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2018 SESSION
SENATE MEMBERS
Legislation introduced after the pre-file period.
- George L. Barker (4)
- SB 812 Mental health professional, qualified; broadens definition.
- SB 829 Military medical personnel program; personnel may practice under supervision of physician, etc.
- SB 830 Virginia Open Data Initiative Act; created, report.
- SB 956 Virginia Health Care Access Program; established.
- Richard H. Black (5)
- SB 816 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; disclosure by local government officers.
- SB 865 Standards of Quality; reading diagnostic tests.
- SB 898 Tolling; Northern Virginia.
- SB 957 Conditional rezoning proffer; exemption from certain requirements.
- SJ 73 Commemorating the anniversaries of the Hungarian Revolution.
- Charles W. Carrico, Sr. (5)
- SB 804 Controlled substances; reporting overdoses.
- SB 805 Passing a stopped school bus; conviction shall not be made part of driving record.
- SB 832 Prescription Monitoring Program; adds controlled substances included in Schedule V naloxone.
- SB 833 Installation of a pen register or trap and trace device; emergency circumstances.
- SB 886 Law-enforcement officers; psychological examination.
- A. Benton "Ben" Chafin (9)
- SB 780 Hydroelectric plant; revenue sharing agreement among certain localities.
- SB 834 Voter registration list maintenance; voters identified as registered in multiple states.
- SB 857 Public Rights-of-Way Use; fees used for high-speed Internet access in underserved areas.
- SB 859 Airbow hunting; authorized to hunt deer & small game when hunter is licensed to hunt w/bow & arrow.
- SB 879 Intangible personal property; personal property used in manufacturing.
- SB 922 Electric utilities; rates and tariffs.
- SB 974 Action without a meeting; articles of incorporation of a public corporation.
- SB 979 Appraisal management companies; clarifies definition, state-licensed appraisers.
- SB 996 Animal shelters; administration of Schedule VI biological products.
- Amanda F. Chase (6)
- SB 911 Eminent domain; redefines lost profits.
- SB 912 Law-enforcement officers, retired; carrying a concealed handgun, return to work.
- SB 913 Voters; review of assignments in districts throughout the Commonwealth.
- SB 914 School calendar; opening day of the school year.
- SB 916 Health benefit plans; sale by authorized foreign health insurers.
- SB 917 Handheld photo speed monitoring devices; officer may operate near school crossing zone.
- John A. Cosgrove, Jr. (8)
- SB 798 Presentence reports; access by work release programs.
- SB 799 Virginia Gaming Commission; established.
- SB 814 Aircraft sales and use tax; limits maximum amount of tax due to $25,000.
- SB 820 Primary elections; voter registration by political party affiliation.
- SB 848 Certificate of public need; definition of "medical care facility."
- SB 849 Tuition Assistance Grant Program; eligible institutions members of Nation Guard.
- SB 924 Honor & Remember Flag; standards for display at state buildings, etc.
- SB 984 Motorboats; means of propulsion, wakesurfing.
- R. Creigh Deeds (2)
- SB 887 Child labor; volunteer fire companies.
- SB 953 Health instruction; instruction to incorporate standards to recognize dimensions of mental health.
- Bill R. DeSteph, Jr. (7)
- SB 836 Higher educational institutions, public; tuition and room and board.
- SB 869 Education Improvement Scholarships tax credits; benefits & elig. requirements for disabled students.
- SB 870 Educational institutions, certain; designation of governing boards.
- SB 882 Prescription refill; protocol.
- SB 958 Unpaid tolls; authorizes toll facility operators to mail invoices by first-class mail.
- SB 976 Candidates in elections; method of nominating for office.
- SB 990 Stormwater; State Water Control Board to adopt regulations.
- Siobhan S. Dunnavant (8)
- SB 795 Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; certification for use, dispensing.
- SB 844 Health insurance; individual coverage, short-term policies.
- SB 845 Premium Security Plan; created, a state-based reinsurance program.
- SB 878 Correctional facilities, local and regional; standards for mental health.
- SB 915 Medical assistance; increase access to certain services.
- SB 923 Certificate of public need; establishing new ambulatory surgery center in Hampton Roads.
- SB 934 Benefits consortium; formation by a sponsoring association.
- SB 935 Group health benefit plans; bona fide associations.
- Adam P. Ebbin (6)
- SB 918 Professional and occupational regulation; authority to suspend or revoke licenses, certificates.
