Summary: Department of General Services; removal of HarryF. Byrd, Sr., statue. Directs the Department of General Servicesto remove the statue of former Virginia Governor and U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr., from Capitol Square.

Summary: Study; Virginia Employment Commission; regionalskills gaps for the fastest growing green industries; report. Requests the Virginia Employment Commission to study regional skillsgaps for the fastest growing green industries.

Summary: Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation; commemoration of the American Revolution. Designates the Jamestown-YorktownFoundation as the official executive branch agency to assist theCommonwealth in establishing planning systems for commemorating the250th anniversary of the American Revolution and the independenceof the United States of America.

Summary: Secretary of Health and Human Resources; task force; shortage of certified sexual assault nurse examiners in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to establish a task force to study the shortage of certified sexual assault nurse examiners in the Commonwealth. The task force shall report its findings and conclusions, together with specific recommendations for legislative, regulatory, and budgetary actions, to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2020.

Summary: Study; Department of Housing and Community Development and Virginia Housing and Development Authority; ways to incentivize the development of affordable housing in the Commonwealth of Virginia; report. Requests the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Virginia Housing and Development Authority to convene a stakeholder advisory group to (i) determine the quantity and quality of affordable housing across the Commonwealth, (ii) conduct a review of current programs and policies to determine the effectiveness of current housing policy efforts, (iii) develop an informed projection of future housing needs in the Commonwealth and determine the order of priority of those needs, and (iv) make recommendations for the improvement of housing policy in the Commonwealth.

Summary: DBHDS; work group to study expanding the individuals who may conduct evaluations for temporary detention; report. Directs the Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to establish a work group to (i) review the current process for conducting evaluations of persons who are subject to emergency custody orders to determine whether they meet the criteria for temporary detention, including any challenges or barriers to timely completion of such evaluations and factors giving rise to delays in completion of such evaluations, and (ii) develop a comprehensive plan to expand the individuals who may conduct effective evaluations of persons who are subject to emergency custody orders to determine whether they meet the criteria for temporary detention. The work group shall report its findings and conclusions and the comprehensive plan to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, Senate Committee on Education and Health, and Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century by December 1, 2020. This bill is identical to SB 768.

Summary: Commissioner of Social Services; work group; plan for licensure of prescribed pediatric extended care centers in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Commissioner of Social Services to establish a work group to develop a plan for the licensure of prescribed pediatric extended care centers in the Commonwealth. The work group shall report the plan to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2020.

Summary: Coal dust blown from moving trains; report.Requests certain railroad companies to make available to the GeneralAssembly, at least annually, information on actions and activitieslikely to have an impact on coal dust blown from moving trains inthe Commonwealth.

Summary: Study; DOE, DBHDS, and DSS; feasibility of developingan early childhood mental health consultation program for all earlycare and education programs; report. Directs the Departments ofEducation, Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and SocialServices to jointly study the feasibility of developing an early childhoodmental health consultation program available to all early care andeducation programs serving children from birth to five years of age.The Departments shall complete their meetings by November 30, 2020,and shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an executivesummary and a report of their findings and recommendations for publicationas a House or Senate document by the first day of the 2021 RegularSession of the General Assembly.

Summary: Secretary of Health and Human Resources; pharmaceuticaldistribution payment system; report. Requests the Secretary ofHealth and Human Resources to convene a work group to examine thepharmaceutical distribution payment system in the Commonwealth andinnovative solutions to address the cost of prescription drugs toVirginians at the point of sale.

Summary: Study; Virginia Information Technologies Agency;ransomware attack preparedness; report. Requests the VirginiaInformation Technologies Agency (VITA) to study the Commonwealth'ssusceptibility, preparedness, and ability to respond to ransomwareattacks. In conducting its study, the Agency shall (i) assess theCommonwealth's susceptibility to ransomware attacks at the stateand local levels of government; (ii) develop guidelines and bestpractices to prevent ransomware attacks; (iii) evaluate current dataencryption and backup strategies; (iv) evaluate the availabilityof tools to monitor unusual access requests, viruses, and networktraffic; (v) develop guidance for state agencies and localities onresponding in the event of a ransomware attack; (vi) develop a coordinatedlaw-enforcement response strategy that utilizes forensic investigativetechniques to identify the source of ransomware attacks; and (vii) provide recommendations on legislative or regulatory changes to betterprotect state and local government entities from ransomware. Thebill requires VITA to report its findings to the Governor and theGeneral Assembly no later than the first day of the 2021 RegularSession.

Summary: Study; Office of Drinking Water; Commonwealth'sdrinking water infrastructure and oversight of the drinking waterprogram; report. Requests the Office of Drinking Water of theDepartment of Health to study the Commonwealth's drinking water infrastructureand oversight of the drinking water program. In conducting its study,the Office shall (i) identify problems or issues that may resultin contamination of drinking water with lead, copper, or other substancesor organisms or increase the likelihood of contamination of drinkingwater with lead, copper, or other substances or organisms and (ii)develop recommendations for addressing such problems or issues.

