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2016 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Rules

Chairman: Ryan T. McDougle

Clerk: Hobie Lehman
Staff: Cheryl Jackson, Brenda Edwards
Date of Meeting: February 5, 2016
Time and Place: Upon adjournment of Senate Privileges & Elections / Senate Room A
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S.B. 28 Virginia Sports Hall of Fame; created, report.

Patron: Lucas

Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. Creates the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame as a public body with a board of directors (the Board) consisting of 21 members, of whom six are to be members of the House of Delegates, four are to be members of the Senate, six are to be nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, and five are to be nonlegislative citizen members elected by the Board.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 23 a chapter numbered 18.2, consisting of sections numbered 23-253.8 and 23-253.9, relating to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

16102132D

S.B. 225 Autism Advisory Council; extends sunset provision.

Patron: Hanger

Autism Advisory Council. Extends from July 1, 2016, to July 1 2018, the expiration of the Autism Advisory Council.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-329 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Autism Advisory Council; sunset.

16102121D

S.B. 255 Toll relief; Department of Transportation to study.

Patron: Surovell

Department of Transportation to study toll relief. Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a survey of other states' toll relief programs and evaluate potential methods of toll relief for citizens of the Commonwealth. The Department shall submit a report of its findings no later than the first day of the 2017 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

A BILL to require the Department of Transportation to study toll relief for citizens of the Commonwealth.

16103393D

S.B. 600 Intergovernmental Cooperation, Virginia Commission on; membership.

Patron: McDougle

Virginia Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 30-172 and 30-173 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation.

16104118D

S.B. 634 Secure Commonwealth Panel; membership; reporting.

Patron: McPike

Secure Commonwealth Panel; membership; reporting. Adds the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs to the Secure Commonwealth Panel and changes from quarterly to annual the Panel's report to the Governor concerning the state's emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and prevention efforts.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-222.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Secure Commonwealth Panel; membership; reporting.

16103873D

S.B. 667 Governor; prohibits publishment of pardons by DLAS to General Assembly.

Patron: Black

Publishing pardons by the Governor; Article V, Section 12 of the Constitution of Virginia. Prohibits the Division of Legislative Automated Systems from publishing or posting the Governor's report to the General Assembly at each regular session pursuant to Article V, Section 12 of the Constitution of Virginia that communicates the particulars of fines or penalties remitted, reprieves or pardons granted, and punishments commuted.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-34.15 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Article V, Section 12 of the Constitution of Virginia; publishing pardons by the Governor.

16103354D

S.B. 680 General Assembly; JLARC to review fiscal impact statements for executive orders when requested.

Patron: Dunnavant

General Assembly; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; fiscal impact statements for executive orders. Provides that at the request of any member of the General Assembly, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (the Commission) shall review any executive order issued by the Governor and prepare a statement reflecting the potential fiscal impact of the executive order on the operations of state government. The bill requires copies of the impact statement to be provided to the requesting General Assembly member and the membership of the standing committee of both houses of the General Assembly to which matters relating to the content of the executive order are most properly referable.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 30-19.1:12, relating to the General Assembly; Joint Legislation Audit and Review Commission; fiscal impact statements for executive orders.

16104241D

S.B. 711 Commission for the Commemoration of the Centennial of Women's Right to Vote.

Patron: Ebbin

Commission for the Commemoration of the Centennial of Women's Right to Vote. Establishes the Commission for the Commemoration of the Centennial of Women's Right to Vote in the legislative branch of state government. The Commission is charged with planning and leading the commemoration throughout Virginia in 2020 and educating citizens concerning the importance and significance of the right to vote by all citizens in a democracy. The provisions of the bill will expire on July 1, 2020.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 30 a chapter numbered 58, consisting of sections numbered 30-362 through 30-370, relating to the Commission for the Commemoration of the Centennial of Women's Right to Vote; report.

16103880D

S.J.R. 24 Human trafficking; work group to study safe harbor policy for minor victims.

Patron: Edwards

Human trafficking of minors. Establishes a work group to study safe harbor policy for minor victims of human trafficking.

Establishing a work group to study safe harbor policy for minor victims of human trafficking. Report.

