HB 286 Legal notices; advertisement by locality.

Chief patron: Head

Summary as introduced:
Legal notices; advertisement by locality. Allows localities with a population of 50,000 or greater to meet certain legal notice requirements by advertising on local radio or television stations or publishing on the locality's website instead of publishing in a newspaper of general circulation.

01/13/16 House: Impact statement from DHCD (HB286)
01/18/16 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
01/27/16 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2017
01/29/16 House: Continued to 2017 in Counties, Cities and Towns
12/01/16 House: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns

HB 400 Virginia Student Loan Refinancing Authority; established, report.

Chief patron: Simon

Summary as introduced:
Virginia Student Loan Refinancing Authority established. Establishes the Virginia Student Loan Refinancing Authority, to be governed by a 10-member board, for the purpose of developing and implementing a program by which each individual who incurred qualified education loan debt as a Virginia student at an institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and who is eligible, on the basis of criteria established by the Authority that are substantially similar to criteria used by private lenders in the Commonwealth to evaluate student eligibility for an unsecured personal loan at market rates, may receive a loan from the Authority to refinance all or part of his qualified education loans, as that term is defined in relevant federal law.

01/06/16 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/21/16 House: Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2
01/28/16 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2017
02/02/16 House: Continued to 2017 in Commerce and Labor
12/01/16 House: Left in Commerce and Labor

HB 401 Student loan servicers; student loan ombudsman.

Chief patron: Simon

Summary as introduced:

Student loan servicers; student loan ombudsman. Prohibits any person from acting as a student loan servicer without first obtaining a license from the State Corporation Commission (SCC) and establishes procedures pertaining to such licenses. Banks and credit unions are exempt from the licensing provisions. The servicing of a student loan encompasses (i) receiving any scheduled periodic payments from a student loan borrower pursuant to the terms of a student education loan; (ii) applying the payments of principal and interest and such other payments with respect to the amounts received from a student loan borrower, as may be required pursuant to the terms of a student education loan; and (iii) performing other administrative services with respect to a student education loan. Student loan servicers are prohibited from, among other things, (a) misrepresenting the amount, nature, or terms of any fee or payment due or claimed to be due on a student loan, the terms and conditions of the loan agreement, or the borrower's obligations under the loan; (b) knowingly misapplying or recklessly applying student loan payments to the outstanding balance of a student loan; and (c) failing to report both the favorable and unfavorable payment history of the borrower to a nationally recognized consumer credit bureau at least annually if the loan servicer regularly reports information to such a credit bureau. The measure also establishes the Office of the Student Loan Ombudsman within the SCC's Bureau of Financial Institutions. The Office of the Student Loan Ombudsman is required to provide timely assistance to any student loan borrower of any student education loan in the Commonwealth. The Office of the Student Loan Ombudsman is further required to establish and maintain a student loan borrower education course, which shall cover key loan terms, documentation requirements, monthly payment obligations, income-based repayment options, loan forgiveness, and disclosure requirements. The bill has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2016.

01/12/16 House: Impact statement from SCC (HB401)
01/21/16 House: Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2
01/28/16 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2017
02/02/16 House: Continued to 2017 in Commerce and Labor
12/01/16 House: Left in Commerce and Labor

HB 452 Virginia Energy Storage Consortium; created, report.

Chief patron: Hope

Summary as introduced:
Virginia Energy Storage Consortium. Establishes the Virginia Energy Storage Consortium as a political subdivision of the Commonwealth for the purpose of positioning the Commonwealth as a leader in research, development, commercialization, manufacturing, and deployment of energy storage technology. The powers of the Consortium include (i) promoting collaborative efforts among Virginia's public and private institutions of higher education in research, development, and commercialization efforts related to energy storage; (ii) monitoring relevant developments nationally and globally; and (iii) identifying and working with the Commonwealth's industries and nonprofit partners. Staff support shall be provided by the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. The measure expires on July 1, 2021.

01/19/16 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB452)
02/09/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (12-Y 1-N)
02/09/16 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
02/11/16 House: Continued to 2017 in Commerce and Labor
12/01/16 House: Left in Commerce and Labor

HB 956 Legal notices; advertisement by certain towns.

Chief patron: Keam

Summary as introduced:
Advertisement of legal notices by certain towns. Provides that in any town within the Counties of Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William, legal notices may be published on the locality's website instead of in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality.

01/18/16 House: Impact statement from DHCD (HB956)
01/21/16 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
01/27/16 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2017
01/29/16 House: Continued to 2017 in Counties, Cities and Towns
12/01/16 House: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns

HB 1072 Virginia Retirement System; modifies hybrid retirement program.

Chief patron: Jones

Summary as introduced:
Virginia Retirement System; hybrid retirement program. Modifies the hybrid retirement program by (i) increasing the mandatory employer contribution to the defined contribution component from 1% to 2% of creditable compensation, (ii) decreasing the employer's maximum matching contribution to the defined contribution component from 2.5% to 1.5% of creditable compensation, (iii) increasing the employee's mandatory contribution to the defined contribution component from 1% to 2% of creditable compensation, (iv) decreasing the employee's maximum contribution to the voluntary defined contribution component from 4% to 3% of creditable compensation, (v) decreasing from three years to two years the period in which a new member of the hybrid retirement program is required to make the maximum voluntary contribution to the defined contribution component, and (vi) decreasing the employee's contribution to the defined benefit component from 4% to 3% of creditable compensation. The bill also sets a new employee's voluntary contribution rate to the defined contribution component at 0.5% unless the employee opts out.

01/19/16 House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement
01/25/16 House: Impact statement from VRS (HB1072)
02/11/16 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2017
02/12/16 House: Continued to 2017 in Appropriations
12/01/16 House: Left in Appropriations

HB 1078 Legal notices; advertisement of by certain towns.

Chief patron: Boysko

Summary as introduced:
Advertisement of legal notices by certain towns. Provides that in any town within the Counties of Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William that does not have a newspaper of general circulation located within its boundary, legal notices may be published on the locality's website instead of in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality.

01/18/16 House: Impact statement from DHCD (HB1078)
01/21/16 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
01/27/16 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2017
01/29/16 House: Continued to 2017 in Counties, Cities and Towns
12/01/16 House: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns

HB 1136 Capital outlay plan; revises six-year plan for projects.

Chief patron: Jones

Summary as introduced:

Capital outlay plan. Creates a six-year capital outlay plan for projects to be funded entirely or partially from general fund-supported resources and to repeal Chapters 499 and 500 of the Acts of Assembly of 2015.

01/19/16 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
01/23/16 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1136)
02/10/16 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2017
02/10/16 House: Continued to 2017 in Appropriations
12/01/16 House: Left in Appropriations

HB 1328 Unfaithful delegates; constitutional convention, penalty.

Chief patron: Cline

Summary as passed House:

Unfaithful delegates; penalty. Provides that an individual representing the Commonwealth at a convention for proposing amendments to the United States Constitution called pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution who knowingly and intentionally votes for a proposed amendment that is outside the scope of the application calling for the convention is guilty of a Class 5 felony.

02/17/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
02/17/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/17/16 House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB1328E)
03/02/16 Senate: Continued to 2017 in Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N)
12/02/16 Senate: Left in Courts of Justice

HB 1388 State agencies; review of potential anti-competitive actions and promulgation of regulations.

Chief patron: McClellan

Summary as introduced:

Review of potential anti-competitive actions of state agencies, and promulgation of regulations. Agency heads shall be responsible for determining if actions and decisions may have a potential adverse impact on competition, and if so, whether such actions and decisions are consistent with clearly articulated state policy.

02/01/16 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
02/09/16 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1388)
02/11/16 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2017
02/11/16 House: Continued to 2017 in General Laws
12/01/16 House: Left in General Laws

HB 1399 Elections, State Board of, and local electoral boards; appointments, proportion of political party.

Chief patron: Cole

Summary as passed House:

State Board of Elections and local electoral boards; appointments; proportion of political party representation. Provides that in the appointment of members to the State Board of Elections and to the local electoral boards, one member shall be of the political party having the highest number of members in the House of Delegates, one member shall be of the political party having the highest number of members in the Senate of Virginia, and one member shall be of the political party of the Governor. If all three members are of the same political party, one member shall be of the political party having cast the next highest number of votes in the Commonwealth for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. Representation on both the State Board of Elections and each local electoral board is to be given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest number of votes in the Commonwealth for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election.

02/16/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/17/17 Senate: Read third time
02/17/17 Senate: Passed by for the day
02/20/17 Senate: Read third time
02/20/17 Senate: Defeated by Senate (19-Y 20-N)

HB 1486 Arts and cultural districts.

Chief patron: Albo

Summary as introduced:
Arts and cultural districts. Provides that arts and cultural districts may be created jointly by two or more localities.

02/17/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/17 House: Enrolled
02/21/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1486ER)
02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

HB 1564 Planning & Budget, Department of; establishment of Div. of Regulatory Management & Red Tape Comm.

