2022 VA General Assembly

Start date of Special Session has been changed to Mon, April 4.
[Originally scheduled for April 27, 2022. See GA calendar]

Status of 2022 Priority Legislation

of the Virginia Grassroots Coalition

Enrolled = Bill has passed both houses, sent to the Governor, but not yet signed.
Conf. Comm. = Bill passed each house in different forms, will be resolved in Special Session.

■ = Bill is dead or 'continued.'

Cat	Number	Title	House	Senate	GA / Gov	updated
2022 Priority Bills
Support campaign finance	HB 86	Campaign finance; disclosure reports, searchable electronic database.	Passed	Passed	Conf. Comm.	4/4/22
Support environment	HB 323	Local Food and Farming Infrastructure Grant Program; increases grant for certain projects.	Passed	Passed	Signed	4/12/22
Support campaign finance	HB 492	Campaign finance; record retention requirements and reviews of campaign finance disclosure reports.	Passed	Passed	Signed	4/12/22
Support justice	HB 1053	Local correctional facilities; fees.	Passed	Passed	Conf. Comm.	3/9/22
Support justice	HB 1197	Secretariat agency responsibilities; Department of Juvenile Justice.	Passed	Passed	Vetoed	4/28/22
Support education	SB 490	Standards of Quality; work-based learning; teacher leaders and mentors; principal mentors.	Passed	Passed	Conf. Comm.	4/10/22
Oppose education	HB 4	Requires school principals report to law enforcement certain enumerated acts that may constitute a misdemeanor offense.	Passed	Passed	Enrolled	3/28/22
Oppose education	HB 127	Academic year Governor's Schools; certain practices prohibited and permitted.	Passed	Passed	Signed	4/12/22
Oppose climate	HB 206	Small renewable energy projects; impact on natural resources.	Passed	Passed	Signed	4/12/22
Oppose climate	HB 558	Natural gas, biogas, and other gas sources of energy; definitions, energy conservation.	Passed	Passed	Enrolled	3/28/22
Oppose climate	HB 657	Public utilities; waste coal and certain coal-fired electric generating units.	Passed	Passed	Enrolled	3/28/22
Oppose climate	HB 894	Generation of electricity and energy development in the Commonwealth.	Passed	Passed	Signed	4/12/22
Oppose climate	HB 1204	Renewable energy certificates; certain requirements prohibited.	Passed	Passed	Signed	4/12/22
Oppose climate	HB 1257	Natural gas utilities; retail supply choice.	Passed	Passed	Conf. Comm.	3/28/22
Oppose environment	HB 1261	State environmental boards; appointment of members to various Boards.	Passed	Passed	Conf. Comm.	3/9/22
Oppose climate	HB 1326	Electric utilities; removal of waste coal from previously mined sites.	Passed	Passed	Signed	4/12/22
Oppose education	SB 36	School principals; incident reports.	Passed	Passed	Enrolled	3/28/22
Oppose climate	SB 120	Public utilities; waste coal and certain coal-fired electric generating units.	Passed	Passed	Enrolled	3/28/22
Oppose climate	SB 565	Natural gas, biogas, and other gas sources of energy; definitions, energy conservation.	Passed	Passed	Enrolled	3/28/22
Oppose environment	SB 657	Air Pollution Control Board and State Water Control Board; transfer of authority to Department of Environmental Quality.	Passed	Passed	Signed	4/12/22
Oppose health	SB 739	Public elementary and secondary schools, etc.; student instruction.	Passed	Passed	Approved	2/23/22

Glossary

The Virginia General Assembly uses its own terminology.

Engrossed. A legislative stage when a bill passes the second reading in the House of origin. Every bill has to be "read" on the floor three times before voting on it. The action or any debate or discussion usually comes on the day of the second reading or the third reading.

Enrolled. Legislation which has passed both the House of Delegates and the Senate, signed by the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, sent to the Governor, but not yet signed.

Failed to report. Defeated.

Incorporated. Rolled into someone else's bill. Either because they're identical, or they have incorporated *some* of the language in, and the patron agreed to have her name on the other bill.

Patron. Bill sponsor. There can be many patrons.

Referred. The assignment of legislation to another standing committee with no stance on the policy of the measure (neither endorses nor rejects the legislation).

Reported. The approval of a measure by the majority of the committee. The legislation may be reported by the committee with or without amendments. A bill may also be reported and referred to another committee.

More definitions from League of Women Voters Virginia
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