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SB379 - Public high schools; SOL curriculum guidelines for research-based hazing prevention instruction.
Jennifer Barton Boysko, Barbara A. Favola, Stella G. Pekarsky
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Public high schools; research-based hazing prevention instruction. Requires the Board of Education to develop Standards of Learning and curriculum guidelines for research-based hazing prevention instruction to be provided as a part of physical or health education instruction provided to students in grade nine or 10. The bill requires such hazing prevention instruction to include age-appropriate, extensive, and current education about hazing, including (i) examples of hazing; (ii) the dangers of hazing, including the consequences of alcohol intoxication; and (iii) school policies and laws related to hazing, including criminal penalties and bystander intervention. The bill requires such research-based hazing prevention instruction to be offered in-person but requires each school board to provide options for virtual participation for any student who is enrolled in an online or virtual physical or health education program. Finally, the bill requires each school board to provide such research-based hazing prevention instruction beginning with the school year following the Board's adoption of revised Standards of Learning for physical and health education for grades nine and 10 incorporating such research-based hazing prevention instruction and directs the Board to, in the intermediary time, develop and post on its website guidance documents for the purpose of making such research-based hazing prevention instruction available to local school boards.
STATUS
Passed
SJR28 - Public transit systems, joint subcommittee to study funding needs.
Adam P. Ebbin, Jennifer Barton Boysko, Jennifer D. Carroll Foy
Last updated 9 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Study; joint subcommittee; funding needs in certain Study; joint subcommittee; funding needs in certain transit systems; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study long-term, sustainable, dedicated funding and cost-containment controls and strategies to ensure the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the Virginia Railway Express, and the public transit systems that serve the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission and Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission transportation districts meet the growing needs of public transit in the region.
STATUS
Passed
SJR26 - Drugs; JLARC to study scope and cost of penalizing possession as a felony.
Stella G. Pekarsky
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Study; JLARC; scope and cost of penalizing possession Study; JLARC; scope and cost of penalizing possession of drugs as a felony. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the scope and cost of the current laws in the Commonwealth penalizing possession of drugs as a felony.
STATUS
Passed
SJR27 - Epilepsy Heroes Day.
J.D. Diggs, Bill R. DeSteph, Adam P. Ebbin
Last updated 9 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Epilepsy Heroes Day. Designates March 26, in 2024 and in each succeeding year, as Epilepsy Heroes Day in Virginia.
STATUS
Passed
SJR16 - Unethical use of Black bodies by medical institutions; acknowledging with profound regret.
Jennifer Barton Boysko, Lamont Bagby, Adam P. Ebbin
Last updated 9 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Acknowledging with profound regret the unethical use of Black bodies by medical institutions. Expresses the sentiment of the General Assembly in acknowledging with profound regret the unethical use of Black bodies by medical institutions in the Commonwealth.
STATUS
Passed
SB388 - Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, mandatory fees disclosure.
Stella G. Pekarsky, Jeremy S. McPike, Suhas Subramanyam
Last updated 9 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices; mandatory fees disclosure. Prohibits a supplier in connection with a consumer transaction from advertising, displaying, or offering any pricing information for goods or services without prominently displaying the total price, which shall include all mandatory fees or charges other than taxes imposed. The bill defines "mandatory fees or charges" as any fee or surcharge that must be paid in order to purchase the advertised good or service, that is not reasonably avoidable, and that a reasonable consumer would expect to be included. The bill clarifies that such term does not include shipping fees or taxes or fees imposed by a government or government-approved entity. Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices; mandatory fees disclosure. Prohibits a supplier in connection with a consumer transaction from advertising, displaying, or offering any pricing information for goods or services without prominently displaying the total price, which shall include all mandatory fees or charges other than taxes imposed. The bill defines "mandatory fees or charges" as any fee or surcharge that must be paid in order to purchase the advertised good or service, that is not reasonably avoidable, and that a reasonable consumer would expect to be included. The bill clarifies that such term does not include shipping fees or taxes or fees imposed by a government or government-approved entity.
STATUS
Failed
SB273 - Firearms; waiting period for purchases, penalty.
Suhas Subramanyam, Jennifer D. Carroll Foy, Creigh Deeds
Last updated 8 months ago
7 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
SB520 - Workers' compensation; injuries caused by repetitive and sustained physical stressors.
Angelia Williams Graves, Stella G. Pekarsky
Last updated 11 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Workers' compensation; injuries caused by repetitive and sustained physical stressors. Provides that, for the purposes of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act, "occupational disease" includes injuries or diseases from conditions resulting from repetitive and sustained physical stressors, including repetitive and sustained motions, exertions, posture stresses, contact stresses, vibrations, or noises. The bill provides that such injuries or diseases are covered under the Act and that such coverage does not require that such repetitive or sustained physical stress occurred over a particular time period, provided that the time period over which such physical stress occurred can be reasonably identified.
STATUS
Introduced
SB392 - Hospitals; emergency departments to have at least one licensed physician on duty at all times.
Stella G. Pekarsky
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Hospitals; emergency departments; licensed physicians. Requires any hospital with an emergency department to have at least one licensed physician on duty and physically present at all times. Current law requires such hospitals to have a licensed physician on call, though not necessarily physically present on the premises, at all times. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025 and is identical to
STATUS
Passed
SJR1 - Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference).
Jennifer Barton Boysko, Ghazala F. Hashmi, Louise Lucas
Last updated about 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Constitutional amendment (first reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Provides that every individual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom and that the right to make and effectuate one's own decisions about all matters related to one's pregnancy cannot be denied, burdened, or otherwise infringed upon by the Commonwealth, unless justified by a compelling state interest and achieved by the least restrictive means. The amendment prohibits the Commonwealth from penalizing, prosecuting, or otherwise taking adverse action against an individual for exercising the individual's right to reproductive freedom or for aiding another individual in the exercise of such right, unless justified by a compelling state interest.
STATUS
Introduced
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