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State Delegate
Debra Gardner
(D) - Virginia
Virginia House District 076
In Office - Started: 01/10/2024

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HB2350 Emergency Management, Department of; powers & duties, development & implementation of guidelines. Department of Emergency Management; powers and duties; development and implementation of standardized guidelines and training programs. Provides for the Department of Emergency Management (the Department) to consult with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services regarding the development of standardized guidelines for mental health support during an emergency or extended incident. The bill also requires the Department to develop a training program comprised of National Incident Management System (NIMS) principles, the state's Incident Command System (ICS) structure, and the role of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Under the bill, each agency head shall be required to complete the training within six months of appointment and again every two years thereafter. In addition, the bill provides for the Department to (i) offer health and safety training to volunteer organizations incorporated into the Virginia Emergency Support Team (VEST) and (ii) establish a health monitoring system for volunteers to be implemented during a declared state of emergency. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee to Study Pandemic Response and Preparedness in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to SB 1386. Vetoed
HB1844 Baby Food Protection Act; testing and labeling requirements for toxic heavy metals. Baby Food Protection Act; testing and labeling requirements for toxic heavy metals. Prohibits a person from selling, distributing, or offering for sale a baby food product that contains certain toxic heavy metals that exceed the limits established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The bill requires a manufacturer of a baby food product to meet certain testing requirements and include certain information related to toxic heavy metals on the manufacturer's website and on the baby food product. The bill requires a consumer to report a baby food product to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services if the consumer reasonably believes that the baby food is being sold in the Commonwealth with toxic heavy metals that exceed the limits established by the FDA. The foregoing provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026. The bill also directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to convene a work group to study and make recommendations on the current enforcement of laws related to the presence of toxic heavy metals in baby food products and any further action needed to address the issue of toxic heavy metals in baby food products. The bill requires the work group to report on its findings and recommendations by the first day of the 2026 Regular Session.  Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1716 Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement. Contraception; right to contraception; applicability; enforcement. Establishes a right to obtain contraceptives and engage in contraception, as such terms are defined in the bill. The bill clarifies that none of its provisions shall be construed to permit or sanction the performance of any sterilization procedure without a patient's voluntary and informed consent. The bill creates a cause of action that may be instituted against anyone who infringes on such right. This bill is identical to SB 1105. Vetoed
HB1614 Postpartum doula care; DMAS to amend state plan for medical assistance services. Department of Medical Assistance Services; state plan for medical assistance services; postpartum doula care; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment for up to 10 doula visits, with up to four doula visits during pregnancy and up to six doula visits during the 12 months after the individual gives birth. The bill requires the Department to report to the Governor and General Assembly annually on the implementation and outcomes of the provision, and requires the first such report to be submitted by December 31, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 1418. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1699 Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations. Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations. Eliminates the exemption from state recordation taxes for the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and eliminates the tax-exempt designation for real and personal property owned by the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the General Organization of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Confederate Memorial Literary Society, the Stonewall Jackson Memorial, Incorporated, the Virginia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, and the J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust, Inc. Vetoed
HB2520 Virginia military forces; preliminary protective orders, etc. Virginia military forces; Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Program established. Establishes the Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Program (the Program) within the Department of Military Affairs. The bill also establishes the Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Officer (the Officer) to perform victim advocacy services, including helping victims of certain criminal sexual assault offenses make either a restricted report or an unrestricted report, as those terms are defined in the bill. Restricted and unrestricted reports may be made (i) by a person who is a member of the Virginia military forces, defined in the bill as the Virginia National Guard and the Virginia Defense Force, or (ii) against a member of the Virginia military forces. The bill directs the Adjutant General, in coordination with the Officer, to submit an annual report to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and the chairmen of both the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice. The annual report shall include relevant information enumerated in the bill, including implementation and effectiveness of the Program's policies and procedures, as well as statistical information about restricted reports and unrestricted reports. Vetoed
HR884 Commending the Vietnamese American community. Commending the Vietnamese American community. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR853 Commending Khadijeh Aslankhani. Commending Khadijeh "Malieh" Aslankhani. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR856 Celebrating the life of Clarice Lorine Jordan. Celebrating the life of Clarice Lorine Jordan. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR861 Commending McKinley L. Price, D.D.S. Commending McKinley L. Price, D.D.S. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2764 Collective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives. Collective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives. Repeals the existing prohibition on collective bargaining by public employees. The bill creates the Public Employee Relations Board, which shall determine appropriate bargaining units and provide for certification and decertification elections for exclusive bargaining representatives of state employees and local government employees. The bill requires public employers and employee organizations that are exclusive bargaining representatives to meet at reasonable times to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. The bill repeals a provision that declares that, in any procedure providing for the designation, selection, or authorization of a labor organization to represent employees, the right of an individual employee to vote by secret ballot is a fundamental right that shall be guaranteed from infringement. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 917. Vetoed
HB1719 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement. Increases from five days to 14 days the mandatory waiting period after a landlord serves written notice on a tenant notifying the tenant of his nonpayment of rent and of the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid before the landlord may pursue remedies for termination of the rental agreement. This bill is identical to SB 812. Vetoed
HB2783 Placing Nazi symbols or emblems on certain property with intent to intimidate; penalty. Placing Nazi swastika on certain property with intent to intimidate; penalty. Creates a Class 6 felony for any person who, with intent of intimidating any person or group of persons, places a Hakenkreuz, hooked cross, or Nazi symbol or emblem, sometimes referred to as the Nazi swastika, on the private property of another without permission. The bill also makes it a Class 6 felony if such Nazi symbol or emblem is placed on a highway or other public place in a manner having a direct tendency to place another person in reasonable fear or apprehension of death or bodily injury. Finally, the bill clarifies that such Nazi symbol or emblem does not include the swastika symbol of peace and prosperity used by Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, or Native American religions.    Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2531 Paid family and medical leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action. 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, 2028. 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, 2027. The bill provides that the amount of a benefit is 80 percent of the employee's average weekly wage, not to exceed 120 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. Vetoed
HB2485 Cannabis control; establishes framework for creating retail market, penalties. Cannabis control; retail market; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth, to be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill allows the Authority to begin issuing all marijuana licenses on September 1, 2025, but provides that no retail sales may occur prior to May 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 970. Vetoed
HB2501 Driver communication improvement program; DMV to develop and implement program. Department of Motor Vehicles; driver communication improvement program. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to develop and implement a program for the promotion, printing, and distribution of envelopes for use by drivers diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, as that term is defined in relevant law, to provide to a law-enforcement officer for the purpose of easing communication during a traffic stop or upon such law-enforcement officer's arrival at the scene of a traffic accident. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1657 Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records. Voter registration, regular periodic review of registration records; 90-day quiet period before all primary and general elections. Requires the Department of Elections to complete not later than 90 days prior to the date of a primary or general election any program the purpose of which is to systematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the voter registration system. This restriction is not to be construed to preclude (i) the removal of names from the voter registration system at the request of the registrant or as provided by existing law by reason of criminal conviction or mental incapacity or the death of the registrant or (ii) the correction of registration records pursuant to existing law. Under current law, such restriction only applies to federal primaries and federal general elections. The bill also extends (a) the period of time registrars have to cancel registrations from 30 days to 60 days after notification of the need to cancel by the Department of Elections and (b) the period of time a registered voter has to respond to a notice of cancellation related to citizenship status from 14 days to 28 days. This bill is identical to SB 813. Vetoed
