2015 Uncodified Acts

2015 Virginia Uncodified Acts

7/19/2025

Administration of Government

Chapter 184 (SB1203): Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; Little Creek watershed removed from James River Basin.
Chapter 473 (HB2378): State agencies; work group established to provide public access to operational data, etc.
Chapter 665 (HB1400): Budget Bill.
Chapter 669 (HB1998): State and federal programs; VRS shall convene a work group to review, etc.

Appropriations

Chapter 219 (SB843): Claims; Jonathan Christopher Montgomery.
Chapter 665 (HB1400): Budget Bill.

Armed Forces

Chapter 283 (SB690): Chaplains of the Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force; sermons.
Chapter 720 (HB1275): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.
Chapter 721 (HB1276): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.
Chapter 743 (SB675): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.
Chapter 744 (SB676): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.

Authorities

Chapter 358 (HB2236): Chesapeake Hospital Authority; changes compensation for members.
Chapter 720 (HB1275): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.
Chapter 721 (HB1276): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.
Chapter 743 (SB675): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.
Chapter 744 (SB676): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.

Aviation

Chapter 213 (HB2035): Lynchburg, City of; establishment of an airport police department at Lynchburg Regional Airport.

Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

Chapter 742 (HB2368): Involuntary civil admissions; evaluations.

Bond Issues

Chapter 67 (HB1892): Commonwealth of Virginia Institutions of Higher Education Bond Act of 2015; created.
Chapter 720 (HB1275): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.
Chapter 721 (HB1276): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.
Chapter 743 (SB675): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.
Chapter 744 (SB676): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.

Civil Remedies and Procedure

Chapter 686 (HB2015): Creditor process; bankruptcy proceeding exemptions.

Claims

Chapter 219 (SB843): Claims; Jonathan Christopher Montgomery.

Commissions, Boards and Institutions Generally

Chapter 80 (SB869): Carbon monoxide emissions; certain diesel-powered incinerators exempted from certain regulations.
Chapter 144 (HB1490): Standards of Learning; eligibility for retake of test, exception.
Chapter 148 (SB874): Standards of Learning; eligibility for retake of test, exception.
Chapter 367 (SB727): School Performance Report Card; redesign to be more effective in communicating to parents & public.
Chapter 368 (HB1672): School Performance Report Card; redesign to be more effective in communicating to parents & public.
Chapter 466 (HB2042): Mobile food vending businesses; regulations to permit on state highway rights-of-way, exception.

Conservation

Chapter 80 (SB869): Carbon monoxide emissions; certain diesel-powered incinerators exempted from certain regulations.

Constitutional Amendments

Chapter 717 (HJ490): Constitutional amendment; right to work.
Chapter 718 (HJ597): Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption.

Counties, Cities and Towns

Chapter 35 (SB1303): Trooper Donald E. Lovelace Memorial Bridge; designating as Route 134 bridge over U.S. Route 17.
Chapter 36 (SB1304): Trooper Garland Matthew Miller Memorial Bridge; designating as Barlow Road overpass over I 64.
Chapter 80 (SB869): Carbon monoxide emissions; certain diesel-powered incinerators exempted from certain regulations.
Chapter 213 (HB2035): Lynchburg, City of; establishment of an airport police department at Lynchburg Regional Airport.
Chapter 225 (SB1245): Affordable housing in the City of Charlottesville; income level.
Chapter 346 (SB1257): Cash proffer for residential construction; sunset date.
Chapter 353 (HB2255): Lawrenceville, Town of; DOC to convey certain real property to be used for water facilities.
Chapter 466 (HB2042): Mobile food vending businesses; regulations to permit on state highway rights-of-way, exception.
Chapter 527 (SB1173): Virginia Retirement System; revocation of participation by Town of Damascus.

Education

Chapter 144 (HB1490): Standards of Learning; eligibility for retake of test, exception.
Chapter 148 (SB874): Standards of Learning; eligibility for retake of test, exception.
Chapter 326 (HB2020): Licensed local school board instructional or administrative employees; service retirement allowance.
Chapter 367 (SB727): School Performance Report Card; redesign to be more effective in communicating to parents & public.
Chapter 368 (HB1672): School Performance Report Card; redesign to be more effective in communicating to parents & public.
Chapter 664 (HB2320): Cooperative degree program; Secretary of Education, et al., shall develop a plan to establish.

Educational Institutions

Chapter 664 (HB2320): Cooperative degree program; Secretary of Education, et al., shall develop a plan to establish.

Emergency Legislation

Chapter 377 (SB1030): Virginia Marine Resources Commission; conveyance of easement across Rappahannock River.
Chapter 472 (HB2247): Henry County; DCR to convey certain property in Horsepasture District.
Chapter 630 (HB1319): License plates, special; issuance for supporters of curing childhood cancer bearing legend CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER.

Emergency Services and Vehicles

Chapter 718 (HJ597): Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption.

Ethnic Groups

Chapter 38 (SB1032): Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; created, report, eliminates ABC Board.

Game, Inland Fisheries and Boating

Chapter 255 (SB1461): Waterfowl blinds; expiration and renewal of licenses in Virginia Beach, late fee, etc.

General Assembly

Chapter 38 (SB1032): Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; created, report, eliminates ABC Board.
Chapter 473 (HB2378): State agencies; work group established to provide public access to operational data, etc.
Chapter 720 (HB1275): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.
Chapter 721 (HB1276): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.
Chapter 730 (HB1776): Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; created, report, eliminates ABC Board.
Chapter 743 (SB675): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.
Chapter 744 (SB676): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.

Governor

Chapter 473 (HB2378): State agencies; work group established to provide public access to operational data, etc.

