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2016 SESSION
Chairman: Ryan T. McDougle
Clerk: Hobie Lehman
Staff: Cheryl Jackson, Brenda Edwards
Date of Meeting: February 19, 2016
Time and Place: 9:00 AM / Senate Room A
Patron: Krizek
Special days; Indigenous Peoples Day. Designates
Indigenous Peoples Day to be observed on the third Wednesday in November
in each year as a special day to honor the great leaders of indigenous peoples who contributed to the history of the Commonwealth.
16104770D
Patron: Cox
Keeper of the Rolls; authority to correct errors in legislation. Authorizes the Keeper of the Rolls to correct typographical errors in resolutions, in addition to his existing authority to correct such errors in bills.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-14.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Keeper of the Rolls; authority to correct errors in legislation.16100990D
Patron: Lindsey
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.16103486D
Patron: LeMunyon
Standards of Learning Innovation Committee; review of standardized testing in public high schools in the Commonwealth; report. Requires the Standards of Learning Innovation Committee to review and, no later than November 1, 2016, make recommendations to the General Assembly on the number, subjects, and question composition of standardized tests administered to public high school students in the Commonwealth.
A BILL to require the Standards of Learning Innovation Committee to review and make recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health on standardized testing in public high schools in the Commonwealth; report.16100788D
Patron: LeMunyon
Northern Virginia Transportation Commission; membership. Allows the governing body of each participating county and city in the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) to appoint commissioners to the NVTC who are not members of the governing body.
A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-1907 of the Code of Virginia, relating to members of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission.16101103D
Patron: Cox
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation; 400th anniversary of landmark events in Virginia's history; planning, coordination, and implementation. Requires all agencies and institutions of the Commonwealth, upon request, to designate liaisons and provide advice and assistance to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation for the planning, coordination, and implementation of the 400th anniversary of landmark events in Virginia's history in 2019. The bill permits the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, with the prior written approval of the Governor, to perform the following actions directly relating to the planning, coordination, and implementation of the 400th anniversary of landmark events in Virginia's history in 2019: (i) solicit and accept grants, donations, contributions, gifts, fees, sales, or other funds received, collected, or undertaken by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation for the 400th anniversary commemoration. Such nongeneral funds shall be retained and not reverted back to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year; (ii) hire employees up to the Maximum Employment Level for the Foundation as provided in the general appropriations act, despite any potential suspension on hiring that may be mandated for the state agencies; and (iii) contact international, national, interstate, state, regional, and local elected and appointed officials. 2019 marks the 400th anniversary of the meeting of the first representative legislative assembly in the New World, known then as the House of Burgesses and being the antecedent of today's Virginia General Assembly, the oldest legislative body in the western hemisphere, and marks the 400th anniversary of other milestones in Virginia's and the nation's history, including the arrival of the first Africans to British America, the Virginia Company of London's attempt to expand the colony by recruiting a group of single women to send to Virginia, and observance of a service of Thanksgiving held at Berkeley Plantation. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2020.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 23-290.2, relating to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation; 400th anniversary of landmark events in Virginia's history; planning, coordination, and implementation.16101083D
Patron: Byron
Study; JLARC to review the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to review the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority. This is a two-year study.
Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to review the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority. Report.16100541D
Patron: Ware
Commemorating the life and legacy of Earle Davis Gregory.
Commemorating the life and legacy of Earle Davis Gregory.16101433D
Patron: Lingamfelter
Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week. Designates the second week in June, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week in Virginia.
Designating the second week in June, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week in Virginia.16100761D
Patron: Byron
Study; continuing the study of mandating health insurance coverage for abuse deterrent formulations for opioid medications; report. Continues the study by the Health Insurance Reform Commission of mandating health insurance coverage for abuse deterrent formulations for opioid medications.
Directing the Health Insurance Reform Commission to continue its study of mandating health insurance coverage for abuse deterrent formulations for opioid medications. Report.16101208D
Patron: Loupassi
Study; driver's license suspension for unpaid court fines and costs; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the use of driver's license suspension as a collection method for unpaid court fines and costs and make recommendations for improvements to the current law.
