A. L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership (VPMEP); Secretary of Commerce and Trade to study ways to strengthen affiliation and partnership with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. (Patron-Armstrong, HJR 763 (F))

Academic programs in critical shortage areas; Council of Higher Education to coordinate with public institutions discontinuance thereof. (Patron-Orrock, HJR 619 (F))

Adoption; joint subcommittee to study laws and policies. (Patron-O’Brien, SJR 331 (P); Reynolds, SJR 392 (I) See SJR331)

Adult Fatality Review Team; created, report. Amending §§ 2.2-3705.5 and 63.2-1606; adding § 63.2-1607.1. (Patron-Howell, SB 857 (F))

Adult Fatality Review Team; created, report. Amending § 63.2-1606; adding § 63.2-1607.1. (Patron-Ebbin, HB 2676 (F))

Affordable housing; Housing Commission to study authority of localities to provide incentives to developers to preserve supply thereof. (Patron-Scott, J.M., HJR 719 (F))

Affordable housing; Housing Development Authority to study availability for active duty military personnel and their families. (Patron-Baskerville, HJR 617 (F))

Agricultural Enterprise Act of 2005; created, reports. Adding §§ 3.1-18.13 through 3.1-18.25. (Patron-Saxman, HB 1947 (Chapter 795))

Alternative dispute resolution pilot project; Information Technologies Agency (VITA) to study. (Patron-Nixon, HB 2054 (Chapter 577))

Assisted living facilities; license requirements, increases maximum civil penalty, report. Amending §§ 63.2-1707, 63.2-1709, 63.2-1803 and 63.2-1805; adding §§ 63.2-1709.1, 63.2-1709.2 and 63.2-1803.1. (Patron-Nixon, HB 2537 (I) See HB2512)

Assisted living facilities; regulations and licensure requirements, report. Amending §§ 2.2-703, 54.1-2503, 54.1-3005, 54.1-3007, 54.1-3100 through 54.1-3103, 54.1-3408, 63.2-1702, 63.2-1707, 63.2-1709, 63.2-1721, 63.2-1732, 63.2-1803 and 63.2-1805; adding §§ 54.1-3041, 54.1-3042, 54.1-3043, 54.1-3103.1, 63.2-1709.1, 63.2-1709.2 and 63.2-1803.1. (Patron-Hamilton, HB 2512 (Chapter 924); Hanger, SB 1183 (Chapter 610))

Assisted living facilities; regulations for serving residents with mental illness, mental retardation or substance abuse problems, report. Amending §§ 37.1-189.1, 54.1-2503, 54.1-3005, 54.1-3100 through 54.1-3103, 54.1-3408, 63.2-1702, 63.2-1707, 63.2-1709, 63.2-1721, 63.2-1737, 63.2-1803 and 63.2-1805; adding §§ 54.1-3041, 54.1-3042, 54.1-3103.1 and 63.2-1803.1. (Patron-Watts, HB 2362 (I) See HB2512; Devolites Davis, SB 1000 (I) See SB1183)

Baseball Stadium Authority; entitlement to tax revenues, admission tax in certain localities, report. Amending §§ 15.2-5800, 15.2-5805, 15.2-5806, 15.2-5808, 15.2-5814, 15.2-5815, 58.1-3818 and 58.1-3840; adding §§ 15.2-5822 and 15.2-5823. (Patron-Suit, HB 2455 (Chapter 106))

Baseball Stadium Authority; entitlement to tax revenues, report. Amending §§ 15.2-5800, 15.2-5805, 15.2-5806, 15.2-5808, 15.2-5814 and 15.2-5815; adding §§ 15.2-5822 and 15.2-5823. (Patron-Callahan, HB 2606 (I) See HB2455)

Biodiesel fuel use and production; Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry to study use and production thereof. (Patron-Parrish, HJR 598 (P))

Biometric identifiers; DMV, et al, to study desirability and feasibility of integration for driver’s licenses and special identification cards. (Patron-May, HJR 691 (F))

Biosolids; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study land application thereof. (Patron-Hogan, HJR 643 (P))

Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Fund; various state agencies to study and determine effective manner in which it may be adequately funded. (Patron-Tata, HJR 646 (P))

Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program and Fund; created, report. Amending § 22.1-253.13:3; adding §§ 23-9.8:1 and 30-231.1 through 30-231.10; repealing §§ 23-38.53:21 through 23-38.53:24 and 30-226 through 30-231. (Patron-Melvin, HB 2588 (Chapter 834); Lambert, SB 1034 (Chapter 753))

Campaign finance disclosure; record retention requirements and reviews thereof, report. Amending §§ 24.2-903, 24.2-904 and 24.2-928; adding § 24.2-928.1. (Patron-Scott, J.M., HB 2727 (F))

Campaign finance disclosure; record retention requirements and reviews thereof, report. Amending §§ 24.2-903 and 24.2-904; adding § 24.2-928.1. (Patron-Scott, J.M., HB 1465 (CD))

Chesapeake Bay; joint subcommittee to study options to provide long-term funding source to clean up polluted waters and tributaries. (Patron-Callahan, HJR 640 (P))

