Virginia 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 178)
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1392
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/13/25
Report Pass
1/20/25
Engrossed
1/22/25
Refer
2/5/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Enrolled
2/18/25
Chaptered
3/21/25
Passed
3/21/25
Ignition interlock system; duration. Increases the period of time during which a person, as a condition of a restricted license, is prohibited from operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock system from not less than six consecutive months to not less than 12 consecutive months without alcohol-related violations of the interlock requirements. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1393
Introduced
1/13/25
Refer
1/13/25
Report Pass
1/30/25
Report Pass
1/30/25
Engrossed
2/4/25
Refer
2/7/25
Report Pass
2/11/25
Engrossed
2/14/25
Engrossed
2/18/25
Engrossed
2/18/25
Engrossed
2/22/25
Engrossed
2/22/25
Enrolled
3/7/25
Vetoed
5/2/25
Department of Medical Assistance Services; pregnancy mobile application. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to partner with a mobile pregnancy application to promote awareness of state government maternal and infant health programs and information available to prenatal, pregnant, and postpartum individuals who are eligible for Medicaid. The bill also directs the Department to develop an in lieu of service or setting that expands access to nutritious food for pregnant and postpartum Medicaid managed care members. The bill requires the Department to submit a request for proposal within 180 days of the bill's effective date. This bill incorporates SB 1457.
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1394
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Report Pass
1/27/25
Engrossed
1/30/25
Refer
2/6/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Engrossed
2/18/25
Engrossed
2/19/25
Enrolled
3/7/25
Vetoed
5/2/25
Electric utilities; energy storage requirements; Department of Energy and Department of Environmental Quality to develop model ordinances; work groups; reports. Increases the targets for energy storage capacity that Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy Virginia are required to petition the State Corporation Commission for approval to construct, acquire, or procure and extends the time frame by which such capacity must be met. Under the bill, (i) Appalachian Power shall petition the Commission for approval to construct, acquire, or procure at least 780 megawatts of short-duration energy storage capacity by 2040 and 520 megawatts of long-duration energy storage capacity by 2045 and (ii) Dominion Energy Virginia shall petition the Commission for approval to construct, acquire, or procure at least 5,220 megawatts of short-duration energy storage capacity by 2045 and 3,480 megawatts of long-duration energy storage capacity by 2045. "Long-duration energy storage" and "short-duration energy storage" are defined in the bill. The bill requires the Commission to conduct a technology demonstration program for long-duration energy storage resources and initiate a proceeding to determine if such technology is viable and that the targets in the bill are reasonably achievable, for which a final order shall be entered no later than March 1, 2030. Certain provisions of the bill are only effective upon such determination by the Commission.The bill requires the Department of Energy, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Fire Programs, to create model ordinances for use by localities in their regulation of energy storage projects and to convene a work group to develop such model ordinances and submit a report by December 1, 2025. The bill directs the Department of Energy and the Department of Environmental Quality to convene a work group to develop recommendations and financial incentives related to the development of long-duration energy storage projects and submit a report by December 1, 2025. The bill also directs the Department of Energy to engage with PJM Interconnection, LLC, in reviewing regional market conditions related to energy storage resources and permits Dominion Energy Virginia to propose a partnership with institutions of higher education to deploy energy storage resources. This bill is identical to HB 2537.
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1395
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Report Pass
2/3/25
Engrossed
2/4/25
Refer
2/7/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Engrossed
2/19/25
Possession of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age prohibited; penalty. Prohibits any person younger than 21 years of age from possessing any retail tobacco product or hemp product intended for smoking, as those terms are defined in relevant law. A violation of such prohibition is punishable by seizure and forfeiture of such retail tobacco product or hemp product for a first violation. The bill imposes a civil penalty not to exceed $100 for a second violation and a civil penalty not to exceed $250 for a third or subsequent violation. The bill also provides that a court may, as an alternative to the civil penalty, and upon motion of the defendant, prescribe the performance of up to 20 hours of community service for a second violation and up to 40 hours of community service for a third or subsequent violation, but if the defendant fails or refuses to complete the community service as prescribed, the court may impose the civil penalty. Additionally, upon such violation, the judge may enter an order suspending the motor vehicle and driver's license of such person pursuant relevant law.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1396
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Virginia retirement system; enhanced retirement benefits; animal control officers. Adds full-time animal control officers to the list of local employees eligible to receive enhanced retirement benefits for hazardous duty service for service earned in such positions on or after July 1, 2026. Under current law, localities may provide such benefits to first responders, including firefighters and emergency medical technicians, and certain other hazardous duty positions. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1397
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Possession or transportation of firearms, firearms ammunition, stun weapons, explosives or concealed weapons by persons adjudicated delinquent; penalty. Provides that the prohibition on the possession and transportation of firearms and ammunition by convicted felons applies to persons previously adjudicated delinquent. The bill requires that persons who were previously adjudicated delinquent of a violent felony are subject to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and two years for any other felony within the prior 10 years.
