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HB5005PassBudget Bill. Amends Chapter 1289 of the 2020 Acts of Assembly.
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2020-11-18
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0056)
HB5049PassAcquisition and use of military property by law-enforcement agencies. Provides that no state or local law-enforcement agency shall acquire or purchase (i) weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles; (ii) aircraft that are configured for combat or are combat...
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2020-11-18
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 55 (effective 3/1/21)
HB5103Engross

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Appropriation; Department of Elections. Appropriates $2,000,000 to the Department of Elections to be used to provide prepaid postage for the return of absentee ballots for the November 3, 2020, election. The bill requires that such prepaid postage be...
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2020-11-10
To Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
HJR5012Engross

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Confirming appointment of the Director of the Division of Legislative Services. Confirms the appointment by the House and Senate Committees on Rules of Amigo R. Wade as Director of the Division of Legislative Services.
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2020-11-10
To Senate Rules Committee
HB5102Intro

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Employee safety; Voluntary Protection Program. Requires that an employer that hires a crew of 50 or more temporary employees during any declared public health emergency due to COVID-19 is required to participate in the Voluntary Protection Program (V...
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2020-11-09
To House Labor and Commerce Committee
HB5060Intro

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Crisis intervention team program; annual report. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to report annually by November 1 to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Public...
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2020-11-09
To House Public Safety Committee
HB5140Intro

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Long-term care facilities; public health emergency; patient visitation; end of life. Provides that during a declared public health emergency related to a communicable disease of public health threat, every hospital, nursing home, nursing facility, ho...
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2020-11-09
To House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
HB5142Intro

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Court authority in criminal cases; prosecutorial discretion to dispose of a criminal case. Provides that, upon the agreement of the Commonwealth and the defendant, a trial court may defer proceedings; defer entry of a conviction order, if none, or de...
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2020-11-09
To House Courts of Justice Committee
HB5138Intro

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Intentional injury to property or a monument or memorial; penalty. Reduces from a Class 6 felony to a Class 1 misdemeanor the penalty for damages of $1,000 or more for the crime of intentional injury or destruction of (i) any property, real or person...
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2020-11-09
To House Courts of Justice Committee
HB5106PassLandlord and tenant; noncompliance with rental agreement; prohibition on using negative credit information arising from the COVID-19 pandemic against applicants for tenancy; penalty. Provides that a landlord who owns more than four rental dwelling un...
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2020-11-09
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0047)
HB5139Intro

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Projecting laser at law-enforcement officer; penalties. Increases from a Class 2 misdemeanor to a Class 1 misdemeanor the penalty for any person who intentionally projects a beam or a point of light from a laser, a laser gun sight, or any device that...
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2020-11-09
To House Courts of Justice Committee
HJR5001Intro

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Constitutional amendment (first reference); executive power; state of emergency; special session. Limits the authority of the Governor to issue an executive order declaring a state of emergency that restricts, limits, or prohibits otherwise lawful ac...
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2020-11-09
To House Privileges and Elections Committee
HR637PassCelebrating the life of Hugh Carrington Cosner.
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2020-11-09
Bill text as passed House (HR637ER)
HB5141Intro

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Possession of marijuana. Legalizes simple possession of marijuana. Current law provides a civil penalty of no more than $25 for the simple possession of marijuana. The bill also provides that simple possession of marijuana or its use by a child young...
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2020-11-09
To House Courts of Justice Committee
HB5058PassIssuing citations; possession of marijuana and certain traffic offenses. Provides that no law-enforcement officer may lawfully stop a motor vehicle for operating (i) without a light illuminating a license plate, (ii) with defective and unsafe equipme...
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2020-11-09
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045)
HB5107Intro

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Department of Education; School Quality Profiles; teacher data. Requires the Department of Education to include on each School Quality Profile data on teachers' race and proficiency in any language other than English.
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2020-11-09
To House Education Committee
HB5143Intro

