Creates an exception to the provision that authorizes shareholders of a corporation to act without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent of the shareholders. The exception states that if the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a public corporation allow the holders of 30 percent or fewer of all votes entitled to be cast to demand the calling of a special meeting of shareholders, such provision authorizing less-than-unanimous shareholder action shall not apply. A public corporation is a corporation that has shares listed on a national securities exchange or regularly traded in a market maintained by one or more members of a national or affiliated securities association. The measure does not apply if a public corporation's articles of incorporation authorized action by shareholders by less than unanimous consent as of April 1, 2018. This bill is identical to
Approved by Governor-Chapter 236 (effective 7/1/18)
Extends the date, from July 1, 2018, to January 1, 2020, after which the State Corporation Commission is required to limit the users who will be able to submit data and documents on behalf of a business entity. The users who will be eligible to use the system after that date are those (i) who have been designated to make the submission on behalf of the business entity and (ii) whose identity has been established satisfactorily through a verification process. The measure also deletes a reference to the Commission's registration system as "eFile."
Provides that a practitioner may issue a written certification for the use of cannabidiol (CBD) oil or THC-A oil for the treatment or to alleviate the symptoms of any diagnosed condition or disease determined by the practitioner to benefit from such use. Under current law, a practitioner may only issue such certification for the treatment or to alleviate the symptoms of intractable epilepsy. The bill increases the supply of CBD oil or THC-A oil a pharmaceutical processor may dispense from a 30-day supply to a 90-day supply. The bill reduces the minimum amount of cannabidiol or tetrahydrocannabinol acid per milliliter for a dilution of the Cannabis plant to fall under the definition of CBD oil or THC-A oil, respectively. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to
Requires paid income tax return preparers to notify the Department of Taxation within a reasonable time period if they discover that an unauthorized person has accessed a taxpayer's return information. The bill defines return information and provides that it does not include publicly available information. This bill is identical to
Provides that a bank director is deemed to be the sole owner of shares in the bank that are deposited by the director in a living trust, or inter vivos trust, as to which the director is a trustee and retains an absolute power of revocation. Currently, a director is deemed to be the sole owner of shares that are deposited in such a trust only if the director is the sole trustee of the trust. This bill is identical to
Provides for licensure of assisted living facilities, adult day care centers, and child welfare agencies operated by the agencies of the Commonwealth.
Amends the definition of appraisal management company and adds definitions for appraisal management services and appraiser panel. The bill also requires applicants for an appraisal management company license to certify to the Virginia Real Estate Appraiser Board that any person or entity that owns any part of the appraisal management company has never had a license to act as an appraiser refused, denied, canceled, surrendered in lieu of revocation, or revoked by the Commonwealth or any other state. Current law only requires such applicants to provide such certification regarding any person or entity that owns 10 percent or more of the appraisal management company. This bill is identical to
Requires the Director of the Department of Health Professions to annually review controlled substance prescribing and dispensing patterns. The bill requires the Director to conduct such review in consultation with an advisory panel consisting of representatives from the relevant health regulatory boards, the Department of Health, the Department of Medical Assistance Services, and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. The bill requires the Director to make any necessary changes to the criteria for unusual patterns of prescribing and dispensing and report any findings and recommendations for best practices to the Joint Commission on Health Care by November 1 of each year. This bill is identical to
Approved by Governor-Chapter 265 (effective 7/1/18)
Removes the requirement that a compliance agent for a private security services business have either five years of experience or three years of managerial or supervisory experience in a private security services business, a state or local law-enforcement agency, or a related field. The bill also removes the option for a private security services business or a private security services training school to be covered by a bond in lieu of liability insurance.
Requires the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (the Board) to advise and oversee the development of a strategic workforce dashboard and tools that will provide information on issues such as state and regional labor market conditions, the relationship between the supply and demand for workers, workforce program outcomes, and projected employment growth or decline. The measure also transfers from the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) to the Board, with support from VEC, the responsibility to determine and publish a list of jobs, trades, and professions for which high demand for qualified workers exists or is projected.
