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2005 SESSION

SENATE CALENDAR FOR January 13, 2005 ... pdf

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Senate Bill on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file

• SB 456 Abortion; contraception not to constitute.

Senate Bill on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file

• SB 272 Optometrists; classification of practicing in a commercial or mercantile establishment.

Senate Bills and Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file

• SB 948 No Child Left Behind Act; Board of Education to seek waiver.
• SB 949 Teachers; licensure.
• SB 950 Economics education & financial literacy; requirement in public schools, etc.
• SB 951 Influenza vaccine; Gov. to stimulate location of pharmaceutical facility that plans to produce.
• SB 952 Character education; humane treatment of animals requirement.
• SB 953 Pharmaceutical assistance; maximizing benefits of Medicare discount card program for seniors.
• SB 954 Mopeds; allows city of Charlottesville to limit operations.
• SB 955 VASCAR speed determination devices; allows City of Charlottesville to use.
• SB 956 Alleghany-Highlands Economic Development Authority; membership.
• SB 957 Former officials & employees; adds City of Charlottesville to localities that may limit activities.
• SB 958 Standards of Quality; requires employment of speech-language pathologists.
• SB 959 Telecommunication and cable television; release of information.
• SB 960 Telecommunications services provided by localities; cost allocations. 
• SB 961 Charter; City of Hampton. 
• SB 962 Bob Hiteman Overpass; designating as overpass connecting Capital Beltway with Interstate Route 95.
• SB 963 Statewide communications interoperability; office of Governor to review & make recommendations.
• SB 964 Substitute teachers; definition.
• SB 965 Driver's licenses and special identification cards; requirements for issuance.
• SB 966 Provisional driver's licenses; changes in provisions.
• SB 967 DMV; assessment of additonal fees on certain drivers.
• SB 968 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel.
• SB 969 Entrepreneurship Education Program; created.
• SB 970 Consumer Affairs, Department of; created.
• SB 971 Labor discrimination; reporting complaint within 60 days after occurrence.
• SB 972 Special identification cards; allows driver to exchange license without fee.
• SB 973 Electoral bds, gen. registrars, & staff; localities to provide civil serv. status & grievance procd.
• SB 974 Banks; authorized to make interest-only mortgage loans.
• SB 975 Pay-per-call services; prohibit provider from accepting call from number not accepted by individual.
• SB 976 Service of process; plaintiff to have an expert witness before medical malpractice is filed.
• SB 977 Driver's licenses; requirements for all first-time applicants.
• SB 978 Marriage, foreign; requirements for parties petitioning circuit court.
• SB 979 Adoption; requirements for parental placement.
• SB 980 Improper driving; penalty.
• SB 981 Schools or day-care centers; noncustodial parent as an emergency contact.
• SB 982 Title insurance; policies or contracts to be based upon published risk rates, penalty.
• SB 983 Enterprise zones; regulations.
• SB 984 Uniform Statewide Building Code & Fire Prevention Code; applicability of certain transp. assets.
• SB 985 Highway construction; advance of funds by counties, reimbursement by VDOT when become available.
• SB 986 Firearms; sentencing guideline point enhancements for certain crimes in certain localities.
• SB 987 Gas pipeline safety; regulation by State Corporation Commission.
• SB 988 Criminal Justice Services Board; increase of members.
• SB 989 Elections; creates position of director of State Board of Elections.
• SB 990 Polling places; voter required to remain in presence of officers of election until vote cast.
• SB 991 Notary public; requirements.
• SB 992 Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act; created.
• SB 993 Highway improvement funds; revenue sharing fund program to include cities and towns.
• SB 994 Charter; City of Fairfax. 
• SB 995 Commissioners of accounts; shall not require fiduciary to exhibit an original check as voucher.
• SB 996 Campaign finance disclosure; referendum comm. to file final report or cont. as political committee.
• SB 997 Hazardous materials; prohibits transporting on Route 674 in Fairfax County.
• SB 998 Clerks of court; prohibits posting personal information on Internet.
• SB 999 Gubernatorial appointments; confirmation processes.
• SB 1000 Assisted living facilities; regulations for serving resident w/mental illness, mental retard., etc.
• SB 1001 Computer crimes; punishment for interferring with computer systems, penalty.
• SB 1002 Computer crimes; changes in provisions, penalties.
• SB 1003 Primary elections; payment of fees by candidate for statewide offices to Board of Elections.
• SB 1004 Traffic signals; use of photo-monitoring systems in any locality.