Child protective services; Department of Social Services to evaluate effectiveness of investigations, report. Amending §§ 63.2-1516.01 and 63.2-1528; adding § 63.2-1529.1. (Patron-Shannon, HB 2911 (F))

Cigarette taxes; Department of Taxation to study use of tax stamps by localities as evidence of payment thereof. (Patron-Abbitt, HJR 664 (P))

Circuit court; joint subcommittee to study operations of clerks’ offices. (Patron-Mims, SJR 336 (P))

Civics Education, Commission on; created, report, sunset provision. Amending § 2.2-2101; adding §§ 22.1-212.17 through 22.1-212.22. (Patron-Dillard, HB 1769 (Chapter 786))

Civil Rights Movement; General Assembly to support memorial commission to pay tribute thereto, report. (Patron-Bryant, HJR 790 (P))

Clean Air Act; Department of Environmental Quality, et al, to study effect of urban trees and native forests on ambient ozone levels and other air pollutants. (Patron-Mims, SJR 343 (F))

Clean Election Act and Fund; created, report. Adding §§ 24.2-951 through 24.2-963 and 58.1-344.3. (Patron-Baskerville, HB 844 (CD))

Clean Election Act and Fund; created, report. Adding §§ 24.2-951 through 24.2-963 and 58.1-344.4. (Patron-Baskerville, HB 1905 (F))

Clean Smokestack Act; created, report. Adding §§ 10.1-1327 through 10.1-1330. (Patron-Reid, HB 2742 (F))

Clean Smokestack Act; created to reduce emissions, report. Amending §§ 10.1-1300 and 56-582; adding §§ 10.1-1322.5 through 10.1-1322.14. (Patron-Reid, HB 1472 (CD))

Clean Streams Act; created. Adding §§ 10.1-2135 through 10.1-2140 and 30-266 through 30-272. (Patron-Pollard, HB 2694 (F); Whipple, SB 1240 (F))

Clean Streams Advisory Commission; created, report. (Patron-Pollard, HB 2694 (F); Whipple, SB 1240 (F))

Collegial bodies; changes and conformity of provisions, report. Amending §§ 2.2-720, 3.1-14, 3.1-73.5, 3.1-249.29, 4.1-115, 5.1-30.9, 10.1-1018, 10.1-1021, 10.1-1322, 15.2-5912, 17.1-100, 22.1-209.1:3, 23-1.01, 23-9.2:3.1, 23-38.84, 30-34.15, 30-84, 59.1-369, 62.1-222 and 63.2-1529; adding §§ 10.1-1018.1 and 30-19.8:1; repealing §§ 23-101, 23-102 and second enactment of Chapter 996, 1996 Acts. (Patron-Griffith, HB 2321 (Chapter 633))

Common interest communities; Real Estate Board to review study performed by Old Dominion University Center for Real Estate and Economic Development. (Patron-Suit, HJR 686 (P))

Communications Sales and Use Tax Act; created, various revisions to taxation of communications services, report. Amending §§ 15.2-2108, 56-468.1, 56-484.12, 58.1-3815 and 58.1-3816.2; adding §§ 51.5-115, 58.1-645 through 58.1-662 and 58.1-1730; repealing §§ 56-484.4, 56-484.5, 56-484.6, 58.1-3812, 58.1-3813.1, 58.1-3818.1 through 58.1-3818.7 and third enactment of Chapter 858, 1972 Acts. (Patron-O’Brien, SB 1335 (F))

Communications services; Auditor of Public Accounts to determine amount of revenues received from taxes and fees by localities, report. (Patron-Nixon, HB 2880 (Chapter 126))

Community College System; joint subcommittee to study feasibility and appropriateness of granting certain colleges authority to confer four-year degrees. (Patron-Marshall, D.W., HJR 816 (F))

Competitive Government Act; change in reporting dates. Amending third enactment of Chapter 994, 2004 Acts. (Patron-Saxman, HB 2844 (Chapter 566))

Congregate housing services pilot program for frail elderly individuals; created, report. Adding §§ 2.2-721 and 2.2-722. (Patron-Eisenberg, HB 2124 (F))

Constitutional officers; joint subcommittee to study operations, functions and funding thereof. (Patron-Welch, HJR 639 (F))

Contracts; eliminates cap on percentage of payment errors contractor may retain for recovery audits, report. Amending § 2.2-1822.1. (Patron-Scott, E.T., HB 2478 (Chapter 109))

Corporate income tax relief; annual report by Tax Commissioner. Amending § 58.1-202. (Patron-Chichester, SB 867 (Chapter 216))

Corrections, Board of; membership, report. Amending §§ 53.1-2 and 53.1-6. (Patron-Ebbin, HB 2890 (F))

Court Reporting, Board of; created, report. Adding §§ 54.1-4500 through 54.1-4515. (Patron-Quayle, SB 1330 (F))

Crisis Intervention Pilot Programs; established for persons with mental illness or substance abuse. Amending § 9.1-102; adding §§ 9.1-187 through 9.1-187.3. (Patron-Edwards, SB 718 (F))

Databases; changes requirement for periodic security audits of government, report. Amending § 2.2-2009. (Patron-O’Brien, SB 1252 (F))

Death penalty; joint subcommittee to study moratorium thereon. (Patron-Marsh, SJR 318 (F))

Dental hygienists; Dental Association to update survey of nonemployed. (Patron-Marsh, SJR 322 (F))

Driver’s license; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee to study feasibility of establishing new class that would specifically not be valid as proof of legal presence in U.S. (Patron-Ebbin, HJR 748 (F))

Driver’s license and special identification card; Department of Motor Vehicles to study desirability and feasibility of incorporating biological trait information. (Patron-Byron, HJR 714 (F))

Drug Treatment Court Act; created, report. Adding § 18.2-254.1. (Patron-Lucas, SB 636 (CD))

Economic development; services provided to economically distressed areas, report. Amending § 2.2-2238.1. (Patron-Dudley, HB 2027 (Chapter 797); Hawkins, SB 893 (Chapter 737))

Economic Development Incentive Act; created, report. Adding §§ 2.2-5105 through 2.2-5108. (Patron-Lambert, SB 232 (CD); Stosch, SB 930 (F))

Economic Development Revolving Fund; abolished, report. Amending § 2.2-2285; repealing §§ 59.1-284.1 through 59.1-284.6. (Patron-Landes, HB 2061 (Chapter 624))

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

Emergency personnel who are pet owners; Department of Emergency Management to study immunity from liability during emergencies or disasters. (Patron-Orrock, HJR 618 (F))

Enterprise zones; regulations and tax credit use, report. Amending §§ 58.1-3, 58.1-439, 58.1-3245.6, 58.1-3245.8, 58.1-3245.12, 59.1-279, 59.1-280, 59.1-280.1, 59.1-282.1, 59.1-282.2, 59.1-284.01 and 59.1-284.17; adding §§ 59.1-530 through 59.1-541; repealing §§ 59.1-272 through 59.1-278, 59.1-279.1, 59.1-280.2, 59.1-282 and 59.1-282.3 through 59.1-284. (Patron-Dudley, HB 2570 (Chapter 884); Watkins, SB 983 (Chapter 863))

Environmental Excellence Program; change of various boards’ authority to approve methods, reports. Adding §§ 10.1-1187.1 through 10.1-1187.7. (Patron-Watkins, SB 1088 (Chapter 705))

Firearms hunting ordinances, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries; to continue study. (Patron-Stolle, SJR 393 (P))

First responders killed in line of duty; General Assembly to support establishment of memorial commission to pay tribute thereto, report. (Patron-Reese, HJR 817 (P))

Foreign-born population residing; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study economic impact thereof within Planning District 8. (Patron-Parrish, HJR 597 (F))

Forensic Science, Department of, Forensic Science Board and Scientific Advisory Committee; created, report. Amending §§ 2.2-1104, 2.2-2101, 2.2-3802, 4.1-352, 9.1-102, 9.1-501, 18.2-267, 18.2-268.1, 18.2-268.6, 18.2-268.7, 18.2-268.8, 18.2-268.9, 19.2-187, 19.2-187.01, 19.2-187.2, 19.2-188.1, 19.2-270.4:1, 19.2-310.2, 19.2-310.2:1, 19.2-310.3 through 19.2-310.7, 19.2-327.1, 19.2-327.3, 19.2-327.4, 19.2-386.23, 19.2-386.27, 19.2-387, 19.2-389.1, 46.2-341.25, 46.2-341.26:1, 46.2-341.26:6, 46.2-341.26:7, 46.2-341.26:9, 54.1-3404 and 54.1-3431; adding §§ 9.1-1100 through 9.1-1113; repealing §§ 9.1-117 through 9.1-125. (Patron-Albo, HB 2216 (Chapter 881); Stolle, SB 1153 (Chapter 868))

Forestland; Board of Forestry to continue its study of providing incentives to private landowners. (Patron-Ticer, SJR 367 (P))

Gangs; Crime Commission to study criminal street conduct and characteristics to produce list of names. (Patron-Albo, HJR 573 (P))

General registrars; joint subcommittee to study appointment, responsibilities, and oversight thereof. (Patron-Martin, SJR 41 (CD))

Government expenditures, unnecessary; joint subcommittee to study reduction thereof. (Patron-Athey, HJR 671 (F))

Growth and Economic Development, Commission on; continued. (Patron-Marshall, R.G., HJR 681 (F))

Gun violence in Richmond metropolitan area; joint subcommittee to study. (Patron-Jones, D.C., HJR 745 (F))

Hampton Roads Transportation Authority Act; created, reports. Adding §§ 15.2-4841 through 15.2-4852 and 58.1-550 through 58.1-555. (Patron-Reese, HB 2160 (F))

Health care providers; Board of Professions to study prevalence of medical errors by providers. (Patron-Landes, HJR 587 (F))

Health Care Voluntary Purchasing Alliance Act; created. Adding §§ 38.2-6300 through 38.2-6311. (Patron-Hall, HB 2345 (F))

Health insurance industry; Bureau of Insurance within State Corporation Commission to study operations and escalating cost thereof. (Patron-Marshall, R.G., HJR 144 (CD))