Chief patron: Webert

Summary as introduced:
Department of Planning and Budget; establishment of the Division of Regulatory Management and the Red Tape Reduction Commission; review of regulatory requirements; report. Creates the Division of Regulatory Management (the Division) within the Department of Planning and Budget to develop and maintain a state regulatory baseline of all current state regulatory requirements. The bill defines a regulatory requirement as any action required to be taken or information required to be provided in accordance with a statute, regulation, or policy in order to access government services or operate and conduct business. The bill also provides that after the regulatory baseline has been established, any subsequent regulatory requirement proposed by an agency that is not included in the initial state regulatory baseline is considered a new regulatory requirement and requires the approval of the Division before it may be enacted. The bill also creates the Red Tape Reduction Commission to review current state regulatory requirements and provide recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on measures to reduce the baseline regulatory requirements.

01/31/17 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/01/17 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
02/02/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1564H1)
02/03/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/08/17 House: Left in Appropriations

HB 1566 Professions and occupations; active supervision of regulatory boards, definitions, report.

Chief patron: Webert

Summary as passed House:

Professions and occupations; regulatory boards. Establishes a statewide policy for the regulation of professions and occupations specifying criteria for government regulation with the objective of increasing opportunities, promoting competition, encouraging innovation, protecting consumers, and complying with applicable federal antitrust laws. The bill also establishes the position of professional and occupational regulatory analyst within the Division of Legislative Services to assist the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules in (i) evaluating at least three professions and occupations in each year and (ii) the extent feasible, reviewing legislation establishing or modifying an occupational regulation to determine whether the legislation meets the state policy of using the least restrictive regulation necessary to protect or preserve the public health, safety, and welfare. The evaluation shall include recommendations for changes to occupational regulations to improve compliance with the state policy of using the least restrictive regulation necessary.

02/21/17 House: Senate amendment #5 rejected by House (0-Y 95-N)
02/21/17 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 95-N)
02/22/17 Senate: Passed by temporarily
02/22/17 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment #5 (37-Y 3-N)
02/22/17 Senate: Senate requested conference committee

HB 1653 Virginia Code Commission; duties.

Chief patron: Habeeb

Summary as introduced:
Virginia Code Commission; duties. Limits the duties of the Virginia Code Commission relating to the codification of laws enacted by the General Assembly to codifying only those laws for which the General Assembly has expressed its intent for such laws to be codified through the title of the bills relating to such laws. The bill also prohibits the Commission from excluding from the Code of Virginia a law for which the General Assembly has expressed its intent for the same to be codified through the title of the bill.

In addition, beginning with the 2017 Regular Session of the General Assembly, the Commission will be required to arrange for the printing and publication of all enactments appearing in bills that become law. Such enactments will be printed and published as they appear in such bills.

Currently, the Commission is charged with maintaining a Code of the general and permanent statutes of the Commonwealth. In carrying out this charge, the Commission may codify laws for which the title of the related bill did not provide for any change to the Code (Section 1 bills) and may exclude from the Code laws for which the title of the related bill actually provided for changes to the Code.

02/06/17 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/06/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
02/07/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
02/21/17 Senate: Left in Rules

HB 1677 General Assembly; introduction of legislation; recorded vote.

Chief patron: Cline

Summary as introduced:
General Assembly; introduction of legislation; recorded vote. Requires all legislation introduced by a member of the House of Delegates or the Senate to be considered by the committee of purview or a subcommittee thereof and receive a recorded vote. All legislation reported from the house of introduction shall be considered by the committee of purview or a subcommittee thereof in the other chamber and receive a recorded vote.

01/06/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102964D
01/06/17 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
01/12/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1677)
01/26/17 House: Tabled in Rules

HB 1712 Energy performance-based contract; cooperative procurement.

Chief patron: Minchew

Summary as passed House:

Procurement; energy performance-based contracting. Authorizes a public body, defined as a contracting entity, to purchase energy conservation or operational efficiency measures from an energy performance-based contract entered into by another contracting entity pursuant to the Energy and Operational Efficiency Performance-Based Contracting Act even if the entity did not participate in the request for proposals if the request for proposals specified that the procurement was being conducted on behalf of other contracting entities. The measure permits the use of cooperative procurement for energy conservation or operational efficiency measures in such instances. The bill provides however, that energy conservation or operational efficiency measures shall not include roof replacement projects.

02/20/17 House: Enrolled
02/20/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1712ER)
02/20/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1712ER)
02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

HB 1768 Virginia Retirement System; stress testing and reporting policies.

Chief patron: Garrett

Summary as passed House:

Virginia Retirement System; stress testing and reporting policies. Requires the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) to formally adopt stress testing and additional reporting policies. The bill requires VRS to analyze and regularly report on projections of benefit levels, pension costs, liabilities, and debt reduction under various scenarios; to provide a detailed online statement of investment policy and include investment performance data in certain timeframes up to 25 years; and to report investment performance and expenses such as carried interest fees.

02/17/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/17 House: Enrolled
02/21/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1768ER)
02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

HB 1794 Case management system; public accessibility.

Chief patron: Simon

Summary as introduced:
Public accessibility of case management system. Requires the case management system operated and maintained by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to be open to the public for inspection. The bill provides that the case management system shall be searchable by party name, charge (for criminal cases), filing type (for civil cases), hearing date, and case number across all localities and that the entire compilation of records contained in the system shall be made available.

01/09/17 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/13/17 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
01/19/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1794)
01/23/17 House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 6-N)
02/07/17 House: Left in Courts of Justice

HB 1820 Real property tax; board of equalization members in certain counties.

Chief patron: Hope

Summary as introduced:

Real property tax; board of equalization in certain counties. Requires that the board of equalization of real estate assessments in any county having the county manager plan of government (Arlington County) be composed of an odd number of not less than three nor more than 11 members, as determined by the local governing body. The circuit court of the county shall appoint a number of members equal to the lowest number that constitutes a majority of members, and the governing body shall appoint the remainder.

02/17/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/17 House: Enrolled
02/21/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1820ER)
02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

HB 1821 Regulatory Management, Division of; created within Department of Planning and Budget, report.

Chief patron: Yancey

Summary as introduced:
Department of Planning and Budget; establishment of the Division of Regulatory Management; review of regulatory requirements; report. Creates the Division of Regulatory Management (the Division) within the Department of Planning and Budgetto develop and maintain a state regulatory baseline of all current state regulatory requirements. The bill defines a regulatory requirement as any action required to be taken or information required to be provided in accordance with a statute, regulation, or policy in order to access government services or operate and conduct business. The bill also provides that after the regulatory baseline has been established, any subsequent regulatory requirement proposed by an agency that is not included in the initial state regulatory baseline is considered a new regulatory requirement and requires the approval of the Division before it may be enacted. The bill provides that approval shall only be granted if, among other things, the total number of regulatory requirements for the requesting agency is either kept at the regulatory baseline for the agency or reduced. The bill contains technical amendments.

01/09/17 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/16/17 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
01/26/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1821)
01/26/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/08/17 House: Left in General Laws

HB 1844 Supreme Court of Virginia; Executive Secretary to maintain case information system.

Chief patron: Ransone

Summary as introduced:
Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court; case information system. Requires the Executive Secretary to maintain a free online statewide name-searchable case information system of all criminal cases in the circuit courts, general district courts, and adult criminal cases in the juvenile and domestic relations district courts of the Commonwealth.

01/20/17 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/20/17 House: Assigned App. sub: Public Safety
01/31/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1844H1)
02/02/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/08/17 House: Left in Appropriations

HB 1863 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and VIEW; hardship exception.

Chief patron: Lopez

Summary as introduced:
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare; hardship exception. Requires the Department of Social Services to (i) keep records of the number of Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare participants that receive an exception to the time limitations on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families due to hardship and the specific circumstances relied upon to grant such exceptions and (ii) annually publish nonidentifying statistics regarding such information.

01/10/17 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/17/17 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
01/24/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1863)
01/25/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/07/17 House: Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions

HB 1871 Administrative Process Act; review of regulations by Joint Commission on Administrative Rules.

Chief patron: Miyares

Summary as introduced:
Joint Commission on Administrative Rules; periodic review of regulations. Requires the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules, beginning January 1, 2019, and every year thereafter, to conduct a review of agency regulations. The bill also requires, beginning December 1, 2018, and every year thereafter on or before December 1, each agency promulgating a regulation to submit a written report to the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules including a summary of the necessity for the regulation and a summary of any rule or regulation adopted in the immediately preceding fiscal year, if any. The bill provides that in the event that an agency fails to submit the report required, the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules shall recommend to the Governor and the General Assembly that such agency's regulation be modified or suspended in accordance with the Administrative Process Act for legislative objections. The bill also requires general notice of the provisions of this requirement to be posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and published in the Virginia Register of Regulations by the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules to advise agencies of their obligations under the bill.

01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100843D
01/10/17 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
01/19/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1871)
01/31/17 House: Tabled in Rules

HB 1958 Chesterfield County; amending charter, corrects or repeals outdated provisions, technical amendment.

