Appropriations Committee Agenda

Chair: Torian, Luke E.

Meeting Date & Time: 02/26/2024 15 Minutes after adjournment of the House Add to Calendar

Location: House Appropriations Committee Room - 1200

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

Bills Before the Committee

Bill(s) Patron Title
SB506 Surovell Higher educational institutions, public; duties and powers of governing board.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-507, 23.1-1303, and 23.1-1304 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 23.1-102.2, relating to public institutions of higher education; governing boards; duties and powers; legal counsel.

Higher Education

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 4-N); Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

SB79 Favola Government buildings, certain; net-zero energy consumption building design for schools.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-1183 and 15.2-1804.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to infrastructure for renewable energy systems for certain government buildings; net-zero energy consumption building design for schools; report.

Related Bills:

HB1456 (Carr)

SB5 Stanley STEM+C Competition Team Grant Program; established.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 22.1 a chapter numbered 28, consisting of sections numbered 22.1-381, 22.1-382, and 22.1-383, relating to Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing (STEM+C) Competition Team Grant Program; established.

SB27 Stanley Public School Trades Incentive Fund and Program; created and established.

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.

SB234 Hashmi Parking Lot Solar Development Program; established, report.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 17 of Title 45.2 an article numbered 10, consisting of a section numbered 45.2-1735, relating to Parking Lot Solar Development Pilot Grant Program; report.

Related Bills:

HB367 (Reid)

SB455 Marsden Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund; created, report.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 8 of Chapter 5 of Title 29.1 a section numbered 29.1-580, relating to Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund established; report.

SB556 Williams Graves Historic rehabilitation; maximum amount of tax credit.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 58.1-339.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to historic rehabilitation tax credit.

Related Bills:

HB960 (Lopez)

SB151 Suetterlein Special identification cards; reduces fee for issuance, renewal, etc.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 46.2-345.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Department of Motor Vehicles; fees.

Related Bills:

HB1224 (Runion)

SB240 McPike Property tax; exemption for surviving spouses of armed forces members who died in the line of duty.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 58.1-3219.9 and 58.1-3219.10 of the Code of Virginia, relating to property tax exemption; surviving spouses of armed forces members who died in the line of duty.

SB593 McPike Workers' compensation benefits; post-traumatic stress disorder incurred by firefighters, etc.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 65.2-107 of the Code of Virginia, relating to workers' compensation benefits; post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, or depressive disorder incurred by law-enforcement officers and firefighters.

Related Bills:

HB1226 (Rasoul)

SB644 Perry Unpaved secondary highways; improvement of secondary hwys. includes improvements other than paving.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 33.2-359 of the Code of Virginia, relating to unpaved secondary highway funds.

Related Bills:

HB74 (Reid)

SB43 Favola Persons with disabilities; creates a helpline program within disAbility Law Center of Virginia.

Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 8.1 of Title 51.5 a section numbered 51.5-39.14, relating to persons with disabilities; disAbility Law Center of Virginia; helpline program.

Social Services

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N); Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

SB590 Deeds Community services boards; emergency services and core of services.

Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 37.2-500 of the Code of Virginia, relating to community services boards; core of services.

Related Bills:

HB885 (Watts)

SB291 Roem Court-appointed guardians; training, powers and duties.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 51.5-150, 64.2-2019, and 64.2-2020 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 51.5-150.1, relating to Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services; training; powers and duties of guardian; annual reports by guardians; information required.

SB320 Roem WIC applicants; DH to provide information to food banks regarding providing assistance.

Summary: A BILL to direct the Department of Health to provide information, resources, and education to food banks regarding outreach opportunities for providing assistance to individuals completing a Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) application.

Social Services

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N); Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations