Appropriations Committee Agenda

Chair: Torian, Luke E.

Meeting Date & Time: 02/09/2022 Immediately upon adjournment of General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee - Approps Add to Calendar

Location: Shared Committee Room

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Active item: Meeting Adjourned

Committee Clerk: (804) 698-1546

Staff Contact: (804) 698-1590 (Karnes), (804) 698 - 1817 (Kaplan)

Report of the Compensation and Retirement Subcommittee

Bill(s) Patron Title
HB584 Hudson Employee health insurance; pharmacy benefits, reverse auction process.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2818 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Human Resource Management; employee health insurance; pharmacy benefits; reverse auction process.

Compensation and Retirement Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (5-Y 0-N)

HB591 VanValkenburg State agency prescription drug purchasing, etc.; Sec. of HHR to develop plan to consolidate.

Summary: A BILL to require the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to develop a plan to consolidate state agency prescription drug purchasing and reimbursement programs; report.

Compensation and Retirement Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)

HB593 VanValkenburg Law-enforcement officers; pensions and benefits, death before retirement.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 51.1-207 and 51.1-218 of the Code of Virginia, relating to pensions; law-enforcement officers; death before retirement.

Compensation and Retirement Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (5-Y 0-N)

HB1119 Campbell, R.R. Va. Retirement System; loss of benefits for certain felony convictions.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 51.1-124.13 of the Code of Virginia, relating to pensions; loss of benefits for certain felony convictions.

Compensation and Retirement Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (5-Y 0-N)

Report of the Transportation and Public Safety Subcommittee

Bill(s) Patron Title
HB25 Anderson Earned sentence credits; possession of child pornography.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 53.1-202.3, as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to earned sentence credits; possession, reproduction, etc., of child pornography.

Transportation and Public Safety Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

HB553 O'Quinn Commercial driver's licenses; Secretary of Transportation, et al., to implement various initiatives.

Summary: An Act to direct the Secretary of Transportation to implement initiatives related to commercial driver's licenses.

Transportation and Public Safety Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

HB735 Bell Earned sentence credits; repeals four-level classification system for awarding & calculation, etc.

Summary: A BILL to repeal § 53.1-202.3, as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, Chapter 50 of the Acts of Assembly of 2020, Special Session I, and the second through seventh enactments of Chapter 52 of the Acts of Assembly of 2020, Special Session I, relating to Department of Corrections; earned sentence credits.

Transportation and Public Safety Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)

Report of the Higher Education Subcommittee

Bill(s) Patron Title
HB525 Murphy Higher educational institutions, nonprofit and public; hazing policies.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 8 of Title 23.1 an article numbered 4, consisting of sections numbered 23.1-819 through 23.1-822, relating to institutions of higher education; hazing; policies.

Higher Education Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

Report of the Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

Bill(s) Patron Title
HB146 Head Insurance; provider complaints, etc.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 38.2 a section numbered 38.2-237, relating to insurance; provider complaints; notice of premium increase.

Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB248 Davis Carrier & managed care health insurance plans; VDH to review efficiency & productivity, etc.

Summary: An Act to require the Department of Health, through its contract with the nonprofit organization with which it enters agreements for certain data services, to develop and implement a methodology for evaluating the efficiency and productivity of carriers and managed care health insurance plans.

Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB312 Rasoul Virginia Health Benefit Exchange; annual marketing plan.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 38.2-6505 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange; marketing.

Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB388 Willett State facilities; video visitation.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 37.2 a section numbered 37.2-714.1, relating to state facilities; video visitation.

Subcommittee #3

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N); Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations; Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB431 Murphy Qualified health plans; state-mandated health benefits.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 38.2-6506 of the Code of Virginia, relating to qualified health plans; essential health benefits; state-mandated health benefits.

Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)

HB769 Hodges Onsite sewage system pump-out oversight; certain localities.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 32.1-164 and 62.1-44.15:72 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Health; onsite sewage treatment system pump-out oversight; certain localities.

Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB925 Roem Health insurance; coverage for prosthetic devices and components.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 38.2-3418.15:1, relating to health insurance; coverage for prosthetic devices.

Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)

HB987 Tran Medicaid; program information, accessibility on every state agency or local government website.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 32.1-330.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Medicaid; program information; accessibility.

Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)

HB1080 Leftwich Sex offenders in emergency shelters; notification, registration, penalty.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 9.1-906.1, relating to sex offenders in emergency shelters; notification; registration.

Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (6-Y 2-N)

HB1270 Sickles SNAP benefits; waiver to allow inmates of correctional facilities to apply prior to release.

Summary: An Act to require the Department of Social Services to convene a work group to develop a waiver proposal that would allow inmates to apply for SNAP benefits prior to release.

Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

Report of the Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Bill(s) Patron Title
HB120 Wyatt Disabled veterans, certain; special hunting and fishing licenses.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 29.1-302 and 29.1-302.02 of the Code of Virginia, relating to hunting and fishing license for disabled veterans.

Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)

HB180 Bloxom Forest Sustainability Fund; created.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 58.1-3242.1, relating to land use valuation for real estate devoted to forest use; creation of Forest Sustainability Fund.

Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)

HB191 Hodges Health Workforce Development; creates position of Special Advisor to the Governor.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 2.2 a chapter numbered 4.5, consisting of a section numbered 2.2-450, and by adding a section numbered § 2.2-2240.7, relating to health workforce development; Special Advisor to the Governor for Health Workforce Development; Virginia Health Workforce Development Fund.

Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

HB517 Bulova Chief Resilience Officer; clarifies designation and role.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-215 and 2.2-435.11 of the Code of Virginia, to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 7 of Chapter 2 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-220.5, and to repeal § 2.2-222.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Chief Resilience Officer.

Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB574 Krizek Horse racing tax; wagers to be deposited in Problem Gambling Trust and Support Fund, etc.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 59.1-392 of the Code of Virginia, relating to horse racing tax.

Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB727 Ward Historical African American cemeteries and graves; qualified organization, eligibility for funding.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 10.1-2211.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to historical African American cemeteries; disbursement of funds; qualified organization.

Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB765 Krizek Charitable Gaming Board; powers and duties.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-2455, 2.2-2456, 2.2-3705.6, 2.2-4002, 3.2-102, 18.2-325, 18.2-340.15, 18.2-340.16, 18.2-340.18, 18.2-340.19, 18.2-340.20, 18.2-340.22 through 18.2-340.26, 18.2-340.26:2, 18.2-340.28:2, 18.2-340.30, 18.2-340.31, 18.2-340.33 through 18.2-340.34:2, and 18.2-340.36 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Charitable Gaming Board; powers and duties.

Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB766 Krizek Gaming laws; enforcement, definitions, Gaming Enforcement Coordinator established.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 52 a chapter numbered 13, consisting of sections numbered 52-53 and 52-54, relating to enforcement of gaming laws; Gaming Enforcement Coordinator established.

Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

HB815 Torian Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; mentorship program.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-1605 and 2.2-1610 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-1605.1, relating to the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; mentorship program.

Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB850 Reid Lyme disease; signage in state parks, instructional resources and materials, report.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 10.1-200.01 and 22.1-206.1, relating to Lyme disease; signage; instructional resources and materials.

Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB1067 Scott, P.A. Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program; Fredericksburg waste water treatment facility.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 10.1-1186.01 and 62.1-44.19:14 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program; Fredericksburg wastewater treatment facility.

Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB1206 Cordoza Fort Monroe Authority; adds to powers and duties, facilities management.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2339 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Fort Monroe Authority; duties; facilities management.

Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)

HB1319 Adams, L.R. Beneficial hardwood management practices; creates a nonrefundable income tax credit.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 58.1 a section numbered 58.1-339.13, relating to tax credit for beneficial hardwood management practices.

Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N 1-A)

Report of the Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee

Bill(s) Patron Title
HB217 Simonds STEM and Computing (STEM+C); required to review federal occupational categories.

Summary: An Act to require the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority's Office of Education and Labor Market Alignment to review federal occupational categories to determine certain deficiencies and promote better alignment of education and workforce priorities relating to STEM and Computing (STEM+C); report.

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB221 Davis STEM+C; included in Standards of Learning, Bd. of Education to incorporate certain provisions.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 22.1-253.13:1 and 22.1-367 of the Code of Virginia, relating to STEM+C; Virginia STEM Education Advisory Board.

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB1064 Brewer Public School Trades Incentive Fund and Program; created and established, rules and procedures.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 4 of Chapter 13 of Title 22.1 a section numbered 22.1-227.2, relating to Public School Trades Incentive Fund and Program; established.

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB1246 Tran School divisions, local; work group to recommend ways to procure accessible digital tools.

