Virginia 2023 Regular Session All Bills
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HJR537
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Study; Secretary of Public Safety; emergency response vehicles; report. Requests the Secretary of Public Safety to study the impact of federal emissions standards on the quality, cost, and availability of emergency response vehicles.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HJR538
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Study; Virginia Community College System; feasibility of pursuing the approval of education preparation programs to be offered by comprehensive community colleges in the Commonwealth; report. Requests that the Virginia Community College System study the feasibility of pursuing the approval of education preparation programs to be offered by comprehensive community colleges in the Commonwealth and report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than November 30, 2023.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HJR539
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Study; Department of Transportation; exempting certain veterans from paying tolls; review of monthly toll collections; report. Requests the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility and impact of exempting persons with disabled veteran license plates from paying tolls and review the total amount of monthly tolls collected in the Commonwealth.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HJR540
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Study; Department of Conservation and Recreation; Mayo River State Park; report. Requests the Department of Conservation and Recreation to study the feasibility of establishing a state park in Henry County between the North Mayo River and the South Mayo River.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HJR541
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Study; JLARC; cost efficiency of public institutions of Study; JLARC; cost efficiency of public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the cost efficiency of public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth and to identify opportunities to reduce the cost of public higher education in the Commonwealth by examining (i) teaching loads and productivity of faculty; (ii) the impact of faculty research on tuition and other costs; (iii) incentives created by existing faculty compensation models; (iv) design and utilization of facilities; (v) operation of enterprise activities; (vi) the use of technology for academic programs and administrative functions; (vii) administrative staffing and costs, including the ratio of administrators to students at each public institution of higher education; (viii) scholarships and other student aid programs; (ix) the use of outsourcing and public-private partnerships; (x) the use of cooperative procurement; (xi) the impact of nonacademic activities and programs on tuition and fees; (xii) sources of revenue and income, and how these sources are allocated toward academic, administrative, and other costs; (xiii) opportunities to reduce the cost of public higher education in the Commonwealth; (xiv) the number of individuals employed by each public institution of higher education to promote or advance diversity, equity, and inclusion; (xv) the number of individuals employed by each public institution of higher education to engage in government relations; (xvi) the number and amount of lobbying contracts paid out of foundations associated with each public institution of higher education; (xvii) the relationship of each public institution of higher education to each of its associated foundations and the amount of funds held by each such foundation that are spent to hold down the cost of education to students; and (xviii) such other related matters as it may deem appropriate and providing a comprehensive update on the status of the implementation of its recommendations pursuant to House Joint Resolution 108 (2012). The resolution requires JLARC to complete its meetings for the first year by November 30, 2023, and for the second year by November 30, 2024, and requires the chairman to submit to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems an executive summary of its findings and recommendations no later than the first day of the next Regular Session of the General Assembly for each year.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HJR542
Introduced
1/11/23
Engrossed
1/11/23
Enrolled
1/11/23
Passed
1/11/23
Notifying the Governor of organization. Notifying the Governor of organization.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HJR543
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/3/23
Refer
2/6/23
Report Pass
2/10/23
Enrolled
2/14/23
Passed
2/14/23
Jewish American Heritage Month. Designates May, in 2023 and in each succeeding year, as Jewish American Heritage Month in Virginia.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HJR544
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; treatment of Alzheimer's disease; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission (the ADRD Commission) to study the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The resolution directs the Joint Commission and the ADRD Commission to analyze the following as they relate to the treatment of and medication for patients with Alzheimer's disease: (i) continuing medical education requirements for physicians, (ii) public health education for patients and caregivers, (iii) Commonwealth Alzheimer's disease plans and the inclusion of the latest treatment and medication in such plans, (iv) access to screening and diagnostic tools and coverage of such tools by insurance plans, (v) access to therapeutics and coverage of such therapeutics by insurance plans, and (vi) Medicaid coverage for approved drugs. The resolution requires the Joint Commission and the ADRD Commission to complete their meetings by November 30, 2023, and submit their findings and recommendations no later than the first day of the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HJR545
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Study; Department of Energy; local governments; purchases of clean energy; report. Requests the Department of Energy to study the barriers for local governments to directly purchase clean energy or to facilitate the purchase of clean energy by their constituents. In conducting its study, the Department shall consider existing ways for local governments to purchase clean energy and promote access to clean energy for their constituents, evaluate barriers and develop recommendations relating to reducing such barriers for local governments to purchase clean energy and to encouraging the purchase of and access to clean energy by local governments and their constituents, and consult with relevant stakeholders as needed.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HJR546
Introduced
1/11/23
Engrossed
1/18/23
Enrolled
1/26/23
Passed
1/26/23
Commending Colonel Anthony Steven Pike.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HJR547
Introduced
1/11/23
Refer
1/11/23
Study; JLARC; election governance structure; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to conduct a two-year study on the election governance structure in the Commonwealth. In conducting its study, JLARC shall (i) review the roles and responsibilities of state and local election officials in the administration and conduct of elections in the Commonwealth, including the level of oversight by state election officials and the degree of decision-making by local election officials; (ii) review the methods of selection and removal of state and local election officials and evaluate how such methods shape accountability mechanisms; (iii) review the level of funding provided by the state and localities; (iv) evaluate the potential for partisan pressures and influence in administrative decisions at the state and local election level; (v) develop recommendations for objective methods of evaluating the performance of both local and state election officers to determine if they are appropriately fulfilling the responsibilities of their positions and whether removal may be necessary; and (vi) make other recommendations as necessary and review other issues as warranted.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HJR548
Introduced
1/12/23
Refer
1/12/23
Report Pass
1/31/23
Engrossed
2/3/23
Refer
2/6/23
Report Pass
2/10/23
Report Pass
2/16/23
Enrolled
2/21/23
Passed
2/21/23
Study; joint subcommittee; creation of a Virginia Gaming Commission; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee of the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the House Committee on General Laws, and the House Committee on Appropriations to study the feasibility of establishing the Virginia Gaming Commission to regulate and oversee all forms of gaming in the Commonwealth.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HJR549
Introduced
1/13/23
Engrossed
1/23/23
Enrolled
1/26/23
Passed
1/26/23
Celebrating the life of Joe Samuel Frank.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HJR550
Introduced
1/14/23
Engrossed
1/23/23
Enrolled
1/26/23
Passed
1/26/23
Commending Beth Lovain.
VA
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HJR551
Introduced
1/14/23
Engrossed
1/23/23
Enrolled
1/26/23
Passed
1/26/23
Commending Karen Pallansch.