2014 SESSION

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

EMERGENCY LEGISLATION

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

(C) Carried over to 2015 Session

Active duty military health care providers; practice at public and private health care facilities. Amending § 54.1-2901. (Patron-Stolle, HB 580 (Chapter 8))

Acute psychiatric bed registry; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services shall develop and administer a web-based registry, registry shall provide real-time information about number of beds available at each facility or unit, employees and designees of community services boards, etc., allowed to perform searches of registry to identify available beds that are appropriate for detention and treatment of individuals. Adding § 37.2-308.1. (Patron-Cline, HB 1232 (Chapter 774))

Alcoholic beverage control; winery, farm winery, wine importer, or wine wholesaler licensee to provide information to consumer while on premises of licensed retailers. Amending § 4.1-201. (Patron-McWaters, SB 337 (Chapter 455))

Alternative onsite sewage system installers; Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals shall extend one time and deem to be valid an interim license, an extended interim license is valid until licensee passes examination for issuance of license or for period of six months. (Patron-Black, SB 657 (Chapter 825))

Chief Medical Examiner, Office of; powers and duties, medicolegal death examinations. Amending §§ 32.1-263, 32.1-264, 32.1-277, 32.1-279, 32.1-281 through 32.1-283.3, 32.1-283.5, 32.1-284, 32.1-285, 32.1-286, 32.1-288, 32.1-291.22, 32.1-291.23, 32.1-298, 32.1-301, 54.1-2807, 54.1-2818.1, 54.1-2972, and 54.1-2973; repealing § 32.1-280. (Patron-O’Bannon, HB 928 (F))

Commonwealth of Virginia Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2014; created. (Patron-Jones, HB 869 (Chapter 213); Stosch, SB 394 (Chapter 487))

Commonwealth’s taxation system; conformity with Internal Revenue Code. Amending § 58.1-301. (Patron-Stosch, SB 559 (F))

Commonwealth’s taxation system; conformity with Internal Revenue Code, deconforms from federal tax laws beginning with taxable year 2018. Amending § 58.1-301. (Patron-Stosch, SB 288 (Chapter 2))

Covington, City of, charter; amending. (Patron-Deeds, SB 609 (Chapter 722))

Dead human bodies; establishes a process for disposition for unclaimed bodies, identification of decedent, next of kin, prerequisites for cremation. Amending §§ 32.1-298, 32.1-299, 54.1-2807, and 54.1-2818.1; adding §§ 32.1-309.1 through 32.1-309.4; repealing §§ 32.1-284, 32.1-288, and 32.1-288.1. (Patron-Alexander, SB 304 (Chapter 228))

Dead human bodies; establishes a process for the disposition for unclaimed bodies. Amending §§ 32.1-298, 32.1-299, 54.1-2807, and 54.1-2818.1; adding §§ 32.1-304.1 through 32.1-304.4; repealing §§ 32.1-284, 32.1-288, and 32.1-288.1. (Patron-Martin, SB 535 (I) See SB304)

Emergency custody and temporary detention; Department shall develop and administer a web-based acute psychiatric bed registry, period of custody shall not exceed 8 hours from time law-enforcement officer takes minor into custody, report. Amending §§ 16.1-340, 16.1-340.1, 16.1-345.4, 19.2-169.6, 19.2-182.9, 37.2-808, 37.2-809, 37.2-814, and 37.2-817.2; adding §§ 16.1-340.1:1, 37.2-308.1, and 37.2-809.1. (Patron-Deeds, SB 260 (Chapter 691))

Honaker, Town of, charter; amending. (Patron-Puckett, SB 75 (Chapter 679))

Hospital authorities; counties shall have same powers with regard to authority enabling statute as cities. Amending § 15.2-5301. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 628 (Chapter 502))

Income tax, state; extends period certain taxpayers may take earned income tax credit. Amending § 58.1-301. (Patron-Ware, HB 1085 (Chapter 1))

Judges; retirement allowance and service after retirement. Amending §§ 16.1-69.22:1, 16.1-69.35, 17.1-105, 17.1-106, 17.1-302, 17.1-401, 51.1-303, 51.1-306, and 51.1-308. (Patron-Jones, HB 10 (Chapter 776))

