Import and sale of dogs from certain breeders;penalty. Prohibits any dealer or commercial dog breeder fromimporting for sale, selling, or offering for sale any dog bred bya person who has received certain citations pursuant to enforcementof the federal Animal Welfare Act. A violation is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Workers' compensation; repetitive motion injuries.Provides that a physical injury, including the condition of carpaltunnel syndrome, that results from repetitive motion shall be treatedas an injury by accident for purposes of the Virginia Workers' CompensationAct. The bill also removes a provision that declares carpal tunnelsyndrome to be an ordinary disease of life.
Department of Human Resource Management; requiredonline training for LGBTQ cultural competency. Requires theDepartment of Human Resource Management to develop an online trainingmodule addressing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer(LGBTQ) cultural competency. The bill requires all state employeescommencing or recommencing employment with the Commonwealth on orafter January 1, 2021, to complete such training within 90 days ofcommencing or recommencing such employment and all persons employedwith the Commonwealth on January 1, 2021, to complete such trainingno later than April 1, 2021.
Line of Duty Act; eligible dependents. Provides that children born or adopted after the death or disability of an employee covered by the Line of Duty Act are eligible for health insurance coverage if their birth or adoption occurred after the time of the employee's death or disability, but prior to July 1, 2017. Under current law, such children are not eligible unless they were adopted pursuant to a preadoptive agreement entered into prior to the death or disability. This bill is identical to HB 51.
Department of Health; sickle cell anemia; adult and pediatric comprehensive sickle cell clinic network. Specifies that children be included in the voluntary program established by the Commissioner of Health, in cooperation with local health directors, for the screening of individuals for the disease of sickle cell anemia or the sickle cell trait and for other genetically related diseases and genetic traits and inborn errors of metabolism. The bill directs the Board of Health to adopt regulations to implement an adult and pediatric comprehensive sickle cell clinic network.
Historical African American Cemeteries and Graves Fund. Creates the Historical African American Cemeteries and Graves Fund and provides that any funds that are appropriated to the Department of Historic Resources but not used for the maintenance of graves, in particular the listed historical African American cemeteries, shall be deposited in the Fund. The bill authorizes the Director of the Department to manage and administer the Fund and to disburse moneys in the Fund to maintain additional graves that have been certified by the Department and documented in the Department's cultural resources database.The bill also adds six cemeteries to the list of cemeteries for which qualified organizations may receive funds from the Department. The cemeteries are Cuffeytown Cemetery in the City of Chesapeake, with 52 eligible graves; Newtown Cemetery in the City of Harrisonburg, with 400 eligible graves; Stanton Family Cemetery in Buckingham County, with 36 eligible graves; and three cemeteries in Arlington County: Calloway Cemetery, with 29 eligible graves, Lomax Cemetery, with 66 eligible graves, and Mount Salvation Cemetery, with 29 eligible graves. This bill is identical to HB 1523.
Board of Health; certificate of birth; changeof sex. Establishes that, upon request of a person and in accordancewith requirements of the Board of Health, the State Registrar shallissue a new certificate of birth to show a change of sex of the personand, if a certified copy of a court order changing the person's nameis submitted, to show a new name. Requirements related to obtaininga new certificate of birth to show a change of sex may include a requirement that the person requesting the new certificate of birthsubmit an affidavit provided by a health care provider from whomthe person has received treatment stating that the person has undergoneclinically appropriate treatment for the purpose of gender transition.Requirements related to obtaining a new certificate of birth to showa change of sex shall not include any requirement for evidence ordocumentation of any medical procedure.
Landlord and tenant; victims of family abuse; evidence to mitigate low credit score; damages. Allows an applicant for a lease to recover actual damages, including all amounts paid to the landlord as an application fee, application deposit, or reimbursement for any of the landlord's out-of-pocket expenses that were charged to the applicant, along with attorney fees, if the landlord does not consider evidence of the applicant's status as a victim of family abuse to mitigate any adverse effect of the otherwise qualified applicant's low credit score.
Special license plates; VB STRONG. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for supporters of the City of Virginia Beach bearing the legend VB STRONG. The deadline for the receipt of 450 prepaid applications is November 1, 2020.
Green Job Creation Tax Credit; sunset date.Extends the sunset date of the green job creation tax credit from January 1, 2021, to January 1, 2026. The bill contains technicalamendments.
