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2015 SESSION
SENATE CALENDAR FOR January 15, 2015 ... pdf
- Memorial Resolutions ... report | csv file
- Commending Resolutions ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills and Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
Memorial Resolutions ... report | csv file
- SJ 225 Celebrating the life of Major Michael Donahue, USA.
- SJ 232 Celebrating the life of Jean R. Packard.
- SJ 249 Celebrating the life of Dennis Owen Burnett.
- SJ 250 Celebrating the life of Dee E. Floyd.
- SJ 251 Celebrating the life of Roy Thomas Stephenson.
- SJ 267 Celebrating the life of Joe Hampton France.
- SJ 270 Celebrating the life of Talmadge Theodore Williams.
- SJ 275 Celebrating the life of Wendell Scott, Sr.
- SR 54 Celebrating the life of Harvey Nathaniel Johnson, Jr.
- SR 56 Celebrating the life of Thelma Day Johnson.
Commending Resolutions ... report | csv file
- HJ 503 Commending Opera on the James.
- SJ 221 Commending Cliffview Church of God.
- SJ 222 Commending Jacqueline L. Shuck.
- SJ 223 Commending Sandra Levin.
- SJ 229 Commending Willie and Sue Simpson.
- SJ 230 Commending Shirley Fowlkes.
- SJ 231 Commending Jimmy and Sondra Garnett.
- SJ 246 Commending John D. Bassett III.
- SJ 247 Commending the Patrick County Sheriff's Office.
- SJ 248 Commending LEAD VIRGINIA.
- SJ 253 Commending John Otho Marsh, III, M.D.
- SJ 265 Commending Ashland D. Fortune.
- SJ 266 Commending the Glenvar High School football team.
- SR 55 Commending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- SR 57 Commending Haysi High School football team.
- SR 58 Commending Honaker High School football team.
- SR 59 Commending Castlewood High School.
- SR 60 Commending John I. Burton High School.
- SR 61 Commending Eastside High School.
- SR 63 Commending the Virginia State University football team.
- SR 64 Commending Freddie W. Nicholas, Sr.
- SR 66 Commending the 2015 inductees into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
- SR 67 Commending Jill Branham.
Senate Bills and Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
- SB 1095 Prospective foster parents; barrier crimes.
- SB 1129 FOIA; expands record exemption for public safety, cybersecurity.
- SB 1130 Blackjacks and other similar weapons; sale or possession of with intent to sell.
- SB 1131 School calendar.
- SB 1132 Concealed handgun; possession on school property prohibited.
- SB 1133 State and local government officers and employees; prohibited conduct, retaliation.
- SB 1134 General Assembly members; prohibited conduct.
- SB 1135 Adoption leave benefit; creates new classification for state employee.
- SB 1136 Administrative Rules, Joint Commission on; powers and duties, effect of administrative rules.
- SB 1137 Loaded rifle or shotgun; regulation of transportation.
- SB 1138 Sexual abuse of certain children; penalty.
- SB 1139 General Assembly; testimony under oath before committee or subcommittee.
- SB 1140 Local fiscal impact bills; first day introduction.
- SB 1141 RS&UT; exemption includes computer equipment and software used in certain data centers.
- SB 1142 Income tax, corporate; taxable income of taxpayers with enterprise data center operations.
- SB 1143 Quarantine zones; establishment by the Governor, at the request of the Commissioner.
- SB 1144 Local economic development.
- SB 1145 Local school board members; professional development.
- SB 1146 Virginia Vegetation Program; established by Department of Environmental Quality.
- SB 1147 Median income taxpayers; creates a $250 nonrefundable tax credit.
- SB 1148 Restricted driver's license; activities related to seeking employment.
- SB 1149 Expanded access to investigational drugs, biological products, and devices.
- SB 1150 General Assembly; consideration of the conference committee report on the biennial budget.
- SB 1151 State and local advisory team; expands membership.
- SB 1152 Criminal gang files; DOC to report incarcerated persons.
- SB 1153 Apprenticeship opportunities; online portal.
- SB 1154 Discharge of deleterious substance into state waters; notice.
- SB 1155 Firearms; confiscation, reporting, and return by law enforcement.
- SB 1156 Writ of habeas corpus; service; of writ, dismissal of petition.
- SB 1157 Condominium Act and Property Owners' Association Act; notice of sale under deed of trust.
