Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures; resource protection areas; locality to send notice. Requires the owner of residential real property located in the Commonwealth who has actual knowledge that the property contains a resource protection area established under the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act to disclose such fact to the purchaser of such property on a form provided by the Real Estate Board on its website. The bill also requires any locality that is subject to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act to send, on a yearly basis, to every owner of real property containing a resource protection area written notice informing the owner of the importance of such fact and the penalties that may be imposed by the locality for a violation of any zoning, subdivision, or other ordinance adopted in accordance with the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act.

Department of Health; Department of General Services; newborn screening program; funding; work group. Directs the Department of Health and the Department of General Services to convene a work group to evaluate the current funding model for the Commonwealth's newborn screening program. The bill directs the Departments to report their findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2023. Department of Health; Department of General Services; newborn screening program; funding; work group. Directs the Department of Health and the Department of General Services to convene a work group to evaluate the current funding model for the Commonwealth's newborn screening program. The bill directs the Departments to report their findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 1, 2023.

Electric utilities; cost recovery; alternative to rate adjustment clause. Provides that in any proceeding regarding petitions for a rate adjustment clause, the State Corporation Commission may, as an alternative to a rate adjustment clause, authorize recovery of any proposed cost through the utility's rates for generation and distribution services, if the Commission, in its discretion, determines that such cost recovery better serves ratepayers while still providing the utility the opportunity to recover its costs and earn a fair rate of return.

Comprehensive plan; healthy communities strategy. Authorizes cities with populations greater than 20,000 and counties with populations greater than 100,000, beginning July 1, 2023, to consider, at the next and all subsequent reviews of the comprehensive plan, adopting a healthy communities strategy. The bill provides that the locality's strategy may include identifying major sources of pollution or hazardous waste and identifying objectives and policies to reduce health risks linked to such sources of pollution or hazardous waste sites, to promote civic engagement by residents, and to prioritize improvements and programs that address healthy communities. Comprehensive plan; healthy communities strategy. Authorizes cities with populations greater than 20,000 and counties with populations greater than 100,000, beginning July 1, 2023, to consider, at the next and all subsequent reviews of the comprehensive plan, adopting a healthy communities strategy. The bill provides that the locality's strategy may include identifying major sources of pollution or hazardous waste and identifying objectives and policies to reduce health risks linked to such sources of pollution or hazardous waste sites, to promote civic engagement by residents, and to prioritize improvements and programs that address healthy communities.

Department of Education; written guidance for comprehensive school counseling program. Requires the Department of Education to develop and implement by the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year written guidance for a comprehensive school counseling program for the purpose of providing counseling services and supports in the school setting that address the academic achievement, college and career readiness, and mental health and social and emotional needs of all students. Department of Education; written guidance for comprehensive school counseling program. Requires the Department of Education to develop and implement by the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year written guidance for a comprehensive school counseling program for the purpose of providing counseling services and supports in the school setting that address the academic achievement, college and career readiness, and mental health and social and emotional needs of all students.

Action of forfeiture; Action of forfeiture; disposal of property; exemptions. Prohibits the forfeiture of any moneys or motor vehicle subject to seizure if (i) the total value of moneys does not exceed $200 or (ii) the fair market value of the motor vehicle does not exceed $2,000. The bill permits an innocent owner claimant, defined in the bill, or lien holder to petition the court for a hearing at any time prior to the commencement of the criminal trial, directs the court to hear such petition within 30 days or at the court's discretion before the court alone and without a jury, and permits the court to consolidate such hearing with any other hearing related to the case before the court. The bill requires a lawful plea agreement in a prosecution for a criminal offense authorizing the forfeiture of property to dispose of all property seized, regardless of whether a civil case has been initiated, provided that the innocent owner claimant and any lien holder consent to the forfeiture. The bill provides that if the criminal case is dismissed, all property shall be returned to the defendant, all civil cases shall be dismissed, and the dismissal shall mark an end to all claims on the property seized. Under current law, if the court does not find a person guilty of a criminal offense that initiated the property seizure, then the court shall release all property within 21 days from the date the stay terminated; however, property may still be forfeited if ordered by lawful plea agreement or the owner of the property or the person who possessed the property when seized has not submitted a written demand for the return of the property to the law-enforcement agency that seized the property within 21 days from the date the stay terminated. The bill waives court fees for any person prosecuted for an offense authorizing forfeiture who is acquitted of such offense or an innocent owner claimant.

Acknowledging with profound regret the denial of benefits under the G.I. Bill to Black World War II veterans. Expresses the sentiment of the General Assembly in acknowledging with profound regret the denial of benefits under the G.I. Bill to Black World War II veterans. In acknowledging this injustice, the General Assembly expresses its support for measures addressing the harm committed against Black World War II veterans. Acknowledging with profound regret the denial of benefits under the G.I. Bill to Black World War II veterans. Expresses the sentiment of the General Assembly in acknowledging with profound regret the denial of benefits under the G.I. Bill to Black World War II veterans. In acknowledging this injustice, the General Assembly expresses its support for measures addressing the harm committed against Black World War II veterans.

Office of the Executive Secretary; public institutions of higher education; agreement to provide aggregated, nonconfidential case data in electronic format. Allows the Office of the Executive Secretary, at the request of a public institution of higher education, to enter into an agreement to provide aggregated, nonconfidential case data, including names and partial dates of birth of parties, in electronic format. The bill specifies that such data shall not be subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

Certain institutions of higher education; noncredit workforce training program; student grants; reimbursement. Increases from $3,000 to $4,000 the maximum amount for which the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia shall reimburse an eligible institution of higher education per completed noncredit workforce training program per eligible student pursuant to the New Economy Workforce Credential Grant Program. Current law provides that the Council shall reimburse an eligible institution an amount equal to one-third of the cost of the noncredit workforce training program, not to exceed $3,000, per eligible student upon such eligible student's completion of the program.