HB1610 Accounts receivable; TAX, et al., to analyze pervasiveness of outstanding accounts, etc. Department of Taxation; accounts receivable; collection. Directs the Department of Taxation, Department of Accounts, and Office of the Attorney General to analyze the pervasiveness of outstanding accounts receivable due to the Commonwealth and collection efforts related to such receivables. The Department of Taxation shall report on the findings and recommendations of such analysis and submit such report to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and House Committee on Appropriations by November 1, 2025. Vetoed
HB1736 Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention, Va. Center for; created, etc. Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention; creation. Creates the Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention within the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The bill states that the Center will serve as the primary resource for research, best practices, and strategies for the implementation of firearm violence intervention, community-based intervention, and group violence intervention programs designed to reduce violence in communities. The bill also requires that the Center evaluate state and community based violence intervention programs and policies that receive funding through the Center, apply for and accept federal grants, and provide technical assistance. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.  Vetoed
HB1932 Real estate appraisers; educational requirement for licensure, fair housing & appraisal bias course. Department of Housing and Community Development; Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity. Creates the Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity to study the misvaluation and undervaluation of real property owned by minority individuals to combat bias in real property appraisal and valuation. The bill requires the Task Force to meet at least annually and to report to the Governor and General Assembly by December 1 of each year regarding its activities and any recommendations. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2028. Vetoed
HB1607 Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties. Importation, sale, manufacture, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, or transfers an assault firearm, as that term is defined in the bill with some exceptions, and prohibits a person who has been convicted of such violation from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm for a period of three years from the date of conviction. The bill provides that an assault firearm does not include any firearm that is an antique firearm, has been rendered permanently inoperable, is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action, or was manufactured before July 1, 2025. The bill also prohibits the sale of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, as that term is defined in the bill. The bill provides that any person who willfully and intentionally (i) sells an assault firearm to another person or (ii) purchases an assault firearm from another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and that any person who imports, sells, barters, or transfers a large capacity ammunition feeding device is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person younger than 21 years of age to import, sell, manufacture, purchase, possess, transport, or transfer an assault firearm regardless of the date of manufacture of such assault firearm with some exceptions. This bill is identical to SB 1181. Vetoed
HB1977 Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health or developmental services. Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly and intentionally possess in the building of any hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services in the Commonwealth, including an emergency department or other facility rendering emergency medical care, a (i) firearm, (ii) knife with a blade over three and one-half inches, or (iii) other dangerous weapon, including explosives and stun weapons. The bill also provides that notice of such prohibitions shall be posted conspicuously at each public entrance of any hospital and no person shall be convicted of the offense if such notice is not posted, unless such person had actual notice of the prohibitions. The bill provides that any such firearm, knife, explosive, or weapon shall be subject to seizure by a law-enforcement officer and forfeited to the Commonwealth and specifies exceptions to the prohibition. This bill is identical to SB 1110. Vetoed
HB1876 Capitol Sq. or building owned/leased by the Commonwealth, carrying firearm/explosive material, etc. Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square or building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exemptions; public institutions of higher education; penalty. Permits the governing board of a public institution of higher education to adopt a policy prohibiting the carrying of any firearm, ammunition, or components or combination thereof within any building owned or operated by such public institution of higher education. The bill allows such policy to include security measures that are designed to reasonably prevent the unauthorized access of buildings that are open to the public. Finally, the bill exempts certain activities, defined in the bill, operated at public or private institutions of higher education from any policy created by a governing board. This bill is identical to SB 1182. Vetoed
HB2469 Overtime for certain employees; domestic service workers and live-in domestic workers. Overtime for certain employees; domestic service workers and live-in domestic workers. Adds domestic workers, as defined in the bill, to provisions related to overtime pay. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 897. Vetoed
HB1973 Affordable housing; preservation, definitions, civil penalty. Preservation of affordable housing; definitions; civil penalty. Creates a framework for localities to preserve affordable housing by exercising a right of first refusal on publicly supported housing, defined in the bill. The bill authorizes localities to implement an ordinance that requires an owner to accept a right of first refusal offer by the locality or qualified designee, defined in the bill, in order to preserve affordable housing for at least 15 years. The bill requires that any locality adopting such an ordinance to preserve affordable housing submit an annual report to the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to existing law. Vetoed
HB1718 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities. Provides that if a condition exists in a rental dwelling unit that constitutes a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or with any provision of law that, if not promptly corrected, constitutes a fire hazard or serious threat to the life, health, or safety of tenants or occupants of the premises, a locality may institute an action for injunction and damages to enforce the landlord's duty to maintain the rental dwelling unit in a fit and habitable condition, provided that (i) the property where the violation occurred is within the jurisdictional boundaries of the locality and (ii) the locality has notified the landlord who owns the property, either directly or through the managing agent, of the nature of the violation and the landlord has failed to remedy the violation to the satisfaction of the locality within a reasonable time after receiving such notice. Vetoed
HR749 Celebrating the life of Clarence Stewart Preston. Celebrating the life of Clarence Stewart Preston. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR754 Commending Curtis O. Porter. Commending Curtis O. Porter. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR753 Commending Penelope Nowell-Shortt. Commending Penelope Nowell-Shortt. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR751 Commending the Omicron Chi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Commending the Omicron Chi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR750 Commending Virginia Union University. Commending Virginia Union University. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR752 Commending Shaboozey. Commending Shaboozey. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR714 Commending Clint Mitchell, Ed.D. Commending Clint Mitchell, Ed.D. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR674 Commending Arthur Ellsworth Dick Howard. Commending Arthur Ellsworth Dick Howard. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR686 Commending the Honorable Dr. William Ferguson Reid. Commending the Honorable Dr. William Ferguson Reid. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR667 Commending the Virginia Union University football team. Commending the Virginia Union University football team. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR593 Celebrating the life of William Eugene Goodman, Jr. Celebrating the life of William Eugene Goodman, Jr. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR592 Celebrating the life of Demonté Lamont Tillery. Celebrating the life of Demonté Lamont Tillery. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR567 Commending the Greater Rappahannock (VA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Commending the Greater Rappahannock (VA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR585 Commending Grant Holloway. Commending Grant Holloway. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR591 Commending SUFF.Impact. Commending SUFF.Impact. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR584 Celebrating the life of Lexie Isabelle Sullivan. Celebrating the life of Lexie Isabelle Sullivan. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1635 Certified nurse midwives; licensed certified midwives; independent practice; organized medical staff. Certified nurse midwives; licensed certified midwives; independent practice; organized medical staff. Permits licensed certified midwives who have completed 1,000 hours of practice under a practice agreement to practice without a practice agreement upon receipt of an attestation from the licensed physician or midwife with whom they entered into a practice agreement. The bill also permits certified nurse midwives and licensed certified midwives to enter into practice agreements with certified nurse midwives or licensed certified midwives who are authorized to practice independently. The bill directs the Department of Health to amend its regulations to clarify that an organized medical staff may include other practitioners, including independent practice midwives, in addition to physicians and dentists. This bill is identical to SB 1352. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2240 Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program; established, report. Institutions of higher education; Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program established; report. Establishes the Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program to address student food insecurity at public institutions of higher education and eligible private institutions of higher education, as defined by the bill. The bill provides that the Program shall be managed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and available for participation by public institutions of higher education and eligible private institutions of higher education; however, participation in the Program is optional for such institutions. Under the bill, if a public institution of higher education or eligible private institution of higher education satisfies certain criteria set out in the bill, including creating initiatives on campus to address student food insecurity, it will receive a "Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry" designation and the Council will award a grant to such institution. Any such institution that receives a grant under the bill is required to utilize the funds to support on-campus efforts and initiatives to eliminate student food insecurity at such institution through the maintenance and operation of the on-campus food pantry established pursuant to the Program. The bill requires the Council to submit a report to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education no later than two years after the establishment of the Program. This bill is identical to SB 1016. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1726 Trespass with an unmanned aircraft system; definitions, contracted defense facility, penalty. Trespass with an unmanned aircraft system; contracted defense facility; penalty. Creates a Class 4 felony for any person who knowingly, intentionally, and without authorization causes an unmanned aircraft system to enter the property of and obtains or attempts to obtain any videographic or still image that contains or reveals any controlled technical information located within a contracted defense facility, as those terms are defined in the bill. The bill also provides that the owner or operator of a contracted defense facility and its employees shall be immune from criminal prosecution and civil liability as a result of preventing, stopping, deterring, interrupting, or repelling, or attempting to prevent, stop, deter, interrupt, or repel, an unmanned aircraft system from entering the property of such contracted defense facility or from stopping, interrupting, or repelling, or attempting to stop, interrupt, or repel, an unmanned aircraft system that has entered such property, provided that such action does not result in injury to any person. This bill is identical to SB 757. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR684 Celebrating the lives of Loudoun County community members aboard American Airlines Flight 5342. Celebrating the lives of Loudoun County community members aboard American Airlines Flight 5342. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR659 Commending Mekhi Becton, Sr. Commending Mekhi Becton, Sr. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR728 Commending Heman Bekele. Commending Heman Bekele. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR721 Commending Norfolk State University. Commending Norfolk State University. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR677 Commending James Holland. Commending James Holland. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR1 Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference). Offered January 10, 2024 Prefiled November 20, 2023 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia by adding in Article I a section numbered 11-A, relating to the fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR9 Constitutional amendment; marriage between two adult persons. Offered January 10, 2024 Prefiled January 3, 2024 Proposing an amendment to Section 15-A of Article I of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to marriage between two individuals; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR2 Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, right to vote, persons not entitled to vote. \r\n\r\n Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1955 Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; penalties. Manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance prohibited; penalties. Removes the distinction between cocaine, which refers to powder cocaine, its salts, optical and geometric isomers, and salts of isomers and a mixture or substance that contains cocaine base, which refers to crack cocaine, for the offense of manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance or an imitation controlled substance. This bill is identical to SB 888. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1760 Mental health for children 5 yrs. of age or younger; DBHDS, et al., to develop screening, etc. Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Act; report. Directs the Department of Health, in collaboration with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and the Department of Education, to convene a work group to develop a plan to (i) create a mental health screening and assessment tool for children in early childhood care and (ii) provide mental health consultation resources and training to early childhood education providers, pediatric health providers, and families. The work group shall report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations by November 1, 2025. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1694 Va. Military Survivors & Dependents Ed. Prog.; number of qualified survivors and dependents, etc. State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; Department of Veterans Services; Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; enrollment and eligibility data; report. Directs the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, in coordination with the Department of Veterans Services, to submit to the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and the House Committee on Appropriations by November 1 of each year a report on (i) the number of individuals who are qualified survivors and dependents, as that term is defined in applicable law, and have been certified as eligible to participate in the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program but are not yet admitted to a public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and (ii) the best available estimate of the total number of qualified survivors and dependents who are participating in the Program and enrolled in the fall semester at each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. This bill incorporates HB 1613. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1828 Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations. Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations. Prohibits health insurance carriers from imposing cost sharing for diagnostic breast examinations and supplemental breast examinations, as those terms are defined in the bill, under certain insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in the Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2026. The bill provides that such examinations include examinations using diagnostic mammography, breast magnetic resonance imaging, or breast ultrasound. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Health Insurance Reform Commission. This bill incorporates HB 2133 and is identical to SB 1436. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1941 Invasive plant species; retail sales, penalty, delayed effective date January 1, 2027. Invasive plant species; retail sales. Requires, for the retail sale of certain invasive plant species for outdoor use, a retail establishment to post in a conspicuous manner on the property located in proximity to each invasive plant signage identifying such plant as invasive, educating consumers regarding invasive plant species, and encouraging consumers to ask about alternatives. The bill requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to designate the format, size, and content of such signage no later than October 1, 2025, and requires the Commissioner to issue a stop sale order and mark or tag a plant in a conspicuous manner when an invasive plant is for sale at a retail establishment without appropriate signage. In such case, the bill requires the Commissioner to give written notice of a finding made to the owner, tenant, or person in charge of such retail establishment and requires the stop sale order issued to remain in effect until the required signage is posted. Certain provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 1166. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1793 Captain Matthew "Chevy" Chiaverotti Memorial Bridge; designates bridge over I-264 in VA. Beach. Captain Matthew "Chevy" Chiaverotti Memorial Bridge. Designates the bridge on Interstate 264 over South Rosemont Road in Virginia Beach the "Captain Matthew "Chevy" Chiaverotti Memorial Bridge." Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2500 Florence Neal Cooper Smith Sickle Cell Research Endowment Fund; established. Florence Neal Cooper Smith Sickle Cell Research Endowment Fund established. Establishes the Florence Neal Cooper Smith Sickle Cell Research Endowment Fund to support medical and biomedical sickle cell disease research conducted in institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth that relates to the causes and potential cures of sickle cell disease. The Fund shall be administered by the Commonwealth Health Research Board. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2242 Probationer; arrest without a warrant, timeframe for service of process. Arrest of probationer without a warrant; timeframe for service of process. Provides that upon the arrest of a probationer, the probation officer shall forthwith, but in all cases no later than three business days after the arrest of the probationer, (i) submit a copy of any written statement alleging a violation of the terms and conditions of parole or probation, including all relevant case numbers, to the local attorney for the Commonwealth and the clerk of court for the circuit court responsible for supervision of the probationer and advise such persons of his arrest and (ii) request the circuit court of the sentencing jurisdiction to promptly issue a capias or bench warrant for the alleged violation contained in the written statement. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1947 Department of Education; survey of local education agencies on school-based mental and behavioral health services; report. Department of Education; survey of local education agencies on school-based mental and behavioral health services; report. Requires the Department of Education (the Department) to survey each local education agency (LEA) in the Commonwealth to determine (i) how public schools governed by such LEA currently grant access to local departments of social services and community services boards and other community-based providers of mental and behavioral health services and (ii) what school-based mental and behavioral health services are made available by such LEA. The bill requires the Department to utilize the results of and feedback from the survey to inform the continued development and improvement of guidelines for school professionals to support students and families by connecting them with community resources that provide mental and behavioral health services. The bill requires the Department to report to the Commission on Youth by November 1, 2025, any findings and recommendations that result from the survey. This bill is identical to SB 768. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2691 Relief; Duffy, Keshawn Clarence, compensation for wrongful incarceration. Claims; Keshawn Clarence Duffy; compensation for wrongful incarceration. Grants relief in an amount to be appropriated to Keshawn Clarence Duffy, who was wrongly convicted of and subsequently incarcerated for two counts of forcible sodomy. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1759 Post-release job search assistance services; DOC, et al., to provide. Department of Corrections; Department of Workforce Development and Advancement; post-release job search assistance services. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall work with the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement to provide post-release job search assistance services to assist individuals in finding employment upon release from incarceration and refer such individuals to case management services where eligible from such funds as are available. The bill also requires the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement to coordinate implementation and delivery of such post-release job search assistance services with Virginia Workforce System partners, including local workforce development boards. This bill is identical to SB 877. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1874 Retired or former law-enforcement officers; definition, publication of personal information. Publication of personal information of retired or former law-enforcement officers. Adds retired or former law-enforcement officers, defined in the bill, to the definition of "public official" for the purposes of prohibiting the Commonwealth from publishing a public official's personal information on the Internet. The bill clarifies that such retired or former law-enforcement officer be in good standing with no pending investigations or disciplinary actions. The bill provides that the demand in writing required to prohibit the publication of such personal information shall be effective for a period of four years, provided that such retired or former law-enforcement officer was retired or ended his service within four years of filing a petition with a circuit court. This bill is identical to SB 781. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2645 Early Childhood Care and Education, Commission on; expands membership. Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education; members. Expands from 31 to 32 the minimum number of members of the Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education by adding one representative of the Department of Veterans Services to the nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission. This bill is identical to SB 1391. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2754 Behavioral health services; correctional facilities, exchange of medical/mental health information. Behavioral health services; exchange of medical and mental health information and records; correctional facilities. Permits the Department of Medical Assistance Services, the Department of Social Services, and any local department of social services to access medical and mental health information and records for persons committed to any correctional facility for the purposes of providing pre-release services, reentry planning, and post-incarceration placement and services. The bill also authorizes the Department of Medical Assistance Services to access a juvenile's social, medical, psychiatric, and psychological reports and records during pre-release and for up to 30 days following such juvenile's release from commitment for the purposes of providing pre-release services, reentry planning, and post-incarceration placement and services. This bill incorporates HB 2290, HB 2655, and HB 2752 and is identical to SB 870. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2590 Virginia STEP Grant Program; established. Virginia Student Training Employment Pipeline for U.S. Procurement (STEP UP) Program established. Directs the Department of Education to establish the Virginia Student Training Employment Pipeline for U.S. Procurement (STEP UP) Program for the purpose of facilitating opportunities for any student enrolled in the eleventh or twelfth grade at a public high school in the Commonwealth or enrolled at a comprehensive community college or historically black college or university in the Commonwealth who enters into an agreement with an entity located in the relevant local school division or region that has a procurement contract with the federal government whereby such entity agrees to provide assistance to the student to obtain, prior to graduation, any federal security clearance at the public trust or national security level and any other education, training, or credential that is necessary for the student to be prepared for employment with such entity upon graduation in exchange for a commitment from the student to accept and remain in such an employment position for an agreed-upon period of time after graduation. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR616 Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle. Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR620 Commending NORTH of the JAMES magazine. Commending NORTH of the JAMES magazine. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR644 Commending the Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery Alliance of Virginia. Commending the Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery Alliance of Virginia. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR628 Commending Children's Home Society of Virginia. Commending Children's Home Society of Virginia. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2736 Virginia Values Veterans Program; military spouse eligibility. Virginia Values Veterans Program; military spouse eligibility. Provides that the comprehensive program developed by the Department of Veterans Services to reduce unemployment among veterans extends to military spouses. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR607 Commending Thomas Heilman. Commending Thomas Heilman. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR564 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Henry Levander Marsh, III. Celebrating the life of the Honorable Henry Levander Marsh, III. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1606 Claims to unclaimed property; authority of administrator. Claims to unclaimed property; authority of administrator; emergency. Authorizes the State Treasurer or his designee to make payments relating to unclaimed property without receiving a claim if the property is cash property, the apparent owner is a natural person and the sole owner of such property, the apparent owner has been identified by the State Treasurer or his designee, and the amount to be paid does not exceed $5,000. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to SB 996. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR548 Commending the Virginia Electoral Board Association. Commending the Virginia Electoral Board Association. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1641 State plan for medical assistance services and health insurance; pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome. State plan for medical assistance services and health insurance; pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment of medical assistance for the prophylaxis, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) that includes payment for treatment using antimicrobials, medication, and behavioral therapies to manage neuropsychiatric symptoms, immunomodulating medicines, plasma exchange, and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.The bill also requires each insurer proposing to issue individual or group accident and sickness insurance policies providing hospital, medical and surgical, or major medical coverage on an expense-incurred basis; each corporation providing individual or group accident and sickness subscription contracts; and each health maintenance organization providing a health care plan for health care services to provide coverage for the prophylaxis, diagnosis, and treatment of PANDAS and PANS. The bill requires such coverage to include coverage for treatment using antimicrobials, medication, and behavioral therapies to manage neuropsychiatric symptoms, immunomodulating medicines, plasma exchange, and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.The bill prohibits an insurer, corporation, or organization from (i) denying or delaying the coverage of PANDAS or PANS because the enrollee previously received treatment or because the enrollee was diagnosed with or received treatment for his condition under a different diagnostic name, including autoimmune encephalopathy; (ii) limiting coverage of immunomodulating therapies for the treatment of PANDAS or PANS in a manner that is inconsistent with the treatment guidelines developed by a consortium convened for the purposes of researching, identifying, and publishing best practice standards for diagnosis and treatment of PANDAS or PANS that are accessible for medical professionals and are based on evidence of positive patient outcomes; (iii) requiring a trial of therapies that treat only neuropsychiatric symptoms before authorizing coverage of immunomodulating therapies for the treatment of PANDAS or PANS; or (iv) denying coverage for out-of-state treatment if the service is not available within the Commonwealth. This bill is a recommendation of the Health Insurance Reform Commission. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR511 Celebrating the life of Nikki Giovanni. Celebrating the life of Nikki Giovanni. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR512 Commending the Roanoke Star. Commending the Roanoke Star. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR490 Celebrating the life of John Lee Orrock. Celebrating the life of John Lee Orrock. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR481 Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SJR410 Commending the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Commending the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Passed
SJR408 Commending the United States Army. Commending the United States Army. Passed
SJR434 Commending the Honorable William Ferguson Reid, M.D. Commending the Honorable William Ferguson Reid, M.D. Passed
SJR445 Celebrating the life of Matthew Charles Obenshain. Celebrating the life of Matthew Charles Obenshain. Passed
HB1597 Firearms; secure storage, penalties. Secure storage of firearms; penalties. Creates a Class 4 misdemeanor for any person who fails to securely store a firearm on any premises where such person knows, or reasonably should know, that a minor or a person who is prohibited by law from possessing a firearm is, or is likely to be, present. The bill increases the penalty to a Class 1 misdemeanor if a minor or a person who is prohibited by law from possessing a firearm obtains such firearm. The bill includes certain exceptions and requires firearms dealers to post a notice stating firearm storage requirements and the penalty for improperly storing such firearms. The bill also creates a Class 4 misdemeanor for any person who fails to report to law enforcement the theft or loss of a firearm from a vehicle and a Class 1 misdemeanor if another person obtains such firearm. Finally, the bill requires the Superintendent of State Police, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Health, to create a public awareness campaign on the importance of the secure storage of firearms by January 1, 2026. Dead
HB2046 High-risk artificial intelligence; development, deployment, and use by public bodies, report. High-risk artificial intelligence; development, deployment, and use by public bodies; work group; report. Creates requirements for the development, deployment, and use of high-risk artificial intelligence systems, as defined in the bill, by public bodies. The bill also directs the Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth (CIO) to develop, publish, and maintain policies and procedures concerning the development, procurement, implementation, utilization, and ongoing assessment of systems that employ high-risk artificial intelligence systems that are consistent with the requirements created by the bill. The bill directs the CIO to convene a work group to examine the impact on and the ability of local governments to comply with the requirements of the bill. The substantive requirements of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. Dead
HB2093 Adult adoptee access to original birth certificate; contact preference form. Adult adoptee access to original birth certificate; contact preference form. Allows the State Registrar to provide, upon written request, any adult adopted person access to his original birth certificate. The bill allows a birth parent to indicate whether they would like to be contacted by an adoptee on a contact preference form provided by the State Registrar that shall accompany the adoptee's original birth certificate, which shall be released to an adopted person when he requests his original birth certificate. Dead
