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HB737 - Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements, civil action.
Briana D. Sewell, Charniele L. Herring, Kathy K.L. Tran
Last updated 9 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements; civil action. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to establish and administer a paid family and medical leave insurance program with benefits beginning January 1, 2027. Under the program, benefits are paid to covered individuals, as defined in the bill, for family and medical leave. Funding for the program is provided through premiums assessed to employers and employees beginning January 1, 2026. The bill provides that the amount of a benefit is 80 percent of the employee's average weekly wage, not to exceed 80 percent of the state weekly wage, which amount is required to be adjusted annually to reflect changes in the statewide average weekly wage. The bill caps the duration of paid leave at 12 weeks in any application year and provides self-employed individuals the option of participating in the program. Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements; civil action. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to establish and administer a paid family and medical leave insurance program with benefits beginning January 1, 2027. Under the program, benefits are paid to covered individuals, as defined in the bill, for family and medical leave. Funding for the program is provided through premiums assessed to employers and employees beginning January 1, 2026. The bill provides that the amount of a benefit is 80 percent of the employee's average weekly wage, not to exceed 80 percent of the state weekly wage, which amount is required to be adjusted annually to reflect changes in the statewide average weekly wage. The bill caps the duration of paid leave at 12 weeks in any application year and provides self-employed individuals the option of participating in the program.
STATUS
Introduced
HB736 - Veterans; examining practice of persons receiving compensation for providing certain services, etc.
Briana D. Sewell, Jackie H. Glass, Dan I. Helmer
Last updated 6 months ago
30 Co-Sponsors
Department of Law; compensation for veterans' benefits matters; work group; report. Directs the Department of Law's Division of Consumer Counsel to convene a work group to examine and make recommendations regarding the practice of persons receiving compensation for preparing, presenting, prosecuting, advising, consulting, or assisting any individual regarding any veterans' benefits matter, as defined in the bill. Department of Law; compensation for veterans' benefits matters; work group; report. Directs the Department of Law's Division of Consumer Counsel to convene a work group to examine and make recommendations regarding the practice of persons receiving compensation for preparing, presenting, prosecuting, advising, consulting, or assisting any individual regarding any veterans' benefits matter, as defined in the bill.
STATUS
Passed
HB225 - Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Compact.
Mark D. Sickles, Jason S. Ballard
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact. Authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact. The Compact increases public access to dental services by permitting eligible licensed dentists and dental hygienists to practice in Compact participating states, provided that they are licensed in at least one participating state. The Compact has been passed in three states and takes effect when it is enacted by a seventh participating state or upon the effective date of the bill, whichever is later.
STATUS
Passed
HB1336 - Crisis stabilization services; facilities licensed by DBHDS, nursing homes.
Mark D. Sickles, Howard Otto Wachsmann
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Crisis stabilization services; facilities licensed by Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; nursing homes; dispensing and administration of drugs; emergency. Permits facilities licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services that provide crisis stabilization services to maintain a stock of Schedules II through VI controlled substances necessary for immediate treatment of patients admitted to such facility. Under current law, maintenance of a stock of Schedule VI controlled substances is allowed under certain conditions, but a stock of Schedules II through V controlled substances may be maintained only if authorized by federal law and Board of Pharmacy regulations. The bill also allows automated drug dispensing systems and remote dispensing systems to be used by state facilities established pursuant to Title 37.2 (Behavioral Health and Developmental Services), facilities that provide crisis stabilization services, nursing homes, and other facilities authorized by the Board of Pharmacy that meet certain conditions. The bill contains an emergency clause, directs the Board of Pharmacy to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill, incorporates
STATUS
Passed
HB1191 - Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management and design-build contracting.
Mark D. Sickles
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management and design-build contracting; applicability. States that design-bid-build, defined in the bill, utilizing competitive sealed bidding is the preferred method of procurement for construction services in the Commonwealth. Complex projects, defined in the bill, may request an exemption from the provisions of the bill and relevant law from the Division of Engineering and Buildings of the Department of General Services. The bill requires all documents related to the proposed use of construction management or design-build by state public bodies and institutions of higher education and any available subcontractor opportunities to be posted on eVA. The bill transfers from the Department of General Services to the Division of Engineering and Buildings the authority to evaluate the proposed use of construction management or design-build by state public bodies and institutions of higher education and specifies that a local governing body must approve at a public meeting the use of construction management or design-build by a local public body. Finally, the bill prohibits state public bodies, institutions of higher education, and local governing bodies from considering prior construction management or design-build experience of contractors on comparable projects.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1174 - Assault firearms; age requirement for purchase, penalty.
