Legislative Affairs
Select Budget Amendments Requested by Senators and Delegates
Not all budget amendments are in this chart. January 19, 2023
All budget amendments can be viewed at https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/Fiscal Year 2023 (FY’23) began July 1, 2022
Fiscal Year 2024 (FY’24) begins July 1, 2023
Chart prepared by the Virginia Association of Centers for Independent Living, www.vacil.org
February 5, House and Senate money committees will announce which of these amendments they support.
Members of the House Appropriations Committee: https://hac.virginia.gov/committee/members.htm
Members of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee: https://sfac.virginia.gov/committee.shtml
| Attorney General and Department of Law | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | State Funds FY ‘24 |
| Cost related to House Bill 1452, authorizing Medicaid Fraud Investigators as having full police powers | 62 #1h | Orrock | $ 250,00 | |
| Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | State Funds FY ‘24 |
| Increase independent living services |
330 #1h 330 #1s |
Rasoul Hanger |
$ 1,700,000 $ 1,700,000 |
|
| Establish satellite offices in areas not serviced by a Center for Independent Living |
330 #2h 330 #2s |
Rasoul Hanger |
$ 1,500,000 $ 1,500,000 |
|
| Nine staff positions to raise awareness of and advocate for the housing and support needs of people with brain injury |
330 #4h 330 #4s |
Wilt Deeds |
$ 1,125,000 $ 1,125,000 |
|
| Expand brain injury case management to unserved areas |
330 #5h 330 #5s |
Hope Mason |
|
$ 570,000 $ 570,000 |
| 10% increase to brain injury service providers for inflation. $50,000 to Brain Injury Assoc. of VA to address gaps to backfill the loss of a federal grant. |
330 #7h 330 #8s |
Bulova Ruff |
$ 675,000 $ 675,000 |
|
| Funding to offset losses to Area Agencies on Aging due to the impact of 2020 census changes |
331 #1h 331 #2h 331 #2s |
Fariss Head Hanger |
$ 700,000 $ 700,000 $ 700,000 |
|
| Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services – continued | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | State Funds FY ‘24 |
| Public Guardian Program for 50 additional individuals and add 1 position at DARS | 331 #4h | Roem | $ 380,000 | |
| Training for court-appointed guardians |
331 #5h 331 #3s |
Krizek McPike |
$ 271,295 $ 250,000 |
|
| Availability of online resources for students with disabilities of transition age |
336 #1h 330 #6s |
Delaney Favola |
Language Language |
|
| Staff position to oversee auxiliary grants to be provided in independent community living settings (HB1906) (SB1269) |
336 #2h 335 #1s |
Hope Edwards |
$ 140,000 $ 140,000 |
|
| Executive Director for reconstituted Commonwealth Council on Aging (SB1218) | 336 #1s | Mason | $ 150,000 | |
| Department of Conservation and Recreation | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | State Funds FY ‘24 |
| All Terrain Wheelchair Pilot for Virginia’s state parks to enhance accessibility of the parks for individuals with disabilities | 375 #5h | Tran | $ 125,000 | |
| Department of Education | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | State Funds FY ‘24 |
| Positive Behavioral Supports Workgroup (HB1983) | 129 #7h | Kory | $ 50,000 | |
| Amend state restraint and seclusion regulations to apply to school security and resource officers (HB1981) | 129 #9h | Kory | $ 50,000 | |
| Establishes the Virginia Intercommunity Transition Council to address issues related to transition planning for students with disabilities |
130 #1h 130 #2h 130 #1s |
Brewer Tata Favola |
Language Language Language |
|
| Post-Secondary Transition Coordinator Grants for local transition coordinator positions or for contracted positions such as job coaches | 130 #3h | Coyner | $ 250,000 | |
| Department of Health | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | State Funds FY ‘24 |
| For people with ALS – durable medical equipment loan program, multidisciplinary ALS clinics, adaptive communication, transportation stipends, and grants for respite care | 295 #2s | Saslaw | $ 900,000 | |
| Department of Housing and Community Development | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | State Funds FY ‘24 |
| Emergency Home and Accessibly Repair Program home modifications for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities |
114 #4h 114 #13s |
Bulova Ebbin |
$ 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000 |
|
| Pilot program to provide direct rental assistance to low-income residents |
114 #12h 114 #7s |
McQuinn Locke |
$ 90,100,000 |
$ 91,000,000 |
| Continue Virginia Housing Trust Fund and Rental Relief Program | 114 #29h | Subramanyam | $ 25,000,000 | |
| Department of Labor and Industry | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | State Funds FY ‘24 |
| Paid sick leave for health care workers regardless of the number of hours they work | 365 #2h | Mundon King | $ 50,000 | $ 50,000 |
| Enforcement and awareness provisions regarding sick leave (HB1988) | 365 #7h | Guzman | $ 500,290 | |
| Department of Medical Assistance Services | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | State Funds FY ‘24 |
| Increase rate for consumer-directed services facilitation: 181% increase for management training; approximately 40% increase for visits |
304 #1h 304 #3h 304 #21s |
Bloxom Rasoul Barker |
$ 242,813 $ 242,813 $ 242,813 |
|
| Department of Medical Assistance Services – continued | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | State Funds FY ‘24 |
| Waiver personal care permitted in an acute care setting for up to 30 days | 304 #6h | Tran | $ 3,139,285 | |
| DD Waivers to pay for communication & behavioral stabilization in an acute care hospital if individual had been using group home, sponsored residential, supported living, independent living or shared living services |
304 #20h 304 #1s |
Sickles Favola |
$ 3,139,285 $ 3,139,285 |
|
| Automatic enrollment in Medicaid for SSI recipients |
304 #12h 308 #16s |
Sickles Deeds |
$ 125,000 $ 125,000 |
|
| Increased Medicaid enrollment due to proposed increase in auxiliary grant rate | 304 #13h | Hope | $ 928,000 | |
| Amend DD Waivers so that individuals can remain in the DD Waiver while enrolled in Medicaid Works. Increase initial enrollment income limit from 138% to 200% of the federal poverty level | 304 #15h | Coyner | $ 292,064 | |
| Amend DD Waivers so that individuals can remain in the DD Waiver while enrolled in Medicaid Works. Increase initial enrollment income limit. | 304 #29s | McClellan | Language | |
| Increase Waiver annual respite hours from 480 to 720 |
304 #16h 304 #33s |
Krizek Ebbin |
$ 5,909,095 $ 5,909,095 |
|
| Increase personal care rate by an additional 5%. Introduced budget includes a 5%. This would bring the total to a 10% increase. |
304 #17h 304 #34s |
Krizek Ebbin |
$ 41,354,586 $ 41,616,322 |
|
| Increase personal care, respite and companion rates: agency-directed to $33.89 (currently $21.79) for NOVA and $31.21 (currently $18.51) for rest of state; consumer-directed to $17.87 (currently $16.45) for NOVA and $16.90 (currently $12.70) for rest of state. | 304 #8s | Deeds | $382,742,700 | |
| Increase agency-directed personal care, respite and companion rates to $33.89 for NOVA (currently $21.79) and $31.21 (currently $18.51) for rest of state |
304 #26h 304 #37h 304 #12s |
Head Sickles Dunnavant |
$187,806,443 $187,806,443 $187,806,443 |
|
| Increase agency-directed personal care, respite and companion rates to $28.06 for NOVA and $26.78 for rest of state | 304 #27h | Carr | $168,660,240 | |
| Rates for agency-directed and consumer-directed services to be increased separately based on unique cost and benefit factors for providing the service | 304 #36s | Dunnavant | Language | |
| Add five paid sick days a year for consumer-directed staff |
304 #18h 304 #35s |
Krizek Ebbin |
$ 6,867,679 $ 6,867,679 |
|
| Department of Medical Assistance Services – continued | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | State Funds FY ‘24 |
| Amend the Medicaid spenddown for community care to be similar to the procedures used for nursing facilities. Waiver cost to be projected at the beginning of the month, as is now done for facilities. |
304 #22h 304 #23s |
Head Barker |
Language Language |
|
| Rate increases for community-based behavioral health services |
304 #23h 304 #9s |
Fariss Deeds |
$ 38,717,457 $ 38,717,457 |
|
| Conduct rate studies for behavioral health services | 308 #7s | McClellan | $ 225,000 | |
| Increase personal maintenance allowance from 165% ($1,508) to 200% ($1,828) of SSI | 304 #25h | Shin | $ 4,691,408 | |
| Add complex wheelchairs for people who reside in nursing facilities | 304 #30h | Adams, D | $ 1,303,875 | |
