Virginia Legislature | 2020 | Regular Session | Adjourned Sine Die
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Active Virginia Bills (Introduced, Engrossed, Enrolled, Passed)
| Bill | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|
| HB30 | Budget Bill. Provides for all appropriations of the Budget submitted by the Governor of Virginia in accordance with the provisions of §2.2-1509, Code of Virginia, and provides a portion of revenues for the two years ending respectively on the th... | 2020-04-02 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| HB29 | Budget Bill. Amends Chapter 854 of the 2019 Acts of Assembly. | 2020-04-02 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| HB896 | Sports betting; Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund; penalties. Directs the Virginia Lottery (the Lottery) to regulate sports betting. The bill prohibits the Lottery from issuing any permits to conduct sports betting until it has developed an... | 2020-03-20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| HB1150 | Inquiry and report of immigration status; persons charged with or convicted of certain crimes. Provides that the provisions requiring (i) jail officers to ascertain the citizenship of any inmate taken into custody at a jail, (ii) officers in charge o... | 2020-03-20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| HB1513 | Health insurance credits for retired school division employees other than teachers. Requires school divisions to provide a health insurance credit of $1.50 per year of service to non-teacher employees of a local school division with at least 15 years... | 2020-03-20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| SB65 | Voter identification; repeal of photo identification requirements; additional forms of identification accepted; signed statement in lieu of required form of identification; penalty. Removes the requirement that voters show a form of identification co... | 2020-03-20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| HB1540 | Behavioral health providers; barrier crimes; exceptions. Adds additional crimes to the list of barrier crimes for which an exception is available in the case of employment with an adult substance abuse or mental health program at community services b... | 2020-03-20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| HB534 | Local disposable plastic bag tax. Authorizes any county or city, beginning no earlier than January 1, 2021, to impose a tax of five cents per bag on disposable plastic bags provided to consumers by certain retailers, with certain bags being exempt fr... | 2020-03-20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| SB384 | Sports betting; Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund; penalties. Directs the Virginia Lottery (the Lottery) to regulate sports betting. The bill prohibits the Lottery from issuing any permits to conduct sports betting until it has developed an... | 2020-03-20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| HB4 | Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming. Authorizes casino gaming in the Commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board. The bill specifies the requirements for licensure of casino gaming operators and the conduct of casino gaming and ... | 2020-03-20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
Top Virginia Sponsors
| House Sponsors | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Del. Ibraheem Samirah [D] | 308 |  |
| Del. Patrick Hope [D] | 271 | |
| Del. Mark Levine [D] | 261 | |
| Del. Sam Rasoul [D] | 250 | |
| Del. Kaye Kory [D] | 228 | |
| Senate Sponsors | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D] | 199 | |
| Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D] | 172 | |
| Sen. Joseph Morrissey [D] | 161 | |
| Sen. John Edwards [D] | 128 | |
| Sen. Creigh Deeds [D] | 122 | |
Top Virginia Committees
| House Committees | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Courts of Justice | 141 | |
| Appropriations | 126 | |
| Rules | 71 | |
| Finance | 63 | |
| Labor and Commerce | 54 | |
| Senate Committees | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Finance and Appropriations | 41 | |
| Judiciary | 41 | |
| Rules | 25 | |
| Commerce and Labor | 19 | |
| Privileges and Elections | 16 | |
Most Viewed Virginia Bills
| Bill | Summary | Text |
|---|---|---|
| SB64 | Paramilitary activities; penalty. Provides that a person is guilty of unlawful paramilitary activity if such person brandishes a firearm or any air or gas operated weapon or any object similar in appearance while assembled with one or more persons fo... | Bill Text |
| SB16 | Prohibiting sale, transport, etc., of assault firearms and certain firearm magazines; penalties. Expands the definition of "assault firearm" and prohibits any person from importing, selling, transferring, manufacturing, purchasing, possessing, or tra... | Bill Text |
| HB961 | Prohibiting sale, transport, etc., of assault firearms, certain firearm magazines, silencers, and trigger activators; penalties. Expands the definition of "assault firearm" and prohibits any person from importing, selling, transferring, manufacturing... | Bill Text |
| HB1532 | Department of Corrections; earned sentence credits. Establishes a four-level classification system for the awarding and calculation of earned sentence credits. The bill requires the calculation of earned sentence credits to apply retroactively to the... | Bill Text |
| HB1090 | Required immunizations; report. Amends the minimum vaccination requirements for attendance at a public or private elementary, middle or secondary school, child care center, nursery school, family day care home, or developmental center. The bill also ... | Bill Text |
