2016 Uncodified Acts

2016 Virginia Uncodified Acts

7/2/2025

Administration of Government

Chapter 79 (HB 311): Emergency medical services providers; interstate agreements.
Chapter 80 (HB 312): SHHR; increase sharing of electronic health records, report.
Chapter 355 (HB 676): Financial exploitation of adults; DARS work group to study.
Chapter 732 (HB 29): Budget Bill.
Chapter 780 (HB 30): Budget Bill.

Aging and Rehabilitative Services, Department for

Chapter 355 (HB 676): Financial exploitation of adults; DARS work group to study.

Agriculture, Animal Care and Food

Chapter 73 (HB 202): Anatomical gifts; search and rescue dog training.
Chapter 319 (HB 340): Private animal shelters; Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall adopt regulations.

Animals and Animal Shelters

Chapter 319 (HB 340): Private animal shelters; Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall adopt regulations.

Appropriations

Chapter 530 (HB 1376): Claims; Paul R. DesRoches II.
Chapter 602 (HB 256): Relief; Robert Scott.
Chapter 722 (HB 700): Claims; Michael Kenneth McAlister.
Chapter 732 (HB 29): Budget Bill.
Chapter 780 (HB 30): Budget Bill.

Armed Forces

Chapter 366 (HB 477): Veterans care centers; issuance of bonds for certain projects.
Chapter 706 (HB 98): License plates, special; issuance to family members of persons who have died in military service.

Authorities

Chapter 366 (HB 477): Veterans care centers; issuance of bonds for certain projects.
Chapter 759 (HB 1344): Bonds; certain capital projects.
Chapter 769 (SB 731): Capital outlay funding; issuance of bonds by VPBA & VCBA for certain projects & programs.

Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

Chapter 763 (SB 369): Telemedicine pilot program; to expand access, etc., to health care services in certain areas.

Bond Issues

Chapter 366 (HB 477): Veterans care centers; issuance of bonds for certain projects.
Chapter 730 (HB 1063): Bonds for institutions of higher education.
Chapter 731 (SB 61): Commonwealth of Virginia Institutions of Higher Education Bond Act of 2016; created.
Chapter 759 (HB 1344): Bonds; certain capital projects.
Chapter 769 (SB 731): Capital outlay funding; issuance of bonds by VPBA & VCBA for certain projects & programs.

Budget, State

Chapter 732 (HB 29): Budget Bill.
Chapter 780 (HB 30): Budget Bill.

Cancer

Chapter 537 (SB 343): Cancer; possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes.

Claims

Chapter 530 (HB 1376): Claims; Paul R. DesRoches II.
Chapter 602 (HB 256): Relief; Robert Scott.
Chapter 722 (HB 700): Claims; Michael Kenneth McAlister.

Cocaine or Heroin

Chapter 398 (HB 1059): Heroin possession; Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to evaluate sentencing guidelines.

Colleges

Chapter 759 (HB 1344): Bonds; certain capital projects.
Chapter 769 (SB 731): Capital outlay funding; issuance of bonds by VPBA & VCBA for certain projects & programs.

Commissions, Boards, and Institutions Generally

Chapter 67 (SB 643): U.S. Department of the Interior; monitoring by VMRC, Assateague Island National Seashore.
Chapter 319 (HB 340): Private animal shelters; Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall adopt regulations.
Chapter 394 (HB 1105): Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; recidivism rate for certain released federal prisoners.
Chapter 398 (HB 1059): Heroin possession; Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to evaluate sentencing guidelines.
Chapter 592 (HB 525): Standards of Learning Innovation Committee; review of standardized testing in public high schools.
Chapter 600 (SB 553): Nursing facilities; electronic monitoring.

Compacts

Chapter 566 (HB 1127): Forest fire protection compacts; codification.

Computer Services and Uses

Chapter 80 (HB 312): SHHR; increase sharing of electronic health records, report.
Chapter 508 (HB 851): Insurance policy; electronic delivery of information, repeals sunset provision.
Chapter 600 (SB 553): Nursing facilities; electronic monitoring.

