Virginia 2023 Regular Session All Bills
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2251
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Report Pass
1/24/23
Engrossed
1/27/23
Refer
1/31/23
Report Pass
2/10/23
Enrolled
2/20/23
Chaptered
3/24/23
Passed
3/24/23
Department of Health Professions; Board of Dentistry; licensure requirements of dentists and dental hygienists; viability of licensure by endorsement; report. Directs the Department of Health Professions to convene a work group to analyze licensure requirements for dentists and dental hygienists and examine the viability of a licensure by endorsement pathway for dentists and dental hygienists. The work group shall report its findings to the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by October 1, 2023. Department of Health Professions; Board of Dentistry; licensure requirements of dentists and dental hygienists; viability of licensure by endorsement; report. Directs the Department of Health Professions to convene a work group to analyze licensure requirements for dentists and dental hygienists and examine the viability of a licensure by endorsement pathway for dentists and dental hygienists. The work group shall report its findings to the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by October 1, 2023.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2252
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Report Pass
2/3/23
Refer
2/3/23
Magistrates; appointment and supervision. Gives supervisory control over the magistrate system to the chief circuit court judge and the Committee on District Courts and abolishes magisterial regions. Under current law, the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia exercises such authority with a provision for consultation with the chief judges of the circuit courts in the region where the appointment is made.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2253
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Refer
1/31/23
Report Pass
2/3/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/8/23
Commission on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Commonwealth; report. Establishes the 10-member Commission on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Commonwealth in the legislative branch to identify and recommend legislative priorities and policies for adoption or examination by the General Assembly and the Governor in order to provide ongoing support in developing and reviewing services and funding related to the five historically black colleges and universities in the Commonwealth, which are Hampton University, Norfolk State University, Virginia State University, Virginia Union University, and Virginia University of Lynchburg. Commission on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Commonwealth; report. Establishes the 10-member Commission on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Commonwealth in the legislative branch to identify and recommend legislative priorities and policies for adoption or examination by the General Assembly and the Governor in order to provide ongoing support in developing and reviewing services and funding related to the five historically black colleges and universities in the Commonwealth, which are Hampton University, Norfolk State University, Virginia State University, Virginia Union University, and Virginia University of Lynchburg.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2254
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Report Pass
1/19/23
Engrossed
1/24/23
Refer
1/26/23
Report Pass
2/9/23
Enrolled
2/20/23
Chaptered
3/26/23
Passed
3/26/23
Highway use fee; reimbursement. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish and administer a process whereby a vehicle owner may contest an assessed highway use fee. The bill requires the Department to reimburse the vehicle owner for any contested highway use fee or portion thereof that was incorrectly collected.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2255
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
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
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; regulations impacting providers; report. Directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to review its regulations that impact providers licensed by the Department and develop reforms to increase efficiency, reduce redundancy, and decrease regulatory burdens on providers. The bill requires the Department to report its recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions by November 1, 2023.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2256
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Report Pass
1/24/23
Engrossed
1/27/23
Refer
1/31/23
Report Pass
2/13/23
Engrossed
2/15/23
Engrossed
2/15/23
Enrolled
2/20/23
Chaptered
3/22/23
Passed
3/22/23
Fort Monroe Authority; fees; security. Grants the Fort Monroe Authority the ability to (i) charge certain fees for services within Fort Monroe and (ii) utilize security enhancement devices to enhance the safety of persons or property within Fort Monroe.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2257
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Report Pass
2/3/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/8/23
Elections; local offices; election of council for cities and towns; exemption from district-based and ward-based restrictions for small localities. Exempts any city or town with a population of 25,000 or fewer persons that imposes district-based or ward-based residency requirements for members of the city or town council from the requirement that the member elected from each district or ward be elected by the qualified voters of that district or ward and not by the locality at large. Elections; local offices; election of council for cities and towns; exemption from district-based and ward-based restrictions for small localities. Exempts any city or town with a population of 25,000 or fewer persons that imposes district-based or ward-based residency requirements for members of the city or town council from the requirement that the member elected from each district or ward be elected by the qualified voters of that district or ward and not by the locality at large.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2258
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Report Pass
1/26/23
Refer
1/26/23
Report Pass
2/1/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/8/23
Report Pass
2/10/23
Report Pass
2/14/23
Engrossed
2/15/23
Engrossed
2/21/23
Engrossed
2/22/23
Enrolled
3/7/23
Chaptered
3/26/23
Passed
3/26/23
Alcoholic beverage control; beer distribution. Creates a restricted wholesale beer license that authorizes the licensee to provide wholesale beer distribution services to brewery and limited brewery licensees, provided that no more than 500 barrels of beer shall be distributed by the corporation to each licensee in any one calendar year. The bill requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish and operate a nonprofit, nonstock corporation to hold such license to promote, develop, and sustain markets for brewery and limited brewery licensees. The bill prohibits the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority from (i) granting a wholesale wine license to any entity that is owned, in whole or in part, by any manufacturer of alcoholic beverages, any subsidiary or affiliate of such manufacturer, or any person under common control with such manufacturer and (ii) granting a wholesale beer license to any officer, director, or principal stockholder of a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages or to the spouse of such person; however, the bill exempts from such prohibition any spouse of an officer, director, or principal stockholder of a brewery or limited brewery licensee that was granted such license prior to January 1, 2024. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2024. Alcoholic beverage control; beer distribution. Creates a restricted wholesale beer license that authorizes the licensee to provide wholesale beer distribution services to brewery and limited brewery licensees, provided that no more than 500 barrels of beer shall be distributed by the corporation to each licensee in any one calendar year. The bill requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish and operate a nonprofit, nonstock corporation to hold such license to promote, develop, and sustain markets for brewery and limited brewery licensees. The bill prohibits the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority from (i) granting a wholesale wine license to any entity that is owned, in whole or in part, by any manufacturer of alcoholic beverages, any subsidiary or affiliate of such manufacturer, or any person under common control with such manufacturer and (ii) granting a wholesale beer license to any officer, director, or principal stockholder of a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages or to the spouse of such person; however, the bill exempts from such prohibition any spouse of an officer, director, or principal stockholder of a brewery or limited brewery licensee that was granted such license prior to January 1, 2024. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2024.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2259
