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2007 SESSION

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Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology

Chairman: Walter A. Stosch

Clerk: Cheryl Law, Karen R. West
Staff: Amigo Wade, Patrick Cushing
Date of Meeting: February 14, 2007
Time and Place: 02:00PM/Senate Room B

H.B. 1790 Freedom of Information Act; access by persons civilly committed under Sexually Violent Predators.

Patron: Griffith

Freedom of Information Act; access by persons civilly committed under the Sexually Violent Predators Act.  Provides that the Freedom of Information Act does not afford any rights to persons civilly committed pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predators Act, except in exercising their constitutionally protected rights.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3703 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Freedom of Information Act; access by persons civilly committed under the Sexually Violent Predators Act.

078339308

H.B. 1791 Freedom of Information Act; responses to requests for public records.

Patron: Griffith

Freedom of Information Act; responses to requests for public records.  Adds an additional response to address situations when a public body receives a request for public records under FOIA but cannot find the requested records or the requested records do not exist.  The bill also clarifies the other responses to requests for public records under FOIA.  The bill also contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3704 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; responses to requests for public records.

061802308

H.B. 1798 Martial Arts Advisory Board; created.

Patron: Cosgrove

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; boxing and wrestling events; Martial Arts Advisory Board.  Creates the Martial Arts Advisory Board as an advisory board to advise the Director of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation concerning regulations pertaining to the conduct of any martial arts competition.  The bill provides for the membership of this new board, terms of members, compensation, and staff.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-829 and 54.1-830 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-831.01, relating to the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; boxing and wrestling events; Martial Arts Advisory Board.

070939488

H.B. 1801 Architects, Professional Engineers, etc., Bd of; cease and desist orders for unlicensed activity.

Patron: Cosgrove

Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects; powers; cease and desist orders; civil penalty.   Authorizes the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects to issue cease and desist orders for unlicensed activity. The bill provides for a right of appeal of the Board's issuance of such an order and specifies the civil penalty.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-402.2, relating to the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects; powers; cease and desist orders; penalty.

070892276

H.B. 1836 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; no declaration shall prohibit display of flags.

Patron: Amundson

Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; display of flags.  Provides that no condominium instrument or declaration shall restrict or prohibit the display by a unit or lot owner of the flag of the United States. The bill provides, however, that an association may restrict the display of such flag in the common areas and may establish reasonable restrictions as to the time, place or manner of display of the flag of the United States. The bill also requires the public offering statement, resale certificate, or association disclosure packet to contain a statement of any restrictions on time, place or manner of display of the flag.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55-79.90, 55-79.97, and 55-513.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 55-79.75:2, relating to the Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; flying of flags; disclosure.

071402212

H.B. 1850 Condominium Act; filing of surety bond with Real Estate Board in lieu of escrowing deposits.

Patron: Saxman

Condominium Act; escrow of deposits; posting of surety.  Authorizes the filing of a surety bond or letter of credit by the declarant of a condominium project with more than 50 units with the Real Estate Board in lieu of escrowing deposits. The amount of surety bonds or letters of credit is set forth in the bill.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 55-79.95 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Condominium Act; escrow of deposits; posting of surety.

070937488

H.B. 1942 Administrative Process Act; economic impact analysis of regulations to members of G.A., report.

Patron: Purkey

Administrative Process Act; economic impact analysis of regulations to be provided to members of the General Assembly.  Requires the Department of Planning and Budget to provide an electronic copy of its economic impact analysis to each member of the General Assembly.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4007 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Administrative Process Act; economic impact analysis of regulations to be provided to members of the General Assembly.

078367472

H.B. 1953 Burial and funeral expenses; preneed contracts.