Chief patron: Ingram

Summary as passed House:

Charter; County of Chesterfield. Corrects or repeals numerous outdated provisions and makes technical amendments to the County of Chesterfield charter. Other changes include (i) eliminating provisions relating to the departments of budget and management, accounting, and fire and replacing a listing of these and other county departments with a general statement that provides, in part, that the board of supervisors, in consultation with the county administrator, may create or abolish existing departments; (ii) eliminating various requirements related to appointment of a committee on the future and replacing it with an authorization to appoint committees as the board deems advisable; and (iii) providing that once a public facility has been determined to be in substantial accord with the county's comprehensive plan or is shown on the public facilities plan, then additional property for such facility may be added without submittal and approval and that "small cell" telecommunications facilities shall be exempt from certain requirements for substantial accord approval if the facilities are located within a zoning district where such use is either permitted by right or permitted with restrictions.

02/17/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/17 House: Enrolled
02/21/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1958ER)
02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

HB 1964 Coastal Protection and Flooding Adaptation, Secretary for; creates position.

Chief patron: Stolle

Summary as introduced:
Secretary for Coastal Protection and Flooding Adaptation.Creates the position of Secretary for Coastal Protection and Flooding Adaptation (the Secretary). The Secretary shall be responsible for consolidating into a single office the resources for coastal flooding threats and adaptation. The Secretary also shall be the lead in providing direction, ensuring accountability, and developing a statewide coastal flooding adaptation strategy. The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Natural Resources, shall identify sources of funding for needed implementation of strategies for coastal protection and flooding adaptation.

01/24/17 House: Reported from General Laws (17-Y 5-N)
01/24/17 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/25/17 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
02/01/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/08/17 House: Left in Appropriations

HB 1998 Secure and Resilient Commonwealth Panel; revises membership, duties, report.

Chief patron: Lingamfelter

Summary as passed House:

Secure Commonwealth Panel; membership and duties. Revises the membership of the Secure Commonwealth Panel, renamed the Secure and Resilient Commonwealth Panel, and requires the Panel to create an Emergency Management Awareness Group consisting of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology. The bill requires the Group to meet during a state of emergency to review critical information concerning such situation to facilitate communication between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government. The bill dissolves the Virginia Emergency Response Council and transfers its duties to the Panel. The bill contains technical amendments.

02/16/17 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/16/17 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/17 House: Placed on Calendar
02/20/17 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (93-Y 0-N)
02/20/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N)

HB 1999 Immigrant Assistance, Office of; created in Department of Social Services.

Chief patron: Lingamfelter

Summary as introduced:
Office of Immigrant Assistance created. Establishes in the Department of Social Services (the Department) an Office of Immigrant Assistance (the Office) to assist persons lawfully entering the United States and the Commonwealth for the purpose of becoming citizens. The Office shall provide online (i) advice and assistance regarding the citizenship application process and (ii) information regarding employment and housing services for which such persons may be eligible. The bill provides that the Office shall be funded by such funds currently appropriated to the Department and any existing or available federal grants.

01/31/17 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
01/31/17 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/31/17 House: Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
02/01/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/08/17 House: Left in Appropriations

HB 2000 Sanctuary policies; prohibited.

Chief patron: Poindexter

Summary as passed House:

Sanctuary policies prohibited. Provides that no locality shall adopt any ordinance, procedure, or policy that restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws to less than the full extent permitted by federal law.

02/22/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/22/17 Senate: Defeated by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
02/22/17 Senate: Chair votes No
02/22/17 Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/22/17 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N)

HB 2002 Refugee and immigrant resettlements; reports to Department of Social Services.

Chief patron: Poindexter

Summary as introduced:
Department of Social Services; refugee and immigrant resettlements; report. Requires nonprofit resettlement agencies and their local affiliates that provide refugee or other immigrant resettlement services in the Commonwealth to annually report to the Department of Social Services (the Department) nonidentifying information regarding (i) the total number of individuals resettled in Virginia by such nonprofit resettlement agency or affiliate; (ii) the locality in which each individual was placed; (iii) the age, gender, and national origin of each individual; and (iv) whether each individual was placed through the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program and, if so, the eligibility status of such individuals. The bill requires the Department to collate and annually submit such information to the Governor and the General Assembly.

02/16/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2002ER)
02/16/17 House: Signed by Speaker
02/17/17 Senate: Signed by President
02/17/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/17
02/17/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017

HB 2013 Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; board of directors, qualifications.

Chief patron: Yancey

Summary as introduced:
Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; board of directors; qualifications. Adds the Executive Director of the Virginia Port Authority and the Vice President of Economic Development for the Virginia Port Authority, or their designees, as ex officio voting members of the board of directors of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority and commensurately reduces the number of appointees from 18 to 16. The bill sets out required areas of expertise for the 16 members appointed variously by the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and the Senate Committee on Rules, with such appointment requirements applying to appointments made on and after July 1, 2017.

01/10/17 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/16/17 House: Assigned App. sub: Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Technology
01/27/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2013)
02/01/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/08/17 House: Left in Appropriations

HB 2047 Review of existing contracts; security of government information, including citizen data, report.

Chief patron: Murphy

Summary as introduced:
Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth; contract review. Directs the Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth, Director of the Department of General Services, and the Office of the Attorney General to conduct a periodic review of existing contracts of executive branch agencies with contractors to ensure that such contract terms are being adhered to as they relate to the security of government information. The bill requires completion of the initial review by January 1, 2018, and submission of a report to the Governor and the General Assembly by February 1, 2018. Thereafter, a periodic review is required at such times as deemed appropriate by the CIO, the Director of the Department of General Services, and the Office of the Attorney General. The bill provides that such review applies to contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2017 or any renewals thereof on or after July 1, 2017.

01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103578D
01/10/17 House: Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
01/20/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2047)
01/23/17 House: Stricken from docket by Science and Technology

HB 2070 Additional powers of certain counties.

Chief patron: Watts

Summary as introduced:
Additional powers of certain counties. Grants counties with a population density greater than 2,000 persons per square mile certain powers related to taxation, borrowing, and payments for highway maintenance. Such powers currently are generally granted to cities and towns.

01/10/17 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
01/17/17 House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
01/17/17 House: Impact statement from TAX (HB2070)
01/18/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/07/17 House: Left in Finance

HB 2093 Local Government, Commission on; estimated fiscal impact on a locality of relocated refugees.

Chief patron: LaRock

Summary as introduced:
Commission on Local Government; estimated fiscal impact on a locality of relocated refugees. Provides for the Commission on Local Government to provide, upon the request of any locality, an estimated fiscal impact of the relocation to the requesting locality of individuals admitted to the United States as refugees on the delivery of core services.

01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101127D
01/10/17 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
01/16/17 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
02/01/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
02/03/17 House: Failed to report (defeated) in Counties, Cities and Towns (5-Y 15-N)

HB 2106 Workforce Development, Virginia Board of; revises composition of Board.

Chief patron: Byron

Summary as passed House:

Virginia Board of Workforce Development. Revises the composition of the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (Board) to conform to requirements of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). One member shall be a representative of a private career college. The measure also (i) specifies that funding for a full-time Executive Director position shall be provided by Title I of the WIOA and (ii) replaces a requirement that industry credentials that align with high-demand occupations shall include the Career Readiness Certificate with the requirement that such industry credentials include a credential that determines career readiness. The measure shall not become effective if prior to July 1, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor grants a waiver of the State Board membership composition requirements under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act that permits the Board to continue with its current composition.

02/20/17 House: Enrolled
02/20/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2106ER)
02/20/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2106ER)
02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

HB 2108 Virginia Wireless Services Authority Act; rates and charges.

Chief patron: Byron

Summary as passed:

Virginia Wireless Services Authority Act; rates and charges. Provides that a wireless services authority may fix rates, fees, and charges for services provide, or facilities owned, operated, or maintained by the authority, for which the authority has received loan funding. Currently, an authority may do so only if it has issued revenue bonds. A similar change authorizes rates to be set at levels to provide for payment of loans. The measure also requires each authority to maintain records demonstrating compliance with certain provisions and to make the records available for inspection and copying by the public pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

02/16/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/16/17 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (35-Y 3-N 1-A)
02/20/17 House: Placed on Calendar
02/20/17 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (79-Y 13-N 1-A)
02/20/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (79-Y 13-N 1-A)

HB 2110 State Corporation Commission; business entity fees.

Chief patron: Keam

Summary as introduced:
State Corporation Commission; business entity fees. Removes provisions that authorize the State Corporation Commission (Commission) to refund certain fees collected for business entity documents that are not accepted for filing. The measure provides that the fee accompanying a document delivered to the Commission for filing is nonrefundable. The measure provides that a document not accepted for filing for which the required fee was paid may be resubmitted for filing without an additional fee, if the resubmitted document is received within one year from the date of payment. The measure also increases the fee required for filing certain articles of entity conversion from $25 to $100.

01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101552D
01/10/17 House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/19/17 House: Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Labor (8-Y 13-N)

HB 2111 State Corporation Commission; charges for copies.

Chief patron: Keam

Summary as introduced:
State Corporation Commission; charges for copies. Clarifies that the State Corporation Commission (Commission) may absorb some or all of the convenience fees paid by users of a Commission online filing system. The measure also grants the Commission the discretion not to charge a fee for providing certain copies.

02/16/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/17 House: Enrolled
02/20/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2111ER)
02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

HB 2115 General Assembly; Department of Planning and Budget to prepare fiscal impact statements.

