Abortion; born alive human infant; treatmentand care; penalty. Requires every physician licensed by the Boardof Medicine who attempts to terminate a pregnancy to (i) exercisethe same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preservethe life and health of a human infant who has been born alive followingsuch attempt as a reasonably diligent and conscientious health carepractitioner would render to any other child born alive at the samegestational age and (ii) take all reasonable steps to ensure theimmediate transfer of the human infant who has been born alive toa hospital for further medical care. A physician who fails to complywith the requirements of this act is guilty of a Class 4 felony and may be subject to disciplinary action by the Board of Medicine. The bill also requires every hospital licensedby the Department of Health to establish a protocol for the treatmentand care of a human infant who has been born alive following performanceof an abortion and for the immediate reporting to law enforcementof any failure to provide such required treatment and care.
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Killing or injuring police animals; penalty.Provides that the punishment for any person who maliciously killsor injures an animal owned, used, or trained by a law-enforcementagency, regional jail, or the Department of Corrections, while suchanimal is performing its lawful duties or is being kept in a kennel,pen, or stable while off duty, shall be separate and apart from,and shall be made to run consecutively with, any other sentence.
Study; harmful algal blooms in Lake Anna; report. Requests the Virginia Department of Health to study harmful algal blooms in Lake Anna and submit its report by the first day of the 2021 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Commending the Frank W. Cox High School boys'volleyball team.
Virginia Charitable Gaming Board; regulationsof the Board; electronic or mechanical equipment used in the conductof charitable gaming. Increases the number of electronic pulltabs that may be placed in the social quarters of a qualified organizationfrom nine, as currently provided by Virginia Charitable Gaming Boardregulations, to 28.
Constitutional amendment (first resolution);immunity of legislators. Limits the immunity of legislators byallowing the arrest of a member of the General Assembly during thesessions of the respective houses upon issuance of process for arrestby a judge with authorization of the attorney for the Commonwealthor the law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the offense.
Commending Mission BBQ.
Institutions of higher education; intercollegiateathletics; student-athletes; compensation, representation, and injury.Prohibits any private institution of higher education, baccalaureate publicinstitution of higher education, athletic association, athletic conference, orother organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics from (i)providing a prospective student-athlete with compensation that results from theuse of the student's name, image, or likeness; (ii) prohibiting or preventing astudent-athlete from earning from another individual or entity compensationthat results from the use of the student's name, image, or likeness, except incertain limited circumstances; (iii) prohibiting or preventing astudent-athlete from obtaining professional representation by an athlete agentor legal representation by an attorney licensed to practice law in theCommonwealth; or (iv) declaring ineligible for or revoking a scholarship providedto a student-athlete who earns compensation that results from the use of thestudent's name, image, or likeness. The bill prohibits any athleticassociation, athletic conference, or other organization with authority overintercollegiate athletics from prohibiting or preventing a private institutionof higher education or baccalaureate public institution of higher educationfrom becoming a member of or participating in intercollegiate athleticssponsored by such association, conference, or organization as a consequence ofthe compensation of a student-athlete at such institution that results from theuse of the student-athlete's name, image, or likeness. The bill requires eachprivate institution of higher education and each baccalaureate public institutionof higher education to establish (i) a sports injury compensation fund intowhich the institution shall deposit 7.5 percent of the revenue earned from itsintercollegiate athletics programs and from which any student-athlete whosuffers a serious or career-ending injury during a practice or competition mayapply for compensation upon his graduation and (ii) a wage fund into which theinstitution shall deposit 7.5 percent of the revenue earned from itsintercollegiate athletics programs and from which each student-athlete shallreceive an equal amount of compensation at the end of each academic year. Theforegoing provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2024.The bill also requires the Chancellor of the Virginia Community College Systemto convene a work group consisting of such members as the Chancellor deemsappropriate to consider and make recommendations to the Governor and theGeneral Assembly no later July 1, 2022, relating to the compensation andrepresentation of student-athletes enrolled at comprehensive community collegesin the Commonwealth.
Commending George Michael Brent.
Commending William H. Goodwin, Jr.