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2013 SESSION
SENATE MEMBERS
Legislation introduced after the pre-file period.
- Kenneth C. Alexander (3)
- SB 1374 Schools; interventions for those denied accreditation and failing to demonstrate progress.
- SJ 294 Public schools; encouraged to promote ideals, heroes, and successes of nonviolence.
- SJ 326 Appalachian Cherokee Nation of Virginia; State recognition.
- George L. Barker (9)
- SB 1075 Transportation projects and planning; reimbursement of VDOT by localities, etc.
- SB 1160 Driving while texting; primary offense, increased penalties.
- SB 1238 Handheld personal communications devices; texting while driving is punishable as reckless driving.
- SB 1251 Retirement System; law-enforcement officer retirees hired as school board security personnel.
- SB 1274 Tanning facilities; age limit, parental consent.
- SB 1293 Comprehensive plan; transportation component to be consistent with Statewide Transportation Plan.
- SB 1300 Virtual school programs; multidivision online providers, funding.
- SB 1325 Professional counselors, etc.; Board of Counseling to establish specified fees for licensure, etc.
- SB 1367 Health insurance; local government employees eligibile to participate in state employee plan.
- Richard H. Black (8)
- SB 1248 High School to Work Partnerships; Board of Education shall develop guidelines for establishment.
- SB 1315 Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; limitation on amendment to declaration.
- SB 1336 Boundary adjustments; notice to affected landowners.
- SB 1361 DRPT; analysis of proposed project provided to General Assembly.
- SB 1362 Metropolitan Washington Airports; conditions upon Governor's authorization of Amendment No. 4.
- SB 1373 Interception of communications; authorization for monitoring of communications by sheriff's office.
- SJ 384 Diwali Day; designating as last Saturday in October 2013, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- SJ 455 South Vietnamese Recognition Day; designating as April 30, 2013, and each succeeding year.
- Harry B. Blevins-resigned 8/5 (3)
- SB 1294 Senate Districts; technical adjustments in boundaries.
- SB 1295 Enterprise zones; permits locality to apply for status based on distress factors in area.
- SB 1316 Wetland delineator; requirements for certification.
- Charles W. Carrico, Sr. (2)
- SB 1288 Criminal history record information; emergency medical services providers.
- SB 1289 Retail Sales and Use Tax; development of regional impact.
- Charles J. Colgan (6)
- SB 1243 Health maintenance organizations; health care plans to provide coverage for newborn children.
- SB 1244 Virginia Retirement System, etc.; retirement allowance for certain retired persons.
- SB 1245 Charter; City of Manassas Park.
- SB 1246 Virginia Public Procurement Act; multiple project contracts for architectural, etc., services.
- SB 1247 Natural gas utilities; recovery of eligible safety activity costs accounted for as regulatory asset.
- SB 1287 Natural gas utilities; eligible safety activity costs to be recovered as deferred costs.
- R. Creigh Deeds (4)
- SB 1240 School resource officers; local law-enforcement agencies to provide.
- SB 1281 Firearms; criminal history record information check required for any purchase.
- SB 1282 Vacant building; adds Town of Clifton Forge to localities requiring building owner registration.
- SB 1286 Solar energy equipment facilities and devices; exempted from state and local taxation.
- Adam P. Ebbin (6)
- SB 1012 State legislative buildings; prohibits possession of firearms in Capitol of Va., etc., exception.
- SB 1102 Emissions inspection; minimum miles per gallon rating required to be exempt from testing.
- SB 1109 Firearms; prohibiting selling, etc., to certain persons.
- SB 1273 Prostitution, forced; vacating conviction, expungement of police and court records.
- SB 1354 Virtual school programs; regulations requirement by Board of Education.
- SJ 367 Constitutional amendment; appointment of electoral boards & officers of election (first reference).
- John S. Edwards (5)
- SB 1259 Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard program, eligible energy.
- SB 1290 Higher educational institutions; full or partial tuition waiver for dependent children of faculty.
- SB 1299 Criminal history record information checks, etc.; dissemination of information.
- SB 1308 Real property tax; localities to tax campers and other recreational vehicles.
