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2012 SESSION
HOUSE CALENDAR FOR February 18, 2012 ... pdf
- Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bill with Senate Amendments ... report | csv file
- Unfinished Business - House ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Resolution Reported - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on First Reading and Referred ... report | csv file
- Senate Joint Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
- Bill Referred By Committee ... report | csv file
- Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 59 Injunctions; requirement for bond.
- SB 60 Divorce; failure to respond by defendant.
- SB 89 Garnishment; corrects form listing exemptions.
- SB 106 Physician assistants; use of fluoroscopy.
- SB 113 Driver’s licenses; minors to be accompanied by parent, guardian, etc., to ceremony.
- SB 146 Dental hygienists; remote supervision by a public health dentist.
- SB 155 Repairable vehicles; definition, exemption from certain provisions, exceptions.
- SB 201 Hospital discharge procedures; community services boards to provide information on certain services.
- SB 228 Vehicle and trailer immobilization; subject to removal for outstanding parking violations.
- SB 231 Taxicabs; local regulation.
- SB 294 Methamphetamine precursors; sale and tracking, penalties.
- SB 299 Kinship foster care placements; Commissioner of Social Services may grant variance from requirement.
- SB 314 Sexually violent predators; Director of DOC determines if prisoner meets definition.
- SB 315 VDOT; allowed to drive on portion of highway other than a roadway to/from scene of traffic accident.
- SB 321 Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosures.
- SB 337 DMV; collection of fees.
- SB 340 Occupational therapy; definition.
- SB 343 Motor carrier and commercial driver's licensing; amends several licensing laws.
- SB 363 Virginia Child Protection Accountability System; reporting of certain information by VCSC, etc.
- SB 371 Judicial authorization of treatment; advance directives.
- SB 384 Dental and dental hygiene school faculty; licensure.
- SB 387 Mental health and developmental services; replaces certain terminology, technical amendments.
- SB 415 Nurses; licensure exemption.
- SB 416 Judgment; payee, etc., may appoint substitute for any attorney-in-fact authorized to confess.
- SB 421 Motor vehicle dealers; recovering title.
- SB 433 Veterans; determination of status of unclaimed cremains.
- SB 445 Protective orders, permanent; provides circuit court jurisdiction to hear petitions to modify.
- SB 481 Vehicle odometers; increases penalty for tampering.
- SB 487 Certificate of public need program; annual report.
- SB 543 Surgery; definition and who may perform.
- SB 544 Mammograms; information on breast density.
- SB 558 Forfeited drug assets; redirection of assets to construction of Public Safety Memorial.
- SB 596 Assisted living facilities and adult foster care homes; may accept third-party payments.
- SB 625 Garnishment; venue, garnishment without judgement debtor's social security number.
Senate Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 366 Interstate Compact on Placement of Children; interstate placement of children.
- SB 461 Sexually violent predators; conducting probable cause hearing.
- SB 484 Abortion; ultrasound required at least 24 hours prior to undergoing procedure.
- SB 561 Garnishment, previous; allows costs incurred by judgment creditor are chargeable to judgment debtor.
- SB 349 Child-placing agency; shall not be required to participate in placement of child for foster care.
- SB 94 Rules of Evidence; amendments or additions to Rule shall be adopted by Supreme Court of Va., etc.
- SB 4 Castle doctrine; self-defense and defense of others.
House Bill with Senate Amendments ... report | csv file
- HB 48 Castle doctrine; self-defense and defense of others.
- HB 286 Garnishment, previous; allows costs incurred by judgment creditor are chargeable to judgment debtor.
- HB 299 Retail Sales and Use Tax; extends sunset date for exemption of certain educational materials.
- HB 513 Retail Sales and Use Tax; extends sunset dates for limited exemption periods for certain products.
- HB 535 Certificate of public need; relocation and certificates for certain nursing home beds.
- HB 928 Mechanics' liens; allows contractors to obtain liens in amount of value of work contracted for lots.
- HB 1061 Secondary school graduation requirements; diplomas.
- HB 1147 Garnishment; venue, garnishment without judgement debtor's social security number.
- HB 1184 Public education; dual enrollment for high school students.
- HB 1212 Storage of health records; replaces obsolete terminology and cross-references referred to records.
