Virginia 2022 1st Special Session All Bills
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Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HB103
Introduced
1/6/22
Refer
1/6/22
Report Pass
2/2/22
Refer
2/2/22
Report Pass
2/11/22
Engrossed
2/14/22
Refer
2/16/22
Report Pass
3/1/22
Engrossed
3/2/22
Engrossed
6/1/22
Engrossed
6/1/22
Engrossed
6/1/22
Engrossed
6/17/22
Enrolled
7/20/22
Chaptered
8/4/22
Passed
8/4/22
Income tax deduction; eligible educators. Provides for taxable years 2022, 2023, and 2024 an income tax deduction of the lesser of $500 or the actual amount paid or incurred by an eligible educator, defined in the bill as an individual who for at least 900 hours during the taxable year served as a Virginia licensed teacher, instructor, student counselor, principal, special needs personnel, or student aide for public or private primary or secondary school students in Virginia, for qualifying expenses, defined in the bill as expenses incurred for participation in professional development courses and the purchase of books, supplies, computer equipment (including related software and services), other educational equipment, and supplementary materials used directly in service to Virginia students as an eligible educator. Income tax deduction; eligible educators. Provides for taxable years 2022, 2023, and 2024 an income tax deduction of the lesser of $500 or the actual amount paid or incurred by an eligible educator, defined in the bill as an individual who for at least 900 hours during the taxable year served as a Virginia licensed teacher, instructor, student counselor, principal, special needs personnel, or student aide for public or private primary or secondary school students in Virginia, for qualifying expenses, defined in the bill as expenses incurred for participation in professional development courses and the purchase of books, supplies, computer equipment (including related software and services), other educational equipment, and supplementary materials used directly in service to Virginia students as an eligible educator.
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Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HB1046
Introduced
1/12/22
Refer
1/12/22
Report Pass
2/10/22
Engrossed
2/14/22
Refer
2/16/22
Report Pass
2/24/22
Report Pass
3/1/22
Engrossed
3/3/22
Engrossed
6/1/22
Engrossed
6/17/22
Enrolled
7/20/22
Chaptered
8/4/22
Passed
8/4/22
Department of Medical Assistance Services; plan for a process to allow direct purchase of over-the-counter medications and medical supplies; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to study options for and develop a plan to implement a process by which recipients of medical assistance services shall receive payments that may be used to purchase over-the-counter medications and medical supplies prescribed by an authorized prescriber directly in a retail setting and to report its findings and plan to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health by December 1, 2022. Department of Medical Assistance Services; plan for a process to allow direct purchase of over-the-counter medications and medical supplies; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to study options for and develop a plan to implement a process by which recipients of medical assistance services shall receive payments that may be used to purchase over-the-counter medications and medical supplies prescribed by an authorized prescriber directly in a retail setting and to report its findings and plan to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health by December 1, 2022.
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Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HB1053
Introduced
1/12/22
Refer
1/12/22
Report Pass
2/4/22
Refer
2/4/22
Report Pass
2/7/22
Engrossed
2/10/22
Refer
2/14/22
Report Pass
2/18/22
Engrossed
2/22/22
Engrossed
3/11/22
Engrossed
6/17/22
Enrolled
7/20/22
Chaptered
8/4/22
Passed
8/4/22
Local correctional facilities; fees. Directs the State Board of Local and Regional Jails (the Board) to convene a work group to review and make recommendations regarding the reduction or elimination of costs and fees charged to inmates in local or regional correctional facilities, including fees related to the costs of an inmate's keep, work release, or participation in educational or rehabilitative programs; telephone services; commissaries; and electronic visitation systems. The bill requires the Board to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Public Safety and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by December 1, 2022. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 581 (2022 Regular Session). Local correctional facilities; fees. Directs the State Board of Local and Regional Jails (the Board) to convene a work group to review and make recommendations regarding the reduction or elimination of costs and fees charged to inmates in local or regional correctional facilities, including fees related to the costs of an inmate's keep, work release, or participation in educational or rehabilitative programs; telephone services; commissaries; and electronic visitation systems. The bill requires the Board to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Public Safety and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services by December 1, 2022. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 581 (2022 Regular Session).
