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2011 SESSION

HOUSE CALENDAR FOR February 10, 2011 ... pdf

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• House Bill on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
• Resolution - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
• Senate Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
• Senate Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
• Senate Bills on First Reading and Referred ... report | csv file
• Senate Joint Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
• Bills Reported and Referred By Committee ... report | csv file
• Bills Referred By Committee ... report | csv file
• Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file

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House Bill on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file

• HB 1500 Budget Bill. Appropriations for 2010-2012 biennium.

Resolution - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file

• SJ 385 Governor; confirming appointments.

Senate Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file

• SB 778 Nottoway River; extends portion that is designated as a component of Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
• SB 824 Tuition, in-state; waiver of one-year residency requirement for veterans.
• SB 843 Aboveground storage tanks; Water Control Board to develop performance standards for certain tanks.
• SB 953 Virginia Index of Performance program; Board of Education to encourage achievement in science, etc.
• SB 964 Coastal resource management; Marine Resources Commission, et al., to develop integrated guidance.
• SB 982 Endangered and threatened species; Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to adopt regulations.
• SB 990 Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; regulation of fertilizer.
• SB 991 Acquisition of title to an abandoned vessel; changes notification procedures.
• SB 995 Special combined individual sportfishing licenses; boat license.
• SB 1010 Unemployment benefits; minimum earnings requirement, postpones scheduled increase.
• SB 1015 Insurance policies; exemptions of large commercial risks.
• SB 1017 Game & Inland Fisheries, Board of; to introduce new species of game, approval by local government.
• SB 1021 Virginia Water Protection Permit; state agencies asked to review to provide comments within 45 days.
• SB 1064 Erosion & sediment control plans; may charge fee to cover costs associated with certain review, etc.
• SB 1077 International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement examinations; clarifies eligibility for credit.
• SB 1079 Cattle Industry Board; name change to Beef Industry Council.
• SB 1104 Open-space land; expands definition.
• SB 1105 Virginia Farmland Preservation Fund; created.
• SB 1110 UVA; to make full use of additional financial authority granted in management agreement.
• SB 1113 Unemployment compensation; eliminates requirement that certain benefits be reduced by 50 percent.
• SB 1131 State Corporation Commission; prohibited conflicts of interest.
• SB 1134 Offshore Wind Development Authority; membership.
• SB 1279 Tuition, in-state; eligibility for spouse of an active duty military service member.
• SB 1298 Virginia Pollution Abatement Permit; inspection requirements.
• SB 1299 Fishing; if person is in interjurisdictional inland waters he is subject to laws of jurisdiction.
• SB 1310 Coal Mine Safety Act; updated to reflect current federal law and industry standards, penalty.
• SB 1362 Virginia College Savings Plan; clarifies roles of two advisory committees to Board, annual report.
• SB 1412 Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board; increases voting membership.
• SB 1427 Water reuse; Secretary of Natural Resources to develop guidelines that include criteria & incentive.

Senate Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file

• SB 961 Virginia Water Protection Permit; fee exemption for U.S. Navy dredging projects.
• SB 966 Public schools; physical education requirement, exception.
• SB 1270 Standards of Quality; flexibility to use funds for staffing related to math, reading, etc.
• SB 1380 Agriculture and Consumer Services, Board of; presidents of VPISU & VSU may appoint designees, etc.