Chief patron: Keam

Summary as introduced:
General Assembly; Department of Planning and Budget; fiscal impact statements. Requires the Department of Planning and Budget to prepare a fiscal impact statement for any bill, except the Budget Bill and debt bills, that increases or decreases the total revenue available for appropriation or that establishes a new state program or initiative requiring an appropriation. The fiscal impact statement would include analysis of the (i) fiscal impact estimates, (ii) impact on any state entity affected by the revenue increase or decrease or charged with administering the new program or initiative, and (iii) potential costs to citizens in terms of increased taxes. The bill also provides for each fiscal impact statement to be reviewed by the appropriate staff of the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Appropriations prior to being heard by the standing committee to consider the legislation.

01/10/17 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
01/13/17 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
01/17/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2115)
01/25/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/08/17 House: Left in Appropriations

HB 2151 Virginia Resources Authority.

Chief patron: Aird

Summary as introduced:

Virginia Resources Authority. Transfers the responsibility for the Virginia Resources Authority from the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to the Secretary of Finance. This bill is identical to SB 1042.

02/13/17 House: Signed by Speaker
02/13/17 Senate: Signed by President
02/14/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/14/17
02/14/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 21, 2017
02/17/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 30 (effective 7/1/17)

HB 2206 Virginia Veteran and Family Support program; established, report.

Chief patron: Cox

Summary as introduced:
Virginia Veteran and Family Support program. Establishes the Virginia Veteran and Family Support program to, in a cost-effective manner, refer veterans to mental health, physical rehabilitation, and other services as needed to help them achieve individually identified goals and to monitor their progress toward achieving those goals. The program shall be available to veterans and members of the Virginia National Guard in the Commonwealth, residents of the Commonwealth in the Armed Forces Reserves who are not in active federal service, and family members of covered military members who have been affected by the covered military members' service and deployments and who are located in the Commonwealth.

02/20/17 House: Enrolled
02/20/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2206ER)
02/20/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2206ER)
02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

HB 2248 Capital outlay plan; revises six-year plan for projects.

Chief patron: Jones

Summary as passed House:

Capital outlay plan. Updates the six-year capital outlay plan for projects to be funded entirely or partially from general fund-supported resources.

02/20/17 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 17105452D-S1 (0-Y 95-N)
02/20/17 House: VOTE:REJECTED (0-Y 95-N)
02/21/17 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/17 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
02/22/17 House: House acceded to request

HB 2251 Virginia Retirement System; establishes an optional defined contribution retirement plan.

Chief patron: Jones

Summary as passed House:

Virginia Retirement System; optional defined contribution retirement plan. Requires the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) to establish an optional defined contribution retirement plan for state and local employees. Participation in the plan is in lieu of other retirement plans offered by VRS. Employees hired on or after July 1, 2019, shall make an irrevocable election whether to participate in the plan. A person who is employed on June 30, 2019, shall make an irrevocable election by October 31, 2019, to participate in the new retirement plan beginning January 1, 2020, in lieu of his retirement plan at the time. If such employee elects to participate in the new plan, his retirement plan at the time of election will be "frozen" and not increase because of compensation earned or years of service earned while participating in the new plan. Under the plan, the employer makes a mandatory contribution in the amount of 8.5 percent of the employee's compensation, and the employee contributes five percent of his compensation. The employer's contribution becomes fully vested upon the employee's completion of five years of continuous participation.

02/22/17 Senate: Committee amendments rejected
02/22/17 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
02/22/17 Senate: Amendment by Senator Norment agreed to
02/22/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/22/17 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N)

HB 2285 Gubernatorial appointments to boards; membership and terms.

Chief patron: Cole

Summary as introduced:
Gubernatorial appointments to boards; membership and terms. Clarifies and corrects the statutory requirements for the membership and terms of several boards. The bill also standardizes the term dates for several appointments to the Latino Advisory Board, the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Board of Education, and the Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals so that all terms begin on July 1 and end on June 30.

02/20/17 House: Enrolled
02/20/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2285ER)
02/20/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2285ER)
02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

HB 2302 Board of Veterans services; membership; duties.

Chief patron: Anderson

Summary as introduced:
Board of Veterans Services; membership; duties. Removes requirements regarding specific areas of expertise for members appointed to the Board of Veterans Services (the Board) by the Governor. The bill also (i) extends the number of consecutive terms for legislative members from four to six two-year terms for members of the House of Delegates and from two to three four-year terms for members of the Senate; (ii) removes the requirements that the Board be organized into at least three standing committees; and (iii) makes other changes to the administration of the Board and the eligibility for reappointment of nonlegislative citizen members of the Board.

02/15/17 Senate: Senate receded from amendments (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/17 House: Enrolled
02/20/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2302ER)
02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

HB 2305 SHHR; certain waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Chief patron: Orrock

Summary as introduced:
Secretary of Health and Human Resources; certain waivers under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Resources from applying for, accepting, or renewing any statewide or local waivers of the eligibility requirements for participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

01/12/17 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
01/17/17 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
01/20/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2305)
01/25/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/07/17 House: Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions

HB 2359 Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; changes effective date for creation of Authority.

Chief patron: Albo

Summary as introduced:
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Authority. Changes the effective date for the creation of the ABC Authority from July 1, 2018, to January 15, 2018. The bill creates a transition period from January 15, 2018, until December 31, 2018, during which time the current Department will coexist with the ABC Authority to facilitate an orderly and efficient transition and to ensure the continuation of operations during the transition. The bill provides that during the transition period the current ABC Board will be the Board of Directors of the ABC Authority. The bill grants to the ABC Authority the authority to implement and maintain independent payroll and nonpayroll disbursement systems, which are subject to review and approval by the State Comptroller and which include travel reimbursements, revenue refunds, disbursements for vendor payments, petty cash, and interagency payments. The bill also (i) streamlines the suspension and revocation process to encourage settlement of cases before reaching the appeal level to the Board of Directors, (ii) exempts the Authority from mandatory procurement provisions, and (iii) authorizes the Board of Directors to delegate or assign to any officer or employee of the Authority any duties or tasks required to be performed by the Authority, but provides that the Board remains responsible for the performance of any such duties or tasks. The bill contains numerous technical amendments.

02/17/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2359S1
02/17/17 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
02/21/17 House: Placed on Calendar
02/21/17 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 17105360D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
02/21/17 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)

HB 2360 Virginia Information Technologies Agency; procurement of information technology.

Chief patron: Albo

Summary as passed House:

Virginia Information Technologies Agency; procurement of information technology; compliance with federal laws and regulations pertaining to information security and privacy. Requires the Chief Information Officer of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency to develop policies, standards, and guidelines that require that any contract for information technology entered into by the Commonwealth's executive, legislative, and judicial branches and independent agencies require compliance with applicable federal laws and regulations pertaining to information security and privacy.

02/17/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2360H1)
02/20/17 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 2-N)
02/21/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/22/17 Senate: Read third time
02/22/17 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)

HB 2367 Virginia Port Authority; removal of members on Board of Commissioners.

Chief patron: Lindsey

Summary as passed House:

Virginia Port Authority; Board of Commissioners. Provides that the 11 members of the Board of Commissioners of the Virginia Port Authority appointed by the Governor no longer serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be removed prior to the expiration of a five-year term only for cause.

02/17/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/20/17 Senate: Read third time
02/20/17 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/20/17 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/17 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

HB 2436 Auditor of Public Accounts; online database, register of funds expended.

Chief patron: Davis

Summary as passed House:

Auditor of Public Accounts; online database; register of funds expended. Requires the Commonwealth Data Point website administered by the Auditor of Public Accounts to include information for major categories of spending for each state agency and institution, including each independent agency. Currently, the Commonwealth Data Point website includes such information for only secretariats and major state agencies. In addition, the bill provides that the database shall include the name, phone number, and email address for a contact at each agency or institution. This bill is identical to SB1307.

02/21/17 House: Enrolled
02/21/17 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2436ER)
02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
02/22/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2436ER)

HB 2457 Health and Human Resources Secretariat; agencies of Secretariat shall share data, records, etc.

Chief patron: Garrett

Summary as passed:

Health and Human Resources Secretariat; single state agency for data collection and sharing; report. Requires that, as requested by the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and to the extent authorized by federal law, the agencies of the Secretariat of Health and Human Resources shall share data, records, and information about applicants for and recipients of services from the agencies of the Secretariat, including individually identifiable health information for the purposes of (i) streamlining administrative processes and reducing administrative burdens on the agencies, (ii) reducing paperwork and administrative burdens on the applicants and recipients, and (iii) improving access to and quality of services provided by the agencies. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to report on the implementation of the provisions of the bill by October 1, 2017.

02/17/17 House: Impact statement from DPB (HB2457ER)
02/17/17 House: Signed by Speaker
02/20/17 Senate: Signed by President
02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

HJ 3 United States Constitution; application for a convention of the states.

Chief patron: Lingamfelter

Summary as passed House:

U.S. Constitution; application for a convention of the states. Makes application to Congress to call a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress.

02/16/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (52-Y 47-N)
02/17/16 Senate: Reading waived
02/17/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
03/04/16 Senate: Continued to 2017 in Rules
12/02/16 Senate: Left in Rules

HJ 90 United States Constitution; amendment concerning federal budget, sunset provision.