Patron: Morgan

Burial and funeral expenses; preneed contracts. Authorizes an incorporated association that is authorized to sell burial association group life insurance certificates, and that has the principal purpose of assisting its members in financial planning for their funerals and burials and obtaining insurance for the payment for funeral and burial expenses, to serve as the trustee of a trust established to fund a preneed funeral contract. The measure also clarifies the method of calculating the inflation adjustment that is required when a life insurance or annuity contract is used to fund a preneed funeral contract. This bill incorporates HB 2722.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 6.1-5, 54.1-2820, and 54.1-2822 of the Code of Virginia, relating to arrangements for payment of burial and funeral expenses.

070253428

H.B. 2011 Residential Property Disclosure Act; amends required residential property disclosure statement.

Patron: Suit

Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act. Amends the required residential property disclosure/disclaimer statement developed by the Real Estate Board by eliminating the disclaimer provisions. Under the bill, the statement will now be a disclosure statement and will contain the six minimum disclosures, thereby conforming to actual usage, requiring the buyer to use due diligence. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Housing Commission.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-2105.1, 55-517 through 55-522, and 55-524 and 55-525 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act.

070917520

H.B. 2015 Condominium Act; eliminates requirement for escrowing deposits for commercial condominium.

Patron: Suit

Condominium Act; commercial condominiums; escrow of deposits.  Eliminates the requirement for escrowing deposits in the context of disposition of a unit in a commercial condominium.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 55-79.87 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Condominium Act; commercial condominiums; escrow of deposits.

074433520

H.B. 2016 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; delivery of resale certificates packets, etc.

Patron: Suit

Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; insurance; deposit of funds; charges for and delivery of resale certificates/disclosure packets.  Requires any managing agent of a condominium and property owners' association to keep funds deposited with the managing agent in fiduciary trust accounts in a federally insured financial institution, and to keep such funds segregated from other assets of the managing agent. The bill also requires condominium associations to obtain a blanket fidelity bond or employee dishonesty insurance policy in a minimum amount of $10,000. The bill allows condominium and property owners' associations to collect a fee for preparation of a resale certificate or disclosure packet, respectively, if the fee is established in the contract between the association and its managing agent and the fee is disclosed on the website of either the association or the managing agent. The bill requires the prompt payment of the above fee to the managing agent who furnishes the resale certificate/disclosure packet. The bill allows either type of association to deliver the resale certificate/disclosure packet by electronic means unless the purchaser or seller requests a paper copy. Currently, delivery by electronic means can only be done with the consent of the seller or purchaser. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55-79.81, 55-79.97, 55-511, and 55-512 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 55-79.74:01 and 55-514.2, relating to the Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; insurance; deposit of funds; charges for and delivery of resale certificates/disclosure packets.

070889520

H.B. 2017 Real Estate Time-Share Act; provides for limited liability of developer for injuries to persons.

Patron: Suit

Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act; assumption of the risk.  Provides for limited liability of a developer, time-share association, or managing agent for injuries to persons using the time-share facilities if the developer, time-share association, or managing agent posts notice of such limited liability. The bill also provides that the homestead exemption cannot be claimed against the debt or lien of the association. The bill allows for the use of email in certain circumstances and adds several new definitions relating to the limitation of liability described above.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55-362, 55-370, 55-370.1, and 55-374 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 55-376.3 and 55-376.4, relating to the Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act; assumption of the risk.

075189520

H.B. 2062 Freedom of Information Act;secure remote access to land records is governed by certain provisions.

Patron: McQuigg

Freedom of Information Act; Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; land records. Provides that the Freedom of Information Act does not apply to land records available via secure remote access but that such access is governed by certain provisions of the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (see § 2.2-3800 et seq.). The bill provides requirements for posting land records via secure remote access to the Internet and requires, beginning July 1, 2010, that social security numbers not be contained in such documents. Judgments, however, will contain the last four digits of a social security number for identification purposes. The clerk is given the authority to reject documents that contain social security numbers and also is allowed to perform a global redaction of social security numbers from those documents filed before the 2010 deadline. The bill also allows the use of the Technology Trust Fund to pay for redaction. The bill clarifies that the clerk is to charge $0.50 per electronic image for transmitting "papers or records" to go out of his office in the same manner that he charges $0.50 per page for copying.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3703, 2.2-3808.1, 8.01-449, 17.1-208, 17.1-275, as it shall become effective, 17.1-279, and 20-121.03 of the Code of Virginia, to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 17.1 an article numbered 8, consisting of sections numbered 17.1-292 through 17.1-294, and to repeal § 2.2-3808.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the applicability of FOIA to land records; secure remote access to land records; fees; Technology Trust Fund.

