Sage's Law; minor students experiencing gender incongruence; parental notification of certain expressions and requests and parental permission for certain plans required; parental care. Requires each public elementary or secondary school principal or his designee to (i) as soon as practicable, inform at least one parent of a minor student enrolled in such school if such minor (a) expresses to any individual who is employed in such school that such minor is experiencing gender incongruence, as defined in the bill, or (b) requests that any such employee participate in social affirmation of such minor's gender incongruence or the transition of such minor to a sex or gender different from the minor's biological sex while at school and (ii) request and receive permission from at least one parent of a minor student enrolled at such school prior to the implementation at such school of any plan concerning any gender incongruence experienced by such minor, including any counseling of such minor at school. Any such plan shall include provision for parental participation to the extent requested by the parent. The bill also clarifies, in the definition of the term "abused or neglected child," that in no event shall referring to and raising the child in a manner consistent with the child's biological sex, including related mental health or medical decisions, be considered abuse or neglect. Sage's Law; minor students experiencing gender incongruence; parental notification of certain expressions and requests and parental permission for certain plans required; parental care. Requires each public elementary or secondary school principal or his designee to (i) as soon as practicable, inform at least one parent of a minor student enrolled in such school if such minor (a) expresses to any individual who is employed in such school that such minor is experiencing gender incongruence, as defined in the bill, or (b) requests that any such employee participate in social affirmation of such minor's gender incongruence or the transition of such minor to a sex or gender different from the minor's biological sex while at school and (ii) request and receive permission from at least one parent of a minor student enrolled at such school prior to the implementation at such school of any plan concerning any gender incongruence experienced by such minor, including any counseling of such minor at school. Any such plan shall include provision for parental participation to the extent requested by the parent. The bill also clarifies, in the definition of the term "abused or neglected child," that in no event shall referring to and raising the child in a manner consistent with the child's biological sex, including related mental health or medical decisions, be considered abuse or neglect.

Hospital price transparency; enforcement; plans of correction; civil penalty. Grants the Department of Health authority to impose a plan of correction on hospitals that fail to comply with hospital price transparency requirements. The bill imposes a civil penalty on noncompliant hospitals. Hospitals that violate price transparency requirements may be reported to the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General.

Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk; penalties.

Return of prescription drugs past their expiration dates. Permits prescription drugs in full or partial containers to be returned up to six months after the labeled expiration date for full credit or replacement.

Orders for involuntary Orders for involuntary outpatient evaluations and services; evidence of defendant's mental condition. Allows the court, if a defendant is found not guilty of any offense after a trial at which evidence of his mental condition was admitted, to enter an order for an outpatient evaluation of the defendant if the court finds probable cause to believe the defendant meets the criteria for an outpatient evaluation set forth in the bill. The bill requires the court to subsequently enter an order for outpatient services if it finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that the defendant has a mental condition, defined in the bill; the defendant engaged in conduct that created a risk of harm to himself or others; the conduct was related to the defendant's mental condition; the defendant is in need of outpatient treatment to prevent a relapse or deterioration of his mental condition; and there is a reasonable likelihood that community-based services for the defendant's mental condition will reduce the risk of harm. The bill imposes a time limit of 180 days on orders for outpatient services and provides processes for rescinding and continuing the order. The bill requires that orders for outpatient services include an outpatient services plan prepared by the community services board or behavioral health authority. The bill also clarifies a defendant's ability to offer evidence regarding his mental condition at the time of the alleged offense in certain circumstances if such evidence tends to show that the defendant did not have the requisite intent required for the offense charged.

Commending Wheels for Wellness.

340B Covered Entity Commitment to Good Stewardship Principles Annual Report; definition of covered entity; report. Directs a nonprofit organization, as defined in relevant law, to create a standardized reporting form that requires each covered each hospital described in § 340B(a)(4) of the federal Public Health to disclose certain information about its 340B Drug Pricing Program savings and the use of such savings. Under the bill, each hospital that participates in the 340B Drug Pricing Program shall submit such form, to be known as the 340B Covered Entity Commitment to Good Stewardship Principles Annual Report, to the nonprofit organization annually by February 1 for the previous calendar year. The bill directs the nonprofit organization to post such annual reports on its website. 340B Covered Entity Commitment to Good Stewardship Principles Annual Report; definition of covered entity; report. Directs a nonprofit organization, as defined in relevant law, to create a standardized reporting form that requires each covered each hospital described in § 340B(a)(4) of the federal Public Health to disclose certain information about its 340B Drug Pricing Program savings and the use of such savings. Under the bill, each hospital that participates in the 340B Drug Pricing Program shall submit such form, to be known as the 340B Covered Entity Commitment to Good Stewardship Principles Annual Report, to the nonprofit organization annually by February 1 for the previous calendar year. The bill directs the nonprofit organization to post such annual reports on its website.

Virginia Public Safety Communications Infrastructure Fund and Program; established. Establishes the Virginia Public Safety Communications Infrastructure Fund and Program, to be administered by the Department of Emergency Management and financially managed by the Virginia Resources Authority, for the purpose of making loans and awarding grants to local governments for the purpose of assisting with improvement projects relating to public safety radio and communications infrastructure.

Soft drink companies and bottlers; transfer of business; remedies. Prohibits soft drink companies from unreasonably withholding or delaying consent to any transfer of a bottler's business or the transfer of the stock or other interest in the bottler's business when a proposed transferee bottler meets the soft drink company's material and reasonable qualification requirements. The bill also prohibits soft drink companies from withholding consent to, or in any manner retaining a right of prior approval of, the transfer of a bottler's business to a principal owner of the bottler or a family member. Cases or controversies arising under the requirements of the bill have jurisdiction in the circuit court of the city or county where the bottler has its principal place of business, and the court may grant equitable relief as necessary to remedy the effects of conduct prohibited under the bill. A contract or agreement between a soft drink company and a bottler that purports to waive the requirements of the bill shall be considered void and unenforceable to the extent of such waiver.

State Corporation Commission; certain electricity transmission projects. Directs the State Corporation Commission to issue its final order for certificates of public convenience and necessity regarding certain projects no later than 270 days after the filing date by a utility. For such projects filed by a utility prior to January 1, 2023, the bill requires the State Corporation Commission to issue its final order for certificates of public convenience and necessity within 90 days of the bill's effective date.

Virginia Board for People with Disabilities; membership; terminology. Adds to the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities the Health Commissioner or a representative from the Department of Health chosen by the Health Commissioner. The bill amends existing references to "mentally impairing developmental disabilities" to "cognitive developmental disabilities." Virginia Board for People with Disabilities; membership; terminology. Adds to the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities the Health Commissioner or a representative from the Department of Health chosen by the Health Commissioner. The bill amends existing references to "mentally impairing developmental disabilities" to "cognitive developmental disabilities."

General registrars; petition for removal. Provides for the removal of a general registrar by the circuit court upon a petition signed by a majority of the members of the State Board of Elections or a majority of the members of the local electoral board. Currently, a local electoral board may remove a general registrar with a majority vote, while the State Board of Elections may petition the circuit court to remove a general registrar only after petitioning the local electoral board to remove the registrar and the electoral board fails to do so. The bill requires the Virginia Division of Risk Management to assign counsel to the defense of any member of a local electoral board or general registrar subject to a petition for removal, upon that member's or registrar's application.

Commending Transurban.

Celebrating the life of Johnny Plummer Johnson.

Elephants; pain-inflicting training tools prohibited; penalty. Adds elephants to the definition of "dangerous captive animal." The bill also prohibits (i) the use of a bullhook, ankus, baseball bat, axe handle, pitchfork, or similar instrument or a tool designed to inflict pain for the purpose of training or controlling the behavior of an elephant and (ii) poking an elephant with such an instrument or tool for the purpose of training or controlling the behavior of the elephant. A violation is a Class 2 misdemeanor.