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2014 SESSION
HOUSE CALENDAR FOR February 7, 2014 ... pdf
- House Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Resolutions - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Memorial Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file
- Commending Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file
- Senate Bill on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on First Reading and Referred ... report | csv file
- Senate Joint Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
- Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
House Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 1110 Children placed in child-caring institutions or group homes; reimbursement of costs to educate.
- HB 873 VA's ports-related tax credits; increases annual amount of international trade facility tax credits.
- HB 2 Commonwealth Transportation Board; statewide prioritization process for project selection.
- HB 138 Magistrates; authorized to exercise powers regarding search warrants throughout Commonwealth.
- HB 171 Crime victim rights; offenses by juveniles.
- HB 180 Invention development services; required disclosure, civil penalty.
- HB 369 Parking management companies; expands powers of companies operating under contracts with localities.
- HB 574 Mandatory outpatient treatment; acknowledgement of transfer & receipt of order within 5 days.
- HB 584 Competency to stand trial; recommended treatment by qualified mental health expert.
- HB 585 Criminal defendant; competency reports for restoration providers.
- HB 722 Methadone clinics; location near schools and day care centers, exemptions for existing facilities.
- HB 743 Mental health; prohibition of firearms.
- HB 793 Transportation planning; VDOT to estimate costs necessary to mitigate or ameliorate congestion.
- HB 957 Transportation commission membership; extends effective date of provisions to July 1, 2015.
- HB 994 Human trafficking offenses; Va. Code Commission to amend catchline to a code to reflect proper term.
- HB 1098 Smart transportation pilot zone; STO and VDOT shall establish zone to test certain road technology.
- HB 1124 Dams; liability of owners or operators of dams.
- HB 1157 Jurors; persons liable to serve.
- HB 1196 Clerks offices; recordation, possession of child pornography, wills, etc.
- HB 1235 DHP; use of implantable medical devices distributed by physician-owned distributorships.
House Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 669 Absentee ballots; date requirement.
- HB 460 Income tax; motion picture production credit.
- HB 960 Retail Sales and Use Tax; modifies exemption for school supplies and clothing.
- HB 1099 Local meals, & food & beverage taxes; exempts nonprofit entity from collecting on fundraising sales.
- HB 492 Notaries; if not accredited to represent persons in immigration proceedings, shall not offer advice.
- HB 731 Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; liability for employment discrimination.
- HB 741 Antique motor vehicles; exempted from exhaust system requirements.
- HB 853 Cigarette laws; administration and enforcement, etc.
- HB 1049 Regional Criminal Justice Academy Training Fund; local fee.
- HB 1084 Permits and approvals, certain; damages for unconstitutional grant or denial by locality.
- HB 1241 Driver's licenses; issuance of original licenses to minors, etc.
- HB 1253 Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission; created.
House Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 206 Higher educational institutions, 4-year; mental health resources available to students on website.
- HB 323 Temporary detention order; transportation.
- HB 331 First-time home buyer savings plans; established.
- HB 485 Abduction and prostitution offenses; administrative subpoena for electronic communication service.
- HB 1172 Temporary detention; procedure for transferring person.
- HB 1216 DBHDS; evaluate qualifications and training of individuals performing evaluations of individuals.
- HB 1222 First responders; mental health education and training.
- HB 193 FOIA; participation in meetings by electronic communication in event of emergency, etc.
- HB 339 FOIA; exempts certain proprietary records of DRPT & VDOT from mandatory disclosure provisions.
- HB 501 Tuition, in-state; counting out-of-state students for certain purposes.
- HB 703 FOIA; record exemption for certain administrative investigations by higher educational institutions.
- HB 784 Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board, etc.; membership and terms.
- HB 796 Virginia Energy Plan; postpones due date for quadrennial updates.
- HB 837 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; state agencies to post notice of allowable charges.
- HB 864 Virginia Small Business Financing Authority; definition of eligible business & business enterprise.
- HB 886 Higher Education for Virginia, State Council of; postsecondary education and employment data.
- HB 930 Standards of Learning; assessments, reform.
- HB 988 Coyotes; DGIF & VDACS to provide information & promote programs in assisting with control concerns.
- HB 991 Hunting and fishing licenses; special licenses for certain nonresident disabled veterans.
- HB 1069 Corrections & Juvenile Justice, Department of; grievance procedures for certain employees.
- HB 1086 Special education; full-time virtual school programs.
- HB 1092 Oyster grounds; condemnation.
- HB 1102 Longwood University; removal of member of Board of Visitors.