070904392

H.B. 2064 Salespersons & brokers; Real Estate Board to adopt regulations establishing educational requirement.

Patron: Cox

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Real Estate Board; educational requirements for salespersons and brokers. Increases from 16 to 24 the number of continuing education hours that must be completed by a broker during a two-year license term. The bill also (i) requires a minimum of three hours of continuing education for salespersons and brokers to be on ethics and standards of conduct, (ii) provides a breakdown of the continuing education curriculum, (iii) changes from two years to six months the time in which a new licensee must complete the Board's 30-hour educational curriculum, and (iv) provides for the Board to develop regulations for ensuring the quality of real estate education and the requirements for proof of identity for applicants taking the principles of real estate examination.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-2100, 54.1-2105, 54.1-2105.1, and 54.1-2344 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 54.1-2105.01 through 54.1-2105.04, relating to the Real Estate Board; powers.

070925284

H.B. 2137 State agencies; procurement of services by certain.

Patron: Cline

Procurement of services by certain state agencies. Requires the Division of Purchases and Supply of the Department of General Services, the CIO of VITA, and the Director Of SCHEV to solicit from each state agency under their respective control a list of all procurements conducted by an agency that were competed with the private sector. The bill also requires that the Commonwealth Competition Council update its commercial activities list every two years.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-1111, 2.2-2012, 2.2-2622, 2.2-5513, and 23-9.9:01 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the procurement of services by certain state agencies; commercial activities.

070894392

H.B. 2188 Landlords; notice of termination of lease for substantial rehabilitation of building.

Patron: Oder

Landlord termination of lease for rehabilitation; update of interest on security deposit.  Allows a landlord to terminate a lease upon 120 days' notice to tenant for substantial rehabilitation of a building with four or more rental units, regardless of the terms of the lease. The bill also codifies current practice that a landlord may charge a $50 processing fee for a bad check tendered for rent. The bill also updates the 2007 interest rate on security deposits.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55-222, 55-248.4, and 55-248.15:2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to landlord termination of leases; update of the interest on security deposits.

078250444

H.B. 2197 Libraries; state funded shall have technology protection measures against Internet restrictions.

Patron: Nixon

Technology protection measures; public libraries.  Requires the library board or governing body of a library that receives state funding for any purpose to include in its acceptable use policy for the Internet provisions on selecting and installing on those computers that have Internet access a technology protection measure to filter or block Internet access through such computers to child pornography as set out in § 18.2-374.1:1, obscenity as defined in § 18.2-372, and, with respect to minors, materials deemed harmful to juveniles as defined in § 18.2-390. The bill also requires the policy to include a provision for disabling the technology protection measure at the request of a patron in instances of bona fide research or other lawful purposes.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 42.1-36.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to technology protection measures in libraries receiving state funding.

075737432

H.B. 2213 Personnel Act; exemptions from provisions include employees of Indigent Defense Commission.

Patron: Armstrong

Virginia Personnel Act; exemptions; employees of the Indigent Defense Commission. Exempts employees of the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission from the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2905 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Personnel Act; exemptions; employees of the Indigent Defense Commission.

070867141

H.B. 2259 Freedom of Information Act; records of regional and local park authorities.

Patron: Rust

Freedom of Information Act; records of regional and local park authorities.  Expands the current record exemption for state or local park and recreation departments to include local and regional park authorities. As a result, certain records of such authorities are not subject to mandatory public disclosure.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Freedom of Information Act; records of regional and local park authorities.

