SR20 - Nominating persons to be elected as members of the State Corporation Commission.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Scott A. Surovell
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
SR97 - Commending Boyd T. Allison, Jr.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Glen H. Sturtevant
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
SJR198 - Commending the Town of Louisa.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Bryce E. Reeves, Jennifer Barton Boysko, Creigh Deeds
Last updated 7 months ago9 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SJR91 - Commending Virginia's forest products industry.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Bryce E. Reeves, Christie New Craig, Tara A. Durant
Last updated 7 months ago8 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SR4 - Commending Terry Woods.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
William M. Stanley
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
SB98 - Health insurance; if prior authorization request is approved for prescription drugs.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Barbara A. Favola
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Health insurance; prior authorization. Requires that any provider contract between a carrier and a participating health care provider contain specific provisions that require that if a prior authorization request is approved for prescription drugs and such prescription drugs have been scheduled, provided, or delivered to the patient consistent with the authorization, the carrier shall not revoke, limit, condition, modify, or restrict that authorization unless (i) there is evidence that the authorization was obtained based on fraud or misrepresentation; (ii) final actions by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, other regulatory agencies, or the manufacturer remove the drug from the market, limit its use in a manner that affects the authorization, or communicate a patient safety issue that would affect the authorization alone or in combination with other authorizations; (iii) a combination of drugs prescribed would cause a drug interaction; or (iv) a generic or biosimilar is added to the prescription drug formulary. The bill provides that such provisions do not require a carrier to cover any benefit not otherwise covered or cover a prescription drug if the enrollee is no longer covered by a health plan on the date the prescription drug was scheduled, provided, or delivered.
STATUS
Passed
SB358 - Real estate broker; definition.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; definition of a real estate broker. Adds to the definition of "real estate broker" any individual or business entity who sells or offers to sell, buys or offers to buy, negotiates, or otherwise deals in real estate contracts, including assignable contracts, on two or more occasions in any 12-month period for compensation or valuable consideration.
STATUS
Passed
SB254 - Optometrists; expert witness testimony.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Scott A. Surovell
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Optometrists; expert witness testimony. Allows an optometrist to testify as an expert witness in a court of law on certain matters within the scope of his practice.
STATUS
Passed
SB339 - Blockchain technology, digital asset mining, etc.; Jt. Commission on Technology & Science to study.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Saddam Azlan Salim, Chris T. Head
Last updated 6 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Joint Commission on Technology and Science analysis; blockchain, digital asset mining, and cryptocurrency; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science to conduct an analysis of and make recommendations regarding the use of blockchain technology, digital asset mining, and cryptocurrency in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Commission to submit its findings to the Chairmen of the House Committees on Appropriations and Communications, Technology and Innovation and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and General Laws and Technology no later than December 1, 2024. Joint Commission on Technology and Science analysis; blockchain, digital asset mining, and cryptocurrency; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science to conduct an analysis of and make recommendations regarding the use of blockchain technology, digital asset mining, and cryptocurrency in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Commission to submit its findings to the Chairmen of the House Committees on Appropriations and Communications, Technology and Innovation and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and General Laws and Technology no later than December 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
SJR129 - Commending Brian Luciano.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Bill R. DeSteph, Christie New Craig
Last updated 7 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SB650 - Local government; ongoing health care for employees exposed to toxic materials.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Aaron R. Rouse
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Department of Fire Programs; work group; options for local government employees who respond to emergencies with toxic material exposure. Directs the Department of Fire Programs to convene a work group to identify and analyze options to help ensure that local government employees who respond to emergencies that expose them to toxic materials have appropriate preemptive and ongoing health care and are able to pay any health expenses related to such emergency and its aftereffects that are not covered by relevant health insurance plans. The work group is directed to report its findings to the General Assembly by November 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
SB54 - Early childhood care and education system; need- and demand-based funding.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Mamie E. Locke, Aaron R. Rouse, Suhas Subramanyam
Last updated 6 months ago3 Co-Sponsors
Early childhood care and education system; need-based and demand-based funding. Requires, for the purpose of addressing family demand and preferences for affordable, high-quality early childhood care and education services, state general funds to be provided to support the provision of services to families for early childhood care and education, as specified in the general appropriation act. The bill requires the Department of Education to report each year by November 15 on the projected general funds needed for the upcoming two fiscal years based on cost of quality rate per child in order to (i) maintain the current number of slots at early childhood care and education programs, (ii) increase the number of slots using a projected growth report, and (iii) increase the number of slots to fully accommodate parent demand and eliminate waitlists. The bill requires such projected general funds to be based on the annual per-child cost, determined as set forth in the bill, for the Virginia Preschool Initiative, the Mixed Delivery Program, and the Child Care Subsidy Program, the current eligibility criteria for such programs, and maximization of certain regularly recurring federal funds. The bill requires each regional entity established by the Board of Education pursuant to applicable law, each local school division, and each locality to annually indicate the number of slots needed, respectively, in the region for the Mixed Delivery Program, the local school division for the Virginia Preschool Initiative, and the locality for the Child Care Subsidy Program. The bill requires the Department of Education to (a) reallocate by July 1 any slots with available funding from the Child Care Subsidy Program and the Mixed Delivery Program, (b) make adjustments based on family preferences following the fall enrollment periods, and (c) first expend all current-year state general funds in providing funding for slots.