Health insurance plans, high deductible; various state health organizations to discuss quality and educational initiatives thereof, report. (Patron-Hamilton, HJR 818 (P))

Health insurance, public-private; Secretary of Administration to prepare program design for voluntary purchasing pool for small businesses, report. (Patron-Brink, HJR 696 (F); Colgan, SJR 400 (F))

Hearing aids, children’s; joint subcommittee to study funding and promotion thereof. (Patron-Ticer, SJR 366 (F))

Higher education; joint subcommittee to study feasibility and appropriateness of granting chartered institution status to certain public institutions. (Patron-Tata, HJR 572 (F))

Higher education; removes responsibility for annual audits, report. Amending § 30-133; adding § 23-1.02. (Patron-Obenshain, SB 1125 (F))

Higher Education Board Appointments, Commission on; created, report. Adding §§ 2.2-2518 through 2.2-2523. (Patron-Norment, SB 1119 (F))

Higher educational institutions; conveyance and transfer of real property, Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, created, report. Amending §§ 2.2-1124, 2.2-1132, 2.2-1149, 2.2-1150, 2.2-1153, 2.2-1514, 2.2-2007, 2.2-2901, 23-9.6:1, 36-98.1, 51.1-124.3, 51.1-505 and 51.1-506; adding §§ 2.2-1404.1, 2.2-2518 through 2.2-2523, 2.2-5004, 2.2-5005, 23-9.2:3.02, 23-9.6:1.01, 23-38.88 through 23-38.121 and 30-133.1. (Patron-Callahan, HB 2866 (Chapter 933); Norment, SB 1327 (Chapter 945))

Higher educational institutions; governing boards to adopt biennially six-year plans addressing academic, financial and enrollment plans, and various objectives, reports. Amending §§ 2.2-1124, 2.2-1132, 2.2-1149, 2.2-1150, 2.2-1153, 2.2-1514, 2.2-2007, 2.2-2901, 2.2-4301, 23-9.6:1 and 36-98.1; adding §§ 2.2-1404.1, 2.2-5004, 2.2-5005, 23-9.2:3.02, 23-9.6:1.01 and 30-133.1. (Patron-Chichester, SB 1314 (I) See SB1327)

Higher educational institutions; governing boards to adopt biennially six-year plans addressing academic, financial and enrollment plans, and various objectives, reports. Amending §§ 2.2-1124, 2.2-1132, 2.2-1149, 2.2-1150, 2.2-1153, 2.2-1514, 2.2-2007, 2.2-2901, 23-9.6:1 and 36-98.1; adding §§ 2.2-1404.1, 2.2-5004, 2.2-5005, 23-9.2:3.02, 23-9.6:1.01 and 30-133.1. (Patron-Hamilton, HB 2034 (I) See HB2866)

Highway noise abatement costs; joint subcommittee to study reduction thereof. (Patron-Frederick, HJR 551 (P))

Highway rest stops; Department of Transportation to study privatization thereof. (Patron-Gear, HJR 654 (F))

Holistic health care; joint subcommittee to study mechanisms to promote collaborative arrangements between primary care physicians and oral health professionals. (Patron-Marsh, SJR 317 (F))

Housing-related issues; Housing Commission to study certain. (Patron-Whipple, SJR 370 (F))

Hydrogen Energy Plan; Secretary of Technology to develop, report. (Patron-Welch, HB 2913 (F))

I-SaveRx program; Joint Commission on Health Care to study feasibility of participation therein. (Patron-Marshall, R.G., HJR 683 (F))

Income tax, state; voluntary contribution to various entities, report. Amending §§ 2.2-2702, 29.1-101, 58.1-344.3 and 58.1-546; repealing §§ 30-19.1:10, 58.1-345, 58.1-345.1, 58.1-346, 58.1-346.1:1, 58.1-346.2:1, 58.1-346.3:1 and 58.1-346.4:1 through 58.1-346.24. (Patron-Purkey, HB 2303 (Chapter 860); Marsh, SB 803 (Chapter 889))

Indians, Council on; membership, report. Amending §§ 2.2-2628 and 2.2-2629. (Patron-McDougle, HB 1712 (Chapter 61))

Insanity; Joint Commission on Health Care, through its Behavioral Health Care Subcommittee, to study needs of patients found not guilty by reason thereof and persons found incompetent to stand trial. (Patron-Puller, SJR 324 (P))

Integrated Directional Signing Program (IDSP); fee shall be collected by Transportation Commissioner from any qualified entity for purpose of participating therein, report. (Patron-Williams, SB 813 (Chapter 491))

Interstate Route 81; Superintendent of State Police to establish pilot project to improve highway safety and law-enforcement. (Patron-Saxman, HB 1344 (CD))

Interstate Route 81 Safety Advisory Committee; created, report. (Patron-Cline, HB 2554 (Chapter 319))

Interstate Route 95; joint subcommittee to study feasibility of constructing an eastern bypass to relieve traffic congestion around Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. (Patron-Marrs, HJR 663 (I) See HJR742)

