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2011 SESSION
SENATE CALENDAR FOR January 12, 2011 ... pdf
- Senate Bills and Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
- Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
Senate Bills and Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
- SB 740 Motorcycles and mopeds; use of bridges in high winds.
- SB 741 Terminations of electric utility service; endangerment of customer's health.
- SB 742 Neighborhood assistance tax credits; eligibility of certain pharmacists.
- SB 743 Transient occupancy tax; adds Washington County to those localities authorized to impose.
- SB 744 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; employees of school boards, exception.
- SB 745 Cannabinoids, synthetic; penalties for transport, possession, sale, or distribution, etc.
- SB 746 Marijuana, synthetic; penalties for possession, intent to sell, distribute, etc.
- SB 747 Nondiscrimination in state employment; prohibited based on race, color, religion, etc.
- SB 748 Marijuana, synthetic; penalties for possession, intent to sell, distribute, etc.
- SB 749 Marijuana, synthetic; penalties for possession, intent to sell, distribute, etc.
- SB 750 Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act; established.
- SB 751 Motor vehicle title loans; caps interest rate.
- SB 752 Payday loans; permitted interest.
- SB 753 Business, professional, and occupational license (BPOL) tax; administrative appeals process.
- SB 754 Protective orders, preliminary; prohibition on purchase & transport of firearms for certain persons.
- SB 755 Concealed handgun permits; disqualification for residential mental health or subst. abuse treatment.
- SB 756 Unexecuted warrants; clarifies that can be destroyed if dismissed, exceptions.
- SB 757 Pneumatic guns; regulations, exceptions.
- SB 758 Preliminary protective orders; purchase or transportation of firearms by persons subject to orders.
- SB 759 Workers' compensation; compensable consequences.
- SB 760 Child support; suspension of driver’s license for failure to pay.
- 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 764 Adoption; absence of parental consent.
- SB 765 Menhaden fishery; directs MRC to adopt regulations to implement Interstate Fishery Management Plan.
- SB 766 Water well systems providers; definition.
- SB 767 Protective orders; expungement of police and court records.
- SB 768 School zones; designation of zones in certain residential communities.
- SB 769 Reckless driving; failing to stop at a school bus.
- SB 770 Underage drinking and driving; punishable as Class 1 misdemeanor.
- SB 771 Remedies; increases cap on recovery in certain medical malpractice actions.
- SB 772 Assault and battery; penalty when against fire marshals with police powers.
- SB 773 Aircraft noise attenuation features; adoption, etc. of regulations with regard to installation.
- SB 774 Jurisdictional limits of courts; increases maximum civil limit of general district courts
- SB 775 Incarcerated defendant; waiver of payment of interest on fines and costs for certain cases.
- SB 776 DMV offices and agencies; agreements with commissioner of the revenue.
- SB 777 Jail processing fee; allows sheriff's department, regional jail, or police department to receive.
- SB 778 Nottoway River; extends portion that is designated as a component of Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
- SB 779 Joint enterprise zone; authorizes DHCD to expand an existing zone consisting of two localities, etc.
- 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 782 Magistrates; power to issue felony arrest warrants.
- SB 783 Zoning; cluster development subject to land use ordinance of locality.
- SB 784 Affordable housing; assessments of real property.
- SB 785 Real property tax assessment; partial exemption for certain improvements.
- SB 786 Mortgage loan originator for residential mortgage loan; allows for exception under definition.
- SB 787 Wireless E-911 Services Board; changes name to E-911 Services Board.
- SB 788 Wireless E-911 Fund; amends procedure by which Wireless E-911 Services Board distributes funds.
- SB 789 E-Verify program; requires Virginia Employment Commission to use.
- SB 790 Unemployment compensation bills; impact statement.
- SB 791 Extended unemployment benefits; clarifies expiration of provisions that expanded certain criteria.
- SB 792 Airport shuttle service; same treatment of carriers in Henrico County as for those in Norfolk.
- SB 793 Mercury switches; extends sunset provision that requires removal in certain motor vehicles.
- SB 794 Electric utilities; integrated resource plans.
- SB 795 Foreclosure procedures; makes various changes to procedures.
- SB 796 Rehabilitative programming; earned sentence credits.
- SB 797 Human Rights Act; adds sexual orientation to definition of unlawful discriminatory practice.
