SB334 - Plea agreements and court orders; prohibited provisions.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Saddam Azlan Salim, Jennifer D. Carroll Foy
Last updated 6 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Plea agreements; prohibited provisions. Prohibits plea agreements and court orders executed or entered on or after July 1, 2024, from containing any provision that purports to waive, release, or extinguish a defendant's (i) rights under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution of Virginia; (ii) right to file a petition requesting expungement of the police records and the court records; or (iii) right to have criminal history record information and court records sealed. The bill provides that any such prohibited provision of a plea agreement or court order is void and unenforceable as against public policy. Plea agreements; prohibited provisions. Prohibits plea agreements and court orders executed or entered on or after July 1, 2024, from containing any provision that purports to waive, release, or extinguish a defendant's (i) rights under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution of Virginia; (ii) right to file a petition requesting expungement of the police records and the court records; or (iii) right to have criminal history record information and court records sealed. The bill provides that any such prohibited provision of a plea agreement or court order is void and unenforceable as against public policy. The bill provides that such prohibition does not apply to any plea agreements, written agreements, or court orders entered into by a defendant and the Commonwealth (a) as a condition for participation in a specialty docket or (b) in a case involving a sexual offense where the victim is under 18 years of age. The bill further provides that any waiver, release, or extinguishment of rights under the Fourth Amendment permissible by law shall be no longer than the period of supervised probation or post-release supervision imposed against the defendant; if the defendant is not placed on supervised probation or post-release supervision, it shall be no longer than the period of suspension of sentence or post-release incarceration imposed against such defendant.
STATUS
Vetoed
SB347 - VA Military Survivors & Dependents Education Program; work group to evaluate, etc., Program.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Bryce E. Reeves, Christie New Craig
Last updated 7 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; work group to evaluate and make recommendations on improving long-term viability; report. Directs the Secretary of Finance, in collaboration with the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs and the Secretary of Education, to convene a stakeholder work group for the purpose of evaluating the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program and making recommendations on legislative actions and budgetary modifications that could improve the stability, strength, and long-term viability of the Program. The bill requires the Secretary of Finance to submit the work group's recommendations to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2024. Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; work group to evaluate and make recommendations on improving long-term viability; report. Directs the Secretary of Finance, in collaboration with the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs and the Secretary of Education, to convene a stakeholder work group for the purpose of evaluating the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program and making recommendations on legislative actions and budgetary modifications that could improve the stability, strength, and long-term viability of the Program. The bill requires the Secretary of Finance to submit the work group's recommendations to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2024.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB249 - Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management and design-build contracting.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jeremy S. McPike
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management and design-build contracting. Limits the use of construction management or design-build contracts by state public bodies and covered institutions for complex projects. The bill requires state public bodies, covered institutions, and local public bodies to provide documentation of the processes used for the final selection of a contract to all the unsuccessful applicants upon request. The bill adds certain requirements for covered institutions, including posting all documents exchanged between the Department of General Services and the covered institution on the central electronic procurement website eVA and requires approval by the covered institution's board of visitors or governing board if the covered institution chooses to proceed with construction management or design-build against the recommendation of the Department. The bill requires a local public body to adopt a resolution or motion to use construction management or design-build prior to issuing a Request for Qualifications and to publish notice of such resolution or motion on its website or eVA. Finally, the bill provides that the Department shall report annually, for any construction management or design-build project, on the qualifications that made such project complex.
STATUS
Introduced
SB6011 - Gen. appropriation act; designation of add'tl. surplus, repeal of modification to certain programs.
Virginia - 2024 Special IIntroduced by
Louise Lucas
Last updated 3 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
General appropriation act; designation of additional surplus; repeal of modifications to certain waiver programs and delayed effective date for academic progress requirement; JLARC review. Designates certain additional surplus revenues in the amount of $45 million to offset the impact of financial aid waivers and stipends for the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program and related programs and removes language in the appropriation act imposing additional requirements on financial aid waivers and stipends for such programs. The bill also includes an academic progress requirement for program eligibility, beginning July 1, 2025, unless a superseding law is passed during the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly. The bill also directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to conduct a review of the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program to assess its long-term sustainability and report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and the House Committee on Appropriations by September 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SR7 - Commending the Freedom High School football team.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy, Jeremy S. McPike
Last updated 8 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Introduced
SJR112 - Commending Glenn Stuart Settle.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Richard H. Stuart, Ryan T. McDougle
Last updated 7 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SR74 - Celebrating the life of Louis Anderson, Jr.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ghazala F. Hashmi, Lamont Bagby
Last updated 7 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SB282 - Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program; use of surplus funds for Program.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Danica A. Roem
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program; surplus funds. Provides that beginning in fiscal year 2025, in any fiscal year in which there is a surplus of general fund revenues, as that term is defined in the bill, the Governor shall include in his proposed budget an appropriation of 10 percent of such surplus for the Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program for the purpose of funding projects consistent with the objectives of the Program.
STATUS
Introduced
SJR180 - Celebrating the life of Walter A. Marston, Jr.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ryan T. McDougle, Creigh Deeds
Last updated 7 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Celebrating the life Walter A. Marston, Jr.
