SB479 - Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Lashrecse D. Aird
Last updated 4 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities. Provides that if a condition exists in a rental dwelling unit that constitutes a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or with any provision of law that, if not promptly corrected, constitutes a fire hazard or serious threat to the life, health, or safety of tenants or occupants of the premises, a locality may institute an action for injunction and damages to enforce the landlord's duty to maintain the rental dwelling unit in a fit and habitable condition, provided that (i) the property where the violation occurred is within the jurisdictional boundaries of the locality and (ii) the locality has notified the landlord who owns the property, either directly or through the managing agent, of the nature of the violation and the landlord has failed to remedy the violation to the satisfaction of the locality within a reasonable time after receiving such notice.
STATUS
Vetoed
SB78 - Campaign advertisements; definitions, independent expenditures, electioneering communications.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Barbara A. Favola, Jennifer D. Carroll Foy, Suhas Subramanyam
Last updated 8 months ago3 Co-Sponsors
Campaign advertisements; independent expenditures; electioneering communications; disclaimer requirements. Broadens the scope of disclaimer requirements for campaign advertisements to include electioneering communications, as defined in the bill, and messages advocating for the passage or defeat of a referendum. The bill also requires an advertisement that is an independent expenditure or that expressly advocates for the passage or defeat of a referendum to contain a disclaimer providing the names of the advertisement sponsor's three largest contributors. The bill also requires independent expenditure reports to be filed electronically. Current law allows such reports to be filed either electronically or in writing.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB582 - Tobacco products retailers; purchase, possession, and sale of retail tobacco products.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Adam P. Ebbin
Last updated 5 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Purchase, possession, and sale of retail tobacco products; retail tobacco products and liquid nicotine tax; penalties. Prohibits Internet sales of liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor products, except to a retail dealer, and prohibits the sale of retail tobacco products from vending machines. The bill updates, for the purpose of the crime of selling or distributing tobacco products to a person younger than 21 years of age, the definition of "retail tobacco products" by including in such definition products currently defined as "nicotine vapor products" or "alternative nicotine vapor products." The bill also removes provisions prohibiting the attempt to purchase, the purchase, or the possession of tobacco products by persons younger than 21 years of age. Purchase, possession, and sale of retail tobacco products; retail tobacco products and liquid nicotine tax; penalties. Prohibits Internet sales of liquid nicotine or nicotine vapor products, except to a retail dealer, and prohibits the sale of retail tobacco products from vending machines. The bill updates, for the purpose of the crime of selling or distributing tobacco products to a person younger than 21 years of age, the definition of "retail tobacco products" by including in such definition products currently defined as "nicotine vapor products" or "alternative nicotine vapor products." The bill also removes provisions prohibiting the attempt to purchase, the purchase, or the possession of tobacco products by persons younger than 21 years of age. The bill provides that the punishment of a retail dealer that sells, gives, or furnishes a tobacco product to a person younger than 21 years of age or to a person who does not demonstrate that such person is at least 21 years of age is (i) a civil penalty of $1,000 for a first offense within a 36-month period, (ii) a civil penalty of $5,000 for a second offense within a 36-month period such retail dealer shall become subject to specific age-verification requirements, (iii) a civil penalty of $10,000 and a 30-day suspension of such retail dealer's distributor's license for a third offense within a 36-month period, and (iv) revocation of such license and such retail dealer shall be ineligible to hold a license for a period of three years following the most recent violation for a fourth offense within a 36-month period. The bill requires the Department of Taxation, in collaboration with the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority and local law enforcement, to conduct a compliance check every 24 months on any retail dealer selling retail tobacco products and to use a person younger than 21 years of age to conduct such checks. The bill also imposes a tax upon liquid nicotine in closed systems, as defined in the bill, at the rate of $0.066 per milliliter and upon liquid nicotine in open systems, as defined in the bill, at the rate of 20 percent of the wholesale price for purchases on and after July 1, 2024. The bill applies licensing requirements to manufacturers, distributors, and retail dealers of liquid nicotine and creates new safety requirements related to the advertising, marketing, and labeling of liquid nicotine and nicotine vapor products.
STATUS
Passed
SJR10 - Constitutional amendment; term limits for Lieutenant Governor & Attorney General (first reference).
