Schedule for 01/25/2022

The Day’s Calendar

Half an hour after the House adjourns House Committee Room, Pocahontas Building House Commerce and Energy

Half an hour after the House adjourns House Room 3,The Capitol House General Laws

Half an hour after the House adjourns Senate Room A, Pocahontas Building Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

Fifteen minutes after the House adjourns Senate Room 3, The Capitol Senate Privileges and Elections

7:00 AM 400 Conservative Caucus

7:00 AM House Room 1 House Privileges and Elections - Subcommittee #1

7:30 AM House Room 2, The Capitol House Education - K-12 Subcommittee

7:30 AM House Committee Room, Pocahontas Building House Health, Welfare and Institutions - Subcommittee #1

7:30 AM House Room 3, The Capitol House Transportation - Subcommittee #1 Department of Motor Vehicles

7:30 AM Subcommittee Room #1, 5th Floor, Pocahontas Building Senate Finance and Appropriations - Economic Development and Natural Resources Subcommittee

7:30 AM Subcommittee Room #2, 5th Floor, Pocahontas Building Senate Finance and Appropriations - General Government Subcommittee

8:00 AM House Room 3, The Capitol House Transportation

8:00 AM House Room 3, The Capitol House Transportation - Subcommittee #1 Department of Motor Vehicles

8:30 AM House Committee Room, Pocahontas Building House Health, Welfare and Institutions

9:00 AM House Room 3, The Capitol House Transportation

9:00 AM Virtual Meeting Joint Women's Health Care Caucus

9:00 AM Shared Committee Room B, Pocahontas Building Senate Finance and Appropriations

10:30 AM House Committee Room, Pocahontas Building House Health, Welfare and Institutions

11:00 AM House Room 2, The Capitol House Democratic Caucus

11:00 AM House Room 1, The Capitol House Republican Caucus

11:00 AM Senate Room 1, The Capitol Senate Democratic Caucus

11:30 AM House Room 1, The Capitol House Republican Caucus

11:30 AM Senate Room 2, The Capitol Senate Republican Caucus

12:00 PM House Chamber, The Capitol House Convenes

12:00 PM Senate Chamber, The Capitol Senate Convenes

2:00 PM House Committee Room, Pocahontas Building House Commerce and Energy - Subcommittee #1

2:05 PM House Committee Room, Pocahontas Building House Commerce and Energy - Subcommittee #1

2:30 PM House Room 3, The Capitol House General Laws - Subcommittee #3

2:30 PM House Room 3, The Capitol House General Laws - Subcommittee #4

3:30 PM Shared Committee Room, Pocahontas Building House Appropriations - Health and Human Resources Subcommittee

3:30 PM Subcommittee Room #1, 5th Floor, Pocahontas Building Senate Finance and Appropriations - Higher Education Subcommittee

4:00 PM House Room 1, The Capitol House Education - K-12 Subcommittee

4:00 PM House Room 1, The Capitol House Finance - Subcommittee #2

4:00 PM House Room 2, The Capitol House Transportation - Subcommittee #2 Transportation Infrastructure and Funding

4:00 PM Subcommittee Room #2, 5th Floor, Pocahontas Building Senate Education and Health - Health Subcommittee

5:00 PM Senate Leadership Conference Room, 6th Floor, Pocahontas Building Northern Virginia Delegation

5:00 PM 300 Virginia Legislative Black Caucus

5:30 PM 200 Virginia Legislative Black Caucus

Legislation Scheduled for Hearings

Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (9:00 AM)
# Title
SB28 Virginia Business Ready Sites Program Fund; created.
SB50 De minimis subaqueous disturbances; no permit required.
SB146 Restaurants; on-site certified food protection managers.
SB248 Digestate; definition, definition of anaerobic digestion.
SB249 Sexual abuse of animals; definitions, penalty.
SB250 Nonhazardous solid waste management facilities; increases the annual fees.
SB272 Concrete; DGS shall convene a work group to review climate impact.
SB292 Maury River; extends portion previously designated as scenic river by an additional 23.2 miles.
SB305 Food manufacturers; operating in historic buildings.
SB358 Seafood industry; Governor shall designate a liaison to address workforce needs, report.
SB482 Tribal Nations; consultation w/ federally recognized, permits and review w/ potential impacts.
SB492 Snare traps; prohibits use of traps to hunt/kill game animal during deer hunting seas. east of I-95.
SB504 Coastal Resilience Master Plan Technical Advisory Committee; established.
SB506 Flood resiliency & protection; implements recom. from first Va. Coastal Resilience Master Plan.
SB509 Aquaculture; right to use and occupy the ground for the terms of a lease in Chesapeake Bay waters.
SB537 Trees; replacement and conservation during development process, powers of local government.
SB545 Motor vehicles; registration fees, state park access fee.
SB551 Flood resiliency & protection; implements recom. from first Va. Coastal Resilience Master Plan.
SB569 Coastal Virginia Resiliency Authority; established, members, report.
SB629 Oysters; season for taking.

