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passed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2017

HB 1562: Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund; grants from Fund.

Authorizes the Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation to disburse moneys from the Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund in the form of grants or loans to a local government that owns a dam, to a local government for a dam located within the locality, or to a private entity that owns a dam in order to protect public safety and welfare. The grants can be used for the design, repair, and safety modifications of dams identified in safety reports.
Mark L. Cole (R) · 4 co-sponsors
passed both · Virginia · Senate Feb 24, 2017

SB 1207: Electric personal delivery devices; operation on sidewalks and shared-use paths.

Allows for the operation of electric personal delivery devices on the sidewalks and shared-use paths and across roadways on crosswalks in the Commonwealth unless otherwise prohibited by a locality. The bill directs that such devices shall not be considered vehicles and are exempt from the motor carrier provisions of Title 46.2 (Motor Vehicles). This bill is identical to
Bill DeSteph (R) · 2 co-sponsors
passed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2017

HB 1885: Opioids; limit on amount prescribed, extends sunset provision.

Requires a prescriber registered with the Prescription Monitoring Program (the Program) to request information about a patient from the Program upon initiating a new course of treatment that includes the prescribing of opioids anticipated, at the onset of treatment, to last more than seven consecutive days and exempts the prescriber from this requirement if the opioid is prescribed as part of treatment for a surgical or invasive procedure and such prescription is for no more than 14 consecutive days. Current law requires a registered prescriber to request information about a patient from the Program upon initiating a new course of treatment that includes the prescribing of opioids anticipated, at the onset of treatment, to last more than 14 consecutive days and exempts the prescriber from this requirement if the opioid is prescribed as part of a course of treatment for a surgical or invasive procedure and such prescription is not refillable. The bill extends the sunset for this requirement from July 1, 2019, to July 1, 2022.
Timothy D. Hugo (R)
passed both · Virginia · Senate Feb 24, 2017

SB 1463: Virginia Tobacco Region Revolving Fund; revises definition of project.

Defines "equity" under the Virginia Tobacco Region Revolving Fund to mean any contribution to a project other than debt financing, including a federal, state, or local grant, except that the grant shall not be a Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission grant. The bill includes in the definition of "project" any other proposal recommended for evaluation and disbursement by the Commission and credit approved by the Virginia Resources Authority, subject to such conditions and policies as agreed to by the Commission and the Authority. Projects other than those defined in § 62.1-199 shall be eligible to borrow from the Fund only in the event that other funding for the project equal to 25 percent of the total cost of the project is available through equity.
Frank Ruff (R)
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