- SB 919 Careless driving; cause of injury to vulnerable road user, penalty.
- SB 920 Adoption and foster care; barrier crimes, exception.
- SB 921 Uniform Statewide Building Code; security of certain records.
- SB 963 Commonwealth Competitiveness Fund; established, tax credits for contributions.
- SJ 74 State and federal services; creation of a consolidated application for service.
- John S. Edwards (7)
- SB 791 Employers and potential employers; civil immunity, reports of violent behavior by an employee.
- SB 792 Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc.; funds from license plates may be used to support operation.
- SB 821 New River Valley Emergency Communications Regional Authority; annual budget contribution.
- SB 822 Delinquent taxes; collection of amounts due locality.
- SB 825 Elections, State Board of; increases membership, Commissioner of Elections to be member of Board.
- SB 986 Attorney General, Office of, and Department of Taxation; sharing and disclosure of information.
- SB 991 Telework Promotion and Broadband Assistance, Office of, and Broadband Advisory Council; expiration.
- Barbara A. Favola (7)
- SB 790 Virginia Employment Commission; development of a plan for a paid family-medical leave program.
- SB 801 State correctional facilities; DOC, et al., to study patient-centered behavioral health services.
- SB 802 Death penalty; severe mental illness.
- SB 839 Resident stickers; turns in certain residential areas.
- SB 840 School meal policies; each local school board required to adopt policies.
- SB 841 Truancy; procedures relating to intervention.
- SB 843 Family life education; medically accurate information on human reproduction.
- Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. (5)
- SB 818 Transient occupancy tax; adds Rockingham County to list of counties that may impose.
- SB 819 MEI Commission; clarifies annual report concerning endorsed incentive packages.
- SB 946 Auditor of Public Accounts; eliminates requirement that the Auditor audit certain entities annually.
- SB 947 License plates, special; emergency medical services agencies, fire departments.
- SB 950 Interstate natural gas pipelines; DEQ review, upland construction
- Janet D. Howell (3)
- SB 797 Protective orders; possession of firearms, penalty.
- SB 827 Courthouse and courtroom security; increases assessment to fund security.
- SB 874 Motor vehicle drivers; signals required when driving.
- Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr. (4)
- SB 930 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; prohibited conduct relating to contracts.
- SB 931 Higher educational institution, public; crisis and emergency management plan, annual exercise.
- SB 932 Old Dominion University; board of visitors.
- SB 978 Redistricting; criteria for remedial plans.
- L. Louise Lucas (6)
- SB 793 Hampton Roads Transportation Commission; adds two legislative members to Commission.
- SB 850 Virginia Public Procurement Act; small business and microbusiness procurement enhancement program.
- SB 860 Health care provider panels; vertically integrated carriers, public hospitals.
- SB 902 Property tax; exemption for solar energy equipment and facilities.
- SB 987 Paramilitary activities; penalty.
- SB 992 Charitable Gaming Board; Texas Hold'em poker events.
- David W. Marsden (9)
- SB 788 CBD oil and THC-A oil; certification for use, dispensing.
- SB 794 Firearms magazines, certain; selling, etc., magazines designed to hold more than 10.
- SB 810 Tuition, in-state; eligibility, certain individuals who have applied for permanent residency.
- SB 811 Protective orders; possession of firearms, surrender or transfer of firearms.
- SB 851 Correctional Officer Procedural Guarantee Act; created.
- SB 854 Nursery stock licenses; renewal, imposes a late fee.
- SB 889 Driver education courses; DMV to allow licensed computer-based providers to offer tests virtually.
- SB 927 Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; applicability.
- SJ 65 Solitary confinement; Department of Corrections to study.
- T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason (5)
- SB 858 Va. FOIA; excludes certain information held by board of visitors of The College of William & Mary.
- SB 875 Assisted living facilities; regulations governing staff.
- SB 876 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; transfer of public records, definition of "custodian."
- SB 877 Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads; membership.
- SB 961 Public schools; homeless children.
- Jennifer L. McClellan (5)
- SB 906 Master barber; creates occupational title, issuance of license.
- SB 907 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptives.
- SB 908 Electric vehicle charging stations; local and public operation.
- SB 909 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
- SB 910 Abortion; a pregnant person has a fundamental right to obtain.
- Ryan T. McDougle (5)
- SB 823 Wireless support structures; public rights-of-way use fees established.
- SB 884 Alcoholic beverage control; increases general license application fee.
- SB 885 Capitol Police; concurrent jurisdiction.
