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2006 SESSION
HOUSE CALENDAR FOR February 15, 2006 ... pdf
- Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bill on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bill on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bill on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on First Reading and Referred ... report | csv file
- Senate Joint Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
- Bills Referred by House ... report | csv file
- Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 34 Standards of Learning assessments; release thereof.
- SB 39 Test security procedures; Board of Educ. to review violations of regulations by local school board.
- SB 62 Comparative religion; Board of Education to authorize elective course in grades 9 through 12.
- SB 66 School calendars; reduction of state aid when length of school term below what is required.
- SB 67 Standards of Learning assessments; student required to attend summer school for remediation program.
- SB 71 Standards of Quality; Biennial review; change to even-numbered years and technical amendment.
- SB 74 Teacher licensure requirements; revising current statutes & teacher education program provisions.
- SB 75 School crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plan; required.
- SB 342 School board; referendum in Page County on question of whether should be elected biennially.
- SB 499 Home instruction; requires persons providing home instruction to hold a high school diploma.
- SB 502 School board; members to appoint a tiebreaker in case of a tie vote.
House Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 450 Income tax, state; land preservation tax credit.
- HB 530 Retail Sales & Use Tax; semiconductor production exemption.
- HB 569 Cigarette tax; increases penalty for failure to properly affix stamps.
- HB 896 Retail Sales & Use Tax; gratuities or service charges on meals excluded when calculating.
- HB 1539 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for gas and oil, extends sunset provision.
House Bill on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
House Bill on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
House Bill on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
Senate Bills on First Reading and Referred ... report | csv file
- SB 8 Motor vehicle registration, licensing, & certificates of title; offenses relating thereto, penalty.
- SB 13 Access roads; allocation of funds for those leading to industrial sites, etc.
- SB 24 Motor medic pilot program; created in South Hampton Roads area.
- SB 32 Social services; time limit on receipt of TANF.
- SB 48 Kinship foster care; social services to seek thereof.
- SB 54 Southern Virginia Higher Education Center; modifies membership of board of trustees.
- SB 61 Standards of Quality; support services staff ratios.
- SB 65 Absentee voting and ballot applications; persons 65 or older may vote absentee.
- SB 72 Contractors, Board of; educational requirements as condition for licensure.
- SB 79 Unemployment Compensation, Commission on; repeals sunset provision.
- SB 81 Charter; City of Richmond.
- SB 87 Outdoor advertising; vegetation control permit.
- SB 97 SOL assessments; fire drills, etc. prohibited in schools during periods of mandatory testing.
- SB 99 Retirement System; qualifications of retired persons teaching in critical shortage positions.
- SB 106 Waste discharge permits; consent of local governing body required before Water Control Board issues.
- SB 109 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; changes thereto.
- SB 118 Landlord and tenant; not to be evicted for certain disturbances that occur on leased premises.
- SB 129 Juveniles; if gang affiliated certain information to be released by any law-enforcement officer.
- SB 134 Towing & Recovery Operators, Board of; regulation of towing storage, and recovery of vehicles.
- SB 141 Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006; reorganizes and clarifies provisions in the act.
- SB 146 Methamphetamine precursor drugs; sale of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine with restrictions, penalty.
- SB 156 Appeals, Court of; additional compensation for chief judge.
- SB 157 Courts Technology Fund; created, increase in certain fees.
- SB 168 Child support; employer shall prorate amount if there is more than one withholding order.
- SB 176 Libraries; certain shall have technology protection measures against Internet restrictions.
- SB 183 Machete; illegal to brandish in threatening manner, penalty.
- SB 193 Highway construction funds; allocation for rail projects.
- SB 194 Motor vehicle registrations; dealer may issue temporary license plates & certificate of ownership.
- SB 198 Rail Advisory Board; members not subject to certain provisions.
- SB 203 Public School Authority; implement a pass-through of refunding savings to a locality.
- SB 204 Character education; opportuities for voluntary participation in community service activities.
- SB 209 Criminal exhibits; destruction or donation of those used for evidence.
- SB 213 O. Winston Link Trail; established to highlight and celebrate railroad heritage.
- SB 216 Court Reporting, Board of; created.
- SB 224 Environmental site assessments; localities to adopt ordinances requiring.
- SB 227 Campaign finance disclosure; changes amount of credit card charge reimbursable from petty cash.
- SB 228 Campaign finance disclosure; filing & reporting not to include tax exempt organizations.
- SB 230 Campaign finance disclosure; increases amount that triggers reporting requirements.
