Cellular telephones; prohibits use of hand-held devices while driving, except in emergency. Adding § 46.2-819.4. (Patron-Ticer, SB 1081 (F))

Cellular telephones; prohibits use while driving. Adding § 46.2-1078.1. (Patron-Parrish, HB 1830 (F); Jones, D.C., HB 1962 (F))

Cellular telephones; retailer to have recycling system for acceptance and collection of used. Amending § 10.1-2500; adding §§ 10.1-1425.26:1 through 10.1-1425.26:6. (Patron-Deeds, SB 1317 (F))

Deed of trust; utility easement. Amending § 55-59. (Patron-Bryant, HB 2370 (F))

Driver’s license, provisional; prohibits use of cellular telephone or any other wireless telecommunications device, exception. Amending §§ 46.2-334.01 and 46.2-1094. (Patron-O’Brien, SB 966 (F))

Driver’s license, provisional; prohibits use of cellular telephone or any wireless telecommunications devices. Amending § 46.2-334.01. (Patron-Mims, SB 784 (I) See SB966)

Electric generating facilities; to meet emissions reductions in severe nonattainment areas. Adding § 10.1-1322.5. (Patron-Van Landingham, HB 113 (CD); Van Landingham, HB 2546 (F))

Electric utility providers; minimum stay requirement by commercial and industrial customers. Amending §§ 56-577 and 56-583. (Patron-Watkins, SB 117 (CD))

Electric utility restructuring; municipal and state aggregation. Amending § 56-589. (Patron-Watkins, SB 116 (CD))

Electric utility restructuring; protection of state jurisdiction, customer choice suspended. Adding § 56-577.1. (Patron-Morgan, HB 264 (CD))

Electric utility restructuring; stranded costs, overearnings. Amending §§ 30-205, 56-582, 56-583 and 56-584. (Patron-Morgan, HB 265 (CD))

Electric Utility Restructuring Act and Commission on Electric Utility Restructuring; abolished. Amending §§ 10.1-1186.2:1, 15.2-1901, 56-231.24, 56-231.49, 56-235.8, 58.1-2900, 58.1-3814 and 62.1-44.15:5; adding § 56-265.2:2; repealing §§ 30-201 through 30-209, 56-576 through 56-596 and Chapter 633, 1998 Acts. (Patron-Orrock, HB 1268 (CD))

Electrical generating facilities; certificates. Amending § 56-580. (Patron-Norment, SB 239 (CD))

Electrical transmission lines; State Corporation Commission to analyze installation of underground in certain localities, report. (Patron-Mims, SB 783 (Chapter 332))

Fax machines; identification of sender of advertising materials. Amending § 8.01-40.2. (Patron-Brink, HB 2285 (F))

Freedom of Information Act; exempts certain local wireless service authorities. Amending §§ 2.2-3705.6 and 2.2-3711. (Patron-Phillips, HB 2404 (Chapter 411))

Freedom of Information Act; exempts proprietary records of cable television and telecommunication services provided by localities. Amending §§ 2.2-3705.6, 2.2-3711, 15.2-2160 and 56-265.4:4; adding § 15.2-2108.18. (Patron-Wampler, SB 959 (Chapter 258))

Freedom of Information Act; exempts proprietary records of cable television and telecommunication services provided by localities. Amending §§ 2.2-3705.6 and 2.2-3711; adding § 15.2-2108.18. (Patron-Wampler, SB 879 (F))

Gas pipeline safety; regulation by State Corporation Commission. Amending § 56-257.2; repealing §§ 56-5.1 and 56-257.3. (Patron-Watkins, SB 987 (Chapter 35))

Landfill gas; increases number of commercial or industrial customers to which company may sell or deliver. Amending § 56-265.1. (Patron-Watkins, SB 798 (Chapter 22))

Mechanics’ liens; easements of public service company, etc. Amending § 43-3. (Patron-Reynolds, SB 704 (F))

Personal property tax; rate on wind turbine generating equipment of electric suppliers. Amending § 58.1-2606. (Patron-Hanger, SB 1011 (F))

Prisoners; illegal possession of cellular telephone, penalty. Adding § 18.2-431.1. (Patron-Albo, HB 2213 (Chapter 171); Puckett, SB 940 (F))

Public service districts; powers to include burying of high voltage power lines. Amending § 15.2-2403. (Patron-May, HB 2877 (F))

Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002; changes in provisions. Amending §§ 56-575.1 through 56-575.5, 56-575.7 through 56-575.13 and 56-575.16; adding §§ 56-575.3:1 and 56-575.9:1. (Patron-Stosch, SB 1107 (Chapter 865))

Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002; definition of qualifying project. Amending § 56-575.1. (Patron-Saxman, HB 1945 (Chapter 618))

Public-Private Transportation Act; allows local governments to act as responsible public entities. Amending § 56-557. (Patron-Saxman, HB 2443 (I) See HB2666)

Public-Private Transportation Act; prohibits imposition of tolls on existing interstate highways. Amending § 56-565. (Patron-Saxman, HB 1348 (CD))

Public-Private Transportation Act; provisions for streamlining and enhancing. Amending §§ 56-557 through 56-561, 56-563 through 56-572 and 56-573.1; adding §§ 56-566.1, 56-566.2 and 56-567.1. (Patron-McDonnell, HB 2666 (Chapter 562); Stosch, SB 1108 (Chapter 504))

Public-Private Transportation Act; schedule of deadlines for consideration of solicited or unsolicited proposals made to Department of Transportation. Amending § 56-560. (Patron-McDonnell, HB 2812 (F))

Railroads; passenger rail service liability. Adding § 56-446.1. (Patron-Janis, HB 2898 (F))

Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include telecommunications and telephone companies. Amending § 58.1-609.3. (Patron-Byron, HB 2057 (F); Hull, HB 2889 (F); Norment, SB 1116 (F))

Telecommunications relay service; allows purchase of equipment for use by hearing-impaired persons using relay service. Amending § 56-484.5. (Patron-Morgan, HB 2713 (F))

Telecommunications services provided by localities; cost allocations. Amending §§ 15.2-2160 and 56-265.4:4. (Patron-Wampler, SB 960 (F))

Telephone companies; basic services regulation. Amending § 56-1; adding § 56-235.5:1. (Patron-Norment, SB 383 (CD))

Telephone companies; filing a cost allocation manual. Amending § 56-265.4:4. (Patron-Wampler, SB 282 (CD))

Telephone or telegraph communications; interfering with emergency use thereof, penalty. Amending § 18.2-164. (Patron-Janis, HB 1618 (F))

Telephone Privacy Protection Act; prohibits telephone solicitation to persons on National Do-Not-Call Registry, date change made consistent with federal regulations. Amending § 59.1-514. (Patron-Nixon, HB 2055 (Chapter 296))

Telephone systems within correctional facilities; Department of Corrections to offer debit or prepaid systems. Adding § 53.1-1.1. (Patron-Dillard, HB 1765 (Chapter 612))

Underground electrical transmission lines; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study desirability of using. (Patron-May, HJR 690 (F))

Underground relocation of utilities; certain localities may impose special assessments therefor. Amending § 15.2-2404. (Patron-May, HB 2878 (Chapter 854))

Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act, Task Force Study to Determine Operation and Effectiveness of; Report of State Corporation Commission (Chapter 841, 2002 Acts). (SD 4)

Underground Utility Distribution Lines, Placement of; Report of State Corporation Commission (HJR 153, 2004). (HD 30)

Underground utility line damage prevention; requires notification of abandoned lines to excavator-operator information exchange system. Amending § 56-265.19. (Patron-Nixon, HB 2053 (Chapter 395))

Utility assessments; includes City of Chesapeake on list of localities that may charge entire cost of utility improvements. Amending § 15.2-2406. (Patron-Quayle, SB 1230 (Chapter 515))

Utility tax; imposition on local consumers in Town of Dumfries for mobile phone usage. Amending § 58.1-3812. (Patron-Colgan, SB 801 (Chapter 206))

Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP); exempt from regulation by State Corporation Commission. Amending §§ 56-1 and 58.1-3812. (Patron-Cuccinelli, SB 673 (CD))

Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) service; exempt from regulation by State Corporation Commission. Amending § 56-1; adding § 56-1.3. (Patron-Marshall, R.G., HB 1804 (F))

Water and sewer systems; localities to require developers to extend and connect to abutting or adjacent public systems. Amending §§ 15.2-2121 and 15.2-2242. (Patron-Byron, HB 2865 (Chapter 567))

Water systems and small water utilities; requires emergency electricity generation systems. Amending § 56-265.13:4; adding § 56-265.11:2. (Patron-Barlow, HB 967 (CD))

Wireless E-911 Services Board; changes in provisions. Amending §§ 56-484.12, 56-484.14, 56-484.16 and 56-484.17. (Patron-Stolle, SB 1159 (Chapter 942))

Wireless service authorities; approval to offer high-speed data and Internet services to localities not required. Amending § 56-484.7:1. (Patron-Phillips, HB 2395 (F))

Wireless service authority; allows multiple localities to create. Amending § 15.2-5431.3. (Patron-Nutter, HB 2158 (Chapter 299))