| VA | HB2441 | Intro
25% | Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center Board of Trustees; authority to permit campus security officers to carry firearms in performance of official duties; conditions. Authorizes the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center Board of Trustees to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-29
Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) |
| VA | HB2211 | Intro
25% | Flashing red and white warning lights; emergency vehicle exemptions; mine rescue team vehicles. Authorizes vehicles operated by mine rescue teams that are certified by the Mine Safety and Health Administration under federal law to (i) be equipped wit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-29
To House Transportation: Highway Safety and Policy Committee |
| VA | HB2216 | Intro
25% | State Board of Elections; appointment of Commissioner of Elections. Changes the appointing authority of the Commissioner of Elections from the Governor to the State Board of Elections, with an affirmative vote of four of the five State Board members ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-29
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2216) |
| VA | HB1583 | Intro
25% | Threats to discharge a firearm within or at buildings or means of transportation; penalties. Provides that any person (i) who makes and communicates to another by any means any threat to bomb, burn, destroy, discharge a firearm within or at, or in an...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-29
[Hearing: Jan 31]
To House Courts: Criminal Committee |
| VA | HB2610 | Intro
25% | Department of Medical Assistance Services; state pharmacy benefits manager. Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services by December 31, 2025, to select and contract with a third-party administrator to serve as the state pharmacy benefits m...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-29
To House Appropriations: Health & Human Resources Committee |
| VA | HB2643 | Engross
50% | Estimated tax; failure by individual, trust, or estate to pay. Increases from $150 to $1,000 the maximum underpayment of estimated tax for which no addition to tax shall be added.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-29
To Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee |
| VA | HB2458 | Intro
25% | Vehicles used for agricultural purposes. Provides that trailers and semitrailers used for certain agricultural purposes may be operated without tail lights or brake lights on the highways of the Commonwealth between sunrise and sunset, provided that ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-28
[Hearing: Jan 30 @ 9:00 am]
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) |
| VA | HB1726 | Intro
25% | Trespass with an unmanned aircraft system; contracted defense facility; penalty. Creates a Class 4 felony for any person who knowingly, intentionally, and without authorization causes an unmanned aircraft system to enter the property of and obtains o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-28
[Hearing: Jan 31]
To House Courts: Criminal Committee |
| VA | HJR492 | Intro
25% | Constitutional amendment (first reference); right to work. Provides that it is unlawful for any person, corporation, association, or the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions to deny or attempt to deny employment to any person because of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-28
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) |
| VA | HB1853 | Intro
25% | Deputy Hunter D. Reedy Memorial Bridge. Designates the bridge on Railroad Drive in Smyth County the "Deputy Hunter D. Reedy Memorial Bridge."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-28
Committee substitute printed 25105389D-H1 |
| VA | HB1588 | Intro
25% | Public utilities; rate increases during certain months prohibited. Prohibits the regulated operating revenues of certain public utilities from being increased in the months of November, December, January, or February. The bill's limitation does not a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-28
[Hearing: Jan 30]
Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB2621-Ballard (Voice Vote) |
| VA | HB2621 | Intro
25% | Phase I Utilities; securitized asset costs. Authorizes Appalachian Power to petition the State Corporation Commission for a financing order for securitized asset costs, as defined in the bill. The bill creates the securitized asset cost charge and pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-28
[Hearing: Jan 30]
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (9-Y 0-N) |
| VA | HB2780 | Intro
25% | Electric Utility Regulation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-28
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N) |
| VA | HR554 | Intro
25% | Celebrating the life of Stephen M. Quillen.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-28
Presented and laid on Speaker's table 25105065D |
| VA | HR555 | Intro
25% | Celebrating the life of George Thomas Kiser, Jr.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-28
Presented and laid on Speaker's table 25105149D |
| VA | HB2447 | Intro
25% | Line of Duty Act; Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; enhanced benefits for certain fire personnel. Adds the State Fire Marshal and personnel of the Virginia Department of Fire Programs who, as a regular component of their official duties, are ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N) |
| VA | HB2661 | Intro
25% | Public schools; student enrollment; recruitment prohibited. Prohibits any school board, school board member, or school board employee from recruiting or otherwise incentivizing a student who resides outside of the local school division to enroll in a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) |
| VA | HB2478 | Intro
25% | Elections; absentee voting; drop-off locations for return of absentee ballots; 24-hour video surveillance requirement. Requires 24-hour video surveillance of all absentee ballot drop-off locations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (2-Y 6-N) |
| VA | HR493 | Pass | Celebrating the life of Hunter Dakota Reedy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
Agreed to by House |
