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2017 SESSION
SENATE CALENDAR FOR February 16, 2017 ... pdf
- Bills in Conference ... report | csv file
- Unfinished Business - House ... report | csv file
- Unfinished Business - Senate ... report | csv file
- House Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Joint Resolution on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Joint Resolutions on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Joint Resolution on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Memorial Resolutions ... report | csv file
- Commending Resolutions ... report | csv file
- Bills or Resolutions Rereferred ... report | csv file
- Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
Bills in Conference ... report | csv file
- HB 1477 Cats and dogs; local government may, by ordinance, provide for lifetime licenses.
- HB 1500 Budget Bill.
- HB 1520 Reformulated gasoline; sale for farm use.
- HB 2460 Historic rehabilitation; limits amount of tax credits that may be claimed by each taxpayer.
- SB 793 Small businesses; waiver of tax penalties.
- SB 1034 Historic rehabilitation; limits amount of tax credits that may be claimed by each taxpayer.
- SB 1168 Neighborhood Assistance Act; reorganizes provisions of tax credit program.
Unfinished Business - House ... report | csv file
Unfinished Business - Senate ... report | csv file
- SB 1251 Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Interstate Compact; definitions, Board of Directors.
- SB 872 Absentee voting; applications and ballots; photo identification required.
- SB 919 Removal of blight; building collapse; emergency.
- SB 950 Nonrepairable and rebuilt vehicles; eliminates certain requirement sunset provision, report.
- SB 1104 Form of ballot; order of independent candidates, required paperwork.
- SB 1173 Vested property rights; nonconforming uses.
- SB 1230 Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions.
- SB 1254 Voting machines; Department of Elections shall coordinate post-election risk-limiting audit, report.
- SB 1299 Concealed handguns; protective orders.
- SB 1403 Controlled substances; use of FDA-approved substance upon publication of final rule, etc.
- SB 1455 Voter registration; monetary payments for registering for another.
- SB 1487 Public officers; automatic suspension upon conviction of felony.
- SB 1533 Antique firearms; possession by nonviolent felons.
- SB 1553 Term limits; members of certain Authorities in City of Chesapeake limited to two terms.
- SJ 284 Constitutional amendment (first resolution); real property tax; exemption for surviving spouse.
- SB 856 Cats and dogs; authorizes local government to provide for lifetime licenses.
- SB 899 Reformulated gasoline; sale for farm use.
- SB 907 Higher educational institutions, public; certain positions require residency of the Commonwealth.
- SB 1180 Opioids and buprenorphine; Boards of Dentistry and Medicine to adopt regulations for prescribing.
House Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 1922 Financial exploitation of adults; reporting to local law enforcement and State Police.
- HB 1525 Driver's licenses; revocation or suspension, laws of other jurisdictions.
- HB 1851 Assault and battery against a family or household member; deferred disposition, waiver of appeal.
- HB 1855 Court-ordered restitution; form order, enforcement, noncompliance, etc.
- HB 1475 Common Interest Community Board; information on covenants, association disclosure packets.
- HB 1532 Fire Programs Fund; increases rate of assessment for Fund.
- HB 1537 Active duty service; contract termination.
- HB 1539 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public access to records of public bodies.
- HB 1540 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public access to meetings of public bodies.
- HB 1542 Home service contract providers; shifts responsibility for regulating to Commissioner of the DACS.
- HB 1547 Historical African American cemeteries/graves; disbursement of funds appropriated for preservation.
- HB 1556 Real estate appraisers; exemptions from licensure.
- HB 1571 Workers' compensation; fees for medical services.
- HB 1628 Private security; compliance agent experience, surety bond.
- HB 1650 Relief; Keith Allen Harward.
- HB 1659 Workers' compensation; employer's lien, third party actions.
- HB 1671 Natural gas utilities; qualified projects, investments in eligible infrastructure.
- HB 1693 Virginia Public Procurement Act; contracts for architectural and engineering services.
- HB 1712 Energy performance-based contract; cooperative procurement.
- HB 1719 Wireless E-911 Fund; distribution percentages.
- HB 1720 Flag at half staff or mast; public safety personnel.
- HB 1738 Retail sales and use tax; aviation parts, engines, and supplies.
- HB 1754 Securities Act; regulation of federal covered securities.
- HB 1832 Negotiable instruments; statute of limitations.
- HB 1835 Decedent's life insurance policy; funeral service provider allowed to request, etc.
- HB 1858 Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; certification of certain businesses.
- HB 1869 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant obligations.
- HB 1909 Real property tax; nonjudicial sale of tax delinquent property.
- HB 1943 Administrative Process Act; economic impact analysis of proposed regulations.
- HB 1952 Proposed acquisitions of real property; review by Department of General Services.
- HB 1965 Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; Expected Family Contribution.
- HB 1968 Small Business Investment Grant Fund; changes to Fund.
- HB 1969 Small Business Jobs Grant Fund Program; reduces minimum percentage of revenues.
- HB 1998 Secure and Resilient Commonwealth Panel; revises membership and duties, report.
- HB 2006 Va. Fair Housing Law; responsibilities with respect to use of an assistance animal in a dwelling.
- HB 2033 Landlord and tenant law; residential tenancies, landlord and tenant obligations and remedies.
- HB 2034 Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; adds two new disclosures.
- HB 2037 Health insurance; calculation of cost-sharing provisions.
- HB 2045 Property Owners' Association Act; designation of authorized representative by seller.
- HB 2053 Direct primary care agreements; the Commonwealth's insurance laws do not apply.
- HB 2090 Charitable solicitations; registration statement to include percentage of contributions.
- HB 2096 Virginia Industries for the Blind; exempted from certain procurements.
- HB 2102 Insurance regulation; corporate governance annual disclosures.
- HB 2105 Investment of Public Funds Act; investment of public funds in Virginia Investment Pool Trust Fund.
- HB 2106 Workforce Development, Virginia Board of; revises composition of Board.
- HB 2107 Health Insurance Reform Commission; assessment sent to Bureau of Insurance.
- HB 2111 State Corporation Commission; charges for copies.
- HB 2143 FOIA; training approved by Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council, online courses offered.
- HB 2146 Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; online public comment form.
- HB 2177 Administrative Process Act; exemption for Charitable Gaming Board.
- HB 2203 Uniform Statewide Building Code; notice to residents of code violations.
- HB 2206 Virginia Veteran and Family Support program; established, report.
- HB 2217 Address confidentiality program; victims of sexual violence and human trafficking.
- HB 2219 Real property tax; Stafford County may adopt, by ordinance, to restrict deferral of taxes.
- HB 2230 Stock corporations; shareholders' meetings.
- HB 2244 Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995; changes name of Advisory Committee.
- HB 2248 Capital outlay plan; revises six-year plan for projects.
- HB 2274 Condominium Act; resale by purchaser, designation of authorized representative.
- HB 2278 Cooperative Marketing Fund; programs eligible for matching grant funds.
- HB 2281 Residential rental property; foreclosure shall act as a termination of rental agreement by landlord.
- HB 2285 Gubernatorial appointments to boards; membership and terms.
- HB 2291 Electric utilities; costs of modifications to nuclear generation facilities.
- HB 2318 Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; removes certain conditions.
- HB 2319 National Flood Insurance Program; participation by affected localities, report.
- HB 2332 Teachers; compensation at rate competitive with national average salary.
- HB 2347 Commonwealth's Development Opportunity Fund; limitation on use of moneys from the Fund.
- HB 2358 Water utilities; suspension of proposed rate increases.
- HB 2374 Charitable gaming; prohibited practices.
- HB 2391 Personnel Management Information System; state agency positions designated as sensitive.
- HB 2396 Virginia Public Procurement Act; participation of employment services organizations.
- HB 2422 Insurance institution or agent; notice of financial information collection and disclosure practices.
- HB 2425 Administration, Secretary of; policy of the Commonwealth regarding state employment.
- HB 2427 Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; changes to Program, Commonwealth Award grants.
- HB 2428 Workforce Transition Act; eligibility.
- HB 2455 Personal property tax, tangible; list of uncollected balances.
- HB 2471 Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; membership, powers and duties.
House Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 1394 Franchisees; status thereof and its employees as employees of the franchisor.
- HB 1450 Health insurer/health maintenance organization; response to notice from pharmacy's intermediary.
- HB 1463 Delinquent taxes; publication of list by governing body or treasurer.
- HB 1471 Reinsurance credits; SCC authorized to adopt certain regulations.
- HB 1554 Property Owners' Association Act; amendment of declaration adopted prior to July 1, 2017.
- HB 1596 Virginia Public Procurement Act; public works contracts, prevailing wage provisions.
- HB 1656 Health insurance; proton radiation therapy coverage decisions.
- HB 1766 Utility Facilities Act; associated facilities of an electrical transmission line.
- HB 1790 Administrative Process Act; development and periodic review of regulations, report.
- HB 1825 Ticket Resale Rights Act; limitations on reselling tickets on Internet ticketing platform, penalty.
- HB 1853 Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course.
- HB 2025 Religious freedom; solemnization of marriage.
- HB 2077 Emergency Services and Disaster Law of 2000; reference to firearms, emergency shelter.
- HB 2108 Virginia Wireless Services Authority Act; rates and charges.
- HB 2267 Health benefit plans; coverage for hormonal contraceptives.
- HB 2303 Small agricultural generators; establishes parameters of a program.
- HB 2390 Renewable energy power purchase agreements; expands pilot program, sunset provision.
House Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 1396 Grottoes, Town of; amending charter, appointment of member to office of vice-mayor, etc.
- HB 1457 Part-time deputy sheriffs; compensation.
- HB 1461 Quantico, Town of; amending charter, removes certain town officers elected by town council.
- HB 1485 Sexual offenses; prohibits person from proximity to children and working on school property.
- HB 1486 Arts and cultural districts; districts may be created jointly by two or more localities.
- HB 1570 Industrial development authority, local; Louisa County airports.
- HB 1597 Stormwater management utility, local; waiver of charges when stormwater retained on site.
- HB 1616 Felony homicide; certain drug offenses constitute second degree murder, penalty.
- HB 1686 Planning district commissions; permits Indian tribes recognized by federal government to join.
- HB 1729 Charter; Town of Port Royal.
- HB 1730 Electoral boards, local; description of duties and responsibilities, required affirmation.
- HB 1768 Virginia Retirement System; stress testing and reporting policies.
- HB 1797 Proffers; notice of amendment.
- HB 1815 Computer trespass; government computers and computers used for public utilities, penalty.
- HB 1820 Real property tax; board of equalization members in certain counties.
- HB 1838 Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credits; process of allocating credits.
- HB 1856 Restitution; supervised probation.
- HB 1912 Absentee voting; eligibility of persons granted protective order.
- HB 1933 Candidate withdrawal; notice of withdrawal, information to voters.
- HB 1936 Derelict and blighted buildings; land banks, receivership.
- HB 1958 Chesterfield County; amending charter, corrects or repeals outdated provisions, technical amendment.
- HB 1970 Economic revitalization zones; counties may establish by ordinance.
- HB 1973 Economic Development Access Program; bonded projects.
- HB 1977 Williamsburg, City of; amending charter, expands membership on redevelopment and housing authority.
- HB 1994 Zoning appeals, board of; clarifies provisions referring to appeal costs, includes governing body.
- HB 2003 Local government revenues and expenditures; reports to Auditor of Public Accounts.
- HB 2067 Law-enforcement officers; decertification, notification.
- HB 2074 Income tax, state and corporate; subtraction for Virginia venture capital account investment.
- HB 2144 Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; increases membership, effect of missing meetings.
- HB 2152 Charter; City of Hopewell; water renewal commission.
- HB 2154 Running bamboo; locality may, by ordinance, provide for control, civil penalty.
- HB 2179 Form of ballot; order of independent candidates, required paperwork.
- HB 2243 Line of Duty Act; clarifies provisions of Act.
- HB 2247 Va. Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; eligibility of employees for Workforce Transition Act.
- HB 2251 Virginia Retirement System; establishes an optional defined contribution retirement plan.
- HB 2296 African Americans, formerly enslaved; identification of history in Virginia.
- HB 2313 Courthouses; county removal.
- HB 2348 Women's right to vote; Va. Historical Society shall plan commemoration of centennial anniversary.
- HB 2359 Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; changes effective date for creation of Authority.
- HB 2364 Public officers; automatic suspension upon conviction of felony.
- HB 2397 Candidates; petition signature requirements in certain towns.
- HB 2410 Terrorist organization, designated; providing material support, penalty.
- HB 2415 Ballots; number ordered to be printed.
- HB 2436 Auditor of Public Accounts; online database, register of funds expended.
- HB 2442 Collection fees, local; an ordinance for collection of overdue accounts.
- HB 2449 Term limits; members of certain Authorities in City of Chesapeake limited to two terms.
- HB 2464 Petersburg, City of; amending charter, repeals or updates obsolete provisions, technical amendments.
- HB 2469 Zoning; delinquent charges.
House Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 1392 School security officers; carrying a firearm in performance of duties.
- HB 1399 Elections, State Board of, and local electoral boards; appointments, proportion of political party.
- HB 1409 House of Delegates and Senate districts; General Assembly authorized to make technical adjustments.
- HB 1428 Absentee voting; photo identification required with application.
- HB 1431 Voter registration drives; compensation prohibitions.
- HB 1566 Professions and occupations; active supervision of regulatory boards, definitions, report.
- HB 1598 Voter registration; proof of citizenship required to register to vote in certain elections.
- HB 1696 Filling vacancies in the United States Senate.
- HB 1697 Extension of approvals to address housing crisis.
- HB 1992 Lien priority; inserts "real estate" in several places related to priority of tax liens.
- HB 2055 Rural Coastal Virginia Community Enhancement Authority; created, report.
- HB 2092 Application for public assistance; eligibility, review of records.
- HB 2168 Virginia Coal Train Heritage Authority; established.
- HB 2207 Food stamp program; requests for replacement of electronic benefit transfer card.
- HB 2343 Voter registration list maintenance; voters identified as having duplicate registrations.
- HB 2351 Grass; Buchanan County authorized to require owners to cut.
House Joint Resolution on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
House Joint Resolutions on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- HJ 545 Constitutional amendment; powers of General Assembly, etc.
- HJ 693 Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Transportation Funds.
Senate Joint Resolution on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
Memorial Resolutions ... report | csv file
- HJ 601 Celebrating the life of Herman J. Obermayer.
- HJ 851 Celebrating the life of Elie Wiesel.
- HJ 864 Celebrating the life of Ann Creighton Collar Broder.
- HJ 869 Celebrating the life of Anthony Pearly Tucker, Jr.
- HJ 871 Celebrating the life of W. Alvin Hudson, Jr.
- HJ 873 Celebrating the life of Mary Jones Baldwin.
- HJ 875 Celebrating the life of the Honorable John C. Miller.
- HJ 881 Celebrating the life of Paul Bankit.
- HJ 892 Celebrating the life of Homer Constantine Eliades.
- HJ 893 Celebrating the life of Carroll Ray Hawkes.
- HJ 897 Celebrating the life of Eugene H. Farley, Jr.
- HJ 898 Celebrating the life of Patricia Ann Thomas-Semonian.
- HJ 899 Celebrating the life of Lucien E. Conein.
- HJ 902 Celebrating the life of Wayne F. Geisert.
- HJ 905 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Won Sang Lee.
- HJ 910 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank Medico.
- SJ 382 Celebrating the life of Stephen Winston Bricker.
- SJ 384 Celebrating the life of Thomas Paul Dean.
- SJ 391 Celebrating the life of Adelaide Marie Payne Griffin.
- SJ 396 Celebrating the life of John Robert Rilling.
- SJ 401 Celebrating the life of George Steven Bilidas.
- SJ 404 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Won Sang Lee.
- SJ 410 Celebrating the life of Earl Hamner, Jr.
- SJ 411 Celebrating the life of Carroll Schumann Savage.
- SR 142 Celebrating the life of Sue Ella Boatright-Wells.
- SR 144 Celebrating the life of Richard Edward Cornwell.
- SR 146 Celebrating the life of Juan Dip.
Commending Resolutions ... report | csv file
- HJ 558 Commending the Chantilly High School baseball team.
- HJ 559 Commending the Chantilly High School boys' tennis team.
- HJ 751 Commending Richard A. Cordle.
- HJ 752 Commending Joseph A. Horbal.
- HJ 850 Commending the Virginia Councils of the Boy Scouts of America.
- HJ 853 Commending the Virginia Holocaust Museum.
- HJ 857 Commending the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office.
- HJ 860 Commending Suzanne Gill.
- HJ 861 Commending James Andrews.
- HJ 862 Commending AHC Inc.
- HJ 863 Commending Colin Brown.
- HJ 866 Commending G. William Beale.
- HJ 868 Commending the James Madison Museum of Orange County Heritage.
- HJ 870 Commending Juanita Velasco.
- HJ 872 Commending American Legion Dyer-Gunnell Post 180.
- HJ 874 Commending the City of Fairfax Band Association.
- HJ 876 Commending Diane Kelly.
- HJ 877 Commending Carol Bauer.
- HJ 878 Commending Shari Milne Vandygriff.
- HJ 879 Commending Timothy Renwick.
- HJ 880 Commending Mount Pleasant Baptist Church.
- HJ 883 Commending the Wrenn family Fourth of July celebration.
- HJ 884 Commending Transitions Family Violence Services.
- HJ 885 Commending Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula.
- HJ 886 Commending Muslim Lakhani.
- HJ 887 Commending Daniel W. Duncan.
- HJ 888 Commending Rob Buswell.
- HJ 889 Commending Mario O'Neal Haskett, Jr.
- HJ 890 Commending Jaiden Alexis Morris.
- HJ 891 Commending Megan Walker.
- HJ 894 Commending Jerry A. Chenault.
- HJ 895 Commending Summit Christian Academy.
- HJ 896 Commending Ray A. Conner.
- HJ 900 Commending Danville-Pittsylvania County Habitat for Humanity.
- HJ 903 Commending Patrick Joseph Morgan.
- HJ 904 Commending Baldino's Lock & Key.
- HJ 906 Commending the recipients of the 2017 Virginia Outstanding Faculty Awards.
- SJ 380 Commending Stefanie Fee.
- SJ 383 Commending Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
- SJ 385 Commending Peggy Whitehead.
- SJ 386 Commending Dr. Kenneth S. Kendler.
- SJ 387 Commending Elizabeth Minor.
- SJ 389 Commending the Nelson County Future Farmers of America Forestry Judging team.
- SJ 394 Commending the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work.
- SJ 395 Commending the Richmond Free Press.
- SJ 397 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of African American students in residence.
- SJ 398 Commending Cliff Gauthier.
- SJ 399 Commending David C. Sloggie.
- SJ 400 Commending the Westfield High School boys' basketball team.
- SJ 402 Commending Linda L. Leightley.
- SJ 403 Commending the Westfield High School football team.
- SJ 405 Commending Blacksburg High School.
- SJ 406 Commending the Virginia Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs.
- SJ 407 Commending the Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc.
- SJ 408 Commending Alpha Phi Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
- SJ 409 Commending Macy Causey.
- SJ 412 Commending Kendall Williams.
- SR 140 Commending the National Education Association Read Across America program.
- SR 141 Commending the Glen Allen 10-Year-Old All-Stars baseball team.
- SR 145 Commending Ivy L. Mitchell.
- SR 147 Commending Meredith Polk.