- HB 1106 Virginia Commission on Youth; shall review use of seclusion and restraint in schools.
- HB 1115 Virtual Virginia; DOE to increase online courses available to other school divisions through Program
- HB 1140 General Services, Department of; disposition of certain surplus materials.
- HB 1161 Christopher Newport University; membership of Board of Visitors.
- HB 1261 Carbon dioxide; regulating emissions.
- HB 1263 Revenue Estimates, Advisory Council on; membership.
- HB 1272 Higher educational institutions; Governor may remove any board member with or without cause.
House Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 333 School calendar; local school boards responsbile for setting and determining opening day.
- HB 577 Alternative schedules; opening of school year.
- HB 610 School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening day.
- HB 926 Behavior analyst; exceptions to licensure requirements, Advisory Board established.
- HB 1128 Cooperative career & technical education; school boards to provide to middle & high school students.
- HB 1229 A-to-F grading system; delays date for implementing individual school performance grading system.
- HB 904 Transportation projects; notice by VDOT.
- HB 690 Condominium & Property Owners' Association Acts; merger of developments, reformation of declaration.
- HB 380 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; disclosure pursuant to court order or subpoena.
- HB 650 Boating safety course; persons who possess valid Va. seafood landing license, etc., exempted.
- HB 822 Electric utility regulation; renewable energy portfolio standard program.
- HB 948 VA Public Procurement Act; competitive negotiation, limitation of certain term contracts, exception.
- HB 1059 Electric utility regulation; recovery of certain generation facility costs, etc.
- HB 1121 Game and Inland Fisheries, Board of; changes criteria for appointments.
- HB 1180 Fort Monroe Authority; powers and duties, land and utility ownership.
Resolutions - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- HJ 1 Teacher Career Ladder program; Department of Education to study feasibility of implementing.
- HJ 23 Amendment convention; proposing amendment to United States Constitution, federal budget.
- HJ 40 Virginia Medicaid program and Medicaid-funded nonemergency transportation services; JLARC to study.
- SJ 70 Governor; confirming appointments.
- SJ 107 Governor; confirming appointments.
Memorial Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file
- SJ 111 Celebrating the life of the Honorable William E. Maxey, Jr.
- HJ 237 Celebrating the life of Melvin L. Bergheim.
- HJ 239 Celebrating the life of Roscoe Edward Burgess, Sr.
- HJ 243 Celebrating the life of Lawrence Hubbard Tate, Jr.
- HJ 244 Celebrating the life of Carroll Edward Keen, Sr.
- HJ 247 Celebrating the life of Robert G. Atkins.
- HJ 249 Celebrating the life of Cassell Davenport Basnight.
- HJ 251 Celebrating the life of James Donald Wagner, Jr.
- HJ 268 Celebrating the life of Brian McClung Huffman.
- HJ 269 Celebrating the life of Dr. Michael G. Basham.
- HR 106 Celebrating the life of James David Mitchell.
- HR 107 Celebrating the life of James Edward Price.
Commending Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file
- SJ 113 Commending the Virginia Environmental Professionals' Organization.
- SJ 114 Commending the Augusta County Historical Society.
- HJ 160 Commending Melissa A. Porfirio.
- HJ 236 Commending Mary McCoy.
- HJ 238 Commending the Wilson Memorial High School baseball team.
- HJ 240 Commending the Westfield High School field hockey team.
- HJ 241 Commending Novant Health.
- HJ 242 Commending Mill Swamp Baptist Church.
- HJ 245 Commending George W. Austin, Jr.
- HJ 246 Commending Brain Injury Services, Inc.
- HJ 248 Commending the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission.
- HJ 250 Commending Andolyn Medina.
- HJ 253 Commending William Ray Teaford.
- HJ 254 Commending the Franklin County Perinatal Education Center.
- HJ 255 Commending Bridgewater Marina.
- HJ 256 Commending the Rotary Club of Stuart.
- HJ 257 Commending Heather Griles.
- HJ 258 Commending Jeffrey Clore Early.
- HJ 259 Commending Emmitt B. Marshall.
- HJ 261 Commending Rachel Granata.
- HJ 262 Commending Darlene Russell.
- HJ 263 Commending Christine Wilson.
- HJ 264 Commending Robin Bledsoe.
- HJ 265 Commending Larry Chambers.
- HJ 266 Commending William D. Henderson, Jr.
- HJ 267 Commending Mattie Sites.
- HJ 270 Commending People, Inc.
