Virginia 2023 Regular Session All Bills (Page 50)
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2073
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. Adds Virginia to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact to create a process for expedited issuance of a license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth for qualifying physicians to enhance the portability of medical licenses while protecting patient safety. The Compact establishes requirements for coordination of information systems among member states and procedures for investigation and discipline of physicians alleged to have engaged in unprofessional conduct. Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. Adds Virginia to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact to create a process for expedited issuance of a license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth for qualifying physicians to enhance the portability of medical licenses while protecting patient safety. The Compact establishes requirements for coordination of information systems among member states and procedures for investigation and discipline of physicians alleged to have engaged in unprofessional conduct.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2074
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Assault and battery; persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, or mental illness; penalties. Provides that any person charged with a simple assault and battery offense who has been diagnosed by a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist with an autism spectrum disorder, an intellectual disability, or serious mental illness shall not be subject to a mandatory minimum punishment if the court finds that the violation was caused by or had a direct and substantial relationship to the person's disorder or disability. Under current law, certain simple assault and battery offenses carry a mandatory minimum punishment when such offenses are committed against certain groups of people, including judges, law-enforcement officers, first responders, school employees, and health care providers. Assault and battery; persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, or mental illness; penalties. Provides that any person charged with a simple assault and battery offense who has been diagnosed by a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist with an autism spectrum disorder, an intellectual disability, or serious mental illness shall not be subject to a mandatory minimum punishment if the court finds that the violation was caused by or had a direct and substantial relationship to the person's disorder or disability. Under current law, certain simple assault and battery offenses carry a mandatory minimum punishment when such offenses are committed against certain groups of people, including judges, law-enforcement officers, first responders, school employees, and health care providers.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2075
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement; warranty of habitability. Prohibits a landlord from waiving, either orally or in writing, his duty to maintain a fit premises and requires a landlord to include in every rental agreement the terms and conditions governing such duty.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2076
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/25/23
Refer
1/25/23
Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; eligibility. Makes several changes to the eligibility criteria for the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program, including (i) shortening from five years to one year all of the relevant mandatory physical presence or domicile requirements, (ii) changing the requirement for veterans to be at least 90 percent permanently disabled to qualify for program benefits to a requirement for such veterans to have a static rating of at least 90 percent disabled, and (iii) declaring eligible for program benefits the stepchildren of eligible living veteran military service members.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2077
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
2/1/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/8/23
Report Pass
2/15/23
Enrolled
2/23/23
Chaptered
3/23/23
Passed
3/23/23
Department of Veterans Services; disclosure of services provided. Requires all attorneys who hold accreditation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to assist veterans with VA-related claims and appeals processes to provide a written disclosure informing all clients of the free services provided by the Department of Veterans Services for service members, veterans, and their families.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2078
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Firearm locks required for sale or transfer of handguns; warning against accessibility to children; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any handgun to any person (i) other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer, unless the transferee is provided with a locking device for that handgun, or (ii) unless the handgun is accompanied by a warning, in conspicuous and legible type in capital letters printed on a label affixed to the gun and on a separate sheet of paper included within the packaging enclosing the handgun, that handguns should be locked and kept away from children and that there may be civil and criminal liability for failing to do so. The bill provides exceptions for law-enforcement and governmental agencies.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2079
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Assault and battery against a family or household member; prior conviction; second offense. Provides that upon a conviction for assault and battery against a family or household member where it is alleged in the warrant, petition, information, or indictment on which a person is convicted that such person has been previously convicted of an offense that occurred within a period of 10 years of the instant offense against a family or household member of (i) assault and battery against a family or household member, (ii) malicious wounding or unlawful wounding, (iii) aggravated malicious wounding, (iv) malicious bodily injury by means of a substance, (v) strangulation, or (vi) an offense under the law of any other jurisdiction that has the same elements of any of the offenses listed in clauses (i) through (v), such person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, and the sentence of such person shall include a mandatory minimum term of confinement of 30 days.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2080
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
1/24/23
Engrossed
1/27/23
Refer
1/31/23
Report Pass
2/9/23
Enrolled
2/20/23
Chaptered
3/22/23
Passed
3/22/23
Special license plate; women veterans. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for supporters of women veterans bearing the legend SUPPORT WOMEN VETERANS.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2081
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Juvenile justice; human trafficking screening. Requires the Department of Juvenile Justice to use trauma-informed screening measures to identify whether any child committed to the Department has been a victim of human trafficking and determine appropriate treatment and service options. The bill also requires that, in cases in which a juvenile and domestic relations district court or circuit court orders that a juvenile within its jurisdiction be physically examined and treated by a physician or local mental health center, such examination include trauma-informed screening measures to identify whether the juvenile has been a victim of human trafficking and determine appropriate treatment and service options.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2082