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Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HB1128
Introduced
1/12/22
Refer
1/12/22
Report Pass
2/7/22
Refer
2/7/22
Report Pass
2/11/22
Engrossed
2/14/22
Refer
2/16/22
Report Pass
3/1/22
Engrossed
3/2/22
Engrossed
3/2/22
Engrossed
6/1/22
Engrossed
6/17/22
Enrolled
7/20/22
Chaptered
8/4/22
Passed
8/4/22
Income tax; military benefits subtraction. Establishes an income tax subtraction for up to $10,000 of military benefits in taxable year 2022, up to $20,000 of military benefits in taxable year 2023, up to $30,000 in taxable year 2024, and up to $40,000 in taxable year 2025 and each taxable year thereafter. The bill defines military benefits to include military retirement income for recipients who are age 55 or older and benefits paid to the surviving spouse of a veteran.
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Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HB1206
Introduced
1/18/22
Refer
1/18/22
Report Pass
2/8/22
Refer
2/8/22
Report Pass
2/9/22
Engrossed
2/14/22
Refer
2/16/22
Report Pass
3/2/22
Report Pass
3/3/22
Engrossed
3/8/22
Engrossed
3/8/22
Engrossed
3/9/22
Engrossed
6/1/22
Engrossed
6/17/22
Enrolled
7/20/22
Chaptered
8/4/22
Passed
8/4/22
Fort Monroe Authority; duties; facilities management. Adds to the powers and duties of the Fort Monroe Authority the power and duty to create and manage a department within the Authority for the purpose of overseeing and managing all property and facilities provided, owned, operated, or financed by the Authority. Fort Monroe Authority; duties; facilities management. Adds to the powers and duties of the Fort Monroe Authority the power and duty to create and manage a department within the Authority for the purpose of overseeing and managing all property and facilities provided, owned, operated, or financed by the Authority.
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Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HB1245
Introduced
1/20/22
Refer
1/20/22
Report Pass
1/27/22
Engrossed
2/1/22
Refer
2/3/22
Report Pass
3/3/22
Engrossed
3/8/22
Nurse practitioners; practice without a practice agreement; repeal sunset. Repeals the sunset provision on the bill passed in 2021 that reduces from five to two the number of years of full-time clinical experience a nurse practitioner must have to be eligible to practice without a written or electronic practice agreement.
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Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HB1257
Introduced
1/20/22
Refer
1/20/22
Report Pass
2/8/22
Engrossed
2/11/22
Engrossed
2/14/22
Refer
2/16/22
Report Pass
3/1/22
Engrossed
3/7/22
Engrossed
3/12/22
Engrossed
6/17/22
Enrolled
7/20/22
Chaptered
8/4/22
Passed
8/4/22
Natural gas service; discontinuing service. Requires a municipal corporation to satisfy certain requirements prior to discontinuing natural gas utility services to any residential, commercial, or industrial customer. Natural gas service; discontinuing service. Requires a municipal corporation to satisfy certain requirements prior to discontinuing natural gas utility services to any residential, commercial, or industrial customer.
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Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HB1261
Introduced
1/20/22
Refer
1/20/22
Report Pass
2/9/22
Engrossed
2/14/22
Refer
2/16/22
Report Pass
2/22/22
Report Pass
3/1/22
Engrossed
3/3/22
State environmental boards. Provides for appointment of members to the State Air Pollution Control Board, the Virginia Waste Management Board, and the State Water Control Board by the Governor, the Senate Committee on Rules, and the Speaker of the House of Delegates. Currently, all members of such boards are appointed by the Governor. The bill provides that the authority of such boards does not include the authority to issue any environmental permit or to abridge or deny any environmental permit issued by the Department of Environmental Quality. State environmental boards. Provides for appointment of members to the State Air Pollution Control Board, the Virginia Waste Management Board, and the State Water Control Board by the Governor, the Senate Committee on Rules, and the Speaker of the House of Delegates. Currently, all members of such boards are appointed by the Governor. The bill provides that the authority of such boards does not include the authority to issue any environmental permit or to abridge or deny any environmental permit issued by the Department of Environmental Quality.