16101780D

S.J.R. 27 International Assistance Dog Week; designating as first full week in August 2016.

Patron: Reeves

International Assistance Dog Week. Designates the first full week in August, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as International Assistance Dog Week.

Designating the first full week in August, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as International Assistance Dog Week in Virginia.

16100589D

S.J.R. 35 Advance Care Planning Month; designating as April 2016, and each succeeding year thereafter.

Patron: Miller

Advance Care Planning Month. Designates April, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Advance Care Planning Month in Virginia.

Designating April, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Advance Care Planning Month in Virginia.

16101069D

S.J.R. 37 Employees; encouraging employers in the Commonwealth to pay a living wage.

Patron: Lucas

Resolution; encouraging employers in the Commonwealth to pay their employees a living wage. Encourages employers in the Commonwealth to pay their employees a living wage. The resolution notes that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has set up an online calculator that allows the living wage to be determined for various localities and metropolitan statistical areas in the Commonwealth.

Encouraging employers in the Commonwealth to pay their employees a living wage.

16103110D

S.J.R. 38 Juvenile court records; Commission on Youth to study expungement of records.

Patron: Locke

Study; juvenile records; employment; report. Directs the Commission on Youth to study expungement of juvenile court records.

Directing the Commission on Youth to study expungement of juvenile court records. Report.

16102125D

S.J.R. 42 United States Constitution; amendment concerning federal budget.

Patron: Hanger

United States Constitution; amendment.Makes application to the United States Congress to call a constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that pertains to the subject of balancing the federal budget.

Applying to the Congress of the United States to call an amendment convention pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that pertains to the subject of balancing the federal budget.

16100951D

S.J.R. 48 Blood Cancer Awareness Month; designating September 2016, and each succeeding year thereafter.

Patron: Black

Blood Cancer Awareness Month. Designates September, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Blood Cancer Awareness Month in Virginia.

Designating September, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Blood Cancer Awareness Month in Virginia.

16100891D

S.J.R. 49 Lymphoma Awareness Day; designating September 15, 2016, and each succeeding year thereafter.

Patron: Black

Lymphoma Awareness Day. Designates September 15, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Lymphoma Awareness Day in Virginia.

Designating September 15, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Lymphoma Awareness Day in Virginia.

16100900D

S.J.R. 51 Comprehensive indigent defense system; State Crime Commission to study.

Patron: Dance

Study; indigent defense; report. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the feasibility and costs of establishing a comprehensive indigent defense system in the Commonwealth.

Directing the Virginia State Crime Commission to study the feasibility and costs of establishing a comprehensive indigent defense system in the Commonwealth. Report.

16101475D

S.J.R. 57 Study; joint subcommittee on the death penalty in Virginia; report.

Patron: Dance

Study; joint subcommittee on the death penalty in Virginia; report. Establishes a seven-member legislative joint subcommittee to study the death penalty in Virginia. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee shall, among other things, (i) provide a demographic analysis of capital defendants; (ii) examine, among other issues it deems appropriate, issues concerning the death penalty, including disparity, fairness, equity, due process, competence of counsel for capital defendants, particularly those who are indigent, and limitations on the introduction of newly discovered and possibly exculpatory evidence; (iii) review the administration of criminal justice in Virginia to determine the extent to which the process has failed, resulting in wrongful convictions and possible executions of innocent persons; (iv) determine the prosecution and state-paid defense costs in all capital cases, including pretrial, trial, direct appeal, and post-conviction proceedings and state and federal habeas corpus; and (v) consider whether there is public support for a moratorium on the death penalty in the Commonwealth and evaluate issues involved in the imposition of a moratorium on the death penalty in Virginia. The joint subcommittee shall submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2017 Session of the General Assembly.

Establishing a joint subcommittee to study the death penalty in Virginia. Report.

16102928D

S.J.R. 58 Recurrent flooding; joint subcommittee to continue study.

Patron: Locke

Study; Joint Subcommittee to Formulate Recommendations for the Development of a Comprehensive and Coordinated Planning Effort to Address Recurrent Flooding continued; report. Continues the study of recurrent flooding for two additional years and renames the Joint Subcommittee as the joint subcommittee on coastal flooding to more accurately reflect its mission.

