Virginia 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1638
Introduced
1/8/23
Refer
1/8/23
Report Pass
1/24/23
Engrossed
1/27/23
Refer
1/31/23
Report Pass
2/9/23
Enrolled
2/16/23
Chaptered
3/22/23
Passed
3/22/23
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of Health Professions, and related regulatory boards; disclosure of information regarding examinations, licensure, certification, registration, or permitting. Allows the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, the Department of Health Professions, and professional, occupational, and health regulatory boards to mail or email upon request records regarding applications for admission to examinations or for licensure, certification, registration, or permitting and the related scoring records to the individual to whom such records pertain. Under current law, such records may be made available for copying by the subject individual at the office of the Department or board that possesses the material during normal working hours.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1639
Introduced
1/8/23
Refer
1/8/23
Unemployment compensation; time to file appeal. Reduces from 30 days to 15 days (i) the time after notice of the determination of a claim within which a claimant is required to file an appeal before such determination becomes final and (ii) the time after the date of notification or mailing of an appeal tribunal's decision on an unemployment compensation claim within which a party is required to file a subsequent appeal before such decision becomes final.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1640
Introduced
1/8/23
Refer
1/8/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/3/23
Refer
2/7/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Enrolled
2/21/23
Chaptered
3/23/23
Passed
3/23/23
Medicare supplement policies for certain individuals under age 65. Requires each insurer issuing Medicare supplement policies or certificates in the Commonwealth to offer the opportunity of enrolling in at least one of its issued Medicare supplement policies or certificates to any individual under age 65 who resides in the Commonwealth, is enrolled in Medicare Part A and B, and is eligible for Medicare by reason of disability, including individuals with end-stage renal disease. Effective January 1, 2024, the bill also prohibits an insurer from charging individuals who become eligible for Medicare by reason of disability and who are under 65 years of age premium rates for any Medicare supplement plan or certificate offered by the issuer that exceed the premium rates charged for such plan to individuals who are 65 years of age.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1641
Introduced
1/8/23
Refer
1/8/23
Report Pass
1/20/23
Engrossed
1/25/23
Refer
1/27/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Enrolled
2/20/23
Chaptered
3/21/23
Passed
3/21/23
Charter; Town of Pound. Repeals the act of assembly from the 2022 Session that repeals the charter for the Town of Pound in Wise County effective November 1, 2023.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1642
Introduced
1/8/23
Refer
1/8/23
Report Pass
1/23/23
Refer
1/23/23
Report Pass
1/30/23
Engrossed
2/2/23
Refer
2/6/23
Felony homicide; certain drug offenses; penalty. Provides that a person is guilty of felony homicide, which constitutes second degree murder and is punishable by confinement of not less than five nor more than 40 years, if the underlying felonious act that resulted in the killing of another involved the manufacture, sale, gift, or distribution of a Schedule I or II controlled substance to another and such other person's use of the controlled substance results in his death. The bill provides that venue for a prosecution of this crime shall lie in the locality where the underlying felony occurred, where the use of the controlled substance occurred, or where death occurred. The bill also provides that if a person gave or distributed a Schedule I or II controlled substance only as an accommodation to another individual who is not an inmate in a community correctional facility, local correctional facility, or state correctional facility, or in the custody of an employee thereof, and not with intent to profit thereby from any consideration received or expected nor to induce the recipient of the controlled substance to use or become addicted to or dependent upon such controlled substance, he is guilty of a Class 5 felony. Felony homicide; certain drug offenses; penalty. Provides that a person is guilty of felony homicide, which constitutes second degree murder and is punishable by confinement of not less than five nor more than 40 years, if the underlying felonious act that resulted in the killing of another involved the manufacture, sale, gift, or distribution of a Schedule I or II controlled substance to another and such other person's use of the controlled substance results in his death. The bill provides that venue for a prosecution of this crime shall lie in the locality where the underlying felony occurred, where the use of the controlled substance occurred, or where death occurred. The bill also provides that if a person gave or distributed a Schedule I or II controlled substance only as an accommodation to another individual who is not an inmate in a community correctional facility, local correctional facility, or state correctional facility, or in the custody of an employee thereof, and not with intent to profit thereby from any consideration received or expected nor to induce the recipient of the controlled substance to use or become addicted to or dependent upon such controlled substance, he is guilty of a Class 5 felony.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1643
Introduced
1/8/23
Refer
1/8/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/3/23
Refer
2/7/23
Report Pass
2/17/23
Enrolled
2/24/23
Chaptered
3/24/23
Passed
3/24/23
Chaptered
3/24/23
Passed
3/24/23
Coal mine methane; capture and beneficial use; Department of Energy to evaluate policy options; report. States that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to encourage the capture and beneficial use of coal mine methane, defined in the bill. The bill directs the Department of Energy to evaluate policy options to encourage the capture and beneficial use of coal mine methane and submit a report of its findings by November 15, 2023.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1644