- SB 1372 Firearm shows; VSP to be available to perform background checks for non-dealer sales, etc.
- Barbara A. Favola (1)
- Thomas A. Garrett (6)
- SB 1249 Financial institutions; checks required to show date account was opened.
- SB 1297 Criminal judgment; appeal based on erroneously admitted evidence.
- SB 1322 Dead bodies; Commonwealth shall pay cost of disposition.
- SB 1323 Temporary detention; execution of order, transportation.
- SB 1378 Firearms; person guilty of Class 4 felony if sells to person he knows is prohibited from possessing.
- SJ 368 United States Constitution; General Assembly recognizes 2nd Amendment protects right to bear arms.
- Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. (4)
- SB 1257 Virginia's Future, Council on; extends sunset provision.
- SB 1279 Water quality; transfer of responsibility for administration of programs.
- SB 1309 Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board; powers and duties.
- SB 1310 Social Services, Commissioner of; submission of financial information by applicant, licensure.
- Mark R. Herring (4)
- SB 1084 Health insurance; authorizes SCC to establish state plan management partnership exchange.
- SB 1239 Uniform Statewide Building Code; enforcement by towns.
- SB 1258 Elderly or incapacitated adults; financial exploitation, penalties.
- SB 1368 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend: PEACE BEGINS AT HOME.
- Janet D. Howell (3)
- SB 911 Firearms; criminal history records check required for transfer, penalties.
- SB 981 Handheld personal communications devices; unlawful to use on school property or crossing, etc.
- SB 1359 Funeral services; adds to definition of next of kin.
- L. Louise Lucas (6)
- SB 1237 Claims; Calvin Wayne Cunningham.
- SB 1346 Charitable gaming; sale of pull tabs & other instant bingo games by volunteer fire departments, etc.
- SB 1369 Virginia Riverboat Gaming Commission; created, penalties.
- SJ 317 Tolls; joint subcommittee to study how VA can mitigate impact on State's disadvantaged citizens.
- SJ 370 Agricultural and forestry products; weight limits on interstate highways.
- SR 30 Tolls; Senate Committee on Finance to study ways to mitigate impact on State's disadvantaged.
- David W. Marsden (6)
- SB 785 Firearms; use in commission of crime, civil liability.
- SB 786 Firearms, lost or stolen; duty of law enforcement.
- SB 1003 Vehicle tire weight limitations; prohibits over-the-road operation of certain vehicles.
- SB 1280 Fox and coyote; unlawful to stage competition where they are pursued by dogs in an enclosure, etc.
- SB 1326 Public schools; Board of Education to develop and distribute policies on concussion prevention.
- SB 1360 Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; General Assembly may add certain full-time employees.
- Henry L. Marsh III (4)
- SB 1001 Firearms; criminal history records check required for transfer, penalties.
- SB 1159 Virginia State Bar; granting certificate of admission to law professors.
- SB 1303 Alcoholic beverage control; creates annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license, etc.
- SJ 329 Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Stephen H. Martin (7)
- SB 1275 Medical data in an electronic or digital format; limitations on use, storage, sharing, & processing.
- SB 1312 Conditions of release; release of accused to pretrial services only when indigent.
- SB 1338 Tolls; General Assembly to approve for use on any component of Interstate Highway System, exception.
- SB 1376 Certain persons; immunity for those reporting, etc., individual posing credible danger of injury.
- SJ 325 United Nations Arms Trade Treaty; memorializes President of U.S. and U.S. Senate to not ratify.
- SJ 338 Environmental regulation; need for reducing burden of EPA regulations.
- SJ 357 Home Education Month; designating as February 2013, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- Ryan T. McDougle (1)
- A. Donald McEachin (8)
- SB 1148 Firearms magazines; prohibits person from selling, etc. those designed to hold more than 10 rounds.
- SB 1149 Prostitution; disposition of minors.
- SB 1268 Lake level contingency plans; wastewater releases from power generating facilities.
- SB 1269 Renewable energy portfolio standard program; sale of electricity from renewable sources.
- SB 1311 Food and beverage tax; adds to list any county that maintains its own roads, etc.
