Virginia 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1848
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/30/23
Refer
2/1/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Enrolled
2/22/23
Chaptered
3/17/23
Passed
3/17/23
Stormwater management and erosion and sediment control; agreement in lieu of plan; farm buildings and agritourism activities; small construction activity. Includes farm buildings, any building or structure used for agritourism activity, and any related impervious surface, including roads, driveways, and parking areas, in the respective definitions of an agreement in lieu of a plan in the stormwater management and erosion and sediment control laws. Current laws define an agreement in lieu of a plan to cover only single-family residences. The bill also requires the State Water Control Board to establish by regulation a procedure by which a registration statement shall not be required for coverage under the General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities for a small construction activity, defined in the bill, involving a single-family detached residential structure.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1849
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security; work group to study the use of chemical restraints in correctional facilities; report. Directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to convene a work group to study the use of chemical restraints in state and local correctional facilities, including the use of such restraints by third-party health providers. The bill provides that the work group shall report its findings and recommendations by December 1, 2023.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1850
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Virginia Retirement System; return to work. Reduces from 12 to six months the required break in service for a teacher, school administrator, school bus driver, or school security officer to return to work full time and continue to receive his pension under the Virginia Retirement System (VRS). The employer of such individuals shall include their compensation in membership payroll for purposes of the employer contribution to VRS.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1851
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Board of Education; Standards of Learning; revision; consultation. Requires the Board of Education, at least 30 days prior to the public hearings that it is required to hold prior to establishing revised Standards of Learning, to publish on its website in a publicly accessible format a list of each individual and organization that has been consulted regarding the revision of such Standards of Learning and the amount paid by any state agency or entity for any such consultation, if applicable.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1852
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Public school buildings and facilities; construction and renovation; renewable energy generation facilities; report. Directs the Commission on School Construction and Modernization, in consultation with the Department of Energy, to develop and make recommendations on strategies to assist interested school divisions with incorporating renewable energy generation facilities in the construction or renovation of school buildings. The bill requires the Commission to report the recommendations to the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations no later than November 1, 2023.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1853
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Public utilities; shared solar; minimum bill. Provides that the minimum bill a subscriber to a shared solar program is required to pay, which under current law the State Corporation Commission is required to establish, may include the basic customer charge, non-bypassable charges, and administrative costs of the shared solar program. The bill prohibits the minimum bill from exceeding two times the basic customer charge. The bill removes the requirement that the minimum bill include the costs of all utility infrastructure and services used to provide service and the requirement that the Commission, in establishing the minimum bill, consider further costs the Commission deems relevant to ensure that subscribing customers pay a fair share of the costs of providing electric services and minimize the costs shifted to customers not in a shared solar program. The bill requires the Commission to approve a shared solar facility program of at least 10 percent of the peak load for customers of each utility with a minimum requirement of 30 percent low-income customers. Under current law, the Commission is required to approve a program of 150 megawatts with a requirement for an additional 50 megawatts if a certain condition is met. Additionally, the bill requires the Commission's regulations for the shared solar program to allow all jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional customer classes to participate in the program. Public utilities; shared solar; minimum bill. Provides that the minimum bill a subscriber to a shared solar program is required to pay, which under current law the State Corporation Commission is required to establish, may include the basic customer charge, non-bypassable charges, and administrative costs of the shared solar program. The bill prohibits the minimum bill from exceeding two times the basic customer charge. The bill removes the requirement that the minimum bill include the costs of all utility infrastructure and services used to provide service and the requirement that the Commission, in establishing the minimum bill, consider further costs the Commission deems relevant to ensure that subscribing customers pay a fair share of the costs of providing electric services and minimize the costs shifted to customers not in a shared solar program. The bill requires the Commission to approve a shared solar facility program of at least 10 percent of the peak load for customers of each utility with a minimum requirement of 30 percent low-income customers. Under current law, the Commission is required to approve a program of 150 megawatts with a requirement for an additional 50 megawatts if a certain condition is met. Additionally, the bill requires the Commission's regulations for the shared solar program to allow all jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional customer classes to participate in the program. The bill requires the Commission to establish by regulation a shared solar program that allows customers of a Phase I Utility to purchase electric power through a subscription in a shared solar facility. Subscribers of such program are required to pay a minimum bill, established by the Commission, when the bill credit reduces the subscriber's bill below the minimum bill threshold, and low-income customers are exempt from the minimum bill. The bill provides that the Commission shall approve a shared solar program of 10 percent of the peak load for customers of a Phase I Utility, and a program facility shall allocate at least 30 percent of its capacity, or savings equivalent, to low-income customers or low-income service organizations.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1854
