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2012 SESSION
SENATE MEMBERS
Legislation introduced after the pre-file period.
- George L. Barker (2)
- SB 580 Virtual programs; state funding.
- SB 633 Bicycles; makes hitherto local-option bicycle helmet law applicable statewide.
- Richard H. Black (6)
- SB 316 Dulles Greenway; SCC to hold a public hearing in Loudoun County prior to granting a toll increase.
- SB 564 Home instruction of children; limits required description of curriculum.
- SB 610 Agricultural animals; regulation of care and handling.
- SB 612 Criminal history record information check; transfer of rifles and shotguns.
- SB 673 Income tax, state; deconforms State laws from provision of Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act.
- SB 683 Tick control; Sunday hunting of deer and permits for application of acaricides in Loudoun County.
- Harry B. Blevins (1)
- Charles W. Carrico, Sr. (8)
- SB 328 Workers' compensation; establishes presumption, officers processing clandestine drug laboratories.
- SB 329 Early education; parental obligation.
- SB 335 Weight limits; haulers of sand, gravel, and crushed stone.
- SB 573 Capitol Police; disposal of unclaimed firearms.
- SB 607 Retail Sales and Use Tax; distribution of revenue collected in certain public facilities.
- SB 608 Charter; Town of Gate City.
- SB 609 Coalfield employment enhancement tax credit; extends sunset date.
- SJ 91 U.S. Constitution; application to Congress to call constitutional convention.
- Charles J. Colgan (5)
- SB 532 Insurance, Bureau of; maintenance assessment.
- SB 535 Capital outlay plan; projects to be funded from general fund-supported resources.
- SB 558 Forfeited drug assets; redirection of assets to construction of Public Safety Memorial.
- SB 644 Foreclosure counseling pilot program; established in Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park, etc.
- SB 661 Shenandoah; designating as official state song.
- R. Creigh Deeds (7)
- SB 360 Supreme Court of Virginia; complaints filed by JIRC are to be evidentiary hearings.
- SB 362 Critical incident stress management teams; privileged information regarding criminal acts, etc.
- SB 589 Virginia Public Procurement Act; resident employment and apprenticeship participation.
- SB 629 Sanitation districts; commission expenses.
- SB 630 Appeals, Court of; abolishes Court effective October 1, 2012.
- SJ 71 Foreclosure procedures; Virginia Housing Commission to study.
- SJ 117 Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (second reference).
- Adam P. Ebbin (4)
- SB 568 Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan; coverage for certain children and pregnant women.
- SB 581 Fairfax County school board; staggered elections.
- SJ 53 Elderly and incapacitated adults; Crime Commission to study ways to prevent, etc., exploitation.
- SJ 93 Solitary confinement; JLARC to study uses including segregation, isolation, etc., by DOC.
- John S. Edwards (10)
- SB 101 Bicycles; Town Council of Blacksburg to permit operation in either direction on one-way streets.
- SB 103 Transient occupancy tax; authorizes Roanoke County to impose.
- SB 105 Roanoke Higher Education Authority; removes president of Jefferson College of Health Sciences.
- SB 544 Mammograms; information on breast density.
- SB 545 Charter; Town of Glen Lyn.
- SB 546 Industrial development authorities; allows Roanoke County and City of Norfolk to expand board.
- SB 582 Net energy metering; SCC shall approve utility's proposed standby charge methodology.
- SB 583 Circuit court hearing; termination of juvenile court jurisdiction.
- SB 613 Candidate petitions for primaries and general elections; requirements for petition circulators.
- SB 614 Local sales tax distribution; correction of erroneous payments.
- Barbara A. Favola (6)
- SB 552 Eligibilty for TANF; drug-related felonies.
- SB 553 School divisions, local; may use unexpended state funds to provide one-time bonus to teachers.
- SB 554 Firearms; possession within residence of victim by persons subject to protective orders.
- SB 555 Parental rights; procedure for restoration.
- SB 594 Towns; allowed to acquire land, not by condemnation, within their boundaries or 3 miles outside.
- SB 615 Health Benefit Exchange Authority; created, report.
- Thomas A. Garrett (8)
- SB 665 Standards of Learning; method of administration.
- SB 666 Fines and fees; disposition of fines in traffic cases.
- SB 667 Child endangerment; relocated to Title 18.2, cruelty and injuries to children, penalty.