Invasive technologies; public bodies to conduct analysis when authorizing or prohibiting use, Joint Commission on Technology and Science to propose guidelines. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HB 1304 (CD))

Judicial system; Office of Executive Secretary of Supreme Court to identify modifications to statutes and court rules to facilitate access thereto. (Patron-Jones, D.C., HJR 631 (F))

Juvenile work release program; established, penalty, report. Adding §§ 66-25.1:1 through 66-25.1:4. (Patron-BaCote, HB 2657 (Chapter 648))

King, Martin Luther, Jr. Living History and Public Policy Center; created, report. Amending § 30-192.7; adding §§ 2.2-2725 through 2.2-2731; repealing §§ 30-192.8 through 30-192.14. (Patron-Marsh, SB 804 (Chapter 731))

Lead Poisoning Prevention, Joint Subcommittee Studying; continued. (Patron-Lambert, SJR 380 (P))

Lee, Robert E.; joint subcommittee to plan and coordinate 200th anniversary celebration of his birth. (Patron-Cline, HJR 710 (P); Hanger, SJR 382 (P))

Legislative and Executive Branches, Joint Subcommittee to Study Appropriate Balance of Power Between; continued and renamed. (Patron-Landes, HJR 707 (P))

Logo sign programs; fee shall be collected by Transportation Commissioner from any qualified entity for purpose of participating therein. (Patron-Bell, SB 1254 (I) See SB813)

Long-term care; Secretary of Health and Human Resources to study “no wrong door” approach therefor. (Patron-Rust, HJR 657 (P))

Manufacturing; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study comparative burden of regulatory compliance on sector. (Patron-Wagner, SJR 360 (P))

Manufacturing; joint subcommittee studying needs and future thereof, continued. (Patron-Wagner, SJR 361 (P))

Mass transit programs; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to collect and analyze data to support reorganization and restructuring in Northern Virginia. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HJR 715 (I) See HJR742)

Mathematics specialist endorsement; Board of Education to include in Licensure Regulations for School Personnel, report. (Patron-Watkins, SJR 428 (P))

Medicaid; Department of Medical Assistance Services requested to join multi-state pooling arrangement in order to reduce prescription costs, report. (Patron-Petersen, HJR 695 (F))

Medical assistance services; applicants’ employment status, report. Adding § 32.1-323.2. (Patron-Miller, SB 742 (F))

Medical assistance services; establishing more restrictive asset transfer limit, report. (Patron-Landes, HB 2601 (F))

Medical malpractice; plaintiff must have an expert witness at time of service of process, expressions of sympathy inadmissible, report. Amending §§ 8.01-399 and 8.01-581.1; adding §§ 8.01-20.1, 8.01-50.1, 8.01-52.1, 8.01-581.20:1, 16.1-83.1, 38.2-2228.2 and 54.1-2912.3. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 2659 (Chapter 649); Newman, SB 1173 (Chapter 692))

Medical malpractice claims; State Corporation Commission to receive reports annually. Adding § 38.2-2228.2. (Patron-Baskerville, HB 1903 (I) See HB2659; Morgan, HB 2718 (F))

Medical malpractice claims; State Corporation Commission to receive reports annually, duty of Commissioner. Adding § 38.2-2235. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 1953 (F))

Medical malpractice insurance; State Corporation Commission to study implications of requiring that rates for certain high-risk specialties be based only on loss experience and should require prior approval. (Patron-Albo, HJR 666 (F))

Medical malpractice liability insurance rates; State Corporation Commission to study whether State should require prior approval thereof. (Patron-Baskerville, HJR 705 (F))

Medical Savings Account Act; name changed to Health Savings Account Plan, changes in provisions, report. Amending §§ 2.2-2818, 6.1-2.9:8, 38.2-5601 and 38.2-5602; adding § 38.2-5602.1; repealing §§ 38.2-5600 and 38.2-5603. (Patron-Hamilton, HB 1492 (Chapter 572); Martin, SB 1097 (Chapter 503))

Menhaden fishery; joint subcommittee to study appropriate means of regulating in Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. (Patron-Purkey, HJR 658 (F))

Mental health courts; Office of Executive Secretary of Supreme Court to establish pilot program, report. (Patron-Edwards, SB 725 (F))

Motor vehicle emissions; Department of Environmental Quality to study costs and benefits of adopting air pollution standards in Northern Virginia. (Patron-Puller, SJR 283 (F))

Multimodal transportation purposes; joint subcommittee to study use of active and abandoned railroad corridors therefor. (Patron-Parrish, HJR 772 (I) See HJR742)

Museum and White House of Confederacy; joint subcommittee to study relocating. (Patron-Janis, HJR 747 (P))

Natural aquatic resources; Institute of Marine Science, et al, to study those associated with available water resources. (Patron-Morgan, HJR 226 (CD))

Natural gas; Secretary of Commerce and Trade to study possibility of exploring in coastal areas therefor. (Patron-Saxman, HJR 625 (P))

Natural gas exploration, off-shore; exemption to existing moratorium. Adding § 2.2-302.1. (Patron-Wagner, SB 1054 (V))