- SB 888 Marine Resources Commission; conveyance of easement and rights-of-way across Rappahannock River.
- SB 959 Disposition of unclaimed dead body; final orders of transportation and disposition.
- Jeremy S. McPike (6)
- SB 867 Stroke care; Department of Health shall be responsible for quality improvement initiatives.
- SB 868 Stroke centers, certified; designation of hospitals.
- SB 929 Tolling; sets hours for high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes on Interstate 66 inside Capital Beltway.
- SB 943 Medical assistance services; renewal information.
- SB 968 False statements, etc., by employing units; failure to furnish reports, etc.
- SJ 80 World Hypnotism Day; designating as January 4, 2019, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- Stephen D. Newman (5)
- SB 945 Operation of dealership or service facility; manufacturers.
- SB 965 Electric utility regulation; rate review proceedings, Transitional Rate Period, etc.
- SB 969 SOL; verified credit.
- SJ 59 Dyslexia; study for identification of & interventions in public schools.
- SJ 62 Public elementary and secondary education; joint committee to study the future in the Commonwealth.
- Thomas K. Norment, Jr. (7)
- SB 815 Electric Utility Regulation, Commission on; postpones scheduled expiration of Commission.
- SB 846 Restitution; penalties other than fines, limitations on actions.
- SB 847 Purple Heart State; Dept. of Transportation shall place and maintain signs along certain highways.
- SB 941 Trooper Berke Bates Bridge; designating as bridge on Route 612 over I-64 in New Kent County.
- SB 942 Sales and use tax; creates a state sales tax and use tax in the Historic Triangle.
- SB 954 Marijuana; reduces penalties for possession to a fine of not more than $500.
- SJ 75 Ethic laws; joint subcommittee to study.
- Mark D. Obenshain (8)
- SB 926 Special counsel; contingency fees for those employed by a state agency.
- SB 928 School boards; employment of certain individuals, certain contracts.
- SB 962 Herd shares; written shared herd ownership agreements, requirements, penalty.
- SB 971 Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Plan; Commonwealth Transportation Board to develop.
- SB 972 Vested rights; owners of property not required to retrofit existing landscape cover materials.
- SB 980 Statewide e-filing system; creating for civil case filings.
- SB 983 Elections; precincts not to be changed between certain dates.
- SB 994 Restitution; probation.
- Mark J. Peake (5)
- SB 813 Forfeited assets; state or local agency that receives net proceeds of asset from DCJS, etc.
- SB 835 Central Virginia Training Center; closure prohibited.
- SB 871 Amherst, Town of; amending charter, alters election of members of town council.
- SB 977 Training center; clarifies definition.
- SJ 31 Interstate conventions; selection of commissioners and committee procedures.
- J. Chapman Petersen (8)
- SB 806 Certificate of public need; medical equipment for MRI services in Northern, Virginia.
- SB 809 Eminent domain; calculation of lost profits, amends definitions.
- SB 824 Higher educational institutions, public; tuition and fee increases, notice to students and public.
- SB 895 Punitive damages; raises cap from $350,000 to $500,000.
- SB 897 Workers' compensation; taxicab and executive sedan drivers.
- SB 903 Electronic toll collection device; contributions to Virginia State Police Association General Fund.
- SB 904 Line of Duty Act; disabled persons to participate in state and local health insurance.
- SB 955 Electric utility regulation; suspension of reviews of earnings, Transitional Rate Period.
- Bryce E. Reeves (7)
- SB 800 Trespass; civil action, vicarious liability.
- SB 803 Alcoholic beverage control; sales conducted at government stores established.
- SB 828 Damage or trespass to critical infrastructure or utilities; penalty.
- SB 831 Funeral services; acceptance of third-party-provided caskets.
- SB 861 Property Owners' Association Act; member approval required for certain capital expenditures.
- SB 993 Local planning commissions; proposed plats.
- SJ 63 General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Day; designating as October 15, 2018, & each succeeding year thereafter.
- Frank M. Ruff, Jr. (4)
- SB 873 Inspections prior to sale; exception, certain special orders.
- SB 905 Commercial rest areas; prohibits a private entity from operating for commercial purposes.
- SB 925 Signs or advertisements; location at certain truck stops.
- SB 970 Muscadine grape; designating as state grape.
- Richard L. Saslaw (4)
- SB 817 Life insurance; prohibits an insurer form issuing a policy for an individual under 5 years of age.
