Virginia Legislature | 2018 | Regular Session | Adjourned Sine Die
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Active Virginia Bills (Introduced, Engrossed, Enrolled, Passed)
| Bill | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SB844 | Health insurance; short-term plans. Authorizes health insurance carriers in the Commonwealth to offer short-term health plans. Short-term health plans are defined as plans with a duration of 364 days or less. Short-term health plans are required to i... | 2018-05-18 Governor: Vetoed by Governor |
| HB1144 | Voter registration; persons assisting with the completion or collection of completed voter registration applications; certain identifying information required. Requires any person who assists an applicant with the completion of a voter registration a... | 2018-05-18 Governor: Vetoed by Governor |
| HB1598 | Standards and criteria for congressional and state legislative districts. Provides criteria by which congressional and state legislative districts are to be drawn, including equal population, racial and ethnic fairness, respect for existing political... | 2018-05-18 Governor: Vetoed by Governor |
| SB834 | Voter registration list maintenance; voters identified as registered in multiple states. Requires the Department of Elections to provide to the general registrars a list of registered voters who have been found through list comparisons and data-match... | 2018-05-18 Governor: Vetoed by Governor |
| SB935 | Group health benefit plans; bona fide associations. Replaces references to "bona fide association," as used in provisions applicable to health care plans in the small employer market, with the term "sponsoring association." The measure defines "spons... | 2018-05-18 Governor: Vetoed by Governor |
| SB964 | Health insurance; catastrophic health plans. Authorizes health carriers to offer catastrophic plans on the individual market and to offer such plans to all individuals. The measure provides that a catastrophic plan is deemed to provide an essential h... | 2018-05-18 Governor: Vetoed by Governor |
| SB934 | Benefits consortium. Authorizes an association organized as a nonstock corporation whose members are employers conducting business in the Commonwealth to sponsor a trust. The measure authorizes the trust, called a benefits consortium, to sell benefit... | 2018-05-18 Governor: Vetoed by Governor |
| SB106 | Standards and criteria for congressional and state legislative districts. Provides criteria by which congressional and state legislative districts are to be drawn, including equal population, racial and ethnic fairness, respect for existing political... | 2018-05-18 Governor: Vetoed by Governor |
| HB1595 | Vested rights; existing landscape cover materials. Provides that, notwithstanding any local ordinance to the contrary, an owner of real property who has an occupancy permit issued as of January 1, 2018, shall not be required to retrofit existing land... | 2018-05-17 Governor: Vetoed by Governor |
| SB972 | Vested rights; existing landscape cover materials. Provides that, notwithstanding any local ordinance to the contrary, an owner of real property who has an occupancy permit issued as of January 1, 2018, shall not be required to retrofit existing land... | 2018-05-17 Governor: Vetoed by Governor |
Top Virginia Sponsors
| House Sponsors | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Del. Marcus Simon [D] | 297 |  |
| Del. Patrick Hope [D] | 294 | |
| Del. Kenneth Plum [D] | 254 | |
| Del. Mark Levine [D] | 237 | |
| Del. Jennifer Boysko [D] | 237 | |
| Senate Sponsors | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D] | 148 | |
| Sen. Adam Ebbin [D] | 147 | |
| Sen. Scott Surovell [D] | 127 | |
| Sen. Jennifer Wexton [D] | 124 | |
| Sen. Barbara Favola [D] | 117 | |
Top Virginia Committees
| House Committees | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Courts of Justice | 232 | |
| Appropriations | 155 | |
| Commerce and Labor | 118 | |
| Rules | 107 | |
| General Laws | 104 | |
| Senate Committees | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Finance | 44 | |
| Privileges and Elections | 34 | |
| Courts of Justice | 32 | |
| Education and Health | 23 | |
| Commerce and Labor | 21 | |
Most Viewed Virginia Bills
| Bill | Summary | Text |
|---|---|---|
| HB793 | Nurse practitioners; practice agreements. Eliminates the requirement for a practice agreement with a patient care team physician for a licensed nurse practitioner who has completed the equivalent of at least five years of full-time clinical experienc... | Bill Text |
| HB646 | Tethering animals; adequate shelter and space. Provides that outdoor tethering of an animal shall not meet the requirement that an animal be given adequate shelter if it occurs (i) between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., except when the animal is engaged in cond... | Bill Text |
| SB864 | State Corporation Commission study of cryptocurrencies; report. Directs the State Corporation Commission to conduct a study of the effects of the growth of cryptocurrencies. The Commission shall report its findings to the members of the General Assem... | Bill Text |