Natural Resources, Foundation for; created, report. Adding §§ 10.1-2135 through 10.1-2139. (Patron-Hanger, SB 1141 (Chapter 351))

No Child Left Behind Act; Board of Education to seek waiver, report. (Patron-Landes, HB 2602 (Chapter 13); Reese, HJR 561 (F); Hanger, SB 1136 (Chapter 11))

No Child Left Behind Act; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study capacity of public education system to meet standards and requirements. (Patron-Dillard, HJR 665 (F))

No Child Left Behind Act; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study fiscal implications of State compliance. (Patron-Pollard, HJR 87 (CD))

Nonprofit organizations; Housing Commission to study feasibility of exempting those that construct housing for low-income persons. (Patron-Houck, SJR 376 (P))

Nosocomial infection rates; Joint Commission on Health Care to study statewide surveillance thereof. (Patron-Purkey, HJR 583 (F))

Obstetrical and pediatric care; pilot programs in underserved areas, report. Amending §§ 54.1-2901 and 54.1-2957.01; adding § 32.1-11.5. (Patron-Hurt, HB 2656 (Chapter 926))

Offices of Clerks of Circuit Courts, Commission on; created, reports. Adding § 30-266. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 1707 (F))

Overcrowding on localities; Housing Development Authority to study comprehensive impact thereof. (Patron-Parrish, HJR 596 (F))

Passenger rail carriers; Amtrak and Railway Express to report statistics of on-time reliability. (Patron-Petersen, HJR 694 (F))

Personal property tax, tangible; joint subcommittee to study elimination thereof on personal-use cars, motorcycles, etc. (Patron-Hanger, SJR 383 (F))

Persons with mental illness, mental retardation or substance abuse; recodification of Title 37.1. Amending §§ 2.2-2905, 2.2-3705.5, 8.01-2, 16.1-241, 16.1-278.11, 16.1-339, 16.1-346.1, 16.1-348, 18.2-254,18.2-255.2, 19.2-169.6, 19.2-177.1, 19.2-182.3, 19.2-182.9, 22.1-281, 33.1-234, 53.1-40.1, 53.1-40.2, 53.1-40.8, 53.1-40.9, 53.1-77, 54.1-2400.1, 54.1-2986, 58.1-3607, 63.2-1602, 63.2-1801 and 63.2-1805; adding §§ 2.2-2690, 2.2-2691, 37.2-100, 37.2-200 through 37.2-204, 37.2-300 through 37.2-319, 37.2-400 through 37.2-440, 37.2-500 through 37.2-511, 37.2-600 through 37.2-614, 37.2-700 through 37.2-721, 37.2-800 through 37.2-847, 37.2-900 through 37.2-918, 37.2-1000 through 37.2-1029 and 37.2-1100 through 37.2-1108; repealing §§ 37.1-1 through 37.1-260. (Patron-Mims, SB 1023 (Chapter 716))

Pre-hospital emergency medical services; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to continue study. (Patron-Athey, HJR 672 (F))

Prescription Drug Payment Assistance Program; created, annual report on effectiveness. Adding §§ 32.1-366 through 32.1-372. (Patron-Deeds, SB 377 (CD))

Prescription Drug Payment Assistance Program; created, report. Adding §§ 32.1-368 through 32.1-374. (Patron-Morgan, HB 2714 (F))

Prescription drugs; implementation of provisions for Medicare Part D, report. (Patron-Purkey, HB 1624 (Chapter 56); Deeds, SB 841 (Chapter 24))

Prescription medicines and health insurance premiums; joint subcommittee to study insurance costs relating to practice of medicine and costs thereof. (Patron-Hawkins, SJR 281 (F))

Prisoners; joint subcommittee to study program for reentry to society. (Patron-Puller, SJR 273 (P))

Probation and parole technical violators; joint subcommittee to study programs therefor. (Patron-McDougle, HJR 749 (F))

Public school divisions; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study outsourcing opportunities for noninstructional services. (Patron-Saxman, HJR 182 (CD))

Public school divisions; joint subcommittee to study relationship between obesity and school lunch program. (Patron-Marshall, R.G., HJR 589 (F))

Public school teachers and administrators; Board of Education to study granting state employee status. (Patron-Ruff, SJR 63 (CD))

Public schools; Board of Education to study permanent use of industry certifications and licensure tests for award of verified units of credit. (Patron-Wagner, SJR 403 (P))

Public schools; Department of Education to study best educational practices and programs for use therein. (Patron-Locke, SJR 402 (F))

Public-private partnerships for funding; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study creation thereof. (Patron-Purkey, HJR 81 (CD))

Racial Profiling and Traffic Statistics Reporting Act; created, report. Adding §§ 8.01-226.2:1, 15.2-1722.1 and 52-30.1 through 52-30.5. (Patron-Ward, HB 2735 (F))

Racial Profiling and Traffic Statistics Reporting Act; created, report. Amending §§ 15.2-1704, 15.2-1722 and 52-4; adding §§ 8.01-226.2:1, 52-30.1 and 52-30.2. (Patron-Marsh, SB 225 (CD))

