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2015 SESSION
Senate General Laws and Technology
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Ruff (Chair), Colgan, Stosch, Martin, Locke, Petersen, Barker, Vogel, Stuart, Deeds, Black, Ebbin, Reeves, Garrett, Wexton
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Monday, 45 minutes after adjournment, Senate Room A
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- HB 1451 Landlord and tenant laws; notice to terminate tenancy.
- HB 1452 Landlord and tenant law; who may recover rent or possession.
- HB 1455 DPOR; promoters of boxing, martial arts, and wrestling events.
- HB 1472 "Our Great Virginia"; designating as the official state song.
- HB 1562 Electronic identity management; standards, liability.
- HB 1588 Economic development policy; Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry added to certain committee.
- HB 1597 Virginia National Guard; nonjudicial punishment.
- HB 1618 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; resource management plans, closed meetings.
- HB 1628 Virginia Public Procurement Act; contract modification.
- HB 1632 Common Interest Community Board; duties.
- HB 1633 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exemption for certain health records.
- HB 1637 Virginia Public Procurement Act; job order contracts and design professional contracts.
- HB 1641 Virginia Values Veterans Program; certification by state agencies & higher educational institutions.
- HB 1642 Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; representations related to special flood hazard areas.
- HB 1661 Virginia Information Technologies; contracts for private educational institutions.
- HB 1673 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; limitation on collection.
- HB 1739 Landlord and tenant laws; applicability to campgrounds.
- HB 1751 Administrative Process Act; certain review by Joint Commission on Administrative Rules, report.
- HB 1757 Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned Business Loan Fund; established.
- HB 1794 Foreclosure sale by trustee in execution of deed of trust; advertisement of time-share properties.
- HB 1795 Virginia Real Estate Board; exemptions from licensure.
- HB 1799 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority; powers, report.
- HB 1813 Veterinary medicine; practice.
- HB 1826 Virginia Racing Commission; powers, definitions, advance deposit account wagering revenues.
- HB 1835 Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA); methods of procurement.
- HB 1854 Virginia Public Procurement Act; small, women-owned, minority-owned, etc., businesses.
- HB 1860 Collection receptacles for clothing, household items, etc.; required disclosures.
- HB 1867 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; visible mold remediation, obligation of landlord.
- HB 1899 Administrative Process Act; legislative review of regulations.
- HB 1901 Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; clarifies definition of small business.
- HB 1905 Landlord and tenant law; retaliatory conduct by landlord.
- HB 1916 Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act; definition of state agency.
- HB 1917 Governmental agencies; contracts for items listed on commercial activities list.
- HB 1965 Virginia Contractor and Real Estate Transaction Recovery Funds; conforms provisions.
- HB 1967 Veterans Services Foundation; acceptance of revenue from all sources to support its mission.
- HB 2018 Veterans Services, Board of; increases membership.
- HB 2055 Condominium Act; suspension of voting rights.
- HB 2071 Service and Volunteerism, Advisory Board on; established to advise Governor and his cabinet.
- HB 2080 Condominium Act and Property Owners' Association Act; notice of sale under deed of trust.
- HB 2100 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; allowable charges, rental of units.
- HB 2103 Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, Virginia Board for; new home inspections, penalty.
- HB 2104 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; records held by VCU/MCV.
- HB 2148 Virginia Public Procurement Act; small, women-owned, & minority-owned businesses, defines business.
- HB 2207 Broadband Advisory Council; increases membership.
- HB 2283 Virginia-recognized Indian tribes; enforcement of Uniform Statewide Building Code.
- HB 2288 Virginia Tourism Authority; Secretary of Agriculture & Forestry added member of Board of Directors.
- HB 2293 Value engineering; report shall not be required for certain projects.
- HB 2295 Real Estate Board; educational requirements for salespersons.
- HB 2323 Information technology projects and services; Chief Information Officer authorized to approve.
- HB 2378 State agencies; work group established to provide public access to operational data, etc.
- HB 2395 Public works contracts; prevailing wage provisions.
- SB 674 Virginia Information Technologies Agency; email archiving.
- SB 690 Chaplains of the Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force; sermons.
- SB 775 Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; representations related to special flood hazard zones.
- SB 785 Public employment; prohibits discrimination based on basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
- SB 790 DPOR; promoters of boxing, martial arts, and wrestling events.