Conservation

Chapter 41 (HB 315): Conservation police officers; certain officers of Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Chapter 119 (HB 200): State parks; establishing fee schedule.
Chapter 566 (HB 1127): Forest fire protection compacts; codification.

Constitutional Amendments

Chapter 12 (HB 4): Constitutional amendment; right to work (submitting to qualified voters).
Chapter 17 (HB 865): Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemptions.
Chapter 506 (SB 446): Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); right to work.
Chapter 733 (HJ 2): Constitutional amendment; right to work (second reference).
Chapter 734 (HJ 123): Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption.
Chapter 735 (SJ 70): Constitutional amendment; right to work (second reference).
Chapter 736 (SJ 127): Constitutional amendment; right to work (submitting to qualified voters).

Counties, Cities, and Towns

Chapter 118 (HB 184): Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith Memorial Bridge; designating as Rt. 301 bridge over Interstate 95.
Chapter 134 (SB 107): Designating the Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith Memorial Bridge.
Chapter 217 (SB 736): Landscape cover materials; local ordinances concerning installation or use.

Crimes and Offenses Generally

Chapter 537 (SB 343): Cancer; possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes.

DesRoches, Paul R., II

Chapter 530 (HB 1376): Claims; Paul R. DesRoches II.

Dogs and Dog Laws

Chapter 73 (HB 202): Anatomical gifts; search and rescue dog training.

Education

Chapter 148 (HB 478): High school graduation and dropout data; on-time graduation.
Chapter 592 (HB 525): Standards of Learning Innovation Committee; review of standardized testing in public high schools.
Chapter 647 (HB 942): School boards; reasonable access by certain youth groups.

Educational Institutions

Chapter 440 (HB 903): Recurrent Flooding Resiliency, Commonwealth Center for; at various educational institutions.
Chapter 730 (HB 1063): Bonds for institutions of higher education.
Chapter 731 (SB 61): Commonwealth of Virginia Institutions of Higher Education Bond Act of 2016; created.
Chapter 759 (HB 1344): Bonds; certain capital projects.
Chapter 763 (SB 369): Telemedicine pilot program; to expand access, etc., to health care services in certain areas.
Chapter 769 (SB 731): Capital outlay funding; issuance of bonds by VPBA & VCBA for certain projects & programs.

Electric Companies

Chapter 255 (SB 395): Investor-owned electric utilities; establishment of protocols for energy efficiency programs.
Chapter 517 (HB 1053): Investor-owned electric utilities; establishment of protocols for energy efficiency programs.

Electronic Monitoring

Chapter 600 (SB 553): Nursing facilities; electronic monitoring.

Electronic Processes

Chapter 80 (HB 312): SHHR; increase sharing of electronic health records, report.
Chapter 508 (HB 851): Insurance policy; electronic delivery of information, repeals sunset provision.

Emergency Legislation

Chapter 79 (HB 311): Emergency medical services providers; interstate agreements.
Chapter 80 (HB 312): SHHR; increase sharing of electronic health records, report.
Chapter 602 (HB 256): Relief; Robert Scott.
Chapter 730 (HB 1063): Bonds for institutions of higher education.
Chapter 731 (SB 61): Commonwealth of Virginia Institutions of Higher Education Bond Act of 2016; created.

Emergency Services and Vehicles

Chapter 17 (HB 865): Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemptions.
Chapter 79 (HB 311): Emergency medical services providers; interstate agreements.
Chapter 734 (HJ 123): Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption.

Fire Protection

Chapter 217 (SB 736): Landscape cover materials; local ordinances concerning installation or use.

Fisheries and Habitat of Tidal Waters

Chapter 67 (SB 643): U.S. Department of the Interior; monitoring by VMRC, Assateague Island National Seashore.

Floods and Flood Control

Chapter 440 (HB 903): Recurrent Flooding Resiliency, Commonwealth Center for; at various educational institutions.