| VA | HR496 | Pass | Celebrating the life of Crystal Michelle Kestner.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
Agreed to by House |
| VA | HB2745 | Intro
25% | Sale of certain vacant and blighted or derelict property. Allows a locality where certain vacant and blighted or derelict property is located to petition the circuit court to appoint a special commissioner to execute the necessary deed or deeds to co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
[Hearing: Jan 30 @ 7:30 am]
To House Counties, Cities and Towns: Subcommittee #2 |
| VA | HR495 | Pass | Commending Saltville Elementary School.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
Agreed to by House by voice vote |
| VA | HJR472 | Engross
50% | Commending the American Friends of Lafayette.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-27
Laid on Clerk's Desk |
| VA | HB2699 | Intro
25% | Natural gas utilities; retail supply choice; work group; report. Allows every person access to distribution service or retail natural gas from a natural gas utility authorized to provide natural gas service to the area where the service will be recei...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-24
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N) |
| VA | HB1551 | Intro
25% | Virginia taxable income; standard deduction; sunset. Removes the sunset on elevated standard deduction amounts for single individuals and married persons that is scheduled to expire for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2026.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-24
To House Finance: Subcommittee #3 |
| VA | HJR494 | Pass | Commending the Historic St. John's Church.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-23
Agreed to by Senate by voice vote |
| VA | HB2212 | Intro
25% | Stormwater management regulations; localities outside Chesapeake Bay watershed. Requires the State Water Control Board and the Department of Environmental Quality to apply in a locality that is located outside of the Chesapeake Bay watershed the regu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-21
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2212) |
| VA | HB2461 | Intro
25% | Disaster Assistance Fund; established. Establishes the Disaster Assistance Fund for the purpose of addressing life, safety, and housing costs related to a disaster that are not covered by any form of federal assistance, private donations, or insuranc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-16
To House Appropriations Committee |
| VA | HR481 | Pass | Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-16
Agreed to by House by voice vote |
| VA | HJR461 | Intro
25% | Study; JLARC; creation of Secretariat of Rural Affairs; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the need for and feasibility of creating a Secretariat of Rural Affairs in the Commonwealth.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-08
To House Rules Committee |
| VA | HJR460 | Intro
25% | Study; Department of Conservation and Recreation; state park in Washington County; report. Requests the Department of Conservation and Recreation to study the feasibility of establishing a state park in Washington County at the Mendota Trail and Abra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-08
To House Rules Committee |
| VA | HB2459 | Intro
25% | New solar generation facilities; certificate of convenience and necessity; bond required. Provides that the State Corporation Commission shall only issue a certificate of convenience and necessity for a public utility to construct, enlarge, or acquir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-08
To House Labor and Commerce Committee |
| VA | HJR457 | Intro
25% | Constitutional amendment (first reference); personal property tax; exemption for motor vehicles owned for personal, noncommercial use. Requires the General Assembly to exempt from personal property taxes motor vehicles owned by an individual for pers...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2025-01-08
To House Privileges and Elections Committee |
| VA | HB742 | Engross
50% | State Board of Elections; appointment of Commissioner of Elections. Provides for the appointment of the Commissioner of Elections to be made by the State Board of Elections; currently, the Governor makes such appointment. The appointment or removal o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-11-18
To Senate Privileges and Elections Committee |
| VA | HB1363 | Intro
25% | Department of Energy; work group on critical infrastructure sectors; report. Directs the Director of the Department of Energy to convene a work group to evaluate the Commonwealth's critical infrastructure sectors' usage of fuel for energy and feedsto...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-11-18
To House Rules Committee |
| VA | HB694 | Intro
25% | Elections; absentee voting; counting ballots prior to the close of polls. Allows officers of election at a central absentee precinct to begin ascertaining and recording the number of votes cast by absentee ballots at any time after noon on the day of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-11-18
To House Privileges and Elections Committee |
| VA | HJR82 | Intro
25% | Study; Department of Conservation and Recreation; state park in Washington County; report. Requests the Department of Conservation and Recreation to study the feasibility of establishing a state park in Washington County at the Mendota Trail and Abra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-11-18
To House Rules Committee |
| VA | HJR32 | Intro
25% | Study; JLARC; creation of Secretariat of Rural Affairs; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the need for and feasibility of creating a Secretariat of Rural Affairs in the Commonwealth.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-11-18
To House Rules Committee |
| VA | HB1041 | Intro
25% | Health insurance; cost-sharing; pharmacy benefits managers' compensation and duties: civil penalty. Amends provisions related to rebates provided by carriers and health benefit plans to health plan enrollees by defining "defined cost-sharing," "price...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-11-18
To House Labor and Commerce Committee |