078408260

H.B. 2381 Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act; wireless broadband services.

Patron: May

Virginia Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act; provision of wireless broadband services.  Specifies that the Virginia Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act can be used for projects related to the technology and infrastructure necessary to deploy wireless broadband services to schools, businesses, and residential areas.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 56-575.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act; provision of wireless broadband services.

075821400

H.B. 2389 Charitable gaming; use of pull tabs and seal cards.

Patron: Ingram

Charitable gaming; use of pull tabs and seal cards. Clarifies that last sales games involving the sale of pull tabs or seal cards are permitted by organizations so long as they are played only on the premises owned or exclusively leased by the organization and at such times as the portion of the premises is open only to members and their guests.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-340.26:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to  charitable gaming; use of pull tabs and seal cards.

072109344

H.B. 2391 Public Procurement Act; exempts procurement of disability determination services.

Patron: Ingram

Virginia Public Procurement Act; Virginia Retirement System; disability determination services. Exempts the procurement of disability determination services by the Virginia Retirement System from the Virginia Public Procurement Act.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-4343 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Public Procurement Act; Virginia Retirement System; disability determination services.

071535164

H.B. 2468 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; adjusts eligibility for grants or loans.

Patron: Marshall, D.W.

Governor's Development Opportunity Fund. Adjusts eligibility for grants or loans from the Governor's Development Opportunity Fund for projects that are in a city or county located in a Metropolitan or Micripolitan Service Area whose annual average unemployment rate for the most recent calendar year is one and a half times or more the state average. In such cases, the minimum amount of private investment is lowered from $10,000,000 to $7,500,000 and the number of new jobs that must be created from 100 to 75. For localities with a population between 50,000 and 100,000 the minimums are lowered from $5,000,000 in private investment to $3,500,000 and from 50 new jobs to 35. For localities with less than 50,000 in population, minimums are lowered from $2,500,000 in private investment to $1,500,000 and from 25 new jobs to 15.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-115 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Governor's Development Opportunity Fund.

071596392

H.B. 2537 Administrative Process Act; amends by renumbering provisions of various codes.

Patron: Landes

Administrative Process Act.  Amends the Administrative Process Act by renumbering provisions relating to the promulgation of regulations by state agencies including public notice and participation. In addition the bill clarifies the process for promulgating emergency regulations and provides for such regulations to be adopted, in certain instances, upon consultation with the Attorney General and approval of the Governor. Under the bill, the duration of an emergency regulation may be extended for up to six months beyond the initial one year effective period if approved by the Governor. The bill also (i) changes the venue for informal fact finding proceedings and formal hearings to the city or county where the administrative agency maintains its principal office or as the parties may otherwise agree, (ii) authorizes agencies using the fast track rulemaking process to provide for a public comment period of 30 days after the publication of the regulation in the Virginia Register and requires the Department of Planning and Budget to provide economic impact analysis within 21 days for such regulations, and (iii) authorizes an additional 30 days for the Department of Planning and Budget to complete fiscal impact statements under certain circumstances. The bill makes technical amendments and removes an obsolete provision.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-4001, 2.2-4003, 2.2-4006, 2.2-4007, 2.2-4007.1, 2.2-4009, 2.2-4011, 2.2-4012, 2.2-4012.1, 2.2-4013, 2.2-4014, 2.2-4015, 2.2-4027, 2.2-4031, 3.1-398, 28.2-1507, 32.1-325, 35.1-14, 59.1-153, 62.1-44.15, 62.1-246, and 63.2-217 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 2.2-4007.01 through 2.2-4007.07, relating to the Administrative Process Act.

070938488

H.B. 2558 Freedom of Information Act; exemption for certain information in rabies vaccination certificates.

Patron: Brink

Freedom of Information Act; certain information in rabies vaccination certificates.  Exempts the identification of breed of a vaccinated animal and any personal identifying information relating to the animal owner that is not made a part of an animal license application from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Freedom of Information Act; certain information in rabies vaccination certificates.

