SEARCH SITE

VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

ACROSS SESSIONS

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2014 SESSION

  • print version
Senate Committee on Rules

Chairman: John S. Edwards

Clerk: Susan Schaar, Hobie Lehman
Staff: Cheryl Jackson, Brenda Edwards
Date of Meeting: February 7, 2014
Time and Place: 9:00 AM / Senate Room A
Updated to remove SB 301

S.B. 12 Legislators; prohibits member of General Assembly from using his position to retaliate, etc.

Patron: Garrett

Prohibited conduct by legislators; retaliation. Prohibits a member of the General Assembly from using his public position to retaliate or threaten retaliation against any person for expressing views on matters of public concern or for exercising any right that is otherwise protected by law.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-103 of the Code of Virginia, relating to prohibited conduct by legislators; retaliation.

14100408D

Impact Statements

S.B. 189 Administrative Rules, Joint Commission on; effect of administrative rules.

Patron: Garrett

Joint Commission on Administrative Rules; powers and duties; effect of administrative rules on private sector employment. Adds to the powers and duties of the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules the power to review proposed rules and regulations of any agency during the promulgation or final adoption process and determine whether or not a rule or regulation will cause a substantial reduction in private sector employment. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-73.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules; powers and duties; effect of administrative rules on private sector employment.

14102870D

Impact Statements

S.B. 440 College campus police and security departments; DCJS to identify minimum core operational functions.

Patron: Barker

Campus police and security departments; DCJS to identify minimum core operational functions. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to identify minimum core operational functions for college campus police and security departments. In identifying minimum core operational functions, the Department shall determine the cost to bring existing departments into compliance with such functions and legislative amendments needed in order to require compliance.

A BILL to require the Department of Criminal Justice Services to identify minimum core operational functions for college campus police and security departments.

14101398D

S.B. 446 General Assembly; reports accompanying general appropriation bills.

Patron: Norment

General Assembly; general appropriation bills. Requires the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee to issue reports concurrently with the budget conference report that specifically identify (i) any nonstate agency appropriation, (ii) any item in the conference report that was not included in a general appropriation bill as passed by either the House or the Senate, and (iii) any item that represents legislation that failed in either house during the regular or a special session.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 30 a section numbered 30-19.10:1, relating to reports accompanying a general appropriation bill.

14102171D

Impact Statements

S.B. 523 Local fiscal impact bills; first day introduction.

Patron: Ruff

Local fiscal impact bills; first day introduction. Requires local fiscal impact bills to be introduced no later than the first day of the session.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-19.03 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local fiscal impact estimates.

14102472D

S.B. 574 Local fiscal impact bills; first day introduction.

Patron: Garrett

Local fiscal impact bills; first day introduction. Requires local fiscal impact bills to be introduced no later than the first day of the session.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-19.03 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local fiscal impact estimates.

14103626D

S.B. 583 General Assembly; testimony under oath before committee or subcommittee.

Patron: Garrett

General Assembly; testimony under oath before committee or subcommittee. Authorizes the chairman or at least one-third of the total membership of a committee or subcommittee to request any person addressing the committee or subcommittee to take an oath to testify truthfully. Any person who takes the oath and then knowingly makes a false statement to the committee or subcommittee is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-11 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 30-10.1, relating to the General Assembly; testimony under oath before committee or subcommittee.

14103572D

S.B. 639 Child care; Department of Social Services to plan for national background checks for providers.

Patron: Hanger

Department of Social Services; plan for national background checks for child care providers. Directs the Department of Social Services to convene a work group to develop a plan for implementation of national fingerprint-based background checks for child care providers.

A BILL to require the Department of Social Services to convene a work group to develop a plan for implementation of national fingerprint-based background checks for child care providers.

14103600D

Impact Statements

S.J.R. 22 Banking; Congress to enact legislation to reinstate separation of commercial & investment functions.

Patron: Black

Memorializing Congress to enact banking legislation. Memorializes the Congress of the United States to enact legislation that would reinstate the separation of commercial and investment banking functions that were in effect under the Glass-Steagall Act (Banking Act of 1933).

Memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact legislation that would reinstate the separation of commercial and investment banking functions that were in effect under the Glass-Steagall Act (Banking Act of 1933).

14102050D

S.J.R. 23 Interstate Route 73; joint subcommittee to study proposed construction.

Patron: Stanley

Study; construction of I-73; report. Creates a joint subcommittee to conduct a two-year study to promote the construction of I-73 in Virginia.

Establishing a joint subcommittee to study construction of proposed Interstate 73. Report.

14103100D

S.J.R. 35 Selenium; Department of Environmental Quality to review toxicity to aquatic life.

Patron: Carrico

Study; toxicity of selenium; report. Requests the Department of Environmental Quality to study the toxicity of selenium to aquatic life.

Requesting the Department of Environmental Quality to review the toxicity of selenium to aquatic life. Report.

14101770D

S.J.R. 53 Public officials; joint subcommittee to study creation of a State Ethics Commission, etc.