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Mark J. Peake
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Constitutional amendments (first reference);executive branch of government; Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General; term limits. Prohibits any person from being eligible to be elected to more than two terms as Lieutenant Governor or Attorney General. The amendments provide that service for a partial term does not preclude serving the allowed number of full terms and applies the limits to terms of service to persons elected to serve as Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General in 2029 and thereafter. Constitutional amendments (first reference);executive branch of government; Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General; term limits. Prohibits any person from being eligible to be elected to more than two terms as Lieutenant Governor or Attorney General. The amendments provide that service for a partial term does not preclude serving the allowed number of full terms and applies the limits to terms of service to persons elected to serve as Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General in 2029 and thereafter.
STATUS
Introduced
SJR8 - Celebrating the life of Ronald Lee Jett.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Richard H. Stuart, Ryan T. McDougle
Last updated 8 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SB124 - Sports betting; permitted on Virginia college sports.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Sports betting; Virginia college sports. Permits betting, with the exception of proposition betting, on Virginia college sports. Under current law, betting other than proposition betting is allowed on all college sports except Virginia college sports.
STATUS
Introduced
SJR245 - Commending the Honorable Avelina S. Jacob.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Russet W. Perry
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
SB134 - Economic Development Authority; bd. of supervisors of Craig Co. to appoint one member to Authority.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Chris T. Head
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Economic development authorities; Craig County. Allows the board of supervisors of Craig County to appoint one of its members to the Economic Development Authority of the County of Craig.
STATUS
Passed
SB173 - Adult day care centers; name changes to adult day centers throughout the Code.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Christie New Craig
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Adult day care centers; name change. Renames "adult day care centers" as "adult day centers" throughout the Code of Virginia.
STATUS
Passed
SB385 - Artificial intelligence technology; use in education.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Stella G. Pekarsky
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Study; Board of Education; work group on the use of artificial intelligence technology in education; report. Requires the Board of Education, in collaboration with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, to convene a work group to study and make recommendations on guidelines for the use and integration of AI technology in education in public elementary and secondary schools and public institutions of higher education. The bill requires the work group to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Department of Education, the Governor, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the House Committee on Education by November 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SJR220 - Commending Greg Nuckols.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
SB267 - Local wetlands boards; permit application approval.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Bill R. DeSteph
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Local wetlands boards; permit application approval. Changes the standard for approval of a wetlands permit application from three members of a five-member wetlands board or four members of a seven-member wetlands board to a simple majority of those board members present and voting. The bill also changes the standard for approval of a coastal primary sand dune permit application from three members of a five-member wetlands board or four members of a seven-member wetlands board to a simple majority of a quorum of such board. The bill requires certain localities to amend the related ordinances to conform to the provisions of the bill no later than January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SB326 - Campaign finance; prohibited contributions to candidates.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Danica A. Roem
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Campaign finance; prohibited contributions to candidates. Prohibits candidates, campaign committees, and political committees from soliciting or accepting contributions from any public utility, as defined in the bill, and prohibits any public utility or any political committee established by such public utility from making any such contribution.
STATUS
Introduced
SB478 - Vacant bldg. registration; Town of Waverly with authority to require owner to register annually.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Lashrecse D. Aird
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Vacant building registration; Town of Waverly; civil penalty. Adds the Town of Waverly to the list of localities with the authority to require the owner of buildings that have been vacant for a continuous period of 12 months or more and that meet the definition of "derelict building" to register such buildings on an annual basis and to impose an annual registration fee not to exceed $100 to defray the cost of processing such registration. Failure to register is punishable by a $200 civil penalty and in some cases a $400 civil penalty.
STATUS
Introduced
SB153 - Medical Ethics Defense Act; established.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Chris T. Head
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Medical Ethics Defense Act established. Establishes the right of a medical practitioner, health care institution, or health care payer not to participate in or pay for any medical procedure or service that violates such medical practitioner's, health care institution's, or health care payer's conscience, as those terms and conditions are defined in the bill. The bill provides protections for medical practitioners who disclose violations of the bill or report violations of laws or ethical guidelines for the safe provision of any medical procedure or service. The bill also provides a private right of action for any party harmed by violations of the bill.
STATUS
Introduced