Presidential electors; National Popular VoteCompact. Enters Virginia into an interstate compact known asthe Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by NationalPopular Vote. Article II of the Constitution of the United Statesgives the states exclusive and plenary authority to decide the mannerof awarding their electoral votes. Under the compact, Virginia agreesto award its electoral votes to the presidential ticket that receivesthe most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.The compact goes into effect when states cumulatively possessinga majority of the electoral votes have joined the compact. A statemay withdraw from the compact; however, a withdrawal occurring withinsix months of the end of a President's term shall not become effectiveuntil a President or Vice President has qualified to serve the next term.
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Constitutional amendment (first reference);legislative compensation; Legislative Compensation Commission.Establishes the Legislative Compensation Commission, charged withdetermining the salaries, allowances, and retirement benefits ofthe members of the General Assembly. Members would receive no compensationfrom the Commonwealth other than the compensation determined by theCommission. The Commission is established by appointment of the GeneralAssembly every four years beginning July 1, 2026.
Celebrating the life of the Honorable BernardS. Cohen.
Commending the Northern Virginia Associationof REALTORS®.
Medical malpractice; limitation on recovery.Eliminates the cap on the recovery in actions against health careproviders for medical malpractice where the act or acts of malpracticeoccurred on or after July 1, 2021.
Constitutional amendment (first reference);marriage. Proposes the repeal of the constitutional amendment dealing with marriage that was approved by referendum at the November2006 election. That amendment to the Bill of Rights (i) defines marriageas "only a union between one man and one woman"; (ii) prohibits theCommonwealth and its political subdivisions from creating or recognizing"a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intendsto approximate the design, qualities, significance, or effects ofmarriage"; and (iii) prohibits the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions from creating or recognizing "another union, partnership, or otherlegal status to which is assigned the rights, benefits, obligations,qualities, or effects of marriage." The provisions of this section of the Constitution of Virginia are no longer valid as a result ofthe United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges,576 U.S. 644 (2015).
Constitutional amendment (first reference);marriage; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; recognition ofsame-sex marriages. Repeals the constitutional provision definingmarriage as only a union between one man and one woman, as well asthe related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of theUnited States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges,576 U.S. 644 (2015). The amendment provides that the Commonwealthand its political subdivisions and its agents are required to issuemarriage licenses, recognize marriages, and treat all marriages equallyunder the law, regardless of the gender of the two parties to themarriage. The amendment further provides that religious organizationsand clergy acting in their religious capacity have the right to refuseto perform any marriage.
Civil action for unlawful acts of force or failureto intervene by a law-enforcement officer or correctional officer.Creates a civil action for the use of unlawful acts of force, includingdeadly force, or failure to intervene as required by law, by a law-enforcementofficer or correctional officer while performing his duties for apublic entity or private police department. The bill also providesthat a public entity or private police department employing suchofficer is liable for any injuries sustained by the injured partyas a result of the officer's actions if they occurred in the ordinarycourse of the employer's business. Sovereign immunity would not apply to such claims.
Celebrating the life of Roger Hamilton Brown.
Statute of limitations to collect medical debt.Provides that the statute of limitations for an action on any contract,written or unwritten, to collect medical debt, including actionsbrought by the Commonwealth, is three years.