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Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HB128
Introduced
1/7/22
Refer
1/7/22
Report Pass
1/26/22
Refer
1/26/22
Report Pass
1/31/22
Engrossed
2/3/22
Refer
2/8/22
Report Pass
3/3/22
Report Pass
3/3/22
Engrossed
3/8/22
Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Program established. Establishes the Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Program, to be administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, for the purpose of annually providing to each Historically Black College or University in the Commonwealth (defined in the bill as Norfolk State University and Virginia State University) such sums as are necessary for each such institution to annually provide renewable last-dollar scholarships on a competitive basis to two students who (i) attended a a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth in which at least 75 percent of the enrolled students qualify for free or reduced price lunch or are members of families whose income is below the federal poverty guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; (ii) are accepted to or enrolled in such institution's education preparation program; and (iii) are eligible for a federal Pell Grant to attend such institution. The bill provides that each such scholarship would consist of the following sums: (a) the cost of tuition, mandatory fees, room and board, and textbooks at such institution; (b) the recipient's teacher licensure fees; (c) $5,000 toward teacher professional development activities for the recipient, including coursework, seminars, and conferences; and (d) $10,000 toward mentorship of the recipient by a master teacher, defined as an experienced public elementary or secondary school teacher who is deemed by the relevant school board to be highly effective and able to provide high quality mentorship. The bill requires each student who is awarded a scholarship pursuant to the Program to agree in writing to (1) teach in a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth in which at least 75 percent of the enrolled students qualify for free or reduced price lunch or are members of families whose income is below the federal poverty guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services upon graduation for a period that is at least as long as the period during which the recipient used scholarship funds to attend a Historically Black College or University and (2) be mentored by a master teacher during such period of employment. Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Program established. Establishes the Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Program, to be administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, for the purpose of annually providing to each Historically Black College or University in the Commonwealth (defined in the bill as Norfolk State University and Virginia State University) such sums as are necessary for each such institution to annually provide renewable last-dollar scholarships on a competitive basis to two students who (i) attended a a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth in which at least 75 percent of the enrolled students qualify for free or reduced price lunch or are members of families whose income is below the federal poverty guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; (ii) are accepted to or enrolled in such institution's education preparation program; and (iii) are eligible for a federal Pell Grant to attend such institution. The bill provides that each such scholarship would consist of the following sums: (a) the cost of tuition, mandatory fees, room and board, and textbooks at such institution; (b) the recipient's teacher licensure fees; (c) $5,000 toward teacher professional development activities for the recipient, including coursework, seminars, and conferences; and (d) $10,000 toward mentorship of the recipient by a master teacher, defined as an experienced public elementary or secondary school teacher who is deemed by the relevant school board to be highly effective and able to provide high quality mentorship. The bill requires each student who is awarded a scholarship pursuant to the Program to agree in writing to (1) teach in a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth in which at least 75 percent of the enrolled students qualify for free or reduced price lunch or are members of families whose income is below the federal poverty guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services upon graduation for a period that is at least as long as the period during which the recipient used scholarship funds to attend a Historically Black College or University and (2) be mentored by a master teacher during such period of employment.
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Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HB1306
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/21/22
Report Pass
2/4/22
Engrossed
2/9/22
Engrossed
2/10/22
Refer
2/14/22
Report Pass
2/21/22
Engrossed
2/23/22
Removing, altering, etc., serial number on firearm; selling, giving, etc., or possessing firearm with removed, altered, etc., serial number; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person, firm, association, or corporation to knowingly possess any pistol, shotgun, rifle, machine gun, or any other firearm that has a serial number that has been removed, altered, changed, destroyed, or obliterated in any manner. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person, firm, association, or corporation to sell, give, or distribute any pistol, shotgun, rifle, machine gun, or other firearm that has a serial number that has been removed, defaced, altered, changed, destroyed, or obliterated in any manner. The bill contains a reenactment clause. Removing, altering, etc., serial number on firearm; selling, giving, etc., or possessing firearm with removed, altered, etc., serial number; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person, firm, association, or corporation to knowingly possess any pistol, shotgun, rifle, machine gun, or any other firearm that has a serial number that has been removed, altered, changed, destroyed, or obliterated in any manner. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person, firm, association, or corporation to sell, give, or distribute any pistol, shotgun, rifle, machine gun, or other firearm that has a serial number that has been removed, defaced, altered, changed, destroyed, or obliterated in any manner. The bill contains a reenactment clause.
