Del. Kaye Kory

State Corporation Commission; members. Increasesfrom three to five the number of members of the State CorporationCommission. The measure requires that the new members be initiallyelected for a six-year term during the earlier of the 2021 Regular Session of the General Assembly or any special session convened priorthereto.

Constitutional amendment (first resolution);marriage. Proposes the repeal of the constitutional amendment dealing with marriage that was approved by referendum at the November2006 election. That amendment to the Bill of Rights (i) defines marriageas "only a union between one man and one woman"; (ii) prohibits theCommonwealth and its political subdivisions from creating or recognizing"a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intendsto approximate the design, qualities, significance, or effects ofmarriage"; and (iii) prohibits the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions from creating or recognizing "another union, partnership, or otherlegal status to which is assigned the rights, benefits, obligations,qualities, or effects of marriage." The provisions of this section of the Constitution of Virginia are no longer valid as a result ofthe United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges,576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015).

Expungement of police and court records.Provides that a court that enters a nolle prosequi for a criminalcharge or dismisses such charge for any reason may, upon motion ofthe person charged, enter an order requiring the expungement of thepolice and court records relating to the charge.

Memorializing Congress; Glass-Steagall Act;infrastructure bank. Urges the Congress of the United Statesto reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act and develop an infrastructurebank.

Virginia Public Procurement Act; contracts with state agencies for public works; agreements with labor organizations. Repeals provisions requiring state agencies to ensure that neither the state agency nor any construction manager acting on behalf of the state agency, in its bid specifications, project agreements, or other controlling documents relating to the operation, erection, construction, alteration, improvement, maintenance, or repair of any public facility of public works, (i) requires or prohibits bidders, offerors, contractors, or subcontractors to enter into or adhere to agreements with one or more labor organizations, on the same or related projects, or (ii) discriminates against bidders, offerors, contractors, subcontractors, or operators for becoming or refusing to become or remain signatories or otherwise to adhere to agreements with one or more labor organizations, on the same or related public works projects. This bill was incorporated into HB 358.

Coverage for reproductive health services. Requireshealth benefit plans to cover the costs of specified health care services,drugs, devices, products, and procedures related to reproductive health,including (i) well-woman preventive visits; (ii) counseling for sexuallytransmitted infections; (iii) screening for certain conditions; (iv) folic acidsupplements; (v) breastfeeding support, counseling, and supplies; (vi) breastcancer chemoprevention counseling; (vii) contraceptive drugs, devices, orproducts; (viii) voluntary sterilization; and (ix) any additional preventiveservices for women that must be covered without cost sharing under federal lawas of January 1, 2019. The mandated coverage does not include abortion servicesother than when performed when the life of the mother is endangered by aphysical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including alife-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancyitself, or when the pregnancy is the result of an alleged act of rape orincest. The measure provides an exemption for plans sold to religiousemployers. Carriers are prohibited from excluding a covered person fromparticipating in, being denied the benefits of, or otherwise being subjected todiscrimination in the coverage of or payment for reproductive health services,and a violation constitutes an unfair trade practice. The health benefit planrequirements become effective when a plan is delivered, issued for delivery, reissued,or extended in the Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2021, or at any timethereafter when any term of the health benefit plan is changed or any premiumadjustment is made.

Prevailing wage; public works contracts; penalty. Requires contractors and subcontractors under any public contract with a state agency for public works to pay wages, salaries, benefits, and other remuneration to any mechanic, laborer, or worker employed, retained, or otherwise hired to perform services in connection with the public contract for public works at the prevailing wage rate. The Commissioner of Labor and Industry is required to determine the prevailing wage rate for such public contracts on the basis of applicable prevailing wage rate determinations made by the U.S. Secretary of Labor under the provisions of the federal Davis-Bacon Act. A contractor or subcontractor who knowingly or willfully employs any mechanic, laborer, or worker to perform work contracted to be done under the public contract at a rate that is less than the prevailing wage rate is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. In addition, such a contractor or subcontractor shall be liable to such individuals for the payment of all wages due plus interest and shall be disqualified from bidding on public contracts with any public body until full restitution has been paid to the individuals. This bill was incorporated into HB 833.

Employment health and safety standards; heatillness prevention. Requires the Safety and Health Codes Boardto adopt regulations establishing reasonable standards designed toprotect employees from heat illness. The measure directs the standardsto apply to all indoor and outdoor places of employment and requireemployers to provide water, shade or a climate-controlled environment,rest periods of 15 to 45 minutes per hour, training, and emergencyresponse procedures. The standards are also directed to require employersin certain industries to implement high-heat procedures when thetemperature is 90 degrees Fahrenheit or warmer. The measure requiresemployers to pay employees one additional hour of pay at his regularcompensation for each workday that it fails to provide the employeewith a required rest period. The measure authorizes a person to bring a court action based on a violation in which he may seek to obtaininjunctive relief; to recover damages of $500 or actual monetaryloss, whichever is greater; or both.

Right to reproductive choice. Provides thatevery individual has a fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptionand that a pregnant person has a fundamental right to choose to carrya pregnancy to term, give birth to a child, or terminate a pregnancy.The bill states that the Commonwealth shall not, in the regulationor provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information, denyor interfere with an individual's fundamental rights, including individualsunder state control or supervision. The bill states that any stateor local official who is charged with violating provisions of thissection shall be subject to an action in federal or state court forinjunctive relief and damages. Such action may be brought by any person or entity that may be aggrieved by such official's actions.

Virginia Public Procurement Act; public institutionsof higher education; disclosure required by certain offerors; civilpenalty. Requires every offeror who submits a proposal to a public institution of higher education for any construction project that(i) has a total cost of $5 million or more and (ii) uses a procurementmethod other than competitive sealed bidding to disclose any contributionsthe offeror has made within the previous five-year period to the public institution of higher education or any private foundation that existssolely to support the public institution of higher education. The bill imposes a $500 civil penalty on any offeror that knowingly failsto submit the required disclosure.