Bills & Legislation

Budget Bill.

Luke E. TorianDemocrat

Limited-duration licenses, driver privilege cards, and permits; validity periods for documents.

Limited-duration licenses, driver privilege cards and permits, and identification privilege cards; expiration. Extends the validity of limited-duration licenses, driver privilege cards and permits, and identification privilege cards, other than REAL ID credentials and commercial driver's licenses and permits, to a period of time consistent with the validity of driver's licenses, which, under current law, is a period not to exceed eight years or, for a person age 75 or older, a period not to exceed five years, and permits and special identification cards. The bill aligns requirements for eligibility for limited-duration commercial driver's licenses and permits and REAL ID-compliant limited-duration commercial driver's licenses with federal requirements and clarifies the validity periods for such documents. The bill directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to implement the extended validity periods for limited-duration licenses, driver privilege cards, or permits upon renewal or reissuance. This bill is identical to SB 446.

Alfonso H. LopezDemocrat

Health insurance; application of cost-sharing prohibitions.

Health insurance; application of cost-sharing prohibitions. Provides that provisions of state law that prohibit a health insurance carrier from imposing a cost-sharing requirement on an enrollee for receiving a health care service (i) apply only when such enrollee receives such health care service from a participating provider under the health benefit plan and (ii) do not apply if the application of such prohibition would disqualify a high-deductible health benefit plan from eligibility for a health savings account under federal law.

Jen Kiggans - to resign 12/31Republican

Electric utilities; shared solar programs, Phase I Utility.

Electric utilities; shared solar programs; Phase I Utility. Amends certain provisions related to the shared solar program established by the State Corporation Commission for Appalachian Power Company. The bill permits excess bill credits to be distributed to shared solar subscribers more than once annually. The bill also requires the utility in administering its shared solar program to require net crediting functionality for customer utility bills, as described in the bill. The bill also directs Appalachian Power to (i) release an additional 50 megawatts as part two of the shared solar program on July 1, 2026; (ii) release a further additional 50 megawatts as part three of the shared solar program by January 1, 2028; and (iii) petition the Commission to initiate a shared solar expansion proceeding to determine the capacity for part four of the shared solar program by May 1, 2029. See final enactments for bill effective date. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. This bill is identical to SB 255.

Jen Kiggans - to resign 12/31Republican

Hopewell, City of; amending charter, membership of Hopewell Water Renewal Commission.

Charter; City of Hopewell; Hopewell Water Renewal Commission. Changes the membership makeup of the Hopewell Water Renewal Commission (the Commission) by providing that up to seven members shall be selected from nominees submitted by users, with each user being permitted to nominate one member. The bill specifies that each new nominating user shall provide a reasonable, market-based capital contribution based on expected facility usage and consistent with the net present value of the existing users' prior capital contributions. The bill also establishes that, in order for actions or decisions made by the Commission to be effective, they must be agreed to by (i) a majority of its members and (ii) either the city manager or the member of the city council serving on the Commission. Finally, the bill removes the city council's authority to overrule actions of the Commission and to prescribe further duties to the Commission.

Lashrecse D. AirdDemocrat

Traffic regulation; bicycles, and certain other devices, bicycle signals.

Regulation of traffic; bicycles and certain other devices; bicycle signals. Requires a person operating a bicycle or other device lawfully permitted in a bicycle lane or on a shared-use path in or approaching an intersection with a bicycle signal to obey such bicycle signal. The bill also sets requirements for signals that are displayed by bicycle signals and requirements for situations in which traffic lights, including bicycle signals, are out of service. The bill provides that a violation constitutes a traffic infraction punishable by a fine of no more than $350.

Betsy B. CarrDemocrat

License plates, spec.; issuance to supporters of Richmond SPCA bearing legend SAVING LIVES TOGETHER.

Special license plates; SAVING LIVES TOGETHER. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates for supporters of the Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) bearing the legend SAVING LIVES TOGETHER.

Betsy B. CarrDemocrat

Electronic death reg. system; requiring certain applicants for licensure to complete training.

Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing; licensure renewal; electronic death registration system; death certificates. Requires the Board of Medicine and Board of Nursing to amend their applications for licensure and licensure renewal to require doctors of medicine and osteopathic medicine, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants to indicate if they expect their scope of practice to include signing death certificates and, if so, to indicate that they have completed the online tutorial for the Electronic Death Registration System on the Department of Health website. This bill is identical to HB 156.

Angelia Williams GravesDemocrat

Migrant labor camp permits; removes expiration date.

Migrant labor camp permits; expiration. Removes the annual December 31 expiration date for all issued migrant labor camp permits and provides that such permits expire 12 months from the date of issuance. This bill is identical to SB 319.

Marty MartinezDemocrat

Celebrating the life of Virginia Esqueda Gilpin.

Celebrating the life of Virginia Esqueda Gilpin.

Bill DeStephRepublican

Commending the City of Franklin.

Commending the City of Franklin.

Emily M. JordanRepublican

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Jerrauld C. Jones.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Jerrauld C. Jones.

