| VA | SB2 | Veto | Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, or transfers an assault firearm, as that term is...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Requires 2/3 members present |
| VA | SB1 | Veto | Minimum wage. Increases the minimum wage from the current rate of $12.00 per hour to $13.50 per hour effective January 1, 2025, and to $15.00 per hour effective January 1, 2026. The bill satisfies a reenactment clause included in Chapters 1204 and 12...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Requires 2/3 members present |
| VA | SB15 | Veto | Reproductive health care services; prohibitions on extradition for certain crimes. Provides that no demand for extradition of a person charged with a criminal violation of law of another state shall be recognized by the Governor if such alleged viola...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Requires 2/3 members present |
| VA | SB104 | Enroll
75% | Average teacher salary in the Commonwealth; national average. Requires the Governor's introduced budget bills for the 2025, 2026, and 2027 Regular Sessions of the General Assembly to propose funding for, and state funding to be provided pursuant to t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024 |
| VA | SB105 | 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 | SB115 | Veto | Child abuse and neglect; custody and visitation; possession or consumption of authorized substances. Provides that a child shall not be considered an abused or neglected child, and no person shall be denied custody or visitation of a child, based onl...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Passed by for the day |
| VA | SB119 | Enroll
75% | Drug manufacturers; permitting and registration; certain conditions related to 340B-covered drugs. Requires a drug manufacturer, as a condition of obtaining a permit or as a condition of registration or renewal of registration, to certify that it doe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024 |
| VA | SB212 | Enroll
75% | Virginia Small Business Economic Development Act established; regulation of skill game machines; penalties. Establishes the Virginia Small Business Economic Development Act for the purpose of providing a regulatory and registration scheme for skill g...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 17, 2024 |
| VA | SB628 | Pass | Casino gaming; eligible host cities. Amends the list of cities eligible to host a casino in the Commonwealth by replacing Richmond with Petersburg. The bill also provides that the governing body of any eligible host city that holds a local referendum...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Enacted, Chapter 798 (effective 7/1/24) |
| VA | SB588 | Veto | Department of Housing and Community Development; Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; affordable housing; criminal record screening model policy. Requires the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development (the Department) t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Passed by for the day |
| VA | SB373 | Veto | Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements; civil action. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to establish and administer a paid family and medical leave insurance program with benefits beginning January 1, 2027. Und...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Requires 2/3 members present |
| VA | SB116 | 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 663 (effective 7/1/25) |
| VA | SB627 | Pass | Department of Education and Virginia Community College System; College and Career Ready Virginia Program and Fund established. Establishes the College and Career Ready Virginia Fund and requires the Department of Education and the Virginia Community ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 684 (effective 7/1/24) |
| VA | SB599 | Pass | Bonds for public institutions of higher learning; emergency. Authorizes issuance of bonds in an amount up to $124,285,000 for revenue-producing capital projects at James Madison University, Virginia State University, and The College of William and Ma...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0514) |
| VA | SB106 | Pass | Charter; City of Portsmouth; emergency. Amends the charter for the City of Portsmouth by aligning dates for nomination of candidates and the filling of city council vacancies with state law. The bill also updates a Code of Virginia reference and cont...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-02
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0339) |
| VA | SB585 | Pass | Capital outlay plan. Updates the six-year capital outlay plan for projects to be funded entirely or partially from general fund-supported resources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-28
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0252) |
| VA | SB704 | 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 (CHAP0133) |
| VA | SB699 | Fail | Revenue reserves and budgetary amendments. Provides that if the Governor in the Budget Bill recommends a transfer of funds in the Revenue Reserve Fund in excess of the statutory 15 percent combined balance limit, then the corresponding purpose and pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-09
Failed to pass in Senate |