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Report Pass
2/3/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/8/23
Paternity; genetic tests to determine parentage; relief from paternity. Requires the court to set aside a final judgment, court order, administrative order, obligation to pay child support, or any legal determination of paternity if a scientifically reliable genetic test establishes the exclusion of the individual named as a father in the legal determination of paternity, except for good cause shown that such relief is not in the best interest of the child. Under current law, such a set aside is discretionary. The bill further requires that an alleged father of a child be informed of his option to request the administering of a scientifically reliable genetic test to determine paternity prior to being entered as the father on a birth certificate. Paternity; genetic tests to determine parentage; relief from paternity. Requires the court to set aside a final judgment, court order, administrative order, obligation to pay child support, or any legal determination of paternity if a scientifically reliable genetic test establishes the exclusion of the individual named as a father in the legal determination of paternity, except for good cause shown that such relief is not in the best interest of the child. Under current law, such a set aside is discretionary. The bill further requires that an alleged father of a child be informed of his option to request the administering of a scientifically reliable genetic test to determine paternity prior to being entered as the father on a birth certificate.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2260
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/3/23
Peninsula Airport Commission. Adds to the Peninsula Airport Commission (the Commission) one member from the City of Poquoson, one member from the City of Williamsburg, one member from James City County, one member from York County, and one additional member for every 65,000 residents in any member locality, appointed by the respective governing body. The bill requires the addition of one member, to be appointed by the Governor, when there are an even number of members eligible to be appointed to the Commission. The bill provides that any locality is automatically excluded from the Commission if it fails to pay its proportionate share of the cost of participation by June 30, 2024. The bill repeals various provisions authorizing certain localities to join the Commission upon the terms and consent of the Commission. The bill requires the chairman position to rotate between the member localities annually beginning with a representative from the locality with the lowest population and continuing in order to the locality with the highest population. The bill provides a staggered schedule for original appointments of new members, requires the Cities of Hampton and Newport News to determine which one of the two members currently representing each locality will continue as members, and provides that the terms of the other members representing the Cities of Hampton and Newport News shall expire on July 1, 2023.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2261
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Income tax; deduction for elderly and disabled individuals. Provides, for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2023, an income tax deduction for individuals who are both 65 years of age or older and permanently and totally disabled.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2262
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
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
Health insurance; provider credentialing; processing of new applications. Requires a health insurance carrier that credentials the physicians, mental health professionals, or other providers in its network to establish reasonable protocols and procedures for processing of new provider credentialing applications. The bill requires that if the carrier accepts applications through an online credentialing system, the carrier must notify a new provider applicant through the online credentialing system that the application is received. If the carrier does not accept applications through an online credentialing system, the bill requires the carrier to provide, within 10 days of receiving an application, notification to the new provider applicant that the application was received. The bill provides that, beginning January 1, 2024, a new provider applicant's application will be deemed complete within 30 days of the carrier receiving the application, unless the carrier has provided notice that the application is not complete. Under the bill, a carrier must approve or deny new provider applicant credentialing applications within 60 days of receiving a completed application and claims submitted according to carrier claims submittal policies must be adjudicated and paid no later than 40 days after the new provider applicant is credentialed and contracted. The bill directs the Virginia Department of Health to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2263
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children and school property; penalty. Adds certain prostitution and commercial sex crimes to the list offenses that would prohibit an adult if convicted of such offense from (i) loitering within 100 feet of the premises of any place he knows or has reason to know is a primary, secondary or high school, (ii) working or engaging in any volunteer activity on property he knows or has reason to know is a public or private elementary or secondary school or child day center property, and (iii) entering or being present upon any property he knows or has reason to know is a public or private elementary or secondary school or child day center property, a school bus, or any property, public or private, during hours when such property is solely being used by a public or private elementary or secondary school for a school-related or school-sponsored activity.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2264
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Engrossed
1/31/23
Refer
2/2/23
Department of Education; written guidance for comprehensive school counseling program. Requires the Department of Education to develop and implement by the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year written guidance for a comprehensive school counseling program for the purpose of providing counseling services and supports in the school setting that address the academic achievement, college and career readiness, and mental health and social and emotional needs of all students. Department of Education; written guidance for comprehensive school counseling program. Requires the Department of Education to develop and implement by the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year written guidance for a comprehensive school counseling program for the purpose of providing counseling services and supports in the school setting that address the academic achievement, college and career readiness, and mental health and social and emotional needs of all students.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2265
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Industrial hemp; maximum THC concentration. Increases from 0.3 percent to one percent, in the definition of industrial hemp, the maximum concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the plant Cannabis sativa and excludes hemp products with a THC concentration of one percent or less from (i) the definition of marijuana and (ii) tetrahydrocannabinols as found on Schedule I of the Drug Control Act. The bill allows the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to destroy Cannabis sativa found to have a THC concentration greater than one percent only if such Cannabis sativa is intended for human consumption; reduces the application and registration requirements for any person seeking to grow, deal in, or process industrial hemp; and prohibits the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Commissioner from adopting any regulation that prohibits the use of industrial hemp or hemp products in the production of any commercial feed product regulated by the Board.