SJR370 Commending Linda Ford. Commending Linda Ford. Passed
SJR363 Commending the Virginia Spaceport Authority. Commending the Virginia Spaceport Authority. Passed
SJR373 Commending Chesterfield County. Commending Chesterfield County. Passed
SJR371 Commending Hoda Kotb. Commending Hoda Kotb. Passed
HB2538 Public education; early childhood care and education, funding formula calculations. Public education; early childhood care and education; funding formula calculations; Early Childhood Care and Education Fund established; report. Requires the Department of Education to (i) establish and maintain a funding formula for the provision of early childhood care and education services that establishes the minimum funding and number of slots per biennium for such providers based on a cost of quality rate per child, actual data from the prior year, unserved waitlists, and a multiplier based on enrollment and parent demand growth in prior biennia; (ii) make disbursements from the Early Childhood Care and Education Fund, established in the bill, to support the provision of early childhood care and education services in accordance with the funding formula set forth in the bill; and (iii) submit to the Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education a report on the status of the Fund, including the data used to calculate the minimum funding and number of slots per biennium established pursuant to the funding formula. The bill requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to submit to the General Assembly by November 1 of each year a report on Fund revenues, distributions, and balances. The bill contains a reenactment clause. Dead
HB1864 Garnishments; automatic exemption, accounts with depository institution. Poor debtor's exemption; depository institution account exemption. Allows a householder to hold exempt from creditor process up to $500 held in a depository institution. The bill provides that a depository institution shall, upon receipt of an order of garnishment, attachment, or other levy, answer such order and, if the householder maintains a deposit account or accounts with such depository institution, state that (i) the total amount in such account or accounts does not exceed $500 or (ii) the total amount in such account or accounts does exceed $500 and that the amount of funds in excess of $500 is being held by such institution pending further order of the court. The bill further provides that, beginning on April 1, 2027, any increases in exempt amounts shall be adjusted at three-year intervals to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. The bill provides that such adjustments shall be calculated by the Department of Planning and Budget. Dead
HB1972 Early childhood care & education; statewide unified public-private system, capacity & family choice. Statewide unified public-private system for early childhood care and education in the Commonwealth; state goal; capacity and family choice. Requires the statewide, unified, public-private system for early childhood care and education in the Commonwealth to be established with the goal of increasing and maintaining capacity systemwide to provide each family with meaningful access to high-quality and affordable choices among publicly funded, federally funded, mixed delivery, and private providers. Dead
HB1758 Surplus real property; prioritization of disposition for affordable housing. Surplus real property; prioritization of disposition for affordable housing. Requires the Department of General Services to determine whether, following an offer of surplus property to the chief administrative officer of the locality within which the surplus property is located, as well as to any economic development entity for such locality, such surplus property is suitable for the development of affordable housing, as defined by the bill. If the Department so determines, the bill provides that such property shall be offered for at least 90 days exclusively to eligible organizations, as defined by the bill, for the purpose of developing affordable housing, provided that the terms of the disposition include a recorded covenant to provide affordable housing for at least 30 years.The bill also requires the governing body of each locality to prepare an inventory list of all real property within its jurisdiction to which the locality or any dependent special district within its boundaries holds fee simple title that is suitable for the development of affordable housing. If the governing body of a locality chooses to dispose of such a property, such property shall be offered for at least 90 days exclusively to eligible organizations, as defined by the bill, for the purpose of developing affordable housing, through purchase, lease, exchange, or donation in return for a recorded covenant to provide affordable housing for at least 30 years. Dead
HB2102 Pregnant individuals; DMAS to seek federal authority to implement presumptive eligibility, etc. Department of Medical Assistance Services; presumptive eligibility for pregnant individuals; qualified entities; performance standards for qualified entities. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek federal authority to implement presumptive eligibility for pregnant individuals, in addition to the existing hospital presumptive eligibility program and, if the Department receives such authority, allows the Department to authorize qualified entities to make determinations of presumptive eligibility for pregnant individuals. The bill directs qualified entities to provide (i) the necessary applications for medical assistance on the day in which the presumptive eligibility decision is made and (ii) assistance with completing such applications through available modalities. Under the bill, qualified entities are authorized to make determinations of presumptive eligibility for pregnant individuals who meet eligibility criteria for certain medical assistance programs and have not had a presumptive eligibility period during the current pregnancy. The bill also sets forth certain performance standards that qualified entities must meet to remain a qualified entity, described in the bill. Dead
HB2404 Real property tax; certain driveways owned by disabled veterans and surviving spouses exempted. Real property tax; exemptions for disabled veterans and surviving spouses; driveways. Clarifies that any driveway used to access land otherwise exempt from real property taxes as being owned by a veteran who has a 100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability shall also be exempt from such taxation. The bill also clarifies that any driveway used to access land otherwise exempt from real property taxes due to being owned by a surviving spouse of a member of the armed forces who died in the line of duty shall be similarly exempt from real property taxes. Dead
HB1959 Child Care Subsidy Program waiting list; target timeline for assigning slots to priority groups. Department of Education; Child Care Subsidy Program waiting list; additional priority group; target timeline for assigning slots to priority groups. Requires the Department of Education to amend its Child Care Subsidy Program Guidance Manual to add a seventh priority group to the Child Care Subsidy Program waiting list that consists of any family that meets all other Program eligibility criteria and includes a parent who is employed for at least 30 hours per week by a publicly funded child care provider in the Commonwealth that serves children from birth to age five, excluding employment by a local school division but including employment by a Head Start program that is located within a public school building. The bill also directs the Department of Education to require local departments of social services to target a maximum of 30 days for moving priority group families from the waiting list into services; regularly assess, in coordination with the Department of Social Services, the length of time it takes for priority groups to be assigned slots; and provide quarterly updates, beginning October 1, 2025, to the Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education on such timeline and any other barriers experienced by families in priority groups on the waiting list in accessing services. Dead
HB1980 Employment health and safety standards; heat illness prevention. Employment health and safety standards; heat illness prevention. Requires the Safety and Health Codes Board to adopt regulations establishing reasonable standards designed to protect employees from heat illness and establish a list of high-hazard industries, as defined in the bill. The bill authorizes a person aggrieved by a violation of its provisions or the regulations promulgated thereunder to seek to obtain injunctive relief, to recover statutory damages of $1000, or both, in an action commenced within one year of the cause of action. The bill requires the Safety and Health Codes Board, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Industry, to develop a list of high-hazard industries by January 1, 2026, and to develop and adopt regulations requiring employers in high-hazard industries to implement standards for heat illness prevention by May 1, 2026. Dead
HB1771 Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, report. Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program. Establishes the Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program (the Program) to provide matching funds to employers in order to incentivize employers to contribute to the child care costs of their employees. The Program shall be administered by the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (the Foundation). To participate in the Program, an employer shall agree to make child care contributions to the eligible mixed-delivery provider on behalf of the employee and shall provide any other information deemed necessary by the Foundation. To the extent funds are available, the Foundation shall issue a state match directly to such eligible mixed-delivery provider or to a third-party administrator. Program funds shall be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis; however, the Foundation is encouraged to prioritize awards to proposals involving contributions from small businesses. The bill requires the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation to provide an interim report to the General Assembly by September 1, 2026, and a summative report to the General Assembly by September 1, 2027, on the effectiveness and impact of the Program. Dead
HB2752 Behavioral health services; correctional facilities, exchange of medical/mental health information. Behavioral health services; exchange of medical and mental health information and records; correctional facilities. Dead
HB1598 First-time Homebuyer Grant Program; established. First-time Homebuyer Grant Program. Establishes a First-time Homebuyer Grant Program for the purpose of assisting first-time homebuyers with first-time homebuyer expenses, as those terms are defined in the bill. The bill provides that the Department of Housing and Community Development shall award eligible first-time homebuyers a grant in an amount equal to five percent of such expenses incurred during a calendar year, not to exceed $10,000. Any grant awarded pursuant to the Program shall be repaid to the Commonwealth if the property for which expenses were incurred is sold within three years from the purchase date, unless the sale is made following a natural disaster or other act of God. Dead
