SB634 - State Corporation Commission; powers and duties.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Aaron R. Rouse
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
State Corporation Commission; powers and duties. Provides that in proceedings before the State Corporation Commission relating to the regulation and oversight of utilities, the Commission shall consider public health and safety, the economy of the Commonwealth, the promotion of workforce development for residents of the Commonwealth, and the maintenance of fair labor standards for workers employed by public service companies and their contractors, if applicable to the proceeding. State Corporation Commission; powers and duties. Provides that in proceedings before the State Corporation Commission relating to the regulation and oversight of utilities, the Commission shall consider public health and safety, the economy of the Commonwealth, the promotion of workforce development for residents of the Commonwealth, and the maintenance of fair labor standards for workers employed by public service companies and their contractors, if applicable to the proceeding.
STATUS
Vetoed
SJR183 - Celebrating the life of Julie Clemente.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jennifer Barton Boysko, Lashrecse D. Aird, Lamont Bagby
Last updated 7 months ago40 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SB584 - General Services Board; established.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Creigh Deeds
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Department of General Services; General Services Board established; Chief Administrator. Establishes the General Services Board to oversee the Department of General Services and, among other duties, to appoint a Chief Administrator for the Department. The Board shall consist of nine members: one nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Governor, two nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, two nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, one department or agency head appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules serving ex officio, one department or agency head appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates serving ex officio, and two department or agency heads appointed by the Governor serving ex officio. Under current law, the Department is headed by the Director who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Department of General Services; General Services Board established; Chief Administrator. Establishes the General Services Board to oversee the Department of General Services and, among other duties, to appoint a Chief Administrator for the Department. The Board shall consist of nine members: one nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Governor, two nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, two nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, one department or agency head appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules serving ex officio, one department or agency head appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates serving ex officio, and two department or agency heads appointed by the Governor serving ex officio. Under current law, the Department is headed by the Director who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the Governor.
STATUS
Vetoed
SB448 - Cannabis control; establishes a framework for creation of a retail marijuana market, penalties.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Aaron R. Rouse, Jeremy S. McPike, Adam P. Ebbin
Last updated 6 months ago6 Co-Sponsors
Cannabis control; retail market; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth, to be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill allows the Authority to begin issuing all marijuana licenses on September 1, 2024, but provides that no retail sales may occur prior to May 1, 2025.
STATUS
Vetoed
SB736 - Clerks' offices; days of operation, clerks' authority to close office.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ryan T. McDougle
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Days of operation of clerks' offices; clerks' authority to close office. Allows the clerk of the circuit court of any county or city to close the clerk's office on (i) Christmas Eve; (ii) any day or portion of a day that the Governor declares as a holiday for state employees; and (iii) any day or portion of a day on which the Governor, Supreme Court, or Judicial Council authorizes state offices to be closed. Under current law, the clerk may only close the clerk's office once a judge authorizes such clerk to do so in these circumstances.
STATUS
Passed
SJR2 - Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, right to vote, persons not entitled to vote.
Virginia - 2025 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Mamie E. Locke, Jennifer Barton Boysko, Creigh Deeds
Last updated 10 months ago4 Co-Sponsors
Constitutional amendment (first reference); qualifications of voters; right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides that every person who meets the qualifications of voters set forth in the Constitution of Virginia shall have the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth and that such right shall not be abridged by law, except for persons who have been convicted of a felony and persons who have been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. A person who has been convicted of a felony shall not be entitled to vote during any period of incarceration for such felony conviction, but upon release from incarceration for that felony conviction and without further action required of him, such person shall be invested with all political rights, including the right to vote. Currently, in order to be qualified to vote a person convicted of a felony must have his civil rights restored by the Governor or other appropriate authority. The amendment also provides that a person adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction as lacking the capacity to understand the act of voting shall not be entitled to vote during this period of incapacity until his capacity has been reestablished as prescribed by law. Currently, the Constitution of Virginia provides that a person who has been adjudicated to be mentally incompetent is not qualified to vote until his competency is reestablished.