- HJ 271 Commending Mary Alice Bowman.
- HJ 272 Commending the Virginia Credit Union League.
- HJ 273 Commending the Virginia Governor's School program.
- HJ 274 Commending Queen of Peace Arlington Federal Credit Union.
- HJ 275 Commending Dr. Reinhold Brand.
- HJ 277 Commending the Franklin County High School Air Force JROTC marksmanship team.
- HR 99 Commending Brandon D. West.
- HR 100 Commending Charles A. Lanfranchi, Jr.
- HR 104 Commending SySTEMic Solutions.
- HR 105 Commending Shawn LaRue.
Senate Bill on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
House Bills on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 96 Reckless driving; causing death while driving with suspended license, guilty of Class 6 felony.
- HB 235 Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry Act; amends to add solicitation of prostitution.
- HB 272 Judicial performance evaluation program; evaluation reports on justices and judges.
- HB 567 Sexual battery; touching a person's intimate parts, etc., penalty.
- HB 573 Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; students eligible for grants.
- HB 708 Assault and battery; family or household member.
- HB 810 Firearms; willful discharge resulting in permanent physical impairment, Class 6 felony.
- HB 885 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; filing of claims.
- HB 976 Homicides, certain; accessories after the fact.
- HB 1074 Va. Racing Commission; transfers responsibility for Commission to Sec. of Agriculture & Forestry.
- HB 1112 Controlled substance analogs; regulation by Board of Pharmacy, synthetic cannabinoids, penalties.
- HB 1120 Warning lights on privately owned vehicles; requirements relating to emergency response vehicles.
- HB 1251 Sex offenders; reregistration, name change.
House Bills on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 511 Juveniles; deferral and dismissal of serious offenses.
- HB 523 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; registration of juveniles, etc.
- HB 555 Highway drains and culverts; localities to prohibit interfering with or impeding storm water runoff.
- HB 887 Governor's Career and Technical Education School; establishing a jointly operated high school.
- HB 972 Protective orders; companion animals.
Senate Bills on First Reading and Referred ... report | csv file
- SB 8 Tow truck drivers; registration after conviction of violent crimes.
- SB 10 Water and sewer system; discounted fees and charges for low-income and disabled customers.
- SB 25 Offshore natural gas & oil resources; Va. Offshore Energy Emergency Response Fund, established.
- SB 44 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local; disclosure of gifts by Governor and Attorney General.
- SB 48 Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area; prohibition on oil and gas drilling.
- SB 49 Menhaden fishery; extends sunset provision for management of fishery.
- SB 51 Agricultural operations; local regulation of certain activities, On-Farm Activities Working Group.
- SB 54 General Assembly; signature for prefiled legislation.
- SB 56 Persons not guilty by reason of insanity; court-appointed counsel fees.
- SB 78 FOIA; record exemption for certain administrative investigations by higher educational institutions.
- SB 82 Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; extends sunset provision to July 1, 2017.
- SB 83 Rural Virginia, Center for; adds Secretary of Agriculture & Forestry as member of Board of Trustees.
- SB 95 Precious metals dealers; chief law-enforcement officer may waive permit fee for retail merchants.
- SB 102 Life insurance; coverage for retired state employees.
- SB 115 Temporary detention; time during which a person may be held.
- SB 116 Deeds, deeds of trust, and mortgages; correcting errors, affidavit.
- SB 135 License plates; repeals issuance to members of certain armed forces.
- SB 142 Juvenile offenders, certain; sentence modification procedure.
- SB 150 Patent infringement; assertions made in bad faith, exemptions, penalties.
- SB 155 Public schools; physical activity requirement.
- SB 156 Electronic toll collection transponders; VDOT shall develop plan to eliminate maintenance fees.
- SB 158 Bipartisan Virginia Redistricting Commission; referendum on creating advisory commission.
- SB 161 FOIA; participation in meetings by electronic communication in event of emergency, etc.
- SB 173 Deferred disposition; persons with autism or intellectual disabilities.
- SB 175 Real and personal property tax; exemption for religious bodies.
- SB 177 Service dog; definition.
- SB 198 Charter; City of Norfolk.
- SB 206 Department of State Police; appointment of supervisory officers.
- SB 225 Motor vehicle doors; drivers and passengers to wait for a reasonable opportunity to open.
- SB 227 Virginia - Korea Advisory Board; established, report.
- SB 228 Pet dealers; reimbursement of certain veterinary fees to consumer.
- SB 239 Student mental health policies and procedures; violence prevention committees.