074776248

H.B. 2624 Government Performance and Results Act; each agency to report progress addressing impact of aging.

Patron: Reid

Government Performance and Results Act; effect of the aging population on state agencies.  Requires each agency to report by November 15 of each year to the Department for the Aging its progress in addressing the impact of the aging of the population, according to guidance established by the Secretary of Health and Human Resources. The bill also requires the Department for the Aging to prepare a report summarizing the progress made by the agencies and submit such report to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 30 of the following year year.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-5510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Government Performance and Results Act; effect of the aging population on state agencies.

070850116

H.B. 2669 Freedom of Information Act; allows public bodies to meet by electronic communication without quorum.

Patron: Sherwood

Freedom of Information Act; electronic communication meetings; Governor-declared state of emergency.  Allows state public bodies to meet by electronic communication means without a quorum of the public body physically assembled at one location when (i) the Governor has declared a state of emergency in accordance with § 44-146.17, (ii) the meeting is necessary to take action to address the emergency, and (iii) the public body otherwise complies with the electronic communication meetings law.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3708 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Freedom of Information Act; electronic communication meetings; Governor-declared state of emergency.

078643105

H.B. 2727 Condominium Act; allows elderly or disabled tenants in conversion units to assign purchase right.

Patron: Englin

Condominium Act; conversion condominiums; rights of elderly and persons with disabilities.  Allows any tenant who is disabled or elderly to assign the exclusive right to purchase his unit to a government agency, housing authority, or certified nonprofit housing corporation, which shall then offer the tenant a lease at an affordable rent, in the case of a conversion condominium. The bill provides that the acquisition of such units by the governmental agency, housing authority, or certified nonprofit housing corporation shall not (i) exceed the greater of one unit or five percent of the total number of units in the condominium or (ii) impede the condominium conversion process. The bill defines affordable rent and certified nonprofit housing corporation.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 55-79.94 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Condominium Act; conversion condominiums; rights of elderly and persons with disabilities.

074630299

H.B. 2757 Contractors, Board for; exemptions for certain career and technical education projects.

Patron: Hurt

Board for Contractors; exemptions; certain career and technical education projects.  Exempts from the contractor licensing requirements work undertaken by students as part of a career and technical education project as defined in § 22.1-228 established by any school board in accordance with Article 5 (§ 22.1-228 et seq.) of Chapter 13 of Title 22.1 for the construction of portable classrooms or single family homes.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-1101 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Board for Contractors; exemptions; certain career and technical education projects.

075073340

H.B. 2758 Freedom of Information Act; posting of meeting notices and minutes of public bodies.

Patron: Hurt

Freedom of Information Act; posting of meeting notices and minutes.  Clarifies where meeting notices and minutes of state public bodies must be posted. The bill also specifies that only notices of public hearings on regulations need be published in the Virginia Register. The bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3707, 2.2-3707.1, and 2.2-4031 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Freedom of Information Act; posting of meeting notices and minutes.

077554132

H.B. 2839 Soil Scientists and Wetland Professionals, Board for; extends waiver of requirements, etc.

Patron: Hall

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Board for Soil Scientists and Wetland Professionals; requirements for professional wetland delineator certification. Extends the waiver of the requirement for a reference from and supervision by a certified professional wetland delineator from July 13, 2006, to July 13, 2010. The bill has an emergency provision.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 54.1-2206.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Board for Soil Scientists and Wetland Professionals; requirements for professional wetland delineator certification.

074266108

EMERGENCY

H.B. 2840 Personnel Act; hiring preference for veterans for employment with State.

Patron: Hall

Virginia Personnel Act; personnel administration; preference for veterans for employment with the Commonwealth.  Provides a veteran who applies for employment with the Commonwealth a preference during the selection process, if the veteran has received (i) an honorable discharge and served more than 180 consecutive days of full-time active duty in the armed forces of the United States or reserve components thereof, including the National Guard, or (ii) has a service-connected disability rating. The bill directs the Department of Human Resource Management to develop and distribute guidelines on this issue.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2903 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference for veterans for employment with the Commonwealth.

