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2010 SESSION
Convened January 13, 2010
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Administrative Rules, Joint Commission on; authority to suspend a regulation with concurrence of Governor. Amending §§ 2.2-4014 and 30-73.3. (Patron-Wagner, SB 442 (F))
Auditor of Public Accounts; post certain information on its Internet website, a searchable database. Amending § 30-133. (Patron-Herring, SB 431 (Chapter 671))
Autism Advisory Council; created, report. Adding §§ 30-319 through 30-322. (Patron-Houck, SB 707 (F))
Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; provides scholarships awarded may be used to cover costs of professional degree programs, books, and fees. Amending §§ 30-231.01 through 30-231.5 and 30-231.8. (Patron-Dance, HB 1227 (Chapter 579))
Budget; consideration of certain documents related thereto. Adding § 30-19.1:11. (Patron-Smith, SB 5 (F))
Budget bill; required reports from Chairman of House Appropriations Committee and Chairman of Senate Finance Committee. Adding § 30-19.10:1. (Patron-Toscano, HB 62 (F); Norment, SB 515 (F))
Campaign finance; contribution limits for candidates for statewide offices and General Assembly. Adding §§ 24.2-952.8 through 24.2-952.12 and 24.2-953.6. (Patron-Petersen, SB 119 (C))
Centennial of Woodrow Wilson’s Presidency, Virginia Commission on; established. Adding §§ 30-319 through 30-325. (Patron-Hanger, SB 350 (Chapter 667))
Center for Rural Virginia Board of Trustees; adds Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce and Trade or their designees. Amending § 2.2-2721. (Patron-Merricks, HB 604 (Chapter 628); Watkins, SB 473 (Chapter 259))
Commissioner of accounts; prohibiting General Assembly members from serving. Amending §§ 26-8, 26-10.1, and 30-105. (Patron-Gear, HB 664 (F))
Composite index; General Assembly to modify Standards of Quality funding formula and calculation. Adding § 22.1-253.13:9. (Patron-Morgan, HB 1141 (F))
Conflict of interest disclosure forms; shall be posted on website of clerk for five years that they are maintained as public records for General Assembly members. Amending § 30-110. (Patron-Petersen, SB 118 (F))
Conflict of interests; prohibited conduct for certain officers and employees of state government. Amending §§ 2.2-3104 and 30-103. (Patron-Purkey, HB 122 (C))
Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government and General Assembly; disclosure of interest in real estate. Amending §§ 2.2-3117 and 30-111. (Patron-Herring, SB 430 (Chapter 670))
Constitutional amendment; General Assembly may agree to delay reconvened session (first reference). Amending Section 6 of Article IV. (Patron-Englin, HJR 54 (F))
Constitutional amendment; powers of General Assembly (first reference). Amending Section 14 of Article IV. (Patron-McDougle, SJR 24 (C))
Constitutional amendments; information provided to voters on State Board of Elections’ website. Amending § 30-19.9. (Patron-Cole, HB 1386 (F))
Debt Capacity Advisory Committee; adds State Comptroller and Staff Directors of House Committee on Appropriations and Senate Committee on Finance to membership. Amending § 2.2-2712. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HB 48 (Chapter 32))
Debt, state and local; estimates of debt service costs to be included in ballot question. Amending § 15.2-2606; adding §§ 15.2-2610.1 and 30-19.10:1. (Patron-Marshall, R.G., HB 33 (F))
Efficiency in Government Advisory Councils; established. Adding §§ 30-319, 30-320, 30-321, and 33.1-23.03:11. (Patron-Marshall, R.G., HB 344 (F))
Electric Utility Regulation, Commission on; extends sunset provision. Amending § 30-209. (Patron-Norment, SB 516 (Chapter 388))
Electronic legislative information system; Clerk of House of Delegates directed to post recorded committee and floor votes of members of House of Delegates. (Patron-LeMunyon, HR 2 (F))
Energy and Environment, Commission on; responsibility to review and consider direct and indirect impacts of energy production, review impact of environmental laws. Amending §§ 30-305 and 67-202. (Patron-Whipple, SB 267 (F))
Freedom of Information Act; exemption for working papers and correspondence of Clerks of House of Delegates and Senate of Virginia. Amending § 2.2-3705.7. (Patron-Griffith, HB 432 (Chapter 300))
General Assembly; allowance to members for office expenses and supplies. Amending § 30-19.14. (Patron-Armstrong, HB 642 (F))
General Assembly; compensation during regular session extension. Amending §§ 30-19.12 and 30-19.13. (Patron-Norment, SB 514 (F))
