Sen. Chap Petersen

Primary SB 206

Passed · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Historic preservation; filing of a historic designation application.

Historic preservation. Provides that thefiling of a historic designation application shall stay a localityfrom issuing any permit to raze or demolish a proposed historic landmark,building, or structure until 30 days after the rendering of the finaldecision of the governing body of the locality. The bill also specifies that the affected property owner, the applicant, or any residentof the locality who provided public input on the locality's historicdistrict plan may appeal to the circuit court for review of any finaldecision of the governing body pursuant to such application.

Passed Feb 14, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SJ 73

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Harry Russell Potts, Jr.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable HarryRussell Potts, Jr.

Passed Feb 14, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SJ 91

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable John Howson Rust, Jr.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable JohnHowson Rust, Jr.

Introduced Feb 14, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SR 19

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending Rita Carter Forrester.

Commending Rita Carter Forrester.

Introduced Feb 11, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 205

Passed · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Certificate of public need; expedited review process for certain projects.

Certificate of public need; expedited review process; work group; report. Requires the Department of Health to establish an expedited review process for certain projects involving the addition of imaging equipment, a new ambulatory or outpatient surgery center, operating rooms at an existing ambulatory or outpatient surgery center, and psychiatric beds or conversion of existing beds at a medical care facility to psychiatric beds and requires the Board of Health to include in regulations governing the certificate of public need program a provision for the development of review criteria and standards for specific medical care facilities and health care services for each health planning region that take into account the unique needs and characteristics of such region. The bill also amends the definition of "charity care" and defines "health care service" and "indigent." Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Health to convene a work group to make recommendations of funding options to alleviate the risk of financial insolvency for public and private hospitals with fewer than 100 licensed beds in the event of a future public health emergency. The bill requires the work group to report its recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions by November 1, 2022.

Passed Feb 8, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 7

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Income tax, state; Virginia's standard deduction equivalent to federal standard deduction.

Income tax; standard deduction. Providesthat for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2022, Virginia'sstandard deduction shall be in an amount equivalent to the federalstandard deduction.

In committee Feb 8, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SJ 74

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons.

Commending Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons.

Passed Feb 7, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 65

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank DuVal Hargrove, Sr.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable FrankDuVal Hargrove, Sr.

Passed Feb 7, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 665

Passed · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Reckless driving; increase penalty for involuntary manslaughter.

Reckless driving; involuntary manslaughter. Increases the punishment for every person convicted of reckless driving who, when he committed the offense, caused the death of another as the sole and proximate result of his reckless driving. The bill states that such person is guilty of involuntary manslaughter, punishable as a Class 5 felony. Under current law, the punishment is a Class 6 felony provided that such person who was driving recklessly was also driving without a valid operator's license due to a suspension or revocation for a moving violation.

Passed Feb 7, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SJ 90

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending the Honorable Paul S. Trible, Jr.

Commending the Honorable Paul S. Trible, Jr.

Introduced Feb 7, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track