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State Delegate
David Owen
(R) - Virginia
Virginia House District 057
In Office - Started: 01/10/2024

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HB2018 Teachers; career and technical education, alternative pathway to provisional licensure. Board of Education; teacher licensure; career and technical education; alternative pathway to provisional licensure. Requires the Board of Education (the Board) to issue a provisional license to any person seeking an initial license in the Commonwealth with an endorsement in the area of career and technical education who has a high school diploma or a high school equivalency certificate and an industry-recognized credential, certification, or license in the area in which such person seeks an endorsement but has not completed all requirements specified in the Board's regulations for licensure to allow time for such person to complete, in lieu of the outstanding requirements specified in the Board's regulations for licensure, coursework in three areas specified in the bill. The bill directs the Board to amend its regulations as necessary in accordance with the provisions of the bill. This bill is identical to SB 879. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2779 New Americans Advisory Board, Office of; increases member of nonlegislative citizen members. Office of New Americans Advisory Board; increase in membership. Increases from 18 to 21 the number of nonlegislative citizen members of the Office of New Americans Advisory Board and adds the Secretaries of Commerce and Trade, Education, Health and Human Resources, Labor, Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Transportation as ex officio members with nonvoting privileges. The bill also removes the provision that limits the Board to meeting four times per year. This bill incorporates HB 2280. Vetoed
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
HR818 Commending Waller and Company Jewelers. Commending Waller and Company Jewelers. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR816 Commending the Washington Commanders. Commending the Washington Commanders. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR807 Commending the Virginia State Police Association. Commending the Virginia State Police Association. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR806 Commending Margaret Higgins Disney. Commending Margaret Higgins Disney. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB838 Recovery residences; certification required penalty, report. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; recovery residences; certification required; penalty; work group. Changes the existing civil penalty for a violation of law related to the operation of recovery residences to a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill allows the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to issue provisional certification to certain recovery residences. The bill also directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group to (i) make recommendations related to oversight and transparency for recovery residences and (ii) develop credentialing guidelines for recovery residences. The bill directs the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by November 1, 2025. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR749 Celebrating the life of Clarence Stewart Preston. Celebrating the life of Clarence Stewart Preston. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR764 Celebrating the lives of Peter, Donna, Everly, and Alydia Livingston. Celebrating the lives of Peter, Donna, Everly, and Alydia Livingston. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR677 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Robert Calloway Davis. Celebrating the life of the Reverend Robert Calloway Davis. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR674 Commending Arthur Ellsworth Dick Howard. Commending Arthur Ellsworth Dick Howard. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR685 Celebrating the life of Kimaun Tyrese Ewell. Celebrating the life of Kimaun Tyrese Ewell. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR683 Celebrating the life of Justin Lee Butler, Jr. Celebrating the life of Justin Lee Butler, Jr. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR668 Commending the 2025 inductees to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. Commending the 2025 inductees to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR684 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Wilson E. Shannon. Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Wilson E. Shannon. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR686 Commending the Honorable Dr. William Ferguson Reid. Commending the Honorable Dr. William Ferguson Reid. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR628 Commending the advocates, survivors, families, and others impacted by triple-negative breast cancer. Commending the advocates, survivors, families and others impacted by triple-negative breast cancer. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR614 Commending the Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce. Commending the Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR570 3North; commemorating its 25th anniversary. Commending 3North. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR568 Commending the Egyptian Coptic Christian community in Virginia. Commending the Egyptian Coptic Christian community in Virginia. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR572 Commending the Jewish community in Virginia. Commending the Jewish community in Virginia. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR558 Celebrating the life of Roxane Gatling Gilmore. Celebrating the life of Roxane Gatling Gilmore. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1853 Deputy Hunter D. Reedy Memorial Bridge; designating as bridge on Adwolfe Rd., etc. over I-81. Deputy Hunter D. Reedy Memorial Bridge. Designates the bridge on Adwolfe Road and U.S. Route 11/State Route 660 over Interstate 81 in Smyth County the "Deputy Hunter D. Reedy Memorial Bridge." This bill is identical to SB 1428. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1663 Public schools; guidelines and policies on student-athlete extreme heat safety and protection. Public schools; interscholastic sports and athletics; guidelines and policies on student-athlete extreme heat safety and protection; development and implementation. Requires the Board of Education to develop, biennially review and update as necessary, and distribute to each local school division guidelines on policies relating to extreme heat safety and protection for student-athletes. The bill requires each school board to develop and update, in accordance with the guidelines developed by the Board of Education, policies on student-athlete extreme heat safety and protection that (i) are consistent with any heat guidelines based on Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) levels developed by an organization or entity whose purpose it is to regulate or govern interscholastic athletics programs in the Commonwealth; (ii) establish tiered heat-acclimatization and modification procedures for outdoor athletics practices or games based on the WBGT levels to reduce the risks associated with extreme heat faced by student-athletes; (iii) require student-athletes to be given unhindered access to hydration at all times; (iv) include procedures relating to preventing, recognizing, and addressing heat-related illnesses; and (v) establish a process for reporting and investigating any instance in which a student-athlete experiences a heat-related illness requiring emergency medical treatment or resulting in death. This bill is identical to SB 1104. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1898 Optometry; TPA-Formulary; TPA-Formulary Committee; dissolution. Optometry; TPA-Formulary; TPA-Formulary Committee; dissolution. Dissolves the TPA-Formulary and the TPA-Formulary Committee. The TPA-Formulary is the list of the therapeutic pharmaceutical agents that a TPA-certified optometrist may prescribe. The TPA-Formulary Committee provides recommendations to the Board of Pharmacy regarding the therapeutic pharmaceutical agents to include on the TPA-Formulary for the treatment of diseases and abnormal conditions of the eye and its adnexa by TPA-certified optometrists. This bill is identical to SB 1081. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1904 Certified nurse midwives, licensed certified midwives, etc.; coverage for nursery services. Department of Health; coverage for nursery services; certified nurse midwives; licensed certified midwives; pediatric nurse practitioners. Directs the Department of Health to amend its regulations on coverage for nursery services to (i) allow certified nurse midwives, licensed certified midwives, or pediatric nurse practitioners with pediatric privileges and a neonatal resuscitation certification from the American Academy of Pediatrics, including endotracheal intubation training, to be on the 24-hour on-call duty roster for nursery care if a physician is not available and (ii) permit physicians to provide consultation via telehealth when a certified nurse midwife, licensed certified midwife, or pediatric nurse practitioner is providing coverage for the 24-hour on-call duty roster and a physician is incapable of arriving on site within 30 minutes of notification. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1933 Workers' compensation; presumption as to death or disability from throat cancer. Workers' compensation; throat cancer. Provides that for the purposes of the workers' compensation presumption as to death or disability from certain types of cancer, throat cancer includes cancer that forms in the tissues of the pharynx, larynx, adenoid, tonsil, esophagus, trachea, nasopharynx, oropharynx, or hypopharynx. This bill applies only to diseases diagnosed on or after July 1, 2025. This bill is identical to SB 920. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1583 Threats to discharge a firearm within or at buildings or means of transportation; penalties. Threats to discharge a firearm within or at buildings or means of transportation; penalties. Provides that any person (i) who makes and communicates to another by any means any threat to bomb, burn, destroy, discharge a firearm within or at, or in any manner damage any place of assembly, building or other structure, or means of transportation or (ii) who communicates to another, by any means, information, knowing the same to be false, as to the existence of any peril of bombing, burning, destruction, discharging of a firearm within or at, or damage to any such place of assembly, building or other structure, or means of transportation is guilty of a Class 5 felony, provided, however, that if such person is under 18 years of age, he is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Under current law, any person 15 years of age or older (a) who makes and communicates to another by any means any threat to bomb, burn, destroy, or in any manner damage any place of assembly, building or other structure, or means of transportation or (b) who communicates to another, by any means, information, knowing the same to be false, as to the existence of any peril of bombing, burning, destruction, or damage to any such place of assembly, building or other structure, or means of transportation is guilty of a Class 5 felony. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1549 Vehicle operation; authorizing operation of motor vehicle by unlicensed minor, penalty. Vehicle operation; unlicensed minor; penalty. Prohibits any person from knowingly authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle by a minor who he knows has no operator's license or learner's permit or who has a learner's permit but who he knows would operate such motor vehicle in violation of certain limitations on operating a motor vehicle with a learner's permit. The bill makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who violates such provisions if such violation results in a motor vehicle accident that causes death or injury to any person if such violation does not otherwise constitute a felony. Existing law prohibits any person from knowingly authorizing the operation of a motor vehicle by any person who the authorizing person knows (i) has had his operator's license or permit suspended or revoked or (ii) has no operator's license or permit and has been previously convicted of driving without a license. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR716 Commending Anthony Guy Bennett. Commending Anthony Guy Bennett. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR681 Celebrating the life of Meghan Rose Hinger. Celebrating the life of Meghan Rose Hinger. 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
HJR634 Celebrating the life of Matthew Robert Chiaverotti. Celebrating the life of Matthew Robert Chiaverotti. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR625 Commending the Honorable G. Glenn Oder. Commending the Honorable G. Glenn Oder. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR630 Celebrating the life of Bonnie Sue Neighbour. Celebrating the life of Bonnie Sue Neighbour. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR633 Commending the passage of the Older Americans Act. Commending the passage of the Older Americans Act. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR616 Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle. Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR647 Commending T. Benjamin Polk. Commending Benjamin T. Polk. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2452 Higher education institutions, baccalaureate public; livestreaming, etc., Bd. of visitors meetings. Baccalaureate public institutions of higher education; livestreaming, recording, and archiving of boards of visitors meetings; closed sessions; guidelines. Establishes several requirements, subject to a reenactment clause, relating to public access to meetings of the governing boards of baccalaureate public institutions of higher education. The bill also requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, in consultation with the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council and a representative from the Library of Virginia, to work with the public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth and with technology experts to develop minimal uniform standards, to the extent practicable, for (i) providing the public with real-time access to the meetings of governing boards of public institutions of higher education and the meetings of committees of such boards, (ii) archiving the recordings of such meetings, and (iii) taking minutes at such meetings. The bill requires any such minimal uniform standards to be implemented by each public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth no later than July 1, 2026. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1646 Practice of chiropractic; amends definition. Vitamins, minerals, and food supplements; practice of chiropractic; definition. Amends the definition of "practice of chiropractic" to include recommending or directing patients on the use of vitamins, minerals, or food supplements. The bill also allows a chiropractor to recommend or direct patients on the use of vitamins, minerals, or food supplements, provided that the rationale for such recommendation is (i) documented in a patient's record and (ii) based on a reasonable expectation that the use of such vitamins, minerals, or food supplements will result in a favorable patient outcome, including preventive practices, and that a greater benefit will be achieved than that which can be expected without such use. Under the bill, such chiropractor is not permitted to sell, dispense, or recommend vitamins, minerals, or food supplements for use if such use will negatively impact any of the patient's existing medical conditions. This bill is identical to SB 1015. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2195 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; mold remediation and inspections, report. Virginia Consumer Protection Act; Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; mold remediation; emergency. Prohibits the selling or offering for sale of services as a professional mold remediator to be performed upon any residential dwelling without holding a mold remediation certification from a nationally or internationally recognized certifying body for mold remediation. The bill also requires such professionals to comply with pertinent standards in conducting remediation. Finally, the bill directs the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to study the state of the mold inspection and mold remediation workforce in the Commonwealth to determine whether the licensure or certification of mold inspectors and remediators would benefit the public health, safety, and welfare and submit a report by January 1, 2026. This bill incorporates HB 2355 and contains an emergency clause. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2652 Bail and recognizance; appeal of conviction. Bail and recognizance; appeal of conviction. Provides that the court shall not require any new bond for the release of a person who has been convicted of an offense in a district court and has noted an appeal. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2517 Sewage sludge; land application, permit exemptions, sunset. Land application of sewage sludge; permit exemptions; sunset. Exempts from permitting requirements for land application, marketing, and distribution of sewage sludge any land application for a research project when such land is owned and operated by an institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the institution of higher education to notify the Department of Environmental Quality and the owner of every adjoining property of its intent to land apply such sewage sludge at least 30 days prior to commencing any land application of sewage sludge. The bill also requires the institution of higher education to comply with setback and recordkeeping requirements outlined in the Virginia Pollution Abatement Permit Regulation. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2030. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2460 Standards of Learning; incorporation of media literacy and digital citizenship. Board of Education; Standards of Learning; incorporation of media literacy and digital citizenship. Requires the Board of Education to consider, during each regularly scheduled revision to the Standards of Learning and any associated curriculum framework, including the Digital Learning Integration Standards of Learning, incorporating media literacy and digital citizenship standards, as such terms are defined in the bill, at each grade level. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1910 Public elementary and secondary schools; nutritional standards for school meals and other foods. Public elementary and secondary schools; nutritional standards for school meals and other foods; nutrition requirements; certain color additives prohibited. Prohibits any public elementary or secondary school from offering or making available to any student any food served as a part of a school meal or any competitive food, as defined in applicable law, that contains any of the seven color additives listed in the bill. The bill directs the Board of Education to amend its nutritional guidelines for competitive foods promulgated pursuant to relevant law in accordance with the provisions of the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027, and is identical to SB 1289. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2051 Division superintendents, etc.; annual meetings on school grounds with local law enforcement. School safety audit committees; annual meetings on school grounds with local law enforcement permitted. Permits each division superintendent or his designee and the school safety audit committee established by the division superintendent to meet annually on the grounds of any public school in the local school division with the chief law-enforcement officer of the locality or a designee from the local law-enforcement agency to discuss the annual school safety audit completed for such school. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR593 Celebrating the life of Diana Lee Creasey. Celebrating the life of Diana Lee Creasey. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR603 Commending the Paris 2024 Team USA Olympians from the University of Virginia. Commending the Paris 2024 Team USA Olympians from the University of Virginia. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR610 Commending Robert R. Lindgren. Commending Robert R. Lindgren. 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