| Increase DD Waivers supported living residential rate |
304 #32h 304 #5s |
Sickles Hanger |
$ 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000 |
|
| Feasibility study of the addition of a new Waiver for people with DD |
308 #4h 308 #14s |
Fariss Hanger |
$ 250,000 $ 250,000 |
|
| Workgroup on DD Waiver rates | 308 #5h | Fariss | $ 100,000 | |
| Review savings if spenddown rules between Waiver and institution were equal | 308 #6h | Hodges | Language | |
| DD Waivers peer mentoring rate increase | 304 #17s | McClellan | $ 6,903 | |
| DD Waivers inflationary rate increases | 304 #20s | Barker | $ 55,860,000 | |
| Fund DD Waivers Priority 1 waiting list | 304 #31s | Edwards | $ 71,440,000 | |
| Combine funding caps for DD Waivers assistive technology and electronic home-based services to allow for $10,000 for one or both services combined | 304 #32s | Suetterlein | $ 597,541 | |
| Report on cost, services, and eligibility criteria for new Brain Injury Waiver | 308 #1s | McClellan | Language | |
| Workgroup to develop an 1115 waiver to serve high-risk people who need support with social determinants of health | 308 #6s | Dunnavant | $ 562,500 | |
| Technical assistance to school divisions to implement Medicaid reimbursement for certain student services not included in the IEP | 308 #13s | McClellan | $ 250,000 | |
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Medicaid items listed above would also need a match of federal funds. The introduced budget/budget bills include the following that, unless changed by the General Assembly, would go into effect July 1, 2023: Medicaid agency and consumer-directed companion, personal care and respite 5% increase July 1, 2023; 170 Community Living Waiver slots; and 930 Family and Individual Support Waiver slots. |
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| Department of Social Services | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | State Funds FY ‘24 |
| Increase auxiliary grant for assisted living facilities from $1,609 to $2,500 per month. |
344 #1h 344 #2h 344 #4h 344 #1s |
Hodges Hope Carr Hashmi |
$ 26,729,222 $ 26,729,222 $ 26,729,222 $ 26,729,222 |
|
| Increase the monthly personal care allowance for Auxiliary Grant recipients from $82 to $115 per month |
344 #3h 344 #2s |
Rasoul Hashmi |
$ 1,200,000 $ 1,200,000 |
|
| Department of Transportation | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | l |
| State rest areas: accessibility improvements for individuals needing assistance using restrooms | 453 #1s | Hanger | Language | |
| Direct Aid to Public Education | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | State Funds FY ‘24 |
| Transition coordinator grant program: coordinators by local school divisions and work with other community partners to assist students with disabilities and their families in preparing for the future | 136 #6s | Favola | $ 250,000 | |
| Grants to Localities | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | State Funds FY ‘24 |
| Pilot program to support students with autism in Hampton and Newport News. Will provide capacity building, staff and volunteer training, support group meetings, art events, recreational activities, seminars, & transportation. | 313 #3h | Price | $ 100,000 | |
| Grants to Localities – continued | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | State Funds FY ‘24 |
| Funding to The Arc of Virginia for workforce development and business expansion for people with disabilities | 313 #8h | Fariss | $ 5,180,000 | |
| State Rental Assistance Program for people with DD: rental subsidies of up to 175 percent of rent reasonability standards in Hampton Roads and NOVA | 313 #13s | Marsden | Language | |
| Revenues | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | State Funds FY ‘24 |
| Increase the cap on the Liveable Home Tax Credit from $1.0 million to $2.0 million. | 0 #15s | Ebbin | Language | |
| Secretary of Administration | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | State Funds FY ‘24 |
| Modifications to Information Technology Access Act to improve access for people with disabilities (HB2207) | 70 #1h | Tran | $ 50,000 | |
| State Corporation Commission | ||||
| Item Description |
Amendment Item # |
Patron | State Funds FY ‘23 | State Funds FY ‘24 |
| Hearing aid coverage for minors (SB1003) | 493 #1s | DeSteph | $ 500,000 | |
VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
2023 Legislative Priorities
Provide $1,700,000 for independent living services including advocacy, independent living skills training, information and referral, peer mentoring, and transition services. (Budget items: 330 #1h, Delegate Rasoul; 330#1s Senator Hanger)
Provide $1,500,000 for independent living services in geographical areas without a Center for Independent Living. Independent living services provided through satellite offices of existing Centers for Independent Living. (Budget items: 330 #2h, Delegate Rasoul; 330 #2s, Senator Hanger)
Oppose legislation that would legalize assisted suicide/medical aid in dying. (Senate Bill 930, Senator Hashmi)
Modify the Medicaid Works program so that people can maintain their DD Waivers and increase the initial income level to enroll in Medicaid Works. (Budget items: 304 #15h, Delegate Coyner; 304 #29s, Senator McClellan)
Streamline the Medicaid application process for people receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI). (Budget items: 304 #12h, Delegate Sickles; 308 #16s, Senator Deeds)
Increase Medicaid personal care rates. Current rates are inadequate resulting in people with disabilities not having the support needed daily to prepare for work, to get dressed, to eat, and other vital daily activities. (Budget items: 304 #17h, Delegate Krizek; 304 #34s, Senator Ebbin; 304 #8s, Senator Ebbin)
Remove the term handicap from state law. (House Bill 1450, Delegate Orrock and Senate Bill 798, Senator Hashmi)
The Virginia Association of Centers for Independent Living prepares a weekly tracking of legislation, including budget amendments, affecting people with disabilities. For more information, contact the Center for Independent Living in your area. www.vacil.org.
Virginia Centers for Independent Living – www.vacil.org
Access Independence – Winchester u Appalachian Independence Center – Abingdon u
Blue Ridge Independent Living Center – Roanoke u Clinch Independent Living Services – Grundy u disAbility Resource Center – Fredericksburg u Disability Rights & Resource Center – Rocky Mount u Eastern Shore Center for Independent Living – Exmore u Endependence Center – Norfolk u Endependence Center of NOVA – Arlington u Independence Empowerment Center – Manassas u Independence Resource Center – Charlottesville u Junction Center for Independent Living – Norton u Lynchburg Area Center for Independent Living u New River Valley Disability Resource Center – Christiansburg u Peninsula Center for Independent Living – Hampton u Resources for Independent Living – Richmond u Valley Associates for Independent Living – Harrisonburg
January 20, 2023
Virginia Association of Centers for Independent Living (VACIL)
2023 LEGISLATIVE TRACKING – Virginia General Assembly, February 13, 2023
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HB-House Bill, SB-Senate Bill, HJ-House Joint Resolution, SJ-Senate Joint Resolution
| Legislation, Patron | Description | Committee Status |
|
HB1446, Orrock (SB1339, Barker) |
Sets staffing requirements for nursing facilities, imposes administrative sanctions on a certified nursing facility if it does not comply with the staffing requirements | Passed House. Senate Education & Health reported and referred to Finance & Appropriations |
| HB1450, Orrock | Replaces the terms “handicap,” “handicapped,” and similar variations throughout the Code with alternative terms, such as “disability” and “impairment.” | Passed House. Senate Education & Health |
| HB1452, Orrock | Attorney General to designate up to 30 persons in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit as sworn unit investigators and law enforcement officers, with the power to investigate allegations of Medicaid fraud, abuse and neglect, misappropriation private funds of people in care & custody of others, and criminal offense ancillary to such allegations. | Passed House. Senate Judiciary |
| HB1461, Wiley | Dept of Ed work group to make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding feasibility of implementing a uniform system of classroom discipline where teachers are required to remove a student if the student repeats or continues nonviolent disruptive behavior after the teacher provides two warnings to the student, giving due consideration to the need for appropriate exceptions for students with disabilities. Also requires teachers to remove students for disruptive violent behavior. | Passed House. Senate Education & Health, Sub Public Education |