Chief patron: LeMunyon

Summary as passed House:

United States Constitution; amendment. Makes application to the United States Congress to call a constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that pertains to the subject of balancing the federal budget.

02/16/16 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (55-Y 44-N)
02/17/16 Senate: Reading waived
02/17/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
03/04/16 Senate: Continued to 2017 in Rules
12/02/16 Senate: Left in Rules

HJ 543 Constitutional amendment; failure to pass an appropriation act (first reference).

Chief patron: Cole

Summary as introduced:
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); failure to pass an appropriation act. Provides that if an appropriation act has not been adopted 30 days prior to the expiration of the current appropriation act, a joint session of the General Assembly shall be convened to pass an appropriation act that shall become the state budget without the signature of the Governor. The measure requires the votes of the members of the Senate to be weighted in accordance with the ratio of the average population of a Senate district to the average population of a House district.

09/28/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100481D
09/28/16 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/10/17 House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional
01/30/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N)
02/08/17 House: Left in Privileges and Elections

HJ 545 Constitutional amendment; powers of General Assembly, etc.

Chief patron: Head

Summary as passed House:

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); powers of General Assembly; suspension or nullification of administrative rule or regulation. Provides that the General Assembly may suspend or nullify any or all portions of any administrative rule or regulation by a joint resolution agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each house. When the General Assembly is not in a regular session, the standing committees of each house acting jointly or the joint legislative commissions as designated by the General Assembly may suspend any or all portions of any administrative rule or regulation until the end of the next regular session.

02/20/17 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 17105335D-S1
02/20/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HJ545S1
02/20/17 Senate: Agreed to by Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)
02/21/17 House: Placed on Calendar
02/21/17 House: Passed by for the day

HJ 547 U.S. Constitution; application for a convention of the states.

Chief patron: Lingamfelter

Summary as introduced:
U.S. Constitution; application for a convention of the states. Makes application to Congress to call a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution to restrain the abuse of power by the federal government.

12/05/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100461D
12/05/16 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
01/31/17 House: Tabled in Rules (15-Y 0-N)

HJ 551 United States Constitution; application for a convention of the states;balancing the federal budget.

Chief patron: LeMunyon

Summary as introduced:
United States Constitution; application for a convention of the states; balancing the federal budget. Makes application to the United States Congress to call an amendment convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that pertains to the subject of balancing the federal budget.

12/10/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101140D
12/10/16 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
01/31/17 House: Tabled in Rules (15-Y 0-N)

HJ 552 Constitutional amendment (first resolution); registration of voters.

Chief patron: LeMunyon

Summary as introduced:
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); registration of voters. Permits the General Assembly to provide by law for the use of a portion of an applicant's social security number on the voter registration application. Currently, an applicant is required to provide his full social security number in order to register to vote.

12/10/16 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101672D
12/10/16 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/10/17 House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional
01/30/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N)
02/08/17 House: Left in Privileges and Elections

HJ 614 Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study Virginia Administrative Process Act.

Chief patron: Ransone

Summary as introduced:
Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study Virginia Administrative Process Act exemptions; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to conduct a two-year study of the Virginia Administrative Process Act exemptions. In its study, JLARC is directed to (i) assess whether exemptions for agencies, boards, commissions, and authorities are justified or should be discontinued or modified; (ii) assess whether criteria and a process should be established for determining if requests for exemptions should be granted; (iii) assess the extent of public participation and economic impact analysis provided as part of rulemaking conducted by exempt agencies, boards, commissions, and authorities; (iv) review other states' processes and criteria for exempting state agencies, boards, commissions, and authorities from the rulemaking process; and (v) review other issues and make recommendations as appropriate.

01/07/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101733D
01/07/17 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
01/26/17 House: Tabled in Rules

HJ 627 Study; JLARC to study feasibility of allocating a larger portion of Virginia Lottery prize money.

Chief patron: Wright

Summary as introduced:
Study; JLARC to study feasibility of allocating a larger portion of Virginia Lottery prize money to localities; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the feasibility of allocating a larger portion of Virginia Lottery prize money to localities. In its study, JLARC is directed to (i) review how the Virginia Lottery would be affected if prizes were reduced by up to five percent to provide a greater return to localities, (ii) determine if operation costs could be reduced to provide an alternative way to return more money to localities, and (iii) review other related issues and make recommendations as appropriate.

01/09/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100990D
01/09/17 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
01/26/17 House: Tabled in Rules

HJ 685 Speaker of the House; legal counsel.

Chief patron: Marshall, R.G.

Summary as introduced:

Speaker of the House; legal counsel. Authorizes the Speaker of the House of Delegates to employ legal counsel to represent the General Assembly in instituting legal action against any federal authority if the federal authority unconstitutionally violates the sovereign rights of the Commonwealth, its agencies, or local governments or their agencies, and if the Attorney General fails to take legal action against such violations.

01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103927D
01/10/17 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
01/31/17 House: Tabled in Rules

HJ 692 Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; Commonwealth's cybersecurity standards.

Chief patron: Murphy

Summary as introduced:
Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; Commonwealth's cybersecurity standards; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to (i) evaluate the Commonwealth's current policies, procedures, and standards for assessing cybersecurity risks and protecting the electronic information of all branches of state government from unauthorized uses, intrusions, and other security threats and (ii) make recommendations for the improvement of such policies, procedures, and standards, including a recommendation, within 180 days of commencing the study, as to whether either the General Assembly through legislation or the Governor through executive action should establish a centralized office or agency, other than the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, to have ongoing authority to establish, monitor, and update the Commonwealth's cybersecurity policies, procedures, and standards.

01/10/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102466D
01/10/17 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
01/26/17 House: Tabled in Rules

HJ 764 Constitutional amendment (first resolution); enactment of laws at special sessions.

Chief patron: Simon

Summary as introduced:
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); enactment of laws at special sessions. Requires an affirmative vote of at least four-fifths of the members elected to each house in order to pass a bill at a special session that is convened after a general election but prior to the next regular session.

01/16/17 House: Presented and ordered printed 17103324D
01/16/17 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/18/17 House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional
01/30/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N)
02/08/17 House: Left in Privileges and Elections

SB 26 Problem-Solving Docket Act; established, report.

Chief patron: Reeves

Summary as introduced:
Problem-Solving Dockets; established. Establishes, by the Problem-Solving Docket Act (the Act), problem-solving courts as specialized court dockets within the existing structure of Virginia's court system, offering judicial monitoring of intensive treatment and supervision of offenders who have special conditions and needs based on military service, mental illness, or societal reentry. The bill establishes a state problem-solving docket advisory committee and requires localities intending to establish such dockets to establish local problem-solving docket advisory committees. The bill gives the Supreme Court of Virginia administrative oversight of the implementation of the Act. The Act is modeled on the Drug Treatment Court Act (§ 18.2-254.1).

12/10/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100297D
12/10/15 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/01/16 Senate: Continued to 2017 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
12/02/16 Senate: Left in Courts of Justice

SB 232 Capital outlay plan; revises six-year plan for projects.

Chief patron: Hanger

Summary as passed Senate:

Capital outlay plan. Revises the six-year capital outlay plan for projects to be funded entirely or partially from general fund-supported resources.

02/17/16 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/22/16 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
02/29/16 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2017
02/29/16 House: Continued to 2017 in Appropriations
12/01/16 House: Left in Appropriations

SB 380 Behavioral Health Docket Act; established, report.

Chief patron: Vogel

Summary as introduced:
Behavioral Health Dockets; established. Establishes, by the Behavioral Health Docket Act (the Act), behavioral health courts as specialized court dockets within the existing structure of Virginia's court system, offering judicial monitoring of intensive treatment and supervision of offenders who have mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse issues. The bill establishes a state behavioral health docket advisory committee and requires localities intending to establish such dockets to establish local behavioral health docket advisory committees. The bill gives the Supreme Court of Virginia administrative oversight of the implementation of the Act. The Act is modeled on the Drug Treatment Court Act (§ 18.2-254.1).

01/11/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103760D
01/11/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/03/16 Senate: Continued to 2017 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
12/02/16 Senate: Left in Courts of Justice

SB 429 Creation of the Commonwealth Genomics and Personalized Medicine Authority.

Chief patron: Saslaw

Summary as introduced:
Creation of the Commonwealth Genomics and Personalized Medicine Authority. Creates the Commonwealth Genomics and Personalized Medicine Authority (the Authority) as a political subdivision of the Commonwealth. The Authority's purpose is to encourage coordination and collaboration between public and private entities in the Commonwealth in translational research and commercialization related to genomics and personalized medicine.

01/25/16 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
01/25/16 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
01/29/16 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB429)
02/10/16 Senate: Continued to 2017 in Finance (14-Y 0-N)
12/02/16 Senate: Left in Finance

SB 447 Attorney General, Offices of; employment of special counsel.