- SB 1327 Alcoholic beverage control; prohibited practice by retail wine and beer licensees, penalty.
- SB 1331 Drones; moratorium on use of unmanned aircraft systems by state or local government department, etc.
- SB 1349 Alcoholic beverage control; mandatory revocation of mixed beverage licenses, prohibited acts.
- Jeffrey L. McWaters (2)
- SB 1350 Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; created, report.
- SB 1351 Virginia Port Authority; reform by adding Chief Executive Officer to Board of Commissioners.
- John C. Miller (2)
- SB 1271 James River, Historic Lower; allows consideration of construction of new utility infrastructure.
- SB 1364 Standards of Learning; Two-year waivers from third grade assessments to certain schools, report.
- Stephen D. Newman (7)
- SB 1045 Criminal justice training academies; sovereign immunity of trainers certified by DCJS, etc.
- SB 1047 Local police departments; cooperation agreements with private police departments certified by DCJS.
- SB 1283 Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority Fund; established.
- SB 1284 Escort vehicle drivers; certification and regulation in State.
- SB 1285 Interchangeable biosimilar biological products; permits pharmacists to dispense, etc.
- SB 1355 Revenues and appropriations of State; changes to revenues collected and distribution.
- SJ 354 United Cherokee Indian Tribe of Virginia, Incorporated; State Recognition.
- Thomas K. Norment, Jr. (7)
- SB 1130 Incest; definitions of parent, etc.; penalty.
- SB 1135 Continuances; appearance of parties.
- SB 1272 DUI; penalty when person is convicted of felony offense, punishment for subsequent violation.
- SB 1334 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exemption for Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council.
- SB 1337 Civil cases; conduct of business activity, permissible venue.
- SB 1357 Unemployment benefits; eligibility of graduate student benefits based on summer employment.
- SB 1358 Water and sewer system; adds Gloucester County to counties requiring connection by property owners.
- Ralph S. Northam (8)
- SB 1252 Student-athletes; policies and procedures regarding identification, etc., of suspected concussions.
- SB 1253 Smoking; localities to ban in designated public parks, etc.
- SB 1254 Pharmacies; access to the Prescription Monitoring Program.
- SB 1255 Medical malpractice; expert witness certification, court may conduct an in camera review.
- SB 1330 Eastern Virginia Medical School; reduces minimum number of required meetings of Board of Visitors.
- SB 1332 Abortion; optional ultrasound.
- SJ 330 Autism and autism spectrum disorders; Joint Commission on Health Care to study service needs.
- SJ 331 Renewable energy; establishment of mandatory portfolio standard program for State, report.
- Mark D. Obenshain (6)
- SB 1077 Registered voters; citizenship, SAVE Program.
- SB 1256 Voter identification requirements; photo ID required at polls, application for absentee ballot.
- SB 1292 Human trafficking hotline; posted notices.
- SB 1321 General fund balance; assignment of fund surplus to Transportation Trust Fund at end of fiscal year.
- SB 1335 Concealed handgun permits; confidentiality of permittee information.
- SB 1348 Criminal judgment; appeal based on erroneously admitted evidence.
- J. Chapman Petersen (4)
- SB 1342 Higher education; mental health treatment coordination for certain students.
- SB 1343 Charter; City of Fairfax.
- SB 1344 Higher Education, State Council for; accrediting agencies.
- SB 1345 Teacher licensure; renewal requirements by Board of Education.
- Phillip P. Puckett (6)
- SB 980 Transient occupancy tax; adds Dickenson County to list of counties authorized to levy.
- SB 1250 Prescription Monitoring Program; Board of Pharmacy to identify "drugs of concern".
- SB 1261 Health benefit exchange; regulation of navigators, report.
- SB 1314 Local boundaries for law-enforcement; organizing for purpose of 911 dispatch and response.
- SB 1347 Southwest Virginia Health Authority; clarifies definition of hospital, etc., powers, report.
- SB 1366 Electric utility regulation; schedule for biennial reviews, authority to petition.
- Linda T. Puller (2)
- SB 947 Health insurance; modification of prescription drug coverage.
- SB 1298 License plates, special; issuance to certain members, etc., with 6 months service in U.S. Navy, etc.
