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2012 SESSION
SN10119
THE SENATE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING SENATE BILLS:
S.B. 8 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-713 and 37.2-1020 of the Code of Virginia, relating to guardians' authority to dispose of unclaimed bodies.
Patron--Lucas
S.B. 59 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-630, 8.01-631, and 8.01-676.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to injunction bonds.
Patron--Obenshain
S.B. 60 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 20-99 and 20-99.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to divorce; service of process; failure to respond. (SB60E)
Patron--Obenshain
S.B. 89 A BILL to amend and reenact § 8.01-512.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to exemptions from garnishment.
Patron--Howell
S.B. 90 A BILL to amend and reenact § 9.1-139 of the Code of Virginia, relating to definition of private investigator; out-of-state private security services. (SB90S1)
Patron--Howell
S.B. 109 A BILL to amend and reenact § 55-17.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to land trusts' successor trustees.
Patron--Edwards
S.B. 110 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 55-548.16:1, relating to irrevocable trusts; trustee's power to appoint assets into second trust.
Patron--Edwards
S.B. 115 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 45 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-4519 and by adding a title numbered 64.2, containing Subtitle I, consisting of a chapter numbered 1, containing sections numbered 64.2-100 through 64.2-108, Subtitle II, consisting of chapters numbered 2 through 6, containing sections numbered 64.2-200 through 64.2-620, Subtitle III, consisting of chapters numbered 7 through 11, containing sections numbered 64.2-700 through 64.2-1108, Subtitle IV, consisting of chapters numbered 12 through 21, containing sections numbered 64.2-1200 through 64.2-2120, and Subtitle V, consisting of chapters numbered 22 through 27, containing sections numbered 64.2-2200 through 64.2-2704, and to repeal Titles 26 (§§ 26-1 through 26-116) and 31 (§§ 31-1 through 31-59), Chapters 10 (§§ 37.2-1000 through 37.2-1030) and 10.1 (§§ 37.2-1031 through 37.2-1052) of Title 37.2, Chapter 2.1 (§§ 55-34.1 through 55-34.19), Article 1.2 (§§ 55-268.11 through 55-268.20) of Chapter 15, and Chapters 15.1 (§§ 55-277.1 through 55-277.33), 16 (§§ 55-278 through 55-286.2), 22 (§§ 55-401 through 55-415), and 31 (§§ 55-541.01 through 55-551.06) of Title 55, and Title 64.1 (§§ 64.1-01 through 64.1-206.8) of the Code of Virginia, relating to revising and recodifying the laws pertaining to wills, trusts, and fiduciaries. (SB115E)
Patron--McDougle
S.B. 164 A BILL to amend and reenact § 55-82.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 55-82.2, relating to fraudulent and voluntary conveyances. (SB164E)
Patron--Petersen
S.B. 197 A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-507 of the Code of Virginia, relating to legal service provided by Attorney General in civil matters; representative of judge. (SB197S1)
Patron--Marsden
S.B. 249 A BILL to amend and reenact § 20-23 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the authorization of commissioned lay pastors to perform marriage ceremonies. (SB249E)
Patron--Obenshain
THE SENATE HAS AGREED TO THE FOLLOWING SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS:
S.J.R. 4 Celebrating the life of Alvin York Bandy.
Patrons--Stuart; Delegates: Cole, Dudenhefer and Howell, W.J.
S.J.R. 7 Commending Union Presbyterian Seminary on the occasion of its 200th anniversary.
Patron--McEachin
S.J.R. 8 Celebrating the life of Admiral Noel Arthur Meredyth Gayler, USN Ret.
Patrons--Puller; Delegate: Surovell
S.J.R. 9 Celebrating the life of Thomas Wilson Chadwick.
Patrons--Puller; Delegate: Surovell
S.J.R. 10 Celebrating the life of Jeffrey Martin Todd.
Patrons--Puller; Delegate: Surovell
S.J.R. 11 Celebrating the life of Carl David Silver.
Patrons--Stuart, McDougle, Norment and Reeves; Delegate: Cole
S.J.R. 12 Celebrating the life of Alice Clarke Lynch.
Patrons--Marsh, Barker, Deeds, Lucas, Martin, McEachin, Petersen, Puckett, Puller, Reeves and Smith
S.J.R. 18 Commending the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center.
Patrons--McWaters and Wagner; Delegates: Iaquinto, Knight, Purkey, Stolle, Tata and Villanueva
S.J.R. 20 Commending Virginia R. Diamond.
Patron--Saslaw
S.J.R. 22 Celebrating the life of Austin L. Roberts III.
Patron--McDougle
S.J.R. 23 Celebrating the life of Robert Alfred Heinz.
