Virginia 2025 Regular Session All Bills (Page 198)
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB801
Introduced
12/28/24
Refer
12/28/24
Report Pass
1/17/25
Engrossed
1/21/25
Refer
2/4/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Enrolled
2/17/25
Chaptered
3/24/25
Passed
3/24/25
Children's Services Act; state pool of funds. Makes a number of changes to the Children's Services Act state pool of funds for the provision of public or private nonresidential or residential services for troubled youth and families, including (i) removing from the purpose of the state pool of funds the consolidation of categorical agency funding and the institution of community responsibility for the provision of services; (ii) removing language specifying that references to funding sources and current placement authority for the target population served by the state pool of funds are for the purpose of accounting for the funds and should not be intended to categorize children and youth into funding streams in order to access services; (iii) modifying the target population served by the state pool of funds by (a) removing references to the Department of Education's private tuition assistance and the Interagency Assistance Fund for Noneducational Placement for Handicapped Children and (b) adding children and youth who are determined to be a child in need of services, as such term is defined in relevant law; (iv) removing the requirement that the financial and legal responsibility for certain special education services remains with the placing jurisdiction, unless the placing jurisdiction has transitioned all appropriate services; (v) requiring that the uniform assessment instrument used to determine eligibility for funding through the state pool of funds be approved by the State Executive Council for Children's Services; and (vi) modifying the eligibility criteria for funding through the state pool of funds by adding language that (a) specifies that the child or youth's emotional or behavioral problems have resulted in the child or youth, or place the child or youth at imminent risk of, entering purchased residential care and (b) includes the determination by a court that the child or youth is a child in need of services, as such term is defined in relevant law. The bill also includes technical changes. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Commission on Youth.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB802
Introduced
12/29/24
Refer
12/29/24
Illegal drugs; venue for certain distribution offenses. Provides that a prosecution for an offense related to distribution of a Schedule I or II drug, where an overdose death occurred from such distribution, may be had in any county or city in which (i) any act in furtherance of the crime was committed or (ii) the deceased person was located.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB803
Introduced
12/29/24
Refer
12/29/24
Workers' compensation; injuries caused by repetitive and sustained physical stressors. Provides that, for the purposes of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act, \"occupational disease\" includes injuries or diseases from conditions resulting from repetitive and sustained physical stressors, including repetitive and sustained motions, exertions, posture stresses, contact stresses, vibrations, or noises. The bill provides that such injuries or diseases are covered under the Act and that such coverage does not require that such repetitive or sustained physical stress occurred over a particular time period, provided that (i) the time period over which such physical stress occurred can be reasonably identified and documented and (ii) exposure to such repetitive and sustained physical stressors in the course of employment is the primary cause, as defined in the bill, of the injury or disease. The bill's provisions apply only to injuries or diseases arising on or after July 1, 2026.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB804
Introduced
12/30/24
Refer
12/30/24
Report Pass
1/13/25
Engrossed
1/15/25
Refer
2/3/25
Report Pass
2/5/25
Enrolled
2/11/25
Chaptered
3/18/25
Passed
3/18/25
Limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; exceptions; competency evaluation. Provides that the speedy trial statute is tolled for an evaluation or restoration to determine a defendant's competency to stand trial. This bill is identical to HB 1845.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB805
Introduced
12/30/24
Refer
12/30/24
Report Pass
1/13/25
Engrossed
1/16/25
Refer
2/4/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Enrolled
3/7/25
Chaptered
5/2/25
Passed
5/2/25
Determination of child support. Updates the amounts in the schedule of basic child support obligations based upon gross monthly income and calculates such obligations for specific amounts up to a gross monthly income of $42,500. Under current law, such child support obligations are calculated up to a gross monthly income of $35,000. The bill directs the Child Support Guidelines Review Panel, in collaboration with the Division of Child Support Enforcement, to examine the current outstanding amount of child support arrearages and make recommendations to the General Assembly about measures the General Assembly can consider regarding (i) helping child support obligors pay outstanding arrearages and (ii) whether existing penalties that place restrictions on such obligors' drivers licenses or other professional restrictions unnecessarily impair the obligor's ability to repay outstanding child support arrearages. The bill directs the Child Support Guidelines Review Panel to report its conclusions to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice by November 15, 2025.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB806
Introduced
12/30/24
Refer
12/30/24
State Air Pollution Control Board; regulations; low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards. Repeals the State Air Pollution Control Board's authority to implement low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards that apply to vehicles with a model year of 2025 and later.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB807
Introduced
12/30/24
Refer
12/30/24
Report Pass
1/15/25
Engrossed
1/20/25
Refer
2/5/25
Report Pass
2/13/25
Enrolled
2/20/25
Chaptered
3/21/25
Passed
3/21/25
Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act; recordkeeping by resellers. Removes the requirement under the Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act that, if contact information has been obtained by a reseller of a time-share from any source, such reseller and the lead dealer of such time-share maintain a copy of a current government-issued photographic identification of the lead dealer who provided the contact information.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB808