- SB 668 Sex offense; felony punishment for subsequent misdemeanor.
- SB 669 Voter registration records; general registrar to cancel registration of voter shown to be a felon.
- SB 670 Concealed handgun permit applications; removes option for locality to require fingerprints.
- SB 676 Recycling survey; requires solid waste planning units and localities to submit report every 4 years.
- SB 677 State Inspector General, Office of; performance review of state agencies.
- Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. (5)
- SB 559 State forest lands; special use permits.
- SB 599 Virginia College Savings Plan; JLARC to oversee and evaluate, report.
- SB 600 Senate Districts; technical adjustment in boundaries in Culpeper County.
- SB 671 Retail sales and transient occupancy taxes; taxes on room rentals based upon charges for use, etc.
- SJ 127 Employment First practices; SHHR, et al., to adopt, etc., in providing service to certain persons.
- Mark R. Herring (2)
- SB 579 Commonwealth Innovation Investment Fund; created.
- SB 628 Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; limitation on certain contracts and leases by declarant.
- Janet D. Howell (6)
- SB 91 Sexually violent predators; civil commitment, report.
- SB 92 Nursing homes; involuntary discharge notification.
- SB 298 Virginia Retirement System; fiscal impact analysis of employer contribution rates.
- SB 542 Health insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorder; deletes certain requirements for analysts.
- SB 557 Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority; approval of loan applications.
- SB 596 Assisted living facilities and adult foster care homes; may accept third-party payments.
- Mamie E. Locke (4)
- SB 289 Alcohol, open container; no person shall possess in passenger area of motor vehicle, civil penalty.
- SB 474 Freedom of Information Act; exemption for cell phone numbers for EMS personnel and firefighters.
- SJ 57 Property owners, low-income; JLARC to study real property tax relief.
- SJ 146 Commending the work of the Fort Monroe Authority, Citizens for a Fort Monroe National Park, Hampton
- L. Louise Lucas (5)
- SB 479 Weighing of vehicles; exempts those owned or leased by City of Suffolk.
- SB 480 Senate Districts; technical adjustments in boundaries in Isle of Wight County.
- SB 567 Low-income and student toll tax credit; established.
- SB 595 Railroad grade crossings; vehicles who are required to stop for trains.
- SB 619 Commonwealth Tolling Assistance Program; established.
- David W. Marsden (9)
- SB 198 Health insurance; credits provided for retired school division employees.
- SB 199 Pedestrians; requires vehicle drivers to stop at marked crosswalks, etc.
- SB 388 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend: IN REMEMBRANCE, APRIL 16, 2007.
- SB 392 Transportation Board; increases number of membership, residence requirement for redistricting.
- SB 529 Real estate tax; exemption for disabled veterans.
- SB 530 Colleges, etc., projects, certain; required to hold at least one public hearing before undertaking.
- SB 531 Northern Virginia Transportation District; responsibilities of Transportation Board.
- SJ 90 Juvenile facilities, secure; JLARC to study excess capacity.
- SJ 96 ICPRB; joint subcommittee to study State's withdrawal & effects upon source of drinking water, etc.
- Henry L. Marsh III (1)
- Stephen H. Martin (7)
- SB 536 Absentee voting; unused, lost, and defaced ballots.
- SB 537 Elections; requires observers to respect area around voters and secrecy of ballot.
- SB 538 Presidential primary; allows a voter to vote uncommitted.
- SB 543 Surgery; definition and who may perform.
- SB 565 Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act; administration of election laws for military voters.
- SB 566 Elections; administrative matters and duties of electoral board and general registrar.
- SB 659 Medicaid; DMAS to develop and implement long-term care system.
- Ryan T. McDougle (1)
- A. Donald McEachin (9)
- SB 385 Candidate campaign committees; prohibited interest payments on certain loans, penalty.
- SB 646 Life insurance benefits; providing additional benefits incidental to a loss in event of death, etc.
- SB 648 Firearms; carrying while under influence of alcohol or drugs in a public place, penalty.
- SB 649 Haynesworth, Thomas Edward; awarded 27 years of creditable service in Virginia Retirement System.
- SB 650 Hospitals and physicians; processing health insurance claims.
- SB 651 Women-owned and minority-owned businesses; enhancement measures.
- SB 654 Claims-made liability insurance policies; notice of potential claim.
- SB 655 Compensation for wrongful incarceration; eliminates 20-year maximum for calculating.