Patron--McDougle
S.J.R. 24 Celebrating the life of Paul Benjamin Ferrara.
Patron--McDougle
S.J.R. 26 Celebrating the life of Walter Clarence VanHook.
Patron--Miller, Y.B.
S.J.R. 27 Celebrating the life of Rudolph Bernard Brown, Sr.
Patron--Miller, Y.B.
S.J.R. 28 Commending Joyce Gilliam Brown.
Patron--Miller, Y.B.
S.J.R. 29 Celebrating the life of Francis U. Askew.
Patron--Miller, Y.B.
S.J.R. 30 Celebrating the life of Thelma Ferguson Harrison.
Patron--Miller, Y.B.
S.J.R. 31 Commending the Honorable Peter G. Decker, Jr.
Patron--Miller, Y.B.
S.J.R. 32 Celebrating the life of Reginal Clyde Church.
Patron--Miller, Y.B.
S.J.R. 33 Commending Clarence E. Holmes, Jr.
Patron--Miller, Y.B.
S.J.R. 34 Celebrating the life of Clarence Emmel Bunch.
Patron--Miller, Y.B.
S.J.R. 36 Commending Captain Cathy Ann Harrison.
Patron--Watkins
S.J.R. 37 Celebrating the life of Stephen Hartwell.
Patron--Puller
S.J.R. 38 Celebrating the life of John Edward Byrne.
Patron--Puller
S.J.R. 39 Commending the Cople Elementary School Future Problem Solving Team.
Patron--Stuart
S.J.R. 40 Celebrating the life of Ronald Dare Hundley.
Patron--Stuart
S.J.R. 41 Commending Billy Sydnor.
Patron--Stuart
S.J.R. 42 Celebrating the life of J. Clifford Hutt.
Patron--Stuart
S.J.R. 43 Celebrating the life of Adam Maynard Bowen.
Patrons--Stuart; Delegate: Cole
S.J.R. 47 Commending the Hampton Roads Case Management Society.
Patron--Miller, J.C.
S.J.R. 51 Celebrating the life of C. Ann Sprouse.
Patron--Martin
S.J.R. 55 Celebrating the life of Ronald Anthony Campana.
Patrons--Norment; Delegates: Pogge and Watson
S.J.R. 56 Commending Garrett’s Grocery.
Patron--Norment
S.J.R. 59 Commending the Montford Point Marine Association Tidewater, Virginia Chapter #14.
Patron--Locke
S.J.R. 60 Celebrating the life of Royzell L. Dillard.
Patron--Locke
S.J.R. 61 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. William James Marshall.
Patron--Locke
S.J.R. 62 Commending the Phoebus High School football team.
Patron--Locke
S.J.R. 72 Commending the Tidewater Chapter of the PKD Foundation.
Patron--Norment
S.J.R. 77 Commending the Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory.
Patron--Northam
S.J.R. 78 Celebrating the life of Richard Fuller Hall, Jr.
Patron--Northam
S.J.R. 79 Celebrating the life of Thomas R. Pellegrino, M.D.
Patron--Northam
S.J.R. 80 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Charles F. Mapp.
Patron--Northam
S.J.R. 81 Celebrating the life of Bruce Samuel Paone.
Patron--Northam
S.J.R. 83 Celebrating the life of Willie Alice Crowell Ferguson.
Patron--Lucas
S.J.R. 84 Celebrating the life of Helen Pope Shropshire.
Patron--Lucas
S.J.R. 94 Celebrating the life of Michael D. Salster.
Patrons--Martin and Ruff
S.J.R. 95 Commending Pastor Victor Torres.
Patron--Martin
S.J.R. 100 Commending the Reverend Dr. Kenny Smith, Sr.
Patrons--Petersen, Barker, Black, Colgan, Deeds, Ebbin, Edwards, Favola, Garrett, Hanger, Herring, Howell, Locke, Marsden, Marsh, Martin, McDougle, McEachin, McWaters, Miller, J.C., Miller, Y.B., Northam, Puckett, Puller, Reeves and Stanley; Delegate: Keam
S.J.R. 101 Celebrating the life of Carol Ann Orndorff.
Patrons--Petersen and Howell; Delegate: Keam
S.J.R. 102 Celebrating the life of Simone Savia.
Patrons--Petersen and Howell; Delegate: Keam
S.J.R. 103 Celebrating the life of Sybil Moore Walker.
Patron--Miller, Y.B.
S.J.R. 104 Commending MillerCoors.
Patrons--Hanger and Obenshain; Delegates: Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Landes and Wilt
S.J.R. 105 Commending the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station.
Patron--Watkins
S.J.R. 106 Commending Tucker Pavilion.