- SB 1158 Statewide Fire Prevention Code; authorizes use of consumer fireworks in Commonwealth.
- SB 1159 Highway projects; Commonwealth Transportation Board to develop a life-cycle cost analysis.
- SB 1160 Renewable energy; third party power purchase agreements.
- SB 1161 Coal tax; limits amount of credit that may be claimed for coal employment and production incentive.
- SB 1162 Hybrid retirement program; disclosure of services, etc., associated with voluntary contributions.
- SB 1163 Natural gas utilities; recovery of system expansion infrastructure costs.
- SB 1164 Corrections, State Board of; transfers certain powers and duties to Department of Corrections.
- SB 1165 Farm winery; licensees allowed to manufacture wine containing 21% or less of alcohol by volume.
- SB 1166 Public service corporations; access to public records.
- SB 1167 Epinephrine auto-injectors; possession and administration by certain individuals.
- SB 1168 Family day homes and child day centers; local government to report business licenses issued.
- SB 1169 Natural gas companies; right to enter upon property.
- SB 1170 Assault and battery against family or household member; penalty.
- SB 1171 Bristol, City of; amending charter, clarifying changes to the Bristol Virginia Utilities Authority.
- SB 1172 Developments of regional impact; entitlement to certain sales tax revenues.
- SB 1173 Virginia Retirement System; revocation of participation by Town of Damascus.
- SB 1174 Cemetery Board; perpetual care trust funds, requirements.
- SB 1175 Rental property tax; localities permitted to impose a short-term tax on bicycles.
- SB 1176 Bristol, City of; amending charter, clarifying changes to the Bristol Virginia Utilities Authority.
- SB 1177 Commissioners of the revenue; production of documents related to tax liability by taxpayer.
- SB 1178 Firearms; numerous changes to laws regarding.
- SB 1179 Firearms; access by children; penalty.
- SB 1180 Custody and visitation agreements; court to consider best interests of the child.
- SB 1181 Nondiscrimination in public employment.
- SB 1182 Health benefit exchange; information on health benefit plans.
- SB 1183 Higher educational institutions, four-year; fixed tuition rate.
- SB 1184 Missing persons; search and rescue.
- SB 1185 Admissions tax; extends expiration of tax in Stafford County.
- SB 1186 Naloxone; administration in cases of opiate overdose.
- SB 1187 DNA; analysis upon conviction of certain misdemeanors.
- SB 1188 Commercial sex trafficking; penalties.
- SB 1189 Electronic communication service or remote computing service; obtaining records.
- SB 1190 Motor vehicle liability insurance; underinsured motorist claims, settlement procedures, subrogation.
- SB 1191 Firearm, stun weapon, or other weapon; possession on school property.
- SB 1192 Higher educational institutions; sexual misconduct policies.
- SB 1193 Academic transcripts; suspension, permanent dismissal, or withdrawal from institution.
- SB 1194 Conservators of the peace, special; registration with DCJS.
- SB 1195 Conservators of the peace, special; training standards, orders of appointment, etc.
- SB 1196 Judicial retirement; increases mandatory retirement age.
- SB 1197 Hospitals; establishing policies to follow when a stillbirth occurs, reporting.
- SB 1198 Administrative Process Act; legislative review of regulations.
- SB 1199 Acts of violence on schools and other property; penalties.
- SB 1200 Golden bamboo; designation as a noxious weed.
- SB 1201 Stormwater; procedure for approval of dredging operations in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
- SB 1202 Clean Power Plan; preparation of state implementation plan.
- SB 1203 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; Little Creek watershed removed from James River Basin.
- SB 1204 Secondhand building materials; exemption for donation of certain materials.
- SB 1205 Recyclable materials; changes tax credit by extending expiration date to January 1, 2020.
- SB 1206 Higher educational institutions; six-year plan to include intellectual property interests, etc.
- SB 1207 Securities Act; Crowdfunding Virginia Exemption.
- SB 1208 Urban system construction projects; City of Norfolk may receive funds for projects.
- SB 1209 New Economy Industry Credential Assistance Training Grants; established.
- SB 1210 Retail sales and transient occupancy taxes on room rentals.
- SB 1211 Gender-specific references; revisions to certain terms in the Code of Virginia.
- SB 1212 Watercraft; raises sales and use tax.
- SB 1213 Human Trafficking, Advisory Council on; established, report, sunset provision.
- SB 1214 Alexandria, City of; amending charter, changes certain powers of mayor, city council, etc.
