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2011 SESSION
SENATE CALENDAR FOR February 2, 2011 ... pdf
- Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on Third Reading - 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 - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Joint Resolutions on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Joint Resolutions on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Resolution on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Joint Resolutions on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Joint Resolution on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Bills or Resolutions Rereferred ... report | csv file
- House Bills Read First Time and Referred ... report | csv file
- House Joint Resolutions Read First Time and Referred ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills and Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
- Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 766 Water well systems providers; definition.
- SB 771 Remedies; increases cap on recovery in certain medical malpractice actions.
- SB 832 Green Public Buildings Act; definitions, building standards.
- SB 903 Violent felony; possession of firearm on school property prohibited, penalty.
- 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 940 Striped bass; designated as official state saltwater fish.
- SB 946 School buses; installation of video-monitoring systems thereon by school divisions.
- SB 986 Certificate of public need; exempts Veterans Services facilities.
- SB 1014 Dental hygienists; extension of educational and preventive care protocol.
- 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 1074 Tuition, in-state; person of other state meeting requirements called to National Guard is eligible.
- SB 1094 Youth health risk survey; Department of Health to develop and notify parents of students selected.
- SB 1096 Pharmacies; shall have access to Prescription Monitoring Program.
- SB 1110 UVA; to make full use of additional financial authority granted in management agreement.
- SB 1117 Death certificates; allows supervised nurse practitioners and physician assistants to sign.
- SB 1126 Public Procurement Act; transportation-related construction projects.
- SB 1149 Certificate of public need; Commissioner of Health to approve request to amend certain conditions.
- SB 1162 Warrantless arrest; special agents authority to arrest person committing crime in his presence.
- SB 1163 Criminal Justice Services Board and Department of Criminal Justice Services; powers and duties.
- SB 1184 Certificates of analysis; adds Forensic Document Laboratory as authorized lab in criminal matters.
- SB 1212 Certificate of public need; Commissioner of Health to approve request to amend certain conditions.
- SB 1245 Registered nurses; provisional licensure for applicant.
- SB 1275 Sexually violent predators; procedure for rescission of respondent's refusal for examination.
- SB 1279 Tuition, in-state; eligibility for spouse of an active duty military service member.
- SB 1334 State military laws; several technical changes and amendments.
- SB 1357 Veterans Services Officer pilot program; Commissioner of Dept. of Veterans Services to establish.
- SB 1361 Spouse of member of armed forces; provides extension of expiration of certain licenses, etc.
- SB 1396 Podiatry; expands definition.
- SB 1399 Veterans Services, Department of; ratio of department staff to veterans residing in State.
- SB 1410 Confederate graves, etc.; provides funds for maintenance at Portsmouth Cedar Grove Cemetery.
- SB 1414 Virginia Liaison Office; changes title to Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.
- SB 1425 Virginia Public Procurement Act; process for withdrawal of bid due to error.
- SB 792 Airport shuttle service; same treatment of carriers in Henrico County as for those in Norfolk.
- SB 856 Patriots Crossing project; requires VDOT to accept unsolicited proposals for development, etc.
- SB 893 Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation; created.
- SB 923 Inmates; Department of Corrections to establish a personal trust account therefor.
- SB 988 Health Care, Joint Commission on; extends sunset provision.
- SB 1020 Driver's license reinstatement fees; additional fees for persons with multiple suspensions, etc.
- SB 1028 Drug treatment courts; established in various counties.
- SB 1054 Civics Education, Commission on; continuation of Commission until July 1, 2012.
- SB 1083 ABC; exemption from payment of tax on wine and alcoholic beverages shipped out of state.
- SB 1227 Electronic visitation and messaging with prisoners; sheriffs, etc., to charge fee for use.
- SB 1234 Bicycle operation; City of Charlottesville to permit in both directions of traffic on one-way roads.
- SB 1258 Prisoners; mandatory testing for human immunodeficiency virus.
