| VA | HB698 | Veto | Cannabis control; retail market; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth, to be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill allows the Authority to begin issuing all m... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto |
| VA | HB1167 | Veto | Local prohibition on the sale of English ivy; civil penalty. Authorizes any locality to adopt an ordinance prohibiting the sale of English ivy, with violations punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $50 for a first violation and not to exceed $2... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto |
| VA | HB1157 | Pass | Consultation with federally recognized Tribal Nations in the Commonwealth; permits and reviews with potential impacts on environmental, cultural, and historic resources. Requires the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Department of Enviro... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17 Enacted, Chapter 830 (effective 7/1/24) |
| VA | HB47 | Veto | Invasive plant species; retail sales; civil penalty. Requires, for the retail sale of any invasive plant species for outdoor use on a list established by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, a retail establishment to post in a conspicuous m... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto |
| VA | HB1397 | Pass | Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; manufactured home park; notice of sale and relocation expenses. Requires a manufactured home park owner to provide notice to the Department of Housing and Community Development and each manufactured home park tenant ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17 Enacted, Chapter 833 (effective 7/1/24) |
| VA | HB805 | Veto | Additional local sales and use tax to support schools; referendum. Authorizes all counties and cities to impose an additional local sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed one percent with the revenue used only for capital projects for the construc... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto |
| VA | HB993 | Enroll 75% | Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; prohibited fees. Prohibits landlords subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act from requiring a tenant to (i) pay any fee for the maintenance or repair of any unit subject to such rental... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024 |
| VA | HB173 | Enroll 75% | Manufacture, import, sale, transfer, or possession of plastic firearms and unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 5 felony for any person who knowingly manufactures or assembles, imports, purch... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024 |
| VA | HB111 | Pass | Electors for President and Vice President; binding of electors; vacancies. Provides that an elector who is selected by the state convention of any political party and who, at the convening of the electors after the election, refuses to present a ball... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17 Enacted, Chapter 801 (effective 7/1/24) |
| VA | HB1098 | Veto | Unpaid family bereavement leave; required; remedies. Requires that an employer that employs 50 or more employees provide eligible employees, defined in the bill, with up to 10 days of unpaid family bereavement leave in any 12-month period to (i) atte... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17 House sustained Governor's veto |
| VA | HB624 | Enroll 75% | Public school staffing and funding; National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund; At-Risk Program; English language learner students. Renames the National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program and Fund as the National Boa... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024 |
| VA | HB201 | Pass | Certain transportation entities; membership. Requires, rather than permits, the four members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, the two members of the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, and the two members of the Nor... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 633 (effective 7/1/24) |
| VA | HB25 | Pass | Annual retail sales and use tax holiday. Establishes an annual retail sales and use tax holiday that takes place on the first full weekend in August beginning on July 1, 2025, through July 1, 2030. During such weekend, state retail sales and use tax ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 628 (effective 7/1/25) |
| VA | HB516 | Pass | Prescription drugs; labels; blind and disabled users. Requires pharmacies to notify each person who identifies themselves or a patient as blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled to whom a prescription drug is dispensed that an accessibl... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 725 (effective 7/1/24) |
| VA | HB1269 | Pass | Barrier crimes; adult substance abuse and mental health services; exception. Permits the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, providers of substance abuse or mental health services to adults, and community services boards and b... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 651 (effective 7/1/24) |
| VA | HB459 | Pass | Conservation of trees during land development process in certain localities. Expands authority of certain localities to adopt an ordinance providing for the planting and replacement of trees during the development process by allowing a tree canopy fu... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 691 (effective 7/1/24) |
| VA | HB1369 | Pass | Criminal justice training academies; curriculum. Provides that an approved criminal justice training academy may utilize an alternative curriculum and lesson plans that meet or exceed the compulsory minimum training standards without seeking a waiver... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556) |
| VA | HB374 | Pass | Virginia Minority Business Commission; report; sunset. Establishes the 13-member Virginia Minority Business Commission in the legislative branch of government for the purpose of promoting the growth and competitiveness of Virginia minority-owned busi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0527) |
| VA | HB523 | Pass | Charitable gaming. Amends charitable gaming law to allow, as a condition of receiving a charitable gaming permit or authorization to conduct electronic gaming, certain organizations to use a predetermined percentage of its receipts for expenses relat... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0445) |