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Assault and battery; penalty. Increases the penalty for committing an assault or an assault and battery against a judge; magistrate; law-enforcement officer; correctional officer; person directly involved in the care, treatment, or supervision of inm...
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2020-11-09
To House Courts of Justice Committee
HB5009Intro

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School boards; in-person instruction; student home internet access; emergency. Requires each school board to provide in-person instruction to any student whose primary residence is not capable of receiving Internet access at speeds greater than 10 MB...
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2020-11-09
To House Education Committee
HB5109PassDepartment of Criminal Justice Services; law-enforcement officer training and qualifications. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services (the Department) to develop a uniform curriculum and lesson plans for the compulsory minimum entry-leve...
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2020-11-09
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0048)
HB5008Intro

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School closure; education vouchers; emergency. Requires, in the event that a public school in the Commonwealth is closed for in-person instruction for 30 or more days during a school year, the parent of an enrolled student who withdraws his child fro...
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2020-11-09
To House Education Committee
HJR5013Intro

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U.S. Constitution; application for a convention of the states. Makes application to Congress to call a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the...
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2020-11-09
To House Rules Committee
HB5020Intro

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Local control of firearms; concealed handgun permit. Provides that any local ordinances that prohibit the possession, carrying, or transportation of any firearms, ammunition, or components or combination shall not apply to a person who has a valid co...
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2020-11-09
To House Public Safety Committee
HB5022Intro

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Certain public elementary and secondary schools; Certain public elementary and secondary schools; alternative supervision. Permits any school board to enter into an operating contract with a not-for-profit entity (operating entity) to (i) require the...
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2020-11-09
To House Education Committee
HB5021Intro

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Collective bargaining; prohibited considerations during negotiations. Prohibits any local ordinance or resolution granting or permitting collective bargaining from permitting consideration during collective bargaining negotiations of any action or di...
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2020-11-09
To House Labor and Commerce Committee
HB5004Intro

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Issuing driver's licenses; ceremony. Makes discretionary the requirement to conduct a formal, appropriate ceremony when issuing original driver's licenses to persons under the age of 18.
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2020-11-09
To House Transportation Committee
HJR5005Intro

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Constitutional amendment (first reference); executive power; emergency powers; limitations. Provides that the Governor shall have the powers and duties related to states of emergency as provided by general law, except that no declared state of emerge...
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2020-11-09
To House Privileges and Elections Committee
HB5057Intro

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Certain health care providers; licensure or certification by endorsement. Requires the Board of Health to issue a certification by endorsement to any applicant for certification as an emergency medical services provider who holds a valid, unrestricte...
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2020-11-09
To House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
HB5111Intro

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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; temporary prohibition against landlord termination of rental agreements or actions to obtain possession of a dwelling unit under certain circumstances. Prohibits the termination of rental agreements and t...
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2020-11-09
To House Appropriations Committee
HB5075Intro

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Emergency Services and Disaster Law; Commissioner of Health; emergency orders and Emergency Services and Disaster Law; Commissioner of Health; emergency orders and regulations; limitations. Provides that neither the Board of Health nor the Commission...
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2020-11-09
To House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
HB5077Intro

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Income tax credits and deductions; child and dependent care expenses. Provides an income tax credit to individuals and married persons filing a joint return in an amount equal to the federal tax credit provided for household and dependent care servic...
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2020-11-09
To House Finance Committee
HB5115PassEmergency laws; civil relief; citizens furloughed or otherwise receiving reduced wages or payments due to state of emergency; COVID-19 pandemic. Provides a 60-day stay of an unlawful detainer for nonpayment of rent for tenants and a 30-day stay of fo...
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2020-11-09
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0049)
HB5033Intro

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Child care tax credit. Establishes an individual nonrefundable income tax credit for taxable year 2020 of up to $1,000 for eligible child-care expenses incurred and paid between September 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020, due to the closure of Virginia...
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2020-11-09
To House Finance Committee
HB5144Intro

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Board of Health; public health emergency; virtual visitation. Requires the Board of Health to amend regulations governing hospitals, nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and hospices to require such entities to adopt protocols to ensure that ...
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2020-11-09
To House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
HB5071Intro

