropriation act that required a certain approval from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration prior to disbursement of funds to the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority. The bill contains an emergency clause. Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority; emergency. Overrides a provision in the appropriation act that required a certain approval from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration prior to disbursement of funds to the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority. The bill contains an emergency clause.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1207
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/30/23
Report Pass
2/2/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/10/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Engrossed
2/16/23
Engrossed
2/24/23
Engrossed
2/25/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
3/23/23
Passed
3/23/23
Crimes by gangs. Provides that the definition of "predicate criminal act" includes all violent felony offenses for purposes of predicate criminal acts for street gangs. The bill also increases various penalties for gang crimes.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1208
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/23/23
Report Pass
2/1/23
Engrossed
2/3/23
Refer
2/13/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Enrolled
2/22/23
Chaptered
3/26/23
Passed
3/26/23
Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; Virginia-Taiwan Trade Office. Directs the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of establishing a Virginia-Taiwan Trade Office to serve as the official representation of the Commonwealth in Taiwan by promoting and offering services relating to economic development and trade. Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; Virginia-Taiwan Trade Office. Directs the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of establishing a Virginia-Taiwan Trade Office to serve as the official representation of the Commonwealth in Taiwan by promoting and offering services relating to economic development and trade.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1209
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Report Pass
2/1/23
Engrossed
2/3/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
2/9/23
Enrolled
2/16/23
Chaptered
4/12/23
Charitable gaming; temporary permits; limitations. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to issue a temporary permit to certain qualified organizations authorizing such organizations to sell instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards upon premises located anywhere in the Commonwealth during a convention, conference, or related event lasting no more than seven consecutive days held by the organization's affiliated state, regional, or national organization no more than once per quarter, as designated in the temporary permit. Current law limits the sale of such games by a qualified organization to premises that are owned or exclusively and entirely leased by such organization or premises leased by the organization from any social organization for the purpose of selling such games. Charitable gaming; temporary permits; limitations. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to issue a temporary permit to certain qualified organizations authorizing such organizations to sell instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards upon premises located anywhere in the Commonwealth during a convention, conference, or related event lasting no more than seven consecutive days held by the organization's affiliated state, regional, or national organization no more than once per quarter, as designated in the temporary permit. Current law limits the sale of such games by a qualified organization to premises that are owned or exclusively and entirely leased by such organization or premises leased by the organization from any social organization for the purpose of selling such games.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1210
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/2/23
Refer
2/8/23
Report Pass
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Engrossed
2/15/23
Engrossed
2/24/23
Engrossed
2/25/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
3/26/23
Passed
3/26/23
Income tax subtraction; Virginia National Guard. Increases from $3,000 to $5,500 the income tax subtraction for wages or salaries of a member of the National Guard of the Commonwealth for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023. The bill also expands the military ranks that qualify for the subtraction from O3 and below to O6 and below.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1211
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/19/23
Report Pass
2/2/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/13/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Engrossed
2/16/23
Engrossed
2/25/23
Engrossed
2/25/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
4/12/23
Eastern Virginia Medical School; establishment of Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at Old Dominion University. Repeals provisions establishing and relating to Eastern Virginia Medical School and designates the schools and divisions previously existing as Eastern Virginia Medical School and such other academic units of Old Dominion University related to the health sciences as may be identified by the Old Dominion University Board of Visitors as the Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at Old Dominion University (the Health Sciences Center). The bill permits Old Dominion University to provide medical and health sciences education and related research through the teaching hospitals and related health care and health maintenance facilities at the Health Sciences Center and contains provisions relating to the operations of the Health Sciences Center, including provisions relating to cooperative arrangements and joint ventures.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1212
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/30/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
2/9/23
Enrolled
2/16/23
Chaptered
3/26/23
Passed
3/26/23
Virginia Racing Commission; powers and duties; ratio of live racing days to number of historical horse racing terminals. Provides that the Virginia Racing Commission (the Commission) shall promulgate regulations requiring, for each calendar year, any significant infrastructure limited licensee that offers pari-mutuel wagering on historical horse racing to hold at least one live Thoroughbred horse racing day, consisting of not less than eight races per day, for every 100 historical horse racing terminals installed at its significant infrastructure facility together with any satellite facility owned, operated, controlled, managed, or otherwise directly or indirectly affiliated with such licensee. The bill also gives the Commission the authority to alter the required number of live racing days in the event of force majeure. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2024.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1213
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/18/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/2/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
2/9/23
Enrolled
2/16/23
Chaptered
3/3/23
Passed
3/3/23
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; universal license recognition. Establishes criteria for an individual licensed, certified, or having work experience in another state to apply to a regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and be issued an occupational license or government certification if certain conditions are met.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1214
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
2/3/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/10/23
Child abuse and neglect; custody and visitation; possession or use of marijuana. Provides that a child shall not be considered an abused or neglected child, and no person shall be denied custody or visitation of a child, based solely on the fact that the child's parent or other person responsible for his care, or the person petitioning for custody or visitation of the child, possessed or consumed marijuana in accordance with applicable law. The bill directs the Board of Social Services to amend its regulations, guidance documents, and other instructional materials to ensure that such regulations, documents, and materials comply with, and that investigations and family assessments are conducted by local departments of social services in accordance with, the provisions of the bill. Child abuse and neglect; custody and visitation; possession or use of marijuana. Provides that a child shall not be considered an abused or neglected child, and no person shall be denied custody or visitation of a child, based solely on the fact that the child's parent or other person responsible for his care, or the person petitioning for custody or visitation of the child, possessed or consumed marijuana in accordance with applicable law. The bill directs the Board of Social Services to amend its regulations, guidance documents, and other instructional materials to ensure that such regulations, documents, and materials comply with, and that investigations and family assessments are conducted by local departments of social services in accordance with, the provisions of the bill.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1215
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/19/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/2/23
Refer
2/7/23
Report Pass
2/8/23
Refer
2/8/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Engrossed
2/16/23
Engrossed
2/20/23
Enrolled
2/23/23
Chaptered
3/27/23
Passed
3/27/23
Department of Education; stakeholder work group; competitive teacher pay; report. Requires the Department of Education to convene a stakeholder work group no later than August 15, 2023, to consider and make recommendations no later than November 1, 2023, on the appropriateness, feasibility, potential fiscal impact, and potential unintended consequences of certain definitions for and calculations of competitive teacher pay. Department of Education; stakeholder work group; competitive teacher pay; report. Requires the Department of Education to convene a stakeholder work group no later than August 15, 2023, to consider and make recommendations no later than November 1, 2023, on the appropriateness, feasibility, potential fiscal impact, and potential unintended consequences of certain definitions for and calculations of competitive teacher pay.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1216
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/19/23
Engrossed
1/24/23
Refer
2/10/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Enrolled
2/22/23
Chaptered
3/23/23
Passed
3/23/23
Transportation network companies; uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. Requires transportation network company (TNC) insurance to maintain the same minimum uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage as is currently required by law for all motor vehicle insurance policies of $30,000 for bodily injury per person, $60,000 for bodily injury per accident, and $20,000 for property damage, whether or not there is a passenger in the vehicle. The bill also prohibits TNC insurance underinsured motorist coverage from being set off by another policy from incidents arising when there is a passenger in the vehicle. Current law requires uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage for TNCs at $1 million when a passenger is in the vehicle. The bill repeals expired provisions related to TNC insurance coverage.