Fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, and restitution; collection fees; assessment against incarcerated individuals. Providesthat notwithstanding any other provision of law, no collection fees,including the fees of any private attorneys or collection agencies,administrative fees, or any other fees related to collection activities,shall be assessed for the collection of any fines, costs, forfeitures,penalties, or restitution imposed in a criminal case or in a caseinvolving a traffic infraction (i) for any period during which thedefendant is incarcerated and (ii) for a period of 90 days followingthe date of the defendant's release from incarceration if the sentenceincludes an active term of incarceration.
Sponsored bills
Department of Historic Resources; the GreenBook. Directs the Department of Historic Resources to developa program to identify, publicize, and educate the public about sitesin the Commonwealth featured in the Green Book.
Conduct of law-enforcement officers; establishmentof an Early Identification System. Requires the Department ofCriminal Justice Services (the Department) to establish a best practicesmodel for the implementation, training, and management of an EarlyIdentification System (EIS). The bill defines an EIS as a systemthrough which a law-enforcement agency collects and manages datato identify and assess patterns of behavior, including misconductand high-risk behavior, or performance of law-enforcement officersand law-enforcement agency employees. The bill directs each sheriffor chief of police to implement an EIS by July 1, 2024, and requiresthat law-enforcement officers receive training prior to implementationof the EIS and annually thereafter. The bill also directs the Departmentto establish and administer written policies and procedures for law-enforcementagencies to report to the Office of the Attorney General all judgmentsor settlements in cases relating to negligence or misconduct of a law-enforcement officer.
Local tax; solar facility exemption.
Commending the Richmond Free Press.
Celebrating the life of Jon Kevin Griffin.
Board of Medicine; implicit bias and culturalcompetency. Requires all practitioners licensed by the Boardof Medicine to complete two hours of continuing education in eachbiennium on topics related to implicit bias and cultural competency.
Commending Robert L. Dandridge, Jr.
Department of Health; pilot program; impactof community health assessments and community health improvement plans on the health of residents of the Commonwealth; report.Directs the Department of Health to conduct a pilot program to evaluatethe impact of community health assessments and community health improvement plans on the health of residents of the Commonwealth and to reportannually by December 1 to the Governor and the Chairmen of the HouseCommittee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committeeon Education and Health regarding the pilot program and any changesin public resulting from the implementation of the pilot program.
Celebrating the life of Jameel Jalal Abed.