- SB 1215 Ivory and rhinoceros horn; person who imports, sells, etc.
- SB 1216 Transportation network companies; penalties.
- SB 1217 Private police department; definition.
- SB 1218 Autocycles; exempted from motor vehicle emissions inspection program.
- SB 1219 Tangible personal property tax relief; autocycles.
- SB 1220 Following too closely.
- SB 1221 Health care institutions; reporting requirements of certain officials.
- SB 1222 Expanded access to investigational drugs, biological products, and devices.
- SB 1223 Higher educational institutions, four-year public; websites, consumer information.
- SB 1224 Service dogs; establishes voluntary certification program.
- SB 1225 Life insurance policies and annuity contracts; proceeds and avails of policies and contracts.
- SB 1226 Virginia Public Procurement Act; requirements for Requests for Proposal.
- SB 1227 Telemedicine services; provision of health care services.
- SB 1228 Passing with a double yellow line.
- SB 1229 Real estate with delinquent taxes; appointment of special commissioner in City of Fredericksburg.
- SB 1230 ABC Board; regulation of distribution and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
- SB 1231 Cigarettes; possession with intent to distribute contraband, fraudulent purchase.
- SB 1232 Administration and enforcement of cigarette laws.
- SB 1233 Speed limits; exceeding limit, fine.
- SB 1234 Grand larceny; threshold.
- SB 1235 Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; recommendation and dispensing.
- SB 1236 Special diplomas; eliminates the term.
- SB 1237 Senate districts; adjustments.
- SB 1238 Emergency Management, Department of; electromagnetic pulses and geomagnetic disturbances.
- SB 1239 Electromagnetic pulse disaster; statewide drill on response.
- SB 1240 Transient occupancy tax; Bland & Russell Counties added to list of counties authorized to impose.
- SB 1241 Drugs forfeited to law enforcement; disposal when no longer needed for research and training.
- SB 1242 Nurseries; labeling of plants treated with pollinator-lethal insecticides.
- SB 1243 Tangible personal property; miscellaneous and incidental property.
- SB 1244 Chiropractors; expands scope of practice.
- SB 1245 Affordable housing in the City of Charlottesville; income level.
- SB 1246 Parking and engine idling; certain cities and counties to prohibit.
- SB 1247 Charlottesville, City of; amends current sidewalk construction provision.
- SB 1248 Volunteer property maintenance & zoning inspectors; City of Charlottesville may use to issue notice.
- SB 1249 School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting.
- SB 1250 Lobbyist disclosure; amends portion of form on which gifts are disclosed.
- SB 1251 Lobbyist reporting; disclosure statement.
- SB 1252 Higher educational institutions; reporting of sexual assault, penalty.
- SB 1253 Sexual crimes against minors; extends statute of limitations.
- SB 1254 Judges; restriction on election and appointment by General Assembly.
- SB 1255 Elections; method of nominating party candidates.
- SB 1256 Localities; advertisement of legal notices on radio or television.
- SB 1257 Cash proffer for residential construction; sunset date.
- SB 1258 Corrections, Department of; interstate transportation of prisoners.
- SB 1259 Salvage, nonrepairables, and rebuilt vehicles; requirements and practices of certain dealers.
- SB 1260 Restaurants; regulations requiring display of information about food allergies.
- SB 1261 Judicial Nominations Commission; created.
- SB 1262 Health insurance; carrier business practices.
- SB 1263 Civil admission process; alternative transportation.
- SB 1264 Involuntary admission and incapacity information; access by law-enforcement.
- SB 1265 Acute psychiatric bed registry; frequency of updating.
- SB 1266 Conservation easements; private bottomland conveyed by special grant.
- SB 1267 Conflicts of Interests Acts, State and Local Government, and General Assembly; prohibited.
- SB 1268 Adoption; child in custody of prospective adoptive parent(s) for five years or more.
- SB 1269 Alcoholic beverage control; privileges of distiller's license.
- SB 1270 Admission of incapacitated persons pursuant to advance directive, etc.; transportation order.
- SB 1271 Submerged beds of rivers or creeks; claims of private ownership, arbitration.
- SB 1272 Alcoholic beverage control; limited distillers' licenses.
- SB 1273 Alcoholic beverage control; regulations of the ABC Board relating to certain brewery personnel.
- SB 1274 State highways; allocation of funds.