Senate Bills on First Reading and Referred ... report | csv file

• SB 761 License plates, special; issuance to supporters celebrating centennial of Fort Belvoir.
• SB 762 Emergency vehicles; proceeding past red lights.
• SB 763 Freedom of Information Act; proceedings for enforcement.
• SB 768 School zones; designation of zones in certain residential communities.
• SB 769 Reckless driving; failing to stop at a school bus.
• SB 780 Recordation and grantor taxes; expands reduced tax accorded to deeds of trust.
• SB 781 VIEW; screening and assessment for use of illegal substances.
• SB 801 Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2011; created.
• SB 804 License plates, special; issuance to those bearing legend: IN REMEMBRANCE, APRIL 16, 2007.
• SB 810 Accreditation of schools; delayed implementation of certain statutes and regulations.
• SB 811 License plates, special; issuance to those bearing national motto: IN GOD WE TRUST.
• SB 820 Mental health courts; any district court or circuit court may establish.
• SB 821 Children's Ombudsman, Office of; created, report.
• SB 837 Foreclosure; use of false records, documents, or statements.
• SB 839 Homestead exemptions; adds one firearm, not to exceed $3,000 value, to list of exemptions.
• SB 845 Local officials; shall not be questioned on any legislative speech, etc., without leave of court.
• SB 854 Sales of secondhand building materials; police chief may refuse to issue permit if a felon.
• SB 906 Family life education; SOL objectives related to dating violence, etc., to be taught in school.
• SB 912 Biennial appropriation act; shall start on July 1 of odd-numbered years.
• SB 928 Motor vehicles; passing of bicycles, etc.
• SB 932 Virginia Redistricting Commission; created.
• SB 951 Freedom of Information Act; Library of Va. is custodian of records transferred to it for archiving.
• SB 954 Juvenile work programs; adds additional members to committee reviewing those employing offenders.
• SB 956 Criminal history record information; Department of Rehabilitative Services to obtain for employment.
• SB 972 Retail Sales & Use & transient occupancy taxes; taxes on room rentals computed based on total price.
• SB 973 Weights and measures; imposition of fee used for inspecting and testing petroleum dispensing pumps.
• SB 978 FAMIS Plan; eligibility.
• SB 979 Land preservation tax credit; DCR to report on land qualifying for credit to protect water quality.
• SB 1004 Transportation agency efficiencies & cost recoveries; exempts VDOT, etc., paying remote access fee.
• SB 1007 Permit fees for solid waste facilities; establishes same fee structure for sanitary landfills, etc.
• SB 1013 License plates, special; eliminates fee for issuance or renewal of Purple Heart license plates.
• SB 1016 Public Procurement Act; establishment of historically underutilized business zones (HUB zones).
• SB 1025 Coal surface mining operations; authority to issue pollutant discharge elimination permits.
• SB 1026 Agricultural animals; care by owner, penalty.
• SB 1030 Primaries; state will reimburse localities for costs of statewide and federal elections.
• SB 1037 Foster care plan; eliminates independent living as permanency goal option.
• SB 1042 Handheld personal communications device; texting while driving.
• SB 1047 Driver's license holders, provisional; makes cell phone use while driving a primary offense.
• SB 1049 Public Procurement Act; state agencies to include in contract that contractor use E-Verify program.
• SB 1051 Elections; extension of polling hours.
• SB 1056 Wastewater treatment; State Water Control Board develop policies eliminating wastewater discharges.
• SB 1060 Impounding structure; determination of hazard potential classification, development of permit.
• SB 1062 Health insurance; mandated coverage for autism spectrum disorder.
• SB 1063 Veterans and military servicemembers; specialty treatment procedures.
• SB 1067 Unauthorized practice of law; increases statute of limitations on prosecutions.
• SB 1069 Virginia Code Commission; changes appointment authority.
• SB 1072 Inter vivos QTIP trusts; if established by donor spouse not to be included in estate.
• SB 1086 Motor vehicle sales and use tax; exemption to include certain four-wheel plug-in electric vehicles.
• SB 1092 Agricultural and Forestal Districts Act; creates program administrator, review of applications.
• SB 1093 Assisted living facilities; may continue to operate with an acting administrator.
• SB 1099 Stormwater nonpoint nutrient offsets; establish priorities to be used by permit issuing authorities.
• SB 1100 Nutrient Offset Fund; created.
• SB 1102 Point source nutrient trading; shall not be subject to a two-for-one trading ratio.
• SB 1103 Forensic Science, Department of; powers and duties.
• SB 1108 Home food inspections; exempts private home whose resident processes honey produced from hives.
• SB 1112 Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs); duties and responsibilities.
• SB 1116 Laboratory results; authority to provide directly to insurance carrier, etc.
• SB 1119 Permit compliance; Department of Environmental Quality increases limit of civil penalty issued.
• SB 1123 Wireless E-911 surcharge; required to be remitted to Department of Taxation.
• SB 1132 Motor vehicle rental tax; shall be determined by Tax Commissioner, exemptions.
• SB 1136 Income tax, state; international trade facility tax credit.
• SB 1139 Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation; updates powers and duties.
• SB 1146 Dentists; sedation and anesthesia permits.
• SB 1153 Land preservation tax credit; credit shall not be reduced by amount of unused credit in prior year.
• SB 1155 Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; supplemental allowance paid to certain members.
• SB 1156 General registrar, electoral board, and their employees; exemption from jury service.
• SB 1171 Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth & Families, State Executive Council for; powers and duties.
• SB 1180 Pretrial deposition; creates a mechanism of a witness who is unavailable because of sickness, etc.
• SB 1188 Aircraft sales and use tax; exemption for qualified companies headquartered in Virginia.
• SB 1190 Aquaculture production activities; authority of local governments.
• SB 1193 Tourism zones; tax revenues for tourism projects.
• SB 1209 Personal jurisdiction or defective process; waiver of objection.
• SB 1211 Mennel Milling Company; DGS to convey certain real property located in Roanoke County.
• SB 1214 Attorney General; investigation of complaints of abuse of person in care of others.
• SB 1216 Delinquent sewer & water fees; authority to provide 30 days notice prior to recording lien.
• SB 1232 Land preservation tax credits; changes to procedures.
• SB 1282 Income tax, state; barge and rail usage tax credit.
• SB 1300 DCR; authorized to divest itself of certain properties conveyed to it by Norfolk Southern Railroad.
• SB 1335 Income tax, corporate; telework expenses tax credit.
• SB 1338 Governor; submission of financial plan to General Assembly.
• SB 1340 Elections; acquisition of voting equipment by localities.
• SB 1347 Virginia Racing Commission; authorizes wagering on horse historical racing.
• SB 1348 Enterprise zone incentive grants; policies and procedures for allocation.
• SB 1350 Real property tax assessments; appeals.
• SB 1352 Local governments; private capital lending.
• SB 1353 Appropriation bills; Chairmen of House Appropriations & Senate Finance Committees to issue reports.
• SB 1354 Grass and weeds; adds James City County to list authorized to require cutting on occupied property.
• SB 1359 Insurance premiums tax; retaliatory costs tax credit.
• SB 1363 Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; increases amount, students enrollment requirements.
• SB 1369 Clerks; may provide official certificates and certified records in digital form, etc.
• SB 1371 Capital outlay plan; sets forth 6-year plan for project funded entirely from general fund resources.
• SB 1400 Fort Monroe Authority Act; created.
• SB 1423 Wills & trusts; formula clauses referring to federal estate & generation-skipping transfer tax laws.
• SB 1439 Tuition Assistance Grant Program; amends criteria for higher educational institutions.
• SB 1441 Impaired waters; requires plan developed and implemented to restore waters be controlling.
• SB 1448 Cambridge Advanced Exams; course credit.
• SB 1453 Human trafficking; DCJS, etc., regarding identification, etc., of offenses using existing statutes.
• SB 1455 Amusement Device Act; excludes snow tubing parks, etc., from definition of amusement device, etc.
• SB 1456 Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board; requires owners of dams to submit annual certifications.
• SB 1460 Workforce skills enhancement training program; established for unemployed workers.
• SB 1464 Medicaid; eligibility for legal permanent residents.
• SB 1470 Sexually violent predators; conditional release of those civilly committed.
• SB 1471 Advisory boards, councils, and other advisory collegial bodies, certain; elimination.
• SB 1476 Charitable gaming; progressive games shall be sold and priced separately from other bingo games.
• SB 1477 Inspector General, Office of State; established.
• SB 1482 Virginia Life, Accident and Sickness Insurance Guaranty Association; surplus funds. 
• SB 1483 State and local government entities; limitation of authority over certain charitable organizations.
• SB 1485 Investment in research and technology; expands Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund, etc.

