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    7,925 bills tracked in Virginia.

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    • HR836failed

      Commending Bob Adkins.

      Commending Bob Adkins.

      Terry G. KilgoreRepublican

      Last action Apr 2, 2025

    • HR837failed

      Commending Witold Brick.

      Commending Witold Brick.

      Atoosa R. ReaserDemocrat

      Last action Apr 2, 2025

    • HR838failed

      Celebrating the life of William Denman Zirkle.

      Celebrating the life of William Denman Zirkle.

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    C. Todd GilbertRepublican

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HR815failed

    Commending Judith Brooks-Buck, Ph.D.

    Commending Judith Brooks-Buck, Ph.D.

    Nadarius E. ClarkDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HB1766failed

    Unemployment compensation; increases weekly benefit amounts, report.

    Unemployment compensation; increase weekly benefit amounts; report. Provides that, for unemployment compensation claims effective on or after January 1, 2026, an eligible individual's weekly benefit amount shall be $52 higher than the current weekly benefit amount, as denoted in the table in the printed bill. The bill directs the Commission on Unemployment Compensation, in consultation with the Virginia Employment Commission, to convene a work group to study making annual adjustments to individual weekly benefit amounts based on the average weekly wage. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Unemployment Compensation. This bill is identical to SB 1056.

    Marty MartinezDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • SB1233failed

    Speed safety cameras; placement and operation, definitions.

    Pedestrian crossing violation monitoring systems and stop sign violation monitoring systems; speed safety cameras; violation enforcement; civil penalty. Authorizes state and local law-enforcement agencies to place and operate pedestrian crossing violation and stop sign violation monitoring systems in school crossing zones, highway work zones, and high-risk speed corridors for purposes of recording pedestrian crossing and stop sign violations, as those terms are defined in the bill. The bill changes the term "photo speed monitoring device" to "speed safety camera" and "high-risk intersection segment" to "high-risk speed corridor" in provisions related to vehicle speed violations. The bill makes various changes to the requirements for the use of speed safety cameras and extends most of those requirements to the use of pedestrian crossing and stop sign violation monitoring systems. The bill requires local law-enforcement agencies implementing or expanding the use of pedestrian crossing violation and stop sign violation monitoring systems, prior to the implementation or expansion of such systems, to conduct a public awareness program for such implementation or expansion.

    Angelia Williams GravesDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HR825failed

    Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the National Liberation Day of Korea.

    Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the National Liberation Day of Korea.

    Irene ShinDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HR826failed

    Commending Tarrick McGuire.

    Commending Tarrick McGuire.

    Alfonso H. LopezDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HR827failed

    Commending the Hermitage Museum and Gardens.

    Commending the Hermitage Museum and Gardens.

    Phil M. HernandezDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HR828failed

    Commending Jahmari DeLoatch.

    Commending Jahmari DeLoatch.

    C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.Democrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HR829failed

    Commending Lonnie Andrews.

    Commending Lonnie Andrews.

    C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.Democrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HR830failed

    Commending Brandon Nesbit.

    Commending Brandon Nesbit.

    C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.Democrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HR831failed

    Commending Travis Johnson.

    Commending Travis Johnson.

    C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.Democrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HR832failed

    Commending Malachi White.

    Commending Malachi White.

    C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.Democrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HR833failed

    Commending Dory Wilson.

    Commending Dory Wilson.

    C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.Democrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HB1970failed

    Tax exempt property; nonprofit institutions of learning, provisions are declaratory of existing law.

    Tax exempt property; nonprofit institutions of learning; emergency. Clarifies existing law in that institutions licensed by the Department of Education that provide services pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or any school that is licensed by the Board of Education as a school for students with disabilities are institutions of learning not conducted for profit whose property is exempt from taxation pursuant to the Constitution of Virginia. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to SB 1202.

    Vivian E. WattsDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HB2723failed

    Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records, repeals Sealing Fee Fund.

    Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records. Amends numerous statutes related to the expungement and sealing of criminal records that are scheduled to become effective on July 1, 2025. In addition, the bill requires (i) the Department of State Police to develop a secure portal by October 1, 2026, for the purpose of allowing government agencies to determine whether a record has been sealed prior to responding to a request pursuant to current law; (ii) the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission to (a) educate and provide support to public defenders and certified court-appointed counsel on expungement and sealing, (b) conduct trainings on expungement and sealing across the Commonwealth, (c) develop a library of resources on expungement and sealing for use by public defenders and court-appointed counsel, and (d) post information regarding expungement and sealing for use by the public on its website; and (iii) the Department of State Police, Department of Motor Vehicles, Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, and clerk of any circuit court to provide data and information on sealing upon request of the Virginia State Crime Commission for purposes of monitoring and evaluating the implementation and impact of the sealing processes. The bill also directs (1) the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to collect data related to petitions filed pursuant to relevant law, (2) the Virginia State Crime Commission to analyze data and information collected on automatic and petition sealing and report to the General Assembly by the first day of the 2026 Regular Session, and (3) the Virginia State Crime Commission to continue its study on the sealing of criminal records and report its work to the General Assembly by the first day of the 2026 Regular Session.The bill repeals the Sealing Fee Fund and directs any money in such Fund to be reverted to the general fund. The bill contains a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026, for the provisions related to the sealing of former possession of marijuana offenses without entry of a court order and the sealing of charges and convictions related to automatic sealing and such petitions. Lastly, the bill delays the repeal of the relevant law related to marijuana possession, limits on dissemination of criminal history record information, and prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, and state and local governments until July 1, 2026. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. This bill is identical to SB 1466.

    Charniele L. HerringDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HB1712failed

    Law-enforcement agencies and officers; establishing training curriculum on certain arrests.

    Department of Criminal Justice Services; training curriculum on certain arrests. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish a training curriculum for law-enforcement agencies, law-enforcement officers, and special conservators of the peace on the discretion such officers can exercise regarding certain arrests. The bill requires that such training curriculum be created by July 1, 2027, and include (i) instruction on the scope and nature of law-enforcement officer discretion in arrest decisions, with particular emphasis on encounters with individuals experiencing a mental health crisis, including individuals currently subject to an emergency custody order, a temporary detention order, or an involuntary admission order, and (ii) instruction on the immediate and long-term effects of arrests on individuals in need of mental health services due to a mental health crisis, including impacts on treatment outcomes as identified in substantially accepted peer-reviewed research literature. The bill requires any person employed as a law-enforcement officer prior to July 1, 2027, to review any course material or course criteria related to such curriculum by January 1, 2028, and any person employed as a law-enforcement officer on or after July 1, 2027, to review any course material or course criteria related to such curriculum within one year of his date of hire. Lastly, the bill directs the Criminal Justice Services Board to promulgate regulations pursuant to relevant law requiring special conservators of the peace to review any course material or course criteria related to such curriculum established by the bill by July 1, 2027. The bill requires any person applying for an initial or renewal registration as a special conservator of the peace on or after July 1, 2027 to review any course material or course criteria related to such curriculum as part of his compulsory training standards.As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Behavioral Health Commission. This bill is identical to SB 1194.

    Vivian E. WattsDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HB2252failed

    Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction, effective clause, report.

    Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction. Establishes criteria for which a defendant's supervised probation period shall be reduced, including completing qualifying educational activities, maintaining verifiable employment, complying with or completing any state-certified or state-approved mental health or substance abuse treatment program, securing and maintaining qualifying health insurance or a qualifying health care plan, and obtaining housing and establishing residence. The bill provides that a court may decrease a defendant's probation period if warranted by the defendant's conduct and may do so without a hearing, but the court may also revoke any credits accrued after a hearing for any reason the court deems necessary and in the interest of the health and safety of the public. The bill also requires the Department of Corrections to meet with all relevant stakeholders and report to the General Assembly on (i) current practices for community supervision as it relates to monitoring engagement and attainment included in Executive Order 36 (2024) and (ii) recommendations for court-ordered modification of time served on supervised probation. However, no recommendation shall be considered that allows the probationer (a) to receive credits while being in technical violation of his probation or (b) to receive more than 150 days of credit in one calendar year for a modified term. The work group shall take into consideration the impact of a reduced period of supervised probation on probationers who were released from incarceration due to sentence reductions pursuant to relevant law. The work group shall submit an executive summary and report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2025. Except for the provision requiring the Department of Corrections to meet with all relevant stakeholders and report to the Governor and General Assembly, the provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2026 Session of the General Assembly. This bill is identical to SB 936.

