2013 SESSION

Convened January 9, 2013
Adjourned sine die February 23, 2013
Reconvened April 3, 2013
Adjourned sine die April 3, 2013

MINORS

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

(C) Carried over from 2012 Session (CD) Carried over but died in committee on or before 11/29/2012

Absentee voting; parent or legal custodian of child four years of age or younger and who is caring for such child in home shall be entitled to vote absentee. Amending §§ 24.2-700 and 24.2-701. (Patron-Plum, HB 1710 (F))

Adoption; death of joint petitioner prior to entry of final order. Adding § 63.2-1213.1. (Patron-Toscano, HB 2329 (F))

Armed security officers; permits officers, licensed by Department of Criminal Justice Services, to carry firearms onto a private or religious school or child day center property if such officer is hired to provide protection to students, employees, and children. Amending §§ 18.2-308.1 and 63.2-1734. (Patron-Cole, HB 1582 (Chapter 416))

Child abuse investigations; expands class of individuals to include school division employees whom local department of social services must report to local school board. Amending § 63.2-1505. (Patron-Merricks, HB 2193 (Chapter 506))

Child care providers; background checks for eligibility for child care subsidy payments. Amending §§ 19.2-389 and 63.2-1725. (Patron-Greason, HB 1640 (Chapter 261))

Child care services and facilities; regulation in certain counties and cities. Amending §§ 15.2-741 and 15.2-914. (Patron-Webert, HB 1575 (F))

Child custody or visitation; person with a legitimate interest. Amending §§ 16.1-241 and 20-124.1. (Patron-Cline, HB 1283 (CD))

Child endangerment; relocated to Title 18.2, cruelty and injuries to children, penalty. Amending §§ 8.01-226.5:2, 40.1-103, and 63.2-1530; adding § 18.2-371.1:1. (Patron-Garrett, SB 667 (CD))

Child labor permits; transfers task of issuing from public school superintendents to Department of Labor and Industry. Amending §§ 40.1-92, 40.1-93, and 40.1-96. (Patron-Yost, HB 1681 (Chapter 15))

Child Pornography Images Registry; exemptions from disclosure, etc. Amending § 19.2-390.3. (Patron-Iaquinto, HB 1821 (F); Stuart, SB 1211 (F))

Child restraint devices; expands violation of child restraints article to include misdemeanor for violation where child suffers injury or death. Amending § 46.2-1098. (Patron-Stuart, SB 705 (F))

Child sexual abuse; Virginia State Crime Commission to study laws and policies governing investigation. (Patron-Albo, HJR 730 (F))

Child sexual abuse, alleged; Virginia State Crime Commission to study laws and policies governing investigation. (Patron-Loupassi, HJR 595 (P))

Child sexual abuse cases; admission of prior sex offenses into evidence, definition of sexual abuse. Adding § 18.2-67.7:1. (Patron-Bell, Robert B., HB 1766 (F))

Child sexual abuse cases; prior sex offenses against children admissible in evidence. Adding § 18.2-67.7:1. (Patron-Yost, HB 1623 (I) See HB1766; Herring, SB 1114 (F))

Child support; imputation of income, custodial parent attendance in an educational or vocational program. Amending § 20-108.1. (Patron-Toscano, HB 1723 (Chapter 276); Howell, SB 718 (Chapter 522))

Children; failure to report missing, penalty. Amending § 18.2-371.1. (Patron-Stanley, SB 746 (F))

Children; personal flotation devices required for those 12 years of age or younger. Amending § 29.1-700; adding § 29.1-736.1. (Patron-Ward, HB 1597 (F))

Children; placement of nonresident child in State residential facility. Amending § 63.2-1104. (Patron-Fariss, HB 2279 (Chapter 720))

Children; taking indecent liberties, use of communications system to propose sex offenses. Amending §§ 18.2-370 and 18.2-374.3. (Patron-Gilbert, HB 1745 (Chapter 423); Reeves, SB 1031 (Chapter 470))

Community-based mental health services; added to list of services for which expenditures must be reported by Office of Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families. Amending § 2.2-2649. (Patron-Bell, Richard P., HB 1683 (Chapter 1))

Concussion education, awareness, and management; replaces current requirements of Board of Education regarding policies, development of plan for local school division and local youth sports organization. Adding § 22.1-271.6; repealing § 22.1-271.5. (Patron-Anderson, HB 1719 (F))

Constitutional amendment; fundamental rights of parents in upbringing their children (first reference). Adding Section 16-A in Article I. (Patron-Pogge, HJR 574 (F))

Criminal history record information check; requirement applies to employees, volunteers, and contract service providers of Department of Juvenile Justice who provide services to children’s residential facilities and local secure detention facilities. Amending § 63.2-1726. (Patron-Watson, HB 1439 (Chapter 181); Locke, SB 992 (Chapter 96))

