Virginia 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB804
Introduced
12/8/22
Refer
12/8/22
Campaign finance; prohibited contributions to candidates. Prohibits candidates, campaign committees, and political committees from soliciting or accepting contributions from any public utility, as defined in the bill, and prohibits any public utility or any political committee established by such public utility from making any such contribution.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB805
Introduced
12/9/22
Refer
12/9/22
Control of firearms by localities. Removes the authority for a locality by ordinance to prohibit the possession or carrying of firearms, ammunition, or components or any combination thereof in (i) any building, or part thereof, owned or used by such locality for governmental purposes; (ii) any public park owned or operated by the locality; (iii) any recreation or community center facility; or (iv) any public street, road, alley, or sidewalk or public right-of-way or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public and is being used by or is adjacent to a permitted event or an event that would otherwise require a permit. The bill provides that any firearm received by the locality pursuant to a buy-back program shall be offered for sale by public auction or sealed bids to a person licensed as a dealer. Current law provides that any such firearm shall be destroyed by the locality unless the person surrendering the firearm requests in writing that the firearm be offered for sale. The bill also limits the authority of localities to bring lawsuits against certain firearms manufacturers and others and further provides that the right to bring any such action is reserved exclusively to the Commonwealth and shall be brought by the Attorney General.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB806
Introduced
12/10/22
Refer
12/10/22
Report Pass
1/19/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/2/23
Refer
2/10/23
Report Pass
2/15/23
Refer
2/15/23
STEM+C Competition Team Grant Program and Fund; established. Establishes the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing (STEM+C) Competition Team Grant Program to encourage interest in STEM+C-related subject areas and support STEM+C-related extracurricular team-building activities in public schools in the Commonwealth by providing grants to qualified schools, as defined in the bill, for use in establishing or supporting STEM+C competition teams. The bill also creates the STEM+C Competition Team Grant Fund for the purpose of providing such grants to qualified schools.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB807
Introduced
12/11/22
Refer
12/11/22
Report Pass
1/16/23
Engrossed
1/18/23
Refer
2/8/23
Report Pass
2/10/23
Enrolled
2/20/23
Chaptered
3/21/23
Passed
3/21/23
Local parks; walking trails; liability; property owners. Authorizes a locality or park authority to establish, conduct, and regulate a system of walking trails and releases from certain civil liability the owner of any property leased, licensed, or provided by easement for such use in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB808
Introduced
12/12/22
Refer
12/12/22
Temporary detention in hospital for testing, observation, or treatment; mental or physical conditions resulting from intoxication. Clarifies that in the case where a mental or physical condition is a result of intoxication, a licensed physician who has attempted to obtain informed consent of an adult person for treatment of such mental or physical condition resulting from intoxication may seek an order from the magistrate or court in the jurisdiction where the respondent is located authorizing temporary detention of the adult person in a hospital emergency department or other appropriate facility for testing, observation, or treatment, provided that certain conditions are met.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB809
Introduced
12/12/22
Refer
12/12/22
Report Pass
1/13/23
Engrossed
1/17/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
2/9/23
Enrolled
2/16/23
Chaptered
3/22/23
Passed
3/22/23
Alcoholic beverage control; displays of wine and beer; report. Requires persons licensed to sell wine and beer for off-premises consumption that display such wine and beer outside a clearly discernible location reserved for alcoholic beverages to (i) not place such wine or beer in an area immediately adjacent to nonalcoholic beverages containing the same or similar brand name, logo, or packaging as an alcoholic beverage and (ii) equip any such display with signage that indicates the product is an alcoholic beverage, is clearly visible to consumers, and is of sufficient size to notify the consumer that the product contains alcohol. The bill clarifies that its provisions do not prohibit the placement of nonalcoholic wine or beer in or near a display of alcoholic beverages that contain the same or similar brand name, logo, or packaging as the nonalcoholic wine or beer.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB810
Introduced
12/13/22
Refer
12/13/22
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/30/23
Refer
2/10/23
Report Pass
2/20/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
4/12/23
