Civil Liability Immunity – COVID-19 Claims – Defeated 

HB 2143 - Miyares - COVID-19 virus; immunity from civil claims related to the transmission of or exposure to the virus. (Left in House Courts of Justice Committee Provides immunity to persons, as defined in the bill, from civil causes of action arising from any...

Larceny—Still Active 

HB 2290 - Plum - Larceny; repeals punishment for conviction of second or subsequent misdemeanor. (Passed the Senate 21-Y 18-N) Repeals the enhanced penalties for a second or subsequent misdemeanor larceny conviction. Under current law, when a person is...

Employer Mandates

HB 1848 - Sickles - Virginia Human Rights Acts; adds discrimination on the basis of disability. (Passed the Senate 39-Y 0-N) Adds discrimination on the basis of disability as an unlawful employment practice under the Virginia Human Rights Act. The bill...

Privacy – Still Active

HB 2307 - Hayes - Consumer Data Protection Act; establishes a framework for controlling and processing personal data. (Passed the House 89-Y 9-N) Establishes a framework for controlling and processing personal data in the Commonwealth. The bill applies to all persons...

Tax Conformity – Still Active

The House and the Senate each have their own version of Tax Conformity bills this year. The main issue at hand is the cap amount for deductions of business expenses for the PPP Loans. Both bills allow for a business that received a PPP loan to exclude the forgiven...