> 2024 SESSION House Labor and Commerce MEMBERSHIP Ward (Chair), Herring (Vice Chair), Lopez, Sullivan, Convirs-Fowler, Helmer, Mundon King, Maldonado, Shin, Jones, LeVere Bolling, Feggans, Kilgore, Marshall, O'Quinn, Webert, Wilt, McNamara, Gilbert, Runion, Ballard, Williams MEETS Tuesday and Thursday, 1/2 hour after adjournment, House Committee Room A-008, General Assembly Building Legislation reported out: (registered users: create report or csv file ) HB 1 Minimum wage; increases wage to $13.50 per hour effective January 1, 2025. HB 4 Plastic bag tax; distribution to towns. HB 14 Unemployment compensation; employer's failure to respond to requests for information, etc. HB 61 Enterprise zones; renewal periods. HB 100 Child labor offenses; increases civil penalties. HB 106 Shared solar programs; amends existing program provisions to apply to Dominion Energy Virginia. HB 107 Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund; established and created. HB 108 Shared solar programs; SCC to establish by regulation, etc. HB 109 Electric utilities; regional transmission entities, annual report. HB 114 Health Insurance Reform Commission; increases membership. HB 122 Environmental Quality, Department of; judicial review, authorization of projects, hearing & appeal. HB 123 Health insurance; ethics and fairness in carrier business practices. HB 124 State Corporation Commission; annual report filing requirements. HB 139 Underground infrastructure works by public service companies; payment of prevailing wage rate. HB 149 Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabis oil. HB 157 Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. HB 160 Veterans; workplace poster for benefits and services. HB 199 Virginia Brownfield and Coal Mine Renewable Energy Grant Fund and Program; allocation of funds. HB 205 Workers' compensation; prompt payment, limitation on claims. HB 212 MEI Project Approval Commission; board-level gender and diversity requirements. HB 218 Health insurance; health care provider panels, continuity of care. HB 230 Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations. HB 237 Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board; increases membership. HB 238 Health insurance; coverage for colorectal cancer screening. HB 274 Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability of infertility for firefighters. HB 275 Public utilities; delay of termination of service for certain residential customers, report. HB 277 Consumer protection; transparency in ticket fees, civil penalties. HB 325 Minimum wage and overtime wages; civil actions. HB 335 Tipped employees; DOLI to study increasing wages and address wage theft by employers. HB 348 Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. HB 385 Railroad safety; use of train, locomotive, etc., for movement of freight, minimum train crew. HB 392 Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act; agreements between jobber/distributors and dealers. HB 474 Restroom Access Act; civil liability. HB 489 Fire Programs Fund; increases annual assessment used to fund. HB 510 Surplus line broker; any person required to be licensed as one shall not be subject to certain tax. HB 519 Unprofessional conduct; disciplinary action against doctor for providing abortion care, etc. HB 531 Workers' compensation; injuries caused by repetitive and sustained physical stressors. HB 544 Workforce Development and Advancement, Department of; changes title of Director to Commissioner. HB 560 Health insurance; coverage option for fertility services, essential health benefits benchmark plan. HB 569 Employment discrimination; employee notification of federal and state statute of limitations. HB 570 Prescription Drug Affordability Board; established, drug cost affordability review, report. HB 591 Commonwealth Health Reinsurance Program; payment parameters. HB 595 Insurance; conducting business by electronic means. HB 601 Health insurance; patient access to emergency services, mobile crisis response services. HB 610 Health insurance; coverage for diabetes. HB 642 Virginia Creative Economy Grant Program; established. HB 648 Contracts assigning rights to inheritance funds; legal rate of interest. HB 692 Financial institutions; reporting financial exploitation of elderly or vulnerable adults. HB 707 Consumer Data Protection Act; protections for children. HB 714 Electric utilities; pilot program for underground transmission lines, additional project. HB 723 Property Owners' Association Act; meeting of board of directors. HB 736 Veterans; examining practice of persons receiving compensation for providing certain services, etc. HB 737 Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements, civil action. HB 744 Consumer protection; automatic renewal or continuous service offers. HB 746 Energy efficiency programs; definitions, incremental annual savings. HB 770 Retaliatory action against employee prohibited; remedies available. HB 794 Statutory agents; service of process. HB 800 Public service companies; pole attachments to accommodate cable TV systems & telecommunications. HB 819 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. HB 862 Electric utilities; integrated resource plans, grid-enhancing technologies and advanced conductors. HB 906 Public utilities; municipal utilities, disconnection of service, consumer protections. HB 915 Highway Corporation Act of 1988; quarterly reports. HB 935 Health insurance; coverage for doula care services. HB 938 Unemployment insurance; benefit eligibility conditions, lockout exception, etc. HB 950 Uniform Statewide Building Code; temporarily prohibit modifications to Code. HB 951 Local government; authority, service employees, transition period. HB 968 Virginia Green Infrastructure Bank; created, report. HB 974 Workers' compensation; employee may satisfy burden of proof by circumstantial evidence. HB 987 Proton radiation therapy; clinical evidence for decisions on coverage. HB 990 Employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; prohibited. HB 992 Social services, local departments of; agreements with local workforce development boards. HB 1001 Collective bargaining by public employees; labor organization representation. HB 1019 Health insurance; locality to allow local employees to participate in its group insurance programs. HB 1060 Long-term care