• SB 1005 Mortgage satisfaction; provisions.
• SB 1006 Children in foster care; public schools shall provide free education.
• SB 1007 Charter; City of Waynesboro.
• SB 1008 Apples; establishing an excise tax.
• SB 1009 Horse Industry Board Act; created, penalty.
• SB 1010 Retail Sales and Use Tax; eliminates additional payment required of dealers.
• SB 1011 Personal property tax; rate on generating equipment of electric suppliers.
• SB 1012 Courthouses; relocation.
• SB 1013 Conservators of the peace; private police officers are exempt from registration & bonding requirmts.
• SB 1014 Health insurance; increases credits for retired teachers & other school bd. employees, removes cap.
• SB 1015 Staunton Correctional Center; Governor to sell and convey.
• SB 1016 Overlength trucks; prohibits on certain highways.
• SB 1017 Detention of a mentally incapacitated person; judicial authorization.
• SB 1018 Jury interrogatories; allows court to submit in writing, forms for general verdict in certain cases.
• SB 1019 Divorce; certain information confidential.
• SB 1020 Misdemeanors; law-enforcement officer may transfer issuance of summons to full arrest.
• SB 1021 Foreign orders; records from electronic communication service providers.
• SB 1022 Trials; exclusion of witnesses.
• SB 1023 Persons with mental illness, mental retardation or substance abuse; recodification of Title 37.1.
• SB 1024 Hospitals and nursing homes; Bd. of Health must include minimum standards for design, etc.
• SB 1025 Substance Abuse Services Council; membership. 
• SB 1026 Concealed handgun permits; exempt retired special agents with ABC Brd. from paying fee for issuance.
• SB 1027 Information Providers Network; change in authority.
• SB 1028 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include certain school-related items.
• SB 1029 Banks; eliminates requirements that certain mortgage loans be amortized by periodic payments.
• SB 1030 Freedom of Information Act; exempts certain information, etc. collected by OCME.
• SB 1031 Claims; County of Henrico.
• SB 1032 Health insurance; mandated coverage for treatment of morbid obesity.
• SB 1033 Virginia Capital Trail.
• SB 1034 Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program and Fund; created.
• SB 1035 Workers' compensation; eligibility for National Guard, State Defense Force, and naval militia.
• SB 1036 Controlled substances; requires pedigree of normal distribution chain.
• SB 1037 Accident and sickness insurance, group; misreporting of claims experience data; penalty.
• SB 1038 Cigarette tax; revenues to be deposited into Uninsured Medical Catastrophe Fund.
• SB 1039 Mopeds; regulations.
• SB 1040 Child support; updates UIFSA, and allows foreign countries to enforce.
• SB 1041 Income tax, state and corporate; credit for employer provided long-term care insurance.
• SB 1042 Real estate tax; localities to increase amount of income on sliding scale for elderly or disabled.
• SB 1043 Health insurance; increases credits for retired state employees.
• SB 1044 Voter registration; political party affiliation added to application.
• SB 1045 Diplomas; guidelines for awarding.
• SB 1046 Business license tax, local; requires localities to impose flat license fees.
• SB 1047 Unemployment compensation; independent contractor.
• SB 1048 Water-damaged vehicles; increases amount of damage claim to be disclosed.
• SB 1049 Health insurance; optional coverage for developmental delay treatment.
• SB 1050 Ombudsman; court to appoint to serve as intermediary to protect interest of incapacitated seniors.
• SB 1051 Real estate tax; changes in local relief programs.
• SB 1052 Excise tax; allows localities to impose penalty for delinquent payment.
• SB 1053 Higher educational institutions; intellectual property policies.
• SB 1054 Natural gas exploration, off-shore; exemption to existing moratorium.
• SB 1055 Unemployment compensation; minimum earnings.
• SB 1056 Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act; broadens boundaries thereof.
• SB 1057 Abandoned vessel; reduces time before landowner, etc. may acquire title.
• SB 1058 License plates, special; exempts certain military veterans from fees.
• SB 1059 Insurance Collateral Assessment Fund; created within state treasury.
• SB 1060 Motor medics pilot program; created in South Hampton Roads area.
• SB 1061 Personal flotation devices; required for children 12 yrs. of age or younger to wear, penalty.
• SB 1062 Code enforcement; includes City of Portsmouth to localities that may use volunteers to enforce.
• SB 1063 Voting equipment vendors; semi-annual statements of expenditures to be filed with State Board.
• SB 1064 Health records; emphasizes right of an individual to have access thereto, exceptions.
• SB 1065 School board; election of members in Brunswick County.
• SB 1066 Higher educational institutions; reduction in undergraduate tuition and fees.
• SB 1067 Juveniles; detention for firearm possession if constituted as threat to others.
• SB 1068 Charter; Town of New Castle. 