HB1954 Public school funding and staffing; special education students, support services positions. Equity in public school funding and staffing; special education students; at-risk students; English language learner students; report. Requires state-funded add-ons to be provided to support special education students that are calculated by multiplying weights set forth in the general appropriation act by the relevant basic aid per-pupil amount for each such student. The bill establishes the At-Risk Program for the purpose of supporting programs and services for students who are educationally at risk, including prevention, intervention, or remediation activities required pursuant to relevant law, teacher recruitment programs and initiatives, programs for English language learners, the hiring of additional school counselors and other support staff, and other programs relating to increasing the success of disadvantaged students in completing a high school degree and providing opportunities to encourage further education and training. The bill also contains provisions relating to certain funding requirements for the At-Risk Program. The bill requires the Department of Education to develop and implement a data collection process related to English language learner expenditures and student English proficiency levels and identify other options to support English language learners and provide a status report to the Joint Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education Funding on its implementation and data collection efforts by September 1, 2025. Finally, the bill requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services or any other relevant stakeholders with expertise in special education as the Department of Education deems appropriate, to develop a plan for revised special education staffing requirements that addresses the staffing needs of each special education program in each school division as determined by the specific educational and behavioral support needs of students who receive special education and aims to improve special education teacher recruitment and retention and to report its findings to the Joint Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education Funding by November 1, 2025. The bill is a recommendation of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. This bill incorporates HB 1831. Dead
HB2048 Virginia Housing Trust Fund; geographic equity impact assessment. Virginia Housing Trust Fund; geographic equity impact assessment. Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to conduct an annual geographic equity assessment (GEIA) to identify distressed localities that have historically received less investment for housing and economic development. The bill provides that, of the 80 percent of moneys from the Virginia Housing Trust used to provide flexible financing for low-interest loans, no more than 20 percent shall be allocated to a single locality unless such locality has been identified as underserved in the most recent GEIA. Dead
HB2495 Firefighters and emergency medical services providers; collective bargaining. Collective bargaining by firefighters and emergency medical services providers. Authorizes firefighters and emergency medical services providers employed by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth to engage in collective bargaining through labor organizations or other designated representatives. The bill establishes the Fire Service Cooperation Board to administer its provisions. The bill provides for the appointment of a three-member board of arbitration regarding any dispute arising between an employer and firefighters or emergency medical services providers. Under the bill, determinations made by such board of arbitration are final on a disputed issue and are binding on the parties involved. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026. Dead
HB2467 Local and Regional Jails, State Board of; oversight of local and regional jails, powers and duties. State Board of Local and Regional Jails; oversight of local and regional jails; powers and duties. Increases from 11 to 19 the membership of the State Board of Local and Regional Jails (the Board) by requiring the appointment of (i) two members of the Senate and two members of the House of Delegates and (ii) four additional nonlegislative citizen members, including (a) one representative of a nonprofit organization that provides training or rehabilitation programs for incarcerated inmates; (b) one male citizen and one female citizen who were formerly incarcerated within the Commonwealth; and (c) one person who is a grandparent, parent, child, sibling, or spouse or domestic partner of a person currently incarcerated within the Commonwealth.The bill also adds numerous additional duties for the Board, including to (1) provide information, as appropriate, to inmates, family members, representatives of inmates, and local, regional, and community correctional facility employees and contractors and others regarding the rights of inmates; (2) establish policies for a statewide uniform reporting system to collect and analyze data related to complaints received in or about local, regional, and community correctional facilities; (3) monitor, document, review, and report on the operation of stores and commissaries in local correctional facilities and systems for providing electronic visitation and messaging and telephone calls; and (4) review, monitor, and report and make recommendations on policies related to (A) attorney access to clients for calls and visitation; (B) access to voting for incarcerated individuals who are eligible to vote; and (C) the collection of data on suicides, suicide attempts, and self-harm in custody. The bill also specifies additional information to be included in the Board's currently required annual report to the General Assembly and the Governor and requires such report to be made available to the public online.The bill enumerates certain items for assessment that may be included in the Board's annual inspection of each local correctional facility, as required by current law, and also specifies the Board's authority and right to access such facilities, interview persons, and access certain information and documents. Upon completion of an inspection, the bill requires the Board to produce a report, including information enumerated in the bill, to be made available to the public online and to be delivered to the Governor, the Attorney General, the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services, the House Committee on Public Safety, and the sheriff in charge of the local correctional facility or superintendent of the regional correctional facility.Finally, the bill allows the Board to initiate and attempt to resolve an investigation upon its own initiative, or upon receipt of a complaint from an inmate, a family member or representative of an inmate, or a local, regional, or community correctional facility employee or contractor, or others, regarding various concerns as enumerated in the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. Dead
HB1612 Board of Education; Child Care Subsidy Program; maximum reimbursement rate; vendors providing care outside of normal business hours. Board of Education; Child Care Subsidy Program; maximum reimbursement rate; vendors providing care outside of normal business hours. Directs the Board of Education to amend its regulations relating to the Child Care Subsidy Program to permit payment over the maximum reimbursable rate for any vendor that provides child care outside of normal business hours, provided that such rate may not exceed twice the maximum reimbursable rate for child care provided within normal business hours. Dead
HB1823 Lynching Sites Memorialization, Virginia Commission on; established, report, sunset. Virginia Commission on Lynching Sites Memorialization established; report. Establishes the Virginia Commission on Lynching Sites Memorialization as an advisory commission in the executive branch of state government. The purpose of the 15-member Commission is to acknowledge the history of racial violence in Virginia through the placement of historical markers at the sites of lynchings. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2028. Dead
HB2108 Motion picture production; increases aggregate cap on tax credit. Motion picture production tax credit. Increases the aggregate cap on the motion picture production tax credit allocated in each fiscal year from $6.5 million to $8.5 million beginning in fiscal year 2025. Dead
HB1654 Short-term rental properties; definitions, human trafficking awareness training. Short-term rental properties; human trafficking awareness training. Mandates every accommodations intermediary to require its accommodations providers to complete certain training on recognizing and reporting instances of suspected human trafficking. Current law limits this requirement to every hotel proprietor and its employees and excludes short-term rentals. The bill prohibits an accommodations intermediary from listing a short-term rental property prior to receipt of an up-to-date written certification signed by the accommodations provider of such property that such accommodations provider has complied with the relevant training requirements. Dead
HB1594 Average teacher salary in the Commonwealth; national average. Average teacher salary in the Commonwealth; national average. Requires the Governor's introduced budget bills for the 2026 and 2027 Regular Sessions of the General Assembly to propose funding for, and state funding to be provided pursuant to the general appropriation act enacted during any regular or special session of the General Assembly during 2026 or 2027 to fund, the Commonwealth's share of compensation supplement incentives for Standards of Quality-funded instructional and support positions sufficient to increase the average teacher salary in the Commonwealth to at least the national average teacher salary by the end of the 2026-2028 biennium and establishes a detailed timeline and process for satisfying such requirement. Dead
HB1710 Department of Medical Assistance Services; reimbursement rates for Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities; work group; report. Department of Medical Assistance Services; reimbursement rates for Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities; work group; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to assess and make recommendations related to reimbursement rates for the federal Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities. The bill requires the work group to report its recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2025. Dead
HB1709 Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord obligations, access of tenant to broadband services. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord obligations; access of tenant to broadband services. Prohibits the landlord of a multifamily dwelling unit from accepting payment from a provider of broadband service for granting such provider mere access to the landlord's tenants or giving such tenants mere access to such service. The bill also prohibits a landlord from demanding or accepting payment from tenants in exchange for such a service unless the landlord itself is the provider of the service. Dead
HB1708 Access to Housing Task Force; report. Access to Housing Task Force; report. Establishes the Access to Housing Task Force for the purpose of evaluating short-term and long-term access to housing in the Commonwealth. The bill directs the Task Force to report its findings and conclusions to the Governor and General Assembly no later than November 1, 2025, regarding its activities and recommendations. Dead
