Virginia Senator Stella Pekarsky [D] | Senate

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VASB738Engross
50%
Public elementary and secondary schools; student discipline; student cell phone possession and use policies; development and implementation. Directs each school board to develop and each public elementary and secondary school to implement age-appropr...
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2025-02-21
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
VASB1038Enroll
75%
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; best practice training; telehealth visits for patients with disabilities. Directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to develop and disseminate best practice educ...
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2025-02-21
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1038)
VASB1016Engross
50%
Institutions of higher education; Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program established; report. Establishes the Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program to address student food insecurity at public institutions of higher education and eligibl...
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2025-02-21
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
VASB1036Enroll
75%
Seizure rescue medications; administration by certain school employees; possession by certain students. Permits a prescriber to authorize an employee of (i) a school board, (ii) a school for students with disabilities, (iii) an accredited private sch...
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2025-02-21
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1036ER)
VASB1034Engross
50%
Students who need or use augmentative and alternative communication; documentation of needs on individualized education program; staff training. Requires each school division to document on the individualized education program of a student with a dis...
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2025-02-21
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
VASB1035Enroll
75%
Opioid antagonists; dispensing and administration by person acting on behalf of an organization. Permits persons acting on behalf of an organization that provides services to individuals at risk of experiencing an opioid overdose or training in the a...
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2025-02-20
Signed by President
VASJR261PassSpecialized Education School Week. Designates the first week of October, in 2025 and in each succeeding year, as Specialized Education School Week.
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2025-02-20
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ261ER)
VASB1188Enroll
75%
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; international licensure and certification; regulations. Directs the regulatory boards within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to promulgate regulations allowing the iss...
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2025-02-20
Signed by President
VASB1210Enroll
75%
Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for buyer to beware; aircraft noise. Requires that the owner of a residential real property include in the residential property disclosure statement provided to a potential purchaser ...
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2025-02-20
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
VASB1215Enroll
75%
Health insurance; carrier contracts; required provisions regarding prior authorization for health care services; work group; report. Requires certain health insurance contracts under which an insurance carrier has the right or obligation to require p...
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2025-02-20
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
VASB1269Enroll
75%
Surplus lines broker taxes; certain insurance policies. Provides that any surplus lines broker or any person required to be licensed as one shall not be subject to the annual taxes, license taxes, or penalties under current law for any policy of insu...
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2025-02-20
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
VASB1037Engross
50%
School boards; student access to telehealth services; policies. Directs each school board to consider, for the purpose of increasing access to health care services for students, developing and implementing policies for permitting any public school st...
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2025-02-20
Passed House (52-Y 46-N)
VASB1030Engross
50%
Public elementary and secondary schools; student athletes; pre-participation physical examination required. Provides that no public elementary or secondary school student is permitted to be a participant on or try out for any school athletic team or ...
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2025-02-20
House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
VASB1048Enroll
75%
School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household. Requires each local school board to develop and implement a policy to require the annual notification of the parent of each student enroll...
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2025-02-20
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
VASB1212Enroll
75%
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices; mandatory fees or surcharges disclosure. Prohibits a supplier, in connection with a consumer transaction, from advertising or displaying a price for goods or services without clearly and conspic...
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2025-02-20
Signed by President
VASB1428Enroll
75%
Deputy Hunter D. Reedy Memorial Bridge. Designates the bridge on Adwolfe Road and U.S. Route 11/State Route 660 over Interstate 81 in Smyth County the "Deputy Hunter D. Reedy Memorial Bridge."
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2025-02-20
Signed by President
VASB917Engross
50%
Collective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives. Repeals the existing prohibition on collective bargaining by public employees. The bill creates the Public Employee Relations Board, which shall determine appropriate ba...
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2025-02-20
Delegates: Tran, Cousins, Webert
VASB1306Enroll
75%
Department of Taxation; free tax filing program. Directs the Tax Commissioner to terminate the Virginia Free File program and the related agreement with the Consortium for Virginia. The bill also requires the Tax Commissioner to develop and offer a f...
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2025-02-20
Signed by President
VASJR406PassCommending the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.