Deaf or hard-of-hearing children; local school divisions may ensure that individualized education program (IEP) teams consider child’s specific communication needs and address those needs as appropriate. Adding § 22.1-217.02. (Patron-Bell, Richard P., HB 1344 (Chapter 704); Hanger, SB 1097 (Chapter 786))

Deaf or hard-of-hearing children; local school divisions shall ensure that Individualized Education Plan (IEP) teams consider specific communication needs and address those needs as appropriate. Adding § 22.1-217.02. (Patron-Bell, Richard P., HB 218 (CD); Hanger, SB 399 (CD))

Driver’s licenses, provisional; person under age 18 is not authorized to operate motor vehicle with more than one passenger who is less than 21 years old, etc., unless driver is accompanied by parent or person acting in loco parentis and such person is occupying seat beside driver and is lawfully permitted to drive, exceptions. Amending § 46.2-334.01. (Patron-Newman, SB 1165 (Chapter 397))

Drugs; administration by a person to a child in private school. Amending § 54.1-3408. (Patron-Orrock, HB 1564 (Chapter 252); Blevins, SB 807 (Chapter 359))

Foster care; adjusts certain time frames for conducting or petitioning for hearings of a child and filing plans. Amending §§ 16.1-252, 16.1-253, 16.1-277.02, 16.1-278.2, 16.1-278.3, 16.1-281, 16.1-282, and 16.1-282.1. (Patron-Hodges, HB 2117 (Chapter 130))

Foster care and adoption; decisions regarding federal benefits, right to appeal to Commissioner of Social Services. Adding § 63.2-915. (Patron-Robinson, HB 2045 (Chapter 437))

Foster care maintenance and adoption assistance; Department of Social Services to develop and present options for implementing extension of payments for individuals up to 21 years of age, report. (Patron-Favola, SJR 282 (P))

Guardian ad litem; shall not be appointed to represent child, parent, or guardian if alleged to have committed a delinquent act unless court finds there is a conflict of interest or that good cause exists to make such appointment. Amending § 16.1-266. (Patron-Bell, Robert B., HB 966 (CD))

Health maintenance organizations; health care plans for health care services to provide coverage for newborn children. Amending §§ 38.2-3411 and 38.2-4319. (Patron-Colgan, SB 1243 (Chapter 653))

Higher educational institutions; full or partial tuition waiver for dependent children of faculty. Amending § 23-31; adding § 23-7.4:7. (Patron-Edwards, SB 1290 (F))

Human papillomavirus vaccine; eliminates requirement of vaccination for female children. Amending § 32.1-46. (Patron-Byron, HB 1112 (CD))

Human papillomavirus vaccine; required for all children. Amending § 32.1-46. (Patron-Hope, HB 1614 (F))

Independent living services; foster children committed to Department of Juvenile Justice, clarification of definition. Amending §§ 16.1-293, 63.2-100, and 63.2-905.1. (Patron-Favola, SB 863 (Chapter 362))

Independent living services; foster children committed to Department of Juvenile Justice, clarification of definition, provision effective if funds are included in general appropriation act. Amending §§ 16.1-293, 63.2-100, and 63.2-905.1. (Patron-Brink, HB 1743 (Chapter 564))

Infants; cause of action for expenses for injury, statute of limitations. Amending §§ 8.01-36 and 8.01-243. (Patron-Albo, HB 1433 (Chapter 551); Stanley, SB 1164 (Chapter 689))

Juvenile and adult facilities; punishment for certain offenses committed within facilities, etc. Amending §§ 18.2-48.1, 18.2-57, 18.2-431.1, 18.2-473.1 through 18.2-476, and 18.2-477.2. (Patron-Reeves, SB 1033 (Chapter 782))

Juvenile facilities, secure; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study excess capacity. (Patron-Marsden, SJR 90 (CD))

Juvenile law-enforcement records; principal in his discretion may provide information to a threat assessment team established by local school division, clarifies definition of principal, confidentiality. Amending § 16.1-301. (Patron-Ramadan, HB 2347 (Chapter 769))

Juvenile life sentences; person sentenced for nonhomicide offense to petition court for modification of sentence. Amending § 16.1-272. (Patron-Marsden, SB 390 (CD))

Juvenile offenders; persons, who are sentenced to more than 25 years for nonhomicide offense committed while juvenile, to petition court for modification of sentence. Amending § 16.1-272. (Patron-Marsden, SB 808 (F))

Juvenile offenders; punishment for conviction of certain felonies. Amending §§ 18.2-10, 18.2-67.5:3, and 19.2-297.1. (Patron-Marsden, SB 809 (F))

Juveniles; alleged to be truant, development of truancy plan. Amending §§ 16.1-260 and 22.1-258. (Patron-Yancey, HB 2060 (F))

Juveniles; alleged to be truant, development of truancy plan, implementation of plan. Amending §§ 16.1-260 and 22.1-258. (Patron-Alexander, SB 1194 (Chapter 803))

Juveniles; deferral and dismissal of serious offenses. Amending § 16.1-278.8. (Patron-Morris, HB 1325 (F))

