2020 Legislative Session
Updated: Mar 13

Checkout the legislation Senator Dunnavant was involved with during the 2020 session. You can even click on each bill to learn more!
Chief Patron
SB 142 Virtual Virginia; availability to all public schools. - Went to Conference, but Failed
SB 185 Nursing homes, hospices, etc.; possession and administration of cannabidiol or THC-A.
SB 186 Individualized education program teams; Department of Education to develop guidelines.
SB 362 Hyperbaric oxygen therapy; data collection. - Continued to 2021 in House General Laws
SB 363 Virginia Works Portal; created, report. - Continued to 2021 by Senate Finance and Appropriations - Tabled in House Rules
SB 364 Commonwealth Care Health Benefits Program; association health plans for individual market. - Tabled in House rules
SB 365 Health care provider; SHHR to convene a work group related to credentialing.
SB 366 Learning management system; Department of Education to obtain for public schools. - Continued to 2021 by House Appropriations
SB 367 Student growth measurement system; Department of Education to obtain an individualized system. - Continued to 2021 by Senate Finance
SB 400 Virginia Data Commission; established, report. - Tabled in House Comm, Tech, and Innovation
SB 567 Disability insurance; coverage for disability arising out of childbirth, report.
SB 569 DBHDS and VSP; mobile applications, mental health and public safety. - Continued to 2021 in House Health Welfare and Inst.
SB 571 Visitation; petition of grandparent for visitation of child. - Left in House Courts of Justice
SB 573 Health plans; calculation of enrollee's contribution to out-of-pocket maximum requirements. - Incorporated into DeSteph Bill
SB 585 Guardianship; special education transition materials, etc.
SB 586 Auditor of Public Accounts; duties, Commonwealth Data Point.
SB 1012 Income tax, state; subtraction for certain low-income and middle-income students, effective clause. - Left in House Appropriations
SB 1025 Kinship foster care; training and approval processes.
SB 1026 Pharmacists; initiating treatment, dispensing, and administering of controlled substances. - Tabled in House Health Welfare and Institutions
SJ 81 Consumer data privacy; Joint Commission on Technology and Science to study. - Tabled in House Rules
Chief Co-Patron
Co-Patron
SB 2 Marijuana; definitions, possession and consumption, civil penalties, report.
SB 122 Teledentistry; definitions, establishes requirements for practice, digital scans, etc.
SB 128 DOE; pilot program, placement transition of certain students. - Continued to 2021 in Senate Finance
SB 172 Health insurance; definitions, payment to out-of-network providers, emergency services.
SB 243 Health insurance; payment to out-of-network providers. - Left in Senate Commerce and Labor
SB 251 Pharmacy benefits managers; licensure and regulation definitions.
SB 578 Early childhood care and education; establishment of system, definitions, licensure.
SB 633 Music therapy; definition of music therapist, licensure.
SB 981 Military service members and veterans; expediting the issuance of credentials to spouses.
Budget Amendments
0#5s Income Tax Subtraction for G3 Students
10#1s Consumer Data Privacy
32.5#1s Creation of the Virginia Data Commission - SB 400
130#2s Virginia Works Portal
137#3s VDOE - Growth Measurement System
145#25s Direct Aid - School Behaviorists
291#1s Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Program Workgroup
307#1s Emergency Department Care Coordination Program
313#6s Increase DD Waiver Slots to Eliminate Priority 1 Waitlist
313#29s Medicaid Physician Rate Increase
313#36s Increase Adult Day Health Care Rates by 70%
313#58s SB 568: Management of Medicaid Pharmacy Program
317#4s SB 569: Mental Health Crisis Intervention Hotline
320#14s Curb the Crisis
353#2s Increase the Auxiliary Grant Rate
373#5s Virginia Conservation Assistance Program
391#1s Continue Workgroup Examining Body Worn Camera Impacts
426#4s Public Safety App
Checkout the budget amendments here: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/mbramendment/2020/1/S97