Virginia 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB893
Introduced
1/5/23
Refer
1/5/23
Education improvement scholarships tax credits; transferability. Allows a taxpayer entitled to an education improvement scholarships tax credit to transfer such credit to any other taxpayer.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB894
Introduced
1/5/23
Refer
1/5/23
Report Pass
1/12/23
Engrossed
1/16/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Engrossed
2/17/23
Engrossed
2/20/23
Enrolled
2/23/23
Chaptered
3/22/23
Passed
3/22/23
Drug Control Act; Schedule I. Adds certain chemicals to Schedule I of the Drug Control Act. The Board of Pharmacy has added these substances in an expedited regulatory process. A substance added via this process is removed from the schedule after 18 months unless a general law is enacted adding the substance to the schedule.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB895
Introduced
1/5/23
Refer
1/5/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/30/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
2/20/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
4/12/23
Appeals of certain interlocutory decrees or orders; report. Prohibits the appeal of certain interlocutory decrees or orders relating to affirmance or annulment of a marriage, divorce, custody of a minor child, spousal or child support, control or disposition of a minor child, any other domestic relations matter arising under Title 16.1 (Courts Not of Record) or 20 (Domestic Relations), or any protective order other than a final protective order issued by a circuit court. The bill requires the Virginia Family Law Coalition to study appeals of interlocutory decrees and orders involving domestic relations matters in the Commonwealth and to report the findings of such study to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee for Courts of Justice by October 1, 2024. The bill contains an emergency clause. Appeals of certain interlocutory decrees or orders; report. Prohibits the appeal of certain interlocutory decrees or orders relating to affirmance or annulment of a marriage, divorce, custody of a minor child, spousal or child support, control or disposition of a minor child, any other domestic relations matter arising under Title 16.1 (Courts Not of Record) or 20 (Domestic Relations), or any protective order other than a final protective order issued by a circuit court. The bill requires the Virginia Family Law Coalition to study appeals of interlocutory decrees and orders involving domestic relations matters in the Commonwealth and to report the findings of such study to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee for Courts of Justice by October 1, 2024. The bill contains an emergency clause.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB896
Introduced
1/5/23
Refer
1/5/23
Report Pass
1/30/23
Report Pass
2/2/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Engrossed
2/7/23
Refer
2/10/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Engrossed
2/16/23
Engrossed
2/20/23
Engrossed
2/20/23
Engrossed
2/20/23
Enrolled
2/23/23
Chaptered
3/26/23
Passed
3/26/23
Racketeering offenses; penalty. Adds petit larceny to the list of offenses included in the definition of "racketeering activity." The bill prohibits any person who is directed by an organizer, supervisor, or manager of an enterprise from (i) receiving or distributing any proceeds known to have been derived directly from racketeering activity and (ii) using or investing an aggregate of $10,000 or more of such proceeds in the acquisition of any title to, or any right, interest, or equity in, real property, or in the establishment or operation of any enterprise. A first offense is punishable by between five and 40 years' imprisonment and a fine of not more than $1 million, and a second or subsequent offense is punishable as a Class 2 felony and a fine of not more than $2 million. Racketeering offenses; penalty. Adds petit larceny to the list of offenses included in the definition of "racketeering activity." The bill prohibits any person who is directed by an organizer, supervisor, or manager of an enterprise from (i) receiving or distributing any proceeds known to have been derived directly from racketeering activity and (ii) using or investing an aggregate of $10,000 or more of such proceeds in the acquisition of any title to, or any right, interest, or equity in, real property, or in the establishment or operation of any enterprise. A first offense is punishable by between five and 40 years' imprisonment and a fine of not more than $1 million, and a second or subsequent offense is punishable as a Class 2 felony and a fine of not more than $2 million. Current law criminalizes an enterprise or any person who occupies a position of organizer, supervisor, or manager of an enterprise for (a) receiving proceeds from racketeering and (b) using or investing $10,000 or more of such proceeds in the acquisition of any title to, or any right, interest, or equity in, real property, or in the establishment or operation of any enterprise.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB897
Introduced
1/5/23
Refer
1/5/23
Report Pass
1/24/23
Report Pass
2/1/23
Engrossed
2/3/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
2/15/23
Refer
2/15/23
Report Pass
2/17/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
3/21/23
Passed
3/21/23
Governor's Blue Catfish Processing, Flash Freezing, and Infrastructure Grant Program. Establishes the Governor's Blue Catfish Processing, Flash Freezing, and Infrastructure Grant Program and authorizes the Governor to award grants to political subdivisions from the Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund as part of the Program. Such grants, in amounts up to $250,000, shall be awarded as reimbursable grants to support blue catfish processing, flash freezing, and infrastructure projects. The bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to develop certain guidelines as provided in the bill on behalf of the Governor to facilitate the Program.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB898
Introduced
1/5/23
Refer
1/5/23
Report Pass
1/23/23
Engrossed
1/25/23
Refer
2/8/23
Report Pass
2/10/23
Enrolled
2/20/23
Chaptered
3/21/23
Passed
3/21/23