- SB 242 Higher education; students' personal information.
- SB 256 Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; conservation officers members of System.
- SB 259 License plates, special; issuance for supporters of pollinator conservation.
- SB 276 Charter schools; restrictions and pre-lottery enrollment for current students.
- SB 279 Concealed handgun permit; retired member of Department of Motor Vehicles enforcement division.
- SB 281 Certificate of birth; upon request and receipt of evidence, adopted person who has U.S. citizenship.
- SB 285 Civil penalty; untaxed tobacco products.
- SB 295 Billboard signs; adjustment or relocation.
- SB 296 Motor Vehicle Dealer Board, motor vehicle dealers, and T&M vehicle dealers; efficiency of operation.
- SB 297 Medicaid enrollees; work search requirements for newly eligible.
- SB 298 Rail and Public Transportation, Department of; funding.
- SB 302 Real estate licensees; signing of pleadings, motions, and other papers.
- SB 303 Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; eligibility.
- SB 324 A-to-F grading system; delays date for implementing individual school performance grading system.
- SB 328 Surgical technologists and surgical assistants; use of title, registration.
- SB 331 Investigation of cases involving alleged sexual abuse of a child; qualifications of investigator.
- SB 332 Abuse or neglect of a child, suspected; reports to law enforcement.
- SB 335 Money order sellers and money transmitters; definitions, criminal background checks, regulations.
- SB 338 Mineral lands; local property and license taxes.
- SB 342 Forensic Science Board; membership of Scientific Advisory Committee.
- SB 349 Seized drugs and paraphernalia; forfeiture to law enforcement.
- SB 352 Cigarettes; sealed labeled pack shall be prima facie evidence.
- SB 353 Criminal history record checks; sets out list of barrier crimes.
- SB 364 Cigarette taxes; ineligibility to be an authorized holder.
- SB 365 Cigarettes, counterfeit and contraband; use by law enforcement.
- SB 366 Multijurisdiction grand juries; cigarette trafficking offenses, jury may investigate.
- SB 369 Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families, State Executive Council for; membership.
- SB 376 Emergency vehicles; Virginia National Guard vehicles exempt from certain situations.
- SB 377 Firearms; dealers to go through process administered by Department of State Police.
- SB 390 School Safety, Virginia Center for; name change.
- SB 393 Virginia Information Technologies Agency; clarifies definition of communications services.
- SB 397 Loudoun County; VDOT's duties & responsibilities to properly maintain the rural gravel road network.
- SB 400 Kinship foster care; removal of child from physical custody of kinship foster parent.
- SB 413 Wildlife; persons permitted or authorized by DGIF may provide care.
- SB 415 Autism Advisory Council; extends sunset provision to July 1, 2016.
- SB 417 Social services, local boards of; authority to employ in-house counsel.
- SB 418 Real and personal property taxes; exemption for solar energy equipment, facilities, or devices.
- SB 421 Multidisciplinary child sexual abuse response teams, local; attorney to establish to review cases.
- SB 426 State Executive Council for Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families; regulations.
- SB 430 Farm brewery licenses, limited; Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control may grant to certain breweries.
- SB 433 Child pornography; modifications to discretionary sentencing guidelines for possession.
- SB 434 Channel bass (red drum); repeals an obsolete section restricting taking of bass.
- SB 435 Circuit court clerks; automated system in lieu of order books, etc.
- SB 437 Child day programs; radon testing shall be conducted between Nov. & Mar. in lowest area of building.
- SB 439 Mandatory outpatient treatment; acknowledgement of transfer & receipt of order within 5 days.
- SB 441 Student discipline; expulsion due to firearm or drug offenses.
- SB 444 Hybrid canines; any locality, may by ordinance, prohibit keeping of such canines.
- SB 448 Hazing; institution policies.
- SB 459 Electric utility regulation; recovery of nuclear costs, rate adjustment clauses.
- SB 460 Higher educational institutions, private; certification.
- SB 463 Health regulatory boards; reinstatement of licensure.
- SB 466 Dams, certain; liability of owners.
- SB 470 Speed limits; maximum limit on nonsurface-treated highways in certain counties.
- SB 478 Cigarettes, tax-paid contraband; illegal distribution.
- SB 482 Driving under influence of alcohol; probation, license suspension, etc.
- SB 489 Cigarettes, tax-paid contraband; penalty for possession with intent to distribute, exception.
- SB 496 Police officers, special; repeals provisions allowing a circuit court for any locality to appoint.
