Virginia 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 183)
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1466
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
1/27/25
Report Pass
1/29/25
Engrossed
2/3/25
Refer
2/7/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Engrossed
2/13/25
Engrossed
2/22/25
Engrossed
2/22/25
Enrolled
3/7/25
Chaptered
4/2/25
Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records. Amends numerous statutes related to the expungement and sealing of criminal records that are scheduled to become effective on July 1, 2025. In addition, the bill requires (i) the Department of State Police to develop a secure portal for the purpose of allowing government agencies to determine whether a record has been sealed prior to responding to a request pursuant to current law by October 1, 2026; (ii) the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission to (a) educate and provide support to public defenders and certified court-appointed counsel on expungement and sealing, (b) conduct trainings on expungement and sealing across the Commonwealth, (c) develop a library of resources on expungement and sealing for use by public defenders and court-appointed counsel, and (d) post information regarding expungement and sealing for use by the public on its website; and (iii) the Department of State Police, Department of Motor Vehicles, Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, and clerk of any circuit court to provide data and information on sealing upon request of the Virginia State Crime Commission for purposes of monitoring and evaluating the implementation and impact of the sealing processes. The bill also directs (1) the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to collect data related to petitions filed pursuant to relevant law, (2) the Virginia State Crime Commission to analyze data and information collected on automatic and petition sealing and report to the General Assembly by the first day of the 2026 Regular Session, and (3) the Virginia State Crime Commission to continue its study on the sealing of criminal records and report its work to the General Assembly by the first day of the 2026 Regular Session.The bill repeals the Sealing Fee Fund and directs any money in such Fund to be reverted to the general fund. The bill contains a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026, for the provisions related to the sealing of former possession of marijuana offenses without entry of a court order and the sealing of charges and convictions related to automatic sealing and such petitions. Lastly, the bill delays the repeal of the relevant law related to marijuana possession, limits on dissemination of criminal history record information, and prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, and state and local governments until January 1, 2026. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. This bill is identical to HB 2723.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1467
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
1/23/25
Commonwealth Aviation Fund; allocations. Changes (i) the allocation amounts from the Commonwealth Aviation Fund, (ii) the entity to which certain funds from such Fund are allocated from air carrier airports to commercial service airport sponsors, and (iii) the classification of airports from air carrier airport and reliever airport to commercial service airport and regional business airport, respectively.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1468
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Military and emergency laws; acquisition of land adjacent to a military base. Provides that no person shall purchase, acquire, lease, or hold any interest in land adjacent to a military base in the Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2026, unless such purchase, acquisition, lease, or holding of interest complies with the provisions of 50 U.S.C. § 4565.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1469
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
1/28/25
Engrossed
1/31/25
Campaign finance; campaign contribution limits; civil penalty. Prohibits persons from making any single contribution, or any combination of contributions, that exceeds $5,000 to any one candidate for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, or the Senate of Virginia or $3,000 to any one candidate for the House of Delegates in any one election cycle. The bill does not place any limits on in-kind contributions to such candidates from political party committees. The bill establishes thresholds for any candidates making contributions to their own campaign in excess of $400,000 in a race for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, or the Senate of Virginia or $200,000 in a race for House of Delegates. The bill also prohibits persons from making any single contribution, or any combination of contributions, that exceeds $10,000 to any one political committee in any calendar year. Civil penalties for violations of the limits established by the bill may equal up to two times the excess contribution amounts. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1470
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
2/3/25
Engrossed
2/4/25
Refer
2/7/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Enrolled
3/7/25
Chaptered
3/21/25
Passed
3/21/25
Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; submission of annual report. Provides that the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission shall submit its annual report to the Chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice on or before December 1 of each year. The bill further provides that no annual report shall be considered confidential following the submission of such report to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice. Under current law, the Commission is required to publish its annual report.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1471
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
1/22/25
Department of Veterans Services; powers and duties of Commissioner; online portal. Provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall develop and maintain an online portal to connect veterans, members of the Virginia National Guard, Virginia residents in the Armed Forces Reserves who qualify for veteran status, and their immediate family members to available resources, programs, and services in the Commonwealth and provide a means to submit electronic applications for such resources, programs, and services.