Summary: A BILL to require the Department of Special Education and Student Services at the Department of Education to convene a work group to provide input and recommendations relating to the procurement of accessible digital tools by local school divisions.

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB356 Tata Public schools; Board of Education may establish regional charter school divisions.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 22.1-25 and 22.1-212.10 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 5 of Title 22.1 an article numbered 6.1, consisting of sections numbered 22.1-57.01 and 22.1-57.02, and by adding in Chapter 13 of Title 22.1 an article numbered 1.2:1, consisting of sections numbered 22.1-212.16:1 through 22.1-212.16:7, relating to public schools; regional charter school divisions.

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)

HB389 Bulova Early childhood care and education; regional entities, Child Care Subsidy Program Overpayment Fund.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-289.05 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 14.1 of Title 22.1 a section numbered 22.1-289.08:1, relating to early childhood care and education; regional entities; Child Care Subsidy Program Overpayment Fund established.

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB649 Carr Children who are deaf or hard of hearing; language development, assessment resources.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-217.04, relating to language development for children who are deaf or hard of hearing; assessment resources for parents and educators; advisory committee; report.

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

HB873 Greenhalgh Public elementary and secondary schools; threat assessment team membership, etc.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 9.1-184, 22.1-79.4, and 22.1-280.2:3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public elementary and secondary schools; threat assessment team membership; law-enforcement liaison for certain school administrators.

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)

HB1024 LaRock Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts; established, definition of poverty guidelines.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 13 of Title 22.1 an article numbered 2.1, consisting of sections numbered 22.1-222.1 through 22.1-222.5, relating to Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts.

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)

Report of the General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Bill(s) Patron Title
HB6 Ware American Revolution 250 Commission; adds five legislative members to the Commission.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-2545 and 2.2-2547 of the Code of Virginia, relating to American Revolution 250 Commission; membership.

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)

HB244 Webert Regulatory Budget Program; DPB to establish a continuous Program, report.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-1501.2, relating to the Department of Planning and Budget; Regulatory Budget Program; report.

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB383 Sullivan Relief; Carter, Joseph.

Summary: An Act for the relief of Joseph Carter, relating to claims; compensation for wrongful incarceration.

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)

HB385 Sullivan Relief; Morman, Bobbie James, Jr.

Summary: An Act for the relief of Bobbie James Morman, Jr., relating to claims; compensation for wrongful incarceration.

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)

HB394 Sullivan Relief; Stevens, Emerson Eugene.

Summary: An Act for the relief of Emerson Eugene Stevens, relating to claims; compensation for wrongful incarceration.

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)

HB397 Sullivan Wrongful incarceration; compensation.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-195.10, 8.01-195.11, and 58.1-322.02 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation for wrongful incarceration.

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)

HB761 Krizek Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; availability of complaint forms.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 17.1-917 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; availability of complaint forms.

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

HB814 Torian Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; agency procurement enhancement plans.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-1604, 2.2-1605, and 2.2-4310 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; agency procurement enhancement plans.

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB821 Torian Judges; increases from six to seven the maximum number in the Thirty-first Judicial Circuit.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 17.1-507 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the maximum number of judges in each judicial circuit.

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB1057 Cordoza Historically Black Colleges & Universities in the Commonwealth, Commission on; established, report.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 30 a chapter numbered 64, consisting of sections numbered 30-409 through 30-415, relating to Commission on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Commonwealth; report.

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB1131 Williams Virginia Code Commission; work group to review public notices required to be published.

Summary: An Act to direct the Virginia Code Commission to convene a work group to review relevant provisions of the Code of Virginia, relating to public notices required to be published by localities.

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

HB1254 Sullivan Relief; Weakley, Eric.

Summary: An Act for the relief of Eric Weakley, relating to claims; compensation for wrongful incarceration.

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)

HB1255 Sullivan Relief; Barnes, Lamar.

Summary: An Act for the relief of Lamar Barnes, relating to claims; compensation for wrongful incarceration.

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)

HB1263 Hudson Relief; Crum, Paul Jonas, Jr.

Summary: An Act for the relief of Paul Jonas Crum, Jr., relating to claims; compensation for wrongful incarceration.

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)

HB1358 Sullivan Relief; Tillman, Jervon Michael.

Summary: An Act for the relief of Jervon Michael Tillman, relating to claims; compensation for wrongful incarceration.

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)