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SB1324Engross

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Actions against real estate appraisers or appraisal management companies; statute of limitations. Provides that no action for damages or other relief alleging that a certified general real estate appraiser, a certified residential real estate apprais...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
SB1313Engross

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Children's Services Act; special education programs. Requires that funds expended for private special education services under the Children's Services Act only be expended on educational programs that are licensed by the Board of Education or an equi...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Education by voice vote
SB1119Engross

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Law-enforcement agencies; body-worn camera systems. Creates a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Body-Worn Camera System Fund to assist state or local law-enforcement agencies with the costs of purchasing, operating, and maintaining body-wo...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Public Safety by voice vote
SB1329Engross

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Promises to appear after the issuance of a summons. Eliminates the requirement that a promise to appear be completed after the issuance of a summons for a misdemeanor traffic offense. The bill provides that an accused shall be released from custody a...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
SB1415Engross

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Violations of protective orders; preliminary child protective order. Changes the punishment and sentencing requirements for a violation of a preliminary child protective order so that the maximum penalty is a Class 1 misdemeanor and the court is no l...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
SJR350Engross

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Commending Robert Pinkard, Jr.
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2021-02-08
Agreed to by House by voice vote
SB1198Engross

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Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; license plate readers. Prohibits law-enforcement and regulatory agencies from using license plate readers to collect and maintain personal information on individuals without a warrant. The b...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Public Safety by voice vote
SB1429Engross

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Disposition of property previously used by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services as the Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute. Authorizes the Governor to lease a portion of property previously used by the Department o...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in General Laws by voice vote
SB1209Engross

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Liability of general contractor for wages of subcontractor's employees. Provides that there is a valid defense to a claim of nonpayment of wages by a general contractor to a subcontractor's employees if the general contractor obtains a written certif...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
SB1375Engross

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Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for COVID-19. Establishes a presumption that COVID-19 causing the death or disability of firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, law-enforcement officers, and correctional officers is a...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote
SJR340Engross

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Commending Edwin C. Roessler, Jr.
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2021-02-08
Agreed to by House by voice vote
SB1199Engross

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Conservation easements; construction. Provides that an easement held pursuant to the Virginia Conservation Easement Act or the Open-Space Land Act be construed in favor of achieving the conservation purposes for which it was created. Conservation ea...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote
SB1270Engross

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Eminent domain; notice of intent to file certificate. Provides that the notice required to be sent to a landowner prior to an authorized condemnor recording a certificate of take or certificate of deposit shall state that (i) the certificate of take ...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
SB1234Engross

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Attorneys; foreign applicants for Virginia Bar examination. Allows persons who have been licensed as an attorney or barrister in a foreign country, obtained an LL.M degree from an accredited law school in the United States, and been admitted to pract...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
SB1306Engross

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Assault and battery; penalty. Eliminates the mandatory minimum term of confinement of six months for an assault and battery committed against a judge, magistrate, law-enforcement officer, correctional officer, person directly involved in the care, tr...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
SJR351Engross

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Celebrating the life of Sally G. Lamb.
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2021-02-08
Agreed to by House
SB1379Engross

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Humane Cosmetics Act; civil penalties. Prohibits a cosmetics manufacturer from: (i) conducting or contracting for cosmetic animal testing that occurs in the Commonwealth on or after January 1, 2022, (ii)manufacturing or importing for profit into the ...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Labor and Commerce by voice vote
HB1859Enroll

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Local financing of clean energy and other programs; when owner costs are incurred. Changes the parameters for local ordinances authorizing loan contracts for the installation by property owners of clean energy, resiliency, or stormwater management im...
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2021-02-08
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1859ER)
SJR380Engross

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Celebrating the life of the Honorable Jerry M. Wood.
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2021-02-08
Agreed to by House
HR309Engross

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Commending the Orange County Hounds. Commending the Orange County Hounds.
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2021-02-08
Agreed to by House by voice vote
SB1211Engross

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Vehicle registration fees; Public Safety Trust Fund. Imposes an additional $4 vehicle registration fee to be deposited into the Public Safety Trust Fund, established by the bill. The moneys in the Public Safety Trust Fund are to be used to eliminate ...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Transportation by voice vote
SB1387Engross

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Public institutions of higher education; certain students; financial assistance programs Provides that students who meet the criteria to be deemed eligible for in-state tuition regardless of their citizenship or immigration status shall be afforded t...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Education by voice vote
HR325Engross

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Celebrating the life of Martha Carter Watkins.
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2021-02-08
Agreed to by House
HR314Engross

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Commending Johnny T. Lopez.
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2021-02-08
Agreed to by House by voice vote
SB1172Engross

