Animal control officers; additional training. [HB-9]
Animal control officers; additional training. Increases the number of hours of required additional training in animal control and protection from 15 to 24 every three years for all animal control officers and deputy animal control officers employed by a locality.
HB-9: Animal control officers; additional training.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nadarius Clark
Continued To 2025 In Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources By Voice Vote on 02/07/2024
State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards. [HB-3]
State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards. Repeals the requirement that the State Air Pollution Control Board implement a low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle program for motor vehicles with a model year of 2025 and later. The bill prohibits the Board from adopting or enforcing any model year standards related to control of emissions from new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines, including low-emission vehicle and zero-emission vehicle standards pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act and prohibits the Commonwealth
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HB-3: State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards.
Sponsored by: Rep. Hyland Fowler
Left In Labor And Commerce on 02/13/2024
High school graduation; requires passing score on select questions from U.S. Naturalization Test. [HB-10]
High school graduation requirements; passing score on select questions from the U.S. Naturalization Test. Requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to require, except in the case of a high school student whose individualized education program indicates otherwise, each high school student to take and correctly answer at least 70 percent of the questions on a test composed of at least 50 but not more than 60 of the questions on the civics portion of the U.S. Naturalization Test in order to graduate high
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HB-10: High school graduation; requires passing score on select questions from U.S. Naturalization Test.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Ware
Stricken From Docket By Education (21-y 0-n) on 01/24/2024
High school graduation; requires passing score on select questions from U.S. Naturalization, etc. [HB-13]
High school graduation requirements; passing score on select questions from U.S. Naturalization Test. Requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to require, except in the case of a high school student whose individualized education program indicates otherwise, each high school student to take and correctly answer at least 70 percent of the questions on a test composed of at least 25 but not more than 50 of the questions on the civics portion of the U.S. Naturalization Test in order to graduate high school
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HB-13: High school graduation; requires passing score on select questions from U.S. Naturalization, etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Ware
Left In Education on 02/13/2024
Motor vehicle safety inspection approval sticker; persons on active duty. [HB-31]
Motor vehicle safety inspection approval sticker; persons on active duty. Authorizes motor vehicles owned and operated by persons on active duty with the United States Armed Forces stationed outside the Commonwealth at the time the inspection expires to be operated on the highways of the Commonwealth while such persons are on leave. Existing law only authorizes the operation of any such vehicle by active duty Virginia residents when such vehicle displays a valid inspection sticker issued by another state.
HB-31: Motor vehicle safety inspection approval sticker; persons on active duty.
Sponsored by: Rep. Baxter Ennis
Left In Transportation on 02/13/2024
Local animal cruelty registries; any locality may establish, etc., a computerized registry. [HB-62]
Local animal cruelty registries. Allows any locality to establish an animal cruelty registry for public access on the website of such locality or its local police department. The bill provides that such registry may include the names and relevant information of persons convicted of certain felony offenses for animal cruelty and that a person on such registry may request removal of his name after 15 years, provided that he has no additional felony convictions of an animal cruelty offense. The bill directs that all costs relating to a locality's animal
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HB-62: Local animal cruelty registries; any locality may establish, etc., a computerized registry.
Sponsored by: Rep. Hyland Fowler
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0712) on 04/08/2024
Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers. [HB-38]
Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers. Allows local governments to provide enhanced retirement benefits for hazardous duty service to full-time salaried 911 dispatchers. The bill provides that such enhanced retirement benefits apply only to service earned as a full-time salaried 911 dispatcher on or after July 1, 2025, but allows an employer, as that term is defined in relevant law, to provide such enhanced retirement benefits for service earned as a full-time salaried 911 dispatcher before July 1, 2025, in
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HB-38: Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Krizek
Subcommittee Recommends Continuing To 2025 By Voice Vote on 02/05/2024
Municipal elections; city or town allowed to hold its elections on first Tuesday in May. [HB-345]
Timing of local elections. Allows a city or town by majority vote of the local governing body to hold its municipal elections on the first Tuesday in May for terms to commence July 1, in which case the terms of council members shall be extended by six months in order to implement the transition. Currently, cities and towns must hold their municipal elections at the time of the November general election.
HB-345: Municipal elections; city or town allowed to hold its elections on first Tuesday in May.
Sponsored by: Rep. Baxter Ennis
Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/13/2024