2022 Legislation
SB271 Living Donor Protection Act - Ensures that living organ donors are provided unpaid leave to recover from surgery, and protects them from discrimination in employment and insurance.
SB273 Absentee Ballots - Allows those voting absentee by mail to verify their identity by providing their birthdate and last four digits of their social security number in lieu of having a witness sign their form to verify.
SB277 Preventing Racial Profiling - Requires the DMV to store self-reported race and ethnicity data on the barcode of drivers licenses to streamline the reporting of racial statistics in compliance with the Community Policing Act, which provides reports on police stop interactions in order to reduce racial profiling.
SB278 Electric Vehicle Parking - Allows localities to ticket and tow non-electric vehicles that are parked in electric vehicle charging stations.
SB280 Utility Reliability Reporting - Requires Dominion Energy to improve transparency regarding the reliability of their network.
SB281 Public Transit - Alleviates administrative roadblock to localities ability to purchase diesel and electric transit buses.
SB282 Equal Access to Justice - Requires that if a locality supplements the salaries of their Commonwealth’s Attorney and employees, they also compensate the Public Defender’s employees commensurately based on their service and experience.
SB284 Warranty of Habitability - Allows tenants to raise serious issues of health and safety that the landlord did not remediate despite having knowledge of the issues without paying their rent into escrow as a defense in an eviction case.
SB285 High School Sportsmanship Training - Requires the Virginia High School League to develop training, standards of expectation, and enforcement to prevent racial harassment in high school sports.
SB268 Protecting Homeowners in Historic Districts - Allows localities in Northern Virginia to require a property survey to be completed before the purchase of a home in a designated historic district.
SB288 Business Interest Expense - Increases the percentage of net interest a business can deduct from their taxes from 20 percent to 60 percent.
SB310 Ghost Guns - Bans the sale, creation, or possession of the components used to make “ghost guns” - unserialized firearms built from at home kits which allow users to skirt background checks.
SB311 Homebuyer Protections - Codify a duty for a real estate licensee to disclose to other parties in the transaction any ownership interest or pending legal action.
SB313 Early Cannabis Sales - Allows existing medical cannabis companies, along with several qualified industrial hemp processors to sell legal, regulated cannabis beginning January 1, 2023 (The full retail market is not set to start until January 1, 2024).
SB389 Code Cleanup - Repeals outdated requirements which made adult children financially responsible for their parents.
SB391 Cannabis Marketplace - Stands up a legal, regulated marketplace for cannabis sales, updates criminal penalties to reflect legal possession.
SB393 Virginia Consumer Data Privacy Amendment - Ensures consumers whose information is picked up by third party will be able to effectively opt out of the use of their data.
SB419 Genetic Data Privacy - Establishes genetic data privacy for direct-to-consumer tests by requiring consent from consumer to the storage, dissemination, and use of their genetic data.
SB559 Transparency in Lobbying - Requires registered lobbyists to add their name and contact information to any information they are disseminating to General Assembly members.
SB626 Cutting Red Tape - Exempts home care agencies that provide nonmedical services (companion care, cleaning, hygiene support) from a costly triennial audit for licensure renewal.
SB643 Prosecuting Illegal Firearms - Allows law enforcement to prosecute those found possessing or distributing firearms that have had the serial number removed, which itself is a felony.
SB655 Unemployment Claim Efficiency - Requires employers to use online platforms for purposes of reducing delays in payment of unemployment benefits caused by verification backlogs and requires the VEC to plan a pilot program to reduce separation report confusion.
SB765 Model Notary Act - Creates standards for public notaries based on nationally accredited best practices.
SJ5 Freedom to Marry - Repeals and replaces the now defunct ban on same sex marriage in the Virginia Constitution with an affirmative right to marry regardless of sex or gender.
SB273 Absentee Ballots - Allows those voting absentee by mail to verify their identity by providing their birthdate and last four digits of their social security number in lieu of having a witness sign their form to verify.
SB277 Preventing Racial Profiling - Requires the DMV to store self-reported race and ethnicity data on the barcode of drivers licenses to streamline the reporting of racial statistics in compliance with the Community Policing Act, which provides reports on police stop interactions in order to reduce racial profiling.
SB278 Electric Vehicle Parking - Allows localities to ticket and tow non-electric vehicles that are parked in electric vehicle charging stations.
SB280 Utility Reliability Reporting - Requires Dominion Energy to improve transparency regarding the reliability of their network.
SB281 Public Transit - Alleviates administrative roadblock to localities ability to purchase diesel and electric transit buses.
SB282 Equal Access to Justice - Requires that if a locality supplements the salaries of their Commonwealth’s Attorney and employees, they also compensate the Public Defender’s employees commensurately based on their service and experience.
SB284 Warranty of Habitability - Allows tenants to raise serious issues of health and safety that the landlord did not remediate despite having knowledge of the issues without paying their rent into escrow as a defense in an eviction case.
SB285 High School Sportsmanship Training - Requires the Virginia High School League to develop training, standards of expectation, and enforcement to prevent racial harassment in high school sports.
SB268 Protecting Homeowners in Historic Districts - Allows localities in Northern Virginia to require a property survey to be completed before the purchase of a home in a designated historic district.
SB288 Business Interest Expense - Increases the percentage of net interest a business can deduct from their taxes from 20 percent to 60 percent.
SB310 Ghost Guns - Bans the sale, creation, or possession of the components used to make “ghost guns” - unserialized firearms built from at home kits which allow users to skirt background checks.
SB311 Homebuyer Protections - Codify a duty for a real estate licensee to disclose to other parties in the transaction any ownership interest or pending legal action.
SB313 Early Cannabis Sales - Allows existing medical cannabis companies, along with several qualified industrial hemp processors to sell legal, regulated cannabis beginning January 1, 2023 (The full retail market is not set to start until January 1, 2024).
SB389 Code Cleanup - Repeals outdated requirements which made adult children financially responsible for their parents.
SB391 Cannabis Marketplace - Stands up a legal, regulated marketplace for cannabis sales, updates criminal penalties to reflect legal possession.
SB393 Virginia Consumer Data Privacy Amendment - Ensures consumers whose information is picked up by third party will be able to effectively opt out of the use of their data.
SB419 Genetic Data Privacy - Establishes genetic data privacy for direct-to-consumer tests by requiring consent from consumer to the storage, dissemination, and use of their genetic data.
SB559 Transparency in Lobbying - Requires registered lobbyists to add their name and contact information to any information they are disseminating to General Assembly members.
SB626 Cutting Red Tape - Exempts home care agencies that provide nonmedical services (companion care, cleaning, hygiene support) from a costly triennial audit for licensure renewal.
SB643 Prosecuting Illegal Firearms - Allows law enforcement to prosecute those found possessing or distributing firearms that have had the serial number removed, which itself is a felony.
SB655 Unemployment Claim Efficiency - Requires employers to use online platforms for purposes of reducing delays in payment of unemployment benefits caused by verification backlogs and requires the VEC to plan a pilot program to reduce separation report confusion.
SB765 Model Notary Act - Creates standards for public notaries based on nationally accredited best practices.
SJ5 Freedom to Marry - Repeals and replaces the now defunct ban on same sex marriage in the Virginia Constitution with an affirmative right to marry regardless of sex or gender.