Chief patron: Obenshain

Summary as introduced:

Office of the Attorney General; employment of special counsel. Provides that when entering into a contract with special counsel, the Office of the Governor or Office of the Attorney General, as applicable, must make a copy of the contract available to the public on the website of the Governor or the Attorney General. However, the Attorney General may temporarily not disclose such information upon making a written determination that such action is necessary to protect attorney-client or otherwise privileged information or that immediate disclosure of the existence of special counsel, or any other sensitive information, could compromise the initiation, handling, or conclusion of any investigation or case matter handled by the Attorney General or special counsel and might put the Commonwealth and its citizens at a disadvantage. The bill also provides that prior to entering into a contract with special counsel, the Attorney General must make a written determination that the representation is both cost effective and in the public interest. In addition, the bill (i) requires the Governor and the Attorney General to submit an annual report to the General Assembly describing the use of contracts for special counsel; (ii) provides that the Attorney General, or counsel to the Governor in cases in which the Attorney General has a conflict, shall retain control over special counsel; and (iii) limits the contingency fee that may be charged by special counsel depending on the amount recovered.

03/02/16 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 7-N)
03/02/16 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
03/03/16 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
03/07/16 House: Continued to 2017 in Appropriations
12/01/16 House: Left in Appropriations

SB 689 Common Interest Community Board; increases membership.

Chief patron: Petersen

Summary as introduced:
Common Interest Community Board; membership. Increases the membership of the Common Interest Community Board from 11 to 14 by adding (i) one member who serves or has served on the governing board of a common interest community that is not professionally managed at the time of appointment and (ii) two members who reside in a common interest community.

01/20/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16104189D
01/20/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/28/16 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB689)
02/15/16 Senate: Continued to 2017 in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
12/02/16 Senate: Left in General Laws and Technology

SB 795 Register of funds expended; required posting by localities & school divisions on public gov website.

Chief patron: Sturtevant

Summary as passed Senate:

Register of funds expended; required posting by localities and school divisions. Requires every locality and each school division located within the locality to post on the public government website of the locality a register of all funds expended, showing vendor name, date of payment, amount, and a description of the type of expense, including credit card purchases with the same information. A locality and school division may exclude from such posting any information that is exempt from mandatory disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, any personal identifying information related to a court ordered payment, or any information related to undercover law enforcement officers. This bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2018.

02/09/17 House: Read first time
02/09/17 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
02/10/17 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
02/15/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N)
02/21/17 House: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns

SB 803 Executive budget; zero-based budgeting principles.

Chief patron: Sturtevant

Summary as introduced:
Submission of executive budget; zero-based budgeting. Requires, beginning in the 2018-2020 biennium, that "The Executive Budget" and all "Executive Budgets" shall be prepared and formulated using zero-based budgeting principles. The bill requires that such zero-based budgets reflect the amount of funding deemed necessary to achieve the most cost-effective performance of each agency or department pursuant to an accompanying narrative delineating the tasks to be performed by each agency or department, toether with the goals and objectives for each agency or department. Each such budget shall have a zero dollar amount as its initial basis and shall not reflect any prior appropriation amount, adjusted or otherwise.

10/10/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/16/17 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB803)
01/16/17 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 1-N 1-A)
01/16/17 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
01/24/17 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (16-Y 0-N)

SB 834 Governor; efficiency and effectiveness review and assessment of state departments, agencies, etc.

Chief patron: Sturtevant

Summary as introduced:
Governor; efficiency and effectiveness review and assessment of state departments, agencies, and programs; schedule; scope of review; report. Directs the Governor to establish an ongoing operational and programmatic efficiency and effectiveness review and assessment of all state departments, agencies, and programs to coincide with alternating biennial state budget cycles. The bill schedules one-half of all state departments, agencies, and programs to be reviewed in each biennial budget cycle. The purpose of the review and assessment is to provide an objective and independent cost savings assessment of the Commonwealth's organizational structure and its programs in order to provide information to the Governor and the General Assembly to effect savings in expenditures, a reduction in duplication of effort, and programmatic efficiencies in the operation of state government. The bill requires that the review and assessment be conducted by a United States-based private management consulting firm with experience in conducting statewide performance reviews and provides for certain required terms for the consulting contract. The bill requires the Governor to submit a report to the General Assembly on the results of each review and assessment by December 1 of the year in which such review is conducted.

11/15/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/16/17 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
01/16/17 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
01/18/17 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB834)
01/24/17 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (16-Y 0-N)

SB 843 Biennial appropriation act.

Chief patron: McDougle

Summary as introduced:
Biennial appropriation act. Provides that the Commonwealth's biennial appropriations shall start on July 1 of odd-numbered years beginning with the biennial appropriation act for the period July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2021. The bill requires that the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, would not be a part of any biennial appropriation act (i.e., it would be a single-year transitional budget).

01/31/17 House: Read first time
01/31/17 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/04/17 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
02/15/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/21/17 House: Left in Appropriations

SB 870 Electronic filing of land records; fee for paper filing.

Chief patron: Stuart

Summary as introduced:

Electronic filing of land records; fee for paper filing. Provides that a clerk of a circuit court that has established an electronic filing system for land records may charge a fee not to exceed $5 per instrument for every land record filed by paper. This bill is identical to HB 2035.

02/14/17 House: Signed by Speaker
02/15/17 Senate: Signed by President
02/15/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/15/17
02/15/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 22, 2017
02/20/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 90 (effective 7/1/17)

SB 881 Va Retirement System (VRS); receipt of retirement allowance while employed in a covered position.

Chief patron: Spruill

Summary as introduced:
Virginia Retirement System (VRS); receipt of retirement allowance while employed in a covered position. Permits a person who has attained the age of 62 to receive a retirement allowance from VRS and be employed in a VRS covered position. The years of service and the compensation earned during such employment do not affect the amount of the retirement allowance during or after such employment.

12/20/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100857D
12/20/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
01/20/17 Senate: Impact statement from VRS (SB881)
02/01/17 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance with letter (14-Y 1-N)

SB 905 Redevelopment and housing authority; compensation of commissioners.

Chief patron: Marsden

Summary as introduced:
Redevelopment and housing authority; compensation of commissioners. Increases from $150 to $300 per month the maximum compensation that may be paid to a redevelopment and housing authority commissioner.

01/30/17 House: Read first time
01/30/17 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/06/17 House: Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1
02/14/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/21/17 House: Left in General Laws

SB 932 Conveyance of utility easements; transportation.

Chief patron: Favola

Summary as passed Senate:

Conveyance of utility easements; transportation. Exempts from the public hearing requirement prior to disposal of real property by a locality the conveyance of utility easements related to transportation projects. This bill incorporates SB 1259.

02/17/17 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
02/20/17 House: Read second time
02/21/17 House: Read third time
02/21/17 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/21/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)

SB 952 False statements to members of the General Assembly; state employees and appointees.

Chief patron: DeSteph

Summary as introduced:
False statements to members of the General Assembly; state employees and appointees. Provides that any state employee or person serving in an appointed position who knowingly and willfully makes any materially false statement or representation to a member of the General Assembly who is in the course of conducting an inquiry or investigation in his official capacity or on behalf of any committee or subcommittee of the Senate or House of Delegates is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill defines "state employee" and "appointed position."

12/31/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102019D
12/31/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
01/10/17 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB952)
02/02/17 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Rules (13-Y 1-N)

SB 969 Legislative drafting requests.

Chief patron: Chafin

Summary as introduced:
Legislative drafting requests. Provides that legislative drafting files related to laws enacted beginning with the 1989 Session of the General Assembly are the property of the requester. This is consistent with the treatment of laws enacted prior to 1989 and consistent with legislative privilege accorded to members of the General Assembly. The Division of Legislative Services would release legislative drafting files upon obtaining consent of the requester.

02/16/17 House: Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
02/20/17 House: Read second time
02/21/17 House: Read third time
02/21/17 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/21/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)

SB 972 Requests for information by members of the General Assembly; responses not subject to redaction.

Chief patron: DeSteph

Summary as introduced:
Requests for information by members of the General Assembly; responses not subject to redaction. Requires all departments, agencies, and institutions of the Commonwealth and staff and employees thereof to respond to a request for information made by a member of the General Assembly. The bill further provides that notwithstanding the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.), a response to a request for information made by a member of the General Assembly shall not be subject to redaction.

01/03/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100582D
01/03/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
01/26/17 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB972)
02/02/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed to LIS only 17104234D-S1
02/02/17 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Rules with letter (11-Y 3-N)

SB 988 Virginia Employment Commission; population projections.

Chief patron: Dance

Summary as introduced:
Virginia Employment Commission; population projections. Eliminates the requirement that the Virginia Employment Commission prepare population projections for the Commonwealth for use by the General Assembly and certain state agencies.

02/13/17 House: Signed by Speaker
02/14/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/14/17
02/14/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 21, 2017
02/15/17 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB988ER)
02/17/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 20 (effective 7/1/17)

SB 1014 Water public utilities; rate increases.

Chief patron: Ebbin

Summary as introduced:
Water public utilities; rate increases. Prohibits the State Corporation Commission from authorizing a water public utility, including a small water utility, from increasing its approved rates, fees, or charges through the use of a surcharge for non-revenue-generating infrastructure replacement or a similar surcharge pursuant to which the utility utilizes an automatic rate adjustment feature to increase its rates, fees, or charges. The measure further provides that the rates, fees, and charges that the Commission has approved for a utility to charge its customers shall not be authorized to increase above the amounts specified in an order of the Commission unless the Commission specifically increases such amounts in an order entered by the Commission.

