Virginia Legislature | 2019 | Regular Session
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Active Virginia Bills (Introduced, Engrossed, Enrolled, Passed)
| Bill | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SB1129 | Eligibility for food stamps; drug-related felonies. Provides that a person who is otherwise eligible to receive food stamp benefits shall not be denied such assistance solely because he has been convicted of a drug-related felony. Under current law, ... | 2019-12-29 |
| HB2122 | Virginia Public Procurement Act; public works contracts; prevailing wage; penalty. Requires contractors and subcontractors under any public contract with a state agency for public works to pay wages, salaries, benefits, and other remuneration at the ... | 2019-01-15 Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| HB2165 | Income tax credit; solar energy equipment. Creates a nonrefundable tax credit for the purchase and installation of solar energy equipment in certain nonresidential areas for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2019, but before January 1, ... | 2019-01-15 Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| HB1850 | Minimum wage. Increases the minimum wage from its current federally mandated level of $7.25 per hour to $9 per hour effective July 1, 2019, to $10 per hour effective January 1, 2020, to $11 per hour effective January 1, 2021, to $13 per hour effectiv... | 2019-01-15 Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| HB1761 | State correctional facilities; prohibition on procurement by public bodies of articles produced or manufactured and services provided by persons confined in state correctional facilities. Prohibits articles produced or manufactured and services provi... | 2019-01-15 Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| HB2644 | Marijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana possession; penalty. Decriminalizes simple marijuana possession and provides a civil penalty of no more than $50 for a first violation, $100 for a second violation, and $250 for a third or subsequent v... | 2019-01-15 Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| HB2270 | Release of certain incarcerated aliens from jail; notice to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Requires that the sheriff, jail superintendent, or other official in charge of a local correctional facility or a regional jail in which an alien is inca... | 2019-01-15 Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| HB2498 | Missing and endangered child; Endangered Missing Child Media Alert. Provides that the Virginia State Police may issue a public or media alert at the request of a law-enforcement agency regarding a missing and endangered child who does not meet the de... | 2019-01-15 Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| HB2604 | 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... | 2019-01-15 Assigned MPPS sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| HB2716 | Elections and voter registration; early voting; same day voter registration. Provides for early voting beginning the twenty-first day prior to any general election, the seventh day prior to any special election held on a date other than the date of a... | 2019-01-15 Committee Referral Pending |
Top Virginia Sponsors
| House Sponsors | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Del. Kaye Kory [D] | 245 |  |
| Del. Marcus Simon [D] | 163 | |
| Del. Patrick Hope [D] | 127 | |
| Del. Sam Rasoul [D] | 116 | |
| Del. Mark Levine [D] | 112 | |
| Senate Sponsors | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Sen. Adam Ebbin [D] | 53 | |
| Sen. Scott Surovell [D] | 48 | |
| Sen. Amanda Chase [R] | 48 | |
| Sen. Mark Peake [R] | 45 | |
| Sen. Bill DeSteph [R] | 44 | |
Top Virginia Committees
| House Committees | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Rules | 112 | |
| Courts of Justice | 103 | |
| Education | 73 | |
| Health, Welfare and Institutions | 69 | |
| General Laws | 64 | |
| Senate Committees | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Courts of Justice | 133 | |
| Finance | 121 | |
| Education and Health | 107 | |
| Privileges and Elections | 82 | |
| Commerce and Labor | 82 | |
Most Viewed Virginia Bills
| Bill | Summary | Text |
|---|---|---|
| HB1638 | Virginia Lottery; repeal prohibition against sale of Virginia Lottery; repeal prohibition against sale of lottery tickets over the Internet; sports betting; Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund; Major Research Project Subfund; Sports Betting O... | Bill Text |
| HB1635 | Fossil fuel projects moratorium; clean energy mandates. Fossil fuel projects moratorium; clean energy mandates. Establishes a moratorium, effective January 1, 2020, on approval by any state agency or political subdivision of any approval required for... | Bill Text |