Continuing the Joint Subcommittee to Formulate Recommendations for the Development of a Comprehensive and Coordinated Planning Effort to Address Recurrent Flooding as the joint subcommittee on coastal flooding. Report.

16103793D

S.J.R. 59 Law-enforcement agencies under the Department of State Police; JLARC; to study consolidation.

Patron: Deeds

Study; JLARC; consolidation of law-enforcement agencies under the Department of State Police; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study consolidation of all state law-enforcement agencies under the Department of State Police.

Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study consolidation of all state law-enforcement agencies in the executive branch under the Department of State Police. Report.

16102042D

S.J.R. 61 Virginia Constitution Day; designating as June 29, 2016, and each succeeding year thereafter.

Patron: Ruff

Virginia Constitution Day. Designates June 29, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Virginia Constitution Day in Virginia.

Designating June 29, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Virginia Constitution Day in Virginia.

16103128D

S.J.R. 62 Wear Red Day; designating as first Friday in February 2017, and each succeeding year thereafter.

Patron: Vogel

Wear Red Day. Designates the first Friday in February, in 2017 and in each succeeding year, as Wear Red Day in Virginia.

Designating the first Friday in February, in 2017 and in each succeeding year, as Wear Red Day in Virginia.

16101797D

S.J.R. 63 Child day programs; Department of Social Services to study programs exempt from licensure.

Patron: Hanger

Study; Department of Social Services; child day programs exempt from licensure; report. Requests the Department of Social Services to (i) review all categories of child day programs exempt from licensure under § 63.2-1715, (ii) formulate recommendations regarding whether such programs should remain exempt from licensure or whether any modifications are necessary to protect the health and well-being of the children receiving care in such programs, and (iii) consult with all relevant stakeholders.

Requesting the Department of Social Services to study child day programs exempt from licensure. Report.

16102039D

S.J.R. 71 Individuals with brain injury, etc.; Joint Commission on Health Care to study.

Patron: Carrico

Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; placement options for individuals with brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, or dementia who experience aggression; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care (the Commission) to study placement options for individuals with brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, or dementia who experience aggression. In conducting the study, the Commission shall identify the various placement options and identify the barriers to placement for such individuals and make recommendations for improving access to safe, appropriate placements. The Commission shall complete its work by November 30, 2017.

Directing the Joint Commission on Health Care to study placement options for individuals with brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, or dementia who experience aggression. Report.

16101513D

S.J.R. 73 Kinship foster care and adoptive placements; DSS to study restrictions of barrier crimes.

Patron: Favola

Study; Department of Social Services; feasibility of lessening restrictions of barrier crime statutes applicable to kinship foster care and adoptive placements in the Commonwealth; report. Requests the Department of Social Services (the Department) to (i) review the Commonwealth's current barrier crime statutes that apply to kinship foster care and adoptive placements, (ii) assess the feasibility of lessening and formulate recommendations to lessen the restrictions of such statutes in a manner that would promote kinship foster care and adoptive placements while continuing to ensure the safe placement of children, and (iii) consult with all relevant stakeholders. The resolution requests that the Department present its findings and recommendations to the Commission on Youth and that the Department submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an executive summary and report no later than the first day of the 2017 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Requesting the Department of Social Services to study the feasibility of lessening restrictions of barrier crime statutes applicable to kinship foster care and adoptive placements in the Commonwealth. Report.

16101541D

S.J.R. 75 Metered utilities, separately; VHC to study impact of delinquent payment by tenant.

Patron: DeSteph

Study; Virginia Housing Commission; report. Directs the Virginia Housing Commission to study the impact of a tenant's delinquency in paying separately metered utilities pursuant to a rental agreement on landlords in the Commonwealth.

Directing the Virginia Housing Commission to study the impact of a tenant's delinquency in paying separately metered utilities pursuant to a rental agreement on landlords in the Commonwealth. Report.

16102054D

S.J.R. 80 Historic properties without homeowner associations; VHC to study disclosure of information.

