Rep. Chris L. Hurst

Status offenders; willful and material violation of court order or terms of probation; notice; orders of disposition for violation. Removes the option for a court to order that a status offender be detained in a secure facility for a willful and material violation of a court order or term of probation.

Common-law crime of suicide. Abolishes thecommon-law crime of suicide. Suicide is currently a common-law crimein Virginia, although there is no statutorily prescribed punishment.

Study; staffing levels, employment conditions,and compensation at the Virginia Department of Corrections; report.Continues the joint committee of the House Committee on Health, Welfareand Institutions; the House Committee on Public Safety; the SenateCommittee on the Judiciary; and the Senate Committee on Rehabilitationand Social Services established by House Joint Resolution 29 (2020)to study staffing levels, employment conditions, and compensationat the Virginia Department of Corrections. The resolution directsthe joint committee to conclude its work by November 30, 2021, andto report its findings and recommendations no later than the first day of the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Study; joint subcommittee to study comprehensivecampaign finance reform; report. Establishes a joint subcommitteeto study comprehensive campaign finance reform in the Commonwealth.In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee is tasked with examiningthe costs of campaigning in the Commonwealth, the effectiveness ofthe Commonwealth's present disclosure laws and their enforcement,the constitutional options available to regulate campaign finances,and the desirability of specific revisions in the Commonwealth'slaws, including the implementation of contribution limits, all withthe aim of promoting the integrity of, and public confidence in,the Commonwealth's campaign finance system.

Employment; retaliatory discharge of employee;Workers' Compensation. Prohibits an employer or other personfrom discharging or taking other retaliatory action against an employeeif such action is motivated by the knowledge or belief that the employeehas filed a claim or taken or intends to take certain actions underthe Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. Currently, retaliatory dischargesare prohibited only if the employer discharges an employee solely because the employee has taken or intends to take such an action.

Facilitate the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine; emergency. Facilitates the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. The bill requires the Department of Health (the Department) to establish a program to enable eligible health care providers to volunteer to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to residents of the Commonwealth during a state of emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic declared by the Governor. The bill defines "eligible health care provider" and provides that the program shall include (i) a process by which an eligible health care provider may register to participate in the program and (ii) the training requirements for participating eligible health care providers related to the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine, including training on the intramuscular injection of the COVID-19 vaccine and contraindications and side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine. The bill specifies requirements that the Department shall ensure that each site at which COVID-19 vaccinations are administered by eligible health care providers satisfies. The bill also requires the Department to establish a process by which entities, including medical care facilities, hospitals, hospital systems, corporations, businesses, pharmacies, public and private institutions of higher education, localities, and any other professional or community entity operating in the Commonwealth, may volunteer their facilities as sites at which the COVID-19 vaccine may be administered to residents of the Commonwealth. The bill permits a public institution of higher education or a private institution of higher education in the Commonwealth to volunteer to provide assistance to the Department and local health departments for data processing, analytics, and program development related to the COVID-19 vaccine through the use of its employees, students, technology, and facilities. The bill also permits localities with fire departments, emergency medical services departments, and volunteer rescue squads to establish and staff vaccine administration clinics. The bill provides civil and criminal immunity to individuals and professional entities acting pursuant to the bill and contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to SB 1445.

Commending the New River Valley Public HealthTask Force.

Celebrating the life of Isabel Gallimore Shelor.

Commending the Virginia National Guard.

Commending Valerie Braxton-Williams.