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2009 SESSION
SENATE CALENDAR FOR January 30, 2009 ... pdf
- Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Joint Resolution on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Joint Resolutions on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Bills or Resolutions Rereferred ... report | csv file
- House Bills Read First Time and Referred ... report | csv file
- Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 887 Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Procedural Guarantee Act; conduct of interrogations.
- SB 803 Motorcycles, off-road; prohibits operation thereof on highways.
- SB 1338 Science and technology development and commercialization; promotion thereof in State.
- SB 1168 DMV records; contract with Postal Service to obtain updated addresses for Department's records.
- SB 845 Livable home tax credit; increase limit on or after January 1, 2010.
- SB 891 Communications sales and use tax; distributions to Bath County and Town of Clifton.
- SB 893 Submission of executive budget; personnel costs for state agencies.
- SB 895 Governor's revenue forecasts; submission to include alternative revenue estimates.
- SB 905 Power of attorney; Dept. of Taxation to provide taxpayer's representative copies of correspondence.
- SB 944 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exempts fabrication of animal meat, grains, vegetables, etc.
- SB 946 Noncorporate entities; minimum tax is imposed on telecommunications and electric suppliers.
- SB 989 Resources Authority; authorized to finance projects of local government buildings.
- SB 1013 Crash prevention courses; to be delivered via Internet or other electronic means if approved by DMV.
- SB 1029 Transient occupancy tax; any county ordinance may levy on single-family residences rented out.
- SB 1044 Insurers; SCC with discretion to prescribe method of filing annual statements.
- SB 1047 Workers' Compensation; respiratory disease, etc. causing death of Port Authority police compensable.
- SB 1058 Green roofs; authorizes counties, cities, and towns, by ordinance, to grant incentives, etc.
- SB 1074 BPOL tax; allows towns to levy on any person, firm, etc., in business of renting real property.
- SB 1131 Notice for setting local real property tax rate; public notice required for increasing rate.
- SB 1175 Property owned by locality; Cumberland County may levy and collect service charge.
- SB 1176 Transient occupancy tax; consultation with lodging industry.
- SB 1246 Retaliatory costs tax credit; extends carry-over period to 10 years.
- SB 1292 Setoff Debt Collection Act; allows local governments to collect past due local taxes..
- SB 1315 Machinery and tools; separate classification for local taxation.
- SB 1346 Coastal Energy Research Consortium; makes certain technical corrections to membership.
- SB 1356 Reassessments; Augusta County to elect its board of supervisors to conduct at 5 or 6-year intervals.
- SB 1427 Energy Plan; promotes use of sustainable biofuels made from traditional agricultural crops, etc.
Senate Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 1217 Employment Dispute Resolution, Department of; powers and duties of Director.
- SB 997 Trespassing vehicle; local regulation of removal and immobilization thereof.
- SB 1257 Firearms; criminal records check performed at a gun show before vendor may transfer.
- SB 860 Income tax credit, earned; employers to provide notice to employees that may be eligible.
- SB 910 Automatic dialing-announcing devices; prohibits use of if making commercial telephone solicitation.
- SB 945 Group life insurance; allows coverage to be extended to insure any class of persons.
- SB 1116 Health insurance; mandated coverage for prosthetic devices and components.
- SB 1123 Admissions tax; adds Greensville County to list of those that may impose at events.
- SB 1451 Resources Authority; increases debt ceiling for bonds issued by and local obligations guaranteed by.
- SB 1470 Payday lenders; prohibits any person licensed under Payday Loan Act from making open end loan.
- SB 1476 Resources Authority; authorized to finance any program to perform site acquisition develop work.
Senate Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 926 Bipartisan Redistricting Commission; created.
- SB 932 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission; mayor of D.C. to appoint member to represent D.C.
- SB 943 Line of Duty Act; amends definition of deceased person thereunder, payment to beneficiaries.
- SB 955 Charter; City of Petersburg.
- SB 986 Land preservation tax credit; reduces amount that may be claimed for taxable years 2009 and 2010.
- SB 1019 Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credits; landlords participating in housing choice voucher programs.
- SB 1052 Affordable housing assessments; determination of fair market value of affordable rental housing.
- SB 1064 Comprehensive plan; local planning commission to post plan being considered on their website.
- SB 1070 Absentee voting; firefighters and other first responders are entitled thereto.
- SB 1093 Mutual aid agreement; institution of higher learning having police force appointed to enter therein.
- SB 1110 Town of Nassawadox; charter.
- SB 1137 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; adds Cities of Alexandria, etc., to use % of revenues.
- SB 1177 Regional Industrial Facilities Act; expands scope of act statewide.
- SB 1200 Vehicle license fees and taxes; localities to exempt veterans and surviving spouses of veterans.
