2014 SESSION

Convened January 8, 2014
Adjourned sine die March 8, 2014
Reconvened April 23, 2014
Adjourned sine die April 23, 2014

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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

(C) Carried over to 2015 Session

Administrative Rules, Joint Commission on; powers and duties, effect of administrative rules on private sector employment. Amending § 30-73.3. (Patron-Garrett, SB 189 (F))

Appropriation act conference report; requires committee report of act to be available online for 36 hours and distributed to each member of General Assembly before a vote is taken. Adding § 30-18.1. (Patron-Stuart, SB 148 (F))

Autism Advisory Council; extends sunset provision to July 1, 2016. Amending § 30-329. (Patron-Plum, HB 538 (Chapter 496); Hanger, SB 415 (Chapter 537))

Campaign finance; statewide and General Assembly candidates, personal use of campaign funds, penalty. Adding § 24.2-945.3. (Patron-Simon, HB 578 (C))

Candidates and political parties; streamlines process for filing, efficiency reforms. Amending §§ 24.2-502 and 24.2-511. (Patron-Chafin, HB 956 (Chapter 473))

Candidates for election; candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and General Assembly to file gift disclosure information. Amending §§ 24.2-502 and 24.2-947.4. (Patron-Bulova, HB 271 (I) See HB1211)

Civics Education, Commission on; established in legislative branch of state government, report, sunset provision. Adding §§ 30-348 through 30-354. (Patron-Anderson, HB 364 (Chapter 562))

Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government, and General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; centralized filing of disclosure forms with Secretary of the Commonwealth and development of a searchable electronic database. Amending §§ 2.2-419, 2.2-426, 2.2-3101, 2.2-3114.1, 2.2-3117, 24.2-502, 30-101, 30-110, and 30-111; adding §§ 2.2-417.1, 2.2-417.2, and 2.2-417.3. (Patron-Ebbin, SB 265 (I) See SB649)

Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government, and General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; disclosure of certain gifts. Adding §§ 2.2-3117.1 and 30-111.1. (Patron-Plum, HB 537 (F))

Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government, and General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; establishes Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council, report, filing period for a disclosure form. Amending §§ 2.2-419, 2.2-423, 2.2-426, 2.2-428, 2.2-3100, 2.2-3101, 2.2-3104, 2.2-3114, 2.2-3115 through 2.2-3118.1, 2.2-3121, 2.2-3131, 30-100, 30-101, 30-110, 30-111, 30-112, 30-114, 30-117, 30-118, and 30-124; adding §§ 2.2-3103.1, 30-103.1, 30-129.1, 30-129.2, 30-129.3, and 30-348 through 30-351. (Patron-Gilbert, HB 1211 (Chapter 792); Norment, SB 649 (Chapter 804))

Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government, and General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; gifts, disclosures. Amending §§ 2.2-3117 and 30-111. (Patron-Alexander, SB 23 (I) See SB649)

Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government, and General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; gifts, disclosures. Amending §§ 2.2-3117 and 30-111; adding § 30-110.1. (Patron-Kory, HB 746 (C))

Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government, and General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; gifts, disclosures, immediate family includes any person habitually cohabiting with filer in a relationship analogous to marriage. Amending §§ 2.2-3117 and 30-111; adding § 30-110.1. (Patron-Marshall, R.G., HB 15 (I) See HB1211)

Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government, and General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; limitations on gifts, disclosure of gifts, ethics expert. Amending §§ 2.2-3103, 2.2-3114, 2.2-3115, 2.2-3117, 30-103, 30-110, and 30-111. (Patron-Favola, SB 274 (I) See SB649)

Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government, and General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; lobbyist disclosure, prohibited gifts. Amending §§ 2.2-426, 2.2-433, 2.2-3117, and 30-111; adding §§ 2.2-3103.1 and 30-103.1. (Patron-McWaters, SB 410 (I) See SB649)

Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government, and General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; lowers Statement of Economic Interests disclosure thresholds. Amending §§ 2.2-3117 and 30-111. (Patron-Smith, SB 21 (I) See SB649)

Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government, and General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; publicly available database for statements of economic interests, civil penalties. Amending §§ 2.2-3124 and 30-110; adding § 2.2-3117.1. (Patron-Campbell, HB 713 (F))

Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government, General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act, Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006; limitations on gifts and campaign contributions. Amending §§ 2.2-3103, 2.2-3120, 30-103, and 30-123; adding §§ 24.2-502.1, 24.2-948.5 through 24.2-948.9, and 24.2-953.6. (Patron-Petersen, SB 218 (I) See SB649)

Constitutional amendment; General Assembly by law may exempt from taxation real property of surviving spouses of soldiers killed in action (second reference). Amending Section 6-A of Article X. (Patron-Ramadan, HJR 8 (Chapter 775); Black, SJR 81 (C))