Racing Commission; includes definition of participant, clarifies authority of steward, report. Amending §§ 59.1-365, 59.1-369, 59.1-370, 59.1-387 and 59.1-390. (Patron-Norment, SB 1270 (Chapter 700))

Retail Sales and Use Tax; Department of Taxation to study state and local exemptions. (Patron-Hamilton, HJR 128 (CD))

Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include certain nonprofit educational institutions for purchase of services, report. Amending § 58.1-609.11. (Patron-Saslaw, SB 1105 (Chapter 42))

Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include certain nonprofit entities, report. Amending § 58.1-609.11. (Patron-Hugo, HB 2100 (Chapter 89))

Retail Sales and Use Tax; Tax Commissioner to investigate and analyze on periodic basis, report. Adding § 58.1-609.12. (Patron-Hull, HB 2852 (Chapter 853))

Retail Sales and Use Tax Act; renamed Streamlined Retail Sales and Use Tax Act to conform with national agreement, report. Amending §§ 58.1-600 through 58.1-604, 58.1-605, 58.1-606, 58.1-609.3, 58.1-609.5, 58.1-609.10, 58.1-609.13, 58.1-610, 58.1-610.1, 58.1-611.1, 58.1-612, 58.1-613, 58.1-615, 58.1-618, 58.1-621, 58.1-622, 58.1-623, 58.1-635, 58.1-3833 and 58.1-3840; adding §§ 58.1-606.1, 58.1-606.2, 58.1-628.3, 58.1-635.1, 58.1-635.2 and 58.1-639.1. (Patron-Hanger, SB 1135 (F))

Retail Sales and Use Tax Act; renamed Streamlined Retail Sales and Use Tax Act to conform with national agreement, report. Amending §§ 58.1-600 through 58.1-604, 58.1-605, 58.1-606, 58.1-609.3, 58.1-609.5, 58.1-609.10, 58.1-609.13, 58.1-610, 58.1-610.1, 58.1-611.1, 58.1-612 through 58.1-615, 58.1-618, 58.1-621, 58.1-622, 58.1-623, 58.1-626, 58.1-635, 58.1-3833 and 58.1-3840; adding §§ 58.1-606.1, 58.1-606.2, 58.1-628.2, 58.1-635.1, 58.1-635.2 and 58.1-639.1; repealing §§ 58.1-627 and 58.1-628. (Patron-Watts, HB 788 (CD))

Retirement System; joint subcommittee to study direct contribution retirement alternative to existing. (Patron-Cuccinelli, SJR 365 (F))

Revenue, Commissioners of, Treasurers and Directors of Finance; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study functions and operations thereof. (Patron-Wardrup, HJR 661 (F))

Risk Management Plans for Physicians and Hospitals, Joint Subcommittee Studying; continued. (Patron-Athey, HJR 704 (P); Newman, SJR 394 (P))

School boards, elected; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study implications of granting fiscal autonomy thereto. (Patron-Spruill, HJR 655 (F))

School divisions; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study consolidation. (Patron-Saxman, HJR 181 (CD))

School divisions; Secretary of Education to examine methods of promoting combined or cooperative purchasing arrangements, report. (Patron-Cline, HB 2558 (F))

Single and multifamily residential construction; Housing Commission to study feasibility of authorizing user fees. (Patron-Marshall, R.G., HJR 680 (F))

Single family group homes; joint subcommittee to study effects of excessive concentration of such facilities into society. (Patron-Melvin, HJR 703 (I) See HJR685; Lucas, SJR 387 (F))

Soil Quality Improvement, Commission on; created, report. Adding §§ 10.1-1027 through 10.1-1032. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HB 2290 (F))

Soil stabilizers in highway shoulders; Transportation Research Council to study use thereof. (Patron-May, HJR 119 (CD))

Solid Waste Management and Clean-up Fund; created, report. Adding §§ 10.1-1413.3, 10.1-1413.4, 10.1-1413.5 and 10.1-1413.6. (Patron-Dillard, HB 1760 (F))

Standards of Learning assessments; awarding of diplomas, report. Amending § 22.1-253.13:4. (Patron-Wagner, SB 1045 (Chapter 345))

Standards of Quality; changes in provisions, report. Amending §§ 22.1-60.1, 22.1-212.2:2, 22.1-253.13:1, 22.1-253.13:2, 22.1-253.13:3, 22.1-253.13:5, 22.1-253.13:6, 22.1-253.13:8 and 22.1-294. (Patron-Potts, SB 779 (Chapter 331))

State agencies and programs; Secretary of Administration required to conduct performance review, report. Adding § 2.2-203.2:1. (Patron-Saxman, HB 2441 (I) See HB1661)

State employee suggestions program; provisions, report. Amending § 2.2-1201. (Patron-Saxman, HB 1946 (Chapter 386))

State employees; Employment Commission to study effect of new overtime regulations thereon. (Patron-Miller, SJR 396 (F))

State employees; joint subcommittee established to study compensation and benefit plans. (Patron-Hall, HJR 630 (F))

State employment; Secretary of Administration to provide number of jobs eliminated in fiscal year due to privatization, report. Adding § 2.2-203.2:1. (Patron-Cline, HB 2557 (Chapter 476))

