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2013 SESSION
Senate Local Government
MEMBERSHIP
Smith (Chair), Marsh, Lucas, Martin, Hanger, Puller, Ruff, Herring, Locke, Marsden, Stanley, Blevins, Miller, Ebbin, Favola
MEETS
Tuesday, 1/2 hour after adjournment, Senate Room B
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- HB 1332 Local government audit; allowed to request audit from Auditor of Public Accounts upon majority vote.
- HB 1333 Service district boundaries; allows localities to amend after notice and public hearing.
- HB 1390 Charter; Town of Kilmarnock.
- HB 1419 Family health care structures, temporary; zoning provisions, extends time structure must be removed.
- HB 1440 Charter; Town of Monterey.
- HB 1448 Septic systems, failed; contracts with property owners to provide loans for repairs.
- HB 1452 Charter; Town of Chase City.
- HB 1474 Grass & weeds; adds Town of Orange to list of localities authorized to require cutting on property.
- HB 1493 Charter; City of Hampton.
- HB 1533 Charter; City of Fairfax.
- HB 1536 Grass and weeds; adds Dinwiddie County to list of localities authorized to require cutting.
- HB 1558 Libraries; Town of Leesburg may by ordinance establish an endowment fund for supporting certain.
- HB 1561 Local police departments; cooperation agreements with private police departments certified by DCJS.
- HB 1583 Vacant building registration; increases maximum annual fee that ordinance may impose on owner.
- HB 1586 Arts and cultural districts, local; tax incentives.
- HB 1589 Derelict nonresidential building or structure; demolition by locality.
- HB 1648 Low-income and disabled customers; discounted fees and charges for certain.
- HB 1698 Charter; Town of Clintwood.
- HB 1703 Municipal deed; restrictions on certain property in Virginia Beach.
- HB 1706 Charter; City of Norfolk.
- HB 1717 Comprehensive plan; transportation component shall be consistent with Statewide Transportation Plan.
- HB 1724 Subdivision ordinance; Charlottesville may allow developer to construct sidewalk on residential lot.
- HB 1727 Water and waste authorities; rates and charges.
- HB 1744 Grass and weeds; written notice to property owners in Dinwiddie County and City of Hampton, etc.
- HB 1755 Charter; Town of Bedford.
- HB 1756 Bedford, City of, reversion; taxation of real property that becomes part of Bedford County.
- HB 1813 Bedford, City of, reversion; special election for certain council members.
- HB 1826 Law-enforcement officers; exceptions to territorial limits.
- HB 1836 Local budgets; itemized expenditures shall include any discretionary funds to be designated, etc.
- HB 1853 Planning, zoning, etc., procedures; local commission shall consult with installation commander.
- HB 1861 Residential property; certain notice of sale.
- HB 1961 Charter; City of Portsmouth.
- HB 1964 Voluntary economic growth-sharing agreements; Port of Va. Economic and Infrastructure Develop Zone.
- HB 1983 Loudoun County; DGS to convey by quitclaim deed, certain real property of former Town of Waterford.
- HB 2072 Condemnation; local application process.
- HB 2121 Law-enforcement officers; grounds for decertification, DCJS authorized to waive requirements.
- HB 2203 Solid waste disposal fee; Pittsylvania County may provide an exemption to certain veterans.
- HB 2216 Local boundaries for law-enforcement; organizing for purpose of 911 dispatch and response.
- HB 2226 Grass and weeds; adds Town of Cedar Bluff to list of localities.
- HB 2238 Recorded plats & final site plans; plan shall be deemed final once it has been reviewed & approved.
- HB 2239 Cash proffers; shall not be used for any capital improvement to an existing facility.
- HB 2241 Vacant building; adds Town of Clifton Forge to localities requiring building owner registration.
- HB 2260 Charter; Town of Coeburn.
- HB 2265 Cash proffers; locality may waive certain written notice requirements to reduce outstanding payment.
- HB 2310 Mountain ridge construction; locality to define height of tall buildings, etc.,for regulation.
- HB 2318 Charter; Town of Richlands.
- HB 2320 Sports or entertainment arena; City of Virginia Beach may construct for professional sports teams.
- HB 2326 Regional strategic plans; preparation and adoption by planning district commission.
- SB 688 Charter; City of Portsmouth.
- SB 744 Derelict nonresidential building or structure; demolition by locality.
- SB 765 Legal notices; advertisement on websites by Towns of Damascus and Glade Spring.
- SB 788 Charter; Town of Clintwood.
- SB 798 Service districts; any locality may amend boundaries of an established district, etc.
- SB 804 Voluntary boundary agreement between localities; attachment of GIS map to petitions.
- SB 819 Tourist Train Development Authority; created.
- SB 833 Voluntary economic growth-sharing agreements; Port of Va. Economic and Infrastructure Develop Zone.
- SB 839 Local boundaries for law-enforcement; organizing for purpose of 911 dispatch and response.
- SB 842 Charter; City of Hampton.
- SB 850 Low-income and disabled customers; criteria for discounted fees and charges for water and sewer.
- SB 882 City reversion; library aid.
- SB 885 Inoperable motor vehicles; adds Albemarle County to those localities that may prohibit from keeping.
- SB 890 Libraries; Town of Leesburg may by ordinance establish an endowment fund for purpose of supporting.
- SB 939 Charter; City of Salem.
- SB 1029 Planning, zoning, etc., procedures; local commission shall consult with installation commander.
- SB 1040 Charter; Town of Bedford
- SB 1065 Arts and cultural districts, local; tax incentives.
- SB 1089 Health insurance; program for local government employees and other political subdivisions of State.
- SB 1121 Water and waste authorities; rates.
- SB 1124 Local government records; clarifies authority of Auditor of Public Accounts, annual audit.
- SB 1198 Charter; City of Falls Church.
- SB 1226 Cash proffers; extends from 7 to 12 years time by which locality must begin utilization.
- SB 1245 Charter; City of Manassas Park.
- SB 1253 Smoking; localities to ban in designated public parks, etc.
- SB 1282 Vacant building; adds Town of Clifton Forge to localities requiring building owner registration.
- SB 1283 Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority Fund; established.
- SB 1314 Local boundaries for law-enforcement; organizing for purpose of 911 dispatch and response.
- SB 1343 Charter; City of Fairfax.
- SB 1347 Southwest Virginia Health Authority; clarifies definition of hospital, etc., powers, report.
- SB 1352 Protective helmets; ordinance to require every person wear when riding or being carried on bicycle.