Constitutional amendment; General Assembly may provide by law for restoration of civil rights to persons convicted of felonies who have completed service of their sentence (first reference). Amending Section 1 of Article II. (Patron-Carr, HJR 70 (F))

Constitutional amendment; General Assembly may provide by law for restoration of civil rights to persons convicted of nonviolent felonies and who have completed service of their sentences (first reference). Amending Section 1 of Article II. (Patron-Herring, HJR 78 (F); Lopez, HJR 97 (F))

Constitutional amendment; General Assembly may provide by law for restoration of civil rights to persons who have been convicted of nonviolent felonies and who have completed service of their sentences, including any period or condition of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence (first reference). Amending Section 1 of Article II. (Patron-Dance, HJR 21 (F))

Constitutional amendment; qualifications for members of General Assembly, terms of office (first reference). Amending Section 4 of Article IV. (Patron-Morrissey, HJR 6 (F))

Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission, Commission is directed to certify district plans for General Assembly within one month of receipt of new census data or by March 1 of year following census (first reference). Amending Section 6 of Article II. (Patron-Deeds, SJR 37 (C))

Disclosure statements and gift reports; centralized filing in Office of Secretary of the Commonwealth, establishment of searchable database. Amending §§ 2.2-419, 2.2-426, 2.2-433, 2.2-3101, 2.2-3103, 2.2-3114.1, 2.2-3115, 2.2-3117, 24.2-502, 30-101, 30-103, 30-110, and 30-111; adding §§ 2.2-417.1, 2.2-417.2, 2.2-417.3, 2.2-3118.2, and 30-110.1. (Patron-Krupicka, HB 204 (F))

Education, Secretary of; annual report to Governor and General Assembly. Adding § 2.2-208.1. (Patron-Simon, HB 963 (F); Howell, SB 539 (F))

Elections; qualifications of candidates, residency of candidates for General Assembly, candidates filing of request for determination, chief judge of court to schedule hearing no later than five days after filing. Adding § 24.2-500.1. (Patron-Minchew, HB 1200 (F))

Energy and Environment, Virginia Commission on; established, report. Adding §§ 30-348 through 30-356. (Patron-Lopez, HB 818 (F))

Evaluate Tax Preferences, Joint Subcommittee to; required to report to General Assembly annually. Amending § 30-338. (Patron-Toscano, HB 406 (F))

General appropriation bills; prohibits General Assembly from considering any bill that contains any provision that has an expiration date more than two years and six months after end of session. Adding § 30-19.03:1.3. (Patron-Marshall, R.G., HB 14 (F))

General Assembly; confirming appointment to Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. (Patron-O’Bannon, HJR 13 (P))

General Assembly; consideration of conference committee report on biennial budget or general appropriation act. Adding § 30-19.1:12. (Patron-Smith, SB 468 (F))

General Assembly; establishing an inaugural committee. (Patron-Cox, HJR 119 (P))

General Assembly; establishing prefiling schedule for 2015 Regular Session. (Patron-Cox, HJR 18 (P))

General Assembly; establishing schedule for conduct of business. (Patron-Cox, HJR 17 (P))

General Assembly; extends 2014 Regular Session by 30 days, to Monday, April 7, 2014, and moves date of Reconvened Session to Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Amending Rules 24 and 25, HJR 17, 2014. (Patron-Cox, HJR 488 (F))

General Assembly; notifying Governor of organization. (Patron-Cox, HJR 106 (P))

General Assembly; prohibits compensation to legislators for attending conferences for which agenda and materials are not available to the public. Adding § 30-19.21. (Patron-McEachin, SB 500 (F))

General Assembly; removes sunset clause which allows substitution of an electronic signature for a handwritten signature on prefiled legislation. Repealing second enactment of Chapter 670, 2012 Acts. (Patron-McDougle, SB 54 (Chapter 517))

General Assembly; reports accompanying general appropriation bills. Adding § 30-19.10:1. (Patron-Norment, SB 446 (F))

General Assembly; testimony under oath before committee or subcommittee. Amending § 30-11; adding § 30-10.1. (Patron-Garrett, SB 583 (F))

General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; establishes Virginia Legislative Ethics Commission to replace current separate House and Senate Ethics Advisory Panels. Amending §§ 24.2-502, 30-101, 30-110 through 30-113, 30-114 through 30-119, and 30-127. (Patron-Petersen, SB 219 (I) See SB649)

General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; legislator required to report gifts received by member of his immediate family exceeding $100 in value. Amending § 30-111. (Patron-Stuart, SB 149 (I) See SB649)

General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; legislators and lobbyists required to file disclosure forms semiannually rather than annually. Amending §§ 2.2-426, 30-110, and 30-111. (Patron-Torian, HB 689 (F))