HB2419 Programs providing instructional experience in horse riding; exemption from licensure. Superintendent of Public Instruction; programs providing instructional experience in horse riding; exemption from licensure. Exempts from the requirements for licensure of child day programs by the Superintendent of Public Instruction programs providing instructional experience in horse riding, provided that (i) such a program is taught (a) by an adult with a recognized certification in horse riding instruction and (b) to fewer than 12 children at any time, (ii) at least one adult actively supervises no more than three children at any time during such a program, and (iii) the majority of programming for any such program relates to horse riding and equine activities. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2322 Appointment of counsel for accused; felonies punishable by mandatory minimum term of confinement. Appointment of counsel for accused; felonies punishable by a mandatory minimum term of confinement for life. Provides that in any case in which an indigent defendant is charged with any felony punishable by a mandatory minimum term of confinement for life, the court shall appoint to represent the defendant two competent, qualified, and experienced attorneys, one of whom shall be from the public defender office if the defendant is charged in a jurisdiction in which a public defender office is established. The bill preserves the requirement under current law for the court to appoint two such attorneys in cases in which an indigent defendant is charged with a Class 1 felony. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2660 Subdivision ordinance; shortens timeframe for local approvals. Subdivision ordinance; local approvals; report. Shortens the timeframes for various local government approvals of subdivision plats and site plans. Additionally, the bill calls on the Virginia Code Commission to convene a work group consisting of various stakeholders to review existing provisions related to the submission, review, and approval of subdivision plats and site plans. The work group shall develop recommendations to (i) organize procedural steps in a clear, logical, and sequential order to enhance ease of reference; (ii) clarify the processes, requirements, and timelines applicable to each type of plat or plan; (iii) standardize terminology to ensure consistency, reduce ambiguity, and minimize misinterpretation; and (iv) identify and eliminate redundant or duplicative provisions to streamline the Code and improve its usability and shall submit a report to the General Assembly by November 1, 2025. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR560 Commending the Faison Center. Commending the Faison Center. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1905 Compounding drugs; exceptions for distribution within hospital or health system. Compounded drugs; exceptions for distribution within health systems under common ownership. Allows for the distribution of compounded drugs within health systems under common ownership when such drugs will be administered only to patients within the hospital or health system. This bill is identical to SB 1366. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR549 Commending Dover Hall. Commending Dover Hall. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1899 License to teach dentistry; foreign dental program graduates; repeal sunset. License to teach dentistry; foreign dental program graduates; repeal sunset. Repeals the July 1, 2025, sunset on the current provision of law allowing the Board of Dentistry to grant, without examination, a faculty license to teach dentistry in an accredited dental program to a graduate of a dental school or college or the dental department of an institution of higher education in a foreign country who has been granted a certification letter from the dean or program director of an accredited dental program confirming that the applicant has clinical competency and clinical experience that meet the credentialing standards of the dental school with which the applicant is to be affiliated. This bill is identical to SB 1360. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR547 Commending the organizers of Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission events in Historic Yorktown. Commending the organizers of Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission events in Historic Yorktown. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR545 Commending Lara Shearin Overy. Commending Lara Shearin Overy. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1841 Motor vehicle sales and use tax; abandoned vehicles not sold at auction. Motor vehicle sales and use tax; abandoned vehicles not sold at auction. Clarifies the basis by which the motor vehicle sales and use tax is calculated in cases where a person is applying for a title to an abandoned motor vehicle that is in their possession and did not sell at auction. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1567 Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; operational plan submission. Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; operational plan submission. Requires the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to include in the annual report on its operational plan the most recent available audit report from the Auditor of Public Accounts' annual examination of the accounts and books of the Authority and removes the requirement that such report contain the audited financial statements of the Authority for the year ending the previous June 30. This bill is identical to SB 1089. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR502 Governor; portrait. Governor; portrait. Establishing a committee for the purpose of commissioning a portrait of Governor Glenn Youngkin for display in the Capitol. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR511 Celebrating the life of Nikki Giovanni. Celebrating the life of Nikki Giovanni. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR510 Commending the Gloucester County Branch of the NAACP. Commending the Gloucester County Branch of the NAACP. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR465 Commending Shenandoah University. Commending Shenandoah University. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR494 Commending the Historic St. John's Church. Commending the Historic St. John's Church. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR473 Commercial Waterman Safety Week. Commercial Waterman Safety Week. Designates the third full week of September, in 2025 and in each succeeding year, as Commercial Waterman Safety Week in Virginia. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR472 Commending the American Friends of Lafayette. Commending the American Friends of Lafayette. 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
HR483 Commending Carlehr Swanson. Commending Carlehr Swanson. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR522 Celebrating the life of William Gerald Massengill. Celebrating the life of William Gerald Massengill. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR456 Celebrating the life of Michael David Killian. Celebrating the life of Michael David Killian. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR465 Commending the Iranian American community in Virginia. Commending the Iranian American community in Virginia. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR463 Celebrating the life of Kathy Nerangis. Celebrating the life of Kathy Nerangis. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR462 Commending Mark Merrill. Commending Mark Merrill. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR460 Commending Michele Moyer Lee. Commending Michele Moyer Lee. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR493 Celebrating the life of Hunter Dakota Reedy. Celebrating the life of Hunter Dakota Reedy. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR461 Commending the James Wood High School volleyball team. Commending the James Wood High School volleyball team. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SJR387 Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle. Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle. Passed