- HB 1230 Protection and Advocacy, Virginia Office for; conversion to a nonprofit entity, report.
Unfinished Business - House ... report | csv file
Senate Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 7 Charter; Town of Brodnax.
- SB 47 Certificates of insurance; unfair insurance trade practices.
- SB 51 Uniform Commercial Code; secured transactions.
- SB 75 Mortgage loan originators; exempts from licensing employees of bona fide nonprofit organizations.
- SB 76 Owner financing for real property; licensing.
- SB 120 Risk-Based Capital Act; way to measure minimum capital appropriate for insurer based on size & risk.
- SB 121 Bank-owned real estate; repeals provision that limits period that banks may hold.
- SB 122 Derelict and blighted buildings; authorizes locality to serve as receiver to repair.
- SB 124 Mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers; criminal background checks.
- SB 132 Credit unions; amendments to organizational documents.
- SB 133 Fire investigation warrant; State Police arson investigators may obtain.
- SB 160 High Performance Buildings Act; created.
- SB 170 Charter; City of Fairfax.
- SB 235 Insurance; employees of political subdivisions of State may receive from a locality.
- SB 245 Emergency Services and Disaster Law; constitutional rights of citizens to keep & bear arms.
- SB 266 Community-based continuing care (CBCC) providers; required to be registered with SCC.
- SB 283 Illegal voting and registrations; prohibition against voting more than once.
- SB 287 Charter; City of Newport News.
- SB 292 Charter; City of Chesapeake.
- SB 293 DCJS; provides minimum training standards for juvenile correctional officers.
- SB 295 Virginia Employment Commission; Office of Attorney General may represent interests of State.
- SB 297 Veterans Services, Board of; voting by ex officio members.
- SB 302 Campus police; mutual aid agreements with local law-enforcement agencies and State Police.
- SB 307 Reduced cigarette ignition propensity; eliminates an exemption.
- SB 338 Virginia Investment Partnership Act; definitions.
- SB 362 Critical incident stress management teams; privileged information regarding criminal acts, etc.
- SB 367 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local; definition of personal interest in a transaction.
- SB 385 Candidate campaign committees; prohibited interest payments on certain loans, penalty.
- SB 396 Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families, State Executive Council for; membership.
- SB 411 Va. Fire Services Board and State Board of Juvenile Justice; powers & duties.
- SB 417 Grievance procedure; eliminates certain steps.
- SB 418 Electric transmission lines; approval process.
- SB 447 Charter; Town of Middleburg.
- SB 476 Confidential juvenile records; sharing with state and local correctional facilities, confidential.
- SB 478 Charter; City of Portsmouth.
- SB 485 Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversion Fund; established.
- SB 492 Renewable energy; expands definition.
- SB 495 Wireless E-911 Fund; distribution of funds on monthly basis to public safety answering point.
- SB 499 Health plan, state; makes changes to appeals process for complaints.
- SB 511 Natural gas utilities; qualified projects.
- SB 521 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage license for certain motor sports facilities.
- SB 527 Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state employment for members of National Guard.
- SB 573 Capitol Police; disposal of unclaimed firearms.
- SB 682 Humphries, Kevin W.; transfers his service pistol to his widow, Kristen P. Humphries.
Senate Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 32 Assessments for local improvements, special; adds City of Hampton to localities that may impose.
- SB 67 Concealed handgun permit applications; removes option for locality to require fingerprints.
- SB 87 Charter; City of Falls Church.
- SB 234 Charter; Town of Leesburg.
- SB 242 Public procurement; state agency agreements with labor organizations.
- SB 274 Urban development areas; makes designation optional rather than mandatory for all localities.
- SB 323 Handguns; eliminates prohibition on purchasing more than one in a 30-day period.
- SB 413 Renewable energy portfolio standard program; credits for investments.
- SB 539 Forward energy pricing; authorizes any public body to use mechanisms for budget risk reduction.
- SB 545 Charter; Town of Glen Lyn.
- SB 563 Concealed handgun permit; alters certain application procedures to obtain.
- SB 613 Candidate petitions for primaries and general elections; requirements for petition circulators.
- SB 678 Governor's reorganization of executive branch of state government.
Resolution Reported - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
Senate Bills on First Reading and Referred ... report | csv file
- SB 246 Winter Sports Safety Act; limits liability of ski resorts and other winter sports area operators.