King William County and Town of West Point; localities to govern allocation of revenues for schools, establishes special school tax district in County. (Patron-Hodges, HB 534 (Chapter 29); Norment, SB 488 (Chapter 709))

Monterey, Town of, charter; amending. (Patron-Bell, Richard P., HB 322 (Chapter 273))

Neighborhood Assistance Act; submission of neighborhood organization proposals for tax credit. Amending § 58.1-439.20. (Patron-Hugo, HB 1179 (Chapter 47); Barker, SB 591 (Chapter 189))

Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP); Department of Conservation and Recreation to utilize storm-based approach in order to derive PMP for locations within or affecting the Commonwealth, Department is authorized to utilize up to $500,000 in unobligated balances in Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund to contract out for analysis. (Patron-Byron, HB 1006 (Chapter 475); Garrett, SB 582 (Chapter 489))

Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Veterans and Defense Affairs, Secretaries of; transfer of certain powers and duties, report. Amending §§ 2.2-200, 2.2-212, 2.2-213.2, 2.2-221, 2.2-221.1, 2.2-230, 2.2-231, 2.2-2004, 2.2-2101, 2.2-2338, 2.2-2666.1, 2.2-2666.2, 2.2-2666.3, 2.2-2699.5, 2.2-2715, 9.1-202, 9.1-203, 9.1-407, 44-146.18:2, 53.1-155.1, 58.1-344.3, 62.1-44.34:25, and 66-2; adding §§ 2.2-222.1, 2.2-222.2, and 2.2-222.3; repealing §§ 2.2-232 and 2.2-233. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HB 730 (Chapter 115); Reeves, SB 381 (Chapter 490))

Social worker; family-services specialists and qualified equivalent workers allowed to perform previously limited tasks. Amending §§ 32.1-330, 51.5-148, 63.2-219, 63.2-1225, 63.2-1226, 63.2-1231, and 63.2-1509. (Patron-Toscano, HB 397 (F); Peace, HB 890 (Chapter 285))

Sodomy; crimes against nature, clarifies provisions of clause, increase of fee for court costs, penalty. Amending §§ 17.1-275.12, 18.2-67.5:1, 18.2-346, 18.2-348, 18.2-356, 18.2-359, 18.2-361, 18.2-368, 18.2-370, 18.2-370.1, 18.2-371, and 18.2-374.3. (Patron-Garrett, SB 14 (Chapter 794))

Stormwater management programs; State Water Control Board to establish procedures and regulations, construction activity involving a single-family detached residential structure. Amending §§ 62.1-44.15:24, 62.1-44.15:27, 62.1-44.15:28, 62.1-44.15:33, 62.1-44.15:34, 62.1-44.15:44, 62.1-44.15:45, and 62.1-44.15:46. (Patron-Hodges, HB 1173 (Chapter 598); Hanger, SB 423 (Chapter 303))

Tow truck drivers; registration after conviction of violent crimes, persons who held valid tow truck driver authorization document on January 1, 2013, issued by Board of Towing and Recovery Operators. Amending § 46.2-116. (Patron-Farrell, HB 176 (Chapter 59); Garrett, SB 8 (Chapter 441))

Virginia College Savings Plan; Plan established as a body politic and corporate and an independent agency of the Commonwealth. Amending § 23-38.76. (Patron-O’Bannon, HB 203 (Chapter 23); Howell, SB 215 (Chapter 687))

Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; length of term of Board of Directors. Amending § 32.1-122.7:1. (Patron-Barker, SB 595 (Chapter 720))

Voting equipment; technical amendments to reflect updates in equipment technology. Amending §§ 24.2-101, 24.2-531, 24.2-603.1, 24.2-609, 24.2-612, 24.2-613, 24.2-623, 24.2-625, 24.2-626, 24.2-627, 24.2-629, 24.2-633, 24.2-634, 24.2-638, 24.2-639, 24.2-641, 24.2-642, 24.2-645, 24.2-646, 24.2-647, 24.2-648, 24.2-649, 24.2-653, 24.2-653.1, 24.2-654, 24.2-657, 24.2-658, 24.2-659, 24.2-663, 24.2-671.1, 24.2-712, 24.2-801, 24.2-801.1, and 24.2-802; repealing §§ 24.2-628 and 24.2-640. (Patron-Cole, HB 679 (Chapter 576); Obenshain, SB 456 (Chapter 540))