Patron--Watkins
S.J.R. 107 Commending Surry County.
Patron--Lucas
S.J.R. 108 Celebrating the life of Peter Davis Coe.
Patron--McWaters
S.J.R. 109 Celebrating the life of William Francis Rountree, Jr.
Patron--McWaters
S.J.R. 110 Celebrating the life of Carolyn Bond Coleman.
Patrons--Lucas, Colgan, Deeds, Howell, Locke, Marsh, McEachin, Miller, Y.B. and Saslaw
S.J.R. 111 Commending Tony and Monica Brothers.
Patrons--Lucas, Locke and Miller, Y.B.
S.J.R. 112 Celebrating the life of Francis Snead Ferguson.
Patrons--Ruff and Puckett; Delegates: Edmunds, Johnson, Kilgore, Marshall, D.W., Merricks, Scott, J.M. and Wilt
THE SENATE HAS AGREED TO THE FOLLOWING HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS:
H.J.R. 1 Celebrating the life of Patricia Roupas Sotos.
Patrons--Loupassi and Joannou
H.J.R. 8 Commending the Hidden Valley High School boys' 200-yard medley relay swim team.
Patron--Habeeb
H.J.R. 10 Commending the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center.
Patron--Knight
H.J.R. 11 Commending Oak Grove Baptist Church on the occasion of its 250th anniversary.
Patron--Knight
H.J.R. 14 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Lemuel Early DeBerry.
Patron--Loupassi
H.J.R. 15 Celebrating the life of A.B. Harrelson, M.D.
Patrons--Loupassi and O'Bannon
H.J.R. 16 Celebrating the life of Guy Milton Cheatham, Jr.
Patron--Loupassi
H.J.R. 20 Celebrating the life of Gayle G. Arnold, M.D.
Patron--O'Bannon
H.J.R. 21 Celebrating the life of David K. Wiecking, M.D.
Patron--O'Bannon
H.J.R. 24 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Leslie Longstreet Mason, Jr.
Patrons--Ware, R.L. and Loupassi; Senator: Watkins
H.J.R. 25 Commending Dr. Nancy Hoover.
Patrons--Cox, M.K., Carr, Dance, Ingram, Loupassi, McQuinn, Robinson and Ware, R.L.; Senators: Marsh, Martin and Watkins
H.J.R. 26 Celebrating the life of Alice Clarke Lynch.
Patron--Loupassi
H.J.R. 28 Celebrating the life of Bruce Samuel Paone.
Patron--Lewis
H.J.R. 29 Celebrating the life of Suzanne Savedge Wescoat.
Patron--Lewis
H.J.R. 30 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Charles F. Mapp.
Patron--Lewis
H.J.R. 31 Celebrating the life of William Revell Lewis, Jr.
Patron--Lewis
H.J.R. 32 Commending the Cave Spring High School girls' 200-yard freestyle relay swim team.
Patron--Habeeb
H.J.R. 33 Commending Kristin Harter and Emily Seibert.
Patron--Habeeb
H.J.R. 34 Commending Rochelle Evans.
Patron--Habeeb
H.J.R. 35 Commending the Christiansburg High School wrestling team.
Patron--Habeeb
H.J.R. 36 Commending the Hidden Valley High School girls' track team.
Patron--Habeeb
H.J.R. 37 Commending Kristin Harter.
Patrons--Habeeb and Garrett
H.J.R. 38 Commending Lauren Gray.
Patron--Habeeb
H.J.R. 39 Commending Leah Piemonte.
Patron--Habeeb
H.J.R. 40 Commending Patrick O'Keefe.
Patron--Habeeb
H.J.R. 41 Commending Annie Houston LeHardy.
Patron--Habeeb
H.J.R. 42 Commending Alexander Nicholas Vance.
Patron--Habeeb
H.J.R. 43 Commending Alexandria Kinsley Colby Horn.
Patron--Habeeb
H.J.R. 44 Commending Haley Cutright.
Patron--Habeeb
H.J.R. 45 Commending Travis Hudson.
Patron--Habeeb
H.J.R. 46 Commending Jerry Campbell.
Patron--Habeeb
H.J.R. 47 Commending Milan Tobacconists on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Patrons--Habeeb and Ware, O.
H.J.R. 48 Commending Company C, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment of the Virginia National Guard.
Patrons--Habeeb and Garrett
H.J.R. 53 Commending Catherine Muldoon.
Patrons--Stolle and Knight
H.J.R. 54 Commending Physicians for Peace.
Patron--Stolle
H.J.R. 55 Celebrating the life of Edith M. Harrington.