- SB 273 Cannabinoids, synthetic; amends provisions regarding criminalization.
- SB 345 Criminal street gang; recruitment of persons, penalty.
- SB 368 Major business facility job tax credit; extends time credit may be taken over a two-year period.
- SB 405 Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; increases membership of board of directors.
- SB 409 Recordation tax; eliminates exemption for deeds of trust securing a refinanced obligation.
- SB 431 Financial exploitation of elderly or incapacitated adults; penalty.
- SB 436 Sex crimes; penalties.
- SB 452 Charitable gaming; authorizes network bingo.
- SB 459 Strangulation of another; penalty.
- SB 467 Smoking; prohibition on public school grounds and public school administration building.
- SB 468 Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act; smoking in certain public buildings prohibited, penalty.
- SB 472 Common Interest Community Board; authorized to terminate inactive condominium, etc., registrations.
- SB 475 College partnership laboratory schools; development of programs with public school divisions.
- SB 493 Electric and natural gas utilities; energy efficiency programs.
- SB 494 Wastewater treatment facilities; Virginia Public Building Authority to issue an additional bond.
- SB 517 Nursing education programs; requires Board of Nursing to implement certain due process requirements.
- SB 535 Capital outlay plan; projects to be funded from general fund-supported resources.
- SB 541 Auxiliary police forces; Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish training requirements.
- SB 560 Sanitary districts; authorizes board of supervisors to construct and maintain dams within district.
- SB 581 Fairfax County school board; staggered elections.
- SB 588 Town of Onancock; liens for water charges.
- SB 591 MEWA; increases number of residents employed at bank who may receive accident & sickness benefits.
- SB 594 Towns; allowed to acquire land, not by condemnation, within their boundaries or 3 miles outside.
- SB 597 Retail Sales and Use Tax; presumption of sufficient activity to require dealer to register.
- SB 603 Driver's licenses; allows suspension of or refusal to renew of prisoners who do not pay fees.
- SB 607 Retail Sales and Use Tax; distribution of revenue collected in certain public facilities.
- SB 620 Federal Government Contractor Grant Fund and Program; created & established for certain businesses.
- SB 627 Solar panels; restrictions by community associations.
- SB 629 Sanitation districts; commission expenses.
- SB 638 Cemeteries; allocation of perpetual care trust fund.
- SB 652 Cable television systems and cooperatives; negotiate in good faith to resolve certain issues.
- SB 653 Condemnation; proceedings generally.
- SB 655 Compensation for wrongful incarceration; eliminates 20-year maximum for calculating.
- SB 656 Public schools; possession and administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.
- SB 658 License tax, local; ordinances for severance oil, coal, or gas from earth, report.
- SB 660 Vital records; records of public information shall be turned over to Library of Va. for safekeeping.
- SB 667 Child endangerment; relocated to Title 18.2, cruelty and injuries to children, penalty.
- SB 672 Hampton Roads Sanitation District; amends enabling act, etc.
- SB 679 State mandates; eliminating on local and regional government entities relating to education, etc.
- SB 684 RS&UT; adds Cities of Winchester and Lynchburg to list of localities entitled to revenues.
Senate Joint Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
- SJ 15 Electronic identity credentials; JCOTS to study and determine possible liability concerns therewith.
- SJ 16 Unemployment Compensation Act; Commission on Unemployment Compensation to study federal Act.
- SJ 21 Cigarette trafficking, illegal; Virginia State Crime Commission to study practice thereof.
- SJ 49 Retirement Communities, Continuing Care; Virginia Housing Commission to study.
- SJ 50 Dental disease, untreated; Joint Commission on Health Care to study fiscal impact to State.
- SJ 64 Offender classification; Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to study.
Bill Referred By Committee ... report | csv file
Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
- HJ 406 Celebrating the life of Mary Ann Pace McGee.
- HJ 407 Celebrating the life of David J. Prior.
- HJ 408 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Thomas Nelson Nance.
- HJ 409 Commending the Greater Lynchburg Community Trust.
- HJ 410 Commending Terri Robertson.
- HJ 411 Commending Tiana Dockery.
- HJ 412 Commending Warren A. Arthur.
- HJ 413 Commending the Virginia Biotechnology Association.