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2011 SESSION

HOUSE CALENDAR FOR February 11, 2011 ... pdf

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• Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
• Senate Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
• Memorial Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file
• Commending Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file
• House Bills with Recommendations by the Governor ... report | csv file
• Senate Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
• Senate Bills on First Reading and Referred ... report | csv file
• Senate Joint Resolution Referred ... report | csv file
• Bill Reported and Referred By Committee ... report | csv file
• Bills Referred By Committee ... report | csv file
• Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
• Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file

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Senate Bills on Third 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 Third 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.

Memorial Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file

• SJ 285 Celebrating the life of Owen Bradford Pickett.
• SJ 381 Celebrating the life of Leonard Coleman.
• SJ 404 Terrorist attacks; remembering Virginians lost and injured on September 11, 2001.
• SJ 406 Celebrating the life of Barbara Ann Simpson LeSeur.
• SJ 407 Celebrating the life of Patricia McCormick Delano.
• SJ 412 Celebrating the life of Jason Allen Long.
• SJ 413 Celebrating the life of Specialist Brian Michael Anderson, United States Army.
• HJ 796 Celebrating the life of Janie E. Bowen.
• HJ 797 Celebrating the life of the Honorable James Bernard Wilkinson.
• HJ 798 Celebrating the life of Private First Class David Taylor Miller.
• HJ 799 Celebrating the life of Alphonse Stroobants.
• HJ 808 Celebrating the life of William Baxter Perkinson, Sr.
• HJ 809 Celebrating the life of B. Mark Fried.
• HJ 810 Celebrating the life and accomplishments of John Preston Hill.
• HJ 811 Celebrating the life of Colonel Andrew Todd.
• HJ 813 Celebrating the life of Samuel Hughes, Jr.
• HJ 823 Celebrating the life of Martin Fillmore Clark, Sr.
• HJ 830 Celebrating the life of Joseph Glenwood Baker.
• 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.
• HR 68 Celebrating the life of Joseph Robert Brooks, Jr.
• HR 70 Celebrating the life of Raymond Pegram DuVal.
• HR 71 Celebrating the life of Betty Frazer Greer.

Commending Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file

• SJ 394 Commending Bland County on the occasion of its 150th anniversary.
• SJ 403 Commending Major General Jerrold P. Allen, USAF (Ret.).
• SJ 405 Commending Loudoun County’s observance of Earth Day.
• SJ 408 Commending David G. Dickson.
• SJ 410 Commending the Veterans Independence Program.
• SJ 411 Commending the Richmond Boys Choir.
• SJ 414 Commending Donald J. Ford.
• SJ 415 Commending the 10 River Basin Grand Winners of the Clean Water Farm Award Program.
• SJ 416 Commending the students, etc., of Virginia College and University Legislative Redistricting Comp.
• SJ 417 Commending Hardy W. Cash, Sr.
• SJ 418 Commending Colonial Behavioral Health.
• HJ 800 Commending the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance on its 30th anniversary.
• HJ 801 Commending Priscilla Ames.
• HJ 802 Commending Patricia Nicoson.
• HJ 803 Commending Lindsay Trout.
• HJ 804 Commending the Martin Luther King, Jr., Cultural Foundation, Inc.
• HJ 805 Commending the Gems of Rockbridge Geocaching Trail.
• HJ 806 Commending the Virginia Tech Lumenhaus team.
• HJ 807 Commending Suffolk Christian Church on the occasion of its 150th anniversary.
• HJ 812 Commending the James River High School boys' volleyball team.
• HJ 814 Commending the Herndon Woman’s Club.
• HJ 815 Commending Carl I. Sivertsen.
• HJ 816 Commending Charlie D. Waddell.
• HJ 817 Commending David A. Kirby.
• HJ 818 Commending the County of Henrico on the occasion of its 400th anniversary.
• HJ 819 Commending The Little Oil Company, Incorporated on the occasion of its 90th anniversary.
• HJ 821 Commending the United States Army's First Infantry Division.
• HJ 822 Commending those who have immigrated to the United States while adhering to the immigration laws.
• HJ 824 Commending the Norfolk Christian High School boys' basketball team.
• HJ 825 Commending the Norfolk Christian High School girls' basketball team.
• HJ 826 Commending the Norfolk Christian High School football team.
• HJ 827 Commending Dan Howard.
• HJ 829 Commending Trooper S. Matthew Cochran.
• HJ 831 Commending Fran Rooker.
• HJ 832 Commending Thomas L. Starnes.
• HJ 833 Commending the Operation Pedro Pan Exodus on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
• 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 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.
• HR 69 Commending Tommy Garner.

House Bills with Recommendations by the Governor ... report | csv file

• HB 1507 Primary schedule in 2011; moves primary date to August 23, 2011, in anticipation of redistricting.
• HB 1874 State's tax code; advances conformity with federal law.