- SB 1269 Autism Advisory Council; created, report.
- SB 1287 Jails; localities’ responsibility to pay jail expenses.
- SB 1308 Alcoholic beverage control; referendum on mixed beverage sales in counties.
- SB 1331 Speed limits; certain municipalities may increase or decrease on highways following investigation.
- SB 1336 Aerospace Advisory Council; membership.
- SB 1379 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; criteria for grants or loans from Fund.
- SB 1416 Vehicles damaged by water; increases threshold for reporting water damage, etc.
- SB 1457 Alcoholic beverage control; prorated license fees for act of God.
- SB 1462 VDOT; review and adopt revisions to certain regulations applicable to transportation planning.
Senate Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 912 Biennial appropriation act; shall start on July 1 of odd-numbered years.
- SB 981 Renewable energy sources; tax credit for producing energy, exception.
- SB 747 Nondiscrimination in state employment; prohibited based on race, color, religion, etc.
- SB 817 Lawyers; client accounts.
- SB 967 Family life education; requires school division to implement standards of learning program.
- SB 1150 Schedule II drugs; identification required for filling prescriptions.
- SB 1321 Certificate of public need; relocation of nursing home beds.
- SB 1463 Kinesiotherapists; requires Board of Medicine to license and regulate.
- SB 1001 Corrections, State Board of; powers and duties.
- SB 1109 Inmate labor; authorizes use thereof at rest areas along Interstate Highway System.
- SB 1122 State employees; health insurance benefits.
Senate Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 1038 Foster care; allows child placed in care to remain at his original school.
- SB 1191 Motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers; places limitations and conditions on relationship.
- SB 1226 Commissioners of the revenue; powers and duties.
- SB 750 Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act; established.
- SB 841 Immunity of officers, etc., of nonprofit organizations; termination, etc., of corporation.
- SB 843 Aboveground storage tanks; Water Control Board to develop performance standards for certain tanks.
- SB 868 Damage of crops and livestock; lawful killing of deer, elk, and bear.
- SB 902 Judicial Retirement System; retired judges or justices appearing as counsel.
- SB 910 Military parents; delegation of visitation rights.
- SB 931 Transfer fee covenants; shall not run with title to real property & not enforceable against owner.
- SB 990 Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; regulation of fertilizer.
- SB 995 Special combined individual sportfishing licenses; boat license.
- SB 1017 Game & Inland Fisheries, Board of; to introduce new species of game, approval by local government.
- SB 1059 Master Settlement Agreement; regulation of cigarette manufacturers.
- SB 1141 Child abduction; money, property, etc., owned by person are subject to lawful seizure, etc.
- SB 1166 Juvenile Justice, Department of; confidentiality of records.
- SB 1167 HOT lanes; when a vehicle crashes on certain interstates, driver must move to nearest pull-off area.
- SB 1168 Juvenile; may be detained in secure facility for violation if fail to adhere to conditions of court.
- SB 1170 Commitment on parole supervision; court services unit to consult with local department.
- SB 1182 Bar Examiners, Board of; expands methods of submitting an application to take bar exam.
- SB 1197 DNA data bank; modifies entities to which Department of Forensic Science may release information.
- SB 1198 Communications intercepts; broadens court jurisdiction of order sought by Attorney General.
- SB 1199 Victims of domestic violence; expands Address Confidentiality Program to all jurisdictions in State.
- SB 1262 Va. Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; designee of Attorney General may issue civil investigative demands.
- SB 1268 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement; bond requirements and escrow payments by certain manufacturers.
- SB 1318 Sex offenders; prohibiting entry onto school grounds during school-related activities.
- SB 1323 Common interest communities; payment of resale disclosure packet fees.
- SB 1426 Child pornography; restitution for victims.
- SB 1436 Eminent domain; condemnor is required to provide an appraisal to owner of condemned property.
- SB 1437 Motor vehicle dealers, etc.; burden of proof of evidence in hearings before DMV Commissioner.