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Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HB1319
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/21/22
Report Pass
2/2/22
Refer
2/2/22
Report Pass
2/9/22
Engrossed
2/14/22
Refer
2/16/22
Report Pass
3/1/22
Engrossed
3/2/22
Engrossed
6/1/22
Engrossed
6/17/22
Enrolled
7/20/22
Chaptered
8/4/22
Passed
8/4/22
Beneficial hardwood management practices. Creates a nonrefundable income tax credit for taxable years 2022, 2023, and 2024 for expenses incurred by a taxpayer for the implementation of beneficial hardwood management practices. The credit equals the lesser of the actual expenses or $1,000 and is subject to an aggregate annual cap of $1 million per taxable year. The bill requires the Tax Commissioner, in coordination with the State Forester, to establish guidelines for claiming the credit and provides that any unused credit may be carried forward by the taxpayer for five taxable years following the taxable year for which the credit was issued. Beneficial hardwood management practices. Creates a nonrefundable income tax credit for taxable years 2022, 2023, and 2024 for expenses incurred by a taxpayer for the implementation of beneficial hardwood management practices. The credit equals the lesser of the actual expenses or $1,000 and is subject to an aggregate annual cap of $1 million per taxable year. The bill requires the Tax Commissioner, in coordination with the State Forester, to establish guidelines for claiming the credit and provides that any unused credit may be carried forward by the taxpayer for five taxable years following the taxable year for which the credit was issued.
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Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HB1339
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/21/22
Report Pass
2/11/22
Engrossed
2/14/22
Refer
2/16/22
Report Pass
2/23/22
Engrossed
2/28/22
Engrossed
3/3/22
Facial recognition technology; local law enforcement; campus police. Redefines facial recognition technology, for the purposes of providing criteria for the lawful use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement, as conducting an algorithmic comparison of images of an individual's facial features for the purposes of identification. The bill authorizes local law-enforcement agencies and campus police departments to utilize facial recognition technology for certain authorized uses as defined in the bill. The bill requires that local law-enforcement agencies and campus police departments publicly post and annually update policies regarding the use of facial recognition technology and maintain records regarding the use of facial recognition technology and report the data annually to their communities. The bill also makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for any facial recognition technology operator employed by a local law-enforcement agency or campus police department to violate the agency or department's policy regarding the use of facial recognition technology or to conduct a search for any other reason than an authorized use. Additionally, the bill requires the Department of State Police to develop a model policy regarding the use of facial recognition technology by January 1, 2023. The bill directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to submit a report with an analysis and recommendations about the use of facial recognition technology to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee on Public Safety by November 1, 2025. The provisions of the bill expire on July 1, 2026. Facial recognition technology; local law enforcement; campus police. Redefines facial recognition technology, for the purposes of providing criteria for the lawful use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement, as conducting an algorithmic comparison of images of an individual's facial features for the purposes of identification. The bill authorizes local law-enforcement agencies and campus police departments to utilize facial recognition technology for certain authorized uses as defined in the bill. The bill requires that local law-enforcement agencies and campus police departments publicly post and annually update policies regarding the use of facial recognition technology and maintain records regarding the use of facial recognition technology and report the data annually to their communities. The bill also makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for any facial recognition technology operator employed by a local law-enforcement agency or campus police department to violate the agency or department's policy regarding the use of facial recognition technology or to conduct a search for any other reason than an authorized use. Additionally, the bill requires the Department of State Police to develop a model policy regarding the use of facial recognition technology by January 1, 2023. The bill directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to submit a report with an analysis and recommendations about the use of facial recognition technology to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee on Public Safety by November 1, 2025. The provisions of the bill expire on July 1, 2026.