Review of injunctions; petitions for review. Removes permanent injunctions from the current provision that when a circuit court (i) grants a preliminary or permanent injunction, (ii) refuses such an injunction, or (iii) having granted such an injunction, dissolves or refuses to enlarge it, an aggrieved party may file a petition for review with the clerk of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The bill increases from seven days to 15 days the period after the date of service of a copy of such petition during which an opposing party may file a response. The bill contains technical amendments. The bill contains an emergency clause. Review of injunctions; petitions for review. Removes permanent injunctions from the current provision that when a circuit court (i) grants a preliminary or permanent injunction, (ii) refuses such an injunction, or (iii) having granted such an injunction, dissolves or refuses to enlarge it, an aggrieved party may file a petition for review with the clerk of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The bill increases from seven days to 15 days the period after the date of service of a copy of such petition during which an opposing party may file a response. The bill contains technical amendments. The bill contains an emergency clause.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB811
Introduced
12/13/22
Refer
12/13/22
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/30/23
Refer
2/10/23
Appeal of interlocutory orders. Restores the Court of Appeals' jurisdiction over appeals of orders granting or denying a plea of sovereign, absolute, or qualified immunity. Under current law, such orders are appealable to the Supreme Court of Virginia. The bill also directs the Supreme Court of Virginia to promulgate rules consistent with the provisions of the bill by July 1, 2023. Appeal of interlocutory orders. Restores the Court of Appeals' jurisdiction over appeals of orders granting or denying a plea of sovereign, absolute, or qualified immunity. Under current law, such orders are appealable to the Supreme Court of Virginia. The bill also directs the Supreme Court of Virginia to promulgate rules consistent with the provisions of the bill by July 1, 2023.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB812
Introduced
12/13/22
Refer
12/13/22
Report Pass
1/16/23
Engrossed
1/18/23
Refer
2/10/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Enrolled
2/21/23
Chaptered
3/24/23
Passed
3/24/23
Emergency relief payments; automatic exemption from creditor process; repeal. Repeals the provision allowing an exemption from the creditor process for emergency relief payments, defined as a 2020 recovery rebate for individuals and qualifying children provided pursuant to § 2201 of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (P.L. 116-136) or any future federal payments or rebates provided directly to individuals for economic relief or stimulus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB813
Introduced
12/14/22
Refer
12/14/22
Report Pass
1/11/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/27/23
Refer
2/8/23
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exclusions; State Comptroller records. Provides that the exclusions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act related to the internal controls of the State Comptroller do not authorize the withholding of the name of any officer, official, or employee of a public body as it appears on a purchase card statement or other payment record or the description of an individual purchase appearing on any such purchase card statement or payment record.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB814
Introduced
12/15/22
Refer
12/15/22
Report Pass
1/16/23
Engrossed
1/18/23
Refer
2/7/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Enrolled
2/21/23
Chaptered
3/23/23
Passed
3/23/23
Interpreters for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. Provides that if the Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing cannot procure a qualified interpreter to assist a party or witness in a civil proceeding who is speech-impaired or who is deaf or hard of hearing, then the court may appoint a readily available interpreter with full certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., or an equivalent national certification.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB815
Introduced
12/15/22
Refer
12/15/22
Report Pass
1/19/23
Engrossed
1/24/23
Refer
2/8/23
Virginia Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act; definitions. Expands the definition of "motor vehicle" in the Virginia Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act to include a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight under 10,000 pounds that is bought or used primarily for business purposes by a person or certain legal business entities to which not more than five motor vehicles are registered. The bill expands the definition of "consumer" to include the purchaser, other than for purposes of resale, or the lessee, of a motor vehicle used primarily for business purposes if the purchaser or lessee is a person, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, or other legal entity to which not more than five motor vehicles are registered. The bill also adds electronic mail communications to the definition of "notify" or "notification" in the Act. Virginia Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act; definitions. Expands the definition of "motor vehicle" in the Virginia Motor Vehicle Warranty Enforcement Act to include a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight under 10,000 pounds that is bought or used primarily for business purposes by a person or certain legal business entities to which not more than five motor vehicles are registered. The bill expands the definition of "consumer" to include the purchaser, other than for purposes of resale, or the lessee, of a motor vehicle used primarily for business purposes if the purchaser or lessee is a person, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, or other legal entity to which not more than five motor vehicles are registered. The bill also adds electronic mail communications to the definition of "notify" or "notification" in the Act.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB816
Introduced
12/19/22
Refer
12/19/22
Report Pass
1/16/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/27/23
Refer
2/7/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Enrolled
2/21/23
Chaptered
3/21/23