|
HB1492, Davis
|
State regs would allow an LEA to shorten the deadline of 65 business days for an initial or reevaluation of IDEA eligibility. | Passed House. Passed Senate |
| HB1512, Adams | Medicaid to cover “complex rehabilitative technology manual and power wheelchair bases and related accessories” for people in nursing facilities. Patron says cost is $2.6M. | Passed House. Senate Education & Health reported and referred to Finance & Appropriations |
| HB1554, Brewer | High school websites required to identify the faculty member responsible for special education transition planning and coordination at the school | Passed House. Passed Senate |
| HB1573, Walker | Dept of Health Professions to amend its licensure, certification, and registration applications to remove questions pertaining to mental health conditions | Passed House. Passed Senate |
|
HB1592, Davis (SB1072, Bell) |
Public schools to notify parent of student involved in an alleged bullying incident of the alleged incident within 24 hours of when the allegation was made | Passed House. Passed Senate |
| HB1602, Robinson | Medicaid providers not required to maintain a physical presence in the Commonwealth, including telemedicine service providers | Passed House. Passed Senate |
|
HB1640, Kilgore (SB1409, Barker) |
Medicare supplement policies for individuals under age 65, insurer cannot charge people under 65 more than they charge those over 65 |
Passed House. Senate Commerce & Labor reported
|
| HB1659, Bell | DBHDS and Dept of Ed to establish standards for the transition of records and transfer of services for students with disabilities at the age of majority | Passed House. Passed Senate |
|
HB1681, Robinson (SB1457, Lewis) |
Nursing facilities permitted to conduct screening for individuals not screened before admission to the facility | Passed House. Senate Education & Health |
| HB1725, VanValkenburg | Misrepresentation of need for assistance animal in a dwelling | Passed House. Senate General Laws & Tech reported and referred to Finance & Appropriations |
| HB1884, Wampler | Existing VDOE SOL assessment revision work group to review effectiveness of SOL and alternative assessments for students with disabilities | Passed House. Senate Education & Health |
| HB1909, Batten | Establishment of opportunity classrooms, in which an alternative curriculum is offered in agreement with local school board. | Passed House. Senate Education & Health, Sub Public Education |
| HB1924, Hope | Employees with disabilities now paid at subminimum wage have wages increased over a 3-year period with the intent that the Virginia Minimum Wage Act cover such employees by July 2026. | Passed House. Senate Commerce & Labor reported |
| HB1948, Bloxom | Removes the witness requirement for absentee ballots and replaces it a requirement to provide the voter’s last four digits of the social security number and date of birth. | Passed House. Senate Privileges & Elections |
|
HB1963, Runion (SB945, Suetterlein) |
For the Medicaid DD Waivers, combine the assistive technology and electronic home-based support services limits of $5,000 per service so that an individual can receive one or both of these services for a combined total of $10,000 | Passed House. Senate Education & Health |
| HB2027, Roem | Guardian may restrict an incapacitated person’s ability to communicate with, visit, or interact with other persons with whom the incapacitated person has an established relationship. Specific notice requirements. | Passed House. Senate Judiciary |
| HB2028, Roem | Guardian required to visit an incapacitated person at least 3 times per year: 1 every 120 days, 2 by guardian (1 in person and no more than 1 virtual), 1 by someone else who submits a report. | Passed House. Senate Judiciary |
| HB2099, Bulova | Livable home tax credit increase from $5,000 to $6,000 per individual each year. Increase the aggregate from $1 million to $2 million of tax credits allowed by the livable home tax credit in a fiscal year by DHCD. | Passed House. Senate Finance & Appropriations |
| HB2153, Guzman | Department of Human Resource Management to allow current state employees to obtain a Certification of Disability. | Passed House. Senate Rules |