Senate Commerce and Labor (Half an hour after the House adjourns)
# Title
SB1 Paid family and medical leave program; Virginia Employment Commission required to establish.
SB15 Private family leave insurance; definition, establishes as a class of insurance.
SB120 Waste coal piles; Department of Energy to identify volume and number, use of coal ash.
SB160 Electric utilities; clarifies definition of energy efficiency programs.
SB204 Health care provider panels; vertically integrated carriers, reimbursements to providers.
SB280 Electric utilities, certain; local reliability data provided to a locality upon request.
SB304 Electric utilities; energy storage capacity requirements, certain facilities.
SB329 Credit unions; activity authorized for a federally chartered credit union.
SB331 Overtime pay requirements; volunteers.
SB338 Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program; federal risk adjustment program.
SB344 Health insurance; coverage for donated human breast milk, effective date.
SB347 Electric utilities; SCC to establish for certain utilities annual energy efficiency savings targets.
SB352 Health care providers and grocery store workers, etc.; employers to provide paid sick leave, clause.
SB365 Virginia Overtime Wage Act; clarifies term 'employee.'
SB374 Project labor agreements; prevailing wage, collective bargaining for employees of local gov'ts, etc.
SB376 Prescription Drug Affordability Board; established, drug cost affordability review, report.
SB405 Health insurance; coverage for prosthetic devices and components.
SB407 Disability insurance; disability arising out of childbirth.
SB428 Health insurance; carrier contracts, carrier provision of certain prescription drug information.
SB447 Wage or salary history inquiries; prohibited, civil penalty.
SB496 Financial institutions; qualified education loan servicers, definitions.
SB505 Electric cooperatives; net energy metering, power purchase agreements, etc.
SB516 Consumer Data Protection Act; clarifies definition of nonprofit organizations.
SB524 Payment of prevailing wage; certified payroll, penalties.
SB525 Health carriers; licensed athletic trainers.
SB562 Workers' compensation; time period for filing claim, certain cancers.
SB595 Nitrile Glove Manufacturing Training Program; established.
SB624 Home health workers providing agency-directed services; employer to provide paid sick leave, clause.
SB625 Low-to-Moderate Income Solar Financial Incentives Fund and Program; financial incentives.
SB631 Fair Labor Standards Act; employer liability, overtime required for certain employees, report.
SB637 Insurers rehabilitation and liquidation; federal home loan bank rights.
SB646 Unemployment compensation; disqualification for benefits, etc.
SB655 Unemployment compensation; electronic submission of information.
SB659 Shared solar programs for electric utilities; pilot program.
SB660 Shared solar programs; evaluation for Phase I Utilities & electric cooperatives.
SB677 Workers' compensation; cost of living supplements.
SB681 Health insurers; duty of in-network providers to submit claims, prohibited practices.
SB721 Public employees; labor union dues deduction authorization.
SB754 Motor vehicle insurance; uninsured motor vehicle.
SB761 Electric utilities; recovery of costs, rate adjustment clause proceedings, etc.
SB762 Electric utilities; retail competition, renewable energy.
SB769 Unemployment compensation; program integrity activities, improper claims, report, effective date.

Senate Finance and Appropriations (4:00 PM)
# Title
SB184 Forest Sustainability Fund; created.
SB648 Real property tax; exemption for the elderly and handicapped.

Senate Education and Health Committee, Higher Education Subcommittee (2:30 PM)
# Title
SB46 Emergency and quarantine orders, certain; additional procedural requirements.
SB86 Outdoor motorsports facilities; regulations regarding sanitary facility requirements.
SB119 Involuntary temporary detention; disclosure of health records.
SB192 Health director, local; qualifications.
SB340 Freestanding emergency departments; Bd. of Health to promulgate regulations related to departments.
SB350 Health records; patient's right to disclosure.
SB361 Marcus alert system; participation in the system is optional for localities, etc.
SB436 Statewide Telehealth Plan; Board of Health shall contract with the Virginia Telehealth Network.
SB448 Hospitals; policies and procedures related to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
SB580 Home care organizations; Department of Health to remove triennial audit requirement.
SB617 Health, Commissioner of, and local health director; qualifications, local variances.
SB626 Non-skilled home care organizations; triennial audit requirement.

Senate Privileges and Elections (9:15 AM)
# Title
SB3 Voting systems; reporting absentee results by precinct, definitions.
SB66 Elections; filling vacancies in the General Assembly, certain vacancies to be filled within 30 days.
SB80 Election officials, state and local; acceptance of certain gifts and funding prohibited, etc.
SB85 Martinsville, City of; approval of voters before city can revert to town status, sunset provision.
SB133 Ballots; ballot fraud security measures.
SB234 Absentee voting; permanent absentee voter list repealed.
SB235 Voter registration; registration permitted up to and including the day of the election.
SB236 Absentee voting; return of absentee ballots, drop-off locations.
SB273 Absentee voting; verification by social security number or unique identifier.
SB283 Augusta County; removal of county courthouse, authorization by electorate.
SB306 Voting systems; reporting absentee results by precinct.
SB370 Elections; local electoral boards & general registrars to perform certain risk-limiting audits, etc.
SB390 Elections; annual post-election audits.
SB459 General registrar; SBE to establish & Dept. of Elections to conduct program to evaluate performance.
SB460 Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot.
SB495 Elections; removal of officers, recall elections, application for recall petition.
SB552 Absentee voting; excuse required to vote absentee by mail, signature match.
SB556 Elections, State Board of; increases membership.
SB588 Voter registration; lists of registered voters provided to registered voters.
SB605 Conduct of election; election results, post-election forensic audits.
SB652 Absentee voting; application requirements, last four digits of social security number.