Establishing a joint subcommittee to study the use of driver's license suspension as a collection method for unpaid court fines and costs. Report.16100085D
Patron: Stolle
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.16102165D
Patron: Hodges
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.16102624D
Patron: Anderson
Drinking Water and Wastewater Professionals Appreciation Day. Designates June 30, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Drinking Water and Wastewater Professionals Appreciation Day in Virginia.
Designating June 30, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Drinking Water and Wastewater Professionals Appreciation Day in Virginia.16100307D
Patron: Yancey
Study; Joint Commission on Technology and Science; Commonwealth's aerospace industry; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS) to (i) identify strategies to grow Denbigh High School's Aviation Academy and encourage its transformation into a statewide program, to be named the Virginia Aviation Academy; (ii) research and identify federally funded research and development activities in the Commonwealth and recommend strategies to create additional opportunities for such activities; (iii) collect information regarding practices and efforts used successfully in other states to grow their aerospace industries; (iv) analyze the potential advantages and disadvantages of eliminating taxation on aerospace and aviation parts and labor; (v) gather information regarding opportunities in the Commonwealth related to maintenance and rehabilitation of aerospace equipment; (vi) explore any other topics related to growing the Commonwealth's aerospace industry; and (vii) consult with representatives of all relevant stakeholders, including but not limited to public and private institutions of higher education, the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, the NASA Langley Research Center, the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport.
Directing the Joint Commission on Technology and Science to study aspects of the Commonwealth's aerospace industry. Report.16105284D
Patron: Landes
Study; future of public elementary and secondary education in the Commonwealth; 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 future of public elementary and secondary education in the Commonwealth, including emerging issues and the need for revisions to or reorganization of the standards of quality, with a particular emphasis on the effective use of educational technology.
Establishing a joint committee of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health to study the future of public elementary and secondary education in the Commonwealth. Report.16104915D
Patron: Landes
Study; JLARC to study biosolids and industrial residuals; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to analyze scientific literature on the health effects of biosolids (treated sewage sludge) and industrial residuals (wastes resulting from industrial processes), evaluate the feasibility of requiring municipal utilities that are currently permitted to generate "Class B" material to upgrade their facilities to generate "Class A" material, and undertake other analyses. This is a two-year study.
Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study biosolids and industrial residuals in Virginia. Report.16105115D
Patron: Jones
Study; JLARC; Virginia Community College System; report.
Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to review the Virginia Community College System. Report.16105281D
Patron: Orrock
Study; licensing of dogs and cats; report. Requesting the Virginia Department of Health to study Virginia's procedures for licensing dogs and cats.
Requesting the Virginia Department of Health to study Virginia's procedures for licensing dogs and cats. Report.16105282D
Patron: Cole
Appointments by the Speaker of the House of Delegates. Confirms appointments to certain boards and councils made by the Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Confirming various appointments by the Speaker of the House of Delegates.16100013D
Patron: Howell
Designating Virginia Barbecue Season. Designates May through October, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Virginia Barbecue Season.
Designating May through October, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Virginia Barbecue Season.16102162D
Patron: Head
Norfolk & Western Railway Class J 611. Designates the Norfolk & Western Railway Class J 611 as the official steam locomotive of Virginia.
Designating the Norfolk & Western Railway Class J 611 as the official steam locomotive of Virginia.16103629D
Patron: Lopez
Chagas Disease Awareness Day. Designates April 16, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Chagas Disease Awareness Day in Virginia.
Designating April 16, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Chagas Disease Awareness Day in Virginia.16104130D
Patron: Pillion
Omphalocele Awareness Day in Virginia.
Designating January 31, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Omphalocele Awareness Day in Virginia.16104661D
Patron: McQuinn
Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Designates November, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Virginia.
Designating November, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Virginia.16104771D
Patron: Ransone
Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Leedstown Resolutions.
Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Leedstown Resolutions.16104802D
Patron: Stuart
Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Leedstown Resolutions.
Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Leedstown Resolutions.16105401D