| HB2172, Sickles | Removes from the definition of “mobility-impaired person” the requirement that such person complete training to use a dog for service or support as a prerequisite invoking their right to use a service dog. | Passed House. Senate Education & Health |
| HB2255, Hodges | DBHDS to review regulations that impact providers licensed by DBHDS in order to identify reforms to increase efficiency, reduce redundancy, and decrease regulatory burdens on providers. Initial bill had specific requirements that were being changed. | Passed House. Senate Rules |
| HB2315, Kory | DMAS and DBHDS to convene a workgroup to study methods for and develop recommendations for disseminating information about DD services. | Passed House. Senate Rules |
|
HB2424, Seibold (SB814, Surovell) |
Allows a court to appoint interpreters for persons who are deaf without using the VDDHH procurement if another certified interpreter is readily available. | Passed House. Senate Judiciary reported |
| SB798, Hashmi | Replaces the terms “handicap,” “handicapped,” and similar variations throughout the Code with alternative terms, such as “disability” and “impairment.” | Passed Senate. House Health, Welfare & Institutions |
|
SB814, Surovell (HB2424, Seibold) |
Allows a court to appoint interpreters for persons who are deaf without using the VDDHH procurement if another certified interpreter is readily available. Amended to only allow if VDDHH “cannot procure such services”. | Passed Senate. House Courts of Justice reported |
| SB830, Favola | DBHDS and Dept of Ed to establish standards for the transition of records and transfer of services for students with disabilities at the age of majority | Passed Senate. House Education, Sub K-12 |
| SB839, Locke | Development of a five-year plan regarding affordable housing and availability of housing that is accessible to people with disabilities. Incorporated SB1049 and SB1190 | Passed Senate. House General Laws, Sub #2 |
| SB943, Suetterlein | High school websites required to identify the faculty member responsible for special education transition planning and coordination at the school | Passed Senate. Passed House |
|
SB945, Suetterlein (HB1963, Runion) |
For the Medicaid DD Waivers, combine the assistive technology and electronic home-based support services limits of $5,000 per service so that an individual can receive one or both of these services for a combined total of $10,000 | Passed Senate. House Health, Welfare & Institutions |
|
SB957, Peterson (HB1596, Delaney) |
Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Fund established to address the high of prescription drugs | Passed Senate. House Commerce & Energy, Sub #5 |
| SB970, Mason | Dept of Health Professions to amend its licensure, certification, and registration applications to remove questions pertaining to mental health conditions | Passed Senate. House Health, Welfare & Institutions |
| SB987, Mason | Court to conduct periodic reviews in the order of appointment of a guardian or conservator, exceptions apply | Passed Senate. House Courts of Justice recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations |
| SB1003, DeSteph | Health insurers required to provide coverage for hearing aids and related services for children 18 years of age or younger | Passed Senate. House Commerce & Energy |
|
SB1072, Bell (HB1592, Davis) |
Public schools to notify parent of student involved in an alleged bullying incident of the alleged incident within 24 hours of when the allegation was made | Passed Senate. |
|
SB1124, Stanley (HB2307, Simonds) |
Board of Education to make recommendations to the General Assembly for amendments to the Standards of Quality to establish standards for the maintenance and operations, renovation, and new construction of school buildings. | Passed Senate. Passed House |
|
SB1140, McPike (HB2437, Roem) |
Training for court-appointed guardians | Passed Senate. House Health, Welfare & Institutions |
| SB1155, Mason | DBHDS licensure unannounced inspections reduced to once during the licensing period from current annual inspection. Removes requirement that inspections evaluate the physical facilities in which services are provided. | Passed Senate. In House |
|
SB1269, Edwards (HB1906, Hope) |
