2011 SESSION

Convened January 12, 2011 -

RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE MATTERS; CEMETERIES

(P) Passed (F) Failed (V) Vetoed (I) Incoporated into other legislation

(C) Carried over from 2010 Session (CD) Carried over but died in committee on or before 12/2/2010

Adverse possession; abolition. Amending §§ 55-171 and 57-17; adding § 8.01-218.1. (Patron-McClellan, HB 219 (CD); McEachin, SB 67 (CD))

Cemeteries; required to publish notice of its intent to declare interment rights abandoned in a newspaper. Amending § 57-39.1:1. (Patron-Crockett-Stark, HB 2441 (F))

Cemeteries and graves of historic significance; expands an existing program to include. Amending §§ 10.1-2202 and 10.1-2211. (Patron-Ward, HB 1615 (F))

Cemeteries, private; prevents landowner from erecting wall, etc., that prevents ingress and egress on landlord’s private property. Amending § 57-27.1. (Patron-Phillips, HB 2177 (Chapter 257))

Cemetery Board; exemptions from licensure. Amending § 54.1-2312; repealing § 57-39.1:1. (Patron-Alexander, HB 1385 (CD))

Charitable organizations; exemptions to reporting requirements for certain veterans’ posts and organizations. Amending § 57-60. (Patron-Ticer, SB 1235 (Chapter 534))

Confederate grave sites; authorizes expenditure of $5 per grave site, etc., for 310 graves in Fredericksburg Cemetery. Amending § 10.1-2211. (Patron-Houck, SB 950 (Chapter 603))

Constitutional amendment; free exercise of religion (first reference). Amending Section 16 of Article I. (Patron-Carrico, HJR 593 (F))

Constitutional amendment; religious or theological education for military chaplains (first reference). Amending Section 11 of Article VIII. (Patron-Greason, HJR 614 (F))

Funeral services; designation of authorized persons to make arrangements. Amending §§ 2.2-713, 32.1-288, 32.1-301, 54.1-2800, 54.1-2807, 54.1-2825, and 57-27.3; adding §§ 54.1-2807.2 and 54.1-2807.3. (Patron-Hugo, HB 1024 (CD))

Prayer at public events; governmental agency shall have no authority to regulate how individual refers to God. Adding § 57-2.03. (Patron-Bell, Richard P., HB 1409 (F))

Prisoner programs, local; allows workforces to assist with maintaining certain cemeteries. Amending § 53.1-128. (Patron-Ward, HB 1613 (Chapter 767))

Stormwater utility fees; an exemption for certain religious and nonprofit uses. Amending § 15.2-2114. (Patron-Ingram, HB 2071 (F))