Patron: Locke

Study; Virginia Housing Commission to study mandatory disclosure of relevant information to purchasers of historic properties without homeowner associations; report. Directs the Virginia Housing Commission to study mandatory disclosure of relevant information by sellers of historic properties without homeowner associations to prospective purchasers of such properties.

Directing the Virginia Housing Commission to study mandatory disclosure of relevant information by sellers of historic properties without homeowner associations. Report.

16102123D

S.J.R. 81 Teacher salary scale; JLARC to study compression in local school divisions, etc.

Patron: Sturtevant

Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; teacher salary compression; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study compression in the teacher salary scale in local school divisions, analyze the effect of compression on teacher recruitment and retention, and identify necessary adjustments.

Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study compression in the teacher salary scale in local school divisions, analyze the effect of compression on teacher recruitment and retention, and identify necessary adjustments. Report.

16100939D

S.J.R. 83 Medicaid fraud cases; DMAS, et al., to study conferral of authority to local departments.

Patron: Chafin

Study; Department of Medical Assistance Services and Department of Social Services; conferral of authority to local departments of social services to investigate Medicaid fraud cases; report. Requests that the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) and the Department of Social Services consult with all relevant stakeholders and (i) analyze the potential benefits and issues of allowing local departments of social services (local departments) to investigate cases of suspected fraud that involve Medicaid and any other public assistance program administered in whole or in part by the local departments, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; (ii) identify the most efficient methods of implementing the conferral of such authority to local departments; and (iii) analyze whether local departments should be permitted to collect a percentage of the funds recovered in cases investigated by such local departments that involve Medicaid and another public assistance program administered in whole or in part by local departments.

Requesting the Department of Medical Assistance Services and the Department of Social Services to study the conferral of authority to local departments of social services to investigate Medicaid fraud cases. Report.

16103147D

S.J.R. 84 Public transportation services; DRPT to evaluate study necessary to identify, etc.

Patron: Surovell

Study; Department of Rail and Public Transportation; improved transportation services; report. Requests that the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (the Department) evaluate the level of study necessary to identify and advance potential public transportation services from the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station to Marine Corps Base Quantico in Prince William and Stafford Counties, including the feasibility of extending the Blue Line and other multimodal options such as bus rapid transit along Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1. Following the evaluation, the Department shall proceed to the recommended level of study for improved public transportation services along the U.S. Route 1 corridor. The Department shall report on its findings and recommendations on the first day of the 2017 and 2018 Regular Sessions of the General Assembly.

Requesting the Department of Rail and Public Transportation to evaluate the level of study necessary to identify and advance potential public transportation services from the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station to Marine Corps Base Quantico in Prince William and Stafford Counties, including the feasibility of extending the Blue Line and other multimodal options such as bus rapid transit along Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1, and to study accordingly. Report.

16102006D

S.J.R. 85 Study; Standards of Quality; effective use of educational technology; report.

Patron: Deeds

Study; standards of quality; effective use of educational technology; report. Establishes a two-year joint committee consisting of seven members of the House Committee on Education and five members of the Senate Committee on Education and Health to study the need for revisions to or reorganization of the standards of quality set forth in Chapter 13.2 (§ 22.1-253.13:1 et seq.) of the Code of Virginia, with a particular emphasis on the role that the effective use of educational technology plays in ensuring that an educational program of high quality that meets the standards of quality is established and continually maintained.

Establishing a joint committee of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health to study the need for revisions to or reorganization of the standards of quality, with a particular emphasis on the effective use of educational technology. Report.

16102585D

S.J.R. 86 Pay It Forward, Pay It Back; SCHEV to study feasibility of implementing.

Patron: Edwards

Study; SCHEV; Pay It Forward, Pay It Back; report. Directs the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to study the feasibility of implementing a "Pay It Forward, Pay It Back" higher education tuition financing model to increase access to educational opportunities and to decrease the debt burden on students in the Commonwealth.

Requesting the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to study the feasibility of implementing a "Pay It Forward, Pay It Back" higher education tuition financing model to increase access to educational opportunities and to decrease the debt burden on students in the Commonwealth. Report.

16101845D

S.J.R. 87 Multifamily residential dwellings; VHC to study mandatory recycling programs.