VA
Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HB1353
Introduced
1/21/22
Refer
1/21/22
Report Pass
2/7/22
Engrossed
2/11/22
Refer
2/16/22
Report Pass
3/1/22
Engrossed
3/2/22
Engrossed
3/2/22
Virginia Football Stadium Authority. Establishes the Virginia Football Stadium Authority. Establishes the Virginia Football Stadium Authority as a political subdivision charged with financing the construction of a football stadium and related facilities. The Authority is authorized to hire independent contractors, enter contracts, acquire property, borrow money, and exercise other similar powers. The Authority is exempt from the Personnel Act and the Public Procurement Act. The Authority may issue bonds with a maximum maturity date of 20 years. The bill provides that at least 50 percent of any revenues received from selling the naming rights to the stadium shall be dedicated to the principal and financing costs of any bonds issued under the bill, and provides that if the football team that will primarily use the stadium (the primary team) relocates, it shall be required to repay any outstanding principal and financing costs. The bill entitles the Authority to sales tax revenues from transactions at the stadium but excludes certain revenues that current law dedicates to transportation and education. The entitlement begins on the stadium's operational date. The bill enables localities to appropriate tax revenues to the Authority. The Authority is made up of nine members appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. Four of the nine members are appointed from a list chosen by the primary team. The provisions of the bill expire if the Authority has not entered into a development and lease agreement with the primary team before July 1, 2025.
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Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HB177
Introduced
1/10/22
Refer
1/10/22
Report Pass
2/4/22
Engrossed
2/9/22
Refer
2/11/22
Report Pass
3/1/22
Engrossed
3/3/22
Elections; absentee voting; witness signature requirement; additional information. Makes an absentee voter's failure to have a witness sign the absentee ballot envelope a material omission that renders the ballot void. Additionally, the bill requires an absentee voter to include the last four number of his social security number and his date of birth with the voter affirmation statement on such ballot envelope. Elections; absentee voting; witness signature requirement; additional information. Makes an absentee voter's failure to have a witness sign the absentee ballot envelope a material omission that renders the ballot void. Additionally, the bill requires an absentee voter to include the last four number of his social security number and his date of birth with the voter affirmation statement on such ballot envelope.
VA
Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HB191
Introduced
1/10/22
Refer
1/10/22
Report Pass
1/27/22
Refer
1/27/22
Report Pass
2/9/22
Engrossed
2/14/22
Refer
2/16/22
Report Pass
3/2/22
Report Pass
3/3/22
Engrossed
3/8/22
Engrossed
3/12/22
Health workforce development; Special Advisor to the Governor for Health Workforce Development; Virginia Health Workforce Development Fund. Creates the position of Special Advisor to the Governor for Health Workforce Development (the Special Advisor) in the Office of the Governor and creates the Virginia Health Workforce Development Fund to (i) provide incentives for the removal of barriers to educating and training health workforce professionals that include increasing eligible faculty, clinical placements, and residencies; (ii) incentivize the production of health workforce credentials, degrees, and licensures based on a rigorous analysis of the need by the Office of Education and Labor Market Alignment; (iii) address regulatory barriers to entering into and staying in health professions; and (iv) provide education and training for health and health science professionals to align education and training initiatives with existing and evolving health workforce needs. Health workforce development; Special Advisor to the Governor for Health Workforce Development; Virginia Health Workforce Development Fund. Creates the position of Special Advisor to the Governor for Health Workforce Development (the Special Advisor) in the Office of the Governor and creates the Virginia Health Workforce Development Fund to (i) provide incentives for the removal of barriers to educating and training health workforce professionals that include increasing eligible faculty, clinical placements, and residencies; (ii) incentivize the production of health workforce credentials, degrees, and licensures based on a rigorous analysis of the need by the Office of Education and Labor Market Alignment; (iii) address regulatory barriers to entering into and staying in health professions; and (iv) provide education and training for health and health science professionals to align education and training initiatives with existing and evolving health workforce needs. The bill also requires the Special Advisor to review and evaluate the structure and organization of the Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority (the Authority) and make recommendations regarding the long-term administrative structure and funding of the Authority to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2022. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2026.