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
State Corporation Commission; offshore wind energy development; report. Requires the State Corporation Commission to submit a report regarding the status of offshore wind energy projects approved by the Commission no later than December 31, 2023, and annually thereafter to certain committees of the General Assembly, the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, and the Secretary of Commerce and Trade. The bill contains requirements and considerations for the initial report and subsequent annual reports and requires electric utilities proposing offshore wind development to consider and incorporate information from the Commission's annual reports and any recommendations contained therein. State Corporation Commission; offshore wind energy development; report. Requires the State Corporation Commission to submit a report regarding the status of offshore wind energy projects approved by the Commission no later than December 31, 2023, and annually thereafter to certain committees of the General Assembly, the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, and the Secretary of Commerce and Trade. The bill contains requirements and considerations for the initial report and subsequent annual reports and requires electric utilities proposing offshore wind development to consider and incorporate information from the Commission's annual reports and any recommendations contained therein.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1855
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Consumer Protection Act; PFAS chemicals in children's products. Prohibits the sale, offering for sale, or manufacturing for sale of a children's product that the supplier knows or has reason to know contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS is defined in the bill as substances that include any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. The bill exempts children's products that are used, secondhand, or "seconds" from the prohibition.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1856
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/27/23
Restrictive covenants; prohibited; use of Loudoun County recreational property. Invalidates any restrictive covenant that prohibits the public from using property acquired by Loudoun County for recreational purposes.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1857
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/3/23
Refer
2/7/23
Report Pass
2/15/23
Enrolled
2/23/23
Chaptered
3/23/23
Passed
3/23/23
Internet ticketing platforms and resellers; deceptive trade practices. Prohibits an Internet ticketing platform or reseller, as defined in the bill, from using or displaying any trademarked or copyrighted URL or other mark or symbol of an operator, a rights holder, or a primary ticket provider without the consent of such operator, rights holder, or ticket provider and prohibits the use or display of text, images, website graphics, website display, or website addresses substantially similar to an operator's website in a manner that could reasonably be expected to mislead a potential purchaser. A violation of the provisions of the bill constitutes a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1858
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
2/2/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/8/23
Commissioner of Highways; roadways operating under the Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988 to operate under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995. Directs the Commissioner of Highways to evaluate whether it is in the public interest for any roadway operated pursuant to the Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988 (HCA) to operate instead under the authority and requirements provided by the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (PPTA). The bill authorizes the Commissioner, if he determines it is in the public interest for any such roadway to operate under the PPTA and if the Secretary of Transportation and the Transportation Public-Private Partnership Steering Committee concur, to negotiate and execute a new comprehensive agreement with the operator of such roadway to operate under the authority and requirements provided by the PPTA. The bill has an expiration date of January 1, 2025. Commissioner of Highways; roadways operating under the Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988 to operate under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995. Directs the Commissioner of Highways to evaluate whether it is in the public interest for any roadway operated pursuant to the Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988 (HCA) to operate instead under the authority and requirements provided by the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (PPTA). The bill authorizes the Commissioner, if he determines it is in the public interest for any such roadway to operate under the PPTA and if the Secretary of Transportation and the Transportation Public-Private Partnership Steering Committee concur, to negotiate and execute a new comprehensive agreement with the operator of such roadway to operate under the authority and requirements provided by the PPTA. The bill has an expiration date of January 1, 2025.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1859
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/20/23
Engrossed
1/25/23
Refer
1/27/23
Report Pass
2/8/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Engrossed
2/15/23
Engrossed
2/17/23
Enrolled
2/22/23
Chaptered
3/17/23
Passed
3/17/23