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1472
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
1/29/25
Engrossed
1/31/25
Refer
2/6/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Engrossed
2/19/25
Engrossed
2/21/25
Engrossed
2/22/25
Enrolled
3/7/25
Chaptered
4/2/25
Revenue reserves of the Revenue Stabilization Fund and the Revenue Reserve Fund. Increases the maximum combined amount in the Revenue Stabilization Fund and the Revenue Reserve Fund from 15 percent to 20 percent of the Commonwealth's average annual tax revenues, provided that such combined amount shall only exceed 15 percent if the balance of the Revenue Reserve Fund does not exceed eight percent of such revenues. The bill also removes the requirement that the Governor make increased deposits into the Revenue Stabilization Fund during periods of increased revenue collection.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1473
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
1/28/25
Engrossed
1/30/25
Refer
2/3/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Enrolled
2/18/25
Chaptered
3/21/25
Passed
3/21/25
Six-year capital outlay plan and funding. Repeals the requirement that the Six-Year Capital Outlay Plan Advisory Committee meet on the day the Governor presents his preliminary financial report.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1474
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
1/29/25
Engrossed
1/31/25
Refer
2/6/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Engrossed
2/19/25
Engrossed
2/20/25
Enrolled
3/7/25
Chaptered
4/2/25
Filing of six-year financial outline; alternative recession estimates; revenue estimates based on Governor's Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates. Requires the Governor to include, in addition to all other requirements in law, (i) alternative recession estimates of anticipated general fund and nongeneral fund revenue and (ii) revenue estimates for the general fund and nongeneral fund based on the assumptions presented to the Governor's Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates in his financial plan for a prospective period of six years submitted to the General Assembly.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1475
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
1/30/25
Engrossed
2/3/25
Refer
2/6/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Enrolled
2/20/25
Chaptered
3/21/25
Passed
3/21/25
Board of Dentistry; expedited licensure. Directs the Board of Dentistry to convene a work group including the Virginia Dental Association and the Virginia Dental Hygienists' Association to assess expedited pathways for licensure for dentists and dental hygienists. The bill specifies that the work group shall (i) review the licensure by credentialing statutes governing dentists and the licensure statutes governing dental hygienists and make recommendations on how such statutes can be updated to reflect an expedited pathway for licensure and (ii) study options for and make recommendations on a pathway for qualified internationally trained dentists to practice dental hygiene under the supervision of a licensed dentist.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1476
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
1/28/25
Engrossed
1/29/25
Refer
2/3/25
Report Pass
2/7/25
Engrossed
2/12/25
Engrossed
2/14/25
Enrolled
2/18/25
Chaptered
3/24/25
Passed
3/24/25
Sale of certain vacant and blighted or derelict property. Allows a locality where certain vacant and blighted or derelict property is located to petition the circuit court to appoint a special commissioner to execute the necessary deed or deeds to convey the real estate, in lieu of a sale at public auction, to the locality, to the locality's land bank entity, or to an existing nonprofit entity designated by the locality to carry out the functions of a land bank. The bill provides that the locality shall require any purchaser by covenants in the deed or other security instrument to (i) begin repair or renovation of the property within six months of purchase and (ii) complete all repairs or renovations necessary to bring the property into compliance with the local building code within a period not to exceed two years of the purchase.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1477
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Disaster Assistance Fund; established. Establishes the Disaster Assistance Fund for the purpose of addressing life, safety, and housing costs related to a disaster that are not covered by any form of federal assistance, private donations, or insurance. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund require authorization by the General Assembly. In addition to all other appropriations to the Fund, the bill also directs proceeds generated from the Commonwealth's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative auction that occurred in December 2023 and deposited into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Fund with the Department of Environmental Quality and all interest accrued to such fund.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1478
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
1/24/25
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; School of Dentistry of Virginia Commonwealth University; efficacy of expanding facilities; study; report. Directs the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to, in consultation with the entities set forth in the bill, study and submit to the Governor, the Senate Committees on Education and Health and Finance and Appropriations, and the House Committees on Education and Appropriations by November 1, 2025, a report on the efficacy of expanding the School of Dentistry of Virginia Commonwealth University's facilities into a building owned by the Commonwealth located in Southern Virginia.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1479
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Certification of law-enforcement officers; out-of-state certifications recognized; requirements. Provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services shall recognize the out-of-state law-enforcement certification of an individual seeking employment as a law-enforcement officer in the Commonwealth subject to certain conditions.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB1480
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/17/25
Report Pass
1/24/25
Department of Medical Assistance Services; consumer-directed services employees; removal of limitation on hours worked per day. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend regulations related to community waiver services for individuals with developmental disabilities to remove the limitation that consumer-directed services employees shall work no more than 16 hours per day. The bill directs the Department to seek all necessary federal approval to effectuate such change.