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2011 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Rules

Chairman: Mary Margaret Whipple

Clerk: Susan Clarke Schaar/Patty Lung
Staff: Cheryl Jackson, Brenda Edwards
Date of Meeting: February 4, 2011
Time and Place: Friday, 10 AM; Senate Room A, General Assembly Building

S.B. 867 Budget bill; Conference Committee Report shall not be considered until on website for 72 hours.

Patron: Smith

General Assembly; consideration of certain documents related to the Budget.  Provides that no legislative action may be taken on (i) committee amendments to the budget, (ii) any conference committee report on the budget, or (iii) any Governor's recommendations on the budget until each has been posted on the General Assembly's website for at least 72 hours. The bill provides that each house may vote by two-thirds majority to override the posting requirement.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 30-19.1:11, relating to the General Assembly; consideration of certain documents concerning the Budget.

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S.B. 1069 Virginia Code Commission; changes appointment authority.

Patron: Edwards

Virginia Code Commission.  Changes appointment authority for the two circuit court member representatives to the Code Commission from the Governor to the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the Senate Committee on Rules and adds the Governor, or a member of his policy staff designated by him, to the Commission.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-145 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Code Commission.

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S.B. 1139 Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation; updates powers and duties.

Patron: Quayle

Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.  Updates the primary duty of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation to conform with the agency's recently updated mission statement. The bill contains technical amendments and repeals an outdated Code section.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 23-288 of the Code of Virginia, and to repeal § 23-290.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.

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S.B. 1183 Legislative sessions; no bills may introduced in an odd-year regular session, exception.

Patron: Norment

Legislative sessions.  Provides that no bills may be introduced in an odd-year regular session except (i) amendments to the biennial budget, (ii) constitutional amendments, (iii) legislation continued from the even-year regular session immediately preceding an odd-year regular session, (iv) emergency legislation requested by the Governor or introduced by a member of the General Assembly upon the unanimous consent of the house of introduction, (v) legislation pertaining to procedural matters, and (vi) commending and memorial resolutions.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 30-19.3:1, relating to legislative sessions.

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S.B. 1250 Firearms; regulation by state entities.

Patron: Vogel

Regulation of firearms by state entities.  Prohibits any department, agency, or other entity of the Commonwealth from adopting or enforcing any rule, regulation, or policy regarding firearms or ammunition except for those rules, regulations, or policies expressly authorized by statute. Any rule, regulation, or policy adopted prior to July 1, 2011, without express statutory authority would be invalid. The prohibition would not apply to local, state, or regional correctional facilities or facilities operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-601.1, relating to regulation of firearms by state entities.

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S.B. 1280 Boards, commissions, and councils; makes policy improvements and clarifications.

Patron: McWaters

Boards, commissions and councils; membership; appointing authority; abolition. Makes policy improvements and clarifications to several state boards, commissions, and councils including (i) establishing staggered terms for nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor, (ii) clarifying the Governor's authority when provided lists of nominees by nongovernmental entities, and (iii) standardizing the terms of chairmen of entities appointed by the Governor to two years. The bill also abolishes the Virginia-Asian Advisory Board, the Latino Advisory Board, the Virginia Commission on Higher Education Board Appointments, the Chippokes Plantation Farm Foundation, and the Foundation for Virginia's Natural Resources. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-215, 2.2-306, 2.2-1503, 2.2-2282, 2.2-2400, 2.2-2404, 2.2-2413, 2.2-4343, 2.2-2666.1, 2.2-2669, 2.2-2696, 2.2-2699.5, 3.2-1401, 3.2-1700, 3.2-2401, 9.1-108, 9.1-202, 9.1-802, 10.1-1800, 10.1-2136, 22.1-164, 22.1-337, 22.1-346.2, 23-253.1, 30-193, 51.5-39.2, 54.1-2911, 54.1-2950.1, 54.1-2956, 54.1-2956.8, 54.1-2956.11, 54.1-2957.5, 59.1-291, 59.1-3703, and 63.2-1735 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal Article 17 (§§ 2.2-2448 through 2.2-2451) and Article 21 (§§ 2.2-2459 through 2.2-2461) of Chapter 24 and Article 7 (§§ 2.2-2518 through 2.2-2522) of Chapter 25 of Title 2.2 and Article 4 (§§ 10.1-217.1 through 10.1-217.6) of Chapter 2 and Chapter 21.2 (§§ 10.1-2135 through 10.1-2140) of Title 10.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to boards, commissions and councils; membership; appointing authority; abolition.

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S.B. 1338 Governor; submission of financial plan to General Assembly.

Patron: Herring

Governor; submission of financial plan; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. Provides for the Governor's financial plan to be submitted to the General Assembly before the first day of each legislative session and for the plan to prospectively cover periods of six and 10 years. Under current law the plan is required to be submitted in even-numbered years and to cover a prospective period of six years. The bill also provides for the plan to include projections for total state indebtedness, projected future expenditures for debt service over time, and other relevant measures of debt. The plan must be updated within 60 days of the adoption of the state budget. The bill further provides for the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to include a six-year projection of expenditures in programs identified as the largest and fastest growing programs in the Commission's annual report on state spending.

 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-1503.1 and 30-58.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Governor; submission of financial outline.