• SB 1069 Children's Services Ombudsman, Office of; created.
• SB 1070 Juveniles; emergency hospitalization prior to trial.
• SB 1071 Voter registration; citizenship status should read same as DMV records.
• SB 1072 Dulles Corridor Rapid Transit Proj.; referendum in Fairfax to prohibit appropr. revenue for project.
• SB 1073 Retirement System; creates a defined contribution plan.
• SB 1074 County manager plan; adds items for which Arlington County may charge application processing fee.
• SB 1075 Zoning; transfer of development rights.
• SB 1076 Early voting; provides that any qualified registered voter may vote at specified times and places.
• SB 1077 Crimes against nature; certain provisions not considered a crime.
• SB 1078 Death penalty; restricted to those 18 years or age or older.
• SB 1079 Employment discrimination; causes of action in cases alleging.
• SB 1080 Campaign finance disclosure; special reports of contributions rec'd by member's campaign comm.
• SB 1081 Cell phones; prohibits use of handheld devices while driving, except in emergency.
• SB 1082 Name change; valid goverment-issued photo identification required.
• SB 1083 Hunting; prohibits device/service that remote controls firearms, etc. to hunt birds, etc., penalty.
• SB 1084 Fingerprints; increases fees for noncriminal prints.
• SB 1085 Assisted living facilities; susp. of license due to improper care of resident, licens. requirements.
• SB 1086 Zoning appeals, boards of; changes in provisions.
• SB 1087 Deferred real estate tax; allows locality to establish interest rate.
• SB 1088 Environmental Excellence Program; change of various boards' authority to approve methods.
• SB 1089 Environmental enforcement; authorizes Dept. of Environmental Quality to impose civil penalties.
• SB 1090 Contractors, Board for; increases limit for Class B contractor license.
• SB 1091 Coal Mine Safety Act, and Coal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act; changes in provisions.
• SB 1092 Logo sign program; revision of schedule of fees imposed on certain businesses in depressed areas.
• SB 1093 Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs; refusal to take blood or breath test, penalty.
• SB 1094 Master Jet Base; localities may acquire property within an accident potential zone.
• SB 1095 Traffic signals; abolishes sunset on use of photo-monitoring systems
• SB 1096 Integrated directional sign program; revision to program to include request by localities.
• SB 1097 Medical Savings Account Plan; amd. prov. that permit eligible indiv. to establ. health savings acct.
• SB 1098 Prescription Monitoring Program; includes reporting by out-of-state dispensers.
• SB 1099 Motor fuels tax; additional imposition in Northern Virginia transportation district.
• SB 1100 Local government taxes; equalizes city and county authority, penalty.
• SB 1101 Fingerprints; increases fees for noncriminal prints.
• SB 1102 Transient occupancy tax; extends additional imposition in Arlington County.
• SB 1103 Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Department; abolished.
• SB 1104 Absentee voting and ballot applications; allows person aged 65 or older to vote absentee.
• SB 1105 Retail Sales & Use Tax; exemptions include certain nonprofit edu. institutions for purchase of ser.
• SB 1106 Health insurance carriers; ethics and fairness in business practices. 
• SB 1107 Public Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002; changes in provisions.
• SB 1108 Public-Private Transportation Act; changes in provisions.
• SB 1109 Health records; revises certain provisions for privacy of minors.
• SB 1110 Health care providers; elim. provisions governing disclosure of patient info. to third party payors.
• SB 1111 Vital Records; requires marriage, divorce, & annulment records to include age, race, etc.
• SB 1112 Unemployment compensation; benefits charges resulting from a temporary closure forced by disaster.
• SB 1113 Clarksville-Boydton Airport Commission; created.
• SB 1114 Motor vehicle; allows dealers to cancel spot sales conditioned on approval of installment contract.
• SB 1115 Collegial bodies; certain changes to appointment and organizational requirements.
• SB 1116 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include telecommunication and telephone companies.
• SB 1117 Retirement System; creditable compensation of part-time employees of institutions of higher learning
• SB 1118 Circuit courts; create single form of pleading civil actions.
• SB 1119 Higher Education Board Appointments, commission on; created, report.
• SB 1120 Concealed weapons; person to inform law-enforcement officer of possession.
• SB 1121 Methamphetamine precursor chemicals, unlawful possession; penalty.
• SB 1122 Administrative Process Act; impact on small businesses.
• SB 1123 Service of process; allows plaintiff in circuit court cases to ask defendant for waiver.
• SB 1124 Sentencing guidelines; modification for use of methamphetamine.
• SB 1125 Higher education; removes responsibility for annual audits, report.