Public libraries. Provides that it is thepolicy of the Commonwealth that public libraries are deemed to providean essential service to the communities of the Commonwealth.
Department of Professional and OccupationalRegulation; cemeteries; exemptions. Clarifies that a cemetery wholly owned and operated by a nonstock corporation not operatedfor profit is exempt from regulation by the Department of Professionaland Occupational Regulation if, among other things, such corporationuses the proceeds from the sale of all graves and entombment rightsfor the purpose, but not necessarily the sole purpose, of defrayingthe direct expenses of maintaining the cemetery. Current law requiresthat proceeds from the sale of graves and entombment rights be usedfor the sole purpose of defraying the direct expenses of maintainingthe cemetery.
Signature defects on pleadings, motions, and other papers. Clarifies that any pleading, motion, or other paper that is not properly signed is defective and voidable. The bill further provides that failure to timely raise signature defects waives any challenge based on such a defect and that a signature defect shall be cured within 21 days after it is brought to the attention of the pleader or movant, or the pleading, motion, or other paper that contains the signature defect shall be stricken. This bill is identical to SB 229.
School boards and local law-enforcement agencies; memorandums of understanding; frequency of review and public input. Shortens from every five years to every two years the frequency of the review period for memorandums of understanding between school boards and local law-enforcement agencies. The bill also requires local school boards to conspicuously publish the current division memorandum of understanding on its division website and provide notice and opportunity for public input during each memorandum of understanding review period. This bill incorporates HB 897 and HB 1135 and is identical to SB 221.
Dealer's license plate and special license plate combination. Authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue, upon request of a licensed dealer and when and in the manner the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles determines is feasible, a license plate that is a combination of a special license plate and a dealer's license plate.
Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act;required disclosures; radon gas. Requires the owner of residentialreal property located in any locality classified as Zone 1 or Zone2 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Map of Radon Zones to disclose to the purchaser the zone classification of theproperty and provide resources to the purchaser that can be usedto evaluate the risks associated with radon gas, including links tothe EPA's radon information website and the Virginia Department ofHealth's Indoor Radon Program website.
Secretary of Administration; policy of the Commonwealth regarding employment of individuals with disabilities; report deadline. Changes the date by which the Secretary of Administration is required to submit the annual report regarding state employment of individuals with disabilities to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations from July 1 to September 1.
Professions and occupations; expediting the issuance of credentials to spouses of military service members. Provides for the expedited issuance of credentials to the spouses of military service members who are (i) ordered to federal active duty under Title 10 of the United States Code or (ii) veterans who have left active duty service within one year of the submission of an application to a board if the spouse accompanies the service member to the Commonwealth or an adjoining state or the District of Columbia. Under current law, the expedited review is provided more generally for active duty members of the military who are the subject of a military transfer to the Commonwealth. The bill also authorizes a regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation or the Department of Health Professions or any other board in Title 54.1 (Professions and Occupations) to waive any requirement relating to experience if the board determines that the documentation provided by the applicant supports such waiver. This bill incorporates HB 930 and is identical to SB 981.
Teledentistry. Defines "teledentistry," establishes requirements for the practice of teledentistry and the taking of dental scans for use in teledentistry by dental scan technicians, and clarifies requirements related to the use of digital work orders for dental appliances in the practice of teledentistry. This bill is identical to SB 122.
Department of Professional and OccupationalRegulation; cemeteries; exemptions. Clarifies that a cemetery wholly owned and operated by a nonstock corporation not operatedfor profit is exempt from regulation by the Department of Professionaland Occupational Regulation if, among other things, such corporationuses the proceeds from the sale of all graves and entombment rightsfor the purpose, but not necessarily the sole purpose, of defrayingthe direct expenses of maintaining the cemetery. Current law requiresthat proceeds from the sale of graves and entombment rights be usedfor the sole purpose of defraying the direct expenses of maintainingthe cemetery.
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; disclosure by members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority and the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission. Requires the citizen members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority and the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission to file a financial disclosure statement as a condition of assuming office and thereafter annually on or before February 1. The bill requires the members to file their disclosure forms with the clerk of the governing body where the entity holds its principal office. The first disclosure form for the members will be due on February 1, 2021.
Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license. Creates an annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license that (i) may be granted to persons operating food concessions at any corporate and performing arts facility located in Fairfax County, provided that the corporate and performing arts facility (a) is occupied under a bona fide long-term lease, management, or concession agreement, the original term of which was more than one year and (b) has a total capacity in excess of 1,400 patrons and (ii) authorizes the licensee to sell, on the dates of performances or events, alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption. This bill is identical to HB 598.