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S.B. 1345 Legislative Services, Division of; provide support only to commissions created by General Assembly.

Patron: Norment

Division of Legislative Services; legislative staff support of commissions.  Provides that the Division of Legislative Services may provide staff support only to commissions created by the General Assembly, or by either the Senate of Virginia or the House of Delegates.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-28.16 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Division of Legislative Services; legislative staff support of commissions.

11100555D

S.B. 1353 Appropriation bills; Chairmen of House Appropriations & Senate Finance Committees to issue reports.

Patron: Norment

General Assembly; general appropriation bills. Requires the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee to issue reports concurrently with the budget conference report that specifically identify (i) any nonstate appropriation, (ii) any item in the conference report that was not included in a general appropriation bill as passed by either the House or the Senate, and (iii) any item that represents legislation that failed in either house during the regular or a special session.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 30 a section numbered 30-19.10:1, relating to reports accompanying general appropriation bill.

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S.B. 1355 General Assembly; compensation during regular session extension.

Patron: Norment

General Assembly; compensation during regular session extension.  Specifies that members of the General Assembly receive neither per diem allowance nor mileage reimbursement if the session is extended past the date scheduled for adjournment sine die.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 30-19.12 and 30-19.13 of the Code of Virginia, relating to compensation for members of the General Assembly.

11101509D

S.J.R. 320 Virginia school children; joint subcommittee to study academic achievement.

Patron: Miller, Y.B.

Study; establishing a joint subcommittee to study the academic achievement of Virginia school children compared with that of students internationally; report.  Establishes a joint subcommittee to study how Virginia school children compare academically with students in other countries. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee shall (i) compare the academic achievement of Virginia's students with that of students internationally for the past five years, especially in reading, mathematics, and science; (ii) identify features in the education systems of other countries that rank higher than the United States that may contribute to the academic success of their students; (iii) determine whether any of these features may be adapted for use in Virginia and the cost of implementation; (iv) determine whether and what changes in Virginia's public education system are warranted in light of findings from the comparison of the academic achievement of students in Virginia with students internationally; and (v) consider other matters related to the objectives of this resolution and recommend feasible and appropriate options and alternatives. The joint subcommittee shall submit its findings and recommendations to the 2012 Session of the General Assembly.

Establishing a joint subcommittee to study how Virginia school children compare academically with students in other countries. Report.

11100996D

S.J.R. 345 Independent contractors; Department of Labor and Industry to study misclassification of employees.

Patron: Puckett

Study; misclassification of employees as independent contractors; report.  Requests the Department of Labor and Industry, with the technical assistance of the Board for Contractors within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, to study the misclassification of employees as independent contractors in the Commonwealth. In conducting the study, the Department shall (i) review the status of employee misclassification in the state, (ii) review the consequences of misclassification to the workforce, (iii) determine the amount of lost revenue to the state and local governments, and (iv) suggest strategies for alleviating misclassification or improper classification of employees.

Requesting the Department of Labor and Industry to study the misclassification of employees as independent contractors. Report.

11102310D

S.J.R. 349 Death deeds; Virginia Bar Association to study merits of legislation authorizing transfer.

Patron: Hanger

Study; transfer on death deeds.  Requests the Virginia Bar Association to study the merits of legislation authorizing transfer on death deeds.

Requesting the Virginia Bar Association to study the merits of legislation authorizing transfer on death deeds. Report.

11103950D

S.J.R. 364 Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; confirming appointment.

Patron: Colgan

Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. Confirming the appointment of Glen S. Tittermary as Director of JLARC.

Confirming the appointment of Glen S. Tittermary as Director of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission.

11100682D

S.J.R. 399 FERPA and HIPAA, federal; urges Congress to restore in loco parentis, etc.

Patron: Saslaw

Memorializing Congress to amend the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 (P.L. 104-191). Urges Congress to restore in loco parentis at institutions of higher education and to require parental notification of destructive and illegal student behaviors by amending the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g) and the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 (P.L. 104-191).

Memorializing the Congress of the United States to amend the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g) and the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 (P.L. 104-191) to restore in loco parentis at institutions of higher education and to require parental notification of destructive and illegal student behaviors.

11104224D

S.J.R. 400 Development loan defaults; Bureau of Financial Institutions of SCC to review certain issues, report.

Patron: Stuart

Study; Bureau of Financial Institutions to study development loan defaults; report.  Requests the Bureau of Financial Institutions of the State Corporation Commission to convene members of the financial services, homebuilding, and commercial development industries to (i) review whether loans on development projects are being called as a result of a reduction in the debt to value ratio or the debt to equity ratio, or both, with respect to the borrower's property; (ii) determine whether banks are being required or encouraged to call such loans under federal regulations or as a condition of participation in federal programs; and (iii) determine whether changes in Virginia law would insulate solvent borrowers from adverse action on their loans without jeopardizing the ability of banks in Virginia to participate in federal programs or comply with federal regulations. The Bureau's report is to be provided by October 31, 2011.

Requesting the Bureau of Financial Institutions of the State Corporation Commission to review issues relating to development loan defaults. Report.

11104449D

S.J.R. 419 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Ronald Wilson Reagan.

Patron: Martin

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Ronald Wilson Reagan.

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Ronald Wilson Reagan.

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