070931276

H.B. 2861 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; notice of meetings and technical amendments.

Patron: Moran

Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; amendment of documents; notice of meetings.  Authorizes notice of association meetings to be sent either by United States mail to all unit owners of record at the address of their respective units or to such other addresses as any of them may have designated to such officer or his agent, in addition to the option of hand delivery of such notices. The bill contains technical amendments fixing nomenclature specific to the Condominium Act.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 55-79.73:1, 55-79.75, and 55-510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; amendment of documents; notice of meetings.

074798424

H.B. 2928 Population brackets; replaces other descriptions found in Code of Virginia with locality names.

Patron: Landes

Population brackets. Replaces population brackets and other descriptions found in the Code of Virginia with locality names. This bill is a recommendation of the Code Commission.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 4.1-123, 4.1-126, 4.1-208, 4.1-209, 4.1-210, 4.1-309, 10.1-1408.5, 15.2-912.1, 15.2-930, 15.2-931, 15.2-958.1, 15.2-961, 15.2-1124, 15.2-1131, 15.2-1220, 15.2-1508.4, 15.2-1638, 15.2-2007.1, 15.2-2109, 15.2-2157.1, 15.2-2204, 15.2-2220, 15.2-2242, 15.2-2263, 15.2-2291, 15.2-2303.1, 15.2-2308, 15.2-2403, 15.2-2404, 15.2-2406, 15.2-3830, 15.2-4402, 15.2-4407, 15.2-5114, 15.2-5115, 15.2-5136, 15.2-5204, 15.2-5307, 16.1-118.1, 16.1-309.3, 17.1-273, 18.2-287.4, 19.2-250, 21-118.2, 21-119, 22.1-118, 22.1-129, 27-23.1, 29.1-514, 29.1-748.1, 29.1-749.2, 33.1-41.1, 33.1-44, 33.1-225, 44-146.40, 46.2-752, 46.2-873, 46.2-874.1, 46.2-924, 46.2-932, 46.2-1094, 46.2-1216, 46.2-1304, 46.2-2080, 46.2-2099.21, 46.2-2099.41, 56-15, 56-265.1, 58.1-540, 58.1-811, 58.1-3237.1, 58.1-3257, 58.1-3292.1, 58.1-3381, 58.1-3506.2, 58.1-3818, 59.1-148.3, 59.1-284.13, 59.1-284.14 and 59.1-284.15 of the Code of Virginia, relating to clarification of locality name descriptions.

071106376

H.B. 2982 Special counsel; compensation thereof.

Patron: Janis

Compensation of special counsel. States that special counsel is to be paid out of funds appropriated for the administration of the board, commission division or department to be represented. Changes "defended language to "represented" language.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-507 and 2.2-510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to employment of special counsel.

076084105

H.B. 3017 Youth Internet Safety Fund; created.

Patron: Callahan

Youth Internet Safety Fund; established.  Establishes the Youth Internet Safety Fund for the purposes of education, public awareness, and other activities to promote the safe and secure use of the Internet.  The bill contains and emergency clause and provides that the Virginia Public Procurement Act does not apply to expenditures from the fund.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-507.2, relating to the Youth Internet Safety Fund.

070417105

EMERGENCY

H.B. 3082 Religious freedom; reiterates an individual's freedom of religion.

Patron: Lingamfelter

Religious freedom.  Reiterates an individual's freedom of religion and prohibits a government entity from unduly burdening such right. The bill provides a cause of action for declaratory or injunctive relief for violation.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 57-2.02, relating to religious freedom.

070879380

H.B. 3097 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); personal information in constituent correspondence. 