- SB 231 Campaign finance disclosure; value of in-kind contributions to be divided equally among candidates.
- SB 233 Pedestrians; motorists to stop for those at crosswalks.
- SB 235 Address Confidentiality Program; established to keep victims of crime personal address confidential.
- SB 238 Land Conservation Fund; unrestricted funds to be allocated equally for certain uses.
- SB 240 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; person not ineligible due to drug possession conviction.
- SB 247 Unemployment compensation; quit to follow military spouse.
- SB 251 Expert witness; eliminates prohibition against compensating in certain criminal cases.
- SB 253 Child abuse and neglect; reporting requirements by ministers of religion.
- SB 257 Child day program; exemption from licensure for programs of recreational activities.
- SB 259 Higher educational institutions; to report assignment of any intellectual property interests.
- SB 260 Idle machinery and tools tax; certain exemptions.
- SB 261 Manufacturing Development Commission; created, report.
- SB 263 Triennial census or statistical survey; school divisions option of choosing.
- SB 265 Political campaign advertisements; increases civil penalty.
- SB 271 Public Procurement Act; purchase of certain insurance in construction projects.
- SB 272 Electronic voting equipment; State Board of Elections to design pilot program.
- SB 273 Affordable dwelling unit ordinance; Arlington County permitting certain densities in comp. plan.
- SB 276 Income tax, state; different tax rate on income derived from sale of certain real estate.
- SB 282 Golf carts; operation thereof on public highways nonapplicable in Town of Saxis.
- SB 283 Arts and cultural districts; includes Town of Chincoteague.
- SB 284 Computer crimes; removes term without authority from definition of fraud.
- SB 287 Income tax, state; credit for purchase of long-term care insurance.
- SB 288 Insanity; hearing on revocation of conditional release to be expedited.
- SB 290 Psychiatric Inpatient Commitment of Minors Act; special justices.
- SB 298 District courts; remove case to circuit ct. if dismissal on basis that statute is unconstitutional.
- SB 299 DUI of alcohol or drugs; maximum punishment.
- SB 300 Spousal support; expedited hearing for member Armed Forces Reserves or National Guard.
- SB 305 School buses; vehicle classifications and endorsements.
- SB 306 Motor vehicle dealers; increases bond requirements.
- SB 324 Teachers; salary should be competitive rate relative to member states in So. Regional Ed. Board.
- SB 327 Alcoholic beverage; mixed beverage restaurant licenses.
- SB 341 Jurisdiction of corporate authorities of cities and towns; traffic cases included in offenses.
- SB 345 False identification cards; used for establishing residency, penalty.
- SB 348 Internet; penalty for facilitating payment by children to access sexually explicit material thereon.
- SB 349 Halal and kosher food; regulation of sale, penalty.
- SB 358 Real estate tax; exemption in redevelopment or conservation areas, etc.
- SB 362 Death penalty; restricted for those 18 yrs. or older at time of offense.
- SB 363 Commonwealth Preparedness, Office of; created.
- SB 366 T.C. Williams High School; opening 2006 school year.
- SB 367 Drug treatment courts; established in City of Newport News.
- SB 370 Cord Blood Bank Initiative; established.
- SB 372 Law-enforcement vehicle; penalty for impersonating or misrepresenting.
- SB 373 Development rights; localities provide for transfer thereof from parcel located in locality.
- SB 374 Single-family dwellings; deletes certain optional provisions regarding clustering thereof.
- SB 377 Health insurance; benefits for reservists called to active duty.
- SB 379 District court; parties not represented by counsel.
- SB 381 Recognizance bonds; provision for default.
- SB 386 Alcoholic beverage; exception to tied house law.
- SB 388 Judges; increases number in circuit court.
- SB 389 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; membership.
- SB 391 Judges; increases number in general district court.
- SB 395 Enhanced Public Safety Telephone Services Act; expands jurisdiction of Wireless E-11 Services Board.
- SB 396 Alcoholic beverages; certain exemption in home of another for underage.
- SB 400 Economic Development for Virginians with Disabilities Grant Program; created.
- SB 401 Confederate cemeteries and graves; Sons of Confederate Veterans to receive funds for care of.
- SB 402 Wage garnishment; liens.
- SB 405 Charter; Town of Elkton.
- SB 410 No Child Left Behind Act; Board of Education develop plan to identify initiatives funded thereby.
- SB 417 Personal property tax; seperate classifications of machinery and tools used in businesses.