Patron: Ebbin

Study; creation of state ethics commission; ethics laws governing public officials; report. Establishes a 14-member joint subcommittee to study the creation of a state ethics commission and evaluate the adequacy of Virginia's current ethics laws governing the conduct of public officials. The Commission shall review the General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act and the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act and make recommendations for improvements in the laws and the procedures used to enforce them.

Establishing a joint subcommittee to study the creation of a State Ethics Commission and Virginia's laws governing the conduct of public officials. Report.

14103289D

S.J.R. 61 Geomagnetic disturbances & electromagnetic pulses; joint commission to study preventing damages.

Patron: Reeves

Study; strategies for preventing and mitigating potential damages caused by geomagnetic disturbances and electromagnetic pulses; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS) to study the nature and magnitude of potential threats caused by geomagnetic disturbances and electromagnetic pulses, examine the Commonwealth's vulnerabilities to such threats, and recommend strategies to protect the Commonwealth's infrastructure from geomagnetic disturbances and electromagnetic pulses. The resolution requests that JCOTS report its findings and recommendations no later than the first day of the 2015 Regular Session.

Directing the Joint Commission on Technology and Science to study strategies for preventing and mitigating potential damages caused by geomagnetic disturbances and electromagnetic pulses. Report.

14100988D

S.J.R. 63 Virginia Bobwhite quail; joint subcommittee to study ways to preserve population.

Patron: Hanger

Study; preserving Virginia Bobwhite quail; report. Establishes a seven-member joint subcommittee to study ways to preserve the Virginia Bobwhite quail population. The subcommittee is charged with (i) developing strategies for preserving the Bobwhite quail population and (ii) determining the resources, financial and staffing, necessary to implement such strategies.

Establishing a joint subcommittee to study ways to preserve the Virginia Bobwhite quail population. Report.

14100565D

S.J.R. 64 Virginia's Law Enforcement & Search & Rescue; Crime Commission to study current state of readiness.

Patron: McDougle

Study; Crime Commission; missing persons; report. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the current state of readiness of Virginia Law Enforcement and Search and Rescue efforts for rapid and well-coordinated deployment in all missing, endangered, and abducted person cases.

Directing the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the current state of readiness of Virginia’s Law Enforcement and Search and Rescue efforts for rapid and well-coordinated deployment in all missing, endangered, and abducted person cases. Report.

14103463D

S.J.R. 69 Master Rail Plan for principal facilities of Port of Virginia; DRPT to develop.

Patron: Watkins

Department of Rail and Public Transportation; Master Rail Plan; Report.

Requesting the Department of Rail and Public Transportation to develop a Master Rail Plan for the principal facilities of the Port of Virginia. Report.

14103573D

S.J.R. 71 U.S. Constitution; General Assembly applies to Congress of U.S. to call convention to amend.

Patron: Hanger

United States Congress; application to call a convention to amend the Constitution of the United States to provide for a balanced budget requirement. Initiates the process. Applies to the United States Congress to call a convention to amend the Constitution of the United States to add a balanced budget amendment to promote fiscal integrity at the federal level.

Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention for the purpose of amending the Constitution of the United States to provide for a balanced budget requirement.

14102454D

S.J.R. 75 Recycled material; Manufacturing Development Commission to study benefits in manufacturing process.

Patron: Wagner

Study; Manufacturing Development Commission; report. Directs the Manufacturing Development Commission to examine the economic and environmental benefits of the use of recycled material in the manufacturing process in Virginia.

Directing the Manufacturing Development Commission to examine the economic and environmental benefits of the use of recycled material in the manufacturing process in Virginia. Report.

14102013D

S.J.R. 79 Hunting over bait; Department of Game & Inland Fisheries to study effects of removal of prohibition.

Patron: Ruff

Study; DGIF to study removal of prohibition against hunting over bait; report. Requests the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to study the effects of a removal of the prohibition against baiting, with an emphasis on the recent experience in North Carolina, where baiting is permitted. The Department shall submit its report by the first day of the 2015 Regular Session.

Requesting the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to study the effects of a removal of the prohibition against hunting over bait. Report.

14102064D

S.R. 12 Sergeant Bowe R. Bergdahl; recognizing efforts to secure release from Haqqani Network in Pakistan.

Patron: Reeves

Recognizing efforts to secure the release of Sergeant Bowe R. Bergdahl, U.S. Army, POW, from the Haqqani Network in Pakistan.

Recognizing efforts to secure the release of Sergeant Bowe R. Bergdahl, U.S. Army, POW, from the Haqqani Network in Pakistan.

14100398D

S.R. 15 United States Constitution; memorializing Congress of U. S. to propose Regulation Freedom Amendment.

Patron: Carrico

Regulation Freedom Amendment. Memorializes the Congress of the United States to propose the Regulation Freedom Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Memorializing the Congress of the United States to propose the Regulation Freedom Amendment to the United States Constitution.

14102784D