| HB1609 | Horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering. Establishes historical horse racing as a form of horse racing. The bill defines historical horse racing as a form of racing that creates pari-mutuel pools from wagers placed on previously conducted horse races a... | Bill Text |
| HB892 | Board for Barbers and Cosmetology; deregulation of barbering, cosmetology, nail care, waxing, tattooing, body piercing, and esthetics. Abolishes the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology and deregulates the practices of barbering, cosmetology, nail care,... | Bill Text |
| HB79 | Dog boarding establishments; group play requirements; notice; penalties. Requires an employee of a dog boarding establishment to be present at all times that a dog is able to have physical contact with another dog. The bill limits the number of dogs ... | Bill Text |
| SB111 | Marijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana Marijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana possession. Decriminalizes simple marijuana possession and provides a civil penalty of no more than $50 for a first violation, $100 for a second violati... | Bill Text |
| SB954 | Possession of marijuana; first offense; expungement; penalty. Reduces the penalties for possession of marijuana to a fine of not more than $500 and makes a first offense violation that has been deferred and dismissed under ?§18.2-251 eligible fo... | Bill Text |
| HB1592 | Prohibited sale of products with Internet capabilities; obscene content blocking capability. Prohibits the distribution or sale of any product that makes content accessible on the Internet unless such product possesses an operating digital content bl... | Bill Text |
| SB28 | Medical research on dogs and cats; prohibition on use of state funds. Prohibits the use of any funds appropriated, granted, or awarded by the Commonwealth by any person or entity, public or private, to directly fund medically unnecessary research cla... | Bill Text |
Most Monitored Virginia Bills
| Bill | Summary | Text |
|---|---|---|
| HB793 | Nurse practitioners; practice agreements. Eliminates the requirement for a practice agreement with a patient care team physician for a licensed nurse practitioner who has completed the equivalent of at least five years of full-time clinical experienc... | Bill Text |
| HB646 | Tethering animals; adequate shelter and space. Provides that outdoor tethering of an animal shall not meet the requirement that an animal be given adequate shelter if it occurs (i) between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., except when the animal is engaged in cond... | Bill Text |
| HB1609 | Horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering. Establishes historical horse racing as a form of horse racing. The bill defines historical horse racing as a form of racing that creates pari-mutuel pools from wagers placed on previously conducted horse races a... | Bill Text |
| SB217 | Sale of dog or cat not obtained from releasing agency or animal rescue; prohibition. Authorizes localities to adopt ordinances prohibiting the sale in a pet shop of any dog or cat that was not obtained from a Virginia releasing agency or a nonprofit ... | Bill Text |
| HB892 | Board for Barbers and Cosmetology; deregulation of barbering, cosmetology, nail care, waxing, tattooing, body piercing, and esthetics. Abolishes the Board for Barbers and Cosmetology and deregulates the practices of barbering, cosmetology, nail care,... | Bill Text |
| SB74 | Use of handheld personal communications devices while driving. Expands the prohibition on using a handheld personal communications device while operating a motor vehicle to all communications unless the device is specifically designed to allow voice ... | Bill Text |
| SB261 | Standards of Quality; staffing requirements. Provides that a local school board that is required to employ two full-time librarians for any middle school or high school may meet such requirement by employing two full-time librarians or one full-time ... | Bill Text |
| HB270 | Sale of dog or cat not obtained from releasing agency or animal rescue; prohibition. Authorizes localities to adopt ordinances prohibiting the sale in a pet shop of any dog or cat that was not obtained from a Virginia releasing agency or a nonprofit ... | Bill Text |
| SB28 | Medical research on dogs and cats; prohibition on use of state funds. Prohibits the use of any funds appropriated, granted, or awarded by the Commonwealth by any person or entity, public or private, to directly fund medically unnecessary research cla... | Bill Text |
| HB676 | Children who are deaf or hard of hearing; services; advisory subcommittee. Declares it the goal of the Commonwealth that each child who is deaf or hard of hearing is (i) as linguistically ready for kindergarten as his peers who are not deaf or hard o... | Bill Text |
Virginia Sessions
| Year | Session | Introduced | Completed | Legislation | Search | Dataset |
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| 2018 | 1st Special Session | 214 | 205 | 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 |
