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The Bills related to Emergency Services that we are following are listed below:
| Bills | Committee | Last action | Date |
| HB 1400 – Knight – Budget Bill. | (H) Committee on Appropriations
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(H) Conference substitute printed 23107602D-H1 | 02/25/23 |
| HB 1408 – Brewer – Workers’ compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers. | (H) Committee on Appropriations
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(S) Signed by President | 02/24/23 |
| HB 1410 – Marshall – Workers’ compensation; presumption for arson and hazardous materials investigators. | (H) Committee on Appropriations
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(S) Signed by President | 02/24/23 |
| HB 1447 – Orrock – Controlled substances; administration by emergency medical providers. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
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(H) Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1447ER) | 02/20/23 |
| HB 1449 – Orrock – Emergency medical services providers; administration of prescription medication. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
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(G) Governor’s Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023 | 02/27/23 |
| HB 1472 – Fowler – Emergency medical services agencies; ordinances or resolutions, designation as emergency response. | (H) Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
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(H) Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1472ER) | 02/20/23 |
| HB 1590 – Sullivan – Telephone, digital pager, or other device to signal; causing alert with intent to annoy, penalty. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice
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(S) Signed by President | 02/16/23 |
| HB 1620 – Wyatt – Crash reports; inspection by certain persons. | (H) Committee on Transportation
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(H) Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1620ER) | 02/20/23 |
| HB 1765 – Carr – Fire protection; expands definition of fire company. | (H) Committee on General Laws
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(S) Signed by President | 02/25/23 |
| HB 1775 – O’Quinn – Workers’ compensation; anxiety disorder or depressive disorder incurred by law-enforcement officers. | (H) Committee on Appropriations
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(H) VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N) | 02/24/23 |
| HB 1987 – Krizek – Charitable gaming; temporary permits authorized, limitations. | (H) Committee on General Laws
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(H) VOTE: Adoption (86-Y 9-N) | 02/22/23 |
| HB 1993 – Krizek – Fire marshals; police powers, training requirements. | (H) Committee on Public Safety
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(S) Signed by President | 02/16/23 |
| HB 2125 – Wilt – Charitable gaming; exemptions from certain requirements for specified organizations. | (H) Committee on General Laws
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(H) Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2125ER) | 02/20/23 |
| HB 2132 – Wilt – Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act; various changes to Act. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice
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(H) Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2132ER) | 02/20/23 |
| HB 2133 – Wilt – State Fire Marshal; authority. | (H) Committee on General Laws
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(S) Signed by President | 02/16/23 |
| HB 2175 – Sickles – Fire service needs; sustainability of funding, and alternative funding models. | (H) Committee on Appropriations
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(S) Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) | 02/22/23 |
| HB 2312 – Head – Uniform Statewide Building Code; stop work orders, appeals. | (H) Committee on General Laws
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(S) Signed by President | 02/25/23 |
| HB 2419 – Wampler – Charitable gaming; modifies definition of organization. | (H) Committee on General Laws
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(S) Signed by President | 02/16/23 |
| HB 2451 – O’Quinn – Firefighters; training program on risk of electric vehicle fires. | (H) Committee on Appropriations
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(H) Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2451ER) | 02/24/23 |
| HJ 729 – Filler-Corn – Commending the Burke Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department. | (S) Agreed to by Senate by voice vote | 02/22/23 | |
| SB 904 – DeSteph – Workers’ compensation; anxiety disorder or depressive disorder incurred by law-enforcement officers. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Energy
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(S) Signed by President | 02/25/23 |
| SB 905 – DeSteph – Fire marshals; police powers, training requirements. | (H) Committee on Public Safety
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(S) Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB905ER) | 02/20/23 |
| SB 906 – Saslaw – Workers’ compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Energy
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(S) Signed by President | 02/23/23 |
| SB 981 – Marsden – Flashing red and white warning lights; emergency vehicle exemptions. | (H) Committee on Transportation
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(H) Signed by Speaker | 02/16/23 |
| SB 982 – Marsden – Stationary vehicles; yielding or reducing speed for vehicles displaying hazard lights, etc. | (H) Committee on Transportation
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(H) Signed by Speaker | 02/16/23 |
| SB 995 – Marsden – Motor vehicles, certain; use of handheld personal communication devices. | (H) Committee on Transportation
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(H) Signed by Speaker | 02/16/23 |
| SB 1038 – McPike – Workers’ compensation; presumption for arson and hazardous materials investigators. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Energy
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(S) Signed by President | 02/23/23 |
| SB 1046 – McPike – Law-enforcement officer; definition includes fire marshal with police powers. | (H) Committee on Public Safety
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(S) Title replaced 23107056D-H1 | 02/23/23 |
| SB 1114 – Stanley – Housing and Community Development, Department of; powers and duties of the Director. | (H) Committee on Appropriations
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(S) House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) | 02/23/23 |
| SB 1145 – McPike – Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act; various changes to Act. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice
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(S) Signed by President | 02/25/23 |
| SB 1263 – Hackworth – Uniform Statewide Building Code; stop work orders, appeals. | (H) Committee on General Laws
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(S) Signed by President | 02/23/23 |
| SB 1305 – Hanger – Farm buildings and structures; building code exemptions. | (H) Committee on General Laws
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(S) Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1305ER) | 02/24/23 |
| SB 1411 – Norment – Va. Retirement System & DCJS; return to work for retired law-enforcement officers. | (H) Committee on Appropriations
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(S) Signed by President | 02/25/23 |