General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; prohibited gifts, disclosure of permissible gifts. Amending §§ 2.2-426, 2.2-433, 30-103, and 30-111; adding §§ 30-103.1 and 30-126.1. (Patron-McEachin, SB 648 (F))

General Assembly districts; technical adjustments to certain House of Delegates districts. Adding § 24.2-304.04. (Patron-Cole, HB 45 (F))

General Assembly member; proceeding in which provision or provisions of Constitution of Virginia are contested or are at issue, legislative standing to defend laws of the Commonwealth. Adding § 30-9.1. (Patron-Gilbert, HB 706 (F))

General Assembly members; restricts any member from being elected or appointed to any judgeship during his term of office and for four years following expiration of such term. Adding §§ 16.1-69.19:1 and 17.1-102.1. (Patron-Morrissey, HB 309 (F))

Health Care, Joint Commission on; extends sunset provision to July 1, 2018. Amending § 30-170. (Patron-Brink, HB 680 (Chapter 280); Puller, SB 60 (Chapter 518))

Historic Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg; General Assembly to designate as a Family Homestead of Virginia Governors. (Patron-Yost, HJR 167 (P); Edwards, SJR 180 (P))

House of Delegates; establishes Rules for 2014-2015 Sessions of General Assembly. (Patron-Cox, HR 65 (P))

House of Delegates; establishing a rule that prohibits firearms on floor of House of Delegates. (Patron-Hope, HR 7 (F))

House of Delegates districts; changes district assignments of certain census blocks between House Districts 10 and 33 in Clarke County. Adding § 24.2-304.04. (Patron-Minchew, HB 231 (F))

House of Delegates districts; changes district assignments of two census blocks between Districts 25 and 26 in Rockingham County. Adding § 24.2-304.04. (Patron-Landes, HB 288 (F))

Human trafficking, Commission on Prevention of; established, report. Adding §§ 30-348 through 30-354. (Patron-Ebbin, SB 322 (F))

Judicial performance evaluation program; required to submit evaluation reports on justices and judges whose terms expire during next session of General Assembly, report. Amending §§ 2.2-3705.7 and 17.1-100. (Patron-Loupassi, HB 272 (Chapter 808))

Legislative commissions; absences of any appointed nonlegislative citizen from meetings. Adding § 30-19.8:2. (Patron-McDougle, SB 538 (Chapter 634))

Legislators; prohibits member of General Assembly from using his public position to retaliate or threaten retaliation against any person. Amending § 30-103. (Patron-Garrett, SB 12 (F))

Legislators, state and local government officers, and employees; prohibited conduct. Amending §§ 2.2-3103 and 30-103. (Patron-Farrell, HB 1143 (F))

Lobbyist’s Disclosure Statement; redesigns to clarify information requested and increase compliance, Secretary of the Commonwealth to review. Amending §§ 2.2-426, 2.2-428, and 2.2-431. (Patron-Smith, SB 20 (I) See SB649)

Local fiscal impact bills; bills to be introduced no later than first day of session. Amending § 30-19.03. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 633 (C); Ruff, SB 523 (F); Garrett, SB 574 (C))

Local government expenditures or reductions; Division of Legislative Services to identify and forward to Commission on Local Government joint resolutions introduced calling for a study, Department of Planning and Budget and Department of Taxation are authorized to submit legislative bills to Commission on Local Government to prepare local fiscal estimates. Amending § 30-19.03. (Patron-Landes, HB 199 (Chapter 807))

Local Mandate Review, Governor’s Task Force for; reconstitutes five-member task force appointed by Governor to review state mandates as nine-member Joint Task Force for Local Mandate Review, with additional four appointments to be made by General Assembly. Amending § 15.2-2903. (Patron-Newman, SB 407 (I) See SB163)

Local Mandate Review, Governor’s Task Force for; reconstitutes five-member task force appointed by Governor to review state mandates as ten-member Joint Task Force for Local Mandate Review, with additional three appointments to be made by General Assembly. Amending § 15.2-2903. (Patron-Garrett, HB 1080 (I) See HB594)

Political subdivisions, certain; no audit shall be required for any fiscal year during which such entity’s financial transactions did not exceed sum of $25,000. Amending § 30-140. (Patron-Jones, HB 1075 (Chapter 509))

Public comment and transparency; presentation of proposals to Committees of General Assembly. Amending § 56-573.1:1; adding § 56-573.1:2. (Patron-Alexander, SB 26 (F))

Public officials; joint subcommittee to study Virginia’s ethics laws governing officials. (Patron-Kory, HJR 91 (C))

Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995; General Assembly approval of schedule of tolls and fees. Amending §§ 56-565 and 56-566. (Patron-Joannou, HB 1136 (F))