Concealed handgun permit; demonstrated competence. Adds a firearms safety or training course conducted by the United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) or by a USCCA-certified firearms instructor, or any firearms safety or training course or class available to the general public offered by a law-enforcement agency, institution of higher education, or private or public institution or organization or firearms training school utilizing instructors certified by the USCCA to those programs that satisfy the demonstration of competence requirement for the issuance of a Virginia resident or nonresident concealed handgun permit.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB899
Introduced
1/5/23
Refer
1/5/23
Report Pass
1/24/23
Report Pass
2/1/23
Engrossed
2/3/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
2/15/23
Engrossed
2/20/23
Engrossed
2/24/23
Engrossed
2/24/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
4/12/23
Oyster planting grounds; existing leases; transfer or assignment. Removes the requirement that the Marine Resources Commissioner consider certain factors when recording in his office an application for transfer or assignment for an existing lease of oyster-planting grounds.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB900
Introduced
1/5/23
Refer
1/5/23
Voter identification; identification containing a photograph required. Requires presentation of a form of identification containing a photograph in order to vote. The bill repeals the provisions of law permitting a voter who does not have one of the required forms of identification to vote after signing a statement, subject to felony penalties for false statements, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be. Instead, the bill provides that such voter is entitled to cast a provisional ballot.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB901
Introduced
1/5/23
Refer
1/5/23
Report Pass
1/26/23
Engrossed
1/31/23
Refer
2/8/23
Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty. Provides that no person shall leave, place, or store a handgun in an unattended motor vehicle, as defined in the bill, unless the vehicle is locked. The bill provides that any person violating such prohibition is subject to a civil penalty of no more than $500 and that such unattended motor vehicle may be subject to removal for safekeeping. Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty. Provides that no person shall leave, place, or store a handgun in an unattended motor vehicle, as defined in the bill, unless the vehicle is locked. The bill provides that any person violating such prohibition is subject to a civil penalty of no more than $500 and that such unattended motor vehicle may be subject to removal for safekeeping.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB902
Introduced
1/5/23
Refer
1/5/23
Attorney General; instituting or conducting criminal prosecutions for violations of criminal sexual assault and commercial sex trafficking committed against children. Authorizes the Attorney General to institute or conduct criminal prosecutions in cases involving a violation of criminal sexual assault or commercial sex trafficking when such crimes are committed against children.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB903
Introduced
1/5/23
Refer
1/5/23
Report Pass
1/27/23
Report Pass
2/2/23
Engrossed
2/7/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Engrossed
2/16/23
Engrossed
2/24/23
Engrossed
2/24/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
4/12/23
Tetrahydrocannabinol; hemp products; packaging, labeling, and testing; penalties. Limits the amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) that can be included in a hemp product or industrial hemp extract to 0.3 percent and two milligrams per package. The bill limits the application of such THC limits to retail sales and allows a hemp product or industrial hemp extract to contain more than two milligrams of THC if the product or extract contains an amount of cannabidiol (CBD) that is at least 25 times greater than the amount of THC; however, the bill prohibits hemp processors from selling industrial hemp or a substance containing an industrial hemp extract to a person if the processor knows or has reason to know that such person will use the industrial hemp or substance in a substance that violates the aforementioned THC limits. Tetrahydrocannabinol; hemp products; packaging, labeling, and testing; penalties. Limits the amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) that can be included in a hemp product or industrial hemp extract to 0.3 percent and two milligrams per package. The bill limits the application of such THC limits to retail sales and allows a hemp product or industrial hemp extract to contain more than two milligrams of THC if the product or extract contains an amount of cannabidiol (CBD) that is at least 25 times greater than the amount of THC; however, the bill prohibits hemp processors from selling industrial hemp or a substance containing an industrial hemp extract to a person if the processor knows or has reason to know that such person will use the industrial hemp or substance in a substance that violates the aforementioned THC limits. The bill creates a regulated hemp product retail facility registration, which carries an annual fee of $1,000, and requires persons to obtain such registration from the Commissioner (the Commissioner) of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) prior to offering for sale or selling regulated hemp products, as defined in the bill, or any substance intended for consumption that is advertised or labeled as containing an industrial hemp-derived cannabinoid. The bill creates certain packaging, labeling, and testing requirements for regulated hemp products and requires that topical hemp products bear a label stating that the product is not intended for human consumption. The bill provides the Commissioner with the authority to access registered regulated hemp product retail facilities and any business that offers for sale or sells at retail a substance intended for human consumption that is advertised or labeled as containing a cannabinoid for the purpose of inspections and securing samples. The bill also imposes a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per day for the following violations: (i) offering for sale or selling at retail without a regulated hemp product retail facility registration a regulated hemp product or a substance intended for human consumption, orally or by inhalation, that is advertised or labeled as containing an industrial hemp-derived cannabinoid, (ii) continuing to offer for sale or selling at retail a regulated hemp product after revocation or suspension of such