SJR406 Commending the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. Commending the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. Passed
SJR388 Commending Voices for Virginia's Children. Commending Voices for Virginia's Children. 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
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
HJR544 Commending Ross A. Mugler. Commending Ross A. Mugler. Dead
SJR379 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Walter Benjamin Keister, Sr. Celebrating the life of the Honorable Walter Benjamin Keister, Sr. Passed
SJR369 Commending Children of the Shenandoah. Commending Children of the Shenandoah. Passed
SJR364 Celebrating the life of Robert McCabe Ryan. Celebrating the life of Robert McCabe Ryan. Passed
SJR370 Commending Linda Ford. Commending Linda Ford. Passed
SJR363 Commending the Virginia Spaceport Authority. Commending the Virginia Spaceport Authority. Passed
SJR368 Celebrating the life of Grover C. Wilson, Jr. Celebrating the life of Grover C. Wilson, Jr. Passed
SJR365 Celebrating the life of George W. Lester II. Celebrating the life of George W. Lester II. Passed
SJR371 Commending Hoda Kotb. Commending Hoda Kotb. Passed
SJR367 Commending the 100th Infantry (Century) Division. Commending the 100th Infantry (Century) Division. Passed
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
HB2527 Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; state parks, penalty. Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; state parks; penalty. Provides that every adult who is convicted of an offense prohibiting proximity to children, when the offense occurred on or after July 1, 2025, shall as part of his sentence be forever prohibited from going, for the purpose of having any contact whatsoever with children who are not in his custody, within 100 feet of the premises of any area of a state park that he knows or has reason to know is a playground, athletic field or facility, or gymnasium. A violation is a Class 6 felony. Dead
HB2522 DVS; powers and duties of Commissioner, identification of incarcerated veterans. Department of Veterans Services; powers and duties of Commissioner; identification of incarcerated veterans. Provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall utilize, in consultation with the Department of Corrections, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Re-Entry Search Services system to identify veterans incarcerated in state, local, or community correctional facilities to prepare such veterans for release and reentry, reduce recidivism and homelessness, provide behavioral health resources, and refer eligible veterans to behavioral health dockets. This bill was incorporated into HB 2071. Dead
SJR324 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank Miller Ruff, Jr. Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank Miller Ruff, Jr. Passed
HJR457 Constitutional amendment; tax exemption for motor vehicles owned for personal, noncommercial use. Constitutional amendment (first reference); personal property tax; exemption for motor vehicles owned for personal, noncommercial use. Requires the General Assembly to exempt from personal property taxes motor vehicles owned by an individual for personal, noncommercial use, provided that for the first year following the effective date of such law, the exemption shall be equal to 20 percent of the tax rate imposed by a locality on tangible personal property, and shall increase by an additional 20 percent of such rate for each year thereafter until such time that the exemption is equal to 100 percent. For purposes of the exemption, "motor vehicle" includes only automobiles, pickup trucks, and motorcycles. The amendment provides that the exemption is applicable on the date the motor vehicle is acquired or the effective date of the amendment, whichever is later, but is not applicable for any period of time prior to the effective date. Dead
HB2434 Voter identification; identification containing a photograph required. Elections; voter identification; identification containing a photograph required. Requires presentation of a form of identification containing a photograph in order to vote. The bill repeals the provisions of law permitting a voter who does not have one of the required forms of identification to vote after signing a statement, subject to felony penalties for false statements, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be. Instead, the bill provides that such voter is entitled to cast a provisional ballot. Dead
HB2015 Firearms-related offenses; mandatory minimum sentence; penalty. Firearms-related offenses; mandatory minimum sentence; penalty. Increases from five to 10 years for a second or subsequent offense the mandatory minimum sentence for use or display of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies. Dead
HB2011 Voter registration; cancellation of registration by voter. Voter registration; cancellation of registration by voter; effective for the immediately proceeding election. Provides that any valid authorization for cancellation submitted by a registered voter prior to the day of the immediately proceeding election shall be effective in such election. Under current law, when submitted by any means other than when notarized or in person, such cancellation must be made at least 22 days prior to an election in order to be valid in that election. Dead
HB1573 Absentee voting; absentee voting in person; available beginning 10 days prior to election. Absentee voting; absentee voting in person; available beginning 10 days prior to election. Limits the availability of absentee voting in person to 10 days before the election. Under current law, absentee voting in person is available beginning 45 days prior to the election. Dead
HB1574 Absentee voting; absentee voting in person; available beginning 10 days prior to primary election. Absentee voting; absentee voting in person; available beginning 10 days prior to primary election. Limits the availability of absentee voting in person in a primary election to 10 days before the election. Under current law, absentee voting in person is available beginning 45 days prior to any election, including primary elections. Dead
HB2478 Elections; absentee voting; drop-off locations for return of absentee ballots. Elections; absentee voting; drop-off locations for return of absentee ballots; 24-hour video surveillance requirement. Requires 24-hour video surveillance of all absentee ballot drop-off locations. Dead