| VA | HB893 | Pass | Standards for attorneys appointed to represent parents or guardians; child dependency cases; compensation; multidisciplinary law offices or programs; report. Requires the Judicial Council of Virginia, in conjunction with the Virginia State Bar, begin... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0428) |
| VA | HB100 | Pass | Child labor offenses; civil penalties. Increases from $10,000 to $25,000 the civil penalty for each violation of child labor laws that results in the employment of a child who is seriously injured or dies in the course of employment. The bill also in... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0369) |
| VA | HB200 | Pass | Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition of Virginia Tribes; sunset. Extends from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2026, the sunset date of the Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition of Virginia Tribes. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0275) |
| VA | HB525 | Pass | Casino gaming; limits on required local referendums. Provides that the governing body of any eligible host city that holds a local referendum on the question of whether casino gaming should be permitted in such city that subsequently fails shall be p... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0291) |
| VA | HB1085 | Pass | Department of Environmental Quality; Department of Health; PFAS; identification; monitoring; PFAS Expert Advisory Council established; report. Requires, for every public water system, as defined in the bill, the Department of Health (VDH) to assist t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0316) |
| VA | HB18 | Pass | Hate crimes and discrimination; ethnic animosity; penalties. Provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to safeguard all individuals within the Commonwealth from unlawful discrimination in employment and in places of public accommodation beca... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0266) |
| VA | HB908 | Pass | Department of Medical Assistances Services; financial eligibility standards for certain waivers providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend the financial eligibilit... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0211) |
| VA | HB522 | Pass | Alcoholic beverage control; advertisements. Directs the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to promulgate regulations that prescribe the terms and conditions under which manufacturers, brokers, importers, and whole... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0139) |
| VA | HB1381 | Pass | Center for Rural Virginia; name change. Renames the Center for Rural Virginia as the Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-26 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0132) |
| VA | HB199 | Pass | Virginia Brownfield and Coal Mine Renewable Energy Grant Fund and Program; allocation of funds. Removes the prohibition on the allocation of funds to the Virginia Brownfield and Coal Mine Renewable Energy Grant Fund and Program unless federal funds a... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0100) |
| VA | HB1349 | Pass | Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility licenses; on-and-off premises wine and beer licenses. Defines performing arts facility and sports facility and standardizes the eligibility criteria for annual mixed beverage ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0111) |
| VA | HB688 | Pass | Alcoholic beverage control; sale and delivery of mixed beverages and pre-mixed wine for off-premises consumption; third-party delivery license; sunset; repeal. Repeals the July 1, 2024, sunset on provisions that allow (i) distillers that have been ap... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0105) |
| VA | HB277 | Fail | Consumer protection; transparency in ticket fees; civil penalties. Requires any person selling or reselling a ticket to an event to clearly and conspicuously display the total cost of the ticket from the first time a price is displayed and any time t... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09 Failed to pass in Senate |
| VA | HJR280 | Engross 50% | Commending the Honorable L. Kaye Kory. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09 To Senate Rules Committee |
| VA | HB174 | Pass | Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties; issuance of marriage license. Provides that no person authorized to issue a marriage license shall deny the issuance of such license to two parties contemplating a lawful marriage on the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0021) |
| VA | HR281 | Pass | Commending the Honorable Mark Lee Keam. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 VOTE: (96-Y 0-N) |
| VA | HJR406 | Pass | Commending Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ406ER) |
| VA | HJR365 | Pass | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Onzlee Ware. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ365ER) |
| VA | HR341 | Pass | Commending Vivian Rivera-Maysonet. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 Agreed to by House by voice vote |
| VA | HR375 | Pass | Commending the Honorable Kathleen J. Murphy. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 Agreed to by House by voice vote |
| VA | HR420 | Pass | Commending the Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 Bill text as passed House (HR420ER) |
| VA | HR405 | Pass | Commending JoAnn McCoy. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 Agreed to by House by voice vote |
| VA | HR413 | Pass | Commending Rashida J. Green. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 Bill text as passed House (HR413ER) |
| VA | HR412 | Pass | Commending the Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 Agreed to by House by voice vote |
| VA | HR395 | Pass | Commending In My Humble Opinion Radio Show. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 Agreed to by House by voice vote |
| VA | HR433 | Pass | Commending Charlottesville Community Engagement. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 Bill text as passed House (HR433ER) |
| VA | HR432 | Pass | Commending The Cavalier Daily. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 Bill text as passed House (HR432ER) |
| VA | HR430 | Pass | Commending Vinegar Hill Magazine. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 Bill text as passed House (HR430ER) |
| VA | HR437 | Pass | Commending Sandy Hausman. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 Bill text as passed House (HR437ER) |
| VA | HR434 | Pass | Commending Terri Allard. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 Bill text as passed House (HR434ER) |
| VA | HR431 | Pass | Commending Charlottesville Tomorrow. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08 Bill text as passed House (HR431ER) |