    Wren M. WilliamsRepublican

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • SB1466failed

    Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records, repeals Sealing Fee Fund.

    Criminal records; expungement and sealing of records. Amends numerous statutes related to the expungement and sealing of criminal records that are scheduled to become effective on July 1, 2025. In addition, the bill requires (i) the Department of State Police to develop a secure portal by October 1, 2026 for the purpose of allowing government agencies to determine whether a record has been sealed prior to responding to a request pursuant to current law; (ii) the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission to (a) educate and provide support to public defenders and certified court-appointed counsel on expungement and sealing, (b) conduct trainings on expungement and sealing across the Commonwealth, (c) develop a library of resources on expungement and sealing for use by public defenders and court-appointed counsel, and (d) post information regarding expungement and sealing for use by the public on its website; and (iii) the Department of State Police, Department of Motor Vehicles, Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia, and clerk of any circuit court to provide data and information on sealing upon request of the Virginia State Crime Commission for purposes of monitoring and evaluating the implementation and impact of the sealing processes. The bill also directs (1) the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to collect data related to petitions filed pursuant to relevant law, (2) the Virginia State Crime Commission to analyze data and information collected on automatic and petition sealing and report to the General Assembly by the first day of the 2026 Regular Session, and (3) the Virginia State Crime Commission to continue its study on the sealing of criminal records and report its work to the General Assembly by the first day of the 2026 Regular Session.The bill repeals the Sealing Fee Fund and directs any money in such Fund to be reverted to the general fund. The bill contains a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026, for the provisions related to the sealing of former possession of marijuana offenses without entry of a court order and the sealing of charges and convictions related to automatic sealing and such petitions. Lastly, the bill delays the repeal of the relevant law related to marijuana possession, limits on dissemination of criminal history record information, and prohibited practices by employers, educational institutions, and state and local governments until July 1, 2026. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. This bill is identical to HB 2723.

    Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • SB1472failed

    Revenue Stabilization and Revenue Reserve Fund; revenue reserves.

    Revenue reserves of the Revenue Stabilization Fund and the Revenue Reserve Fund. Increases the maximum combined amount in the Revenue Stabilization Fund and the Revenue Reserve Fund from 15 percent to 20 percent of the Commonwealth's average annual tax revenues, provided that such combined amount shall only exceed 15 percent if the balance of the Revenue Reserve Fund does not exceed eight percent of such revenues. The bill also removes the requirement that the Governor make increased deposits into the Revenue Stabilization Fund during periods of increased revenue collection.

    L. Louise LucasDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HB2594failed

    DCJS; standards and training for security at certain nonprofit institutions.

    Department of Criminal Justice Services; standards and training for security at nonprofit institutions. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish statewide best practices, including training, for any law-enforcement officer, unarmed security officer, or armed security officer providing security services at nonprofit institutions that serve individuals and communities at risk of hate crimes within the Commonwealth.

    JJ SinghDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HB2550failed

    Noise abatement monitoring systems; counties in Planning Districts 8 and 16 to place & operate.

    Noise abatement monitoring systems; local authority; civil penalties. Authorizes counties and cities in Planning Districts 8 (Northern Virginia Regional Commission) and 16 (George Washington Regional Commission) to place and operate noise abatement monitoring systems, defined in the bill, for the purpose of recording and enforcing exhaust system violations, also defined in the bill. The bill provides that the operator of a vehicle is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $100, but the violation shall not be reported on the driver's operating record or to the driver's insurance agency. Under the bill, the civil penalty will be paid to the locality in which the violation occurred to be used for the cost of administering the noise abatement monitoring system program and for transportation safety initiatives. The bill contains the same data privacy and storage requirements as are in current law for photo speed monitoring devices. The bill requires any locality that places and operates such a noise abatement monitoring system to report on its public website by January 15 of each year on the number of traffic violations prosecuted, the number of successful prosecutions, and the total amount of monetary civil penalties collected. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2027.

    Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.Democrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HB2749failed

    Waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence.

    Department of Health; waterworks; mandatory reporting. Requires owners of waterworks to report any critical equipment failure or malfunction or contaminant release to the Department of Health's Office of Drinking Water as soon as practicable but no more than two hours after discovery. The bill also requires owners of waterworks that are required to submit a monthly operating report to the Office to include any noncritical equipment failure or malfunction that could adversely affect water quality, public health, or service continuity in such report. This bill incorporates HB 2407 and is identical to SB 1408.

