Appropriations Committee Agenda

Chair: Torian, Luke E.

Meeting Date & Time: 02/21/2024 15 Minutes after adjournment of the House Add to Calendar

Location: House Appropriations Committee Room - 1200

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Notes: Budget Briefing for All House Members

Active item: Meeting Adjourned

Video: Archived

Committee Clerk: 804-698-1942 (Will Carli)

Staff Contact: 804-698-1590 (Karnes), 804-698 - 1817 (Kaplan), 804-698-1832

House Budget Briefing on Committee Approved Amendments

House Appropriations Committee Staff

Bills Before the Committee

Bill(s) Patron Title
SB2 Deeds Assault firearms & certain ammunition, etc.; purchase, possession, sale, transfer, etc., prohibited.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 15.2-915.5, 18.2-308.09, 18.2-308.2:1, 18.2-308.2:2, 18.2-308.2:3, 18.2-308.2:5, 18.2-308.7, and 19.2-386.28 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 18.2-287.4:1, 18.2-287.4:2, 18.2-308.1:9, and 18.2-309.1, relating to purchase, possession, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalty.

Related Bills:

HB2 (Helmer)

SB129 Ruff Forest Sustainability Fund; fund allocation.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 58.1-3242.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Forest Sustainability Fund; fund allocation.

Related Bills:

HB944 (Lopez)

SB614 Pillion Xylazine; penalty for manufacturing, selling, etc., for human consumption.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 18.2-251.5, relating to manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing xylazine; penalty.

Related Bills:

HB1187 (Hodges)

SB104 Lucas Teachers; process and timeline for increasing salary.

Summary: An Act to establish a process and timeline for increasing the average teacher salary in the Commonwealth to at least the national average teacher salary.

Related Bills:

HB187 (Clark)

SB135 Head Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; eligible site for site development grant.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 2.2-2240.2:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; eligible site for site development grant.

Related Bills:

HB233 (Campbell)

SB156 Head Financial Services Expansion Grant Fund; established.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 59.1 a chapter numbered 22.22, consisting of a section numbered 59.1-284.43, relating to Financial Services Expansion Grant Fund.

Related Bills:

HB468 (McNamara)

SB373 Boysko Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements, civil action.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 60.2 a chapter numbered 8, consisting of sections numbered 60.2-800 through 60.2-821, relating to paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements; civil action.

Related Bills:

HB737 (Sewell)

SB381 Ebbin Unemployment compensation; employer's failure to respond to requests for information, etc.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 60.2-528.1 and 60.2-619 of the Code of Virginia, relating to unemployment compensation; employer failure to respond to requests for information; determinations and decisions by deputy.

SB382 Ebbin Unemployment compensation; collection of overpayments, limitations.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 60.2-633 of the Code of Virginia, relating to unemployment compensation; collection of overpayments.

SB222 McGuire Commonwealth information security; definitions, requirements.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 2.2-5514 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commonwealth information security requirements.

Communications Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N); Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

SB259 Surovell Civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons; types of class actions.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 8.01 a chapter numbered 5.2, consisting of sections numbered 8.01-267.10 through 8.01-267.15, relating to civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons; class actions.

Related Bills:

HB418 (Simon)

SB356 Perry Court-appointed counsel; raises the limitation of fees.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 19.2-163 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation of court-appointed counsel.

SB654 Williams Graves Fines, costs, forfeitures, etc.; collection fees, assessment against incarcerated defendant.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 19.2-349 and 19.2-354 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, and restitution; collection fees; assessment against incarcerated defendant; deferred payment agreement.

Related Bills:

HB612 (Price)

SB710 Deeds Judges; maximum number each judicial district and circuit.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 16.1-69.6:1 and 17.1-507 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the maximum number of judges in each judicial district and circuit.

Related Bills:

HB310 (Hope)

SB218 Locke Retirement system; animal control officers to receive benefits.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 51.1-138 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia retirement system; enhanced retirement benefits; certain animal control officers.

SB396 McDougle Virginia Retirement System; service retirement allowance for certain judges.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 51.1-306.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Retirement System; judges.

SB699 Lucas Revenue reserves & budgetary amendments; commitment of funds for Revenue Reserve Fund.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-1831.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to revenue reserves and budgetary amendments.