Introduced
12/30/24
Refer
12/30/24
Report Pass
1/15/25
Engrossed
1/20/25
Refer
2/5/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Enrolled
2/13/25
Chaptered
3/18/25
Passed
3/18/25
Resale Disclosure Act; resale certificate; responsibility for payment of insurance deductible. Requires the resale certificate form, developed by the Common Interest Community Board, to include a statement indicating that the governing documents of an association may make an owner responsible for payment of all or part of the deductible when making a claim against any insurance provided by the association for the benefit of the owners or insurance coverage recommended or required to be obtained by the owners. This bill is identical to HB 1704.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB809
Introduced
12/30/24
Refer
12/30/24
Fire Programs Fund; aid to localities; requirement for emergency incidents reporting. Requires that, in order to remain eligible for funding from the Fire Programs Fund, a locality must report all emergency incidents through the National Fire Response Information System while sharing such emergency incident data with the Department of Fire Programs. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB810
Introduced
12/30/24
Refer
12/30/24
Earned income tax credit. Allows eligible low-income taxpayers to claim a refundable income tax credit equal to 20 percent of the federal earned income tax credit claimed that year by the taxpayer for the same taxable year. The bill also states that individuals who would have been entitled to the federal equivalent of this credit but for the fact that the individual, the individual's spouse, or one or more of the individual's children does not have a valid social security number are eligible to claim this credit. Under current law, taxpayers may choose to claim either a nonrefundable tax credit equal to 20 percent of the federal earned income tax credit claimed that year or a refundable tax credit equal to 15 percent of the federal earned income tax credit claimed that year.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB811
Introduced
12/30/24
Refer
12/30/24
Report Pass
1/17/25
Engrossed
1/21/25
Refer
2/4/25
Report Pass
2/4/25
Engrossed
2/7/25
Engrossed
2/11/25
Enrolled
2/13/25
Chaptered
3/21/25
Passed
3/21/25
Alcoholic beverage control; delivery of mixed beverages; repeal. Clarifies that under current law, mixed beverage restaurant and limited mixed beverage restaurant licensees may sell for off-premises consumption or deliver up to two mixed beverages per meal served, but shall in no event sell for off-premises consumption or deliver more than four mixed beverages at any one time. The bill also provides clarification as to where delivery of such mixed beverages may be made. The bill maintains alcoholic beverage control third-party delivery licenses by eliminating the repeal of such licenses that is set to go into effect July 1, 2026. This bill is identical to HB 2058.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB812
Introduced
12/30/24
Refer
12/30/24
Report Pass
1/15/25
Engrossed
1/20/25
Refer
2/5/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Enrolled
2/17/25
Vetoed
3/25/25
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement. Increases from five days to 14 days the mandatory waiting period after a landlord serves written notice on a tenant notifying the tenant of his nonpayment of rent and of the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid before the landlord may pursue remedies for termination of the rental agreement. This bill is identical to HB 1719.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB813
Introduced
12/30/24
Refer
12/30/24
Report Pass
1/21/25
Engrossed
1/24/25
Refer
2/4/25
Report Pass
2/7/25
Enrolled
2/17/25
Vetoed
3/24/25
Voter registration, regular periodic review of registration records; 90-day quiet period before all primary and general elections. Requires the Department of Elections to complete not later than 90 days prior to the date of a primary or general election any program the purpose of which is to systematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the voter registration system. This restriction is not to be construed to preclude (i) the removal of names from the voter registration system at the request of the registrant or as provided by existing law by reason of criminal conviction or mental incapacity or the death of the registrant or (ii) the correction of registration records pursuant to existing law. Under current law, such restriction only applies to federal primaries and federal general elections. The bill also extends (a) the period of time registrars have to cancel registrations from 30 days to 60 days after notification of the need to cancel by the Department of Elections and (b) the period of time a registered voter has to respond to a notice of cancellation related to citizenship status from 14 days to 28 days. This bill is identical to HB 1657.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB814
Introduced
12/30/24
Refer
12/30/24
Report Pass
1/21/25
Engrossed
1/24/25
Refer
2/4/25
Report Pass
2/14/25
Engrossed
2/19/25
Engrossed
2/20/25
Enrolled
3/7/25
Vetoed
3/25/25
Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts. Allows the governing body of a locality that has been subject to a court order imposing a remedial election system under voting rights laws to adopt an ordinance to convert one or more at-large seats of such body to single-member districts, provided that the governing body also adopts and implements the remedial election system contained in the court order. The bill provides that members of such governing body in office on the effective date of such ordinance shall complete their terms of office.
VA
Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB815
Introduced
12/30/24
Refer
12/30/24
Report Pass
1/22/25
Engrossed
1/27/25
Refer
2/3/25
Report Pass
2/4/25
Engrossed
2/7/25
Engrossed
2/11/25
Enrolled
2/13/25
Vetoed
3/25/25
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord; tenant remedies. Prohibits a residential landlord who owns more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in the Commonwealth from taking adverse action, as defined in the bill, against a prospective tenant due to the prospective tenant's history of a dismissed, nonsuited, or expunged unlawful detainer case or an unlawful detainer case that is eligible for expungement. The bill allows a prospective tenant to recover, as a result of any such adverse action, (i) actual damages, (ii) statutory damages of $1,000, and (iii) reasonable attorney fees. This bill is identical to HB 1872.