    Destiny LeVere BollingDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HR839failed

    Commending Thelma R. Pemberton-Abbott.

    Commending Thelma R. Pemberton-Abbott.

    Kathy K.L. TranDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HB2764failed

    Collective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives.

    Collective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives. Repeals the existing prohibition on collective bargaining by public employees. The bill creates the Public Employee Relations Board, which shall determine appropriate bargaining units and provide for certification and decertification elections for exclusive bargaining representatives of state employees and local government employees. The bill requires public employers and employee organizations that are exclusive bargaining representatives to meet at reasonable times to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. The bill repeals a provision that declares that, in any procedure providing for the designation, selection, or authorization of a labor organization to represent employees, the right of an individual employee to vote by secret ballot is a fundamental right that shall be guaranteed from infringement. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 917.

    Kathy K.L. TranDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • SB1056failed

    Unemployment compensation; increases weekly benefit amounts, report.

    Unemployment compensation; increase weekly benefit amounts; report. Provides that, for unemployment compensation claims effective on or after January 1, 2026, an eligible individual's weekly benefit amount shall be $52 higher than the current weekly benefit amount, as denoted in the table in the printed bill. The bill directs the Commission on Unemployment Compensation, in consultation with the Virginia Employment Commission, to convene a work group to study making annual adjustments to individual weekly benefit amounts based on the average weekly wage. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Unemployment Compensation. This bill is identical to HB 1766.

    Adam P. EbbinDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • SB1021failed

    Electric utilities; integrated resource plans, Phase I or Phase II files updated plans, etc.

    Electric utilities; integrated resource plans. Makes various changes related to the content and process for an integrated resource plan (IRP) developed by an electric utility that provides a forecast of its load obligations and a plan to meet those obligations. The bill (i) extends the planning timeframe from 15 to 20 years; (ii) requires Appalachian Power to file an IRP by removing an exception from the definition of "electric utility"; (iii) changes the frequency a utility is required to file an IRP from biennially to triennially; and (iv) requires utilities to consider the use of grid-enhancing technologies as alternatives to new transmission infrastructure, and when new transmission lines are envisioned, to provide the reasons grid-enhancing technologies are not sufficient to defer or eliminate the need for new transmission infrastructure.The bill requires that the current stakeholder review process for integrated resource plans be facilitated by a third-party facilitator selected by the State Corporation Commission and compensated by the utility. The bill requires, as part of the stakeholder review process, the utility to provide stakeholders with reasonable access to the same modeling software, modeling assumptions, modeling inputs, and data used by the utility to evaluate supply and demand resources in its integrated resource plan to enable stakeholders to create modeling scenarios for the utility's consideration during the development of its integrated resource plan.The bill requires the Commission to (a) establish guidelines that ensure that utilities develop comprehensive integrated resource plans and provide meaningful public engagement and maximum transparency during the planning process; (b) conduct a proceeding by July 1, 2026, and at least once every five years thereafter, to identify and review each of its existing orders relevant to integrated resource plans to determine if such orders remain necessary and effective and are not overly burdensome; and (c) to convene a work group to make recommendations on the required guidelines.Finally, the bill requires any petition to permit the construction and operation of electrical generating facilities filed by an electric utility that is required to file an integrated resource plan to (1) incorporate the intent to construct and operate such generating facilities or (2) if the utility's intent to construct and operate such generating facilities was not identified in the utility's most recently approved integrated resource plan, provide a detailed explanation of why the utility did not anticipate the need for such generating facilities.As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. This bill is identical to HB 2413.

    Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • SB1194failed

    Law-enforcement agencies and officers; establishing training curriculum on certain arrests.