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Report Pass
2/2/23
Engrossed
2/6/23
Refer
2/8/23
Report Pass
2/15/23
Engrossed
2/20/23
Enrolled
2/23/23
Chaptered
3/23/23
Passed
3/23/23
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; employees of the landlord; rental dwelling unit keys and electronic key codes. Requires a landlord who owns more than 200 rental dwelling units that are attached to the same piece of real property to require any applicant for employment in any position that will have access to keys, defined in the bill, to each rental dwelling unit to be subject to a pre-employment criminal history records check. The bill also provides that a landlord must establish written policies and procedures for the (i) storage, issuance and return, and security of; (ii) access to; and (iii) if applicable, usage and deactivation of rental dwelling unit keys and electronic key codes. The provisions of the bill do not apply to a financial institution or a real estate licensee. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; employees of the landlord; rental dwelling unit keys and electronic key codes. Requires a landlord who owns more than 200 rental dwelling units that are attached to the same piece of real property to require any applicant for employment in any position that will have access to keys, defined in the bill, to each rental dwelling unit to be subject to a pre-employment criminal history records check. The bill also provides that a landlord must establish written policies and procedures for the (i) storage, issuance and return, and security of; (ii) access to; and (iii) if applicable, usage and deactivation of rental dwelling unit keys and electronic key codes. The provisions of the bill do not apply to a financial institution or a real estate licensee.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2083
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
State plan for medical assistance services; dental care; anesthesia. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to provide for the payment of medical assistance for charges incurred and anesthetics provided in conjunction with dental care that is provided to a recipient (i) in a hospital or ambulatory surgical center if the recipient has a medical condition that requires hospitalization or general anesthesia for dental care or the recipient is a person with an autism spectrum disorder or a developmental disability, or is a person with a disability, or (ii) in the office of an oral or maxillofacial surgeon or a dentist who has obtained a permit for sedation and anesthesia, if the recipient is a person with an autism spectrum disorder or a developmental disability.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2084
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Department of Medical Assistance Services; annual review of medication and treatment for sickle cell disease; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to conduct an annual review of all medications and forms of treatment for sickle cell disease, and services for enrollees with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease, that are eligible for coverage under the state plan for medical assistance services. The bill requires the Department to report its findings and recommendations by November 15 each year to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health and to the Joint Commission on Health Care. Department of Medical Assistance Services; annual review of medication and treatment for sickle cell disease; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to conduct an annual review of all medications and forms of treatment for sickle cell disease, and services for enrollees with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease, that are eligible for coverage under the state plan for medical assistance services. The bill requires the Department to report its findings and recommendations by November 15 each year to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health and to the Joint Commission on Health Care.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2085
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Prescription of opioids; sickle cell anemia. Exempts prescribers from certain requirements of the Prescription Monitoring Program related to prescribing opioids if the opioid is prescribed to a patient for pain management related to sickle cell anemia.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2086
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Advisory Council on Sickle Cell Disease; established; report. Establishes the Advisory Council on Sickle Cell Disease to advise the State Health Commissioner on the efforts to improve awareness of sickle cell disease and the needs of individuals with sickle cell disease. The bill requires the Board of Health to report annually by December 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding its activities and recommendations. Advisory Council on Sickle Cell Disease; established; report. Establishes the Advisory Council on Sickle Cell Disease to advise the State Health Commissioner on the efforts to improve awareness of sickle cell disease and the needs of individuals with sickle cell disease. The bill requires the Board of Health to report annually by December 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding its activities and recommendations.
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB2087
Introduced
1/10/23
Refer
1/10/23
Paid sick leave; health care providers and grocery store workers. Requires employers to provide paid sick leave to health care providers and grocery store workers. Under current law, employers are only required to provide paid sick leave to certain home health workers. The bill removes requirements that workers work on average at least 20 hours per week or 90 hours per month to be eligible for paid sick leave. The bill provides that certain health care providers may waive their right to accrue and use paid sick leave and provides an exemption for employers of certain other health care providers. The bill requires the Department of Labor and Industry to develop guidelines for retail employers that sell groceries to provide sick leave and to publish such guidelines by December 1, 2023. The provisions of the bill other than the requirement for the Department of Labor and Industry to develop guidelines have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024. Paid sick leave; health care providers and grocery store workers. Requires employers to provide paid sick leave to health care providers and grocery store workers. Under current law, employers are only required to provide paid sick leave to certain home health workers. The bill removes requirements that workers work on average at least 20 hours per week or 90 hours per month to be eligible for paid sick leave. The bill provides that certain health care providers may waive their right to accrue and use paid sick leave and provides an exemption for employers of certain other health care providers. The bill requires the Department of Labor and Industry to develop guidelines for retail employers that sell groceries to provide sick leave and to publish such guidelines by December 1, 2023. The provisions of the bill other than the requirement for the Department of Labor and Industry to develop guidelines have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2024.