Sen. John A. Cosgrove, Jr.

Virginia Retirement System; Line of Duty Act;medical reviews to be conducted by Virginia practitioners. Providesthat, for any medical review of a claim made pursuant to the provisionsof the Line of Duty Act, the Virginia Retirement System shall requirethat such review be conducted by a doctor, nurse, or psychologistwho is licensed in Virginia or a contiguous state. The bill has adelayed effective date of July 1, 2023.

Real property tax; reassessment cycles. Authorizes counties to conduct a general reassessment of real estate every three years if determined by majority vote of a county's board of supervisors. Current law requires counties to conduct a general reassessment every four years, with exceptions authorized for specified counties. This bill is identical to HB 951.

Workers' compensation; time period for filing claim; certain cancers. Provides that the time period for filing a workers' compensation claim for certain cancers is two years after a diagnosis of the disease is first communicated to the employee or within 10 years from the date of the last injurious exposure in employment, whichever first occurs. The bill provides, however, that such claim for benefits shall be barred if an employee is 65 years of age or older, regardless of the date of diagnosis, communication, or last injurious exposure in employment. This bill is identical to HB 1042.

Charter; City of Virginia Beach. Expands the board of equalization in the City of Virginia Beach from three to four members. This bill is identical to HB 1163.

Chesapeake Airport Authority. Removes languagein the Chesapeake Airport Authority authorizing language relatedto removal of Authority members from office that conflicts with languageadded in 2017 specifying that members of the Authority serve at thepleasure of the Chesapeake City Council.

Gaming; use of the name of Virginia or the Commonwealth;civil penalty. Prohibits sports betting and casino gaming operatorsand their affiliates from using the name of Virginia or the Commonwealth in an advertisement in association with their products or services.A violation is subject to a civil penalty of up to $50,000.

Vicious dogs. Authorizes a law-enforcement officer or animal control officer to apply to a magistrate for a summons for a vicious dog if such officer is located in either the jurisdiction where the vicious dog resides or in the jurisdiction where the vicious dog committed one of the acts set forth in the definition of a vicious dog. Current law requires such action only if the law-enforcement officer or animal control officer is located in the jurisdiction where the vicious dog resides. The bill also requires any evidentiary hearing or appeal to be held not less than 30 days from the date of the summons or appeal, unless good cause is found by the court.

City of Chesapeake; local government authority to require analysis of water. Adds the City of Chesapeake to the list of localities that may establish reasonable testing requirements to determine compliance with existing federal or state drinking water quality standards and require that such testing be done prior to the issuance of building permits. This bill is identical to HB 548.

Unlawful use of subaqueous beds; replacement of piers. Excludes the replacement of certain private piers used for noncommercial purposes from the requirement that a permit be issued by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission prior to taking certain actions regarding the beds of the bays, ocean, rivers, streams, or creeks that are the property of the Commonwealth.

Elections; voting systems; reporting absentee results by precinct. Includes in the definition of "voting system" on-demand ballot printing systems and ballot marking devices used to manufacture or mark ballots to be cast by voters on electronic voting and counting machines. The bill also requires general registrars to report to the Department of Elections the number and results of absentee ballots cast by voters assigned to each precinct in the registrar's locality. The Department is directed by the bill to establish standards for ascertaining and reporting such information. This bill incorporates SB 306 and is identical to HB 927.