| VA | SB624 | Pass | Public education; student literacy measures. Clarifies several provisions of the Virginia Literacy Act (the Act), enacted during the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly and effective with the 2024-2025 school year, including (i) clarifying t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0012) |
| VA | SR121 | Pass | Senator Richard L. "Dick" Saslaw; portrait. Establishes a committee to contract for a portrait of Senator Richard L. "Dick" Saslaw to be painted, framed, and installed in the Capitol.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
Bill text as passed Senate (SR121ER) |
| VA | SJR175 | Pass | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Richard Samuel Reynolds III.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ175ER) |
| VA | SJR183 | Pass | Celebrating the life of Julie Clemente.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ183ER) |
| VA | SJR187 | Pass | Celebrating the life of Richard Robert Paradis.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ187ER) |
| VA | SJR182 | Pass | Celebrating the life of Arthur Stuart Nachman.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ182ER) |
| VA | SJR218 | Pass | Celebrating the life of Emily Beer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ218ER) |
| VA | SJR185 | Pass | Celebrating the life of Harris Nathan Miller.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ185ER) |
| VA | SJR210 | Pass | Commending William A. Pruitt.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ210ER) |
| VA | SJR227 | Pass | Commending Daniel G. "Bud" Oakey.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ227ER) |
| VA | SJR237 | Pass | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Onzlee Ware.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ237ER) |
| VA | SJR244 | Pass | Commending Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ244ER) |
| VA | SJR213 | Pass | Celebrating the life of Richard A. Stewart.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ213ER) |
| VA | SJR212 | Pass | Celebrating the life of Harold A. Deane, Sr.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ212ER) |
| VA | SR139 | Pass | Celebrating the life of David Wiett Reed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Bill text as passed Senate (SR139ER) |
| VA | SR141 | Pass | Celebrating the life of Marvin Joseph Weniger.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
Bill text as passed Senate (SR141ER) |
| VA | SR125 | Pass | Commending the Virginia State University marching band.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06
Bill text as passed Senate (SR125ER) |
| VA | SR124 | Pass | Commending Ann Cannon Taylor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-06
Bill text as passed Senate (SR124ER) |
| VA | SB29 | Intro
25% | Budget Bill. Amends Chapter 2 of the Acts of Assembly of 2022, Special Session I, as amended by Chapter 769 of the Acts of Assembly of 2023, as further amended by Chapter 1 of the Acts of Assembly of 2023, Special Session I.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Appropriations Committee |
| VA | SB30 | Intro
25% | Budget Bill. Provides for all appropriations of the Budget submitted by the Governor of Virginia in accordance with the provisions of § 2.2-1509 of the Code of Virginia, and provides a portion of revenues for the two years ending respectively on the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Appropriations Committee |
| VA | SJR28 | Pass | Study; joint subcommittee; funding needs in certain Study; joint subcommittee; funding needs in certain transit systems; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study long-term, sustainable, dedicated funding and cost-containment controls and str...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ28ER) |
| VA | SJR149 | Pass | Celebrating the life of William Thomas Greer, Jr.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ149ER) |
| VA | SJR150 | Pass | Commending the Tidewater EMS Council.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ150ER) |
| VA | SJR168 | Pass | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Clarence A. Holland, M.D.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ168ER) |
| VA | SJR165 | Pass | Commending the Honorable Kenneth William Stolle.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ165ER) |
| VA | SJR131 | Pass | Celebrating the life of Captain Anderson Keating King, USAR.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ131ER) |
| VA | SJR151 | Pass | Commending Mark E. Smith.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ151ER) |
| VA | SR119 | Pass | The annual House Senate Basketball Game.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
Bill text as passed Senate (SR119ER) |
| VA | SJR61 | Pass | Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Month of Awareness. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Month of Awareness. Designates May, in 2024 and in each succeeding year, as Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Month of Awareness in Virginia.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ61ER) |
| VA | SJR123 | Pass | Commending the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ123ER) |
| VA | SJR124 | Pass | Commending George Teague, Jr.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-22
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ124ER) |
| VA | SJR96 | Pass | Commending Claudia Flores.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-19
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ96ER) |