HB2294 Virginia Social Media Regulation Act; established, penalties. Virginia Social Media Regulation Act established; penalties. Establishes the Virginia Social Media Regulation Act for the purpose of prohibiting minors in Virginia from possessing an account on any social media platform, defined in the bill, without the express consent of a parent or guardian. The bill requires a social media company to provide a minor's parent or guardian with access to the minor's account and all posts and information on such account. The bill also places prohibitions on the type of data and personal information a social media platform may collect from a minor account holder and prohibits the use of any practice, design, or feature on a social media company's platform that the company knows, or should reasonably know, could cause a minor account holder to have an addiction to the social media platform. Lastly, the bill provides that any violation of the Virginia Social Media Regulation Act shall constitute a prohibited practice and be subject to the enforcement provisions of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. Dead
HB2643 Estimated tax; failure by individual, trust, or estate to pay. Estimated tax; failure by individual, trust, or estate to pay. Increases from $150 to $1,000 the maximum underpayment of estimated tax for which no addition to tax shall be added. Dead
HB1551 Income tax, state; removes sunset on elevated standard deduction amounts, etc. Virginia taxable income; standard deduction; sunset. Removes the sunset on elevated standard deduction amounts for single individuals and married persons that is scheduled to expire for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2026. Dead
HB1564 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, 2026, 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, 2026, in addition to service earned on or after that date. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. Dead
HB1563 Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; emergency dispatchers. Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; emergency dispatchers. Extends membership in the Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System (VaLORS) to emergency dispatchers who are employed by the Department of State Police, Capitol Police, and agencies whose law-enforcement officers are eligible for membership in VaLORS. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026, and provides that such membership applies only to service earned on or after July 1, 2026. Dead
HB2297 School boards; employment of school resource officers in each public elementary & secondary school. School boards; employment of school resource officers in each public elementary and secondary school. Requires each school board to enter into a collaborative agreement with the local law-enforcement agency to employ at least one school resource officer in each public elementary and secondary school in the local school division and provides that no school board shall be granted any full or partial waiver from such staffing requirements. The bill contains a contingent effective date that states that the foregoing requirement shall become effective beginning with the fiscal year in which funding has been provided pursuant to the general appropriation act to fully fund such requirement. Dead
HB2511 Nationally Certified School Psychologist Program; established. Nationally Certified School Psychologist Program established; incorporation into National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund. Establishes the Nationally Certified School Psychologist Program and incorporates such program into the existing National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program. The bill also renames the National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program Fund as the National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Nationally Certified School Psychologist Program Fund (the Fund) and expands the purpose for which disbursements may be made from the Fund to include the award of incentive grants to school psychologists obtaining national certification from the National Association of School Psychologists consisting of an initial state-funded award of $5,000 and a subsequent award of $2,500 each year for the life of the certificate. Dead
HB2095 Fraudulent insurance acts; penalty. Fraudulent insurance acts; penalty. Creates a Class 4 felony for fraudulent insurance acts, enumerated in the bill. Dead
HB2285 Autism Advisory Council; establishment of an autism data dashboard, report. Study; Autism Advisory Council; establishment of an autism data dashboard in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Autism Advisory Council to study and advise the General Assembly on the establishment of an autism data dashboard for the purpose of promoting greater public transparency and access to information and resources on autism spectrum disorders. The Council is directed to submit a report with recommendations for such dashboard's development, including the types of data and resources that should be included, to the Chairs of the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Health and Human Services, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than November 1, 2025. Dead
HB2519 Income tax, state; deductions for in vitro fertilization. Income tax deductions; in vitro fertilization. Allows an income tax deduction for taxable years 2025 through 2029 for an individual or married couple filing jointly for expenses incurred for in vitro fertilization, as defined in the bill. Dead
HB2480 Zoning; traffic studies. Zoning; traffic studies. Provides that no locality shall require a traffic study as a condition for approval of a rezoning application that involves either a single-family or multifamily residential use of fewer than 50 residential units. The bill further provides that in any instance in which a locality requires a rezoning applicant to submit a traffic study as part of the application, the applicant shall be reimbursed by the locality for the costs of the traffic study if the locality does not accept the results of the traffic study or if the locality requires the applicant to make additional traffic-related improvements that are not required by the traffic study. Dead
HB2499 Comprehensive plan; subdivision ordinance, local approvals, report. Comprehensive plan; subdivision ordinance; local approvals; work group. Provides that a locality's comprehensive plan shall not constitute the basis, in whole or in part, whether directly or through incorporation into any zoning ordinance, subdivision ordinance, or other ordinance or manual, for the disapproval of a site plan, subdivision plat, or other administrative approval that is otherwise in conformity with duly adopted standards, ordinances, and statutes. The bill also shortens the timeframes for various local government approvals of subdivision plats and site plans. Additionally, the bill calls on the Virginia Code Commission to convene a work group consisting of various stakeholders to review existing provisions related to the submission, review, and approval of subdivision plats and site plans. The work group shall develop recommendations to (i) organize procedural steps in a clear, logical, and sequential order to enhance ease of reference; (ii) clarify the processes, requirements, and timelines applicable to each type of plat or plan; (iii) standardize terminology to ensure consistency, reduce ambiguity, and minimize misinterpretation; and (iv) identify and eliminate redundant or duplicative provisions to streamline the Code and improve its usability and shall submit a report by November 1, 2025. Dead