State Expenditures, Joint Commission on Reduction of Nonessential; created. Adding §§ 30-226 through 30-235. (Patron-Athey, HB 459 (CD))

State park; Department of Conservation and Recreation to study feasibility of establishing along South Mayo and North Mayo Rivers in Henry County. (Patron-Armstrong, HJR 687 (F))

Stem cell research; joint subcommittee to study medical, ethical and scientific issues relating thereto. (Patron-Marshall, R.G., HJR 588 (P))

Student assistance program; Council of Higher Education to study feasibility and appropriateness of creating. (Patron-Frederick, HJR 679 (F))

Student attendance and achievement; Department of Education to study correlation between. (Patron-Dillard, HJR 576 (F))

Tax preferences outside of Title 58.1; Code Commission to identify, report. (Patron-Chichester, SJR 308 (P))

Tax relief; joint subcommittee to study homestead exemptions and alternatives for elderly and disabled. (Patron-Rapp, HJR 743 (F))

Taxes, assessments and fees; joint subcommittee to study those which generate little revenue. (Patron-Spruill, HJR 656 (P))

Teachers; extends sunset provision concerning retirement allowances, report. Amending § 51.1-155, Chapter 211, 2003 Acts and third enactment of Chapter 563, 2004 Acts. (Patron-BaCote, HB 1787 (Chapter 605); Williams, SB 817 (Chapter 606))

Technology and Science, Joint Commission on; clarifications for collegial bodies, report. Amending §§ 30-85 through 30-88. (Patron-Cosgrove, HB 2586 (Chapter 322))

Textbooks, college; Council of Higher Education to study rising costs and purchasing practices. (Patron-Oder, HJR 668 (P))

Tobacco Settlement Board of Trustees; executive committee, report. Amending §§ 32.1-357 and 32.1-364. (Patron-Watkins, SB 792 (Chapter 19))

Toll collections, cost-effective; Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS) to study technologies available therefor. (Patron-Nixon, HJR 689 (P))

Traffic signals; extends sunset provision on use of photo-monitoring systems, report. Amending § 46.2-833.01. (Patron-Brink, HB 1868 (F))

Transportation; joint subcommittee to study issues relating thereto. (Patron-Wardrup, HJR 662 (I) See HJR742; Hawkins, SJR 282 (F))

Transportation Needs, Commission on; established, report. (Patron-Wardrup, HJR 742 (F))

Transportation Partnership Opportunity Fund; created, report. Adding § 33.1-221.1:8. (Patron-Wardrup, HB 2793 (Chapter 847))

Transportation Priority and Funding Commission; created, report. (Patron-Reese, HJR 660 (I) See HJR742; Phillips, HJR 744 (I) See HJR742)

Truancy; joint subcommittee to study effect of detention thereon. (Patron-Miller, SJR 302 (F))

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

Unfunded liabilities; joint subcommittee to study. (Patron-Stosch, SJR 325 (F))

Uniform Statewide Building Code and Fire Prevention Code; applicability to certain transportation assets owned by VDOT, Department of Transportation to report on maintenance and operability thereof. Amending §§ 36-97 and 36-98.1. (Patron-Watkins, SB 984 (Chapter 341))

University of Virginia; extends sunset provision for electronic meetings of Board of Visitors, report. Amending Chapter 475, 2003 Acts. (Patron-Wampler, SB 752 (Chapter 17))

U.S. Supreme Court cases on State’s statutes; State Crime Commission to study impact thereof. (Patron-Mims, SJR 451 (P))

VDOT construction contracts; joint subcommittee to study cost overruns thereof. (Patron-Marshall, R.G., HJR 791 (I) See HJR742)

Vehicle towing and recovery industry; joint subcommittee to study regulation by Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. (Patron-Bland, HJR 746 (F); O’Brien, SJR 330 (P))

Voting equipment; joint subcommittee studying certification process, performance and deployment thereof to include one member with computer programming expertise. (Patron-Hugo, HJR 651 (F))

Voting equipment; joint subcommittee studying certification process, performance and deployment thereof to include two members with computer security expertise. (Patron-Whipple, SJR 371 (P))

Weights and measures; inspections, reports. Amending §§ 3.1-928, 3.1-969.10 and 3.1-969.12. (Patron-Sherwood, HB 2837 (Chapter 850))

Wind energy development; joint subcommittee to study. (Patron-Hanger, SJR 334 (F))

Women- and minority-owned businesses; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study impact of privatization efforts thereon. (Patron-Miller, SJR 397 (F))

Workforce development and training resources; joint subcommittee to study need for greater consolidation or coordination thereof. (Patron-Byron, HJR 713 (P))

Workforce Development, Special Advisor to the Governor for; created, report. Amending § 2.2-2670; adding §§ 2.2-435.1, 2.2-435.2 and 2.2-435.3. (Patron-Whipple, SB 460 (CD))

Youth and single family group homes, private; joint subcommittee to study. (Patron-Hall, HJR 685 (P))

Youth, at-risk; joint subcommittee established to study feasibility, advisability, and cost effectiveness of providing in-state residential treatment. (Patron-Miller, SJR 287 (F))