Governor Northam signs 68 bills into law

~ Newly-approved measures address “conversion therapy,” baby changing facilities, and credit for community work ~

• Senate Bill 107: Transient occupancy tax; removes the July 1, 2021, sunset date from Arlington County’s authority to impose such a tax. This bill is identical to House Bill 62.
• Senate Bill 140: Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public institutions of higher education; information related to pledges and donations. As introduced, the bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council. This bill is identical to House Bill 510.

• Senate Bill 163: Entitlement to sales tax revenues from certain public facilities; authorized localities. This bill is identical to House Bill 906.

• Senate Bill 211: Reporting of payments by third-party settlement organizations. This bill is identical to House Bill 730.

• Senate Bill 212: Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license. This bill is identical to House Bill 598.

• Senate Bill 269: Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions; proprietary records and trade secrets; affordable housing loan applications. This bill is identical to House Bill 722.

• Senate Bill 273: Tangible personal property tax; classes of property, satellites. This bill is identical to House Bill 724.

• Senate Bill 519: Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; cemeteries; exemptions. This bill is identical to House Bill 950.

• Senate Bill 583: Virginia Spirits Board; established, report.

• Senate Bill 685: Tax exemption for certified pollution control equipment and facilities; timing of certification by the state certifying authority. This bill is identical to House Bill 1173.

• Senate Bill 689: Alcoholic beverage control; privileges of local special events licensees. This bill is identical to House Bill 949.

• Senate Bill 701: State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act and Virginia Freedom of Information Act; training requirements; executive directors and members of industrial development authorities and economic development authorities. This bill is identical to House Bill 1527.

• Senate Bill 703: State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; disclosure by executive directors and members of industrial development authorities and economic development authorities; penalty. This bill is identical to House Bill 1528.

• Senate Bill 727: Real estate tax exemption for property in redevelopment or conservation areas or rehabilitation districts. This bill is identical to House Bill 537.

• Senate Bill 981: Professions and occupations; expediting the issuance of credentials to spouses of military service members.

• House Bill 61: Adults sentenced for juvenile offenses; good conduct credit. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference and is identical to Senate Bill 307.

• House Bill 63: Court of Appeals; use of moot courtroom of accredited law schools. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 1002.

• House Bill 65: Establishment of the Virginia Missing Child with Autism Alert Program.

• House Bill 117: Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board; increases membership. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 127.

• House Bill 134: Individualized education program teams; Department of Education to develop guidelines. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 186.

• House Bill 136: Bail bondsman; deposit for surrender of principal for reasons other than principal’s failure to appear. This bill incorporates House Bill 138.

• House Bill 137: Guardians ad litem for children; certification of compliance with certain standards.

• House Bill 165: Teledentistry; definition, establishes requirements for the practice of teledentistry, etc.

• House Bill 166: Hearing notice by localities; timely notice related to planning or zoning matter to newspaper, etc.

• House Bill 174: Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for a buyer to beware; marine clays.

• House Bill 175: Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for a buyer to beware; radon gas.

• House Bill 210: Historical African American cemeteries; adds a cemetery in Montgomery County and City of Radford.

• House Bill 287: Department of Social Services; central registry; retention of records.

• House Bill 292: School boards and local law-enforcement agencies; memorandums of understanding; frequency of review and public input. This bill incorporates House Bill 897 and House Bill 1135 and is identical to Senate Bill 221.

• House Bill 299: Potable water; purified water bottle filling station in every public school.

• House Bill 305: Circuit court clerk’s fee; lodging of wills.

• House Bill 306: Fees collected by circuit court clerks for recording and indexing; use of fee in preserving permanent records of the circuit courts.

• House Bill 313: Virginia Freedom of Information Act; library records.

• House Bill 314: Historical African American cemeteries; adds a cemetery in Loudoun County.

• House Bill 362: Physician assistant; capacity determinations. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 544.

• House Bill 365: Public elementary and secondary school teachers; probationary term of service; performance evaluation. This bill incorporates House Bill 1169 and House Bill 1326 and is identical to Senate Bill 98.

• House Bill 404: Public libraries; providing an essential service to communities of the Commonwealth.

• House Bill 436: Establishment of the Virginia Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearms List; penalty.

• House Bill 446: Department of General Services; disposition of surplus materials; donation of surplus computers; United States military.

• House Bill 452: Virginia Public Procurement Act; small purchases. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 650.

• House Bill 471: Health professionals; unprofessional conduct; reporting. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 540.

• House Bill 510: Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public institutions of higher education; information related to pledges and donations. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 140.

• House Bill 516: Public schools; diploma requirements; dual enrollment and work-based learning options. This bill incorporates House Bill 112 and is identical to Senate Bill 112.

• House Bill 517: Collaborative practice agreements; adds nurse practitioners and physician assistants to list. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 565.

• House Bill 518: Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; disclosures for a buyer to beware; residential building energy analysis. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission. The bill incorporates House Bill 574 and is identical to Senate Bill 628.

• House Bill 543: Electric power-assisted bicycles; amends definition. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 871.

• House Bill 544: Department of General Services; public posting of contract information on central electronic procurement system. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 563.

• House Bill 548: Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; records of active investigations.

• House Bill 570: Public school teachers; grounds for dismissal. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 167.

• House Bill 595: Dealer’s license plate and special license plate combination; Department of Motor Vehicles may issue.

• House Bill 722: Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions; proprietary records and trade secrets; affordable housing loan applications. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 269.

• House Bill 950: Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; cemeteries; exemptions. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 519.

• House Bill 967: Professions and occupations; expediting the issuance of credentials to spouses of military service members. This bill incorporates House Bill 930.

• House Bill 993: Administration of government; boards and councils; cleanup.

• House Bill 1098: Secretary of Administration; policy of the Commonwealth regarding employment of individuals with disabilities; report deadline.

• House Bill 1198: Virginia Board of Workforce Development; updates as a response to federal law.

• House Bill 1337: State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; disclosure by members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority and the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission.

• House Bill 1341: Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Law; applicability. The bill is a recommendation of the Code Commission.

• House Bill 1378: Signature defects on pleadings, motions, and other papers. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 229.

• House Bill 1401: Landlord and tenant; remedy for unlawful ouster; ex parte issuance of order to recover possession.

• House Bill 1490: Same-sex marriages; civil unions. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 17.

• House Bill 1511: Towing fees; raises to $30 additional fee that can be charged for towing a vehicle at night, etc.
• House Bill 1527: State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act and Virginia Freedom of Information Act; training requirements; executive directors and members of industrial development authorities and economic development authorities. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 701.

• House Bill 1528: State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; disclosure by executive directors and members of industrial development authorities and economic development authorities; penalty. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 703.

• House Bill 1561: Fort Monroe Authority; civil actions in general district court. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 956.