- SB 420 Family day homes; unlawful to operate family day home if any employee is convicted sex offender.
- SB 421 Criminal history record information check; required for those providing care to children, etc.
- SB 428 Congenital Anomalies Reporting and Education System; secure system to be provided.
- SB 429 Board of Elections; increases size thereof, creates Director of Elections position.
- SB 433 Mortgage satisfaction; provisions.
- SB 434 Paper ballots; used for assisting voters at curbside & when voting equipment is inoperable.
- SB 435 Elections; representatives to have unobstructed view of officers of election.
- SB 436 Campaign finance; special disclosure requirements for certain large contributions; civil penalties.
- SB 438 Health Care, Joint Commission on; repeals sunset provision.
- SB 446 Registered agent; fee for recording name thereof.
- SB 453 Traffic light signals; use of photo-monitoring systems in certain localities.
- SB 454 High-occupancy lanes; extends sunset provision for vehicles bearing clean fuel license plates.
- SB 456 Nurse practitioners; expands prescriptive authority.
- SB 457 Sheriff; courthouse security.
- SB 460 Identity theft; increase in penalty.
- SB 461 Public Records Act; timely destruction of records.
- SB 462 State-owned properties; state agencies to identify & maintain historic resources, report.
- SB 463 Transient occupancy tax; authorizes Montgomery County to impose.
- SB 467 Williamsburg Area Transit Authority; created.
- SB 473 Predicate criminal act; addition to list of crimes included in definition.
- SB 479 Water and sewer liens; Manassas Park authorized to provide charges for service.
- SB 487 Health insurance; State to support federal efforts to encourage pooling thereof.
- SB 491 Dogs; penalty when recklessly controlling or handling.
- SB 495 Law Officers' Retirement System; supplemental allowance.
- SB 497 Fraud crimes; venue for prosecution thereof.
- SB 503 Town of Honaker; charter.
- SB 507 Sewage treatment facilities; establishing a governing board.
- SB 511 Regional industrial facilities authority; may create with two or more localities.
- SB 513 Coalbed methane well-pooling orders; interests in drilling units, conflicting claims.
- SB 515 Line of Duty Act; disabled state employees.
- SB 519 Hospitals; if designated Medicare dependent then considered rural.
- SB 524 Drug-free school zones; includes licensed child day centers.
- SB 532 Blue Star Memorial Highway; designating as portion of Old Keene Mill Road in Fairfax County.
- SB 534 Adoption laws; creation of putative father registry.
- SB 538 Higher educational articulation agreements; requires agreements between four-yr. & community col.
- SB 543 Witness; allows in child and spousal support proceedings.
- SB 549 Pretrial motions or objections; when defense may raise in circuit and district courts.
- SB 550 Law Officers' Retirement System; includes emergency medical technicians.
- SB 551 Energy efficient vehicles; purchased or leased by State shall be of high fuel economy.
- SB 552 Human biological evidence; orders regarding destruction thereof, penalty.
- SB 553 Drugs; punishment for distributing, manufacturing, etc..
- SB 560 Campus safety; Department of Criminal Justice Services to develop training standards thereof.
- SB 562 Indigent Defense Commission; powers and duties.
- SB 563 Forensic Science, Department of; powers and duties thereof.
- SB 566 Probation officers; investigations and reports required thereby in certain cases.
- SB 567 Juvenile record information; dissemination thereof to Criminal Sentencing Commission.
- SB 572 Sentencing revocation reports, etc.; completion and use thereof.
- SB 578 Sex offenders; presumption of no bail for person charged with certain offense.
- SB 579 Felonies; DNA analysis after arrest for capital murder.
- SB 582 Easement; placing objects that create visual nuisance.
- SB 588 Preservation of order at elections; law-enforcement officer to maintain order at polling place.
- SB 591 Charter; City of Colonial Heights
- SB 597 License tax, local; separate rate for fuel distributors.
- SB 604 Criminal background checks, national; fingerprints provided to certain qualified entities.
- SB 609 Claims; Troy D. Hopkins.
- SB 610 Physicians; extends sunset provision to purchase medical malpractice insurance.
- SB 613 Electric Utility Restructuring Act; excludes municipal utilities.
- SB 621 Property Owners' Association Act; display of political signs by property owner.
- SB 634 Subaqueous permits; additional platform to serve as water-dependent use.
- SB 637 Circuit court; issuance of warrants by judges.
- SB 639 Expert witness; increase in fee for rendering professional service.
- SB 644 Water Quality Improvement Fund; disbursement of grant moneys.
