2020 Legislative Session

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