HB2025 Wildlife corridors or crossings; action plan and programs. Wildlife corridors or crossings; action plan and programs; Virginia Flood Protection Master Plan; Wildlife Corridor Action Plan; wildlife carcass removal tracking; report. Requires the Wildlife Corridor Action Plan created by the Department of Wildlife Resources to address the financial needs of the Plan and implement certain additional initiatives. The bill directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to include in the Virginia Flood Protection Master Plan a directive to encourage opportunities to incorporate wildlife-friendly design in flood resilience infrastructure where flood risk priorities align with priorities of the Wildlife Corridor Action Plan. The bill requires the Department of Transportation to (i) establish and administer a program for the implementation of wildlife crossings of highways in the Commonwealth, (ii) incorporate the recommendations of the Wildlife Corridor Action Plan established by the Department of Wildlife Resources pursuant to existing law in the policies and procedures of the Department, and (iii) submit a report to the General Assembly in each even-numbered year regarding such program. The bill requires the Department of Transportation and the Commonwealth Transportation Board to include in all highway maintenance contracts a requirement for such contractor to identify certain data related to wildlife carcass removal and provides that such requirement may be accomplished by using the Department of Transportation's Wildlife Carcass Removal Tracking application. Dead
HB1375 Early childhood care and education; publicly funded providers. Early childhood care and education; publicly funded providers. Provides that any locality wishing to participate in the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) must submit a proposal by May 15 of each year identifying a lead VPI agency responsible for developing a local plan for the delivery of preschool services to at-risk children. A local match based on the composite index of local ability to pay is required to fund such a proposal. The proposal must include the number of at-risk four-year-olds and three-year-olds to be served and eligibility criteria for participation. Upon acceptance, the Department will disburse state VPI funds to the lead VPI agency in such localities, which may be used with local matching funds to provide preschool education, health services, social services, parental involvement services, and transportation. The Department must establish academic standards for VPI programs that prepare students to successfully enter kindergarten. Full day VPI programs must operate for a minimum of five and a half instructional hours per day, while half day VPI programs operate for a minimum of three instructional hours per day. The bill requires the Department of Education to collect information from VPI and the Mixed Delivery Grant Program to compile a comprehensive report on the use of state funds, including the number of slots and funding allocated to each local program or provider and the number of slots that have been filled. The bill codifies the Child Care Subsidy Program, which is currently established pursuant to regulations of the Board of Education, for the purpose of assisting families who meet certain eligibility criteria with the cost of child care provided by approved vendors. The bill requires the Child Care Subsidy Program to be overseen by the Department of Education and permits the Department to contract with state and local agencies to administer the Program. The bill requires the Department and Board of Education, as applicable, to establish rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards for the Program. The bill also codifies the Mixed Delivery Grant Program, which is currently established pursuant to the general appropriation act, for the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis to local public entities that enter into partnerships with local private early childhood care and education entities and other community organizations, as applicable, to provide, under the direction and leadership of a lead agency identified in the grant proposal, high-quality care and education, either part time or full time, for at-risk infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children who reside in the locality. The bill requires the Mixed Delivery Grant Program to be administered by the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation in partnership with the Department of Education and, consistent with any provisions relating to the Program in the general appropriation act, requires the Foundation and the Department to establish policies, procedures, and standards for the Program. Dead
HB1284 Firefighters and emergency medical services; collective bargaining by providers, definitions. Collective bargaining by firefighters and emergency medical services providers. Authorizes firefighters and emergency medical services providers employed by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth to engage in collective bargaining through labor organizations or other designated representatives. The bill provides for the appointment of a three-member board of arbitration regarding any dispute arising between an employer and firefighters or emergency medical services providers. Under the bill, determinations made by such board of arbitration are final on a disputed issue and are binding on the parties involved. Dead
HB178 Social Work Advisory Board; established, report, sunset date. Social Work Advisory Board; established; report. Establishes the Social Work Advisory Board to advise the Governor on efforts to improve the social work profession in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Social Work Advisory Board to report annually by December 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding its activities and recommendations. The bill contains an expiration date of June 30, 2027. Dead
HB33 Public drinking water; Commissioner of Health's work group to study occurrence of microplastics. Commissioner of Health; work group to study the occurrence of microplastics in the Commonwealth's public drinking water; report. Directs the Commissioner of Health to convene a work group to study the occurrence of microplastics in the Commonwealth's public drinking water and develop recommendations for the reduction of microplastics in the Commonwealth's public drinking water. The bill requires the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committees on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and Education and Health by December 1, 2024. Dead
HB1537 JLARC; Department of Human Resource Management's Grievance Procedure Manual, report. JLARC; Department of Human Resource Management; Grievance Procedure Manual; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to conduct a review of the Department of Human Resource Management's Grievance Procedure Manual as it relates to the Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Justice. The bill requires that JLARC evaluate the effectiveness of such procedures and report its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology and the House Committee on General Laws by November 1, 2024. Dead
HB38 Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers. Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers. Allows local governments to provide enhanced retirement benefits for hazardous duty service to full-time salaried 911 dispatchers. The bill provides that such enhanced retirement benefits apply only to service earned as a full-time salaried 911 dispatcher on or after July 1, 2025, but allows an employer, as that term is defined in relevant law, to provide such enhanced retirement benefits for service earned as a full-time salaried 911 dispatcher before July 1, 2025, in addition to service earned on or after that date. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025. Dead
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
SB738 Public elementary & secondary schools; bell-to-bell student cell phone & smart device possession. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (91-Y 2-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
SB742 Richard Bland College; governance. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1600 Budget Bill. House concurred in Governor's recommendation #`s 15, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29, 33, 34, 36, 37, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 51, 55, 62, 67, 82, 88, 91, 99, 101, 112, 130, 131, 132, 134, 136, 156, 158, 164, 171, 173, 175, 181, 191, 200, 201, 204 (95-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1589 Virginia Parole Board; powers and duties, membership, voting requirements, etc. House rejected Governor's recommendation (9-Y 86-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
SB838 Recovery residences; certification required penalty, report. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (93-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1601 Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 44-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1601 Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. House rejected Governor's recommendation (11-Y 85-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1649 Board of Medicine; continuing education; unconscious bias and cultural competency. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1607 Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1630 Discovery materials or evidence; allows accused to request the Commonwealth to copy or photograph. VOTE: Pass by for the day - Adoption (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1614 Postpartum doula care; DMAS to amend state plan for medical assistance services. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1642 Artificial intelligence-based tool; definition, use of tool. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1609 Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. Passed in enrolled form (64-Y 31-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1609 Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. House rejected Governor's recommendation (26-Y 67-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1657 Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1675 Board of Medicine; continuing education; unconscious bias and cultural competency. VOTE: Pass by for the day - Adoption (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1665 Fines, restitution, forfeiture, etc.; criminal and traffic cases, itemized statement. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1716 Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (Y-55 N-41 A-0) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1716 Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement. House rejected Governor's recommendation (42-Y 54-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1796 Corporations; creates a regulatory framework for decentralized autonomous organizations. House rejected Governor's recommendation (28-Y 68-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1791 Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund; established and created. House sustained Governor's veto (51-Y 45-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1766 Unemployment compensation; increases weekly benefit amounts, report. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (Y-63 N-33 A-0) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1725 Medical Debt Protection Act; created, prohibited practices, penalties. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 45-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1725 Medical Debt Protection Act; created, prohibited practices, penalties. House rejected Governor's recommendation (33-Y 63-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1712 Law-enforcement agencies and officers; establishing training curriculum on certain arrests. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 5-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1699 Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (52-Y 42-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1699 Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations. House rejected Governor's recommendation (20-Y 74-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1721 Condemnation of conservation or open-space easement; compensation, Uniform Easement Relocation Act. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1723 Assistance w/food access, etc.; methods to improve participation in fed. public assistance programs. House rejected Governor's recommendation (31-Y 63-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1730 Personal injury or death by wrongful act; liability of employer to vulnerable victims. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (54-Y 41-N 1-A) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1730 Personal injury or death by wrongful act; liability of employer to vulnerable victims. House rejected Governor's recommendation (31-Y 63-N 1-A) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1833 Small Family Day Home Provider Incentive Pilot Program; established, sunset. House rejected Governor's recommendation (35-Y 60-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1876 Capitol Sq. or building owned/leased by the Commonwealth, carrying firearm/explosive material, etc. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1869 Firearms; purchase, etc., assault and battery of family member or intimate partner, penalties. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1821 Electric utilities; accelerated renewable energy buyers, zero-carbon electricity. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1888 Tort actions; immunity of persons based on statements made at a Title IX hearing. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 1-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1844 Baby Food Protection Act; testing and labeling requirements for toxic heavy metals. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1824 High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits, etc. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 45-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1824 High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits, etc. House rejected Governor's recommendation (26-Y 70-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1835 Geologists; regulation, licensure, penalty. Passed by for the day 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1883 Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements. House rejected Governor's recommendation (29-Y 67-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
SB903 Dogs; sale and procurement by pet shops, pet shop regulations. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 1-N) 04/02/2025 Absent
SB866 Real Estate Board; membership, qualifications. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
SB936 Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction, effective clause, report. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (62-Y 34-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1923 Health insurance; reimbursement for services rendered by certain practitioners, etc. Passed in enrolled form (70-Y 24-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1923 Health insurance; reimbursement for services rendered by certain practitioners, etc. House rejected Governor's recommendation (14-Y 81-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1961 Public elementary & secondary schools; bell-to-bell student cell phone & smart device possession. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1957 SOL assessments & related student assessment methods; assessment development, etc., reform. House rejected Governor's recommendation #1 (33-Y 61-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1957 SOL assessments & related student assessment methods; assessment development, etc., reform. House concurred in Governor's recommendation #'s 2-12 (88-Y 5-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1924 School boards; prohibition against hiring or contracting for the services of certain individuals. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (92-Y 2-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1928 Minimum wage. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1929 Pregnancy mobile application; promoting awareness of gov't. maternal & infant health programs, etc. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1934 Electric utilities; generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1918 Women's Menstrual Health Program; established, information collection, etc. Passed in enrolled form (94-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1918 Women's Menstrual Health Program; established, information collection, etc. House rejected Governor's recommendation (16-Y 80-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1936 Teacher training; Department of Education to establish and maintain an index of each training, etc. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1970 Tax exempt property; nonprofit institutions of learning, provisions are declaratory of existing law. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1977 Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health or developmental services. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2024 Virginia Public Procurement Act; solar photovoltaic equipment and facilities. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 4-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2002 Voter registration; cancellation of registration, sources of data. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1989 Medical cannabis program; changes requirements for product labels, dispensing cannabis products. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2008 Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program authority; right of entry. House rejected Governor's recommendation (14-Y 80-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2018 Teachers; career and technical education, alternative pathway to provisional licensure. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (58-Y 36-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2018 Teachers; career and technical education, alternative pathway to provisional licensure. House rejected Governor's recommendation (22-Y 73-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2036 Reckless driving; definition of "exhibition driving," penalties. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2034 Tidal and nontidal wetlands; policy task force to evaluate policies regarding protection, etc. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2096 Intelligent Speed Assistance Program; established, penalty. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (86-Y 9-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2109 Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures, Task Force on; State Health Commissioner to reestablish. VOTE: Pass by for the day - Adoption (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2082 Medical Assistance Services, Department of; appeals of agency determinations. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2050 Occoquan Reservoir PFAS Reduction Program; established. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2103 Regulations Governing Allowable Credit for Teaching Experience; etc. House rejected Governor's recommendation (45-Y 50-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2087 Electric utilities; transportation electrification, definitions. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2040 Speech-language pathology assistants; licensure, qualifications, scope of practice. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (91-Y 3-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
SB999 Appeals; procedure on appeal, payment of expenses. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2056 Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices, days and hours of operation. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 44-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2161 VCU Health System Authority; changes relating to board of directors and chief executive officer. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2158 DOC; functional literacy program for inmates, etc. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2157 Richard Bland College; governance. VOTE: Pass by for the day - Adoption (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2153 Comprehensive plan; housing development by nonprofit organizations. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (84-Y 12-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2134 American Indians, Va. recognized tribes, and federally recognized tribes; definitions, sovereignty. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2360 High School diploma seal of biliteracy; designation as high-demand industry workforce credential. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2210 Real Estate Board; membership, qualifications. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2313 Boarding establishments; work group to consider whether to propose state license, etc. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (79-Y 15-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2351 Civil litigation; suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit upon appeal. VOTE: Pass by for the day - Adoption (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2350 Emergency Management, Department of; powers & duties, development & implementation of guidelines. House rejected Governor's recommendation (20-Y 75-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2458 Vehicles used for agricultural purposes; reflectors/reflectorized material on rear end of trailers. House rejected Governor's amendments #'s 2-7 (46-Y 50-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2458 Vehicles used for agricultural purposes; reflectors/reflectorized material on rear end of trailers. House rejected Governor's amendment #1 (45-Y 51-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2218 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 4-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2426 Small renewable energy projects; amends definition, permit by rule. House rejected Governor's recommendation (27-Y 69-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2371 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (59-Y 37-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2371 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. House rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 78-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2346 Virtual power plant pilot program; each Phase II Utility shall petition SCC for approval to conduct. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (53-Y 41-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2346 Virtual power plant pilot program; each Phase II Utility shall petition SCC for approval to conduct. House rejected Governor's recommendation (10-Y 85-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2352 Dumfries, Town of; amending charter, town powers, etc. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2446 Postpartum Depression Education Act; Department of Health to establish a public awareness campaign. Passed in enrolled form (93-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2446 Postpartum Depression Education Act; Department of Health to establish a public awareness campaign. House rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 78-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2454 Public school accountability system; Three "E" Readiness Framework. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2302 Real property tax; exemption for religious buildings, rebuilding structure. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2266 Electric utilities; distribution cost sharing program established, etc. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (85-Y 9-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2221 Prisoners; Department of Corrections-issued identification, report. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
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Detail Virginia House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee 11
Detail Virginia House Finance Committee 11
Detail Virginia House Health and Human Services Committee 11
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VA Virginia House District 076 House Democrat In Office 01/10/2024