Forests and Forestry

Chapter 566 (HB 1127): Forest fire protection compacts; codification.

Game, Inland Fisheries, and Boating

Chapter 41 (HB 315): Conservation police officers; certain officers of Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Chapter 54 (SB 557): Reformulated gasoline (RFG) program; sale by marina.

Gasoline, Gasohol, and Diesel Fuel

Chapter 54 (SB 557): Reformulated gasoline (RFG) program; sale by marina.

General Assembly

Chapter 592 (HB 525): Standards of Learning Innovation Committee; review of standardized testing in public high schools.

Hampton Roads Area

Chapter 366 (HB 477): Veterans care centers; issuance of bonds for certain projects.

Harrisonburg, City of

Chapter 217 (SB 736): Landscape cover materials; local ordinances concerning installation or use.

Health

Chapter 73 (HB 202): Anatomical gifts; search and rescue dog training.
Chapter 80 (HB 312): SHHR; increase sharing of electronic health records, report.
Chapter 114 (SB 774): DMAS; Request for Proposal.
Chapter 444 (HB 558): Onsite sewage systems and private wells; evaluation and design, report.
Chapter 537 (SB 343): Cancer; possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes.
Chapter 600 (SB 553): Nursing facilities; electronic monitoring.
Chapter 763 (SB 369): Telemedicine pilot program; to expand access, etc., to health care services in certain areas.

Health and Human Resources, Secretary of

Chapter 79 (HB 311): Emergency medical services providers; interstate agreements.
Chapter 80 (HB 312): SHHR; increase sharing of electronic health records, report.

High Schools

Chapter 148 (HB 478): High school graduation and dropout data; on-time graduation.
Chapter 592 (HB 525): Standards of Learning Innovation Committee; review of standardized testing in public high schools.

Higher Education

Chapter 730 (HB 1063): Bonds for institutions of higher education.
Chapter 731 (SB 61): Commonwealth of Virginia Institutions of Higher Education Bond Act of 2016; created.

Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems

Chapter 118 (HB 184): Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith Memorial Bridge; designating as Rt. 301 bridge over Interstate 95.
Chapter 134 (SB 107): Designating the Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith Memorial Bridge.
Chapter 138 (SB 448): Trooper Harry Lee Henderson Memorial Bridge; designating as Interstate 66 bridge in Warren County.
Chapter 601 (HB 41): Thomas Jefferson Scenic Byway Loop; Virginia byway designation.
Chapter 741 (HB 97): Interstate 95; VDOT, et al., to evaluate traffic congestion in Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties.

Insurance

Chapter 508 (HB 851): Insurance policy; electronic delivery of information, repeals sunset provision.

Interstate Route 66

Chapter 138 (SB 448): Trooper Harry Lee Henderson Memorial Bridge; designating as Interstate 66 bridge in Warren County.

Interstate Route 95

Chapter 118 (HB 184): Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith Memorial Bridge; designating as Rt. 301 bridge over Interstate 95.
Chapter 134 (SB 107): Designating the Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith Memorial Bridge.
Chapter 741 (HB 97): Interstate 95; VDOT, et al., to evaluate traffic congestion in Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties.

Labor and Employment

Chapter 12 (HB 4): Constitutional amendment; right to work (submitting to qualified voters).
Chapter 506 (SB 446): Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); right to work.
Chapter 733 (HJ 2): Constitutional amendment; right to work (second reference).
Chapter 735 (SJ 70): Constitutional amendment; right to work (second reference).
Chapter 736 (SJ 127): Constitutional amendment; right to work (submitting to qualified voters).

Law-Enforcement Officers

Chapter 41 (HB 315): Conservation police officers; certain officers of Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.

License Plates and Registration

Chapter 606 (HB 1312): Special license plates; MEG'S MILES.
Chapter 706 (HB 98): License plates, special; issuance to family members of persons who have died in military service.

Marijuana

Chapter 537 (SB 343): Cancer; possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes.