Disconnection suspensions for certain utilities; residential customers; report. Suspends electric, gas, water, or wastewater utilities from disconnecting service to a residential customer for nonpayment of bills or fees during a state of emergency declared by the Governor, and provides that such suspension lasts for 30 days after such declaration of the state of emergency. The bill suspends electric and gas utilities from disconnecting service to a residential customer for nonpayment of bills or fees when the forecasted temperature low is at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit and suspends electric utilities from disconnecting any such customer from service when the forecasted temperature high is at or above 95 degrees Fahrenheit within the 24 hours following the scheduled disconnection. The bill further suspends electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities from disconnecting residential customers from service on Fridays, weekends, state holidays, and the day immediately preceding a state holiday. Under the bill, certain utilities are required to report annually on residential utility disconnections beginning December 1, 2024. The bill requires the Broadband Advisory Council to convene a working group to study the feasibility and appropriateness of requiring broadband service providers to comply with the provisions of the bill. The State Corporation Commission is permitted to extend or modify the limitations created by the bill as necessary or in the public interest. Disconnection suspensions for certain utilities; residential customers; report. Suspends electric, gas, water, or wastewater utilities from disconnecting service to a residential customer for nonpayment of bills or fees during a state of emergency declared by the Governor, and provides that such suspension lasts for 30 days after such declaration of the state of emergency. The bill suspends electric and gas utilities from disconnecting service to a residential customer for nonpayment of bills or fees when the forecasted temperature low is at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit and suspends electric utilities from disconnecting any such customer from service when the forecasted temperature high is at or above 95 degrees Fahrenheit within the 24 hours following the scheduled disconnection. The bill further suspends electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities from disconnecting residential customers from service on Fridays, weekends, state holidays, and the day immediately preceding a state holiday. Under the bill, certain utilities are required to report annually on residential utility disconnections beginning December 1, 2024. The bill requires the Broadband Advisory Council to convene a working group to study the feasibility and appropriateness of requiring broadband service providers to comply with the provisions of the bill. The State Corporation Commission is permitted to extend or modify the limitations created by the bill as necessary or in the public interest.

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; employees of the landlord; rental dwelling unit keys and electronic key codes. Requires a landlord who owns more than 200 rental dwelling units that are attached to the same piece of real property to require any applicant for employment in any position that will have access to keys, defined in the bill, to each rental dwelling unit to be subject to a pre-employment criminal history records check. The bill also provides that a landlord must establish written policies and procedures for the (i) storage, issuance and return, and security of; (ii) access to; and (iii) if applicable, usage and deactivation of rental dwelling unit keys and electronic key codes. The provisions of the bill do not apply to a financial institution or a real estate licensee. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; employees of the landlord; rental dwelling unit keys and electronic key codes. Requires a landlord who owns more than 200 rental dwelling units that are attached to the same piece of real property to require any applicant for employment in any position that will have access to keys, defined in the bill, to each rental dwelling unit to be subject to a pre-employment criminal history records check. The bill also provides that a landlord must establish written policies and procedures for the (i) storage, issuance and return, and security of; (ii) access to; and (iii) if applicable, usage and deactivation of rental dwelling unit keys and electronic key codes. The provisions of the bill do not apply to a financial institution or a real estate licensee.

Constitutional amendment (first reference); marriage. Proposes the repeal of the constitutional amendment dealing with marriage that was approved by referendum at the November 2006 election. That amendment to the Bill of Rights (i) defines marriage as "only a union between one man and one woman"; (ii) prohibits the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from creating or recognizing "a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance, or effects of marriage"; and (iii) prohibits the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions from creating or recognizing "another union, partnership, or other legal status to which is assigned the rights, benefits, obligations, qualities, or effects of marriage." The provisions of this section of the Constitution of Virginia are no longer valid as a result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015).

Certificate of public need program; regulations; charity care. Allows facilities other than hospitals to include care provided to individuals who are covered under the state plan for medical assistance services in the charity care requirement of the certificate of public need program. Certificate of public need program; regulations; charity care. Allows facilities other than hospitals to include care provided to individuals who are covered under the state plan for medical assistance services in the charity care requirement of the certificate of public need program.

Department of Health Professions; Board of Dentistry; licensure requirements of dentists and dental hygienists; viability of licensure by endorsement; report. Directs the Department of Health Professions to convene a work group to analyze licensure requirements for dentists and dental hygienists and examine the viability of a licensure by endorsement pathway for dentists and dental hygienists. The work group shall report its findings to the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by October 1, 2023. Department of Health Professions; Board of Dentistry; licensure requirements of dentists and dental hygienists; viability of licensure by endorsement; report. Directs the Department of Health Professions to convene a work group to analyze licensure requirements for dentists and dental hygienists and examine the viability of a licensure by endorsement pathway for dentists and dental hygienists. The work group shall report its findings to the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by October 1, 2023.

Marriage lawful regardless of sex of parties. Clarifies that a marriage between two parties is lawful regardless of the sex or gender of such parties, provided that such marriage is not otherwise prohibited by the laws of the Commonwealth. The bill also provides that religious organizations or members of the clergy acting in their religious capacity shall have the right to refuse to perform any marriage.