Hampton Roads Area

Chapter 720 (HB1275): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.
Chapter 744 (SB676): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.

Hazardous Substances or Chemicals

Chapter 241 (SB811): Chemical storage in the Commonwealth; protection of human health and the environment.

Health

Chapter 241 (SB811): Chemical storage in the Commonwealth; protection of human health and the environment.
Chapter 358 (HB2236): Chesapeake Hospital Authority; changes compensation for members.

Highways, Bridges and Ferries

Chapter 10 (SB703): Trooper Jacqueline Vernon Memorial Bridge; designating as Interstate 395 bridge over S. Glebe Road in Arlington County.
Chapter 15 (SB753): Trooper Andrew Fox Memorial Bridge; designating as New River Bridge on Interstate 81.
Chapter 35 (SB1303): Trooper Donald E. Lovelace Memorial Bridge; designating as Route 134 bridge over U.S. Route 17.
Chapter 36 (SB1304): Trooper Garland Matthew Miller Memorial Bridge; designating as Barlow Road overpass over I 64.
Chapter 163 (HB1401): Trooper Jacqueline Vernon Memorial Bridge; designating as Interstate 395 bridge over S. Glebe Road in Arlington County.
Chapter 178 (HB2279): Peter Saunders Veterans' Memorial Bridge; designating as U.S. Route 220 Business bridge.
Chapter 375 (HB2269): Kenneth B. Gibson Memorial Park-and-Ride; designating as park-and-ride facility on Interstate 81.
Chapter 376 (HB2312): Blue Star Memorial Highway; designating as a portion of Va. Route 36 in Prince George County.
Chapter 466 (HB2042): Mobile food vending businesses; regulations to permit on state highway rights-of-way, exception.

Homestead and Other Exemptions

Chapter 686 (HB2015): Creditor process; bankruptcy proceeding exemptions.

Housing

Chapter 135 (HB2283): Virginia-recognized Indian tribes; enforcement of Uniform Statewide Building Code.
Chapter 225 (SB1245): Affordable housing in the City of Charlottesville; income level.

Labor and Employment

Chapter 717 (HJ490): Constitutional amendment; right to work.

Military and Emergency Laws

Chapter 283 (SB690): Chaplains of the Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force; sermons.

Motor Carriers

Chapter 16 (SB778): Motor fuels; vehicles hauling certain fuels during times of necessitous circumstances, report.
Chapter 338 (HB1522): Motor fuels; vehicles hauling certain fuels during times of necessitous circumstances, report.

Motor Fuels

Chapter 16 (SB778): Motor fuels; vehicles hauling certain fuels during times of necessitous circumstances, report.
Chapter 338 (HB1522): Motor fuels; vehicles hauling certain fuels during times of necessitous circumstances, report.

Motor Vehicles

Chapter 242 (SB839): License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING.
Chapter 630 (HB1319): License plates, special; issuance for supporters of curing childhood cancer bearing legend CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER.

Northern Virginia

Chapter 721 (HB1276): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.
Chapter 743 (SB675): Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.

Pensions, Benefits and Retirement

Chapter 326 (HB2020): Licensed local school board instructional or administrative employees; service retirement allowance.
Chapter 669 (HB1998): State and federal programs; VRS shall convene a work group to review, etc.

Persons with Disabilities

Chapter 671 (SB1036): Dependents of active duty military members; DMAS shall amend waiver eligibility criteria.

Police

Chapter 213 (HB2035): Lynchburg, City of; establishment of an airport police department at Lynchburg Regional Airport.
Chapter 718 (HJ597): Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption.

Prisons and Other Methods of Correction

Chapter 353 (HB2255): Lawrenceville, Town of; DOC to convey certain real property to be used for water facilities.

Property and Conveyances

Chapter 353 (HB2255): Lawrenceville, Town of; DOC to convey certain real property to be used for water facilities.
Chapter 472 (HB2247): Henry County; DCR to convey certain property in Horsepasture District.

Real Estate and Real Estate Tax

Chapter 718 (HJ597): Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption.

Religious and Charitable Matters; Cemeteries

Chapter 283 (SB690): Chaplains of the Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force; sermons.

Study Commissions, Committees and Reports

Chapter 16 (SB778): Motor fuels; vehicles hauling certain fuels during times of necessitous circumstances, report.
Chapter 113 (HB1956): Hospitals; patients who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
Chapter 241 (SB811): Chemical storage in the Commonwealth; protection of human health and the environment.
Chapter 367 (SB727): School Performance Report Card; redesign to be more effective in communicating to parents & public.
Chapter 511 (HB1969): Virginia Retirement System; cash balance retirement plan.
Chapter 664 (HB2320): Cooperative degree program; Secretary of Education, et al., shall develop a plan to establish.
Chapter 669 (HB1998): State and federal programs; VRS shall convene a work group to review, etc.

Trade and Commerce

Chapter 16 (SB778): Motor fuels; vehicles hauling certain fuels during times of necessitous circumstances, report.
Chapter 38 (SB1032): Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; created, report, eliminates ABC Board.
Chapter 338 (HB1522): Motor fuels; vehicles hauling certain fuels during times of necessitous circumstances, report.

Transportation

Chapter 16 (SB778): Motor fuels; vehicles hauling certain fuels during times of necessitous circumstances, report.
Chapter 466 (HB2042): Mobile food vending businesses; regulations to permit on state highway rights-of-way, exception.

Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors

Chapter 184 (SB1203): Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; Little Creek watershed removed from James River Basin.
Chapter 241 (SB811): Chemical storage in the Commonwealth; protection of human health and the environment.

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