registration, (iii) offering for sale or selling at retail a substance intended for human consumption, orally or by inhalation, that contains THC in excess of the applicable limits, or (iv) offering for sale or selling at retail a regulated hemp product that does not meet the applicable packaging, labeling, and testing requirements. The bill (i) clarifies that persons who manufacture, store, sell, or offer for sale an industrial hemp extract or food containing an industrial hemp extract are subject to the existing food and drink permit requirement and (ii) requires such persons to indicate their intent to manufacture, store, sell, or offer for sale an industrial hemp extract or food containing an industrial hemp extract on such permit application. The bill also creates labeling, packaging, and testing requirements for industrial hemp extracts and foods containing an industrial hemp extract. The bill creates a civil penalty of $10,000 for the following: (a) manufacturing, selling, or offering for sale an industrial hemp extract or food containing an industrial hemp extract without a permit; (b) continuing to manufacture, sell, or offer for sale an industrial hemp extract or food containing an industrial hemp extract after revocation or suspension of such permit; (c) failing to disclose on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that he intends to manufacture, sell, or offer for sale a substance intended to be consumed orally that contains an industrial hemp-derived cannabinoid; (d) manufacturing, selling, or offering for sale a food that contains more than 0.3 percent of THC or more than two milligrams of THC per package; (e) manufacturing, offering for sale, or selling in violation of food and drink laws or regulations a substance intended to be consumed orally that is advertised or labeled as containing an industrial hemp-derived cannabinoid; or (f) otherwise violating any provision of the Commonwealth's food and drink laws or regulations. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to engage in such actions, except for those set forth in clause (d). The bill makes it unlawful under the Consumer Protection Act to (1) sell or offer for sale any substance intended for human consumption that contains a synthetic derivative of THC or (2) sell or offer for sale a topical hemp product that does not include a label stating that the product is not intended for human consumption. The bill also increases existing civil penalties for certain hemp-related violations. The bill provides that certain regulated hemp product provisions related to retail facility registrations, packaging, labeling, and testing and associated civil penalty provisions shall become effective when the Commissioner provides notice to the Virginia Code Commission that the Department has established the registration process. The bill removes tetrahydrocannabinol from the list of Schedule I controlled substances and contains other technical amendments.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB904
Introduced
1/5/23
Refer
1/5/23
Report Pass
1/16/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/27/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Engrossed
2/17/23
Engrossed
2/20/23
Enrolled
2/23/23
Chaptered
3/22/23
Passed
3/22/23
Workers' compensation; post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, or depressive disorder; law-enforcement officers and firefighters. Provides that an anxiety disorder or depressive disorder, as both are defined in the bill, incurred by a law-enforcement officer or firefighter is compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act on the same basis as post-traumatic stress disorder, except in the case of responding to crime scenes for investigation. The bill provides that a mental health professional must diagnose the covered individual as suffering from anxiety disorder or depressive disorder as a result of a qualifying event, defined in the bill as an incident or exposure occurring in the line of duty on or after July 1, 2023, and includes other conditions for compensability.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB905
Introduced
1/5/23
Refer
1/5/23
Report Pass
1/11/23
Engrossed
1/16/23
Engrossed
1/18/23
Refer
2/8/23
Report Pass
2/10/23
Enrolled
2/20/23
Chaptered
3/22/23
Passed
3/22/23
Police powers of fire marshals; training requirements. Provides that a local fire marshal or assistant shall not exercise any police powers until such person has satisfactorily completed a basic law-enforcement course for fire marshals with police powers and maintains satisfactory participation in in-service and advanced courses and programs. The bill also provides that current or prior certification as a law-enforcement officer may satisfy the police powers training requirements.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB906
Introduced
1/5/23
Refer
1/5/23
Report Pass
1/16/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/27/23
Refer
2/9/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Enrolled
2/22/23
Chaptered
3/22/23
Passed
3/22/23
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers. Expands the workers' compensation presumption of compensability for certain cancers causing the death or disability of certain employees who have completed five years of service in their position to include bladder and thyroid cancer. The presumption for these cancers does not apply for any individual diagnosed with such a condition before July 1, 2023.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB907
Introduced
1/5/23
Refer
1/5/23
Report Pass
1/17/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/2/23
Refer
2/8/23
Elections; protection of election officials; penalty. Adds to the list of protected voters any election official or employee of an election official. Protected voters are permitted by law to provide on the application for voter registration, in addition to the voter's residence street address, a post office box address located within the Commonwealth, which would be the address included on (i) lists of registered voters and persons who voted, (ii) voter registration records made available for public inspection, and (iii) lists of absentee voter applicants. The bill also makes it a Class 5 felony to hinder or prevent an election official or employee of an election official from administering elections. Under current law it is only a Class 5 felony to hinder or prevent an officer of election at a location being used for voting from holding an election.