    Department of Criminal Justice Services; training curriculum on certain arrests. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish a training curriculum for law-enforcement agencies, law-enforcement officers, and special conservators of the peace on the discretion such officers can exercise regarding certain arrests. The bill requires that such training curriculum be created by July 1, 2027, and include (i) instruction on the scope and nature of law-enforcement officer discretion in arrest decisions, with particular emphasis on encounters with individuals experiencing a mental health crisis, including individuals currently subject to an emergency custody order, a temporary detention order, or an involuntary admission order, and (ii) instruction on the immediate and long-term effects of arrests on individuals in need of mental health services due to a mental health crisis, including impacts on treatment outcomes as identified in substantially accepted peer-reviewed research literature. The bill requires any person employed as a law-enforcement officer prior to July 1, 2027, to review any course material or course criteria related to such curriculum by January 1, 2028, and any person employed as a law-enforcement officer on or after July 1, 2027, to review any course material or course criteria related to such curriculum within one year of his date of hire. Lastly, the bill directs the Criminal Justice Services Board to promulgate regulations pursuant to relevant law requiring special conservators of the peace to review any course material or course criteria related to such curriculum established by the bill by July 1, 2027. The bill requires any person applying for an initial or renewal registration as a special conservator of the peace on or after July 1, 2027 to review any course material or course criteria related to such curriculum as part of his compulsory training standards.As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Behavioral Health Commission. This bill is identical to HB 1712.

    R. Creigh DeedsDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HR824failed

    Commending Natale Christian.

    Commending Natale Christian.

    Shelly A. SimondsDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • SB775failed

    Political campaign advertisements; synthetic media, penalty.

    Elections; political campaign advertisements; synthetic media; penalty. Prohibits electioneering communications containing synthetic media, as those terms are defined in the bill, from being published or broadcast without containing the following conspicuously displayed statement: "This message contains synthetic media that has been altered from its original source or artificially generated and may present conduct or speech that did not occur." The bill creates a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for a violation of such prohibition and, for a willful violation, a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill permits any registered voter who receives an electioneering communication in violation of this requirement to institute an action for preventative relief to prohibit the publication or dissemination of such electioneering communication, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction. This bill is identical to HB 2479.

    Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HR823failed

    Celebrating the life of Beverly Hicks Diamonstein.

    Celebrating the life of Beverly Hicks Diamonstein.

    Shelly A. SimondsDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HR821failed

    Commending Simmons and Associates Realty, Inc.

    Commending Simmons and Associates Realty, Inc.

    Thomas C. Wright, Jr.Republican

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HR820failed

    Commending Magaly Perez-Rives.

    Commending Magaly Perez-Rives.

    Kathy K.L. TranDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HB1610failed

    Accounts receivable; TAX, et al., to analyze pervasiveness of outstanding accounts, etc.

    Department of Taxation; accounts receivable; collection. Directs the Department of Taxation, Department of Accounts, and Office of the Attorney General to analyze the pervasiveness of outstanding accounts receivable due to the Commonwealth and collection efforts related to such receivables. The Department of Taxation shall report on the findings and recommendations of such analysis and submit such report to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations and House Committee on Appropriations by November 1, 2025.

    Joshua G. ColeDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • SB738failed

    Public elementary & secondary schools; bell-to-bell student cell phone & smart device possession.

    Public elementary and secondary schools; student cell phone possession and use policies; development and implementation. Directs each school board to develop and each public elementary and secondary school to implement policies relating to the possession and use of cell phones and smart devices by students on school property from bell to bell, as defined in the law, and requires such policies, among other things, to (i) restrict student cell phone and smart device possession and use on school property from bell to bell and (ii) permit any student, pursuant to an Individualized Education Plan, Section 504 Plan, individualized health care plan, or Limited English Proficiency plan, to possess and use a cell phone or smart device on school property, including in the classroom, from bell to bell to monitor or address a health concern or as an accommodation or assistive technology support. This bill is identical to HB 1961.

    Stella G. PekarskyDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • SB936failed

    Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction, effective clause, report.

    Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction. Establishes criteria for which a defendant's supervised probation period shall be reduced, including completing qualifying educational activities, maintaining verifiable employment, complying with or completing any state-certified or state-approved mental health or substance abuse treatment program, securing and maintaining qualifying health insurance or a qualifying health care plan, and obtaining housing and establishing residence. The bill provides that a court may decrease a defendant's probation period if warranted by the defendant's conduct and may do so without a hearing, but the court may also revoke any credits accrued after a hearing for any reason the court deems necessary and in the interest of the health and safety of the public. The bill also requires the Department of Corrections to meet with all relevant stakeholders and report to the General Assembly on (i) current practices for community supervision as it relates to monitoring engagement and attainment included in Executive Order 36 (2024) and (ii) recommendations for court-ordered modification of time served on supervised probation. However, no recommendation shall be considered that allows the probationer (a) to receive credits while being in technical violation of his probation or (b) to receive more than 150 days of credit in one calendar year for a modified term. The work group shall take into consideration the impact of a reduced period of supervised probation on probationers who were released from incarceration due to sentence reductions pursuant to relevant law. The work group shall submit an executive summary and report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2025. Except for the provision requiring the Department of Corrections to meet with all relevant stakeholders and report to the Governor and General Assembly, the provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2026 Session of the General Assembly. This bill is identical to HB 2252.