Introduced
1/8/23
Refer
1/8/23
Public high schools; personnel; college and career specialist required. Requires each school board to employ at least one college and career specialist, as defined in the bill, in each public high school in the local school division. The bill provides that each such individual shall be employed in addition to and not as a replacement for the required school counselor positions, specialized student support positions, or support services positions.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1645
Introduced
1/8/23
Refer
1/8/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/30/23
Refer
2/1/23
Report Pass
2/8/23
Enrolled
2/14/23
Chaptered
3/22/23
Passed
3/22/23
Litter tax; penalty for failure to timely pay. Prohibits the Department of Taxation from imposing any penalty or interest for failure to pay the litter tax without first notifying the taxpayer at least 30 days prior to the date that a return must be filed.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1646
Introduced
1/8/23
Refer
1/8/23
Court duties of sheriff; commitment hearings at locations other than a courthouse. Allows a judge or special justice who conducts a commitment hearing at a location other than a courthouse to request that the sheriff of the appropriate jurisdiction provide a deputy to accompany the judge or special justice to such commitment hearing. The bill requires that, upon receiving such request, such sheriff shall provide a deputy to accompany such judge or special justice to such commitment hearing.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1647
Introduced
1/8/23
Refer
1/8/23
Report Pass
1/27/23
Engrossed
2/1/23
Refer
2/3/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Enrolled
2/20/23
Chaptered
3/16/23
Passed
3/16/23
Civil cause of action; sexual abuse by person of authority; limitations period. Creates a civil cause of action for injury to a person 18 years of age or older resulting from sexual abuse by a person of authority, defined in the bill. The bill further specifies that any such action shall be brought within 15 years after the cause of action accrues.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1648
Introduced
1/8/23
Refer
1/8/23
Prohibited contributions from foreign-influenced corporations; required reports. Prohibits foreign-influenced corporations, as defined in the bill, from making independent expenditures or making contributions to a candidate, campaign committee, political committee, or political party committee. The bill provides that any such corporation violating the prohibition is subject to a fine of not more than $50,000 and that any officer, director, or agent of any such corporation involved in such violation is subject to a fine of not more than $10,000, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. The bill also requires that any corporation, as defined in the bill, that makes an independent expenditure or makes a contribution to a candidate, campaign committee, political committee, or political party committee must certify with the Department of Elections that, after due inquiry, the corporation was not a foreign-influenced corporation on the date such expenditure or contribution was made.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1649
Introduced
1/8/23
Refer
1/8/23
Report Pass
2/2/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/8/23
Report Pass
2/16/23
Engrossed
2/21/23
Engrossed
2/22/23
Engrossed
2/23/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
3/23/23
Passed
3/23/23
Towing trespassing vehicles; limitations on fees. Authorizes towing and recovery operators to charge a fuel surcharge fee of no more than $20 for each vehicle towed or removed from private property without the consent of its owner and prohibits local governing bodies from limiting or prohibiting such fee. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2024. Towing trespassing vehicles; limitations on fees. Authorizes towing and recovery operators to charge a fuel surcharge fee of no more than $20 for each vehicle towed or removed from private property without the consent of its owner and prohibits local governing bodies from limiting or prohibiting such fee. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2024.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1650
Introduced
1/8/23
Refer
1/8/23
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities. Provides that if a condition exists in a rental dwelling unit that constitutes a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or with any provision of law that, if not promptly corrected, constitutes a fire hazard or serious threat to the life, health, or safety of tenants or occupants of the premises, a locality may institute an action for injunction and damages to enforce the landlord's duty to maintain the rental dwelling unit in a fit and habitable condition, provided that (i) the property where the violation occurred is within the jurisdictional boundaries of the locality and (ii) the locality has notified the landlord who owns the property, either directly or through the managing agent, of the nature of the violation and the landlord has failed to remedy the violation to the satisfaction of the locality within a reasonable time after receiving such notice.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1651
Introduced
1/8/23
Refer
1/8/23
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; nonrefundable application fee; limitations. Provides that a landlord shall not obtain a consumer report or conduct any other investigation into the background or qualifications of a rental applicant without first establishing a written rental admission policy that is available to the public and providing the applicant with either a written or an electronic copy of such policy. The bill also provides that such policy must contain a disclosure of the amount of all nonrefundable application fees and deposits.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1652
Introduced
1/8/23
Refer
1/8/23
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement. Increases from five days to 14 days the mandatory waiting period after a landlord serves written notice on a tenant notifying the tenant of his nonpayment of rent and of the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid before the landlord may pursue remedies for termination of the rental agreement.