Patron--Stolle
H.J.R. 56 Commending the Lee-Davis High School softball team.
Patron--Peace
H.J.R. 57 Commending the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station.
Patrons--Sherwood and Scott, E.T.
H.J.R. 58 Commending the Reverend Dr. Robert D. Friend.
Patrons--Massie, Farrell, Loupassi and O'Bannon
H.J.R. 59 Commending Marshall W. Trammell, Jr.
Patrons--Cox, M.K., Carr, Dance, Ingram, Loupassi, McQuinn, Robinson and Ware, R.L.; Senators: Marsh, Martin and Watkins
H.J.R. 60 Celebrating the life of Charles Glenn Rosemond III.
Patron--Cox, J.A.
H.J.R. 61 Commending the Randolph-Macon College volleyball team.
Patron--Cox, J.A.
H.J.R. 67 Commending the Patient Advocate Foundation on the occasion of its 15th anniversary.
Patron--Pogge
H.J.R. 68 Commending Care Net Resource Pregnancy Center.
Patron--Pogge
H.J.R. 69 Celebrating the life of Adam Maynard Bowen.
Patron--Ransone
H.J.R. 70 Celebrating the life of Ronald Dare Hundley.
Patron--Ransone
H.J.R. 72 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. William James Marshall.
Patrons--BaCote and Ward
H.J.R. 73 Celebrating the life of Dorothy Rouse-Bottom.
Patrons--BaCote, McQuinn and Ward
H.J.R. 75 Celebrating the life of Sabra Ann Bonds Bratton.
Patron--Ware, O.
H.J.R. 76 Celebrating the life of Arthur Jan Jernigan.
Patron--Ware, O.
H.J.R. 77 Celebrating the life of Mary Frances Coles.
Patron--Ware, O.
H.J.R. 78 Celebrating the life of Ulysses Randolph.
Patron--Ware, O.
H.J.R. 79 Commending Sweet Union Baptist Church on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Patron--Ware, O.
H.J.R. 80 Commending Marion Ware.
Patron--Ware, O.
H.J.R. 81 Commending the Jefferson Forest High School boys' soccer team.
Patrons--Garrett, Byron and Putney; Senator: Newman
H.J.R. 82 Commending Frances Atkins Foster.
Patrons--Webert and Gilbert
H.J.R. 83 Commending Peter Holland Luke.
Patrons--Webert and Gilbert
H.J.R. 99 Commending John Strothers Pearson.
Patrons--Crockett-Stark and Rush
H.J.R. 149 Celebrating the life of James Warren Geurin.
Patron--Rust
H.J.R. 150 Celebrating the life of Julia Anderson Williams.
Patron--Carr
H.J.R. 151 Commending the Plaza Volunteer Rescue Squad.
Patron--Iaquinto
H.J.R. 152 Commending the Cave Spring High School volleyball team.
Patron--Habeeb
H.J.R. 153 Commending Shane Wolfe.
Patron--Kory
H.J.R. 154 Commending Menchville House Ministries, Inc.
Patrons--Yancey, BaCote and Watson
H.J.R. 156 Commending Patsy Joyner.
Patron--Jones
H.J.R. 157 Commending George and Laura Price.
Patron--Rust
H.J.R. 158 Commending Holly Frost.
Patron--Rust
H.J.R. 159 Commending RideFinders.
Patron--Carr
H.J.R. 160 Commending Brad Kennedy.
Patron--Bell, Robert B.
H.J.R. 161 Commending the Oscar Smith High School football team.
Patrons--Spruill, Byron, Cosgrove and Dance
H.J.R. 162 Commending Kate Trussell.
Patron--Hugo
H.J.R. 163 Commending the Centreville High School football team.
Patron--Hugo
H.J.R. 164 Commending Margaret A. Focarino.
Patron--Hugo
H.J.R. 165 Commending WETA on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
Patron--Scott, J.M.
H.J.R. 166 Commending the Fairfax Choral Society.
Patron--Scott, J.M.
H.J.R. 167 Commending the Poquoson Little League 9 - 10 Baseball All-Star team.
Patron--Helsel
H.J.R. 168 Commending the Poquoson Little League 10 - 11 Baseball All-Star team.
Patron--Helsel
H.J.R. 169 Commending the Poquoson Little League 11 - 12 Baseball All-Star team.
Patron--Helsel
H.J.R. 170 Commending the Poquoson High School football team.
Patron--Helsel
H.J.R. 174 Commending the Montford Point Marine Association Tidewater, Virginia Chapter #14.
Patron--Ward
H.J.R. 175 Commending the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians.
Patron--Pogge
IN WHICH ACTION IT REQUESTS THE CONCURRENCE OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.