- SB 1275 Higher educational institutions; reporting of sexual assault to DCJS.
- SB 1276 Roanoke, City of; amending charter, appointment of director of finance.
- SB 1277 Prescription contraceptives; insurance policies to cover.
- SB 1278 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Gov't, and General Assembly; prohibited gifts.
- SB 1279 Handheld personal communications devices; use while driving, penalty.
- SB 1280 Certificate of public need; State Health Commissioner to condition approval.
- SB 1281 Administrative Process Act; exemptions for certain industries regulated by DCJS.
- SB 1282 Administrative Process Act; disciplinary proceedings.
- SB 1283 Certificate of public need; eliminates regional health planning agencies and adds an exception.
- SB 1284 Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs); replacement of tributary strategies.
- SB 1285 Income tax, corporate; reduces tax rate by one percent for taxable years beginning January 1, 2016.
- SB 1286 Public schools; annual budget publication in line item form on school division's website.
- SB 1287 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage licenses for certain establishments.
- SB 1288 General registrars; Russell County not required to have full-time assistant registrar in office.
- SB 1289 State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act, General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act.
- SB 1290 Criminal cases; venue for prosecution.
- SB 1291 Community policy and management teams; powers and duties, referral to family assessment.
- SB 1292 Sanitary districts; boat ramps, shoreline management, and dredging.
- SB 1293 Public elementary and secondary schools; student identification numbers.
- SB 1294 Board of Nursing; criminal history record check for applicants for licensure.
- SB 1295 Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force; sermons by chaplains.
- SB 1296 Death sentence; requirements for imposition.
- SB 1297 Stalking; penalty.
- SB 1298 Incompetent defendants; capital murder charges.
- SB 1299 VPPA; public contracts for construction, etc., required to use products manufactured in the U.S.
- SB 1300 Northern Virginia Training Center; prohibition of closure.
- SB 1301 Unmanned aircraft systems; use by public bodies during execution of a search warrant, exception.
- SB 1302 Campaign finance; campaign fundraising during special sessions prohibited.
- SB 1303 Trooper Donald E. Lovelace Memorial Bridge; designating as Route 134 bridge over U.S. Route 17.
- SB 1304 Trooper Garland Matthew Miller Memorial Bridge; designating as Barlow Road overpass over I 64.
- SB 1305 Unclaimed property; use of death master file.
- SB 1306 Battlefield property; authority to acquire.
- SB 1307 Search warrants; collection of evidence from computers, computer networks, or other device.
- SB 1308 Gas severance tax; extends sunset provision to December 31, 2018.
- SB 1309 Charitable Gaming Board; membership.
- SB 1310 Practitioner-owned distributorships; prohibits use of certain supplied medical devices.
- SB 1311 Prisoners; sheriff, etc., to notify victim as soon as practicable of transfer.
- SB 1312 Private roads; covenants, government maintenance and improvements.
- SB 1313 Virginia Racing Commission; significant infrastructure limited licensee.
- SB 1314 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; long-range plan.
- SJ 263 Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Governor's term of office.
- SJ 264 Constitutional amendment; right to acquire farm-produced food.
- SJ 268 Medicaid; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study.
- SJ 269 U.S. Constitution; application for a convention of the states.
- SJ 271 Biosolids and industrial residuals; SNR, et al., to review & evaluate impact on human health, etc.
- SJ 272 Virginia's water resource planning and management; JLARC to study.
- SJ 273 Clean Power Plan; DEQ to compare projected health benefits with those of existing regulations.
- SJ 274 Virginia's manufacturing sector; JLARC to update 2006 study.
- SJ 276 Driver's license; federal requirement suspension upon conviction of a drug offense.
- SJ 277 Study; SCHEV; Pay It Forward, Pay It Back; report.
- SJ 278 Constitutional amendment; right to a secret ballot.
- SJ 279 Tannerite; joint subcommittee to study danger of use of these explosives.
- SJ 280 Law-enforcement agencies; JLARC to study consolidation of certain state agencies.
- SJ 281 Urban schools; joint subcommittee to study unique and specific challenges facing school divisions.
- SJ 282 Sex Offender Registry; Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to study effectiveness.
- SJ 283 Constitutional amendment (first resolution); marriage.
- SJ 284 Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission established.
- SJ 285 Family and medical leave; feasibility of expanding in the state to complement federal requirements.
- SJ 286 Commemorating the life and legacy of Benjamin Franklin Butler.