Senate Joint Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file

• SJ 320 Virginia school children; joint subcommittee to study academic achievement.
• SJ 345 Independent contractors; JLARC to study misclassification of employees.
• SJ 349 Death deeds; Virginia Bar Association to study merits of legislation authorizing transfer.
• SJ 364 Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; confirming appointment.
• SJ 371 Constitutional amendment; contributions to defined benefit retirement plans maintained for employee.
• SJ 419 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Ronald Wilson Reagan.

Bills Reported and Referred By Committee ... report | csv file

• SB 950 Confederate grave sites; authorizes $5 per grave site for 310 graves in Fredericksburg Cemetery.
• SB 1410 Confederate graves, etc.; provides funds for maintenance at Portsmouth Cedar Grove Cemetery.

Bills Referred By Committee ... report | csv file

• SB 819 Two-Year College Scholarship Match Program; established.
• SB 1309 Virginia Resources Authority; modifies provisions to conform to Public Finance Act.

Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file

• HJ 834 Celebrating the life of Richard DeForest Robertson.
• HJ 835 Celebrating the life of Thomas Landis Nicewarner, Jr.
• HJ 836 Celebrating the life of the Honorable George Moffett Cochran.
• HJ 837 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Thomas H. Wood, Sr.
• HJ 838 Celebrating the life of James L. Smith, Jr.
• HJ 839 Celebrating the life of Samuel Ernest Bush, Jr.
• HJ 840 Commending B. David Canada.
• HJ 841 Commending Warren County on the occasion of its 175th anniversary.
• HJ 842 Commending Eugene R. Tewalt.
• HJ 843 Commending Lance Corporal Mark Sackett.
• HJ 844 Commending Chief Douglas Davis.
• HJ 845 Commending Augusta Health.
• HJ 846 Commending White Oaks Elementary School.
• HJ 847 Commending Lake Braddock Secondary School on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
• HJ 848 Commending the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Brigade Combat Team.
• HJ 849 Commending Longfellow Middle School on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
• HJ 850 Commending Kinhaven School on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
• HJ 851 Commending Pinnacle Academy.