STATUS
Passed
SB139 - High school graduation; alternative pathways to advanced studies diploma & associated diploma seals.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Board of Education; high school graduation; alternative pathways to the advanced studies diploma and associated diploma seals. Directs the Board of Education to establish two pathways to the advanced studies high school diploma, and associated diploma seals for students who successfully follow and demonstrate excellence on such pathways: one pathway that requires advanced coursework in a career and technical education field but does not require coursework in world language and another pathway that requires advanced coursework in world language but does not require coursework in a career and technical education field. The bill requires such pathways and associated diploma seals to become effective for the 2025–2026 school year and to be available to any student, regardless of the school year during which the student enters ninth grade. Board of Education; high school graduation; alternative pathways to the advanced studies diploma and associated diploma seals. Directs the Board of Education to establish two pathways to the advanced studies high school diploma, and associated diploma seals for students who successfully follow and demonstrate excellence on such pathways: one pathway that requires advanced coursework in a career and technical education field but does not require coursework in world language and another pathway that requires advanced coursework in world language but does not require coursework in a career and technical education field. The bill requires such pathways and associated diploma seals to become effective for the 2025–2026 school year and to be available to any student, regardless of the school year during which the student enters ninth grade.
STATUS
Introduced
SB376 - Health insurance; limit on cost-sharing payments for prescription drugs under certain plans.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jennifer Barton Boysko
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Health insurance; limit on cost-sharing payments for prescription drugs under certain plans. Requires each carrier that offers a health plan in either the individual or small group market to ensure that at least 50 percent of all health plans offered by the carrier, or at least one health plan if the carrier offers fewer than two health plans, in each rating area and in each of the bronze, silver, gold, and platinum levels of coverage in the individual and small group market conform with the following: (i) a plan that offers a silver, gold, or platinum level of coverage limits a person's cost-sharing payment for prescription drugs covered under the plan to an amount that does not exceed $100 per 30-day supply of the prescription drug and (ii) a plan that offers a bronze level of coverage limits a person's cost-sharing payment for prescription drugs covered under the plan to an amount that does not exceed $150 per 30-day supply of the prescription drug. The bill provides that such limits apply at any point in the benefit design, including before and after any applicable deductible is reached. The bill requires that any plans offered to meet its requirements are (a) clearly and appropriately named to aid the consumer or plan sponsor in the plan selection process and (b) marketed in the same manner as other plans offered by the health insurance carrier. The provisions of the bill apply with respect to health plans entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
SJR12 - Virginia Gaming Commission, Joint Subcommittee studying feasibility of establishing; continued.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Bryce E. Reeves, Adam P. Ebbin
Last updated 7 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Study; joint subcommittee; creation of Virginia Gaming Commission; report. Continues the Joint Subcommittee to Study the Feasibility of Establishing the Virginia Gaming Commission for two additional years, through November 30, 2025. Study; joint subcommittee; creation of Virginia Gaming Commission; report. Continues the Joint Subcommittee to Study the Feasibility of Establishing the Virginia Gaming Commission for two additional years, through November 30, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
SB246 - Limited-duration licenses and driver privilege cards and permits; extends validity.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Jeremy S. McPike, Jennifer D. Carroll Foy, Saddam Azlan Salim
Last updated 6 months ago4 Co-Sponsors
Limited-duration licenses and driver privilege cards and permits; expiration. Extends the validity of limited-duration licenses, driver privilege cards and permits, and identification privilege cards, other than REAL ID credentials and commercial driver's licenses and permits, to a period of time consistent with the validity of driver's licenses, which, under current law, is a period not to exceed eight years or, for a person age 75 or older, a period not to exceed five years, and permits and special identification cards. The bill directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to implement the extended validity periods for such documents upon reissuance.
STATUS
Vetoed
SR100 - Commending the Grottoes Volunteer Fire Department.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Mark D. Obenshain
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
SB364 - Elections; protection of election officials, penalty.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Adam P. Ebbin
Last updated 5 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Elections; protection of electors and election officials; penalties. Adds to the list of protected voters any current or former elector for President and Vice President of the United States and any person who is or has been a member of the State Board of Elections, the Commissioner of Elections, an employee of the Department of Elections, a member of a local electoral board, a general registrar, a deputy registrar, an employee in the office of the general registrar, or an officer of election. Protected voters are permitted by law to provide on the application for voter registration, in addition to the voter's residence street address, a post office box address located within the Commonwealth, which would be the address included on (i) lists of registered voters and persons who voted, (ii) voter registration records made available for public inspection, and (iii) lists of absentee voter applicants. Elections; protection of electors and election officials; penalties. Adds to the list of protected voters any current or former elector for President and Vice President of the United States and any person who is or has been a member of the State Board of Elections, the Commissioner of Elections, an employee of the Department of Elections, a member of a local electoral board, a general registrar, a deputy registrar, an employee in the office of the general registrar, or an officer of election. Protected voters are permitted by law to provide on the application for voter registration, in addition to the voter's residence street address, a post office box address located within the Commonwealth, which would be the address included on (i) lists of registered voters and persons who voted, (ii) voter registration records made available for public inspection, and (iii) lists of absentee voter applicants. The bill makes it a Class 5 felony to, by bribery, intimidation, threats, coercion, or other means in violation of election laws, willfully and intentionally hinder or prevent an election official or employee of an election official from administering elections. Under current law, it is only a Class 5 felony to hinder or prevent an officer of election at a location being used for voting from holding an election. The bill also makes it a Class 5 felony to commit such acts against an elector for President and Vice President of the United States. The bill creates a civil action for any election official, employee of an election official, or elector who is intimidated, threatened, or coerced by another person who thereby willfully and intentionally hinders or prevents, or attempts to hinder or prevent, such official, employee, or elector from fulfilling his duty.
STATUS
Passed