- SB 798 Judicial foreclosure; court must order sale of property subject to foreclosure for deeds of trust.
- SB 799 Community revitalization fund; City of Richmond to establish fund for preventing deterioration.
- SB 800 Budget Bill. Appropriations for 2010-2012 biennium.
- SB 801 Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2011; created.
- SB 802 Child day programs; regulation, use of outdoor play equipment and areas.
- SB 803 Public schools; physical fitness requirement.
- SB 804 License plates, special; issuance to those bearing legend: IN REMEMBRANCE, APRIL 16, 2007.
- SB 805 Health insurance; credits for retired school division employees.
- SB 806 Expert witnesses; literature designations.
- SB 807 Commercial vehicles; person required to register with Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry.
- SB 808 Elections; voter identification requirements, absentee voting eligibility and procedures.
- SB 809 Attorney liability to client; removes language from statute authorizing malpractice actions, etc.
- 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 812 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; access to salary information, etc., of public employees.
- SB 813 Threats of death or bodily injury; penalty.
- SB 814 Offshore energy resources; State to support oil and natural gas exploration, etc., exception.
- SB 815 State Grievance Procedure; scope of hearing officer's decision, reinstatement.
- SB 816 Civil cases; increases filing fees to finance judicial salaries.
- SB 817 Lawyers; client accounts.
- SB 818 Certificate of public need; exempts construction of an outpatient radiation therapy facility, etc.
- SB 819 Two-Year College Scholarship Match Program; established.
- SB 820 Mental health courts; any district court or circuit court may establish.
- SB 821 Children's Ombudsman, Office of; created, report.
- SB 822 Circuit courts; juvenile's right to appeal transfer of case.
- SB 823 Workers' compensation; presumption that certain injuries are work related.
- SB 824 Tuition, in-state; waiver of one-year residency requirement for veterans.
- SB 825 Open-end loan plans; caps finance charges.
- SB 826 Publication of unlawful photographs; penalty.
- SB 827 Electronic notary; notary to notarize document if signer is not present if identity is established.
- SB 828 Health professions; reciprocity exemption from licensing.
- SB 829 Tenants' assertion; rent escrow.
- SB 830 Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory practice on applications that are for affordable housing.
- SB 831 Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; issuance of civil investigative demands.
- SB 832 Green Public Buildings Act; definitions, building standards.
- SB 833 Motor fuels taxes; indexing of tax rates.
- SB 834 VDOT; highway maintenance contracts.
- SB 835 Disabled parking; contents of permanent windshield placards.
- SB 836 Notice of foreclosure; notify owner 30 days before proposed sale.
- SB 837 Foreclosure; use of false records, documents, or statements.
- SB 838 Debt secured by deed of trust; recordation of certificate of assignment.
- SB 839 Homestead exemptions; adds one firearm, not to exceed $3,000 value, to list of exemptions.
- SB 840 Judicial review of school board decision; aggrieved person.
- SB 841 Immunity of officers, etc., of nonprofit organizations; termination, etc., of corporation.
- SB 842 Humane investigators; appointment.
- SB 843 Aboveground storage tanks; Water Control Board to develop performance standards for certain tanks.
- SB 844 Warrants; authorizes local governments to regularly publish information relating thereto.
- SB 845 Local officials; shall not be questioned on any legislative speech, etc., without leave of court.
- SB 846 Water and sewer charges and taxes; liens imposed by localities.
- SB 847 Charter; City of Fairfax.
- SB 848 Retirement System; benefits for certain local employees.
- SB 849 Illegal gambling; clarifies that poker games are deemed games of skill and are not illegal.
- SB 850 Hunting; allows a person to hunt any wild bird or wild animal on Sundays.
- SB 851 Temporary injunctions; considerations in awarding.
- SB 852 Lobbyists; annual statement of expenditures, penalty for failure to file.
- SB 853 Vital records; State Registrar to develop system for secure posting and retrieval of records online.
- SB 854 Sales of secondhand building materials; police chief may refuse to issue permit if a felon.
- SB 855 Courthouse assessments; localities to raise fee assessed for courthouse construction, etc.
- SB 856 Patriots Crossing project; requires VDOT to accept unsolicited proposals for development, etc.
- SB 857 Misdemeanor; maximum fine is raised each July 1, starting July 1, 2012.
