Virginia 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1998
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
2/1/23
Refer
2/1/23
Report Pass
2/3/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/8/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Enrolled
2/22/23
Chaptered
3/22/23
Passed
3/22/23
Native plant species; state agencies. Directs the Secretaries of Natural and Historic Resources, Agriculture and Forestry, and Administration to coordinate the development of strategic actions for state agencies to take to prioritize the use of native plant species on state properties. Native plant species; state agencies. Directs the Secretaries of Natural and Historic Resources, Agriculture and Forestry, and Administration to coordinate the development of strategic actions for state agencies to take to prioritize the use of native plant species on state properties.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1999
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Refer
2/1/23
Right to Contraception Act. Sets out statutory protections for an individual's right to access and a health care provider's right to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception. The bill prohibits measures that single out and impede access to contraceptives, contraception, or contraception-related information. However, a party may defend against a claim that a measure violates the bill's prohibitions by demonstrating through clear and convincing evidence that the measure significantly advances access to contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception and cannot be advanced by a less restrictive alternative measure or action. The Office of the Attorney General, individuals, or health care providers may bring a lawsuit to enforce the provisions of the bill, and localities are not immune from suits for violations.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2000
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Procurement of dogs and cats for research; public institutions of higher education. Permits public institutions of higher education to purchase or otherwise acquire dogs and cats for use in research, experimentation, or testing from any person or company only if the State Veterinarian or his assistant has inspected such person or company and has determined that no violations of state law regarding the care, control, or protection of or property rights in animals have occurred.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2001
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Alcoholic beverage control; disclosure of alcohol by volume content by certain retail licensees; civil penalty. Requires retail licensees that are authorized to sell and serve alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption to provide customers with information regarding the alcohol by volume content for each type of alcoholic beverage sold and served on the premises, subject to a civil penalty for violations of this requirement. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2002
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Workers' compensation; premium discounts for employers Workers' compensation; premium discounts for employers providing high-quality work-based learning experiences. Provides that an insurer providing workers' compensation coverage may provide a premium discount of up to five percent to every employer certified by the Department of Education (the Department) as a high-quality work-based learning employer. The bill requires the Department to certify to the Workers' Compensation Commission (the Commission) each employer that provides high-quality work-based learning experiences and meets the requirements of the Department and the bill as a high-quality work-based learning employer. To be certified, the bill requires an employer to (i) enter into a training agreement with one or more work-based learning students who are 16 years of age or older and attend school in the Commonwealth, the student's parent or guardian, and the school; (ii) develop, in conjunction with the school, a detailed training plan for the work-based learning student that focuses on development of technical skills and employability skills; (iii) assign a mentor to the work-based learning student and assist in monitoring the progress of such student; (iv) provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for the work-based learning student; (v) comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding the employment of students; and (vi) meet any other requirements established by the Department. The bill requires an employer to be certified in each year it receives a premium discount. The bill provides that if it is determined that an employer misrepresented its qualifications for certification, the employer may be subject to an additional premium for the purposes of reimbursement of a previously granted premium discount and to cancellation in accordance with the provisions of the policy. The bill requires each insurer that grants a premium discount to make an annual report to the Commission regarding the total dollar amount of such premium discounts applied. The bill requires the Commission to maintain a list of employers certified as high-quality work-based learning employers and a list of insurers that provide premium discounts section on its website.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2003
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Employment; training and education; sexual harassment and workplace discrimination. Requires each employer with 50 or more employees, including the Commonwealth and its agencies, institutions, and political subdivisions, to provide annual interactive training and education regarding sexual harassment and workplace discrimination by January 1, 2024. The bill includes specific training and education requirements for supervisory and nonsupervisory employees, seasonal and temporary employees who are hired to work for less than six months, and migrant and seasonal agricultural workers. The training and education required under the bill must be provided by an educator or human resources professional with knowledge and expertise in the subject matter and must include a method for employees to electronically save a certificate of completion of such training and education. The bill requires the Department of Labor and Industry to make online courses for the required training available on its website beginning January 1, 2024.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2004
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Consultation with federally recognized Tribal Nations in the Commonwealth; permits and reviews with potential impacts on environmental, cultural, and historic resources. Requires the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Historic Resources, and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to establish policies and procedures for consulting with federally recognized Tribal Nations in the Commonwealth when evaluating certain permits and reviews relating to environmental, cultural, or historic resources that potentially impact those federally recognized Tribal Nations in the Commonwealth. The bill directs the Secretary of the Commonwealth to designate an Ombudsman for Tribal Consultation to facilitate communication and consultation with federally recognized Tribal Nations in the Commonwealth. The bill codifies Executive Order 82 (2021).