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Collective bargaining; law enforcement; transparency and accountability. Prohibits a county, city, or town from entering into a collective bargaining contract with a labor union or other employee association representing law-enforcement officers or e...
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2020-11-09
To House Labor and Commerce Committee
HB5026Intro

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Locality responsible for damages caused by inadequate police response. Provides that in any instance in which a locality intentionally or negligently fails to provide an adequate police response so as to prevent damage to the property of a property o...
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2020-11-09
To House Courts of Justice Committee
HB5114Intro

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Law-enforcement officer conduct during an arrest or detention; use of force; prohibited practices. Prohibits the use of excessive force, defined in the bill as any force that is objectively unreasonable given the totality of the circumstances, includ...
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2020-11-09
To House Courts of Justice Committee
HR582Intro

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Racism; public health crisis. Recognizes that racism is a public health crisis in Virginia.
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2020-11-09
To House Rules Committee
HB5081Intro

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Civilian deaths in custody; report. Requires every law-enforcement agency and correctional facility to report to the Department of Criminal Justice Services (the Department) certain information regarding the death of any person who is detained, under...
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2020-11-09
To House Public Safety Committee
HB5119Intro

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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; temporary applicability to certain occupants of hotels, motels, extended stay facilities, or boardinghouses. Provides that, from the effective date of the bill until 90 days after the expiration or revoca...
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2020-11-09
To House General Laws Committee
HB5067Intro

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Use of a person's identity with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass; public officials; penalty. Provides that it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person, with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass another person, to publish the primary ...
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2020-11-09
To House Courts of Justice Committee
HJR5011Intro

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Women's Suffrage Month. Designates August, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Women's Suffrage Month in Virginia.
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2020-11-09
To House Rules Committee
HB5086Intro

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Mobile crisis co-response team programs. Provides that the Department of Criminal Justice Services and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall support the development and establishment of a mental health first response an...
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2020-11-09
To House Public Safety Committee
HB5118Intro

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Unemployment compensation; benefits; one-week waiting period. Eliminates the one-week waiting period for an eligible unemployed individual to receive benefits.
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2020-11-09
To House Labor and Commerce Committee
HB5080Intro

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Projecting laser at another person unlawful; penalties. Provides that if any person intentionally projects a beam or a point of light from a laser, a laser gun sight, or any device that simulates a laser at another person with the intent to cause bod...
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2020-11-09
To House Courts of Justice Committee
HB5121Intro

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State Board of Health; public health emergency; patient visitation; notice to family; emergency. Requires each nursing home, certified nursing facility, and hospice facility to allow each patient to receive visits, either virtually or in person, at l...
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2020-11-09
To House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
HB5149Intro

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Dumping trash; personal protective equipment. Adds personal protective equipment to the list of items that are prohibited from being dumped on public or private land without authorization and provides for an additional $500 fine when the dumping invo...
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2020-11-09
To House Transportation Committee
HB5117Intro

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Public utilities; Emergency Debt Repayment Plan. Public utilities; Emergency Debt Repayment Plan. Requires every utility providing electric, gas, or water or wastewater service to develop an Emergency Debt Repayment Plan (EDRP) for residential custom...
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2020-11-09
To House Labor and Commerce Committee
HB5122Intro

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Department of Health; work group; plan for equitable distribution of vaccines and other medications; report; emergency. Directs the Department of Health to convene a work group, which may be a work group previously convened for a related purpose, to ...
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2020-11-09
To House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
HB5120Intro

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Guests of transient lodging facilities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; suspending self-help evictions; emergency. Suspends provisions of the Code of Virginia that allow an innkeeper or property owner of a hotel, motel, extended stay facility, vaca...
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2020-11-09
To House General Laws Committee
HB5003Intro

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Refunds for penalties for late payments of the litter tax. Directs the Department of Taxation to waive penalties for late payment of the litter tax for the taxable year beginning June 1, 2019, and ending May 31, 2020. The Department would refund any ...
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2020-11-09
To House Finance Committee
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