- SB 858 Vehicles; right turns by those facing left green arrow signals.
- SB 859 Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Infrastructure Development Compact; repealing Compact.
- SB 860 Real property tax; classification of certain historical buildings.
- SB 861 Defined contribution retirement plan, local; locality to establish in lieu of other retirement plan.
- SB 862 Commonwealth Energy Policy; local renewable energy facility siting ordinances.
- SB 863 Neighborhood Assistance Act Tax Credit; amends definition of impoverished people.
- SB 864 Elections; voting procedures and voter identification requirements.
- SB 865 Vital records; records becoming public after a certain amount of time having elapsed.
- SB 866 VIEW work requirement; exemption for parent or caretaker-relative of child under 12 months of age.
- SB 867 Budget bill; Conference Committee Report shall not be considered until on website for 72 hours.
- SB 868 Damage of crops and livestock; lawful killing of deer, elk, and bear.
- SB 869 Urban development areas; developable acreage is redefined to exclude certain lands.
- SB 870 Blue Alert Program; established.
- SB 871 Golf carts; clarifies existing law pertaining to crossing highways.
- SB 872 Gang-free zones; expanded to include any school bus stop or public buildings, etc.
- SB 873 Subdivision of lot; localities to provide for conveyance to family member if land is held in trust.
- SB 874 George Washington Toll Road Authority; adds Stafford County as participating locality.
- SB 875 Renewable portfolio standard program; forest products.
- SB 876 Castle doctrine; encodes version allowing use of deadly force, etc. against an intruder in dwelling.
- SB 877 Family or household member; redefines and expands definition.
- SB 878 Pseudoephedrine; prohibited from being sold without a prescription.
- SB 879 Pharmacy; conforms elements of State's freedom of choice law to North Carolina's law.
- SB 880 Charter; City of Martinsville.
- SB 881 Integrated Directional Sign Program; fees charged for participation.
- SB 882 Electric utility regulation; rebundles charges for transmission, etc., into base rates.
- SB 883 Electric utilities; reinstates part of system under which investor-owned were regulated.
- SB 884 Elections; acquisition of voting equipment by localities.
- SB 885 Wetlands; requirement of individual or general Virginia Water Protection Permit.
- SB 886 Elections; clarifications related to absentee voting and identification required.
- SB 887 Special elections; adjusts various deadlines.
- SB 888 Temporary voter registration; provision for voters overseas, spouses, and dependents, etc.
- SB 889 Referendum petitions; voter who signs may provide last four digits of his social security number.
- SB 890 Cable television system, etc.; contracts with electric cooperative facilities for pole attachments.
- SB 891 State of emergency; preparation for response.
- SB 892 Human Resource Management, Department of; TRICARE supplemental health coverage to military retirees.
- SB 893 Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation; created.
- 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 898 Photo-monitoring systems; repeals requirement that localities submit list of intersections approved.
- SB 899 Charter; City of Alleghany Highlands.
- SB 900 Annexations; amends law to allow townships to use traditional process to seek to expand boundaries.
- SB 901 Law-enforcement deputies; allocation to city sheriff in certain cities without a police force.
- SB 902 Judicial Retirement System; retired judges or justices appearing as counsel.
- SB 903 Violent felony; possession of firearm on school property prohibited, penalty.
- SB 904 Assault and battery; penalty when against family to be elevated to Class 6 felony.
- SB 905 Bicycles; prohibits operating in willful or wanton disregard of safety of persons or property.
- SB 906 Family life education; SOL objectives related to dating violence, etc., to be taught in school.
- SB 907 Electric utilities; inclining block rate schedules.
- SB 908 Court fees; increases from $10 to $14 additional fees that are collected.
- SB 909 Town and county treasurers; reciprocal agreements.
- SB 910 Military parents; delegation of visitation rights.
- SB 911 Local grievance procedures; allows local government at its option to permit observer for each party.
- SB 912 Biennial appropriation act; shall start on July 1 of odd-numbered years.
- SB 913 Chief Executive Officer for Transportation; replaces Transportation Commissioner, etc.
- SB 914 Juveniles; offenses for which juvenile is subject to transfer and trial as an adult.
- SB 915 Inspection of motor vehicles; exceptions to requirements.
- SB 916 Virginia Life, Accident and Sickness Insurance Guaranty Association; notice to policy owners.
