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signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 27, 2019

HB 1657: Alcoholic beverage control; creates an annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license.

Creates an annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license, which allows the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption at any multipurpose theater that is located in the historical district of the Town of Bridgewater, is owned and operated by a governmental entity, and has a total capacity in excess of 100 patrons.
R. Steven Landes (R)
signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 27, 2019

HB 2453: Bail and recognizances; magistrate's checklist, surety's basis for request for capias.

Requires a magistrate who conducts a bail hearing for a person arrested on a warrant or capias for a jailable offense to describe, on a form provided by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court, the information considered in conducting such hearing, including (i) the nature and circumstances of the offense, (ii) whether a firearm was used in the offense, (iii) the financial resources of the accused, (iv) the character and appearance of the accused, and (v) the criminal history of the accused. The bill requires such magistrate to transmit such completed form to the circuit court or district before which the warrant or capias is returnable. The bill also requires a surety on a bond in recognizance to state the basis for which a capias is being requested from the court on the surety's application for the capias. As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission.
Les Adams (R)
signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 22, 2019

HB 1870: Certificate of public need; nursing homes and hospitals, establishing a disaster exemption.

Provides for a 30-day exemption from the requirement to obtain a certificate of public need for an increase in the total number of beds in existing hospitals or nursing homes if the State Health Commissioner has determined that a natural or man-made disaster has caused the evacuation of a hospital or nursing home and that a public health emergency exists due to a shortage of hospital or nursing home beds. The Board of Health shall adopt regulations for this exemption. This bill is identical to
Mark Sickles (D) · 1 co-sponsor
signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 22, 2019

HB 1930: Concussions in student-athletes; guidelines, policies, and procedures shall be biennially updated.

Requires (i) the Board of Education to collaborate with various stakeholders to biennially update its guidelines on policies to inform and educate coaches, student-athletes, and student-athletes' parents or guardians of the nature and risk of concussions, criteria for removal from and return to play, risks of not reporting the injury and continuing to play, and the effects of concussions on student-athletes' academic performance and (ii) each local school division to biennially update its policies and procedures regarding the identification and handling of suspected concussions in student-athletes.
Richard P. Bell (R) · 1 co-sponsor
signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 22, 2019

HB 1945: No-fault divorce; waiver of service of process.

Clarifies that in the case of a no-fault divorce, waivers of service of process may occur within a reasonable time prior to or after the suit is filed, provided that a copy of the complaint is attached to such waiver, or otherwise provided to the defendant, and the final decree of divorce as proposed by the complainant is signed by the defendant. Where a defendant has waived service of process and, where applicable, notice, the bill further permits depositions to be taken, affidavits to be given, and all papers related to the divorce proceeding to be filed contemporaneously. This bill is identical to
Jeffrey L. Campbell (R) · 1 co-sponsor
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