insurance; rate increases, notice requirements. HB 1062 Net energy metering; eligible customer-generators and agricultural customer-generators. HB 1098 Family bereavement leave; employee restoration of position, etc. HB 1103 VA Employment Commission; provision of certain confidential information to VA Port Authority. HB 1132 Insurance; annual actual loss ratio report by dental carriers. HB 1134 Health insurance; if prior authorization request is approved for prescription drugs. HB 1153 Benefits consortium; governing bodies of three or more cities, counties, or school boards to form. HB 1210 Health Insurance Reform Commission; assessment of certain legislation, report. HB 1215 Asbestos and lead project permit; usage of licensing fees. HB 1220 State Corporation Commission; insurance coverage regulations. HB 1226 Workers' compensation benefits; post-traumatic stress disorder incurred by firefighters, etc. HB 1257 Insurance; optional coverage for the diminished value of personal property. HB 1261 Unemployment compensation; continuation of benefits, repayment of overpayments. HB 1284 Firefighters and emergency medical services; collective bargaining by providers, definitions. HB 1286 Uniform Commercial Code; amendments to provisions. HB 1301 Virginia Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act; clarifies definition of consumer transaction, etc. HB 1347 Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder, cost-sharing requirements prohibited. HB 1370 Health care providers, certain; reporting of medical debt to consumer reporting agencies prohibited. HB 1376 Submetering or energy allocation equipment; billing requirements, unit owners. HB 1390 Human Resource Management, Department of; disclosure of certain information. HB 1392 Local government; employee insurance programs. HB 1402 Health insurance; pharmacy benefits managers, reporting requirements, civil penalty. HB 1417 Contractors; workers' compensation requirements. HB 1418 Administrative Process Act; exempts certain rules of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. HB 1453 Virginia Employment Commission; appeals proceedings, appeal tribunals and Board of Review. HB 1491 Phase I Utility; recovery of development costs associated with small modular nuclear facility. HB 1509 Nicotine vapor products; restrictions on sale of products containing liquid nicotine/hemp products. HB 1519 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; fees for electronic fund transfers, prohibited. SB 1 Minimum wage; increases wage to $13.50 per hour effective January 1, 2025. SB 87 Health insurance provider panels; incentives for mental health services. SB 98 Health insurance; if prior authorization request is approved for prescription drugs. SB 118 Health insurance; coverage for doula care services. SB 119 Drug manufacturers; permitting and registration, certain conditions related to 340B-covered drugs. SB 132 Health Insurance Reform Commission; assessment of certain legislation, report. SB 143 Railroad safety; use of train, locomotive, etc., for movement of freight, minimum train crew. SB 166 Financial institutions; consumer has option of completing certain payments electronically. SB 174 Financial institutions; reporting financial exploitation of elderly or vulnerable adults. SB 238 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. SB 241 Workers' compensation; notice of right to dispute claim. SB 245 Energy, Department of; building standards for certain local buildings. SB 248 Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act; agreements between jobber/distributors and dealers. SB 253 Shared solar programs; amends existing program provisions to apply to Dominion Energy Virginia. SB 255 Shared solar programs; SCC to establish by regulation, etc. SB 257 Insurance; annual actual loss ratio report by dental carriers. SB 271 Net energy metering; eligible customer-generators and agricultural customer-generators. SB 274 Prescription Drug Affordability Board; established, drug cost affordability review, report. SB 361 Consumer Data Protection Act; protections for children. SB 370 Employer seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees; prohibited. SB 373 Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements, civil action. SB 381 Unemployment compensation; employer's failure to respond to requests for information, etc. SB 382 Unemployment compensation; collection of overpayments, limitations. SB 388 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, mandatory fees disclosure. SB 391 Employee protections; medicinal use of cannabis oil. SB 393 MEI Project Approval Commission; board-level gender and diversity requirements. SB 425 Health insurance; ethics and fairness in carrier business practices. SB 436 Workforce Development and Advancement, Department of; changes title of Director to Commissioner. SB 454 Electric utilities; recovery of development costs associated with small modular reactor. SB 480 Public utilities; municipal utilities, disconnection of service, consumer protections. SB 494 Live-in domestic workers; overtime pay for certain employees. SB 495 RPS eligible sources; falling water generation facilities. SB 499 Health insurance; coverage for donor human milk. SB 508 Renewable energy portfolio standard; geothermal heating and cooling systems. SB 536 Unemployment compensation; continuation of benefits, repayment of overpayments. SB 542 Unemployment insurance; benefit eligibility conditions, lockout exception, etc. SB 543 Health insurance; patient access to emergency services, mobile crisis response services. SB 565 Energy efficiency programs; definitions, incremental annual savings. SB 580 Environmental Quality, Department of; judicial review, authorization of projects, hearing & appeal. SB 593 Workers' compensation benefits; post-traumatic stress disorder incurred by firefighters, etc. SB 634 State Corporation Commission; powers and duties. SB 655 Virginia Employment Commission; appeals proceedings, appeal tribunals and Board of Review. SB 660 Health insurance; pharmacy benefits managers, reporting requirements, civil penalty. SB 705 Insurance; adds member to continuing education board. SB 713 Public service companies; pole attachments to accommodate cable TV systems & telecommunications. SB 737 Electric utilities; energy efficiency programs, on-bill tariff program.