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

• SB 828 Health professions; reciprocity exemption from licensing.
• SB 866 VIEW work requirement; exemption for parent or caretaker-relative of child under 12 months of age.
• SB 871 Golf carts; clarifies existing law pertaining to crossing highways.
• SB 894 Transportation Board; cooperation with persons maintaining marine museums.
• SB 895 Turnpike or ferry corporations; donation of capital stock.
• SB 896 State and municipal turnpike projects; repeals certain Code provisions.
• SB 897 Interstate 66 Economic Development Program; repealed.
• SB 959 Vital records; certified copies for veterans or his survivor, free of charge.
• SB 960 Children's hospitals; definition.
• SB 976 Nursing homes; required by Board of Health to send notices and information about family council.
• SB 986 Certificate of public need; exempts Veterans Services facilities.
• SB 1005 Transportation Commissioner; changes title to Commissioner of Highways, report.
• SB 1020 Driver's license reinstatement fees; additional fees for persons with multiple suspensions, etc.
• SB 1024 Drinking water community confidence reports; publication.
• SB 1029 Health records; health care providers who prescribe or dispense controlled substances.
• SB 1039 Certificate of public need; removes an exception for requirements for certain nursing facilities.
• SB 1040 Foster care; placement of child through an agreement between parents and local board.
• SB 1135 Transportation Board; powers and duties.
• SB 1144 Driver’s license holders; DMV-required examinations of holders thought to be incompetent.
• SB 1147 Health professions; social security numbers for investigations.
• SB 1148 Rehabilitative Services, Department of; powers and duties.
• SB 1149 Certificate of public need; Commissioner of Health to approve request to amend certain conditions.
• SB 1150 Schedule II drugs; identification required for filling prescriptions.
• SB 1161 The Road to Revolution; adds Leatherwood Plantation in Henry County to this heritage trail.
• SB 1178 Child welfare; placement of children.
• SB 1212 Certificate of public need; Commissioner of Health to approve request to amend certain conditions.
• SB 1224 TANF; establishes Fund, State to support agencies, etc., seeking to assist low-income Virginians.
• SB 1266 Size and weight compliance agents; citations for overweight vehicles.
• SB 1278 Airports and landing areas; provides for removal of natural growth at grandfathered airports.
• SB 1321 Certificate of public need; relocation of nursing home beds.
• SB 1331 Speed limits; certain municipalities may increase or decrease on highways following investigation.
• SB 1396 Podiatry; expands definition.
• SB 1416 Vehicles damaged by water; increases threshold for reporting water damage, etc.

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

• SB 747 Nondiscrimination in state employment; prohibited based on race, color, religion, etc.
• SB 815 State Grievance Procedure; scope of hearing officer's decision, reinstatement.
• SB 911 Local grievance procedures; allows local government at its option to permit observer for each party.
• SB 938 Absentee voting; application by electronic mail or other electronic means.
• SB 946 School buses; installation of video-monitoring systems thereon by school divisions.
• SB 967 Family life education; requires school division to implement standards of learning program.
• SB 1121 Local government; establishment and administration of personnel system.
• SB 1122 State employees; health insurance benefits.
• SB 1220 Va. Residential Landlord Tenant Act; landlord to provide notice to tenant in event of foreclosure.
• SB 1255 Freedom of Information Act; exempts certain records provided to Attorney General from disclosure.
• SB 1259 Virginia Fusion Intelligence Center; changes requirement that data be reviewed every three years.
• SB 1260 Child pornography; possession by law-enforcement agency.
• SB 1265 Professional Soil Scientists and Wetland Professionals, Board for; licensed soil scientists.
• SB 1274 Court records; secure remote access restrictions do not apply to secure access by attorneys, etc.
• SB 1280 Boards, commissions, and councils; makes policy improvements and clarifications.
• SB 1281 Commercial driver’s licenses; revises statutes for issuance of overweight and oversize permits.
• SB 1292 Alcoholic beverage control; consumption of lawfully acquired wine at licensed establishments.
• SB 1296 Freedom of Information Act; record and meeting exemption for certain commissions.
• SB 1337 Freedom of Information Act; exempts Commercial Space Flight Authority from disclosure requirements.
• SB 1341 Locksmiths; licensure and registration.
• SB 1351 Wireless telecommunications devices; prohibits answering a call unless in hands-free mode.
• SB 1366 Health benefits exchange; intent to develop.
• SB 1368 Telecommunications services; eliminates certain requirements.
• SB 1375 Contractors, Board for; regulation of building analysts.
• SB 1382 State agency mandates; assessment imposed on local governments.
• SB 1386 Lottery Proceeds Fund; appropriates a portion to Department of Veterans Services.
• SB 1389 Driver information; DMV to release to Virginia Council of Girl Scouts about volunteers.
• SB 1392 Electric generation facilities; incentives for construction of using coalbed methane gas.
• SB 1395 Handgun; Class 1 misdemeanor for carrying while under influence of alcohol or drugs.
• SB 1401 Unemployment benefits; eligibility criteria.
• SB 1424 Virginia Public Procurement Act; action against contractor's payment bond.
• SB 1429 Virginia Racing Commission; net pool wagering, retainage.
• SB 1434 Certificate of public need; addition of nursing facility beds in Planning District 11, etc.

Senate Joint Resolution Referred ... report | csv file

• SJ 363 Constitutional amendment; Transportation Funds.

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

• SB 1223 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Funding Pool; established.

Bills Referred By Committee ... report | csv file

• SB 750 Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act; established.
• SB 1437 Motor vehicle dealers, etc.; burden of proof of evidence in hearings before DMV Commissioner.

Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file

• HJ 852 Federal budget; General Assembly to make application to U.S. Congress to call a convention, etc.
• HR 72 Greenhouse gas emissions; urging Congress of United States to address proposed regulations of EPA.
• HR 73 Federal ethanol policy; U.S. Congress urged to address issues of liability, etc.

Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file

• HJ 853 Celebrating the life of Stephen Gregory Barker.
• HJ 854 Celebrating the life of Ronald Earl Price.
• HJ 855 Commending Katherine Johnson.
• HJ 856 Commending the Shenandoah Babe Ruth boys' baseball team.
• HJ 857 Commending Jack Knapp.
• HJ 858 Commending WHRO on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
• HJ 859 Commending the Medical Care for Children Partnership.
• HJ 860 Commending the Fairfax County Park Authority.