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2011 SESSION
SENATE CALENDAR FOR February 8, 2011 ... pdf
- House Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- 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 Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Bills or Resolutions Recommitted ... report | csv file
- House Bills Read First Time and Referred ... report | csv file
- House Joint Resolutions Read First Time and Referred ... report | csv file
- House Joint Resolutions Received and Laid on the Clerk's Desk ... report | csv file
- Senate Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
- Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
House Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 1608 TANF; establishes Fund, State to support agencies, etc., seeking to assist low-income Virginians.
- HB 1767 Foster care; placement of child through an agreement between parents and local board.
- HB 1833 Alcoholic beverage control; annual fee for brewery licenses.
- HB 1839 Rehabilitative Services, Department of; powers and duties.
- HB 1975 Alcoholic beverage control; no banquet licenses required for private meetings or parties.
- HB 1984 Child welfare; placement of children.
Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 1062 Health insurance; mandated coverage for autism spectrum disorder.
- SB 1349 Small Business Financing Authority; definition of eligible business.
- SB 762 Emergency vehicles; proceeding past red lights.
- SB 763 Freedom of Information Act; proceedings for enforcement.
- SB 769 Reckless driving; failing to stop at a school bus.
- SB 906 Family life education; SOL objectives related to dating violence, etc., to be taught in school.
- SB 951 Freedom of Information Act; Library of Va. is custodian of records transferred to it for archiving.
- SB 956 Criminal history record information; Department of Rehabilitative Services to obtain for employment.
- SB 1103 Forensic Science, Department of; powers and duties.
- SB 1116 Laboratory results; authority to provide directly to insurance carrier, etc.
- SB 1146 Dentists; sedation and anesthesia permits.
- SB 1214 Attorney General; investigation of complaints of abuse of person in care of others.
- 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 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 1375 Contractors, Board for; regulation of building analysts.
- SB 1424 Virginia Public Procurement Act; action against contractor's payment bond.
- SB 1434 Certificate of public need; addition of nursing facility beds in Planning District 11, etc.
- SB 1439 Tuition Assistance Grant Program; amends criteria for higher educational institutions.
- 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 1476 Charitable gaming; progressive games shall be sold and priced separately from other bingo games.
- SB 1477 Inspector General, Office of State; established.
- SB 1483 State and local government entities; limitation of authority over certain charitable organizations.
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 780 Recordation and grantor taxes; expands reduced tax accorded to deeds of trust.
- SB 1108 Home food inspections; exempts private home whose resident processes honey produced from hives.
- SB 1171 Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth & Families, State Executive Council for; powers and duties.
- SB 973 Weights and measures; imposition of fee used for inspecting and testing petroleum dispensing pumps.
- SB 1386 Lottery Proceeds Fund; appropriates a portion to Department of Veterans Services.
- SB 810 Accreditation of schools; delayed implementation of certain statutes and regulations.
- SB 820 Mental health courts; any district court or circuit court may establish.
- SB 1031 Public schools; allows local school divisions to keep any funds from State for use next year.
- 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 1063 Veterans and military servicemembers; specialty treatment procedures.
- SB 1180 Pretrial deposition; creates a mechanism of a witness who is unavailable because of sickness, etc.
- SB 1341 Locksmiths; licensure and registration.
- SB 1382 State agency mandates; assessment imposed on local governments.
- SB 1395 Handgun; Class 1 misdemeanor for carrying while under influence of alcohol or drugs.
- SB 1429 Virginia Racing Commission; net pool wagering, retainage.
- SB 1470 Sexually violent predators; conditional release of those civilly committed.
Senate Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 1471 Advisory boards, councils, and other advisory collegial bodies, certain; elimination.
- SB 761 License plates, special; issuance to supporters celebrating centennial of Fort Belvoir.
- SB 928 Motor vehicles; passing of bicycles, etc.
- SB 954 Juvenile work programs; adds additional members to committee reviewing those employing offenders.