STATUS
Passed
SB656 - Terrorism hoax incident, etc.; reimbursement of expenses incurred to localities.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Barbara A. Favola, Creigh Deeds, Angelia Williams Graves
Last updated 8 months ago3 Co-Sponsors
Reimbursement of expenses incurred in responding to terrorism hoax incident, bomb threat, malicious activation of fire alarm, or false emergency communication to emergency personnel. Allows a locality that has an ordinance requiring any person over 18 years of age convicted of false emergency communication to emergency personnel to reimburse such locality at the time of sentencing or in a separate civil action to bill a flat fee of $2,500 or a minute-by-minute accounting of actual costs incurred. The bill also allows a locality that has an ordinance requiring any person under 18 years of age convicted of false emergency communication to emergency personnel to reimburse such locality at the time of sentencing or in a separate civil action to bill a flat fee of $2,500 or a minute-by-minute accounting of actual costs incurred, not to exceed $2,500. Current law allows a flat fee of $250 or a minute-by-minute accounting of actual costs incurred, in an amount not to exceed $2,500. Reimbursement of expenses incurred in responding to terrorism hoax incident, bomb threat, malicious activation of fire alarm, or false emergency communication to emergency personnel. Allows a locality that has an ordinance requiring any person over 18 years of age convicted of false emergency communication to emergency personnel to reimburse such locality at the time of sentencing or in a separate civil action to bill a flat fee of $2,500 or a minute-by-minute accounting of actual costs incurred. The bill also allows a locality that has an ordinance requiring any person under 18 years of age convicted of false emergency communication to emergency personnel to reimburse such locality at the time of sentencing or in a separate civil action to bill a flat fee of $2,500 or a minute-by-minute accounting of actual costs incurred, not to exceed $2,500. Current law allows a flat fee of $250 or a minute-by-minute accounting of actual costs incurred, in an amount not to exceed $2,500.
STATUS
Introduced
SB84 - Students who receive home instruction; participation in interscholastic programs, fees, etc.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
John J. McGuire
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Students who receive home instruction; participation in interscholastic programs. Prohibits public schools from joining an organization governing interscholastic programs that does not deem eligible for participation a student who (i) receives home instruction; (ii) has demonstrated evidence of progress for two consecutive academic years; (iii) is in compliance with immunization requirements; (iv) is entitled to free tuition in a public school; (v) has not reached the age of 19 by August 1 of the current academic year; (vi) is an amateur who receives no compensation but participates solely for the educational, physical, mental, and social benefits of the activity; (vii) complies with all disciplinary rules and is subject to all codes of conduct applicable to all public high school athletes; and (viii) complies with all other rules governing awards, all-star games, maximum consecutive semesters of high school enrollment, parental consents, physical examinations, and transfers applicable to all high school athletes. The bill provides that no local school board is required to establish a policy to permit students who receive home instruction to participate in interscholastic programs. The bill permits reasonable fees to be charged to students who receive home instruction to cover the costs of participation in such interscholastic programs, including the costs of additional insurance, uniforms, and equipment. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2029.
STATUS
Introduced
SB116 - Retail sales and use tax holiday; establishes an annual tax holiday that takes place in August.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Louise Lucas, Christie New Craig, Tara A. Durant
Last updated 6 months ago3 Co-Sponsors
Annual retail sales and use tax holiday. Establishes an annual retail sales and use tax holiday that takes place on the first full weekend in August beginning on July 1, 2025, through July 1, 2030. During such weekend, state retail sales and use tax will not apply to certain (i) school supplies, (ii) clothing and footwear, (iii) qualified products designated as Energy Star or WaterSense, (iv) portable generators, or (v) hurricane preparedness equipment.
STATUS
Passed
Sen Aaron R. Rouse (SD-007)
Virginia Senatesince 8 months