| HB1627 | Threats and harassment of certain officials and property; venue. Provides that certain crimes relating to threats and harassment may be prosecuted in the City of Richmond if venue cannot otherwise be established and the victim is (i) the Governor, Go... | Bill Text |
| SB91 | Application of parole statutes. Repeals the abolition of parole. The bill also provides that the Virginia Parole Board shall establish procedures for consideration of parole for persons who were previously ineligible for parole, because parole was ab... | Bill Text |
| SB2 | Possession and consumption of marijuana; penalty. Decriminalizes simple marijuana possession and provides a civil penalty of no more than $25. Current law imposes a maximum fine of $500 and a maximum 30-day jail sentence for a first offense, and subs... | Bill Text |
| HB199 | Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact. Enters Virginia into an interstate compact known as the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. Article II of the Constitution of the United States gives the st... | Bill Text |
| HB67 | Strikes by government employees. Limits to law-enforcement officers the scope of the existing provision that deems any public employee who strikes to have terminated his employment and bars him from further public employment. | Bill Text |
Most Monitored Virginia Bills
| Bill | Summary | Text |
|---|---|---|
| HB1532 | Department of Corrections; earned sentence credits. Establishes a four-level classification system for the awarding and calculation of earned sentence credits. The bill requires the calculation of earned sentence credits to apply retroactively to the... | Bill Text |
| HB961 | Prohibiting sale, transport, etc., of assault firearms, certain firearm magazines, silencers, and trigger activators; penalties. Expands the definition of "assault firearm" and prohibits any person from importing, selling, transferring, manufacturing... | Bill Text |
| SB16 | Prohibiting sale, transport, etc., of assault firearms and certain firearm magazines; penalties. Expands the definition of "assault firearm" and prohibits any person from importing, selling, transferring, manufacturing, purchasing, possessing, or tra... | Bill Text |
| SB240 | Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk; penalties. Creates a procedure by which any attorney for the Commonwealth or law-enforcement officer may apply to a general district court, circuit court, or juvenile and domestic relations dist... | Bill Text |
| SB64 | Paramilitary activities; penalty. Provides that a person is guilty of unlawful paramilitary activity if such person brandishes a firearm or any air or gas operated weapon or any object similar in appearance while assembled with one or more persons fo... | Bill Text |
| SB91 | Application of parole statutes. Repeals the abolition of parole. The bill also provides that the Virginia Parole Board shall establish procedures for consideration of parole for persons who were previously ineligible for parole, because parole was ab... | Bill Text |
| SB69 | Purchase of handguns; limitation on handgun purchases; penalty. Prohibits any person who is not a licensed firearms dealer from purchasing more than one handgun in a 30-day period and establishes such an offense as a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill exe... | Bill Text |
| SB35 | Control of firearms by localities; permitted events. Authorizes any locality by ordinance to prohibit the possession or carrying of firearms, ammunition, or components or any combination thereof in (i) any building, or part thereof, owned or used by ... | Bill Text |
| SB70 | Firearm sales; criminal history record information checks; penalty. Requires a background check for any firearm sale and directs the Department of State Police (the Department) to establish a process for transferors to obtain such a background check ... | Bill Text |
| SB18 | Firearms; criminal history record information checks; age Firearms; criminal history record information checks; age requirement; penalty. Provides that a person must be at least 21 years old, or must be at least 18 years old by the effective date of ... | Bill Text |
Virginia Sessions
| Year | Session | Introduced | Completed | Legislation | Search | Dataset |
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| 2020 | Regular Session | 3910 | 1121 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2019 | 1st Special Session | 160 | 74 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2019 | Regular Session | 3332 | 1864 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2018 | 2nd Special Session | 17 | 11 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2018 | 1st Special Session | 216 | 206 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2018 | Regular Session | 3722 | 1807 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2017 | Regular Session | 3201 | 1649 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2016 | Regular Session | 3287 | 1768 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2015 | 1st Special Session | 97 | 83 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2015 | Regular Session | 3010 | 1464 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2014 | 1st Special Session | 494 | 453 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2014 | Regular Session | 2888 | 1637 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2013 | 1st Special Session | 109 | 108 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2013 | Regular Session | 2897 | 1510 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2012 | Regular Session | 2868 | 1597 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2011 | Regular Session | 2966 | 1595 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2010 | Regular Session | 2962 | 1596 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2009 | Regular Session | 0 | 0 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2008 | Regular Session | 3322 | 1648 | Browse | Search | Download |