- SB 1469 Medical malpractice; privileged communications of certain committees.
Senate Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 776 DMV offices and agencies; agreements with commissioner of the revenue.
- SB 754 Protective orders, preliminary; prohibition on purchase & transport of firearms for certain persons.
- SB 827 Electronic notary; notary to notarize document if signer is not present if identity is established.
- SB 831 Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; issuance of civil investigative demands.
- SB 1055 Fertilizer; regulation of application and labeling, report.
- SB 1145 Sexual abuse; limitations period.
- SB 1172 Tracking devices; Department of Criminal Justices establish training standards.
- SB 1195 Illegal gambling; amends definition.
- SB 1327 Common interest communities; court may enter default judgment against unit owner on sworn affidavit.
- SB 1402 Law-enforcement officer; definition.
Senate Bills on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 745 Cannabinoids, synthetic; penalties for transport, possession, sale, or distribution, etc.
- SB 772 Assault and battery; penalty when against fire marshals with police powers.
- SB 823 Workers' compensation; presumption that certain injuries are work related.
- SB 904 Assault and battery; penalty when against family to be elevated to Class 6 felony.
- SB 916 Virginia Life, Accident and Sickness Insurance Guaranty Association; notice to policy owners.
- SB 975 Voluntary Solar Resource Development Fund; established.
- SB 1123 Wireless E-911 surcharge; required to be remitted to Department of Taxation.
- SB 1124 Gross premiums of certain insurance; administration of tax.
- SB 1137 Virginia Fuels Tax Act; definition of commercial watercraft.
- SB 1165 Electric utility service; termination of service of customers with a serious medical condition.
- SB 1185 Sex offenders; prohibiting entry onto school grounds during school-related activities.
- SB 1222 Protective orders; expands class of persons eligible to obtain.
- SB 1294 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practice for supplier to sell defective drywall.
- SB 1383 Retirement System; certain retirees hired as law-enforcement officers of certain towns.
- SB 1388 Retained asset accounts; to provide beneficiary at time a claim is made.
- SB 1390 Life insurance; specified disease coverage or limited benefit health coverage.
- SB 1450 Fillable tax forms; Tax Commissioner to ensure all are in a portable document format, etc.
- SB 1472 Electric utilities; SCC to enter its final order in biennial rate review proceedings.
Senate Bills on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 774 Jurisdictional limits of courts; increases maximum civil limit of general district courts
- SB 805 Health insurance; credits for retired school division employees.
- SB 848 Retirement System; benefits for certain local employees.
- SB 862 Commonwealth Energy Policy; local renewable energy facility siting ordinances.
- SB 1066 Judicial retirement; mandatory retirement.
- SB 1068 Circuit court clerks; collection of fees.
- SB 1233 Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; adds certain conservation officers as members.
- SB 1257 Real property; DGS to inventory all property owned and update at least annually.
- SB 1408 Business, professional, occupational license tax; exemption for unprofitable business.
- SB 1446 Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Bank; created, report.
Senate Joint Resolutions on Third Reading - Uncontested Calenda ... report | csv file
- 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 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 322 Eating Disorder Awareness Week; designating as last full week in February 2011.
- 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.
- SJ 330 Subaqueous bottomland; VIMS and VMRC to jointly study ways to better utilize those on seaside.
- SJ 331 Light Rail Safety Day; designating as April 29, 2011, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- SJ 334 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program; Secretary of Natural Resources to study.
- SJ 335 Land conservation; JLARC to study long-term dedicated funding sources.
- SJ 341 Composite Index of Local Ability to Pay; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study.
- SJ 348 Sex offender registry; Virginia State Crime Commission to study requirements.
- SJ 350 Joint Subcommittee to Study Strategies and Models for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment.
- SJ 355 Zero-based budgeting; requesting Governor to consider, report.
- SJ 397 Person-centered practice; SHHR & human services agencies to adopt & implement in providing services.