HB2349 Developer performance guarantees; clarifies existing provisions related to periodic partial release. Release of developer performance guarantees. Clarifies that existing provisions related to the periodic partial and final release of developer performance guarantees also applies to performance guarantees for erosion and sediment control measures, stormwater management facilities, and fill and borrow areas. Dead
HB2296 Illegal fentanyl; reckless exposure to certain persons, penalty Reckless exposure of illegal fentanyl to certain persons; penalty; arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting overdoses. Provides that any person who unlawfully possesses fentanyl, including its isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, and recklessly exposes a law-enforcement officer, correctional officer, jail officer, firefighter, search and rescue personnel, or emergency medical services personnel, as those terms are defined in relevant law, to such fentanyl and causes severe bodily injury or an overdose to such officer, firefighter, or personnel is guilty of a Class 4 felony. The bill also provides that no individual incarcerated in a local, regional, or state correctional facility shall be subject to arrest or prosecution for such offense if such individual seeks or obtains emergency medical attention for himself or another individual experiencing an overdose or is experiencing an overdose and another individual seeks or obtains emergency medical attention for him. Dead
HB2279 Attorney General; prosecuting violations of criminal law related to human/sex trafficking offenses. Authority of Attorney General; criminal cases; human and sex trafficking. Authorizes the Attorney General to prosecute violations of criminal law relating to human and sex trafficking offenses in connection with racketeering. Dead
HB2288 Unlawful dissemination of intimate images of another; creates a tiered system of penalties. Unlawful dissemination of intimate images of another; penalties. Creates a tiered system of penalties for the unlawful dissemination of intimate images of another person, an offense formerly known as the unlawful dissemination or sale of videographic or still images of another person. Dead
HB2204 Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries. Line of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries. Provides that if a deceased person, as that term is defined in the Line of Duty Act, died as a result of certain cancers within 10 years from his date of retirement, his beneficiary shall be entitled to the payment of certain benefits. Under current law, such beneficiary shall be entitled to such payment if the deceased person's death (i) arose out of and in the course of his employment or (ii) was within five years from his date of retirement. Dead
HB1619 Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers, delayed effective date. 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, 2026, 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, 2026, in addition to service earned on or after that date. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. Dead
HB1817 Consumer Data Protection Act; social media, parental consent. Consumer Data Protection Act; social media; parental consent. Requires any social media platform, defined in the bill, that is subject to the provisions of the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act to obtain verifiable parental consent prior to permitting any minor to create an account with such social media platform and, with such account, use such social media platform. The bill requires such social media platform to give the parent or legal guardian of such minor the option to consent to the collection and use of the minor's personal data without consenting to the disclosure of such minor's personal data to third parties. Dead
HB1556 Authority of Attorney General; criminal cases; criminal sexual assault and commercial sex trafficking committed against children. Authority of Attorney General; criminal cases; criminal sexual assault and commercial sex trafficking committed against children. Authorizes the Attorney General to institute or conduct criminal prosecutions in cases involving a violation of criminal sexual assault or commercial sex trafficking when such crimes are committed against children. Dead
HB1550 Taxation; rate of interest. Taxation; rate of interest. Provides that (i) the rate of interest on omitted taxes and assessments is equal to the Underpayment Rate established by the Internal Revenue Code and (ii) the rate of interest on refunds is equal to the Overpayment Rate for noncorporate taxpayers established by the Internal Revenue Code. Current law provides that (a) the rate of interest on omitted taxes and assessments is equal to the Underpayment Rate plus two percent and (b) the rate of interest on refunds is equal to the Overpayment Rate for noncorporate taxpayers plus two percent. Dead
HB2280 New Americans Advisory Board, Office of; increase in membership. Office of New Americans Advisory Board; increase in membership. Increases from 18 to 21 the number of nonlegislative citizen members of the Office of New Americans Advisory Board and adds the Secretaries of Commerce and Trade, Education, Health and Human Resources, Labor, Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Transportation as ex officio members with nonvoting privileges. This bill was incorporated into HB 2279. Dead
HB2287 Guidelines and policies on school-connected overdose; response and parental notification. Guidelines and policies on school-connected overdose; response and parental notification. Adjusts the contents of the guidelines that the Board of Education is required to establish for school-connected overdose response and parental notification policies by requiring such guidelines to include guidance and model language for the development and implementation of a policy requiring each school board to provide within 24 hours of any school-connected overdose notification to the parent of each student within the local school division and criteria for ensuring sensitivity to the privacy interests of affected individuals in issuing such notification. The bill also requires each school board to notify the parent of each student in the local school division of any school-connected overdose within 24 hours of the overdose occurring in accordance with the guidance and criteria provided by the Board of Education. Dead
HB2249 Judges; increases maximum number in general district court in Ninth Judicial District. Maximum number of judges in each judicial district. Increases from three to four the maximum number of authorized general district court judges in the Ninth Judicial District. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts. Dead