Summary: Study; Department of Elections; use of blockchain technology to protect voter records and election results; report.Requests the Department of Elections to conduct a study to (i) determinethe kinds of blockchain technology that could be used to secure voterrecords and election results, (ii) determine the costs and benefitsof using such technology as compared to traditional registrationand election security measures, and (iii) make recommendations on whether and how to implement blockchain technology in practices affectingthe security of voter records and election results.

Summary: Study; harmful algal blooms in Lake Anna; report. Requests the Virginia Department of Health to study harmful algal blooms in Lake Anna and submit its report by the first day of the 2021 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Summary: Study; Department of Rail and Public Transportation; Commonwealth Corridor passenger rail service; report. Requeststhe Department of Rail and Public Transportation to study the feasibilityof an east-west Commonwealth Corridor passenger rail service connectingHampton Roads, Richmond, and the New River Valley.

Summary: Study; Department of Environmental Quality;Waste Diversion and Recycling Task Force; report. Requests theDepartment of Environmental Quality to establish a Waste Diversionand Recycling Task Force to study ways to increase waste diversionand recycling. The resolution requests that the Department work withstakeholders to develop recommendations to reduce waste at the sourcesuch as composting and recycling of organic material. It also requeststhat the Department study potential improvements in the goals andefficiency of the grant program funded by the Litter Control and RecyclingFund, which under current law is used to fund local litter prevention,recycling grants to localities, and statewide and regional litterprevention and recycling educational program grants. The Departmentshall (i) study methods of improving recycling, reducing waste, anddiverting waste from landfills, (ii) develop recommendations to reducewaste at the source, such as composting and recycling of organicmaterial, and (iii) consider whether current recycling rates required by Virginia law should be increased and whether state policy shouldbe changed to give landfills a greater role in the management oforganic material.

Summary: Commission for Historical Statues in the United States Capitol; replacement of Robert E. Lee statue in National Statuary Hall Collection. Creates the Commission for Historical Statues in the United States Capitol to determine whether the Robert E. Lee statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol should be replaced and, if so, to recommend to the General Assembly as a replacement a statue of a prominent Virginia citizen of historic renown or renowned for distinguished civil or military service to be commemorated in the National Statuary Hall Collection.The Commission will consist of eight members appointed as follows: one member of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; one member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; two nonlegislative citizen members who are Virginia or American historians appointed by the Governor; three nonlegislative citizen members appointed upon the vote of the Commission members appointed by the Speaker, the Senate Committee on Rules, and the Governor; and the Director of the Department of Historic Resources, who serves ex officio with nonvoting privileges. The Department of Historic Resources will provide staff support to the Commission.The Commission will also be required to (i) select a sculptor for the new statue, with preference given to a sculptor from Virginia; (ii) estimate the costs associated with the replacement of the Robert E. Lee statue, including costs related to construction and placement of the new statue, for the removal and transfer of the Robert E. Lee statue, and for any unveiling ceremony of the new statue; and (iii) recommend to the General Assembly a suitable state, local, or private nonprofit history museum in the Commonwealth for placement of the Robert E. Lee statue.The bill requires the Commission to hold at least one public hearing prior to making any recommendation to the General Assembly on a new statue and requires the costs of the Commission's work to be borne by the Commission from such private funds as are collected by the Commission and general funds as are appropriated by the General Assembly.This bill incorporates HB 181 and is identical to SB 612.

Summary: Study; substitute judges; retired district courtjudges subject to recall; report. Requests the Office of theExecutive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to study thecurrent training and legal education requirements and performancestandards for substitute judges and retired district court judgessubject to recall and to provide recommendations for additional oversightand evaluation of such judges.

Summary: Study; economic and environmental impacts oflitter on fishing, farming, habitat, organisms, and water qualityin streams; report. Requests the Department of EnvironmentalQuality to study the economic and environmental impacts of litteron fishing, farming, water quality, and other components of Virginia's economy and habitat and to propose strategies, campaigns, and necessarystate actions to protect the economy of the Commonwealth from harmcaused by litter and to promote Virginia's economic welfare.

Summary: Study; state parks at Brandy Station and CedarMountain Battlefields; report. Requests the Department of Conservationand Recreation to study the feasibility of establishing two stateparks in Culpeper County, one at Brandy Station Battlefield and oneat Cedar Mountain Battlefield.

Summary: Study; JLARC; regulation of adult use of cannabis and medical cannabis; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study options for the regulation of adult use of cannabis and medical cannabis. The bill directs JLARC to (i) study and provide guidance on the potential creation of a Cannabis Control Commission to oversee licensing and regulation of industrial hemp, medical cannabis, and adult use of cannabis; (ii) provide regulatory guidance on potential tax rates and revenue forecasts for retail and wholesale products; (iii) study and make recommendations regarding the issuance of initial cultivation and retail licenses; (iv) develop and recommend a fee structure and grandfathering process for current pharmaceutical processors; (v) study and recommend potential marijuana advertising regulations; (vi) study and determine appropriate public consumption venues and personal cultivation allowances; (vii) study funding and processing requirements for expungement of criminal records and rights restoration related to marijuana decriminalization; (viii) study and recommend methods for diversifying ownership of the marijuana market; (ix) assess the California, Massachusetts, and Illinois marijuana programs and their effectiveness in transferring economic prosperity to disproportionately affected areas; (x) study the potential development of a community reinvestment fund; and (xi) review and analyze National Highway Traffic Safety Administration studies on marijuana-related impairment. 