General Assembly; deadline for first conference on budget bill and session adjournment. Amending Rules 20 and 22 of HJR 9, 2010. (Patron-Griffith, HJR 494 (P))
General Assembly; establishing prefiling schedule for 2011 Regular Session. (Patron-Griffith, HJR 10 (P))
General Assembly; establishing schedule for conduct of business and providing for legislative continuity. (Patron-Griffith, HJR 9 (P))
General Assembly; expresses support of revocation of State’s consent to transfer of Jens Soering to Federal Republic of Germany. (Patron-Newman, SJR 149 (P))
General Assembly; joint committee of Senate and House Committees on Rules and on Privileges and Elections and of Senate and House Ethics Advisory Panels established to study ethics issues. (Patron-Norment, SJR 147 (F))
General Assembly; no member may accept gifts from any business, etc., other than a relative where total amount exceeds $100. Amending § 30-103. (Patron-Abbott, HB 815 (F))
General Assembly; office equipment allowances, changes nonvouchered office expense allowance arrangement for members to an accountable plan. Amending § 30-19.14. (Patron-Brink, HB 1157 (F))
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; clarifies that member commits knowing violation of Act. Amending §§ 30-116, 30-122, 30-123, and 30-126. (Patron-Armstrong, HB 644 (I) See HB655)
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; Clerks of House and Senate shall each establish a searchable electronic database for disclosure of personal interests statements filed. Amending § 30-110. (Patron-Plum, HB 328 (F))
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; disclosure of government employment. Amending § 30-111. (Patron-Plum, HB 321 (I) See HB740; Smith, SB 4 (I) See SB512; Howell, SB 14 (I) See SB512)
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; disclosure of salary. Amending § 30-111. (Patron-Janis, HB 740 (Chapter 418); Norment, SB 512 (Chapter 474))
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; disposition of cases. Amending § 30-116. (Patron-Bell, Robert B., HB 933 (Chapter 427))
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; establishment of General Assembly Ethics Review Panel. Amending §§ 30-112, 30-113, 30-114, 30-116 through 30-119, 30-122, 30-126, and 30-127. (Patron-Armstrong, HB 657 (I) See HB655)
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; establishment of General Assembly Ethics Review Panel. Amending §§ 30-112, 30-113, 30-114, 30-116 through 30-119, and 30-127. (Patron-Abbott, HB 814 (I) See HB655; Norment, SB 524 (I) See SB186)
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; House or Senate Ethics Advisory Panel shall complete their investigation of a legislator notwithstanding his resignation or completion of his term. Amending §§ 30-112, 30-114, 30-116, 30-117, and 30-118. (Patron-Northam, SB 186 (C))
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; jurisdiction of House and Senate Ethics Advisory Panels. Amending § 30-114. (Patron-Plum, HB 330 (I) See HB617)
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; makes it a Class 6 felony to knowingly violate. Amending § 30-123. (Patron-Lohr, HB 1215 (F))
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; penalties. Amending § 30-123. (Patron-Smith, SB 603 (F))
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; review of Statement of Economic Interests by Ethics Advisory Panel. Amending § 30-111. (Patron-Abbott, HB 813 (F))
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; revisions applicable to House and Senate Ethics Advisory Panels. Amending §§ 30-112, 30-113, 30-114, 30-116, and 30-118; adding § 30-113.1. (Patron-Armstrong, HB 655 (Chapter 876))
General Assembly deadlines; computation of time. Amending § 1-210. (Patron-Peace, HB 706 (Chapter 96))
General Assembly Personnel Act; created. Adding §§ 30-19.21, 30-19.22, and 30-19.23. (Patron-Hugo, HB 1023 (F))
Government Efficiency Review Commission; established. Amending §§ 2.2-2232, 23-50.16:8, and 30-58.2; adding §§ 30-319 through 30-328; repealing §§ 30-64 through 30-72. (Patron-Purkey, HB 609 (F))
House and Senate Ethics Advisory Panels; completion of inquiry once initiated. Amending § 30-114. (Patron-Lohr, HB 617 (F); Armstrong, HB 643 (I) See HB617; Abbott, HB 816 (I) See HB617; Smith, SB 508 (I) See SB186)
Increase transit use strategies; Secretary of Transportation to make an annual report to General Assembly. Adding § 33.1-223.2:23. (Patron-Barker, SB 553 (Chapter 733))
Joint Rules Committee and Speaker of House of Delegates; confirming appointments. (Patron-Bell, Robert B., HJR 203 (P))