- SB 1216 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include solar photovoltaic systems, etc. purchased.
- SB 1225 Charter; Town of Fincastle.
- SB 1245 Public Building Authority; financing energy performance-based contract projects.
- SB 1313 Charter; Town of Hurt.
- SB 1349 Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Infrastructure Development Compact; established.
- SB 1357 Clean fuel vehicle job creation tax credit; adds advanced biofuels.
- SB 1375 Charter; Town of Clarksville.
- SB 1406 City of Williamsburg; charter.
- SB 1412 Charter; City of Bristol.
- SB 1421 Digital media purchase or rental; fee created.
- SB 1511 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; amends Compact relating to Board membership, etc.
Senate Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 1018 Hampton Roads Transportation Authority; abolished, disposition of revenues, etc.
- SB 920 Health insurance; policy offered to small employer with 50 or less employees to protect uninsured.
- SB 838 Land preservation tax credit; conveyance for public parks or public recreational facilities.
- SB 881 Grass; adds Stafford County to counties authorized to require property owners to cut.
- SB 979 Fuel fee; allows authorities to pass an ordinance to impose a fee on motor vehicle violations.
- SB 1001 Economic development authority; allows City of Suffolk to increase size of board of directors.
- SB 1010 Absentee voting; persons age 65 and older may vote absentee.
- SB 1067 Governments, local; adoption of ordinances prohibiting delivery of unsolicited newspapers.
- SB 1094 Derelict buildings and structures; locality authorized to require removal, repair, etc., thereof.
- SB 1141 Income tax, state; renewable energy property tax credit.
- SB 1212 Clean Energy Financing Program; locality may authorize contracts to finance by ordinance.
- SB 1222 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions for nonprofit entities.
- SB 1309 Recordation tax; expands exemption statewide.
- SB 1365 Elections; addresses of protected voters.
Senate Bills on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 833 Notaries public; electronic notarization to be developed by Secretary of Commonwealth, etc.
- SB 878 Massage Therapy, Advisory Board on; created.
- SB 886 Elevator mechanics; Board of Contractors to delegate certification in event of emergency.
- SB 907 Powers of personal representatives and trustees; power to donate open-space easements.
- SB 928 Confidentiality of court records; person inspecting is authorized to have copies made of records.
- SB 938 CRESPA; settlement agent registration; shifts duty to register settlement agents.
- SB 940 Board for Architects, Professional Engineer, Land Surveyor, etc.; licensure of landscape architects.
- SB 952 Dextromethorphan; sale of over-the-counter medicines containing thereof on school property.
- SB 954 Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practice to sell, offer for sale, etc., recalled product.
- SB 968 Radiologist assistants; licensure.
- SB 1031 Real estate brokers; exempt license requirement in certain circumstances.
- SB 1032 Medication aide training programs; requirements therefor .
- SB 1049 Grant program; modifies eligibility of certain foster care and special needs adoption students.
- SB 1065 Wind energy drying devices; no community association shall prohibit an owner from installing, etc.
- SB 1075 Optometrists; those licensed may sell contact lenses & allowed to dispense ophthalmic devices.
- SB 1096 Design-Build Construction Management Review Board; authorized to make a one-time determination.
- SB 1153 Public-Private Education Facilities & Infrastructure Act of 2002; definitions, review, report.
- SB 1162 Certificate of public need; plan of correction for failure to meet conditions.
- SB 1174 Patent and copyright policies; requires Secretary of Administration to establish policies regarding.
- SB 1197 Identity theft; relieves victim thereof of any fees for filing petition to expunge.
- SB 1202 Dental hygienists; those who hold a license, etc., may provide educational and preventative care.
- SB 1219 Noose; hanging thereof on property of another or in public place with intent to intimidate, felony.
- SB 1242 Small Business Financing Authority; activities under Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995.
- SB 1256 Homicide; prosecution regardless of amount of time that has passed between act or omission.
- SB 1271 Treasury, Department of; liability coverage for Risk Management Division for certain volunteers.
- SB 1301 Identity theft; penalty.
- SB 1302 Master Settlement Agreement; makes several changes to enhance criminal enforcement activities.
- SB 1367 Food allergies; school board develop, etc. policy for management of students with life-threatening.
- SB 1436 Crime victims; no law-enforcement officer shall inquire into immigration status of victim of crime.
- SB 1454 Aging, Department for; designate area agencies on aging as lead agencies for No Wrong Door system.
- SB 1459 Manufactured Housing Licensing and Transaction Recovery Fund Law; raises maximum claim amount.
- SB 1477 Aerospace Advisory Council; adds Director of Space Grant Consortium to serve as ex officio.
- SB 1512 Veterans Services, Department of; required to provide burial vaults at no cost to eligible veterans.