- SB 917 Virginia Life, Accident & Sickness Insurance Guaranty Association; increase life insurance coverage.
- SB 918 Virginia Fusion Intelligence Center; receive & integrate criminal-related intelligence information.
- SB 919 Crimes against adults 60 years of age or older; increases criminal penalties.
- SB 920 Home food inspections; exempts private homes that process certain pickles and vegetables.
- SB 921 Pianakatank River & Narrows; VMRC to convey easements for purpose of installing, etc. cable system.
- SB 922 Fertilizer; regulation of application and labeling.
- SB 923 Inmates; Department of Corrections to establish a personal trust account therefor.
- SB 924 Hospitals, nursing homes, etc.; regulations required of Board of Health.
- SB 925 Global Positioning System (GPS); tracking for person on bond or as a condition of probation.
- SB 926 Marijuana, synthetic; penalties for possession, intent to sell, distribute, etc.
- SB 927 Sex offender registry; affidavits.
- SB 928 Motor vehicles; passing of bicycles, etc.
- SB 929 Tobacco products; wrappings may be sold in places not open to public and not accessible to minors.
- SB 930 Debt management plan providers; exempts licensed certified public accountants or firms.
- SB 931 Transfer fee covenants; shall not run with title to real property & not enforceable against owner.
- SB 932 Virginia Redistricting Commission; created.
- SB 933 Payday loans; permitted interest.
- SB 934 Public schools; physical education requirement.
- SB 935 Healthy lifestyles education; Board of Education to develop and approve instructional objectives.
- SB 936 Virginia War Memorial; memorialization of fallen Virginians.
- SB 937 Absentee voting; persons age 65 and older will be entitled.
- SB 938 Absentee voting; application by electronic mail or other electronic means.
- SB 939 Visitors, boards of; adds two members to each public college and university.
- SB 940 Striped bass; designated as official state saltwater fish.
- SB 941 Uniform Statewide Building Code; harmonizes statute of limitations for criminal prosecutions.
- SB 942 Defective Chinese drywall; disclosure of information, real estate tax exemption.
- SB 943 Information Technology Advisory Council; advise CIO on creation of technology application framework.
- SB 944 Driver training standards; establish for law-enforcement pursuits and for emergency calls.
- SB 945 Voters; when name is erroneously omitted from pollbook.
- SB 946 School buses; installation of video-monitoring systems thereon by school divisions.
- SB 947 Primary schedule in 2011; moves primary date to September 13, 2011 in anticipation of redistricting.
- SB 948 Juvenile dispositions; gives circuit court authority to modify finding of guilt, etc.
- SB 949 Elections; qualified voters may vote absentee in person without providing an excuse or reason.
- SB 950 Confederate grave sites; authorizes $5 per grave site for 310 graves in Fredericksburg Cemetery.
- SB 951 Freedom of Information Act; Library of Va. is custodian of records transferred to it for archiving.
- SB 952 Lake Anna; names six bridges in vicinity.
- SB 953 Virginia Index of Performance program; Board of Education to encourage achievement in science, etc.
- SB 954 Juvenile work programs; adds additional members to committee reviewing those employing offenders.
- SB 955 Craney Island Disposal Area; Port Authority to take material dredged during expansion and dispose.
- SB 956 Criminal history record information; Department of Rehabilitative Services to obtain for employment.
- SB 957 Real estate tax rates; authorizes City of Poquoson to impose on improvements to real property.
- SB 958 Veterans care centers; removes requirement for Commissioner to establish an advisory committee.
- SB 959 Vital records; certified copies for veterans or his survivor, free of charge.
- SB 960 Children's hospitals; definition.
- SB 961 Virginia Water Protection Permit; fee exemption for U.S. Navy dredging projects.
- SB 962 Methamphetamines; possession of certain substances with intent to manufacture, penalty.
- SB 963 Aquaculture opportunity zones; removes authority of MRC to establish commercial shellfish zones.
- SB 964 Coastal resource management; Marine Resources Commission, et al., to develop integrated guidance.
- SB 965 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for spaceport activities.
- SB 966 Public schools; physical education requirement, exception.
- SB 967 Family life education; requires school division to implement standards of learning program.
- SB 968 Endangered and threatened species; consolidates various programs administered by VDACS, et al.
