Appropriations Committee Agenda

Chair: Torian, Luke E.

Meeting Date & Time: 01/22/2025 30 minutes after adjournment of House Add to Calendar

Location: House Appropriations Committee Room - 1200

Active item: Meeting Adjourned

Video: Archived

Committee Clerk: 804-698-1942 (Cathy Jackson)

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

Report of the Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Bill(s) Patron Title
HB1663 Jones Public schools; guidelines and policies on student-athlete extreme heat safety and protection.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-271.9, relating to public schools; interscholastic sports and athletics; guidelines and policies on student-athlete extreme heat safety and protection; development and implementation.

Fiscal Impact

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB1695 Askew Public elementary & secondary schools; cardiac emergency response or emergency action plans.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-271.9, relating to public elementary and secondary schools; cardiac emergency response or emergency action plans required.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

SB817 (Rouse)

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)

HB1700 Clark School boards; bleeding control programs, bleeding control kits.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-274.7, relating to school boards; bleeding control programs; bleeding control kits.

Fiscal Impact

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)

HB1771 McClure Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, report.

Summary: A BILL to establish the Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

SB1414 (Hashmi)

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB1833 Simonds Small Family Day Home Provider Incentive Pilot Program; established, sunset.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-289.05:1, relating to Small Family Day Home Provider Incentive Pilot Program established.

Fiscal Impact

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

HB2032 Reaser English language learner expenditures & students; DOE shall develop data collection process.

Summary: A BILL to direct the Department of Education to develop a data collection process related to English language learner expenditures and student English proficiency levels.

Fiscal Impact

Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee

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

Report of the General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Bill(s) Patron Title
HB1661 Jones Deferred or installment payment agreements; universal minimum payments.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 19.2-354.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to deferred or installment payment agreements; minimum payments.

Fiscal Impact

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 1-N)

HB1728 Delaney Child victims and witnesses; using two-way closed-circuit television.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 18.2-67.9 of the Code of Virginia, relating to testimony by child victims and witnesses using two-way closed-circuit television or other securely encrypted two-way audio and video technology; standard.

Fiscal Impact

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

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

HB2181 Orrock Commonwealth of Virginia State Parks Bond Act of 2025; created.

Summary: A BILL authorizing the issuance of Commonwealth of Virginia General Obligation Bonds in an amount not exceeding $80,960,000 for the purpose of financing the cost of deferred maintenance projects for existing state parks and recreational facilities; authorizing the Treasury Board, by and with the consent of the Governor, to fix the details of such bonds and to provide for the sale of the bonds; authorizing the Treasury Board, by and with the consent of the Governor, to borrow money in anticipation of the issuance of the bonds; authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds, by and with the consent of the Governor; providing for the pledge of the full faith and credit of the Commonwealth for the payment of such obligations; providing that interest on such obligations shall be exempt from all taxation by the Commonwealth and any political subdivision thereof; and providing that this act shall not become effective and that no bonds shall be issued hereunder unless this act is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the Commonwealth voting thereon at an election, as required by Article X, Section 9 (b) of the Constitution of Virginia.

Fiscal Impact

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (8-Y 0-N)

HB2359 Emergency Torian Commonwealth of Virginia Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2025; created.

Summary: An Act to authorize the issuance of bonds, in an amount up to $206,085,243 plus financing costs, pursuant to Article X, Section 9 (c) of the Constitution of Virginia, for paying costs of acquiring, constructing, and equipping revenue-producing capital projects at institutions of higher learning of the Commonwealth; to authorize the Treasury Board, by and with the consent of the Governor, to fix the details of such bonds, to provide for the sale of such bonds, and to issue notes to borrow money in anticipation of the issuance of the bonds; to provide for the pledge of the net revenues of such capital projects and the full faith, credit and taxing power of the Commonwealth for the payment of such bonds; to provide that the interest income on such bonds and notes shall be exempt from all taxation by the Commonwealth and any political subdivision thereof; emergency.

Fiscal Impact

Related Bills:

SB1121 (Lucas)

General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)