SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2009 SESSION
Senate Rules
MEMBERSHIP
Whipple (Chairman), Colgan, Saslaw, Houck, Miller, Y.B., Howell, Marsh, Lucas, Ticer, Puller, Locke, Wampler, Quayle, Stolle, Norment, Edwards, Puckett
MEETS
Upon Call of the Chair in Senate Room A
Failed legislation: (registered users: create report or csv file)
- HB 1635 General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; prohibits gifts made to legislators.
- HB 1730 Tax legislation; requires a sunset date of no more than four years on all.
- HB 1738 Conflicts of interests; expands period for former legislator, employees, etc. may not lobby.
- HB 1853 Mental Retardation Waiver and IFDDS Waiver; Governor to plan to eliminate urgent care waiting lists.
- HB 1883 Commonwealth, Secretary of; redesigns Lobbyist Disclosure Statement to clarify information.
- HB 2369 Prescription medication; Substance Abuse Services Council, to conduct 1 year study, report.
- HB 2463 Government Efficiency Review Commission; established.
- HB 2640 Criminal Justice Services Board; increase of membership.
- HB 2657 Executive Mansion; use thereof for purpose of soliciting funds.
- HJ 689 Public's use of state waters; Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries and Marine Resources to clarify.
- HJ 713 Compact fluorescent light bulb; Department of Environmental Quality to study impact of expanded use.
- HJ 723 No Child Left Behind; Division of Legislative Services to collect data and information on impact.
- SB 863 TransDominion Express Commission; created.
- SB 1272 Tax and fee legislation; requires sunset dates on all and on those existing that are increased.
- SB 1364 Civics Education, Commission on; moves from executive to legislative branch.
- SB 1399 Commission for Allocating Funds to Nonstate Agencies; created.
- SB 1403 General Assembly; compensation during regular session extension.
- SJ 26 Illegal immigration; Attorney General to pursue all remedies through litigation for reimbursement.
- SJ 296 General Assembly; joint committee to be established to oversee provision of revenue estimates.
- SJ 307 Public schools and families; joint subcommittee to study effects of economic recession thereon.
- SJ 310 Shooting preserves; Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries to establish task force to analyze laws.
- SJ 311 Blue crabs; Congress of U.S. urged to examine equitability of allocation of licenses to harvest.
- SJ 315 U.S. Constitution; Congress to call convention to propose an amendment for balanced budget.
- SJ 331 School dropout prevention; joint subcommittee to study.
- SJ 336 High caffeine energy drinks; joint subcommittee to study the risks of consuming with alcohol.
- SJ 348 Abandoned property; Department of Treasury to study reporting and remittance requirements.
- SJ 387 HOT lanes; expressing sense of General Assembly concerning contracts entered into by VDOT.
- SJ 390 U.S. Constitution; memorializing Congress to propose an amendment for balanced budget requirement.
- SJ 396 Global warming and energy problems; recognizing need to utilize scientific principles to address.
- SJ 399 Federal budget, balanced; Congress urged to propose legislation requiring.
- SJ 402 Commending the Montgomery-Penson-Watkins family.