SJR13 - Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Honorable Yvonne Bond Miller's service in the Virginia G.A
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Mamie E. Locke, Lashrecse D. Aird, Lamont Bagby
Last updated 8 months ago34 Co-Sponsors
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Honorable Yvonne Bond Miller's service in the Virginia General Assembly.
STATUS
Passed
SB710 - Judges; maximum number each judicial district and circuit.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Creigh Deeds, Jeremy S. McPike, Suhas Subramanyam
Last updated 6 months ago5 Co-Sponsors
Maximum number of judges in each judicial district and circuit. Increases by one the maximum number of authorized juvenile and domestic relations district court judges in the Twentieth and Thirty-first Judicial Districts. The bill also increases by one the maximum number of authorized circuit court judges in the First, Ninth, Fifteenth, and Twenty-fifth Judicial Circuits. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts and the Judicial Council of Virginia.
STATUS
Passed
SB459 - Income tax, state; rolling conformity.
Virginia - 2025 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Dave W. Marsden
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Income tax; rolling conformity. Provides that when Virginia does not conform on a rolling basis to federal tax laws due to any changes in a single act of Congress with an impact of more than $15 million on revenues in the year in which the amendment was enacted or any of the next four years, such nonconformity shall not be considered for purposes of calculating the nonconformity threshold for all amendments in a year with a cumulative projected impact of more than $75 million in the year in which the amendments were enacted or any of the next four years.
STATUS
Introduced
SJR33 - Governor; confirming appointments.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Aaron R. Rouse
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Confirming Governor's appointments; October 1. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor Glenn Youngkin and communicated to the General Assembly October 1, 2023. Confirming Governor's appointments; October 1. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor Glenn Youngkin and communicated to the General Assembly October 1, 2023.
STATUS
Passed
SJR123 - Commending the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Barbara A. Favola, Lashrecse D. Aird, Lamont Bagby
Last updated 7 months ago35 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SB279 - Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority; board of directors membership.
Virginia - 2024 Regular Session
Last updated 9 months ago0 Co-Sponsors
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority; board of directors membership; powers and duties; capital projects; issuance of bonds. Provides for a number of reforms related to the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority. The bill reduces the number of members serving on the Authority's board of directors and the number of physician-faculty members that are required to serve on the board, requires persons who are appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the Senate Committee on Rules to be nonlegislative citizen members, and changes the term of office for board members. Additionally, the bill amends the Authority's powers and duties to provide outside oversight of certain actions taken or contemplated by the Authority. The Authority is required to notify the Governor, the Secretary of Finance, and the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees prior to seeking financing or incurring debt or entering into a contract related to hospital facilities and other projects. Further, the Authority is required to conduct a comprehensive financial and risk analysis for every proposed capital project and, for capital projects exceeding $15 million, to consult with the Secretary of Finance and the Department of Planning and Budget on various details, in addition to notifying the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees and providing specific information related to the capital project.
STATUS
Introduced
SB464 - Fisheries Innovation for Sustainable Harvest Fund; established.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Richard H. Stuart
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Fisheries Innovation for Sustainable Harvest Fund established. Establishes the Fisheries Innovation for Sustainable Harvest Fund for the purposes of supporting and promoting the economic growth and development of Virginia's seafood economy. The Fund shall be administered by the Marine Resources Commission for the sole purpose of supporting and promoting the economic growth and development of Virginia's seafood economy while enhancing the sustainability of Virginia's marine fisheries resources through the awarding of grants, revolving loans, or other financial tools. The bill provides that the Commercial Fishing Advisory Board shall advise the Commission on expenditures from the Fund.
STATUS
Passed
SJR200 - Celebrating the life of Locke A. Taylor, DVM.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
SB273 - Firearms; waiting period for purchases, penalty.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Suhas Subramanyam, Jennifer D. Carroll Foy, Creigh Deeds
Last updated 6 months ago7 Co-Sponsors
Purchase of firearms; waiting period; penalty. Provides that no person shall sell a firearm unless at least five days have elapsed from the time the prospective purchaser completes the written consent form to have a licensed dealer obtain criminal history record information, with exceptions enumerated in relevant law.
STATUS
Vetoed
SB738 - Public elementary and secondary schools; student discipline; student cell phone possession and use.