Judges; mandatory retirement, General Assembly to approve retired judges under temporary recall. Amending §§ 16.1-69.22:1, 16.1-69.35, and 17.1-106. (Patron-Janis, HB 241 (F))
Legislative bills; repeals provisions requiring certain bills to be filed no later than first day of a legislative session. Amending §§ 30-19.03, 30-19.1:7, and 36-132.1; repealing §§ 30-19.03:1, 30-19.03:1.1, 30-19.1, 30-19.1:1, 30-19.1:3, and 30-19.1:6. (Patron-Griffith, HB 428 (Chapter 410))
Legislative study commissions; staffing support for certain Commissions. Amending §§ 30-157, 30-168.4, 30-176, and 30-262. (Patron-Armstrong, HB 1053 (F))
Legislative Support Commission; publication of House and Senate voting records. (Patron-LeMunyon, HB 778 (C))
Lieutenant Governor; membership on certain boards, councils, and commissions. Amending §§ 2.2-2235, 2.2-2316, 2.2-2685, 23-253.1, and 30-233. (Patron-Cox, M.K., HB 1077 (Chapter 101))
Lobbyist’s disclosure statement; Secretary of Commonwealth to redesign form. Amending §§ 2.2-426, 2.2-428, and 2.2-431. (Patron-Nixon, HB 524 (C); Smith, SB 507 (C))
Lumpkin’s Slave Jail and Slave Burial Ground for Negroes; General Assembly encourages preservation of historic site in Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom. (Patron-McQuinn, HJR 138 (P))
Medical emergency response plan and automated external defibrillators; required in health spas and certain state and local buildings open to public. Amending § 22.1-274; adding §§ 2.2-214.2, 2.2-1161.2, 15.2-922.2, and 59.1-296.2:2. (Patron-Hope, HB 843 (F))
MEI Project Approval Commission; expands the scope of incentive packages to be reviewed. Amending §§ 30-309, 30-310, and 30-312. (Patron-Cox, M.K., HB 199 (Chapter 543))
MEI Project Approval Commission; shall review financing for individual incentive packages, including those offering tax incentives for economic development. Amending §§ 30-309, 30-310, and 30-312. (Patron-Colgan, SB 184 (Chapter 716))
Nonprofit employment service organizations; General Assembly to recognize services thereof vended through Department of Rehabilitative Services through Public Procurement Act. (Patron-Oder, HJR 161 (P))
Outlying landing fields; approval required by General Assembly before U.S. acquires property in localities that have no current military base at which aircraft squadrons are stationed. Amending § 1-400. (Patron-Quayle, SB 6 (F))
Patawomeck Indian Tribe; General Assembly to extend state recognition thereto and representation on Virginia Council on Indians. (Patron-Howell, W.J., HJR 150 (P))
Political candidates; removes exception by which an incumbent of General Assembly may determine method of nomination used by his political party for reelection to his office. Amending § 24.2-509. (Patron-Ware, R.L., HB 78 (F))
Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission; Division of Legislative Services shall provide legal and research services. Amending §§ 30-279 and 30-280. (Patron-Stosch, SB 101 (Chapter 450))
63rd Virginia Infantry/54th Virginia Infantry Descendants Association; General Assembly to recognize as State’s agent to fund and erect monument in memory of Virginia Confederate soldiers at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. (Patron-Carrico, HJR 275 (P))
Slave Commission; established, report. Adding §§ 30-319 through 30-324. (Patron-McQuinn, HB 1200 (F))
Transportation programs; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to administer a performance audit, report. (Patron-Oder, HB 42 (Chapter 819))
Unemployment benefits; eligibility criteria. Amending §§ 30-19.03:1.2, 60.2-528, and 60.2-618; adding § 60.2-613.1; repealing third enactment of Chapter 878, 2009 Acts. (Patron-Watkins, SB 239 (F))
Virginia Cancer Plan Action Coalition; requested to report annually on changes to Governor, General Assembly, and Joint Commission on Health Care. (Patron-Dance, HJR 56 (P))
Virginia ports; Governor may enter into lease, concession agreement, or similar type of agreement that transfers to a nongovernmental entity possession or control. Amending § 62.1-132.19. (Patron-Miller, J.C., SB 140 (F))
Virginia ports; requires approval of both Governor and General Assembly before any change in ownership. Amending § 62.1-132.19. (Patron-Purkey, HB 121 (F))
Virginia ports; requires approval of General Assembly before any sale or lease is permitted. Amending § 62.1-132.19. (Patron-Saslaw, SB 605 (I) See SB140)
Woodrow Wilson’s Presidency, Virginia Commission on Centennial of; established. Adding §§ 30-319 through 30-325. (Patron-Bell, Richard P., HB 400 (F))
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