Marinas

Chapter 54 (SB 557): Reformulated gasoline (RFG) program; sale by marina.

Marine Products, Science and Resources

Chapter 67 (SB 643): U.S. Department of the Interior; monitoring by VMRC, Assateague Island National Seashore.

McAlister, Michael Kenneth

Chapter 722 (HB 700): Claims; Michael Kenneth McAlister.

Medical Treatment, Care, and Assistance

Chapter 114 (SB 774): DMAS; Request for Proposal.

Motor Fuels

Chapter 54 (SB 557): Reformulated gasoline (RFG) program; sale by marina.

Motor Vehicles

Chapter 606 (HB 1312): Special license plates; MEG'S MILES.
Chapter 706 (HB 98): License plates, special; issuance to family members of persons who have died in military service.

Narcotics and Drugs

Chapter 398 (HB 1059): Heroin possession; Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to evaluate sentencing guidelines.
Chapter 537 (SB 343): Cancer; possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes.

Northern Virginia

Chapter 366 (HB 477): Veterans care centers; issuance of bonds for certain projects.

Norton, City of

Chapter 601 (HB 41): Thomas Jefferson Scenic Byway Loop; Virginia byway designation.

Nursing Homes

Chapter 600 (SB 553): Nursing facilities; electronic monitoring.

Old Dominion University

Chapter 440 (HB 903): Recurrent Flooding Resiliency, Commonwealth Center for; at various educational institutions.

Ordinances

Chapter 217 (SB 736): Landscape cover materials; local ordinances concerning installation or use.

Police

Chapter 17 (HB 865): Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemptions.
Chapter 41 (HB 315): Conservation police officers; certain officers of Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.

Prince George County

Chapter 118 (HB 184): Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith Memorial Bridge; designating as Rt. 301 bridge over Interstate 95.
Chapter 134 (SB 107): Designating the Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith Memorial Bridge.

Prisoners

Chapter 394 (HB 1105): Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; recidivism rate for certain released federal prisoners.

Prisons and Other Methods of Correction

Chapter 394 (HB 1105): Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; recidivism rate for certain released federal prisoners.

Property, Grounds, and Buildings, State-owned

Chapter 119 (HB 200): State parks; establishing fee schedule.

Public Buildings, Facilities, and Property

Chapter 759 (HB 1344): Bonds; certain capital projects.
Chapter 769 (SB 731): Capital outlay funding; issuance of bonds by VPBA & VCBA for certain projects & programs.

Public Schools

Chapter 592 (HB 525): Standards of Learning Innovation Committee; review of standardized testing in public high schools.
Chapter 647 (HB 942): School boards; reasonable access by certain youth groups.

Public Service Companies

Chapter 255 (SB 395): Investor-owned electric utilities; establishment of protocols for energy efficiency programs.
Chapter 517 (HB 1053): Investor-owned electric utilities; establishment of protocols for energy efficiency programs.

Real Estate and Real Estate Tax

Chapter 17 (HB 865): Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemptions.
Chapter 734 (HJ 123): Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption.

Route 301

Chapter 118 (HB 184): Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith Memorial Bridge; designating as Rt. 301 bridge over Interstate 95.
Chapter 134 (SB 107): Designating the Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith Memorial Bridge.

Route 58

Chapter 601 (HB 41): Thomas Jefferson Scenic Byway Loop; Virginia byway designation.

Route 624

Chapter 138 (SB 448): Trooper Harry Lee Henderson Memorial Bridge; designating as Interstate 66 bridge in Warren County.

School Boards

Chapter 647 (HB 942): School boards; reasonable access by certain youth groups.

Scott County

Chapter 601 (HB 41): Thomas Jefferson Scenic Byway Loop; Virginia byway designation.

Scott, Robert

Chapter 602 (HB 256): Relief; Robert Scott.

Senior Citizens

Chapter 355 (HB 676): Financial exploitation of adults; DARS work group to study.