HB2526 Housing and Community Development, Board of; increases membership. Board of Housing and Community Development; members. Expands from 14 to 15 the number of members serving on the Board of Housing and Community Development by adding another Director of Regulatory Compliance of the Virginia Building and Code Officials Association. The two Directors of Regulatory Compliance of the Association shall serve as ex officio voting members and shall be members of the Board's Codes and Standards Committee. The bill also removes the prohibition on such Directors from serving as either the chairman of such committee or of the Board. Dead
HB1686 Campaign finance; prohibited personal use of campaign funds; complaints, hearings, civil penalty, and advisory opinions. Campaign finance; prohibited personal use of campaign funds; complaints, hearings, civil penalty, and advisory opinions. Prohibits any person from converting contributions to a candidate or his campaign committee for personal use. Current law only prohibits such conversion of contributions with regard to disbursement of surplus funds at the dissolution of a campaign or political committee. The bill provides that a contribution is considered to have been converted to personal use if the contribution, in whole or in part, is used to fulfill any commitment, obligation, or expense that would exist irrespective of the person's seeking, holding, or maintaining public office but allows a contribution to be used for the ordinary and accepted expenses related to campaigning for or holding elective office, including the use of campaign funds to pay for the candidate's dependent care expenses that are incurred as a direct result of campaign activity. The bill provides that any person subject to the personal use ban may request an advisory opinion from the State Board of Elections on such matters. The bill directs the State Board of Elections to adopt emergency regulations similar to those promulgated by the Federal Election Commission to implement the provisions of the bill and to publish an updated summary of Virginia campaign finance law that reflects the State Board of Elections' and Attorney General's guidance on the provisions of such law that prohibit the personal use of campaign funds and any new regulations promulgated by the State Board of Elections. This bill was incorporated into HB 2165. Dead
SB1493 Contraception; right to access. Contraception; right to access. Dead
HB1746 Public safety officer; definition. Public safety officer; definition. Adds dispatchers and animal control officers to the definition of a public safety officer for purposes of possible selection by the Governor for the Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor, presented for performance above and beyond the call of duty involving extraordinary valor in the face of grave danger, at great personal risk. However, the bill specifies that dispatchers and animal control officers are not included in the definition of public safety officer for the purpose of an injury where weather constitutes a particular risk of a public safety officer's employment to be compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. Dead
HB859 Human trafficking investigators; licensing by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. Human trafficking investigators; licensing by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. Authorizes the Department of Criminal Justice Services to register and issue licenses for human trafficking investigators. The bill provides that a human trafficking investigator is a private investigator who is GSA compliant and engages in the business of, or accepts employment to make, investigations to obtain information on sex trafficking or severe forms of trafficking as defined in the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 and in the federal Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015. 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 Nay
HB1601 Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. House rejected Governor's recommendation (11-Y 85-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1649 Board of Medicine; continuing education; unconscious bias and cultural competency. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
HB1716 Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement. House rejected Governor's recommendation (42-Y 54-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
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 Nay
HB1766 Unemployment compensation; increases weekly benefit amounts, report. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (Y-63 N-33 A-0) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1725 Medical Debt Protection Act; created, prohibited practices, penalties. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 45-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1725 Medical Debt Protection Act; created, prohibited practices, penalties. House rejected Governor's recommendation (33-Y 63-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
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 Nay
HB1699 Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations. House rejected Governor's recommendation (20-Y 74-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
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 Nay
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 Yea
HB1833 Small Family Day Home Provider Incentive Pilot Program; established, sunset. House rejected Governor's recommendation (35-Y 60-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
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 Nay
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 Nay
HB1821 Electric utilities; accelerated renewable energy buyers, zero-carbon electricity. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
HB1824 High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits, etc. House rejected Governor's recommendation (26-Y 70-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1835 Geologists; regulation, licensure, penalty. Passed by for the day 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1883 Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements. House rejected Governor's recommendation (29-Y 67-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
SB903 Dogs; sale and procurement by pet shops, pet shop regulations. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 1-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Nay
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 Nay
HB1934 Electric utilities; generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
HB1989 Medical cannabis program; changes requirements for product labels, dispensing cannabis products. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
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 Nay
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 Yea
HB2087 Electric utilities; transportation electrification, definitions. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
HB2158 DOC; functional literacy program for inmates, etc. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2157 Richard Bland College; governance. VOTE: Pass by for the day - Adoption (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
HB2371 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (59-Y 37-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Health and Human Services Committee 10
Detail Virginia House Public Safety Committee 9
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