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2005
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/27/23
Engrossed
2/1/23
Refer
2/3/23
Report Pass
2/20/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
3/21/23
Passed
3/21/23
Charter; Town of Haymarket. Updates the charter for the Town of Haymarket in Prince William County to reflect the shift of municipal elections from May to November. Additional changes include (i) updating the town's boundary description, (ii) removing a provision requiring an affirmative vote of a majority of all of the members elected to the town council for approval of certain debts and appropriations, (iii) deleting outdated provisions, and (iv) providing numerous clarifying and technical changes.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2006
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/26/23
Engrossed
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/1/23
Refer
2/3/23
Report Pass
2/8/23
Enrolled
2/16/23
Chaptered
3/26/23
Passed
3/26/23
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public records charges; electronic payment method. Provides that any local public body that charges for the production of public records pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act may provide an electronic method of payment through which all payments for the production of such records to such locality may be made.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2007
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/26/23
Engrossed
1/31/23
Refer
2/2/23
Report Pass
2/8/23
Enrolled
2/16/23
Chaptered
3/26/23
Passed
3/26/23
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; posting of fee policy. Requires a public body to make available upon request and post on its website or otherwise publish a written policy (i) explaining how the public body assesses charges for accessing or searching for requested records and (ii) noting the current fee charged, if any, by the public body for accessing and searching for the requested records.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2008
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/3/23
Refer
2/7/23
Report Pass
2/17/23
Enrolled
2/24/23
Chaptered
3/21/23
Passed
3/21/23
Department of Health; study of tick-borne diseases in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Department of Health to convene a work group to study and make recommendations for reducing the occurrence and impact of tick-borne diseases in the Commonwealth. The work group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2023.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2009
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/19/23
Engrossed
1/24/23
Refer
1/26/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Enrolled
2/21/23
Chaptered
3/21/23
Passed
3/21/23
Unemployment compensation; venue for prosecution of certain criminal cases. Provides that the venue for criminal cases involving false statements, representations, or nondisclosures by an employing unit or an individual with regard to an unemployment claim lies in the county or city wherein the statement, representation, or nondisclosure originates or, alternatively, is received by the Virginia Employment Commission. Under current law, the venue for such cases lies solely in the county or city wherein such statement, representation, or nondisclosure is received by the Commission.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2010
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/19/23
Engrossed
1/24/23
Refer
1/26/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Engrossed
2/16/23
Engrossed
2/20/23
Enrolled
2/23/23
Chaptered
3/21/23
Passed
3/21/23
Virginia Employment Commission; attorney authorization; powers. Provides that the Commissioner of the Virginia Employment Commission may authorize any attorney employed by the Commission to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records deemed necessary as evidence in connection with the investigation or adjudication of any disputed claim or the administration of the Virginia Unemployment Compensation Act. The bill permits any party to file a motion to quash any such subpoena prior to the date production is required in a miscellaneous action in circuit court.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2011
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Report Pass
2/3/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Cemeteries; interment rights; proof of kinship. Allows a family member or descendant of a deceased person buried in a cemetery that is located on private property to petition the circuit court of the county or city where the property is located for interment rights upon such property. The bill provides that such family member or descendant may prove kinship to the court through official documentation or nonofficial documentation, such as obituaries, family Bibles or other documents with family signatures, journals or letters of the deceased person interred on the private property, family photographs, or other documentation deemed by the court to be reliable. The bill requires, upon satisfactory showing of proof of kinship, a private property owner to allow such family member or descendant, within two generations of immediate family descent, reasonable access to the property for the purpose of interment.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2012
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/23/23
Engrossed
1/26/23
Refer
1/30/23
Report Pass
2/8/23
Engrossed
2/13/23
Engrossed
2/15/23
Enrolled
2/20/23
Chaptered
3/23/23
Passed
3/23/23
Retired Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges; recall; circuit courts. Provides that retired justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia and judges of the Court of Appeals of Virginia may be designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia to sit in recall in circuit courts when such retired justice or judge has been found qualified within the preceding three years by the House Committee for Courts of Justice and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retired Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges; recall; circuit courts. Provides that retired justices of the Supreme Court of Virginia and judges of the Court of Appeals of Virginia may be designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia to sit in recall in circuit courts when such retired justice or judge has been found qualified within the preceding three years by the House Committee for Courts of Justice and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.