Recurrent flooding; joint subcommittee established to formulate recommendations for development of a comprehensive and coordinated planning effort to address. (Patron-Stolle, HJR 16 (P); Locke, SJR 3 (P); McWaters, SJR 34 (I) See SJR3)

Renewable energy property; grants for placing into service, Renewable Energy Property Grant Fund established, provisions shall not become effective unless reenacted by 2015 General Assembly. Adding §§ 45.1-395 and 45.1-396. (Patron-Norment, SB 653 (Chapter 725))

Research and development, qualified; increases amount of tax credit for expenses, Department shall summarize information collected and make it available to Governor and any member of General Assembly, regardless of number of taxpayers applying for credit. Amending § 58.1-439.12:08. (Patron-Comstock, HB 1220 (Chapter 227); McDougle, SB 623 (Chapter 306))

Segregated revenues; local fines and penalties, annual computation of local restricted funds by Auditor of Public Accounts. Adding §§ 15.2-2501.1 and 30-135.1. (Patron-Carrico, SB 524 (C))

Senate and House of Delegates districts; changes district assignments of certain census blocks between Senate Districts 17 and 24 and between House Districts 18 and 30. Adding §§ 24.2-303.4 and 24.2-304.04. (Patron-Webert, HB 849 (F))

Senate districts; changes district assignments of certain census blocks between Senate Districts 19 and 23 in Bedford County. Adding § 24.2-303.4. (Patron-Newman, SB 344 (I) See SB310)

Senate districts; changes district assignments of two census precincts in Louisa County. Adding § 24.2-303.4. (Patron-Garrett, SB 436 (I) See SB310)

Senate districts; technical adjustments of certain boundaries. Adding § 24.2-303.4. (Patron-Vogel, SB 310 (V))

Shenandoah National Park, Commission on Reconveyance of; established, report. Adding §§ 10.1-201.1 and 30-348 through 30-355. (Patron-Marshall, R.G., HB 16 (F))

Southern States Energy Board; change in membership, alternate legislative members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and Senate Committee on Rules. Amending § 2.2-5601. (Patron-Watkins, SB 47 (Chapter 516))

State Inspector General; appointment by General Assembly. Amending §§ 2.2-106 and 2.2-308. (Patron-Landes, HB 286 (F))

State legislative buildings; prohibits possession of weapons except by any person who lawfully possesses handgun, etc. Adding § 18.2-283.2. (Patron-Hope, HB 102 (F))

Tax information; Department of Taxation to disclose total aggregate amount of an income tax deduction or credit taken by all taxpayers upon request by General Assembly, etc. Amending § 58.1-3. (Patron-Toscano, HB 121 (Chapter 195))

Tax reform, state and local; creates joint legislative subcommittee to perform a two-year study. Repealing §§ 30-336, 30-337, and 30-338. (Patron-LeMunyon, HB 431 (F))

Transportation Accountability, Joint Commission on; vests Commission with power and duty to make performance reviews of state agencies with transportation responsibilities. Amending § 30-284. (Patron-Marshall, D.W., HB 70 (F))

United States Constitution; establishes procedure for appointing delegates to a convention to amend. Adding §§ 30-348, 30-349, and 30-350. (Patron-Ruff, SB 105 (F))

United States Constitution; General Assembly applies to Congress of United States to call a convention to amend to provide for a balanced federal budget. (Patron-Hanger, SJR 71 (F))

United States Constitution; General Assembly applies to United States Congress to call a convention of states to propose amendments to restrain abuse of power by federal government. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HJR 9 (F))

United States Constitution; General Assembly to ratify and affirm Equal Rights Amendment. (Patron-Surovell, HJR 12 (F); Marsh, SJR 78 (F))

United States Constitution; members of Virginia Congressional Delegation urged to propose an amendment to Article V that will modify process for proposing amendments. (Patron-Landes, HJR 27 (F))

United States Constitution; memorializing Congress of United States to propose Regulation Freedom Amendment. (Patron-Wilt, HJR 177 (F); Carrico, SR 15 (F))

Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; created. Amending §§ 30-114, 30-117, and 30-118; adding §§ 30-348 through 30-351. (Patron-Edwards, SB 143 (I) See SB649)

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; limits record exemption for working papers and correspondence of members of General Assembly. Amending § 2.2-3705.7. (Patron-Petersen, SB 212 (F))

Virginia Legislative Travel Commission; created. Adding §§ 30-348 and 30-349. (Patron-Sickles, HB 959 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; assumed rate of return on investments for employer contributions. Amending § 51.1-145. (Patron-Farrell, HB 178 (F))

Virginia Retirement System; impact statements to detail financial impact of proposed bill on members and beneficiaries. Amending § 30-19.1:7. (Patron-Hanger, SB 420 (F))