Juveniles; legal custody transferred to Department of Juvenile Justice if child is in foster care at time of commitment. Amending §§ 16.1-278.8 and 16.1-293. (Patron-Byron, HB 463 (CD))

Juveniles; placement in secure local facility. Amending § 16.1-284.1. (Patron-Marsden, SB 1234 (Chapter 651))

Juveniles; post-dispositional detention in secure local facility. Amending §§ 2.2-5211 and 16.1-284.1. (Patron-McDougle, SB 1154 (F))

Mental health assessments; juvenile and domestic relations district court to order for certain juveniles. Amending §§ 16.1-248.2, 16.1-273, 16.1-274, and 16.1-278.8. (Patron-Vogel, SB 928 (F))

Methamphetamine manufactory; penalty for allowing minor under age 15 or mentally incapacitated or physically helpless person of any age to be present in same dwelling. Amending § 18.2-248.02. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 1816 (Chapter 743))

Parental rights; creates procedure for restoring to child’s parent whose rights had previously been terminated, child and parent to consent to restoration of rights. Adding § 16.1-283.2. (Patron-Toscano, HB 450 (CD))

Parental rights; creates procedure for restoring to child’s parent whose rights had previously been terminated, child to consent to restoration of rights. Adding § 16.1-283.2. (Patron-Barker, SB 218 (CD); Favola, SB 555 (CD))

Parental rights; creates procedure for restoring to parent whose rights to his child have previously been terminated, following placement of child, local department of social services shall make written report to court. Amending § 9.1-151; adding § 16.1-283.2. (Patron-BaCote, HB 1637 (Chapter 338); Barker, SB 1076 (Chapter 685))

Parental rights; fundamental right to make decisions concerning upbringing, education, and care of their child. Adding § 1-240.1. (Patron-Pogge, HB 1642 (Chapter 668); Reeves, SB 908 (Chapter 678))

Post-adoption services; Department of Social Services shall utilize all federal bonus payments to support. (Patron-Orrock, HB 2271 (Chapter 597))

Prostitution; disposition of minors. Amending § 18.2-346. (Patron-McClellan, HB 1991 (F); McEachin, SB 1149 (F))

Prostitution; solicitation of a minor, penalty. Amending § 18.2-346. (Patron-Hugo, HB 1606 (Chapter 417); Howell, SB 1015 (Chapter 467))

Public schools; residency of children in kinship care. Amending § 22.1-3. (Patron-Barker, SB 960 (Chapter 779))

Retail Sales and Use Tax; distribution of revenue to localities based on school-age population. Amending § 58.1-638. (Patron-Carr, HB 832 (CD))

School principals; schools may deal with school-based offenses before filing delinquency charge with juvenile court. Amending § 22.1-279.3:1. (Patron-Robinson, HB 1864 (Chapter 800))

Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; registration verification, Department of Corrections or Community Supervision shall accept verification performed by State Police. Amending § 9.1-907. (Patron-Ingram, HB 1653 (F))

Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act; adds to list of offenses requiring registration. Amending § 9.1-902. (Patron-Sherwood, HB 1862 (Chapter 750); Reeves, SB 1032 (Chapter 781))

Sexual abuse of child; increases penalty for any adult who commits an act of abuse with child under age 15. Amending § 18.2-67.4:2. (Patron-Lewis, HB 1518 (F))

Sexual offenses; prohibiting proximity to children, penalty. Amending § 18.2-370.2. (Patron-McDougle, SB 1152 (F))

Smoking; unlawful for person 18 years of age or older to smoke in motor vehicle in presence of child younger than 15 years of age, civil penalty. Adding § 46.2-112.1. (Patron-Northam, SB 975 (F))

Smoking; unlawful for person to smoke in motor vehicle in presence of child younger than 13 years of age, civil penalty. Adding § 46.2-112.1. (Patron-Morrissey, HB 1366 (F))

Social Services, Commissioner of; submission of financial information by applicant, licensure. Amending §§ 63.2-1702 and 63.2-1707. Emergency. (Patron-O’Bannon, HB 1443 (Chapter 182))

Tanning facilities; prohibits minors younger than 15 years of age from using tanning devices, written consent for certain minors. Amending §§ 59.1-310.3 and 59.1-310.5. (Patron-Barker, SB 1274 (F))

Virginia Children’s Mental Health Commission; established, report. Adding §§ 30-339, 30-340, and 30-341. (Patron-Lopez, HB 2252 (F))

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; records of minors participating in park and recreation programs. Amending § 2.2-3705.7. (Patron-Villanueva, HB 1524 (Chapter 554))

Writ of actual innocence; petition by juvenile adjudicated delinquent by a circuit court of felony charge. Amending §§ 19.2-327.1, 19.2-327.2, 19.2-327.3, 19.2-327.5, and 19.2-327.10 through 19.2-327.13. (Patron-Habeeb, HB 1308 (Chapter 170))