DARS to develop an implementation plan to provide auxiliary grants to eligible recipients residing in independent community living, as defined in the bill, under conditions set forth in the bill. Pursuant to future funding. | Passed Senate. House Health, Welfare & Institutions |
| SB1272, Boysko | Person with autism, ID, or serious mental illness charged with a simple assault and battery offense shall not be subject to a mandatory minimum punishment if the court finds that the violation was caused by or had a direct and substantial relationship to the person’s disorder or disability. | Passed Senate. House Courts of Justice |
| SB1334, Hashmi | Board of Education to convene a work group provide recommendations for the development of a code of ethics relating to effective collaboration at IEP meetings among school staff, parents, students, and others | Passed Senate. House Rules, Sub Studies recommends stabling |
|
SB1339, Barker (HB1446, Orrock) |
Sets nursing staffing requirements for nursing facilities imposes administrative sanctions on a certified nursing facility if it does not comply with the requirements. | Passed Senate. House Health, Welfare & Institutions |
|
SB1409, Barker (HB1640, Kilgore) |
Medicare supplement policies for individuals under age 65, insurer cannot charge people under 65 more than they charge those over 65 | Passed Senate. House Commerce & Energy |
|
SB1457, Lewis (HB1681, Robinson) |
Nursing facilities permitted to conduct screening for individuals not screened before admission to the facility | Passed Senate. House Health, Welfare & Institutions |
| FAILED LEGISLATION | ||
| Legislation, Patron | Description | Committee |
| HB1371, Scott, P | Establishes Education Savings Accounts including certain state and local funds and from which parents can use for qualifying expenses for a child in a setting and a manner other than full-time education in a public school. Students with disabilities would be considered a “parental placement”. The bill also makes modifications to the established Education Improvement Scholarships. | Left in House Education |
|
HB1596, Delaney
|
Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Fund established to address the high of prescription drugs | Left in Commerce & Energy |
| HB1599, Wachsmann | DMAS to pursue a medical spend down provision for the 3 DD Waivers | Left in Appropriations |
| HB1609, Tata | Transit Ridership Incentive Program; on-demand microtransit operations | Left in Transportation |
|
HB1652, Price Incorporated HB1830 |
Waiting period increase from 5 days to 14 days after written notice to terminate lease for nonpayment of rent before landlord may pursue remedies for termination of lease | Left in General Laws |
| HB1794, Simonds | High school student transcripts to include scores of tests used for college admission, such as SAT and ACT, only if the student or parent requests it to be included. | Left in Education |
| HB1831, Torian | Long-term care screening teams may share screenings (UAI) with other local DSS if received within 30 days of application for long-term services | Stricken at request of patron |
| HB1845, Taylor | Where a child or mentally or physically incapacitated elderly person lives, landlords with an intention to terminate a lease due to tenant noncompliance must notify the tenant of the option to contact DSS to determine if other housing is available. If landlord gets a court order to evict, the landlord shall notify the local DSS. | Left in General Laws |
| HB1865, Scott | Except in a medical emergency, abortion prohibited unless there is confirmation that the abortion is not being sought on the basis of a disability, sex or ethnicity | Left in Courts of Justice |
| HB 1902, Hope | Medicaid, and other appeals, removes the prohibition against appeals regarding the adequacy of standards of need and payment levels. Currently court review is limited to whether the agency relied on evidence to support its decision. | Left in General Laws |
| HB1906, Hope | DARS to develop an implementation plan to provide auxiliary grants to eligible recipients residing in independent community living, as defined in the bill, under conditions set forth in the bill. Pursuant to future funding. | Left in Appropriations |
| HB1981, Kory | Board of Education’s Regulations Governing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Virginia to apply to school security officers and school resource officers | Left in Education |