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1398
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Assault and battery; campus police officers; penalty. Adds campus police officers to the definition of law-enforcement officer for the crime of assault or assault and battery on a law-enforcement officer.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1399
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Lobbyist registration; definition of "lobbyist"; representatives of public institutions of higher education. Amends the definition of "lobbyist" to include individuals who represent public institutions of higher education for the purpose of lobbying.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB140
Introduced
1/5/24
Refer
1/5/24
Report Pass
2/1/24
Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team established; penalty; report. Establishes the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team to develop and implement procedures to ensure that fetal and infant deaths occurring in the Commonwealth are analyzed in a systematic way. The bill requires the Team to compile triennial statistical data regarding fetal and infant deaths and to make such data available to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Department of Health. The bill provides that information and records obtained or created by the Team and portions of meetings of the Team at which individual fetal and infant deaths are discussed shall be confidential.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1400
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; algorithmic device services or products prohibited; civil penalty. Prohibits the sale of algorithmic device services or products, as defined in the bill, for the purpose of setting or recommending the amount of rent to be charged to a tenant for the occupancy of a dwelling unit. The bill also prohibits a person engaged in the business of providing algorithmic device services or products for the purpose of advising a landlord of the amount of rent that such landlord may consider charging a tenant for the occupancy of a dwelling unit from using nonpublic competitor data, defined in the bill, pertaining to residential properties in the Commonwealth in algorithmic calculations. A violation of such prohibited practices is considered an unfair deceptive trade practice for which the Attorney General may cause an action to be brought in the name of the Commonwealth.
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1401
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Collective bargaining by firefighters and emergency medical services providers. Authorizes firefighters and emergency medical services providers employed by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth to engage in collective bargaining through labor organizations or other designated representatives. The bill establishes the Fire Service Cooperation Board to administer its provisions. The bill provides for the appointment of a three-member board of arbitration regarding any dispute arising between an employer and firefighters or emergency medical services providers. Under the bill, determinations made by such board of arbitration are final on a disputed issue and are binding on the parties involved. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026.
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1402
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Report Pass
1/23/25
Engrossed
1/28/25
Refer
2/5/25
Report Pass
2/12/25
Enrolled
2/19/25
Chaptered
3/24/25
Passed
3/24/25
Transient occupancy tax; administration. Provides that an accommodations provider shall not be required to transmit a transient occupancy tax return to a locality if (i) all retail sales of accommodations owned by the accommodations provider are facilitated by an accommodations intermediary and (ii) the accommodations provider attests to the locality that all such sales were facilitated by an accommodations intermediary. Such attestation shall be effective for 12 months beginning with the month in which the attestation is made, and annual attestations shall be due thereafter on a date set by the locality. However, such accommodations provider shall be required to transmit returns for the retail sale of any accommodations not facilitated by an accommodations intermediary.The bill also requires that information provided by an accommodations intermediary to a local commissioner of the revenue, treasurer, or any other local tax or revenue officer or employee of a county, city, or town for transient occupancy tax purposes shall be confidential and shall not be divulged to any other department or official of the locality or any other political subdivision of the Commonwealth. Such information shall be used by such officials only for the purpose of levying and collecting retail sales and use tax, transient occupancy tax, and any other taxes imposed on the sale of accommodations. This bill is identical to HB 2383.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1403
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Electric utilities; request for proposals required for certain facilities. Requires an electric utility seeking approval to construct or purchase a generating facility that emits carbon dioxide to demonstrate that it has conducted a request for proposals designed to fairly evaluate all available supply-side and demand-side options prior to seeking approval for such generating facility. The bill requires the State Corporation Commission to review the request for proposals before the utility's issuance to ensure all available resources will be fairly evaluated.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1404
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
School boards; method of selection; election required. Requires election as the method of selecting the members of each school board in the Commonwealth and makes several changes to eliminate provisions relating to appointed school boards. Current law requires such members to be appointed but permits their election under certain circumstances.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1405
Introduced
1/14/25
Refer
1/14/25
Raising question of competency to stand trial or plead; evaluation and determination of competency; second evaluation. Provides that if the attorney for an adult or juvenile charged with a criminal offense asks for a hearing to prove that such adult or juvenile is incompetent to stand trial, the attorney for the Commonwealth may seek his own competency evaluation for such adult or juvenile to present at such hearing.