Virginia 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1217
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
2/6/23
Engrossed
2/7/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
2/16/23
Engrossed
2/22/23
Failed
2/25/23
Financial institutions; earned wage access services; stakeholder process; report. Directs the Bureau of Financial Institutions of the State Corporation Commission to convene a stakeholder process regarding the provision or offering of earned wage access services that includes representatives from providers of earned wage access services, consumer advocates, and the Office of the Attorney General. The bill requires the Bureau of Financial Institutions to report its findings and recommendations by November 1, 2023.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1218
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/2/23
Refer
2/10/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Enrolled
2/22/23
Chaptered
3/26/23
Passed
3/26/23
Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services; Commonwealth Council on Aging; membership and staff support. Reduces from 24 to 18 the number of members to be appointed to the Commonwealth Council on Aging by (i) replacing the requirement that the membership include one member from each of the 11 congressional districts of the Commonwealth with the requirement that the membership include one member from each of the eight regions of the Commonwealth identified by the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service in its Virginia Regional Map (2017); (ii) adding the Executive Director of the Virginia Center on Aging; and (iii) reducing from four to two the number of members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the Senate Committee on Rules, respectively. The bill requires the Commissioner of the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services to appoint an executive director to serve as secretary to the Council.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1219
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/20/23
Engrossed
1/24/23
Refer
2/9/23
Kinship foster care; barrier crimes; exception. Allows local boards of social services and child-placing agencies to approve as a kinship foster parent an applicant who has been convicted of possessing a Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substance, provided that (i) the offense did not involve possession of heroin, fentanyl, or methylenedioxy-methamphetamine, (ii) five years have elapsed from the date of the conviction, and (iii) the local board or child-placing agency makes a specific finding that approving the kinship foster care placement would not adversely affect the safety and well-being of the child. Under current law, such applicants may be approved as a kinship foster parent if 10 years have elapsed from the date of conviction. Kinship foster care; barrier crimes; exception. Allows local boards of social services and child-placing agencies to approve as a kinship foster parent an applicant who has been convicted of possessing a Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substance, provided that (i) the offense did not involve possession of heroin, fentanyl, or methylenedioxy-methamphetamine, (ii) five years have elapsed from the date of the conviction, and (iii) the local board or child-placing agency makes a specific finding that approving the kinship foster care placement would not adversely affect the safety and well-being of the child. Under current law, such applicants may be approved as a kinship foster parent if 10 years have elapsed from the date of conviction.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1220
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
2/2/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Enrolled
2/22/23
Chaptered
3/17/23
Passed
3/17/23
Designating the "Dominic 'Nick' J. Winum Memorial Bridge." Designates the U.S. Route 211 westbound bridge that crosses over the South Fork of the Shenandoah River in Page County the "Dominic 'Nick' J. Winum Memorial Bridge."
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1221
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
2/3/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/10/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Engrossed
2/17/23
Engrossed
2/24/23
Engrossed
2/24/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
3/26/23
Passed
3/26/23
Assisted living facilities; minimum liability insurance. Requires the Board of Social Services to adopt regulations requiring each assisted living facility to maintain a minimum amount of liability insurance, as determined by the Board on the basis of the number of residents for which an assisted living facility is licensed, and provide notice of such insurance, upon request, to any resident or prospective resident. Under current law, assisted living facilities must provide a statement disclosing whether the facility maintains liability insurance but can only state that it does if it meets a minimum amount of coverage established by the Board. The bill directs the Board to adopt emergency regulations to implement provisions of the bill. Assisted living facilities; minimum liability insurance. Requires the Board of Social Services to adopt regulations requiring each assisted living facility to maintain a minimum amount of liability insurance, as determined by the Board on the basis of the number of residents for which an assisted living facility is licensed, and provide notice of such insurance, upon request, to any resident or prospective resident. Under current law, assisted living facilities must provide a statement disclosing whether the facility maintains liability insurance but can only state that it does if it meets a minimum amount of coverage established by the Board. The bill directs the Board to adopt emergency regulations to implement provisions of the bill.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1222
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/30/23
Refer
2/10/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Engrossed
2/22/23
Engrossed
2/23/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
3/23/23
Passed
3/23/23
Common interest communities; Resale Disclosure Act. Establishes the Resale Disclosure Act, which sets out disclosure requirements and authorized fees relating to contracts for the resale of property located within common interest communities and provides for the issuance of resale certificates or financial updates. The bill repeals the existing disclosure requirements and authorized fees relating to association disclosure packets under the Property Owners' Association Act and resale certificates under the Virginia Condominium Act. The bill requires a seller to obtain a resale certificate and provide the certificate to the purchaser. The bill does not apply to contracts ratified prior to July 1, 2023.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1223
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
2/1/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/10/23
Report Pass
2/20/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
3/23/23
Passed
3/23/23
Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults; venue. Provides that, in addition to the county or city in which any act was performed in furtherance of the offense or the accused resided at the time of the offense, venue for the trial of an accused charged with financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult may be in any county or city in which (i) the vulnerable adult resides or resided at the time of the offense or (ii) the vulnerable adult sustained a financial loss as a result of the offense. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference. Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults; venue. Provides that, in addition to the county or city in which any act was performed in furtherance of the offense or the accused resided at the time of the offense, venue for the trial of an accused charged with financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult may be in any county or city in which (i) the vulnerable adult resides or resided at the time of the offense or (ii) the vulnerable adult sustained a financial loss as a result of the offense. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1224