- Bryce E. Reeves (1)
- Frank M. Ruff, Jr. (6)
- SB 1124 Local government records; clarifies authority of Auditor of Public Accounts, annual audit.
- SB 1265 Capital outlay; establishes revised six-year plan for projects.
- SB 1267 Contractors, Board for; licensure of tree care service providers, penalties.
- SB 1270 Marina operators; includes state & local agencies among those required to file lists of boat owners.
- SB 1319 9th Street Office Building; authorization to sell, renovate, etc.
- SB 1320 Job investment and incentive grant programs; information to verify employment status.
- Richard L. Saslaw (4)
- SB 1228 Firearms; property or facilities owned or leased by localities.
- SB 1339 Electric utility ratemaking; revises certain incentives & other provisions applicable.
- SB 1340 Revenues and appropriations of State; changes specifically relating to transportation funding.
- SB 1341 Renewable energy facilities, certain; exemption from local zoning and land use regulations.
- Ralph K. Smith (2)
- SB 1317 Real property; DGS authorized to convey property to Mennel Milling Company in Roanoke County.
- SB 1318 Cannabinoids, research chemicals, synthetic; penalties.
- William M. Stanley, Jr. (3)
- SB 1276 Virginia Business One Stop electronic portal program; participation by State Corporation Commission.
- SB 1301 Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; export of Virginia products and services.
- SB 1302 Telework tax credit; creates income tax credit for certain employees.
- Walter A. Stosch (3)
- SB 1241 Tax code, Commonwealth's; advances conformity with Internal Revenue Code.
- SB 1296 Unclaimed tax credits; tax credit obsolete if not claimed by any taxpayer in 5 years, etc., report.
- SB 1313 Income tax, local; City of Portsmouth authorized to levy to generate revenue for transportation.
- Richard H. Stuart (10)
- SB 940 School resource officers; school board to coordinate with local law-enforcement agency to provide.
- SB 1242 Tuition, in-state; veterans residing within State shall be eligible for in-state charges.
- SB 1262 Admissions tax; adds Stafford County to list of counties authorized to impose on certain admissions.
- SB 1263 VA FOIA; meeting by electronic communication means by certain committees, etc. of State bodies.
- SB 1264 VA. FOIA; access to criminal and other records.
- SB 1277 Wildlife exhibitor permit; possession and display of wildlife in schools for educational purposes.
- SB 1278 Service of process; in order to be timely, must be made within six months from commencement.
- SB 1291 Menhaden fish; allowable catch for those landed in State, etc., report. Emergency.
- SB 1371 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; repetitive requests, remedies.
- SB 1377 Explosive devices or firearms; possession of with intent to commit violent felony; penalties.
- Jill Holtzman Vogel (6)
- SB 1352 Protective helmets; ordinance to require every person wear when riding or being carried on bicycle.
- SB 1356 Loudoun County; governing body to appoint members of its board of equalization.
- SB 1363 Firearms; residency of armed forces members.
- SB 1370 RS&UT; entitlement of certain public facilities in City of Winchester to tax revenues. Emergency.
- SJ 352 National Wear Red Day; designating as February 1, 2013, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- SJ 353 Outstanding Virginian Day; General Assembly to authorize change of venue for celebration.
- Frank W. Wagner (7)
- SB 1260 Candidates in elections; party nominating methods for statewide or General Assembly district office.
- SB 1305 Virginia Port Authority; reform by adding Chief Executive Officer to Board of Commissioners, etc.
- SB 1306 Neighborhood Assistance Act; tax credits to eligible neighborhood organizations.
- SB 1307 DPOR; Director authorized to purchase information technology and telecommunication goods & services.
- SB 1328 Revenues and appropriations of State; changes to revenues collected and distribution.
- SB 1329 Medicaid; expands class of recipients in State.
- SB 1365 Tax administration; monetary awards for detection of tax underpayments, development of guidelines.
- John C. Watkins (2)
- SB 1304 Alcoholic beverage control; creates annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license, etc.
- SB 1353 Uranium; establishes process for DMME to issue permits for mining of uranium ore, report.