- SB 648 Indoor Clean Air Act; smoking in public places, civil penalty.
- SB 649 Drug treatment courts; eliminates requirement for General Assembly approval.
- SB 650 Nicely Memorial Bridge; designating as I-64 bridge over Cowpasture River in Alleghany County.
- SB 651 Air emissions control; Department of Environmental Quality shall promulgate regulations.
- SB 655 Retail Sales and Use Tax; revenue from certain public facilities for certain designated cities.
- SB 656 Student, new; certain information required upon registration to public school.
- SB 658 Victims of domestic violence; post office box address to be shown on list of registered voters.
- SB 662 Minority Business Enterprise, Department of; certification of small, woman- or minority-owned.
- SB 663 Transportation needs of populations with limited mobility; specific mobility goals to be addressed.
- SB 668 Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; changes sunset date.
- SB 669 Motor carrier transportation contracts; indemnification clauses.
- SB 670 Residential Property Disclosure Act; disclosure of resource protection areas.
- SB 672 Compulsory school attendance; truancy and chronic tardiness.
- SB 675 Higher educational institutions; management agreements, report.
- SB 682 Shenandoah; designating as interim State song.
- SB 683 High school diploma; Board of Education to establish requirements thereof for students with LEP.
- SB 685 Alcoholic beverage control; permissible conduct by manufacturers, and wine or beer wholesalers.
- SB 687 Teacher education programs; Board of Education shall not condition full approval.
- SB 688 Public utilities; SCC to establish procedure for lines that cross railroads.
- SB 691 Adoption; prohibited to sexually violent offenders.
- SB 692 Blight abatement; authorizes localities to place lien on properties repaired or acquired.
- SB 696 Reversion of certain land; Governor to convey interest thereof to locality in which located.
- SB 699 Transportation planning; coordination of state and local.
- SB 703 Nursing education programs; to include instruction in child abuse recognition & intervention.
- SB 704 Family day homes; those not covered by liability insurance.
- SB 712 Motorized scooters and skateboards; localities to adopt ordinances regulating noise.
- SB 715 School boards; extends length of temporary loan.
- SB 716 House of Delegates districts; technical adjustment in part of boundary.
- SB 717 Law-enforcement officers; those retired may purchase service handguns.
- SB 718 Hunters for Hungry; increases big game license to be allocated thereto.
- SB 721 Highway improvements; expands present revenue-sharing fund program.
- SB 729 Roll-your-own tobacco; classified as cigarette, imposition of tax on selling or dealing thereof.
Senate Joint Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
- SJ 4 Health insurance premiums; Joint Commission on Health Care to study increase in health care costs.
- SJ 38 Beekeepers; Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to study plight thereof.
- SJ 39 Southeastern Va. Training Center; study relocation thereof to benefit State & City of Chesapeake.
- SJ 60 Road system; joint subcommittee to study role of State in meeting future transportation needs.
- SJ 71 Income tax; study imposition of local tax instead of current tax source.
- SJ 75 Campaign Finance Disclosure Act; Board of Elections to continue its review thereof.
- SJ 84 Study; redistricting process; report.
- SJ 90 Physicians and Hospitals, Joint Subcommittee Studying Risk Management Plans for; continued.
- SJ 93 Sheriffs departments; JLARC to study staffing standards.
- SJ 94 Open space & farmlands; joint sub. to study funding sources for purchase of development rights.
- SJ 96 At-Risk Youth & Families, Comprehensive Services for; study cost effectiveness thereof.
- SJ 103 Lead Poisoning Prevention, Joint Subcommittee Studying; continued.
- SJ 120 Sex offenders; Crime Commission to study monitoring in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
- SJ 125 Autism spectrum disorders; Board of Education, et al. to study education and treatment thereof.
- SJ 126 Prisoner Reentry to Society, Program for; Joint Subcommittee Studying, continued.
Bills Referred by House ... report | csv file
- SB 33 General Educational Development program; allows participation by court order.
- HB 1204 DUI of alcohol or drugs; term inference replaces presumption relating to alleged offense.
- HB 1211 Pedestrians; motorists to stop for those at crosswalks.
Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
- HJ 314 Celebrating the life of David S. Kilgore.
- HJ 315 Celebrating the life of Pamela S. Manas.
- HJ 316 Commending Joy Trickett.
- HJ 317 Commending the Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board.
- HJ 318 Commending Richard Harrison Kemper, Jr.
- HJ 319 Commending the Douglas S. Freeman H. S. girls' volleyball team.