- SB 808 Building Revitalization Grant Fund; established, report.
- SB 809 Virginia Economic Development Authority; may develop a site and building assessment program.
- SB 814 Electronic identity management; standards, liability.
- SB 848 Commonwealth's Twenty marksmanship award; established.
- SB 854 Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned Business Loan Fund; established.
- SB 885 Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; clarifies definition of small business.
- SB 895 Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Board of; clarifies definition of embalming.
- SB 927 Administrative Process Act; process for disqualification of a hearing officer.
- SB 928 Administrative Process Act; default by nonappearing party.
- SB 929 State agencies; use of third-party commercial carriers for service, delivery, etc.
- SB 930 Virginia Military Family Relief Fund; benefits for state active duty missions.
- SB 931 Veterans identification card; definition of veteran.
- SB 950 Veteran Employment Grant Fund and Program; created.
- SB 951 Dead bodies; disposition of remains or burial of decedent.
- SB 962 Virginia Military Advisory Council (VMAC); reduces membership.
- SB 965 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; limitation on collection.
- SB 968 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exemption for certain health records.
- SB 969 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exception to open meeting requirements.
- SB 1008 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; statement of unit and lot owner rights.
- SB 1013 Virginia Public Building Authority; Military Mission Improvement and Expansion projects.
- SB 1015 Advertisement of foreclosure sale by a trustee or trustees in execution of a deed of trust.
- SB 1016 Virginia Real Estate Board; exemptions from licensure.
- SB 1017 Employment applications; inquiries regarding criminal arrests, charges, or convictions.
- SB 1038 Investment in research and technology; changes to CRCF, adding federal research facility.
- SB 1050 Military and emergency laws; repeals obsolete provisions.
- SB 1059 Special counsel; employment by Attorney General or Governor, requirements.
- SB 1090 Service and Volunteerism, Advisory Board on; established to advise Governor and his Cabinet.
- SB 1097 Virginia Racing Commission; powers, definitions, advance deposit account wagering revenues.
- SB 1106 Veterans; unclaimed cremains.
- SB 1109 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; expands open meeting exemptions.
- SB 1121 Agency directors; IT responsibility.
- SB 1125 Accountancy, Board of; technical updates to conform with recently updated professional standards.
- SB 1126 Resource management plans; discussion or consideration of personal information in closed meetings.
- SB 1129 FOIA; expands record exemption for public safety, cybersecurity.
- SB 1133 State and local government officers and employees; prohibited conduct, retaliation.
- 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 1174 Cemetery Board; perpetual care trust funds, requirements.
- SB 1184 Missing persons; search and rescue.
- SB 1189 Electronic communication service or remote computing service; obtaining records.
- SB 1198 Administrative Process Act; legislative review of regulations.
- SB 1211 Gender-specific references; revisions to certain terms in the Code of Virginia.
- SB 1226 Virginia Public Procurement Act; requirements for Requests for Proposal.
- SB 1238 Emergency Management, Department of; electromagnetic pulses and geomagnetic disturbances.
- SB 1245 Affordable housing in the City of Charlottesville; income level.
- SB 1281 Administrative Process Act; exemptions for certain industries regulated by DCJS.
- SB 1282 Administrative Process Act; disciplinary proceedings.
- SB 1305 Unclaimed property; use of death master file.
- SB 1309 Charitable Gaming Board; membership.
- SB 1333 Virginia Public Procurement Act; small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses.
- SB 1342 Residential Improved Accessibility and Universal Visitability Grant Fund and Program; established.
- SB 1359 Virginia Port Authority; additional exemptions from the Public Procurement Act.
- SB 1362 "Sweet Virginia Breeze" and "Our Great Virginia"; designating as the official state songs.
- SB 1371 Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA); methods of procurement.
- SB 1377 State-owned communication towers; charges for use.
- SB 1378 Virginia Public Procurement Act; cooperative procurement, certain councils of governments.
- SB 1385 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority; powers, report.
- SB 1390 Virginia Condominium Act; meetings of the unit owners' association, failure to obtain a quorum.
- SB 1402 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; open meeting exemption for gang-related activities.
- SB 1445 Appraisal management companies; appraiser compensation.
- SB 1449 Governor's Powering Economic Growth Program; created.