Sporting Exhibitions, Events, and Facilities

Chapter 247 (HB 138): Virginia Beach arena; extends an existing contingent sunset provision.
Chapter 258 (SB 642): Virginia Beach arena.

Spotsylvania County

Chapter 741 (HB 97): Interstate 95; VDOT, et al., to evaluate traffic congestion in Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties.

Stafford County

Chapter 741 (HB 97): Interstate 95; VDOT, et al., to evaluate traffic congestion in Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties.

Standards of Learning

Chapter 592 (HB 525): Standards of Learning Innovation Committee; review of standardized testing in public high schools.

State Corporation Commission

Chapter 255 (SB 395): Investor-owned electric utilities; establishment of protocols for energy efficiency programs.
Chapter 517 (HB 1053): Investor-owned electric utilities; establishment of protocols for energy efficiency programs.

Study Commissions, Committees, and Reports

Chapter 73 (HB 202): Anatomical gifts; search and rescue dog training.
Chapter 79 (HB 311): Emergency medical services providers; interstate agreements.
Chapter 80 (HB 312): SHHR; increase sharing of electronic health records, report.
Chapter 119 (HB 200): State parks; establishing fee schedule.
Chapter 255 (SB 395): Investor-owned electric utilities; establishment of protocols for energy efficiency programs.
Chapter 355 (HB 676): Financial exploitation of adults; DARS work group to study.
Chapter 394 (HB 1105): Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; recidivism rate for certain released federal prisoners.
Chapter 444 (HB 558): Onsite sewage systems and private wells; evaluation and design, report.
Chapter 517 (HB 1053): Investor-owned electric utilities; establishment of protocols for energy efficiency programs.
Chapter 592 (HB 525): Standards of Learning Innovation Committee; review of standardized testing in public high schools.
Chapter 741 (HB 97): Interstate 95; VDOT, et al., to evaluate traffic congestion in Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties.
Chapter 759 (HB 1344): Bonds; certain capital projects.
Chapter 763 (SB 369): Telemedicine pilot program; to expand access, etc., to health care services in certain areas.
Chapter 769 (SB 731): Capital outlay funding; issuance of bonds by VPBA & VCBA for certain projects & programs.

Taxation

Chapter 17 (HB 865): Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemptions.
Chapter 734 (HJ 123): Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption.

Transportation

Chapter 741 (HB 97): Interstate 95; VDOT, et al., to evaluate traffic congestion in Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties.

Trooper Harry Lee Henderson Memorial Bridge

Chapter 138 (SB 448): Trooper Harry Lee Henderson Memorial Bridge; designating as Interstate 66 bridge in Warren County.

Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith Memorial Bridge

Chapter 118 (HB 184): Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith Memorial Bridge; designating as Rt. 301 bridge over Interstate 95.
Chapter 134 (SB 107): Designating the Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith Memorial Bridge.