- SB 969 Local Defense Manufacturing Zones; created, allows local governments to designate.
- SB 970 Local Defense Manufacturing Zones; created, allows local governments to designate.
- SJ 275 Commending Jackson-Feild Homes on the occasion of its 155th anniversary.
- SJ 280 U.S. Constitution; application to U.S. Congress to call convention to propose an amendment.
- SJ 284 Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights to persons convicted of nonviolent felonies.
- SJ 291 Family History Month; designating as October, 2011, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- SJ 292 Public transportation; DRPT to evaluate level of study for improved services in Route 1 corridor.
- SJ 294 Eating disorders; Joint Commission on Health Care to study those diagnosed within State, etc.
- SJ 297 Transit-related issues; Department of Rail and Public Transportation to study those in State.
- SJ 300 Constitutional amendment; two or more counties and cities may share one electoral board, etc.
- SJ 301 Constitutional amendment; right to a secret ballot (first reference).
- SJ 306 Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights to persons convicted of certain felonies.
- SJ 307 Constitutional amendment; taking of private property for public use (first reference).
- SJ 308 Engineering curriculum; Department of Education to development in public schools, report.
- SJ 315 E-ZPass Program; subcommittee to study policies & procedures of other states participating therein.
- SJ 320 Virginia school children; joint subcommittee to study academic achievement.
- SJ 321 Constitutional amendment; establishes Virginia Redistricting Commission (first reference).
- SJ 322 Eating Disorder Awareness Week; designating as last full week in February 2011.
- SJ 323 Constitutional amendment; right to work (first reference).
- SJ 324 Governor; confirming appointments.
- SJ 325 Governor; confirming appointments.
- SJ 326 Governor; confirming appointments.
- SJ 327 Governor; confirming appointments.
- SJ 328 Motor fuel tax; Center for Transportation Innovation & Research to study replacing with alternative.
- SJ 329 Economic development incentive grants; JLARC to study effectiveness in State.
- SR 21 Senate; 2011 operating resolution.
Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
- SJ 275 Commending Jackson-Feild Homes on the occasion of its 155th anniversary.
- SJ 276 Celebrating the life of Edith R. Jones.
- SJ 277 Celebrating the life of William Hickerson Thomas.
- SJ 278 Celebrating the life of Yvonne Satterfield Six.
- SJ 279 Celebrating the life of Patrice R. Calloway.
- SJ 281 Commending David B. Nichols.
- SJ 282 Commending the Rappahannock High School baseball team.
- SJ 283 Celebrating the life of Dorothy Irene Height.
- SJ 285 Celebrating the life of Owen Bradford Pickett.
- SJ 286 Celebrating the life of Hubert Carlyle Church, Sr.
- SJ 287 Commending Bishop Levi Edgar Willis II.
- SJ 288 Celebrating the life of Maxine Roberta Knight.
- SJ 289 Celebrating the life of Marcus Alton Johnson, Sr.
- SJ 290 Celebrating the life of Adlena Holloman Coleman.
- SJ 293 Commending the Va Association of Counties and Va Cooperative Extension; Supervisor Certification.
- SJ 295 Commending Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., in Virginia.
- SJ 296 Commending Virginia's Operational Integration Cyberspace Center of Excellence and City of Hampton.
- SJ 298 Celebrating the life of William Carroll.
- SJ 299 Celebrating the life of John L. Roper III.
- SJ 302 Celebrating the life of David Paul Randlett.
- SJ 303 Celebrating the life of James L. Guffey.
- SJ 304 Celebrating the life of Douglas Reed Oldham.
- SJ 305 Celebrating the life of Brian Anthony Carderelli.
- SJ 309 Celebrating the life of United States Army Corporal William Kyle Middleton.
- SJ 310 Celebrating the life of J. Clyde Hooker, Jr.
- SJ 311 Celebrating the life of Walter Holladay Yeaman.
- SJ 312 Celebrating the life of John S. Adams.
- SJ 313 Celebrating the life of William Raymond Martin, Sr.
- SJ 314 Celebrating the life of Irene Pratt Taylor Martin.
- SJ 316 Commending Joel Christopher Robins.
- SJ 317 Commending Ray A. Conner.
- SJ 318 Celebrating the life of Lance Corporal Cody Steven Childers.
- SJ 319 Celebrating the life of Russell E. Jones.