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Unlawful picketing or parading to obstruct or influence justice; penalty. Provides that any person who, with the intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing or intimidating in the discharge of his duty any judge, juror, witness, court officer, or court employee, pickets or parades in or near a residence occupied or used by such person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also provides that the provisions regarding the issuance and service of summons in place of a warrant do not apply to such violations.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1225
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Killing the fetus of another; manslaughter; penalties. Provides that any person who kills the fetus of another by an intentional act committed while in the sudden heat of passion upon reasonable provocation is guilty of voluntary manslaughter, which is punishable as a Class 5 felony. The bill also provides that any person who kills the fetus of another accidentally, contrary to the intention of the parties and while engaged in conduct so gross, wanton, and culpable as to show a reckless disregard for human life, is guilty of involuntary manslaughter, which is also punishable as a Class 5 felony.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1226
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Liability for sale of alcohol to an underage person. Creates a cause of action against an alcoholic beverage control retail licensee who sells alcohol to an underage person who was visibly intoxicated if the consumption of the alcohol caused or contributed to an injury to person or property while the underage person operated a motor vehicle. The plaintiff must prove such negligence by a clear and convincing evidence standard.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1227
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/30/23
Refer
2/13/23
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; effect of criminal convictions on licensure; data to be included in biennial report. Provides for consideration of certain factors to be made by any regulatory board through an individualized assessment prior to denying an application for licensure, certification, or registration for any occupation or profession regulated by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation where such denial was made in whole or in part upon the existence of the applicant's criminal record. The bill requires, beginning July 1, 2026, the Department to include certain data related to the criminal history of applicants to each regulatory board in its biennial report. Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; effect of criminal convictions on licensure; data to be included in biennial report. Provides for consideration of certain factors to be made by any regulatory board through an individualized assessment prior to denying an application for licensure, certification, or registration for any occupation or profession regulated by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation where such denial was made in whole or in part upon the existence of the applicant's criminal record. The bill requires, beginning July 1, 2026, the Department to include certain data related to the criminal history of applicants to each regulatory board in its biennial report.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1228
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/27/23
Engrossed
1/31/23
Refer
2/10/23
Line of Duty Act; campus police officers; contributing private institutions of higher education. Provides employees of contributing nonprofit private institutions of higher education with the benefits granted to employees of participating employers under the Line of Duty Act. The bill defines "contributing nonprofit private institutions of higher education" as nonprofit private institutions of higher education that have established a campus police department and made an irrevocable election to provide the benefits under the Line of Duty Act and to fund the cost by participating in the Line of Duty Death and Health Benefits Trust Fund. The bill clarifies that the Line of Duty Act shall not apply to any private institution of higher education that is not a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education. Line of Duty Act; campus police officers; contributing private institutions of higher education. Provides employees of contributing nonprofit private institutions of higher education with the benefits granted to employees of participating employers under the Line of Duty Act. The bill defines "contributing nonprofit private institutions of higher education" as nonprofit private institutions of higher education that have established a campus police department and made an irrevocable election to provide the benefits under the Line of Duty Act and to fund the cost by participating in the Line of Duty Death and Health Benefits Trust Fund. The bill clarifies that the Line of Duty Act shall not apply to any private institution of higher education that is not a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1229
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail. Creates a rebuttable presumption against bail for certain criminal offenses enumerated in the bill. The bill also requires the court to consider specified factors when determining whether the presumption against bail has been rebutted and whether there are appropriate conditions of release. Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail. Creates a rebuttable presumption against bail for certain criminal offenses enumerated in the bill. The bill also requires the court to consider specified factors when determining whether the presumption against bail has been rebutted and whether there are appropriate conditions of release.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1230
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Animal testing facilities; noncompliance with federal laws and regulations; civil penalty. Establishes certain restrictions and civil penalties for animal testing facilities, as defined in the bill, that have received citations for noncompliance with the federal Animal Welfare Act or regulations adopted thereunder. The bill requires animal testing facilities to register annually with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to pay an annual registration fee to the Department, and to report citations received for violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act or regulations adopted thereunder to the Department.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1231
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/3/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
2/16/23
Engrossed
2/21/23
Engrossed
2/22/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
5/12/23
Passed
5/12/23
Renewable energy; biomass-fired facilities; Department of Forestry advisory panel; report. Removes the renewable energy requirement for each Phase I and Phase II Utility to retire all biomass-fired electric generating units that do not co-fire with coal by December 31, 2028. The bill provides that biomass-fired facilities may qualify as renewable energy standard eligible sources, provided that they are in operation as of January 1, 2023, and (i) supply no more than 10 percent of their annual net electrical generation to the electric grid or no more than 15 percent of their annual total useful energy to any entity other than the manufacturing facility to which the generating source is interconnected and are fueled by forest-product manufacturing materials harvested in accordance with best management practices or (ii) are owned by a Phase I or Phase II Utility, have less than 52 megawatts capacity, and are fueled by forest-product manufacturing residuals, biowastes, or biomass harvested in accordance with best management practices. The bill directs the Department of Forestry to convene an advisory panel to examine the use of forest-related materials, agricultural-related materials, and solid woody waste materials for biomass-fired electric generating units in the Commonwealth and to submit a report of the advisory panel's findings and any recommendations to the House Committee on Commerce and Energy and the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor no later than December 1, 2024. The bill further directs the Department of Forestry to develop by December 1, 2023, best management practices for the sustainable harvesting of biomass for biomass-fired electric generating units that are subject to the provisions of the bill.