Applicant Fingerprint Database; participation in FBI Next Generation Identification Rap Back Service, through Virginia Rap Back Service, for fingerprint-based criminal history record monitoring; penalty. Requires the Department of State Police to participate in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Next Generation Identification Record of Arrest and Prosecution (Rap) Back Service, through the Virginia Rap Back Service, for the purpose of allowing those agencies and governmental entities that require a fingerprint-based criminal background check as a condition of (i) providing care to (a) children, (b) the disabled, or (c) the elderly or (ii) (a) licensure, (b) certification, (c) employment, or (d) volunteer service to be advised when an individual subject to such screening is arrested for, or convicted of, a criminal offense. The bill provides that fingerprints submitted to the FBI through the Virginia Rap Back Service may be used for future searches, including latent searches. Applicant Fingerprint Database; participation in FBI Next Generation Identification Rap Back Service, through Virginia Rap Back Service, for fingerprint-based criminal history record monitoring; penalty. Requires the Department of State Police to participate in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Next Generation Identification Record of Arrest and Prosecution (Rap) Back Service, through the Virginia Rap Back Service, for the purpose of allowing those agencies and governmental entities that require a fingerprint-based criminal background check as a condition of (i) providing care to (a) children, (b) the disabled, or (c) the elderly or (ii) (a) licensure, (b) certification, (c) employment, or (d) volunteer service to be advised when an individual subject to such screening is arrested for, or convicted of, a criminal offense. The bill provides that fingerprints submitted to the FBI through the Virginia Rap Back Service may be used for future searches, including latent searches. The bill requires the Department to ensure that notification is made to the participating entity, defined in the bill, when an FBI Rap Back report is received. Any unauthorized use of the information submitted to the Service is prohibited; any willful violation with the intent to harass or intimidate another is a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill requires the Department to promulgate regulations governing the Service and the removal and destruction of records on persons who are deceased or are no longer enrolled in the Service. The bill provides that such regulations shall provide that a participating entity shall disenroll any individual who is deceased or is no longer an individual, as defined in the bill, within 30 days of death or such event that no longer requires such individual to be enrolled in the Virginia Rap Back Service in order to ensure the prompt removal and destruction of records from the Virginia Rap Back Service. The bill authorizes the Department to charge a $12 fee per individual enrolled in the Service, paid by any participating entity enrolling the individual in the Service, and provides that when more than one participating agency enrolls the same individual in the Service, both entities shall be responsible for paying the full cost for maintenance and notification. The bill requires that any fees collected shall be deposited in a special account to offset costs of subscription fees, maintenance fees, and enhancements related to the Criminal and Rap Back Information System. Under current law, the Department maintains an Applicant Fingerprint Database that functions similarly to the Service. The bill transitions the Department from using the Database and requires the Service to be operational no later than July 1, 2025, contingent upon appropriation of funds.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1860
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/27/23
Engrossed
2/1/23
Refer
2/3/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Enrolled
2/20/23
Chaptered
3/22/23
Passed
3/22/23
Guardianship or conservatorship; primary health care provider of respondent. Requires the name, location, and post office address of a respondent's primary health care provider, if any, to be included in the petition for guardianship or conservatorship. Under current law, a copy of the notice of a hearing to appoint a guardian or conservator, together with a copy of the accompanying appointment petition, must be mailed by the petitioner before such hearing to all individuals and to all entities whose names and post office addresses appear in the petition. The bill further requires the guardian ad litem appointed to represent the interests of the respondent in a guardianship or conservatorship case to make a good faith effort to consult directly with such respondent's primary health care provider. Guardianship or conservatorship; primary health care provider of respondent. Requires the name, location, and post office address of a respondent's primary health care provider, if any, to be included in the petition for guardianship or conservatorship. Under current law, a copy of the notice of a hearing to appoint a guardian or conservator, together with a copy of the accompanying appointment petition, must be mailed by the petitioner before such hearing to all individuals and to all entities whose names and post office addresses appear in the petition. The bill further requires the guardian ad litem appointed to represent the interests of the respondent in a guardianship or conservatorship case to make a good faith effort to consult directly with such respondent's primary health care provider.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1861
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/30/23
Refer
1/30/23
Virginia Museum of Transportation; established. Establishes the Virginia Museum of Transportation as a public entity and educational institution under the Commonwealth. The bill provides that the Museum is governed by a 15-member board of trustees.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1862
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Electors for President and Vice President; binding of electors; vacancies. Provides that an elector who is selected by the state convention of any political party and who, at the convening of the electors after the election, refuses to present a ballot, presents an unmarked ballot, or presents a ballot marked in violation of his oath stating that he would, if elected, cast his ballot for the candidates for President and Vice President nominated by the party that selected the elector, or as the party may direct in the event of the death, withdrawal, or disqualification of the party nominee, is deemed to vacate the office of elector. The bill provides that the other electors present shall immediately fill such vacancy in the same manner as a vacancy due to an elector's death or failure or inability to attend. The bill applies the same provisions to electors who are named in a petition of qualified voters not constituting a political party. The bill contains technical amendments that consolidate into a single chapter the provisions of Title 24.2 relating to presidential electors.