01/12/17 Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1014)
01/30/17 Senate: Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (SB1014)
01/30/17 Senate: Committee substitute printed to LIS only 17104659D-S1
01/30/17 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (13-Y 2-N)
02/02/17 Senate: Impact statement from SCC (SB1014S1)

SB 1042 Virginia Resources Authority.

Chief patron: Dance

Summary as introduced:

Virginia Resources Authority. Transfers the responsibility for the Virginia Resources Authority from the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to the Secretary of Finance. This bill is identical to HB 2151.

02/13/17 Senate: Signed by President
02/13/17 House: Signed by Speaker
02/14/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/14/17
02/14/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 21, 2017
02/17/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 31 (effective 7/1/17)

SB 1045 Capital outlay plan.

Chief patron: Hanger

Summary as introduced:
Capital outlay plan. Updates the six-year capital outlay plan for projects to be funded entirely or partially from general fund-supported resources.

02/20/17 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/20/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
02/21/17 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
02/22/17 House: House insisted on substitute
02/22/17 House: House requested conference committee

SB 1061 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; exemption for sheriff's departments.

Chief patron: Black

Summary as introduced:
Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; exemption for sheriff's departments. Adds an exemption to the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (§ 2.2-3800 et seq.) for personal information systems maintained by sheriff's departments of counties and cities that deal with investigations and intelligence gathering relating to criminal activity. The bill contains technical amendments.

EMERGENCY

02/21/17 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1061H1
02/21/17 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/21/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
02/22/17 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/22/17 Senate: Title replaced 17105526D-H1

SB 1258 Virginia Solar Energy Development and Energy Storage Authority; increases membership.

Chief patron: Ebbin

Summary as introduced:
Virginia Solar Energy Development and Energy Storage Authority. Continues the Virginia Solar Energy Development Authority and renames it the Virginia Solar Energy Development and Energy Storage Authority. The measure expands the purposes of the authority to include positioning the Commonwealth as a leader in research, development, commercialization, manufacturing, and deployment of energy storage technology. The powers of the Authority are expanded to include (i) promoting collaborative efforts among Virginia's public and private institutions of higher education in research, development, and commercialization efforts related to energy storage; (ii) monitoring relevant developments nationally and globally; and (iii) identifying and working with the Commonwealth's industries and nonprofit partners. The size of the Authority is expanded from 11 to 15 members.

02/17/17 House: Read third time
02/17/17 House: Passed House (75-Y 20-N 2-A)
02/17/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (75-Y 20-N 2-A)
02/22/17 Senate: Enrolled
02/22/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1258ER)

SB 1259 Conveyance of utility easements; transportation.

Chief patron: Black

Summary as introduced:
Conveyance of utility easements; transportation. Exempts from the public hearing requirement prior to disposal of real property by a locality the conveyance of utility easements related to transportation projects.

01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102908D
01/10/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
01/31/17 Senate: Incorporated by Local Government (SB932-Favola) (13-Y 0-N)

SB 1287 Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; changes effective date for creation of Authority.

Chief patron: McDougle

Summary as passed Senate:

Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Authority. Changes the effective date for the creation of the ABC Authority from July 1, 2018, to January 15, 2018. The bill creates a transition period from January 15, 2018, until December 31, 2018, during which time the current Department will coexist with the ABC Authority to facilitate an orderly and efficient transition and to ensure the continuation of operations during the transition. The bill provides that during the transition period the current ABC Board will be the Board of Directors of the ABC Authority. The bill grants to the ABC Authority the authority to implement and maintain independent payroll and nonpayroll disbursement systems, which are subject to review and approval by the State Comptroller and which include travel reimbursements, revenue refunds, disbursements for vendor payments, petty cash, and interagency payments. The bill also (i) streamlines the suspension and revocation process to encourage settlement of cases before reaching the appeal level to the Board of Directors, (ii) exempts the Authority from mandatory procurement provisions, and (iii) authorizes the Board of Directors to delegate or assign to any officer or employee of the Authority any duties or tasks required to be performed by the Authority, but provides that the Board remains responsible for the performance of any such duties or tasks. The bill contains numerous technical amendments.

02/17/17 House: Committee amendments agreed to
02/17/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended
02/17/17 House: Passed House with amendments (99-Y 0-N)
02/17/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
02/21/17 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)

SB 1307 Auditor of Public Accounts; register of funds expended, etc.

Chief patron: Vogel

Summary as passed:

Auditor of Public Accounts; online database; register of funds expended. Requires the Commonwealth Data Point website administered by the Auditor of Public Accounts to include information for major categories of spending for each state agency and institution, including each independent agency. Currently, the Commonwealth Data Point website includes such information for only secretariats and major state agencies. In addition, the bill provides that the database shall include the name, phone number, and email address for a contact at each agency or institution. This bill is identical to HB 2436.

02/21/17 House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute SB1307H1
02/21/17 House: Passed House with substitute (94-Y 0-N)
02/21/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 0-N)
02/22/17 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/22/17 Senate: Title replaced 17105720D-H1

SB 1363 Statewide one-stop online portal for address changes; Secretary of Transportation to study.

Chief patron: Obenshain

Summary as passed Senate:

Secretary of Transportation to convene a task force to study the feasibility of establishing a statewide one-stop online portal for address changes; report. Requires the Secretary of Transportation or his designee to convene a task force to study the feasibility of establishing a one-stop online portal for citizen address changes in order to develop a single statewide address database for utilization by state entities. The task force shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a report on its findings and recommendations by November 1, 2017. The bill has a sunset of July 1, 2018.

02/20/17 House: Read third time
02/20/17 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/20/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
02/22/17 Senate: Enrolled
02/22/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1363ER)

SB 1365 Statewide Fire Prevention Code; authority of Va. Fire Services Bd., fees for school inspections.

Chief patron: Edwards

Summary as introduced:
Statewide Fire Prevention Code; authority of the Virginia Fire Services Board; fees for school inspections. Transfers primary authority for the adoption of the Statewide Fire Prevention Code from the Board of Housing and Community Development to the Virginia Fire Services Board. The bill also removes the prohibition against the State Fire Marshal's charging fees for school inspections. The bill contains technical amendments.

01/11/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101238D
01/11/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/30/17 Senate: Committee amendments
01/30/17 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in General Laws and Technology (5-Y 10-N)

SB 1387 Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; operational and programmatic efficiency.

Chief patron: Sturtevant

Summary as passed:

Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; operational and programmatic efficiency and effectiveness reviews; report. Authorizes the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to establish an operational and programmatic efficiency and effectiveness review and assessment of state agencies, under a contract with a United States-based private management consulting firm with experience in conducting statewide performance reviews. The purpose of the review and assessment is to provide an objective and independent cost-savings assessment of the Commonwealth's organizational structure and its programs in order to provide information to the Governor and the General Assembly to effect savings in expenditures, a reduction in duplication of effort, and programmatic efficiencies in the operation of state government. The bill also (i) provides certain required terms for the contract with the private entity and (ii) requires the Commission to submit a report to the General Assembly on the results of any review and assessment by December 1 of the year in which the review is conducted.

02/21/17 House: Committee amendment agreed to
02/21/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended
02/21/17 House: Passed House with amendment (82-Y 10-N)
02/21/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (82-Y 10-N)
02/22/17 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

SB 1416 Investment of Public Funds Act; investment of funds in Virginia Investment Pool Trust Fund.

Chief patron: Newman

Summary as passed Senate:

Investment of Public Funds Act; investment of funds in the Virginia Investment Pool Trust Fund. Authorizes a treasurer to invest any or all of the moneys belonging to them or within their control, other than sinking funds, in the Virginia Investment Pool Trust Fund (Fund) or other qualified investment pool without an ordinance adopted by the governing body of the locality pursuant to a joint exercise of power agreement, provided that such investments comply with the requirements of the Investment of Public Funds Act (§ 2.2-4500 et seq.) applicable to municipal corporations and other political subdivisions. A qualified investment pool is one that has maintained for a year at least 40 participants and $400 million in invested assets.  The bill states that none of its provisions shall be construed: (i) to diminish existing legal authority of treasurers related to the investment of public funds; or (ii) as an endorsement by the General Assembly of investment in the Fund.

02/20/17 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
02/20/17 Senate: Title replaced 17105482D-H1
02/22/17 Senate: Enrolled
02/22/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1416ER)
02/22/17 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1416ER)

SB 1449 Red Tape Reduction Commission; established, report.