| SB1030 | Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases. Adds cancers of the colon, brain, or testes to the list of cancers that are presumed to be an occupational disease covered by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act when firef... | Bill Text |
| SB1037 | Expungement of certain offenses. Allows a person to petition for expungement of a deferred disposition dismissal for underage alcohol possession or using a false ID to obtain alcohol when the offense occurred prior to the person's twenty-first birthd... | Bill Text |
| HJR587 | Commending the American Legion. | Bill Text |
| SB997 | Marijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana possession; penalty. Decriminalizes simple marijuana possession and provides a civil penalty of no more than $50 for a first violation, $100 for a second violation, and $250 for a third or subsequent v... | Bill Text |
| HB1634 | Additional sales and use tax for counties and cities; county appropriations to incorporated towns for educational purposes. Authorizes counties and cities to impose an additional local sales and use tax at a rate as determined by the governing body, ... | Bill Text |
| SB1040 | Compensation of local jails for cost of incarceration. Provides for local jails to be compensated for the actual cost of incarcerating convicted felons at the rate calculated in the Compensation Board's annual jail cost report. Current law provides f... | Bill Text |
| HJR579 | Constitution of the United States; Equal Rights Amendment. Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution of the United States that was proposed by Congress in 1972. The joint resolution advocates the position that the 1972 Equal Rights Amen... | Bill Text |
| SB1083 | Remote sales and use tax collection; sufficient activity by dealers and marketplace Remote sales and use tax collection; sufficient activity by dealers and marketplace facilitators as to require registration for sales and use tax collection. Directs ... | Bill Text |
Most Monitored Virginia Bills
| Bill | Summary | Text |
|---|---|---|
| SB1038 | Voter registration; verification of social security numbers; provisional registration status. Requires Voter registration; verification of social security numbers; provisional registration status. Requires the general registrars to verify that the na... | Bill Text |
| HB2568 | Child Safety Savings Accounts established. Permits the parents of certain children who are victims of bullying, certain crimes, and certain other violent acts to apply to the school division in which the child resides for a one-year, renewable Child ... | Bill Text |
| HB1984 | Legal holidays; Election Day. Designates Election Day, the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, as a state holiday and removes Lee-Jackson Day as a state holiday. | Bill Text |
| HJR579 | Constitution of the United States; Equal Rights Amendment. Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution of the United States that was proposed by Congress in 1972. The joint resolution advocates the position that the 1972 Equal Rights Amen... | Bill Text |
| HB1628 | Absentee voting; eligibility of persons age 65 or older. Entitles a person who will be age 65 or older on the day of an election to vote by absentee ballot in that election. | Bill Text |
| SB1083 | Remote sales and use tax collection; sufficient activity by dealers and marketplace Remote sales and use tax collection; sufficient activity by dealers and marketplace facilitators as to require registration for sales and use tax collection. Directs ... | Bill Text |
| SJR284 | Constitution of the United States; Equal Rights Amendment. Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution of the United States that was proposed by Congress in 1972. The joint resolution advocates the position that the 1972 Equal Rights Amen... | Bill Text |
| HB1635 | Fossil fuel projects moratorium; clean energy mandates. Fossil fuel projects moratorium; clean energy mandates. Establishes a moratorium, effective January 1, 2020, on approval by any state agency or political subdivision of any approval required for... | Bill Text |
| HB1791 | Guidance counselors; nomenclature. Changes the name of guidance counselors to school counselors. | Bill Text |
| SB1124 | Telemedicine; physicians licensed in contiguous jurisdictions. Authorizes a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy who is in good standing with the applicable regulatory agency of a jurisdiction that is contiguous to the Commonwealth to p... | Bill Text |
Virginia Sessions
| Year | Session | Introduced | Completed | Legislation | Search | Dataset |
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| 2019 | Regular Session | 2236 | 0 | 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 |