Mark D. Sickles, Alfonso H. Lopez, Rozia A. Henson
Last updated 6 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Purchase of certain firearms; age requirement; penalty. Prohibits any person under 21 years of age from purchasing a handgun or assault firearm, with exceptions for the purchase of an assault firearm by a law-enforcement officer, correctional officer, jail officer, or member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Virginia National Guard, or the National Guard of any other state. Accordingly, the bill prohibits a licensed dealer from selling, renting, trading, or transferring from his inventory a handgun or assault firearm to any person under 21 years of age. A violation of either prohibition is a Class 6 felony. The bill also expands the definition of "assault firearm" as the term applies to criminal history record information checks.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB1154 - Virginia Public Procurement Act; preferences for goods, services, or construction by U.S. entities.
Mark D. Sickles
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Virginia Public Procurement Act; preferences for goods, services, or construction by U.S. entities. Provides that in the case of a tie bid, preference shall be given first to goods produced in Virginia or to goods, services, or construction provided by Virginia persons, firms, or corporations and second to goods produced in the United States or to goods, services, or construction provided by United States persons, firms, or corporations.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1178 - Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority; amends membership of board of directors.
Mark D. Sickles
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority; board of directors; membership. Amends the membership of the board of directors of the Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority by adding four nonlegislative citizen members to increase the total membership to 15 members and removing the position currently held by a director of a technology transfer office or equivalent position from a major research public institution of higher education. The bill (i) provides the Speaker of the House of Delegates the power to appoint four nonlegislative citizen members to the board of directors, (ii) provides the Senate Committee on Rules the power to appoint four nonlegislative citizen members to the board of directors, and (iii) removes such appointment power from the Joint Rules Committee. Finally, the bill prohibits any member of the board from investing personal funds in venture capital activities or grants, loans, or investment programs supported or administered by the Authority. Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority; board of directors; membership. Amends the membership of the board of directors of the Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority by adding four nonlegislative citizen members to increase the total membership to 15 members and removing the position currently held by a director of a technology transfer office or equivalent position from a major research public institution of higher education. The bill (i) provides the Speaker of the House of Delegates the power to appoint four nonlegislative citizen members to the board of directors, (ii) provides the Senate Committee on Rules the power to appoint four nonlegislative citizen members to the board of directors, and (iii) removes such appointment power from the Joint Rules Committee. Finally, the bill prohibits any member of the board from investing personal funds in venture capital activities or grants, loans, or investment programs supported or administered by the Authority.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB594 - State plan for medical assistance services; payment for certified community health workers.
Mark D. Sickles, Rozia A. Henson
Last updated 9 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
State plan for medical assistance services; certified community health workers; work group. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment for services provided by certified community health workers. The bill directs the Department to convene a work group of stakeholders to design the certified community health worker services benefit and to seek federal approval through a state plan amendment to implement the benefit.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1108 - Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management and design-build contracting.
Betsy B. Carr, Mark D. Sickles, Alfonso H. Lopez
Last updated 6 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management and design-build contracting. Requires state public bodies, covered institutions, and local public bodies to provide documentation of the processes used for the final selection of a construction contract to all the unsuccessful applicants upon request. The bill adds certain requirements for covered institutions, including posting all documents that are open to public inspection exchanged between the Department of General Services and the covered institution on the central electronic procurement website eVA. The bill requires approval by a majority vote of 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 for (i) projects funded by funds other than those provided from the state general fund or (ii) projects of $65 million or more funded in whole or in part from state general funds. For projects under $65 million funded in whole or in part by state general funds, the bill provides that the covered institution shall obtain approval from the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, or their designees, and a representative of the Department. Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management and design-build contracting. Requires state public bodies, covered institutions, and local public bodies to provide documentation of the processes used for the final selection of a construction contract to all the unsuccessful applicants upon request. The bill adds certain requirements for covered institutions, including posting all documents that are open to public inspection exchanged between the Department of General Services and the covered institution on the central electronic procurement website eVA. The bill requires approval by a majority vote of 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 for (i) projects funded by funds other than those provided from the state general fund or (ii) projects of $65 million or more funded in whole or in part from state general funds. For projects under $65 million funded in whole or in part by state general funds, the bill provides that the covered institution shall obtain approval from the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, or their designees, and a representative of the Department. The bill requires a local public body to adopt a resolution or motion to use construction management or design-build, if required by its local governing body, prior to issuing a Request for Qualifications and to publish notice of such resolution or motion on its website or eVA. 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. Finally, the bill requires the Department, with the assistance of staff of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, to assess the implementation and administration of construction management and design-build projects and report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by November 1, 2029.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Virginia district HD-043
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Virginia House
BIRTH
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Mark D. Sickles is a former Virginia state delegate for the 43rd District. He served in the House from 2004 to 2020. His professional experience includes working as vice president of Omega World Travel and chief financial officer at the Tourmobile Company. Mark holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. He lives with his family in the Fairfax Station area of Fairfax County.read less
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