Virginia - 2025 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Stella G. Pekarsky, Ghazala F. Hashmi, Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
Last updated 4 days ago3 Co-Sponsors
Public elementary and secondary schools; student 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-appropriate and developmentally appropriate policies relating to the possession and use of cell phones by students on school property during regular school hours. The bill requires such policies to (i) restrict, to the fullest extent possible, student cell phone possession and use in the classroom during regular school hours; (ii) aim to reduce or prevent any distraction in or disruption to the learning environment, including bullying or harassment, that could be caused or facilitated by student cell phone possession and use on school property during regular school hours; (iii) ensure that implementation and enforcement of the policy is the responsibility of the administration, minimizes, to the extent possible, any conflict with the instructional responsibilities of teachers or any disruption to instructional time, and does not involve any school resource officer; (iv) include exceptions to such policies permitting any student, pursuant to an Individualized Education Plan or Section 504 Plan or if otherwise deemed appropriate by the school board, to possess and use a cell phone on school property, including in the classroom, during regular school hours to monitor or address a health concern; and (v) expressly prohibit any student from being suspended, expelled, or removed from class as a consequence of any violation of such policies. Finally, the bill clarifies that (a) no violation of any such student cell phone possession and use policy shall alone constitute (1) sufficient cause for a student's suspension or expulsion from attendance at school or (2) disruptive behavior authorizing a teacher to remove a student from class and (b) that any such violation that involves, coincides with, or results in an instance of disruptive behavior, as that term is defined in applicable law, shall be addressed in accordance with the regulations on codes of student conduct adopted by each school board pursuant to applicable law.
STATUS
Introduced
SJR59 - Commending Pohick Episcopal Church.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Scott A. Surovell
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Commending Pohick Church.
STATUS
Passed
SJR117 - Commending the Reverend Dr. Keith Ivan Jones.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Angelia Williams Graves
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
SB201 - Virginia Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative (Codi) Alert Program; established.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
J.D. Diggs
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Alert for missing or endangered children; Virginia Critical Operation for a Disappeared Child Initiative (Codi) Alert Program. Creates a program for local, regional, or statewide notification of a missing or endangered child. The bill defines a missing or endangered child as a child (i) who is 17 years of age or younger or is currently enrolled in a secondary school in the Commonwealth, regardless of age; (ii) whose whereabouts are unknown; and (iii) whose disappearance is under suspicious circumstances or poses a credible threat as determined by law enforcement to the safety and health of the child and under such other circumstances as deemed appropriate by the Virginia State Police. The bill requires the Virginia State Police to develop, in consultation with representatives of local law-enforcement agencies, including representatives from the Virginia Sheriffs' Association and the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police, policies for the establishment of uniform standards for the creation of Codi Alert Programs throughout the Commonwealth.
STATUS
Passed
SB694 - Skill games; exceptions.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
William M. Stanley
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Skill games; exceptions. Clarifies that skill games are a form of illegal gambling except where relevant Code provides otherwise.
STATUS
Introduced
SB302 - Virginia First Manufacturing Incentive Program; Manufacturing Development Commission to create.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Bill R. DeSteph, Christie New Craig
Last updated 7 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Virginia First Manufacturing Incentive Program. Directs the Manufacturing Development Commission (the Commission) to develop a budget and business plan to establish a Virginia First Manufacturing Incentive Program (the Program). The bill provides that the business plan shall identify existing manufacturers in the Commonwealth that are potential candidates for reshoring, near-shoring, or in-shoring manufacturing jobs and capital investments. The bill directs that the Program focus on expanding and recruiting manufacturing operations that produce products identified as critical infrastructure by providing discretionary incentive funding for trade adjustment assistance. Finally, the bill requires that the Commission present the budget and business plan to the Secretary of Commerce and Trade and the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology by October 1, 2024. Virginia First Manufacturing Incentive Program. Directs the Manufacturing Development Commission (the Commission) to develop a budget and business plan to establish a Virginia First Manufacturing Incentive Program (the Program). The bill provides that the business plan shall identify existing manufacturers in the Commonwealth that are potential candidates for reshoring, near-shoring, or in-shoring manufacturing jobs and capital investments. The bill directs that the Program focus on expanding and recruiting manufacturing operations that produce products identified as critical infrastructure by providing discretionary incentive funding for trade adjustment assistance. Finally, the bill requires that the Commission present the budget and business plan to the Secretary of Commerce and Trade and the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology by October 1, 2024.
STATUS
Engrossed