Chief patron: Chase

Summary as passed Senate:

Red Tape Reduction Commission; review of regulatory requirements; report. Creates the Red Tape Reduction Commission (the Commission) to develop and maintain a state regulatory baseline of all current state regulatory requirements, with the initial baseline to be completed by January 1, 2019. The bill defines a regulatory requirement as any action required to be taken or information required to be provided in accordance with a statute or regulation in order to access government services or operate and conduct business and excludes requirements that are necessary to conform to changes in Virginia statutory law or the appropriation act where no agency discretion is involved or to meet requirements of federal law or regulations. The bill also provides that after the regulatory baseline has been established, any subsequent regulatory requirement proposed by an agency that is not included in the initial state regulatory baseline is considered a new regulatory requirement and requires the approval of the Commission before it may be enacted. In addition, the bill provides for the Commission to review current state regulatory requirements and provide recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on measures to reduce the baseline regulatory requirements. The Commission must submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly by November 1, 2017, on (i) the organizational structure of the Commission, (ii) duties of staff, and (iii) guidelines for determining what constitutes a regulatory requirement. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

02/09/17 House: Read first time
02/09/17 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/14/17 House: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 7-N)
02/14/17 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/21/17 House: Left in Appropriations

SB 1463 Virginia Tobacco Region Revolving Fund; revises definition of project.

Chief patron: Ruff

Summary as introduced:
Virginia Tobacco Region Revolving Fund; definition of project. Revises the definition of "project" under the Virginia Tobacco Region Revolving Fund to mean any proposal recommended for loan evaluation and disbursement by the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission, subject to such conditions and policies as agreed to by both the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission and the Virginia Resources Authority.

02/13/17 House: Signed by Speaker
02/14/17 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/14/17
02/14/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 21, 2017
02/21/17 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
02/21/17 Senate: Governor's substitute printed 17105701D-S1

SB 1487 Public officers; automatic suspension upon conviction of felony.

Chief patron: Lewis

Summary as passed:

Public officers; automatic suspension upon conviction of felony. Provides that any officer who is convicted of a felony under the laws of any state or the United States shall be automatically suspended upon such conviction, regardless of any appeals, pleadings, delays, or motions. The bill contains an emergency clause.

EMERGENCY

02/16/17 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/17 Senate: Enrolled
02/20/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1487ER)
02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017

SB 1499 Virginia Riverboat Gaming Commission; created, regulation, penalties.

Chief patron: Lucas

Summary as introduced:
Virginia Riverboat Gaming Commission; regulation of riverboat gaming; penalties. Creates the Virginia Riverboat Gaming Commission as the licensing body for riverboat gaming. The bill specifies the licensing requirements for riverboat gaming and imposes penalties for violations of the riverboat gaming law, and it directs that riverboat gaming shall be limited to localities that have passed a referendum on the question of allowing riverboat gaming in the locality. The bill requires proceeds of the adjusted gross receipts tax and admission tax imposed on riverboat gaming licensees to be paid as follows: (i) 50 percent to the locality in which the riverboat gaming operation is located and (ii) 50 percent into the Transportation Trust Fund.

01/18/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/20/17 Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB1499)
01/23/17 Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB1499)
01/23/17 Senate: Committee amendments
01/23/17 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in General Laws and Technology (7-Y 8-N)

SB 1520 Property tax; notice by locality of public hearing of tax increase.

Chief patron: Ebbin

Summary as introduced:
Increase in property tax; public hearing. Changes the notice required by a governing body for a public hearing when a reassessment of real property in a locality would result in an increase of one percent or more in the property tax levied. Current law requires notice to be published at least 30 days in advance of a public hearing through both publication in a newspaper of general circulation and posting in a prominent location in the building where the government body conducts its business. The bill would require newspaper publication at least 25 days in advance and would continue to require notice in the government building to be posted at least 30 days in advance.

02/02/17 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
02/03/17 House: Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
02/06/17 Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1520)
02/08/17 House: Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 4-N)
02/21/17 House: Left in Finance

SB 1559 Zoning appeals, board of; recipient to receive notice of zoning violation.

Chief patron: Petersen

Summary as passed Senate:

Board of zoning appeals. Requires that the recipient of certain notices from the board of zoning appeals receive notice via certified mail, last known address, or usual abode prior to the commencement of the 30-day appeal period.

02/17/17 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 1-N)
02/20/17 House: Read second time
02/21/17 House: Read third time
02/21/17 House: Passed House (93-Y 1-N 1-A)
02/21/17 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 1-N 1-A)

SB 1574 Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; membership, powers and duties.

Chief patron: Ruff

Summary as passed Senate:

Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; membership; powers and duties. Restructures the membership of the board of directors (the Board) of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority (the Authority), designates the Board as a supervisory board within the statutory definition of "supervisory," sets out the minimum qualifications for appointments to the Board, and sets out additional powers and duties required of the Board, including development of a strategic plan for economic development, a marketing plan, and an operational plan. The bill also establishes a Division of Incentives within the Authority to track, manage, and coordinate economic development incentives. Under the bill, the Division is required to obtain certification from the Attorney General prior to certifying that an approved project has met the investment and job creation requirements and the review of the Attorney General prior to seeking the repayment of any public funds from an approved project due to a failure of the project to meet the investment and job creation requirements set forth in the contract or memorandum of understanding. The bill establishes a position of internal auditor, and two advisory committees and requires (i) each commissioner of the revenue to provide certain tax information and (ii) the Virginia Employment Commission to provide certain employment information to the Authority as may be necessary to facilitate the administration and enforcement by the Authority of performance agreements with businesses that have received incentive awards. This bill incorporates SB 1238.

02/20/17 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/20/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
02/21/17 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
02/22/17 House: House insisted on substitute
02/22/17 House: House requested conference committee

SB 1586 Libraries, local and regional; boards not mandatory.

Chief patron: Suetterlein

Summary as introduced:
Local and regional libraries; boards not mandatory. Provides an exemption for counties with a charter from having to create a managing library board appointed by the local governing body.

02/17/17 House: Read third time
02/17/17 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/17/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
02/22/17 Senate: Enrolled
02/22/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1586ER)

SB 1588 General Assembly Building replacement project; sale of surplus property.

Chief patron: McDougle

Summary as passed:

Sale of surplus property from the General Assembly Building replacement project; emergency. Requires the Department of General Services to conduct public sales or auctions of the surplus property from the General Assembly Building replacement project. No provision of law shall be construed to restrict the purchase by any person of the surplus property at a public sale or auction. An emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.

EMERGENCY

02/21/17 House: Committee amendments agreed to
02/21/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended
02/21/17 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/21/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
02/22/17 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

SJ 221 United States Constitution; Ratifies Equal Rights Amendment.

Chief patron: Surovell

Summary as introduced:
United States Constitution; Equal Rights Amendment. Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution that was proposed by Congress in 1972. The joint resolution advocates the position that the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment remains viable and may be ratified notwithstanding the expiration of the 10-year ratification period set out in the resolving clause, as amended, in the proposal adopted by Congress.

08/07/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/20/17 Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Constitutional Amendments
01/31/17 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N)
01/31/17 Senate: Rereferred to Rules
02/02/17 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Rules

SJ 232 United States Constitution; application for a convention of states, balancing the federal budget.

Chief patron: Hanger

Summary as introduced:
United States Constitution; application for a convention of the states; balancing the federal budget. Makes application to the United States Congress to call a constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that pertains to the subject of balancing the federal budget.

11/30/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100991D
11/30/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
02/08/17 Senate: Left in Rules

SJ 247 Study; JLARC to review total compensation to employees of the Commonwealth; report.

Chief patron: Ruff

Summary as introduced:
Study; JLARC to review total compensation to employees of the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Legislative and Audit Review Commission to study the total value of all forms of compensation provided to state employees, including cash compensation and the value of health care, retirement, leave, and other flexible benefits.

12/31/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103353D
12/31/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
02/02/17 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Rules

SJ 248 Study; JLARC to study feasibility of allocating a larger portion of VA Lottery prize money.

Chief patron: Ruff

Summary as introduced:
Study; JLARC to study feasibility of allocating a larger portion of Virginia Lottery prize money to localities; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the feasibility of allocating a larger portion of Virginia Lottery prize money to localities. In its study, JLARC is directed to (i) review how the Virginia Lottery would be affected if prizes were reduced by up to five percent to provide a greater return to localities, (ii) determine if operation costs could be reduced to provide an alternative way to return more money to localities, and (iii) review other related issues and make recommendations as appropriate.

01/01/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103146D
01/01/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
02/02/17 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Rules

SJ 278 Study; local government fiscal stress; report.

Chief patron: Hanger

Summary as introduced:
Study; local government fiscal stress; report. Establishes a 15-member joint subcommittee to study local government fiscal stress. The two-year joint subcommittee shall review (i) the taxing authorities of local governments, including the disparity between city and county tax authority; (ii) local responsibilities for service delivery of state-mandated or high priority programs, (iii) causes of fiscal stress among local governments, (iv) the current state tax system, including the future of the car tax; and (v) potential financial incentives and other governmental reforms to encourage increased regional cooperation and consolidation of services.

02/07/17 Senate: Read third time
02/07/17 Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
02/09/17 House: Placed on Calendar
02/09/17 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
02/21/17 House: Left in Rules

SJ 312 U.S. Constitution; application for a convention of the states.

Chief patron: Carrico

Summary as introduced:
U.S. Constitution; application for a convention of the states. Makes application to Congress to call a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution to restrain the abuse of power by the federal government.

01/16/17 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 17103702D
01/16/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
02/08/17 Senate: Left in Rules

Counts: HB: 51 HJ: 12 SB: 39 SJ: 6