Senate Bills on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 811 Elevator mechanics, certified; Board for Contractors shall extend time for compliance for certain.
- SB 844 Fines and costs; waiver of payment of interest while defendant was incarcerated.
- SB 859 Divorce; equitable distribution.
- SB 870 Indoor Clean Air Act; allows localities to exceed requirements that regulate smoking.
- SB 1002 Indoor Clean Air Act; localities to adopt ordinances containing standards, etc. relating to smoking.
- SB 1035 Concealed handguns; prohibited in restaurants, etc when consuming alcohol.
- SB 1057 Smoke Free Air Act; smoking in public places, civil penalties.
- SB 1105 Indoor Clean Air Act; prohibits smoking in certain public buildings, restaurants, etc., exceptions.
- SB 1143 Common Interest Community Board; clarifies powers and duties, technical changes.
- SB 1374 Polygraph examiners; only a federal, state, or local law-enforcement officer shall operate device.
- SB 1409 Capital murder; adds auxiliary police officers, etc., to definition of law-enforcement officer.
- SB 1425 Conflict of interests; Secretary of Commonwealth shall establish a disclosure database.
- SB 1527 Estheticians; extends grandfather period for licensure thereas until July 31, 2009.
Senate Joint Resolution on Second Reading - Uncontested Calenda ... report | csv file
Senate Joint Resolutions on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SJ 332 Constitutional amendment; tax exemptions for buildings constructed or designed to conserve energy.
- SJ 361 Constitutional amendment; Transportation Funds (first reference).
Bills or Resolutions Rereferred ... report | csv file
- SB 816 Fire marshals; increased to a Class 6 felony for assault and battery thereof.
- SB 949 Donor Registry and Public Awareness Fund; changes name of Transplant Council Education Fund thereto.
- SB 951 Assault & battery; penalty when committed against Metro Washington Airport Authority police officer.
- SB 998 Process and service fees; increases certain sheriffs' fees.
- SB 1072 Prayer at public events; governmental agency shall have no authority to regulate religious content.
- SB 1089 Investment Performance Grants; raises per project amount thereof.
- SB 1118 Community College Scholarship Match Program; created.
- SB 1191 Process and service fees; increases certain sheriffs' fees.
- SB 1304 Drug treatment courts; authorized for County of Franklin if funded through local sources.
- SB 1330 Personnel Act; willfully disclosing personal information prohibited by law, guilty of malfeasance.
- SB 1342 Triennial census of school population; eliminates requirement every 3 years a census take place.
- SB 1429 Marriage license tax; allocation to services for children exposed to sexual or domestic violence.
- SB 1448 Indigent Health Care Trust Fund; repealed.
- SB 1462 Drug treatment courts; authorized for County of Tazewell.
- SB 1468 Onsite treatment works; provides specific requirements therefor designed by professional engineer.
- SB 1481 Criminal cases; allows circuit court clerk to assess local fee of up to 10% of total fees charged.
- SB 1497 Virginia Network for Geospatial Health Research Authority; created, report.
- SB 1504 Eastern Box Turtle; designating as official state reptile.
- SB 1506 Comprehensive Services Act Program; judicial assignment of services for children.
- SB 1522 Line of Duty Act; short-term disability benefits for state police officers.
House Bills Read First Time and Referred ... report | csv file
- HB 1637 Boards of zoning appeals; when actions may be taken.
- HB 1678 Grievance procedure; gives localities authority to use an administrative hearing officer.
- HB 1680 Vested rights; defines term 'act of God' to include any natural disaster or phenomena.
- HB 1682 Town of Nassawadox; charter.
- HB 1697 Annexation; extends to 2018 temporary restriction on city authority on granting of city charters.
- HB 1712 Federal write-in absentee ballots; witness requirement.
- HB 1832 Elections; electoral board of city contained within one county may appoint city general registrar.
- HB 1850 Medical examiner reports; admissibility of contents in any preliminary hearing.
- HB 1856 Residential Property Disclosure Act; disclosure of stormwater detention facilities.
- HB 1877 Absentee voting; firefighters and other first responders are entitled thereto.
- HB 1975 Green roofs; authorizes counties, cities, and towns, by ordinance, to grant incentives, etc.
- HB 1982 Insurance; makes forms for commercial automobile policies written to large risks eligible.
- HB 2042 Handguns; allows retiring law-enforcement officer of State Lottery Department to purchase.
- HB 2129 Landlord and tenant laws; notice to tenant in event of foreclosure.
- HB 2305 Property Owners' Association Act; salary information of employee shall be available for examination.
- HB 2306 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rent escrow pending appeal.
- HB 2350 Transportation of troops by railroad; repeals obsolete section.
- HB 2441 Corrections, Department of; powers and duties of Director.