Elections; date of June primary election.Changes the date of the primary election held in June from the secondTuesday in June to the third Tuesday in June. The bill also changescandidate filing deadlines to reflect the change of date. The billsatisfies the reenactment requirement of Chapter 1253 of the Actsof Assembly of 2020.
Virginia Missing Person with Autism Alert Program.Renames the Virginia Missing Child with Autism Alert Program to theVirginia Missing Person with Autism Alert Program and expands itto apply to any missing person with autism, regardless of age. Thebill defines "a missing person with autism" as any person (i) whosewhereabouts are unknown; (ii) who has been diagnosed with autismspectrum disorder as defined by the Code of Virginia; and (iii) whosedisappearance poses a credible threat to the safety and health of the person.
Shifting municipal elections to November.Shifts all municipal elections for city and town council and schoolboard from May to November, beginning with elections held after January1, 2022.
Communicating threats of death or bodily injuryto a person at any place of assembly, any building or other structure,or any means of transportation; penalties. Provides that any person 18 years of age or older who either (i) communicates to anotherby any means any threat to bomb, burn, destroy, shoot, stab, or inany other manner cause death or bodily injury to persons at any placeof assembly, any building or other structure, or any means of masstransportation or (ii) communicates to another by any means information,knowing the same to be false, about any plan to bomb, burn, destroy,shoot, stab, or in any other manner cause death or bodily injury topersons at any place of assembly, any building or other structure,or any means of mass transportation and makes either such communication with the intent to (a) intimidate a civilian population at large,(b) influence the conduct or activities of the government of theUnited States or any state or local government through intimidation,(c) compel the emergency evacuation of any place of assembly, anybuilding or other structure, or any means of mass transportationthrough intimidation, or (d) place any person in reasonable apprehension of death or bodily injury through intimidation is guilty of a Class5 felony. The bill provides that any person younger than 18 yearsof age who commits such offense is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
Elections; preservation of order at the polls;powers of officers of election. Removes the power of officersof election, in the event that no law-enforcement officer is in attendance, to appoint a person who is not a law-enforcement officer to haveall the powers of a law-enforcement officer within the polling placeand the prohibited area.
National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol; Barbara Rose Johns. Authorizes, and directs the submission to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, that the vacant spot of the Commonwealth in the National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol be filled with a statue to commemorate Barbara Rose Johns. The request is subject to written approval by the Governor and is made in accordance with the recommendation by the Commission for Historical Statues in the United States Capitol.
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; assistedliving and auxiliary grants; report. Directs the Joint Commissionon Health Care to study available data regarding assisted living and auxiliary grants and develop a blueprint for implementing recommendationsthat will allow the Commonwealth to provide a more realistic systemof addressing housing and care needs.
Access to water; human right. Recognizing that access to clean, potable, and affordable water is a necessary human right.
Racism; public health crisis. Recognizesthat racism is a public health crisis in Virginia.
Facilitate the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine; emergency. Facilitates the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. The bill requires the Department of Health (the Department) to establish a program to enable eligible health care providers to volunteer to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to residents of the Commonwealth during a state of emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic declared by the Governor. The bill defines "eligible health care provider" and provides that the program shall include (i) a process by which an eligible health care provider may register to participate in the program and (ii) the training requirements for participating eligible health care providers related to the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine, including training on the intramuscular injection of the COVID-19 vaccine and contraindications and side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine. The bill specifies requirements that the Department shall ensure that each site at which COVID-19 vaccinations are administered by eligible health care providers satisfies. The bill also requires the Department to establish a process by which entities, including medical care facilities, hospitals, hospital systems, corporations, businesses, pharmacies, public and private institutions of higher education, localities, and any other professional or community entity operating in the Commonwealth, may volunteer their facilities as sites at which the COVID-19 vaccine may be administered to residents of the Commonwealth. The bill permits a public institution of higher education or a private institution of higher education in the Commonwealth to volunteer to provide assistance to the Department and local health departments for data processing, analytics, and program development related to the COVID-19 vaccine through the use of its employees, students, technology, and facilities. The bill also permits localities with fire departments, emergency medical services departments, and volunteer rescue squads to establish and staff vaccine administration clinics. The bill provides civil and criminal immunity to individuals and professional entities acting pursuant to the bill and contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to HB 2333.