Summary: Black Women's Heritage Month. Designatesthe month of June as Black Women's Heritage Month in Virginia tofocus on and celebrate the myriad achievements and contributionsof African American women throughout the history of the Commonwealthand the United States.

Summary: Juneteenth. Recognizes the nineteenth dayof June of each year as Juneteenth in commemoration of the announcementof the abolition of slavery in Texas, the last of the former ConfederateStates of America to abolish slavery, and in recognition of the significantroles and many contributions of African Americans to the Commonwealthand the nation.

Summary: Virginia State Justice Commission; purpose; membership. Renames the Virginia State Crime Commission as the Virginia State Justice Commission. The bill also expands the purpose of the Commission to include studying, reporting, and making recommendations in the areas of diversion, rehabilitation, reentry, collateral consequences of conviction, and equity and fairness in the criminal legal system. The bill reduces from six to three the number of House of Delegates members and adds to the Commission the executive director of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission or his designee, the Superintendent of State Police or his designee, and one nonlegislative citizen member to be appointed by the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security with an expertise in offender rehabilitation, reform, and reentry.

Summary: General Assembly meetings; streaming and recording. Requires the Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of theSenate to ensure that every (i) subcommittee or committee meetingof a standing committee of the General Assembly, regardless of meetingdate, and (ii) floor session of the House of Delegates or the Senate,including any joint session of the houses, is streamed with closedcaptioning, recorded and archived. The bill defines "stream" and specifiesthat a qualifying meeting is one the date and time of which havebeen scheduled on a public website of any agency of the General Assemblyfor at least one hour prior to the meeting and that takes place inthe State Capitol, the Pocahontas Building, or the General AssemblyBuilding in Richmond. The bill has a delayed effective date of October1, 2020.

Summary: Policies against workplace harassment; legislative branch. Requires each legislative branch agency to adopt and implement the Commonwealth Workplace Harassment Policy established by the Department of Human Resource Management. The bill provides that the Policy applies to legislative branch employees, including General Assembly members and members-elect, when undertaking meetings with other state employees, contract employees, applicants for employment, customers, vendors, members of the media, members of the public, volunteers, or lobbyists or when conducting or performing election activities in the scope of official duties.Under the bill, a victim of alleged workplace harassment will be able to file a complaint against a legislative branch employee, other than a member of the General Assembly, in accordance with the procedures of the Policy or with the Division of Human Rights in the Office of the Attorney General. The Division of Human Rights is authorized to investigate the complaint and use any other powers with regard to the complaint granted to it under law. The bill requires each house of the General Assembly to adopt rules governing procedures and disciplinary sanctions for General Assembly members and members-elect violating policies against workplace harassment.The 2018 Session of the General Assembly enacted legislation requiring full-time legislative branch employees to complete a sexual harassment training course once every two calendar years beginning January 1, 2020. In addition to other differences, this bill broadens the scope of training for legislative branch employees and provides for punitive damages if a party complaining of workplace harassment demonstrates that the defendant engaged in a discriminatory practice with malice or reckless indifference. The bill contains a reenactment clause and has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022.

Summary: Criminal fiscal impact statements. Provides that no bill resulting in an increase in net periods of imprisonment or commitment shall be (i) reported from a standing committee of the House of Delegates or the Senate or (ii) passed by the House of Delegates or the Senate unless a fiscal impact statement for the current version of the bill has been prepared and is printed on the face of the bill or reported or passed as an amendment to such bill. Current law requires such fiscal impact statements to be prepared and the amount of the estimated appropriation reflected in the fiscal impact statement to be printed on the face of each bill.The bill clarifies the ability of the Division of Legislative Services to forward an advance copy of such bills to the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission for the preparation of such fiscal impact statements.

Summary: Capitol Police; concurrent jurisdiction. Provides that a Capitol Police officer who is a detector canine handler has concurrent jurisdiction with the law-enforcement officers of another jurisdiction that has requested the assistance of the Capitol Police in the detection of firearms, ammunition, explosives, propellants, or incendiaries. This bill is identical to SB 996.

Summary: Firearm safety. Designates the last fullweek in September each year as Firearm Safety Awareness Week in Virginia.The bill also creates a sales tax holiday the last weekend in Septemberfor firearm safety items.

Summary: Opposing federal requirement of a law mandatinga six-month driver's license suspension upon conviction of a drugoffense. Expresses the opposition of the General Assembly tothe enactment or enforcement of a law requiring a six-month revocationor suspension of a person's driver's license upon conviction of adrug offense. Absent a resolution from the General Assembly expressingsuch opposition, the failure to enforce such a law results in thewithholding of certain federal highway funding by the U.S. Secretaryof Transportation from the Commonwealth. Currently, such a law iscodified in §§ 18.2-259.1 and 46.2-390.1.