STATUS
Introduced
SB595 - Comprehensive plan; locality may consider adopting a healthy communities strategy.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Lamont Bagby, Lashrecse D. Aird
Last updated 6 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Comprehensive plan; healthy communities strategy. Authorizes a locality, beginning July 1, 2024, to adopt a healthy communities strategy as part of its next and any subsequent reviews of the comprehensive plan. The bill provides that the locality's strategy may include identifying (i) major sources of pollution or hazardous waste sites within the locality, (ii) policies to mitigate the unique or compounded health risks to residents that may be caused by such pollution sources or hazardous waste sites, (iii) objectives and policies to promote civic engagement in public decision-making processes by residents, (iv) objectives and policies that prioritize improvements and programs that promote healthy communities, and (v) objectives and policies that encourage linking public transit with community and health services and siting or co-locating health services in unconventional settings to ensure convenient access for all community members.
STATUS
Vetoed
SB514 - Fines and costs; changes period of limitations for collection.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Angelia Williams Graves, Jennifer D. Carroll Foy, Saddam Azlan Salim
Last updated 6 months ago3 Co-Sponsors
Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection; deferred payment agreement. Changes the period of limitations for the collection of court fines and costs from within 60 years from the date of the offense or delinquency giving rise to imposition of such penalty if imposed by a circuit court or within 30 years if imposed by a general district court to within 10 years from the date of the judgment whether imposed by a circuit court or general district court. The bill provides that upon the expiration of the period of limitations, no action shall be brought to collect the debt. Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection; deferred payment agreement. Changes the period of limitations for the collection of court fines and costs from within 60 years from the date of the offense or delinquency giving rise to imposition of such penalty if imposed by a circuit court or within 30 years if imposed by a general district court to within 10 years from the date of the judgment whether imposed by a circuit court or general district court. The bill provides that upon the expiration of the period of limitations, no action shall be brought to collect the debt. The bill also provides that for any defendant sentenced to an active term of incarceration and ordered to pay any fine, cost, forfeiture, or penalty related to the charge that such defendant is incarcerated for, or any other charge for which such defendant was sentenced on the same day, the court shall enter such defendant into a deferred payment agreement for such fines, costs, forfeitures, or penalties. The bill requires the due date for such deferred payment agreement to be set no earlier than the defendant's scheduled release from incarceration on the charge for which such defendant received the longest period of active incarceration.
STATUS
Vetoed
SJR208 - Commending the Reverend Dr. Raymond R. Roberts.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
SR110 - Commending the Tazewell High School Class of 1973.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Travis Hackworth
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
SR185 - Celebrating the life of Antoinette Owens Ashworth.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Mamie E. Locke
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
SJR163 - Commending Neil A. Morgan.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
J.D. Diggs
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
SB370 - Employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; prohibited.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jennifer Barton Boysko, Saddam Azlan Salim, Scott A. Surovell
Last updated 6 months ago4 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; wage or salary range transparency; cause of action. Prohibits a prospective employer from (i) seeking the wage or salary history of a prospective employee; (ii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in determining the wages or salary the prospective employee is to be paid upon hire; (iii) relying on the wage or salary history of a prospective employee in considering the prospective employee for employment; (iv) refusing to interview, hire, employ, or promote a prospective employee or otherwise retaliating against a prospective employee for not providing wage or salary history; and (v) failing or refusing to disclose in each public and internal posting for each job, promotion, transfer, or other employment opportunity the wage, salary, or wage or salary range. The bill establishes a cause of action for an aggrieved prospective employee or employee and provides that an employer that violates such prohibitions is liable to the aggrieved prospective employee or employee for statutory damages between $1,000 and $10,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater, reasonable attorney fees and costs, and any other legal and equitable relief as may be appropriate.
STATUS
Vetoed
SB598 - Recordation of documents; name changes.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Adam P. Ebbin
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Property and conveyances; recordation of documents; name changes. Provides that any name change made in relation to a person's marriage or divorce is entitled to be recorded in the clerk's office in which deeds are recorded of the county or city in which any land or interest in any land that is owned by such person lies. Current law only entitles the name change of a woman made in relation to marriage or divorce to be so recorded.
STATUS
Passed
SB725 - Drug Treatment Court Act; renames the Act as the Recovery Court Act.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Todd E. Pillion
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Drug Treatment Court Act; name change. Renames the Drug Treatment Court Act as the Recovery Court Act. The bill also directs the Supreme Court of Virginia to rename the state Drug Treatment Court Advisory Committee as the Recovery Court Advisory Committee.
STATUS
Passed