Senate Joint Resolutions on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SJ 284 Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights to persons convicted of nonviolent felonies.
- SJ 354 State employee compensation; JLARC to study salary structure and pay.
Senate Resolution on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
Senate Joint Resolutions on Second Reading - Uncontested Calend ... report | csv file
- SJ 385 Governor; confirming appointments.
- SJ 358 Cancer Prevention Day; designating as February 4, 2011, and each succeeding year thereafter.
Senate Joint Resolution on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
Bills or Resolutions Rereferred ... report | csv file
House Bills Read First Time and Referred ... report | csv file
- HB 1432 HOV lanes; use by vehicle with clean special fuel license plates.
- HB 1458 Retained asset accounts; disclosures to beneficiaries.
- HB 1514 Virginia Disability Commission; clarifies that Commission shall serve as primary forum in State.
- HB 1541 Agricultural animals; care by owner, penalty.
- HB 1612 Patriots Crossing project; requires VDOT to accept for review unsolicited proposal for construction.
- HB 1723 Virginia Marine Resources Commission; permits for encroachment on subaqueous beds.
- HB 1743 Nottoway River; extends portion that is designated as a component of Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
- HB 1758 Local roads; cities and towns responsible for construction programs.
- HB 1825 Commissioner of Highways; changes title from Transportation Commissioner, report.
- HB 1828 Virginia Pollution Abatement Permit; inspection requirements.
- HB 1829 Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board; increases voting membership.
- HB 1886 Crabbing area; clarifies boundaries where taking or catching of crabs is prohibited.
- HB 1943 No discharge zones; criteria shall be premised on improvement of impaired tidal creeks.
- HB 1944 Public oyster ground; increases amount of time MRC is required to post public notice before closing.
- HB 1947 Right to enter on land; removes requirement for notice of intent be sent by certified mail.
- HB 1971 Acquisition of title to an abandoned vessel; changes notification procedures.
- HB 1985 Underinsured motorist; insurance coverage.
- HB 1998 Northern Virginia Transportation District; long-range transportation planning.
- HB 2058 Water quality reports; consolidates several reports on progress in cleaning State's impaired waters.
- HB 2077 Mandatory testing; exclusion of certain students.
- HB 2123 Coal surface mining operations; authority to issue pollutant discharge elimination permits.
- HB 2126 Wetland mitigation banks; removes references to an outdated map used to identify.
- HB 2128 License plates, special; increases number of prepaid applications DMV must receive to issue.
- HB 2230 Aircraft based in this Commonwealth; definition.
- HB 2244 Personal Property Tax Relief Act; transmission of certain information by DMV.
- HB 2271 Computer and digital forensic services; exempt from regulation as private security service business.
- HB 2315 Breach of medical information; adds private entities are required to provide notice.
- HB 2366 Out-of-state trust institutions; any national bank to serve as trustee without office in State.
- HB 2368 Supplemental environmental projects; Department of Conservation and Recreation to establish.
- HB 2370 Multiple-year licenses; Board of Game & Inland Fisheries to issue for hunting, fishing, etc.
- HB 2389 Virginia Resources Authority; renewable energy projects.
- HB 2424 Appomattox State Scenic River; designating lower portion thereof as a scenic river.
- HB 2461 Trucks; maximum weight limits for those hauling gravel, sand, etc.
- HB 2471 Coal Mine Safety Act; updated to reflect current federal law and industry standards, penalty.
- HB 2502 Oysters; measurement standard.
House Joint Resolutions Read First Time and Referred ... report | csv file
- HJ 577 Internet; urging Congress to recognize importance of unfettered access and limit regulation by FCC.
- HJ 578 Federal Trade Commission; urging Congress to refrain from granting expanded rulemaking authority.
- HJ 642 VAT; urging Virginia delegation of Congress to oppose legislation that would levy on certain goods.
- HJ 733 FERPA and HIPAA, federal; urges Congress to restore in loco parentis, etc.