Virginia Bills

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 23, 2017

HB 2329: Capitol Police, Division of; arrest without warrant.

Approved by Governor-Chapter 208 (effective 7/1/17)

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 23, 2017

HB 1744: Alcoholic beverage control; disposable containers.

Includes a single original metal can in the list of allowable disposable containers that a beer licensee, a wine and beer licensee, and certain mixed beverage licensees may use to sell alcoholic beverages. This bill is identical to

signed · Virginia · Senate Feb 23, 2017

SB 1331: Transportation planning activities; responsibility of Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment.

Shifts responsibilities for transportation planning activities from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment of the Secretary of Transportation. The bill specifies VDOT's core functions and limits the agency's duties to those core functions. The bill requires transparency in the development of the Six-Year Improvement Program and State of Good Repair Program by the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) and requires the CTB and VDOT to make public certain information related to the selection of projects. This bill is identical to

signed · Virginia · Senate Feb 23, 2017

SB 1319: Wytheville, Town of; amending charter, removes certain provisions requiring special election.

Removes provisions that would require a special election to fill certain vacancies in the office of mayor or on the town council, thus subjecting all such vacancies to the existing requirement that vacancies be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by majority vote of the remaining members on the council.

signed · Virginia · Senate Feb 23, 2017

SB 896: Volunteer Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Service Award Fund Board; meetings.

Approved by Governor-Chapter 209 (effective 7/1/17)

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 23, 2017

HB 2216: Putative Father Registry; changes name to Virginia Birth Father Registry.

Approved by Governor-Chapter 200 (effective 7/1/17)

signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 23, 2017

HB 1987: Alcoholic beverage control; new license for certain commercial lifestyle centers.

Defines "commercial lifestyle center" and creates a new nonretail license for commercial lifestyle centers. The bill sets out the privileges of the license and imposes a $300 annual state tax and a $60 annual local tax on the license. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is identical to

signed · Virginia · Senate Feb 23, 2017

SB 1288: Juvenile Justice, Department of; confidentiality of records.

Permits the Department of Juvenile Justice to disclose, at its discretion, the social reports and records of children who are committed to the Department to a gang task force, provided that its membership (i) consists of only representatives of state or local government or (ii) includes a law-enforcement officer who is present at the time of the disclosure. This bill is identical to

signed · Virginia · Senate Feb 23, 2017

HB 2329: Capitol Police, Division of; arrest without warrant.

HB 1744: Alcoholic beverage control; disposable containers.

SB 1331: Transportation planning activities; responsibility of Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment.

SB 1319: Wytheville, Town of; amending charter, removes certain provisions requiring special election.

SB 896: Volunteer Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Service Award Fund Board; meetings.

HB 2216: Putative Father Registry; changes name to Virginia Birth Father Registry.

HB 1987: Alcoholic beverage control; new license for certain commercial lifestyle centers.

SB 1288: Juvenile Justice, Department of; confidentiality of records.

SB 1352: Capital cases; replacing certain terminology.

HB 1840: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); confidentiality of tests, release of information.

SB 1203: Working waterfront development areas; establishment.

HB 2084: Search warrants; person subject to arrest.