| HB2049, Bennett-Parker | Curb-side voting limited to those whose disability prevents them from entering the polling place. Expands the definition of disability to any disability, not just physical. | Left in Privileges & Elections |
| HB2074, Murphy | Person with autism, ID, or serious mental illness charged with a simple assault and battery offense shall not be subject to a mandatory minimum punishment if the court finds that the violation was caused by or had a direct and substantial relationship to the person’s disorder or disability. | Left in Courts of Justice |
| HB2087, Mundon King | Home healthcare workers to be paid sick leave regardless of the number of hours they work | Left in Commerce & Energy |
| HB2083, Mundon King | Medicaid to cover anesthetics for dental care in a hospital or surgical center for people with disabilities who require hospitalization or general anesthesia | Stricken at request of patron |
| HB2207, Tran | Makes numerous organizational changes to the Information Technology Access Act. The bill defines “information and communications technology” that is used to promote digital accessibility for all persons with disabilities. | Defeated in House. |
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HB2307, Simonds
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Board of Education to make recommendations to the General Assembly for amendments to the Standards of Quality to establish standards for the maintenance and operations, renovation, and new construction of school buildings. | Left in Education |
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HB2437, Roem (SB1140, McPike) |
Training for court-appointed guardians | Tabled in House Appropriations |
| HB2453, Tran | Pilot program to enhance accessibility in state parks by providing all-terrain power wheelchairs that may be used by people with mobility disabilities during their visits | Tabled in House Appropriations |
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HJ490, VanValkenburg HJ529, Guzman |
Study ways to increase affordable housing options for public servants on publicly owned property | Left in Rules |
| HJ534, Wampler | Study enhancing the usage of augmented reality and virtual reality technology in K-12 classrooms and curricula for students with disabilities. | Stricken at request of patron |
| SB823, Chase | Establish Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts for education outside of the LEA. The bill would release the LEA from IDEA obligations for the student. | Passed by indefinitely in Senate Education & Health |
| SB831, Favola | DMAS to pursue a medical spend down provision for the 3 DD Waivers | Passed Senate. Tabled in House Appropriations |
| SB879, McDougle | Adds child pornography offenses to the list of offenses that are ineligible for a court to apply the deferred disposition provisions where the defendant has been diagnosed with autism or an intellectual disability | Passed by indefinitely in Senate Judiciary |
| SB930, Hashmi | Assisted suicide | Passed by indefinitely in Senate Education & Health |
| SB998, Mason | Medicaid, and other appeals, removes the prohibition against appeals regarding the adequacy of standards of need and payment levels. Currently court review is limited to whether the agency relied on evidence to support its decision. With letter. | Passed by indefinitely in Senate Finance & Appropriations |
| SB1148, Marsden | Work group to evaluate options and make recommendations for online 12th grade transition planning and assistance programs for secondary school students | Passed by indefinitely in Rules |
| SB1179, DeSteph | Education improvement scholarships tax credits; expands eligibility to students with an IEP and several other changes. | Passed by indefinitely in Senate Finance & Appropriations |
| SB1191, Reeves | Establish Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts for education outside of the LEA. The bill would release the LEA from IDEA obligations for the student. | Passed by indefinitely in Senate Education & Health |
| SB1290, DeSteph | Establish School Choice Educational Savings Accounts. Student forfeits IDEA provisions as if the parents privately placed the student. | Passed by indefinitely in Senate Education & Health |