Uncodified Legislation

Chapter 41 (HB 315): Conservation police officers; certain officers of Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Chapter 54 (SB 557): Reformulated gasoline (RFG) program; sale by marina.
Chapter 67 (SB 643): U.S. Department of the Interior; monitoring by VMRC, Assateague Island National Seashore.
Chapter 73 (HB 202): Anatomical gifts; search and rescue dog training.
Chapter 79 (HB 311): Emergency medical services providers; interstate agreements.
Chapter 80 (HB 312): SHHR; increase sharing of electronic health records, report.
Chapter 114 (SB 774): DMAS; Request for Proposal.
Chapter 119 (HB 200): State parks; establishing fee schedule.
Chapter 217 (SB 736): Landscape cover materials; local ordinances concerning installation or use.
Chapter 247 (HB 138): Virginia Beach arena; extends an existing contingent sunset provision.
Chapter 255 (SB 395): Investor-owned electric utilities; establishment of protocols for energy efficiency programs.
Chapter 258 (SB 642): Virginia Beach arena.
Chapter 319 (HB 340): Private animal shelters; Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall adopt regulations.
Chapter 355 (HB 676): Financial exploitation of adults; DARS work group to study.
Chapter 366 (HB 477): Veterans care centers; issuance of bonds for certain projects.
Chapter 394 (HB 1105): Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; recidivism rate for certain released federal prisoners.
Chapter 398 (HB 1059): Heroin possession; Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to evaluate sentencing guidelines.
Chapter 440 (HB 903): Recurrent Flooding Resiliency, Commonwealth Center for; at various educational institutions.
Chapter 444 (HB 558): Onsite sewage systems and private wells; evaluation and design, report.
Chapter 508 (HB 851): Insurance policy; electronic delivery of information, repeals sunset provision.
Chapter 517 (HB 1053): Investor-owned electric utilities; establishment of protocols for energy efficiency programs.
Chapter 592 (HB 525): Standards of Learning Innovation Committee; review of standardized testing in public high schools.
Chapter 600 (SB 553): Nursing facilities; electronic monitoring.
Chapter 606 (HB 1312): Special license plates; MEG'S MILES.
Chapter 647 (HB 942): School boards; reasonable access by certain youth groups.
Chapter 706 (HB 98): License plates, special; issuance to family members of persons who have died in military service.
Chapter 730 (HB 1063): Bonds for institutions of higher education.
Chapter 731 (SB 61): Commonwealth of Virginia Institutions of Higher Education Bond Act of 2016; created.
Chapter 732 (HB 29): Budget Bill.
Chapter 741 (HB 97): Interstate 95; VDOT, et al., to evaluate traffic congestion in Stafford and Spotsylvania Counties.
Chapter 759 (HB 1344): Bonds; certain capital projects.
Chapter 763 (SB 369): Telemedicine pilot program; to expand access, etc., to health care services in certain areas.
Chapter 769 (SB 731): Capital outlay funding; issuance of bonds by VPBA & VCBA for certain projects & programs.
Chapter 780 (HB 30): Budget Bill.

University of Virginia

Chapter 763 (SB 369): Telemedicine pilot program; to expand access, etc., to health care services in certain areas.

Utility Services

Chapter 255 (SB 395): Investor-owned electric utilities; establishment of protocols for energy efficiency programs.
Chapter 517 (HB 1053): Investor-owned electric utilities; establishment of protocols for energy efficiency programs.

Veterans and Veterans Administration

Chapter 366 (HB 477): Veterans care centers; issuance of bonds for certain projects.

Virginia Beach, City of

Chapter 247 (HB 138): Virginia Beach arena; extends an existing contingent sunset provision.
Chapter 258 (SB 642): Virginia Beach arena.

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Chapter 440 (HB 903): Recurrent Flooding Resiliency, Commonwealth Center for; at various educational institutions.

Virginia National Guard

Chapter 706 (HB 98): License plates, special; issuance to family members of persons who have died in military service.

Virginia Route 619

Chapter 601 (HB 41): Thomas Jefferson Scenic Byway Loop; Virginia byway designation.

Virginia Route 72

Chapter 601 (HB 41): Thomas Jefferson Scenic Byway Loop; Virginia byway designation.

Warren County

Chapter 138 (SB 448): Trooper Harry Lee Henderson Memorial Bridge; designating as Interstate 66 bridge in Warren County.

Water and Sewer Systems

Chapter 444 (HB 558): Onsite sewage systems and private wells; evaluation and design, report.

Waters of the State, Ports, and Harbors

Chapter 67 (SB 643): U.S. Department of the Interior; monitoring by VMRC, Assateague Island National Seashore.

Weather

Chapter 440 (HB 903): Recurrent Flooding Resiliency, Commonwealth Center for; at various educational institutions.

Wells

Chapter 444 (HB 558): Onsite sewage systems and private wells; evaluation and design, report.

William and Mary, The College of

Chapter 440 (HB 903): Recurrent Flooding Resiliency, Commonwealth Center for; at various educational institutions.

Wise County

Chapter 601 (HB 41): Thomas Jefferson Scenic Byway Loop; Virginia byway designation.

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