Patron: Cole

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); personal information in constituent correspondence.  Provides an exemption for the name, physical address, telephone number, e-mail address, social security number, and bank or other financial account information contained in correspondence to and from an individual and a member of a local governing body, school board or other local public body in which the individual is a resident, unless the correspondence relates to a public matter before such public body.  The bill also provides, however, that no record, which is otherwise open to inspection under FOIA, shall be deemed exempt by virtue of the fact that it has been attached to or incorporated within any such correspondence.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.7 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Freedom of Information Act; personal information in constituent correspondence.

076549272

H.B. 3117 Criminal Justice Services Board; increases membership for Committee on Training.

Patron: Miller, P.J.

Criminal Justice Services Board; Committee on Training.  Adds the active-duty law-enforcement officer representing police and fraternal organizations on the Criminal Justice Services Board to the Board's Committee on Training. This increases the membership on the Committee on Training from 13 to 14 members.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 9.1-112 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Criminal Justice Services Board; Committee on Training.

076575422

H.B. 3123 Housing authorities; must hold at least one public hearing to receive views of citizens.

Patron: Alexander

Housing authorities; public hearings.  Clarifies that a housing authority must hold at least one public hearing to receive the views of citizens within the area of operation of the authority before it gives final approval to either (i) its budget or (ii) any request for funding for submission to the governing body.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 36-19.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to housing authorities; public hearings.

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H.B. 3131 Health and Human Resources, Secretary of; duties.

Patron: Moran

Secretary of Health and Human Resources; duties.  Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to coordinate the disease prevention activities of agencies in the Secretariat to ensure efficient, effective delivery of health related services and financing.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-212 of the Code of Virginia, relating to duties of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources.

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H.B. 3140 Charitable Gaming, Department of; required to complete training to be registered bingo callers.

Patron: Reid

Charitable gaming; bingo callers.  Eliminates membership in a qualified organization in order to be registered with the Charitable Gaming Department as a bingo caller.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-340.34:1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to charitable gaming; bingo callers.

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H.B. 3162 Contractors, Board for; voluntary certification of elevator mechanics.

Patron: Suit

Board for Contractors; elevator mechanics.  Requires the certification of elevator mechanics in order for them to practice their trade.  The bill requires the Board for Contractors to issue temporary certifications in the event of a work stoppage or emergency under certain conditions. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 54.1-1140, 54.1-1141, 54.1-1142, and 54.1-1143 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 54.1-1142.1, relating to the Board for Contractors; certification of elevator mechanics.

070936488

H.B. 3164 Comprehensive permitting programs; created within Department of Business Assistance.

Patron: Moran

One-stop small business permitting program.  Establishes a one-stop permitting program for small businesses. The program is to be administered by a business registration and permitting center in the Department of Business Assistance. Owners of small businesses, defined as establishments with no more than 100 full-time employees, will be able to complete a master application online to register their businesses with the state.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 9 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-904.1, relating to the creation of a one-stop small business permitting program in the Department of Business Assistance.

070933424

H.B. 3171 Economic Development Partnership Authority; General Assembly may appropriate grants thereto.

Patron: Landes

Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority. Provides that the General Assembly may appropriate grants to the Authority for use by a nonprofit, public benefit research institute that (i) conducts research and development for government agencies, commercial businesses, foundations, and other organizations and (ii) commercializes technology. The Authority is authorized to create a nonprofit, nonstock corporation to administer the payment of such grants.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3705.6 of the Code of Virginia, and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-2240.1, relating to grants paid to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority for use by public benefit research institutes and the creation of a nonprofit, nonstock corporation to administer the payment of such grants.

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H.B. 3192 Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves; disbursement of funds appropriated for caring therefor.

Patron: Cline

Disbursement of funds appropriated for caring for Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves.  Provides that the number of grave sites located at New Providence Presbyterian Church that are eligible for funding under § 10.1-2211.1 of the Code be increased to 16.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1-2211.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the disbursement of funds appropriated for caring for Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves.

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