Del. Dawn Adams

Commending the Children's Home Society of Virginia.

Commending Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

Commending Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. RobertRussa Moton.

Study; Department of Elections; use of blockchain technology to protect voter records and election results; report.Requests the Department of Elections to conduct a study to (i) determinethe kinds of blockchain technology that could be used to secure voterrecords and election results, (ii) determine the costs and benefitsof using such technology as compared to traditional registrationand election security measures, and (iii) make recommendations on whether and how to implement blockchain technology in practices affectingthe security of voter records and election results.

Unauthorized use of dairy milk cases or milkcrates. Repeals provisions that make it a Class 4 misdemeanorfor any person to (i) buy, sell, or dispose of any milk case or milkcrate bearing the name or label of the owner without the writtenconsent of the owner or his designated agent; (ii) refuse, upon writtendemand of the owner or his designated agent, to return to the owneror his designated agent any milk case or milk crate bearing the nameor label of the owner; or (iii) deface, obliterate, erase, cover up, or otherwise remove or conceal any name, label, registered trademark,insignia, or other business identification of an owner of a milkcase or milk crate without the consent of the owner, for the purposeof destroying or removing from the milk case or milk crate evidenceof its ownership.

Study; Department of Rail and Public Transportation; Commonwealth Corridor passenger rail service; report. Requeststhe Department of Rail and Public Transportation to study the feasibilityof an east-west Commonwealth Corridor passenger rail service connectingHampton Roads, Richmond, and the New River Valley.

Use of profane, threatening, or indecent languageover public airways or by other methods. Provides that usingobscene, vulgar, profane, lewd, lascivious, or indecent language,with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass any person, overany telephone or citizens band radio is no longer a crime punishableas a Class 1 misdemeanor.

Study; Virginia Economic Development PartnershipAuthority to study the emergence and integration of blockchain technologyin the economy of the Commonwealth; report. Requests the VirginiaEconomic Development Partnership Authority to identify blockchaintechnology research and economic development opportunities with thegoal of creating a statewide, comprehensive, and coordinated strategyrelating to blockchain technology. In conducting its study, the VirginiaEconomic Development Partnership Authority shall analyze and consider(i) economic development opportunities in the Commonwealth availablethrough the utilization of blockchain technology; (ii) different types of blockchain technology and the feasibility of economic developmentfor each type; (iii) the creation of a statewide, comprehensive,and coordinated strategy to encourage commercial activity in the blockchain technology sector; (iv) opportunities for deployment ofblockchain technology in state government; and (v) strategies toincentivize the development of blockchain companies in the Commonwealth.The Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority shall submitits report to the Governor and the 2021 and 2022 Regular Sessionsof the General Assembly.

Department of Corrections; hepatitis C antiviral medication. Directs the Department of Corrections to issue a Request for Proposals to pharmaceutical manufacturers for the purchase of an unrestricted five-year supply of hepatitis C antiviral medication and any necessary ancillary services at an annual fixed rate. The bill requires the Department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 30, 2020, and by November 30 during each year of the contract, regarding the status of the contract, whether the contract has lowered the Department's hepatitis C treatment costs, and inmate health outcomes resulting from the contract.