    Christie New CraigRepublican

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • SB897failed

    Overtime for certain employees; domestic service workers and live-in domestic workers.

    Overtime for certain employees; domestic service workers and live-in domestic workers. Adds domestic workers, as defined in the bill, to provisions related to overtime pay. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. This bill is identical to HB 2469.

    Jennifer D. Carroll FoyDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • SB883failed

    Firearms; purchase, etc., assault and battery of family member or intimate partner, penalties.

    Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalties. Adds to the definition of "family or household member," as such definition relates to juvenile and domestic relations district court, a person's intimate partner, defined in the bill as an individual who, within the previous 12 months, was in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship with the person as determined by the length, nature, frequency, and type of interaction between the individuals involved in the relationship. The bill also adds to the definition of "family or household member," as such definition relates to a person's purchase, possession, or transportation of a firearm following an assault and battery of a family or household member, any individual who cohabits or who, within the previous 12 months, cohabitated with the person. Finally, the bill provides that any person who knowingly and intentionally purchases, possesses, or transports any firearm following a misdemeanor conviction for an offense that occurred on or after July 1, 2025, for the offense of assault and battery against an intimate partner or an offense substantially similar under the laws of any other state or of the United States is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill is identical to HB 1869.

    Russet PerryDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HB2479failed

    Political campaign advertisements; synthetic media, penalty.

    Elections; political campaign advertisements; synthetic media; penalty. Prohibits electioneering communications containing synthetic media, as those terms are defined in the bill, from being published or broadcast without containing the following conspicuously displayed statement: "This message contains synthetic media that has been altered from its original source or artificially generated and may present conduct or speech that did not occur." The bill creates a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 for a violation of such prohibition and, for a willful violation, a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill permits any registered voter who receives an electioneering communication in violation of this requirement to institute an action for preventative relief to prohibit the publication or dissemination of such electioneering communication, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction. This bill is identical to SB 775.

    Mark D. SicklesDemocrat

    Last action Apr 2, 2025

  • HR851failed

    Commending the Larchmont-Edgewater Civic League.

    Commending the Larchmont-Edgewater Civic League.

    Phil M. HernandezDemocrat

    Last action Apr 3, 2025

  • HR852failed

    Commending Sarah Everhardt.

    Commending Sarah Everhardt.

    Joshua E. ThomasDemocrat

    Last action Apr 3, 2025

  • HR853failed

    Commending Khadijeh Aslankhani.

    Commending Khadijeh Aslankhani.

    Holly M. SeiboldDemocrat

    Last action Apr 3, 2025

  • HR854failed

    Commending Veronica Del Bagno.

    Commending Veronica Del Bagno.

    Kathy K.L. TranDemocrat

    Last action Apr 3, 2025

  • HR855failed

    Commending Marjorie Mayfield Jackson.

    Commending Marjorie Mayfield Jackson.

    Phil M. HernandezDemocrat

    Last action Apr 3, 2025

  • HR856failed

    Celebrating the life of Clarice Lorine Jordan.

    Celebrating the life of Clarice Lorine Jordan.

    Delores L. McQuinnDemocrat

    Last action Apr 3, 2025

  • HR857failed

    Commending Tarrallton Elementary School.

    Commending Tarrallton Elementary School.

    Phil M. HernandezDemocrat

    Last action Apr 3, 2025

  • HR868failed

    Commending Edward L. Wright, Jr.

    Commending Edward L. Wright, Jr.

    C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.Democrat

    Last action Apr 3, 2025

  • HR877failed

    Commending Elizabeth Staton.

    Commending Elizabeth Staton.

    Jackie H. GlassDemocrat

    Last action Apr 3, 2025

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    Commending the Vietnamese American community.

    Commending the Vietnamese American community.

    Kathy K.L. TranDemocrat

    Last action Apr 3, 2025