Patron: Ebbin

Study; Virginia Housing Commission; mandatory recycling programs for multifamily residential dwellings; report. Directs the Virginia Housing Commission to study the feasibility of requiring (i) the owner of every multifamily residential dwelling and (ii) the executive organ or common interest community manager for every condominium to develop and implement a plan for recycling solid waste generated by the multifamily residential dwelling or condominium.

Directing the Virginia Housing Commission to study mandatory recycling programs for multifamily residential dwellings. Report.

16104067D

S.J.R. 88 Study; JLARC; early childhood development programs; report.

Patron: Norment

Study; JLARC; early childhood development programs; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study specific early childhood development programs, prenatal to age five, in the Commonwealth in order for the General Assembly to determine the best strategy for future early childhood development investments.

Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study specific early childhood development programs, prenatal to age five, in the Commonwealth in order for the General Assembly to determine the best strategy for future early childhood development investments. Report.

16104078D

S.J.R. 89 Tenant bankruptcy; VHC to study impact of proceedings on landlords.

Patron: DeSteph

Study; Virginia Housing Commission; report. Directs the Virginia Housing Commission to study the impact of tenant bankruptcy proceedings on landlords in Virginia.

Directing the Virginia Housing Commission to study the impact of tenant bankruptcy proceedings on landlords in Virginia. Report.

16102055D

S.J.R. 95 TANF; Commission on Youth to study DSS's administration of Program.

Patron: Favola

Study; Commission on Youth; Department of Social Services' administration of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program; report. Directs the Commission on Youth to (i) evaluate the Department of Social Services' administration of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program and identify the amount of and reasoning for unused TANF funds; (ii) determine whether TANF funds are being used for the intended purposes of the TANF Program or whether such funds are being diverted to other programs or non-TANF purposes; (iii) determine whether and how TANF funds can be better used to stabilize families economically, help provide educational opportunities, and provide parenting classes and identify other support services that could be made available through TANF funding to strengthen families; and (iv) consult with all relevant stakeholders.

Directing the Commission on Youth to study the Department of Social Services' administration of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program. Report.

16103741D

S.J.R. 96 College readiness; State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, et al., to study.

Patron: Dunnavant

Directing the SCHEV to study in conjunction with VCCS and DOE college readiness. Report.

Requesting SCHEV to study in conjunction with VCCS and DOE regarding college readiness. Report.

16104154D

S.J.R. 97 Commonwealth's aerospace industry; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study.

Patron: Newman

Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the Commonwealth's aerospace industry. Report.

Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the Commonwealth's aerospace industry. Report.

16104136D

S.J.R. 101 Purple Heart State; designating as the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Patron: Norment

Purple Heart State. Designating Virginia as a Purple Heart State.

Designating Virginia as a Purple Heart State.

16102626D

S.J.R. 102 Purple Heart Day; designating as August 7, 2016, and each succeeding year thereafter.

Patron: Norment

Purple Heart Day. Designates August 7, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Purple Heart Day in Virginia.

Designating August 7, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Purple Heart Day in Virginia.

16102627D

S.J.R. 107 Cross-jurisdictional transportation for persons with disabilities.

Patron: Marsden

Cross-jurisdictional transportation for persons with disabilities. Urges localities to make a collaborative effort to provide affordable cross-jurisdictional public transportation to persons with disabilities by modifying and expanding current transportation routes and services. The resolution urges localities to enter into memoranda of understanding to accomplish this goal and to work with all relevant agencies, organizations, and other stakeholders. The resolution is a recommendation of the Disability Commission.

Urging localities to make a collaborative effort to provide affordable cross-jurisdictional public transportation for persons with disabilities.

16103709D

S.J.R. 121 Charter schools, public; requirements of school.

Patron: Suetterlein

Public charter schools.

Expressing the sense of the General Assembly regarding public charter schools.

16104692D

S.J.R. 129 Public Transportation Safety Day; designating as April 29, 2016, & each succeeding year thereafter.

Patron: Alexander

Public Transportation Safety Day. Designates April 29, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Public Transportation Safety Day in Virginia.

Designating April 29, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Public Transportation Safety Day in Virginia.

16103262D