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2025-02-20
Agreed to by House by voice vote
VASJR441PassCommending the Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
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2025-02-20
Agreed to by House by voice vote
VASJR388PassCommending Voices for Virginia's Children.
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2025-02-20
Agreed to by House by voice vote
VASR287PassCommending Robert Alexander Pearson, Jr.
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2025-02-20
Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
VASR289PassCommending Teresa Clawson-Keeton.
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2025-02-20
Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
VASR288PassCommending the Community of Faith Food Pantry.
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2025-02-20
Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
VASJR434PassCommending the Honorable William Ferguson Reid, M.D.
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2025-02-20
Agreed to by House by voice vote
VASJR443PassCommending Tara Dower.
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2025-02-20
Agreed to by House by voice vote
VASJR413PassCommending Barry Eugene DuVal.
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2025-02-20
Agreed to by House by voice vote
VASJR410PassCommending the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
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2025-02-20
Agreed to by House by voice vote
VASJR408PassCommending the United States Army.
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2025-02-20
Agreed to by House by voice vote
VASR299PassCommending the Washington Commanders.
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2025-02-20
Engrossed
VASJR393PassCelebrating the life of His Highness Prince Karim Agakhan.
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2025-02-20
Agreed to by House
VASR304Intro
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Commending Sydney Sawyer.
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2025-02-20
Laid on Clerk's Desk
VASR305Intro
25%
Commending Brant Baber and Kathy Kalinowski.
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2025-02-20
Laid on Clerk's Desk
VASR306Intro
25%
Commending Lynn Screen.
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2025-02-20
Laid on Clerk's Desk
VASR303Intro
25%
Celebrating the life of Gary Stephen Michel.
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2025-02-20
Laid on Clerk's Desk
VASR307Intro
25%
Commending Geri and Susan Yantis.
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2025-02-20
Laid on Clerk's Desk
VASB1039Engross
50%
Department of Corrections; State Board of Local and Regional Jails; policies on inmate participation in telehealth. Requires the Department of Corrections and the State Board of Local and Regional Jails to develop and implement policies for the accom...
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2025-02-19
Passed House (81-Y 15-N)
VASJR371PassCommending Hoda Kotb.
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2025-02-19
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ371ER)
VASR268PassCelebrating the life of Joseph Woodrow Snavely, Jr.
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2025-02-19
Agreed to by Senate
VASR270PassCommending Colonna's Shipyard, Inc.
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2025-02-19
Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
VASB1032Enroll
75%
Public elementary and secondary schools; teacher; terms of employment; reemployment of teacher who has not achieved continuing contract status; written notice required. Removes the requirement that, in the event of the noncontinuation of the contract...
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2025-02-18
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
VASB982Engross
50%
Casino gaming; eligible host localities. Adds Fairfax County to the list of localities eligible to host a casino in the Commonwealth and provides that any proposed site for a casino gaming establishment considered by Fairfax County shall be (i) locat...
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2025-02-18
To House Appropriations Committee
VASB825Engross
50%
Seizure of moneys or other assets of value used in connection with or derived from financial exploitation of vulnerable adults. Permits a law-enforcement officer, an attorney for the Commonwealth, the Office of the Attorney General, or other interest...
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2025-02-18
To House Courts of Justice Committee
VASJR280Engross
50%
The annual House Senate Basketball Game.
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2025-02-17
Tabled in Rules (18-Y 0-N)
VASJR358PassCommending STIHL, Inc.
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2025-02-17
Agreed to by House by voice vote
VASJR362PassCelebrating the life of Sergeant Floyd Hugo Miles, Jr.
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2025-02-17
Agreed to by House
VASJR370PassCommending Linda Ford.
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2025-02-17
Agreed to by House by voice vote
VASJR363PassCommending the Virginia Spaceport Authority.
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2025-02-17
Agreed to by House by voice vote
VASJR366PassCommending Leanne Eyler.
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2025-02-17
Agreed to by House by voice vote
VASJR249PassConstitutional amendment (first reference); marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry. Repeals the constitutional provision defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman ...
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2025-02-13
Agreed to by House (58-Y 34-N)
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