R. Creigh DeedsDemocrat

Celebrating the life of F. Patrick Kavanaugh, Jr.

Celebrating the life of F. Patrick Kavanaugh, Jr.

Bill DeStephRepublican

Celebrating the life of Michael Allen Humphries.

Celebrating the life of Michael Allen Humphries.

Christopher T. HeadRepublican

Commending Michael Barakey.

Commending Michael Barakey.

Emily M. JordanRepublican

Commending Karen Grady.

Commending Karen Grady.

Christopher T. HeadRepublican

Celebrating the life of Kevin B. Lyles.

Celebrating the life of Kevin B. Lyles.

J.D. "Danny" DiggsRepublican

Commending Connie Matthews Harshaw.

Commending Connie Matthews Harshaw.

J.D. "Danny" DiggsRepublican

Commending Joyce Williams.

Commending Joyce Williams.

Christopher T. HeadRepublican

Celebrating the life of Kevin L. Hughart.

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Jeremy S. McPikeDemocrat

Commending the CSX Santa Train.

Commending the CSX Santa Train.

Todd E. PillionRepublican

Commending the Radford University women's golf team.

Commending the Radford University women's golf team.

T. Travis HackworthRepublican

Commending Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion.

Commending Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion.

Todd E. PillionRepublican

Celebrating the life of Ola Parker Willoughby.

Celebrating the life of Ola Parker Willoughby.

Barbara A. FavolaDemocrat

Commending Ronald G. Morford, MD.

Commending Ronald G. Morford, MD.

Mark J. PeakeRepublican

Commending Abbey Johnston.

Commending Abbey Johnston.

Mark J. PeakeRepublican

Commending Bishop C. Vernie Russell, Jr., and Pastor Ronda H. Russell.

Commending Bishop C. Vernie Russell, Jr., and Pastor Ronda H. Russell.

Angelia Williams GravesDemocrat

Commending We Off The Couch.

Commending We Off the Couch.

Jerrauld C. "Jay" JonesDemocrat

Celebrating the life of Gardner Elliott Cobb, Jr.

Celebrating the life of Gardner Elliott Cobb, Jr.

Emily M. JordanRepublican

Celebrating the life of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Grover Vaught, USAF, Ret.

Celebrating the life of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Grover Vaught, USAF, Ret.

Emily M. JordanRepublican

Commending the Strasburg High School football team.

Commending the Strasburg High School football team.

Timmy FrenchRepublican

Commending Ronald H. Williams.

Commending Ronald H. Williams.

Emily M. JordanRepublican

Celebrating the life of Walter Luther Young, Jr.

Celebrating the life of Walter Luther Young, Jr.

Emily M. JordanRepublican

Commending the Tri-County Longbeards Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation.

Commending the Tri-County Longbeards Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation.

Emily M. JordanRepublican

Commending Michelle Wren.

Commending Michelle Wren.

Emily M. JordanRepublican

Commending the Miss Isle of Wight County Fair Scholarship Pageant.

Commending the Miss Isle of Wight County Fair Scholarship Pageant.

Emily M. JordanRepublican

Commending the James Solomon Russell-Saint Pauls College Museum and Archives, Inc.

Commending the James Solomon Russell-Saint Paul's College Museum and Archives, Inc.

Emily M. JordanRepublican

Celebrating the life of John P. McSweeney, Jr.

Celebrating the life of John P. McSweeney, Jr.

Mark J. PeakeRepublican

Commending Sedley Baptist Church.

Commending Sedley Baptist Church.

Emily M. JordanRepublican

Earle-Sears, Winsome; issuance of replica of chair used by former Lieutenant Governor.

Lieutenant Governor; chair. Authorizes Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears to receive a replica of the chair used by the Lieutenant Governor when presiding over the Senate.

Mamie E. LockeDemocrat

Earle-Sears, Winsome; portrait to be framed and placed in Capitol

Lieutenant Governor; portrait. Establishes a committee to contract for a portrait of Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears to be painted, framed, and installed in the Capitol.

Mamie E. LockeDemocrat

Celebrating the life of William Luther Bushong.

Celebrating the life of William Luther Bushong.

Timmy FrenchRepublican

Commending the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.

Commending the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.

Russet PerryDemocrat

Commending the Smithfield branch of the Blackwater Regional Library.

Commending the Smithfield branch of the Blackwater Regional Library.

Emily M. JordanRepublican

Celebrating the life of Wilma Jean Keen Ward Compton.

Celebrating the life of Wilma Jean Keen Ward Compton.

T. Travis HackworthRepublican

Commending Hunterdale Baptist Church.

Commending Hunterdale Baptist Church.

Emily M. JordanRepublican

Commending Debbie and Sam Frye.

Commending Debbie and Sam Frye.

Bill DeStephRepublican

Commending Hunterdale Christian Church.

Commending Hunterdale Christian Church.

Emily M. JordanRepublican

Commending Nottoway House Furniture.

Commending Nottoway House Furniture.

Emily M. JordanRepublican

Commending the Smithfield High School KidWind Challenge teams.

Commending the Smithfield High School KidWind Challenge teams.

Emily M. JordanRepublican