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Capitol Square Preservation Council; powers and duties; review and approval of plans for changes to artifacts contained within the Capitol Building. Grants the Capitol Square Preservation Council the authority to review and approve all plans or propo...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Rules by voice vote
SB1401Engross

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Standards of Learning assessments; reduction; report. Reduces the total number and type of required Standards of Learning assessments to the minimum requirements established by the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended. T...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Education by voice vote
SJR308Engross

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Study; JLARC; impact of COVID-19 on Virginia's public schools, students, and school employees; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the impact of COVID-19 on Virginia's public schools, students, and school employ...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Rules by voice vote
SB1110Engross

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Property; duties of real estate settlement agents. Provides that the State Corporation Commission may share information collected from a settlement agent or agency regarding any errors and omissions or malpractice insurance policy or surety bond with...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in General Laws by voice vote
SB1205Engross

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Programs to address career fatigue and wellness in certain health care providers; civil immunity. Expands civil immunity for health care professionals serving as members of or consultants to entities that function primarily to review, evaluate, or ma...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
SB1277Engross

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Repeal of reporting requirement; Department of Motor Vehicles and Supreme Court of Virginia. Repeals an enactment clause that requires the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Supreme Court of Virginia to submit an annual report regarding the impleme...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Transportation by voice vote
SB1408Engross

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Joint Commission on Health Care; sunset. Repeals the sunset provision for the Joint Commission on Health Care.
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Rules by voice vote
SJR332Engross

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Commending the Honorable Mark C. Christie.
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2021-02-08
Agreed to by House by voice vote
HR284Engross

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Commending Katie Hunter.
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2021-02-08
Agreed to by House by voice vote
SB1204Engross

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George Mason University; management agreement. Provides a management agreement between the Commonwealth and George Mason University pursuant to the Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act (§ 23.1-1000 et seq.). ...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Education by voice vote
HR265Engross

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Commending the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
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2021-02-08
Agreed to by House by voice vote
SB1221Engross

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Operation of the Loudoun County local health department. Allows Loudoun County to enter into a contract with the Department of Health for the local administration of local health services. Currently, the local department of health is operated as a jo...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
SJR366Engross

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Commending Kelly Lazzara.
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2021-02-08
Agreed to by House by voice vote
SB1278Engross

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Charitable gaming; regulations; Texas Hold'em poker games. Clarifies that the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) has specific authority to approve and regulate operators of both Texas Hold'em poker games and Texas Hold'e...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in General Laws by voice vote
SB1447Engross

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Fees for management and disposal of solid waste; Buckingham County. Adds Buckingham County to the list of counties authorized, by ordinance, and after a public hearing, to levy a fee for the management of solid waste not to exceed the actual cost inc...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote
HR276Engross

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Commending Phillip Twine.
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2021-02-08
Agreed to by House by voice vote
SB1389Engross

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Property; flood risk information form. Requires the Real Estate Board (the Board) to make available on its website a flood risk information form, the details of which are outlined in the bill. The bill also provides that an owner of residential real ...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in General Laws by voice vote
HR263Engross

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Commending Dennis Linaburg.
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2021-02-08
Agreed to by House by voice vote
SB1170Engross

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Additional local sales and use tax to support schools. Adds Isle of Wight County to the list of localities that, under current law, are authorized to impose an additional local sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed one percent, with the revenue u...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Finance by voice vote
SB1257Engross

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Standards of Quality. The bill modifies a school personnel requirement in Standard 2 of the Standards of Quality. It requires each school board to provide at least three specialized student support positions, including school social workers, school p...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Education by voice vote
SJR285Engross

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Joint Subcommittee to Study Barrier Crimes and Criminal History Records Checks; Report. Continues the Joint Subcommittee to Study Barrier Crimes and Criminal History Records Checks for one additional year, through November 30, 2021.
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Rules by voice vote
SB1405Engross

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Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) Fund and Program established. Establishes the Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) Fund and requires the Virginia Community College System to establish the G3 Program for the purpose of providing financial ass...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Education by voice vote
SJR348Engross

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Celebrating the life of Michael Wayne Woods.
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2021-02-08
Agreed to by House
SJR342Engross

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Celebrating the life of Wendell Harding Butler.
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2021-02-08
Agreed to by House
HR335Engross

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Commending the Honorable J. Samuel Johnston, Jr.
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2021-02-08
Agreed to by House by voice vote
SB1391Engross

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Pretrial data collection. Requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to collect and disseminate, on an annual basis, statewide and locality-level data related to adults charged with criminal offenses punishable by confinement in jail or a t...
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2021-02-08
Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
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