Passed
3/21/23
Maximum number of judges in each judicial district. Increases from two to three the maximum number of authorized general district court judges in the Twenty-second Judicial District. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB817
Introduced
12/19/22
Refer
12/19/22
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/30/23
Refer
2/10/23
Report Pass
2/20/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
3/22/23
Passed
3/22/23
Lien for attorney fees; written notice requirements; validity and amount determinations. Provides that written notice of a lien for attorney fees shall be given either within 45 days of the end of representation or (i) in causes of action sounding in tort or for liquidated or unliquidated damages on contract, before settlement or adjustment or (ii) in cases of annulment or divorce, before final judgment is entered, whichever is earlier. The bill further provides that the validity and amount of such a lien may be determined either by motion in the case in which the lien is claimed or by separate action after final judgment has been entered therein or if no case has been filed. The bill specifies that the validity and amount of such a lien shall be determined by the court without a jury and directs the Office of the Executive Secretary to create a form to be filed with the clerk of the circuit court. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference. Lien for attorney fees; written notice requirements; validity and amount determinations. Provides that written notice of a lien for attorney fees shall be given either within 45 days of the end of representation or (i) in causes of action sounding in tort or for liquidated or unliquidated damages on contract, before settlement or adjustment or (ii) in cases of annulment or divorce, before final judgment is entered, whichever is earlier. The bill further provides that the validity and amount of such a lien may be determined either by motion in the case in which the lien is claimed or by separate action after final judgment has been entered therein or if no case has been filed. The bill specifies that the validity and amount of such a lien shall be determined by the court without a jury and directs the Office of the Executive Secretary to create a form to be filed with the clerk of the circuit court. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB818
Introduced
12/20/22
Refer
12/20/22
Report Pass
2/2/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/10/23
Public elementary and secondary schools; programs of instruction; mental health education; curriculum guidelines; instruction required. Requires each public elementary, middle, and high school to provide at each grade level, in addition to health instruction, an additional age-appropriate course of instruction on mental health. The bill directs the Board of Education to develop mental health curriculum guidelines for an age-appropriate, sequential mental health curriculum for each grade level and requires such curriculum guidelines to include instruction on (i) understanding general themes of mental health and wellness, (ii) recognizing symptoms of common mental health challenges, (iii) promoting mental health wellness, (iv) seeking assistance for mental health concerns and challenges, (v) promoting awareness of the prevalence of mental health challenges and the importance of overcoming common mental health stigmas, (vi) understanding the importance of mental health to a student's physical, academic, and overall well-being, and (vii) understanding, at such grade levels as the Board deems appropriate, age-appropriate instruction on the connection between mental health and substance use disorders. The bill permits the Board to consult with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and other mental health experts in developing such curriculum guidelines and requires the Board to submit such guidelines to the State Board of Health for approval. The bill requires the Board to review and update by the beginning of the 2024–2025 school year the health Standards of Learning for each grade level to include such instruction on the mental health curriculum guidelines. Public elementary and secondary schools; programs of instruction; mental health education; curriculum guidelines; instruction required. Requires each public elementary, middle, and high school to provide at each grade level, in addition to health instruction, an additional age-appropriate course of instruction on mental health. The bill directs the Board of Education to develop mental health curriculum guidelines for an age-appropriate, sequential mental health curriculum for each grade level and requires such curriculum guidelines to include instruction on (i) understanding general themes of mental health and wellness, (ii) recognizing symptoms of common mental health challenges, (iii) promoting mental health wellness, (iv) seeking assistance for mental health concerns and challenges, (v) promoting awareness of the prevalence of mental health challenges and the importance of overcoming common mental health stigmas, (vi) understanding the importance of mental health to a student's physical, academic, and overall well-being, and (vii) understanding, at such grade levels as the Board deems appropriate, age-appropriate instruction on the connection between mental health and substance use disorders. The bill permits the Board to consult with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and other mental health experts in developing such curriculum guidelines and requires the Board to submit such guidelines to the State Board of Health for approval. The bill requires the Board to review and update by the beginning of the 2024–2025 school year the health Standards of Learning for each grade level to include such instruction on the mental health curriculum guidelines.