- SB 856 Mass transit; establishing various Funds to improve transportation.
- SB 933 Health insurance; contracts with pharmacies and pharmacists, etc.
- SB 967 Electric utility regulation; grid modernization, energy efficiency.
- Lionell Spruill, Sr. (3)
- SB 838 Virginia Conservation Police Review Board; created.
- SB 872 Tethering animals; outdoor tethering of companion animals, definitions of adequate shelter and space
- SB 881 Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Board of; increases membership.
- William M. Stanley, Jr. (2)
- SB 866 Hospital licenses, certain; effective date.
- SB 883 Income tax, corporate & state; modification for certain companies, grants.
- Richard H. Stuart (8)
- SB 880 Composite index; local ability to pay for certain counties.
- SB 900 Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption for spouse of disabled veteran.
- SB 939 Judges; retired from circuit court, etc., qualifications.
- SB 940 Combined sewer overflow system; notice of discharge.
- SB 944 Cash proffers; impact fees.
- SB 952 Protective orders; issuance upon convictions for certain felonies, penalty.
- SB 988 License plates, special; THE AMERICAN LEGION.
- SJ 76 Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption for spouse of disabled veteran.
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. (9)
- SB 796 Sexual harassment training; requirement for legislative branch.
- SB 855 Energy efficiency programs; programs proposed by an electric utility.
- SB 863 Teachers; alternate route to licensure for elementary education preK-6, etc.
- SB 864 Cryptocurrencies; State Corporation Commission to study.
- SB 901 Electric utilities; undergrounding distribution lines, reasonableness and prudence of costs.
- SB 937 High school apprenticeship; tax credit.
- SB 964 Health insurance; catastrophic health plans.
- SB 981 Child support; calculation of obligation, multiple custody arrangements.
- SB 982 Child support; guidelines for determination of obligation, child support orders.
- David R. Suetterlein (2)
- SB 837 Electric utilities; retail competition.
- SB 960 High School to Work Partnerships; establishment, exemptions.
- Scott A. Surovell (8)
- SB 785 Electronic textbooks; prohibits local school boards from requiring use in any course in grades 6-12.
- SB 786 Public schools; fee for enrollment of certain students.
- SB 787 Governor's Schools; enrollment.
- SB 789 Family life education; sexually explicit communications and images.
- SB 807 Coal combustion residuals and other units; permits, request for proposals.
- SB 808 Electric utilities; Transitional Rate Period, coal combustion residuals landfills.
- SB 938 Child support; withholding of income, contracts with an independent contractor.
- SB 951 Eastern Virginia; hydraulic fracturing prohibited.
- Jill Holtzman Vogel (10)
- SB 826 Constitutional amendment; legislative review of administrative rules.
- SB 842 Certificate of public need; medical equipment for MRI & CT scanning services in City of Winchester.
- SB 862 Pharmacy drug disposal program; each pharmacy required to participate in a program.
- SB 899 Camp 7; disposition of parcel located in Clarke County.
- SB 973 Track and Trace Program; established.
- SB 975 Students with disabilities; feasibility of educational placement transition of certain students.
- SJ 68 Constitutional amendment; criteria for electoral districts (first reference).
- SJ 69 Constitutional amendment; legislative review of administrative rules.
- SJ 71 Governor; confirming appointments.
- SJ 133 Governor; confirming appointments.
- Frank W. Wagner (10)
- SB 852 Commonwealth Transportation Board; increases membership.
- SB 853 Insurance agents; continuing education requirements.
- SB 890 Juvenile offenders; eligibility for parole.
- SB 891 Assisted living facility administrator; exempt from licensure if licensed practical nurse.
- SB 894 Virginia Energy Efficiency Revolving Fund; created.
- SB 896 Motor vehicle fuels; sales tax in certain regions of the Commonwealth.
- SB 936 Standards of Achievement Career and Technical Education Committee; established.
- SB 966 Electric utility regulation; grid modernization, energy efficiency.
- SB 985 Hurricane and Flooding Risk Reduction and Bond Rating Protection Act of 2018; report.
- SB 989 Virginia Antitrust Act; exemption for hospitals.
- Jennifer T. Wexton (4)
- SB 892 Sexual harassment training; requirement for legislative branch.
- SB 893 Medical assistance; determination of income, personal needs.
- SB 948 Net neutrality; an entity engaged in provision of broadband Internet access services.
- SB 949 Virginia Public Procurement Act; Internet access service contracting, limitations.