- SB 656 Public schools; possession and administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.
- Jeffrey L. McWaters (6)
- SB 603 Driver's licenses; allows suspension of or refusal to renew of prisoners who do not pay fees.
- SB 604 Alcoholic beverage control; privileges of brewery licensees.
- SB 605 Tuition, in-state; military personnel eligibility.
- SB 686 Electronic titling program; allows DMV to establish for new motor vehicles.
- SJ 68 Virginia Department of Transportation; JLARC to study efficiency of Department.
- SJ 85 Income tax, corporate; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study phase-out of tax.
- Yvonne B. Miller (4)
- SB 120 Risk-Based Capital Act; way to measure minimum capital appropriate for insurer based on size & risk.
- SB 556 Pawnbrokers; holding period for any pawn or pledge item is minimum of 30 days plus grace period.
- SB 584 Kinesiotherapists; licensure required.
- SJ 35 Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights to persons convicted of nonviolent felonies.
- Stephen D. Newman (2)
- SB 598 Virtual school program; Standards of Quality per pupil funding transferred from school division.
- SB 679 State mandates; eliminating on local and regional government entities relating to education, etc.
- Thomas K. Norment, Jr. (3)
- SB 602 Charter; Town of West Point.
- SB 672 Hampton Roads Sanitation District; amends enabling act, etc.
- SB 682 Humphries, Kevin W.; transfers his service pistol to his widow, Kristen P. Humphries.
- Ralph S. Northam (12)
- SB 465 General registrars; shall serve on a full-time basis.
- SB 466 Menhaden management; authorizes Marine Resources Commission to adopt certain regulations.
- 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 547 Assault and battery; adds prison contractor to class of people victimized in prisons, penalty.
- SB 548 Property conveyance; DGS to convey to County of Accomack certain real property.
- SB 550 Oyster beds; adjustment of boundaries on Eastern Shore.
- SB 585 Psychiatric hospital admissions; local inmates.
- SB 586 Felonies by prisoners; penalties.
- SB 587 License plates, special; changes those promoting tourism on Virginia's Eastern Shore.
- SB 588 Town of Onancock; liens for water charges.
- SJ 75 Atlantic Menhaden; Marine Resources Commission to study management plan requirements.
- Mark D. Obenshain (8)
- SB 242 Public procurement; state agency agreements with labor organizations.
- SB 541 Auxiliary police forces; Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish training requirements.
- SB 561 Garnishment, previous; allows costs incurred by judgment creditor are chargeable to judgment debtor.
- SB 574 Forfeited drug assets; redirection of assets to construction of Public Safety Memorial.
- SB 636 Senate Districts; technical adjustments in boundaries.
- SB 637 Virginia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; created, penalty.
- SJ 125 Governor; confirming appointments.
- SJ 129 Breast Cancer Awareness Day; designating as February 14, 2012.
- J. Chapman Petersen (8)
- SB 620 Federal Government Contractor Grant Fund and Program; created & established for certain businesses.
- SB 621 State-owned buildings; DGS to establish program requiring energy efficiency data.
- SB 622 Child abuse; mandatory reporting, penalty.
- SB 623 Higher educational institutions; mental health treatment coordination.
- SB 624 Higher educational institutions; required to notify parents that student may be suicidal.
- SB 625 Garnishment; venue, garnishment without judgement debtor's social security number.
- SB 626 Urinating in public; penalty.
- SB 627 Solar panels; restrictions by community associations.
- Phillip P. Puckett (8)
- SB 590 Bristol Virginia Utilities (BVU) Authority; purchase of private cable system.
- SB 591 MEWA; increases number of residents employed at bank who may receive accident & sickness benefits.
- SB 592 Tramadol; added to list of Schedule IV controlled substances.
- SB 593 Back of Dragon; designates portion of Route 16 in Tazewell and Smyth Counties.
- SB 616 Coalfield employment enhancement tax credit; eliminates sunset date.
- SB 617 Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center; adds King College to Board of Trustees.
- SB 618 Domestic tobacco; incentive payments for use by nonparticipating manufacturers.
- SB 658 License tax, local; ordinances for severance oil, coal, or gas from earth, report.
- Linda T. Puller (5)
- SB 136 Virginia Retirement System; retirees hired as police chief in certain towns.
- SB 539 Forward energy pricing; authorizes any public body to use mechanisms for budget risk reduction.