- SB 498 Electric utility regulation; renewable energy portfolio standard program.
- SB 499 Opportunity Educational Institution; delays transfer of supervision of certain public schools.
- SB 500 General Assembly; compensation of members.
- SB 501 Conditions of release on bond; no contact provision.
- SB 502 Alcoholic beverage control; limited mixed-beverage restaurant licenses.
- SB 513 Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission; created.
- SB 526 Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosure method of information to recipient.
- SB 529 Certificate of public need; conditions of approval.
- SB 538 Legislative commissions; absences from meetings.
- SB 541 Criminal defendant; competency reports for restoration providers.
- SB 544 Charter; Town of Victoria.
- SB 552 Gas severance tax; extends sunset provision to December 31, 2015.
- SB 560 Coal-mined areas; reclamation.
- SB 562 College partnership laboratory schools; tuition.
- SB 563 Neighborhood Assistance Act; increases amount of tax credits that may be issued under program.
- SB 565 Commercial driver's licenses, etc.; compliance with federal requirements.
- SB 569 Living shorelines projects; issuance of general permits.
- SB 571 Va.Beach arena; if Va. Beach issues bonds for a facility, it shall create an Arena Financing Fund.
- SB 572 Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Office of State; access to clients, patients, individuals, etc., records.
- SB 573 Transient occupancy tax; adds Highland County to list of counties authorized to levy.
- SB 576 Mental health; prohibition of firearms.
- SB 578 Permits and approvals, certain; damages for unconstitutional grant or denial by locality.
- SB 579 Retail Sales and Use Tax; revenues from certain baseball facilities.
- SB 582 Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP); DCR to utilize storm-based approach in order to derive PMP.
- SB 585 Electric utility regulation; recovery of costs of new underground distribution facilities.
- SB 591 Neighborhood assistance tax credits; proposals, emergency.
- SB 595 Virginia Health Workforce Development Authority; length of term of Board of Directors.
- SB 597 Regional Criminal Justice Academy Training Fund; local fee.
- SB 598 Virginia Health Spa Act; exclusion for dojos.
- SB 600 Concealed handgun permits; references to issuance of handgun permit before July 1, 2008.
- SB 602 Nonriparian stationary blinds; prohibits placement of blinds in a marked navigation channel.
- SB 603 Oyster grounds; condemnation.
- SB 609 Charter; City of Covington.
- SB 612 Master Trooper Jerry L. Hines Memorial Bridge; designating as I-81 bridges over Maury River.
- SB 614 Waste kitchen grease; persons transporting to conspicuously display decal.
- SB 615 Carbon dioxide; regulating emissions.
- SB 620 Alcoholic beverage control; operation of government stores.
- SB 624 Emergency care; school board employees that render certain care shall not be liable for negligence.
- SB 633 Higher educational institutions; tuition waiver for dependent children of faculty.
- SB 636 Standards of Learning; Board of Education to review assessments.
- SB 640 Witnesses; right to nondisclosure of certain information.
- SB 641 Correctional facilities, certain; communication of results of immigration alien query.
- SB 650 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; political contributions and gifts, prohibited conduct.
- SB 651 Attorney General, Office of; employment of outside counsel where a conflict of interests exists.
- SB 652 Governor and Attorney General; parties to litigation with state, prohibited conduct, penalties.
- SB 660 Attorney General, Office of; Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act, funds recovered.
- SB 662 Child care; certain counties permitted to continue using local sliding scale to determine copayment.
- SB 669 Higher educational institutions; educational programs for governing boards.
Senate Joint Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
- SJ 10 Students with developmental and intellectual disabilities; SCHEV to study.
- SJ 47 Mental health; joint subcommittee to study services in the Commonwealth in twenty-first century.
- SJ 78 United States Constitution; General Assembly to ratify and affirm Equal Rights Amendment.
- SJ 87 Appalachian Cherokee Nation, Incorporated; extends state recognition.
- SJ 101 Suffolk, City of, & Paul D. Camp Community College; to collaborate on joint academic center, etc.
- SJ 102 Move Over Awareness Month; designating as June 2014, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- SJ 104 Commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.
Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
- HJ 278 Celebrating the life of Frank J. Ottofaro, Sr.
- HJ 279 Celebrating the life of Samuel S. Burkett.
- HJ 280 Celebrating the life of Joseph Charles Palumbo.
- HR 108 Commending the Honorable Harry Burns Blevins.
- HR 109 Celebrating the life of Marshall Eugene Guy.
- HR 110 Commending Little Zion Baptist Church.