- SB 540 Real estate tax; exemption for disabled veterans.
- SB 551 Real estate tax; counties may establish discount for early payment or payment in full.
- SB 657 Boarding or riding transportation district train with fraudulent ticket; penalty.
- Bryce E. Reeves (4)
- SB 37 Retail Sales and Use Tax; extends sunset provision for certain educational materials.
- SB 254 Veterans Services, Department of; ratio of claims agents to number of veterans in State.
- SB 571 Camping grounds; competition with private businesses.
- SB 685 GPS tracking device; provides authority & protocol for law enforcement to apply for search warrant.
- Frank M. Ruff, Jr. (7)
- SB 562 Transient occupancy tax; adds Campbell County to list authorized to impose.
- SB 563 Concealed handgun permit; alters certain application procedures to obtain.
- SB 570 Circuit court judges; increases number in Tenth Judicial Circuit.
- SB 640 Capital improvements; no locality shall approve project involving locality's courthouse, etc.
- SB 641 Air pollution; regulating emissions resulting from use of outdoor wood-burning heaters.
- SB 642 Retail Sales and Use Tax; amends definition of retail sale to include lottery tickets.
- SB 675 Confederate Memorial Chapel; Governor to designate as an official state war memorial.
- Richard L. Saslaw (4)
- SB 502 Motor vehicle emissions inspections; privatizes services now provided by DEQ, etc.
- SB 533 Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act; revises requirements for operation of retail outlets.
- SB 601 Public procurement; requirement that American iron, steel, etc., be used in public works projects.
- SB 643 Health information; Department of Health to establish work group to examine needs related to reform.
- Ralph K. Smith (3)
- SB 662 Waterworks & Wastewater Works Operators & Onsite Sewage System Professionals, Board for; licensure.
- SB 663 Voter identification requirements; concealed handgun permits as acceptable form of identification.
- SB 664 Legal notices; allows localities to meet notice requirements by utilizing their websites, etc.
- William M. Stanley, Jr. (2)
- SB 652 Cable television systems and cooperatives; negotiate in good faith to resolve certain issues.
- SB 674 Death by wrongful act; whenever fetal death, natural mother may bring an action against person, etc.
- Walter A. Stosch (2)
- SB 681 Income tax; definition.
- SJ 92 Medicaid; JLARC to study payment policies for hospitals, nursing home, etc., on access to services.
- Richard H. Stuart (5)
- SB 184 Interpreters; cost shall be borne by non-English-speaking defendant if he is convicted of offense.
- SB 534 Tangible personal property; volunteer deputy sheriffs.
- SB 560 Sanitary districts; authorizes board of supervisors to construct and maintain dams within district.
- SB 575 Alcoholic beverage control; transfers of wine or beer.
- SB 638 Cemeteries; allocation of perpetual care trust fund.
- Jill Holtzman Vogel (6)
- SB 454 Handicapped parking; allows localities by ordinance to grant free parking.
- SB 572 Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for local businesses.
- SB 606 Genetically-engineered food; requirement to be labeled; penalty.
- SB 634 Impaired health care providers; amends definition of impairment.
- SB 635 Senate Districts; technical adjustments in boundaries.
- SB 684 RS&UT; adds Cities of Winchester and Lynchburg to list of localities entitled to revenues.
- Frank W. Wagner (9)
- SB 510 Primary elections; allows write-in votes.
- SB 516 Motor vehicle insurance; medical expense benefits, assignments.
- SB 549 Machinery and Tools Investment Grant Program; created.
- SB 576 Workers' compensation; uninsured employer's fund financing tax.
- SB 577 VWC; majority of members constitutes a quorum for purposes of exercising functions of Commission.
- SB 578 Virginia Port Authority; amends several provisions governing conduct of business.
- SB 597 Retail Sales and Use Tax; presumption of sufficient activity to require dealer to register.
- SB 639 Transportation; provides revenues for construction, maintenance, and funding.
- SB 680 Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credits; at least 40 percent of those served are impoverished.
- John C. Watkins (4)
- SB 123 Environmental covenants; compliance with Uniform Environmental Covenants Act, etc.
- SB 631 Motor fuels tax; required to be indexed starting January 1 of year preceeding affected year.
- SB 632 Wireless E-911 Fund; distribution of funds.
- SJ 16 Unemployment Compensation Act; Commission on Unemployment Compensation to study federal Act.