- SB 1016 Public Procurement Act; establishment of historically underutilized business zones (HUB zones).
- SB 1069 Virginia Code Commission; changes appointment authority.
- SB 1093 Assisted living facilities; may continue to operate with an acting administrator.
- SB 1112 Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs); duties and responsibilities.
- SB 1139 Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation; updates powers and duties.
- 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 1338 Governor; submission of financial plan to General Assembly.
- SB 1353 Appropriation bills; Chairmen of House Appropriations & Senate Finance Committees to issue reports.
- SB 1389 Driver information; DMV to release to Virginia Council of Girl Scouts about volunteers.
- SB 1485 Investment in research and technology; expands Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund, etc.
Senate Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 804 License plates, special; issuance to those bearing legend: IN REMEMBRANCE, APRIL 16, 2007.
- SB 811 License plates, special; issuance to those bearing national motto: IN GOD WE TRUST.
- 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 1037 Foster care plan; eliminates independent living as permanency goal option.
- SB 1464 Medicaid; eligibility for legal permanent residents.
Senate Bills on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 800 Budget Bill. Appropriations for 2010-2012 biennium.
- SB 839 Homestead exemptions; adds one firearm, not to exceed $3,000 value, to list of exemptions.
- SB 854 Sales of secondhand building materials; police chief may refuse to issue permit if a felon.
- SB 1049 Public Procurement Act; state agencies to include in contract that contractor use E-Verify program.
- SB 1060 Impounding structure; determination of hazard potential classification, development of permit.
- SB 1067 Unauthorized practice of law; increases statute of limitations on prosecutions.
- SB 1072 Inter vivos QTIP trusts; if established by donor spouse not to be included in estate.
- SB 1100 Nutrient Offset Fund; created.
- SB 1102 Point source nutrient trading; shall not be subject to a two-for-one trading ratio.
- SB 1156 General registrar, electoral board, and their employees; exemption from jury service.
- SB 1209 Personal jurisdiction or defective process; waiver of objection.
- SB 1274 Court records; secure remote access restrictions do not apply to secure access by attorneys, etc.
- SB 1366 Health benefits exchange; intent to develop.
- SB 1392 Electric generation facilities; incentives for construction of using coalbed methane gas.
- SB 1423 Wills & trusts; formula clauses referring to federal estate & generation-skipping transfer tax laws.
- SB 1441 Impaired waters; requires plan developed and implemented to restore waters be controlling.
- 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 1482 Virginia Life, Accident and Sickness Insurance Guaranty Association; surplus funds.
Senate Bills on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 1292 Alcoholic beverage control; consumption of lawfully acquired wine at licensed establishments.
- SB 837 Foreclosure; use of false records, documents, or statements.
- SB 838 Debt secured by deed of trust; recordation of certificate of assignment.
- SB 845 Local officials; shall not be questioned on any legislative speech, etc., without leave of court.
- SB 920 Home food inspections; exempts private homes that process certain pickles and vegetables.
- SB 1025 Coal surface mining operations; authority to issue pollutant discharge elimination permits.
- SB 1026 Agricultural animals; care by owner, penalty.
- SB 1056 Wastewater treatment; State Water Control Board develop policies eliminating wastewater discharges.
- SB 1099 Stormwater nonpoint nutrient offsets; establish priorities to be used by permit issuing authorities.
- SB 1119 Permit compliance; Department of Environmental Quality increases limit of civil penalty issued.
- SB 1190 Aquaculture production activities; authority of local governments.
- SB 1351 Wireless telecommunications devices; prohibits answering a call unless in hands-free mode.
- SB 1368 Telecommunications services; eliminates certain requirements.
- SB 1401 Unemployment benefits; eligibility criteria.
Senate Joint Resolutions on Second Reading - Uncontested Calend ... 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 419 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Ronald Wilson Reagan.
Bills or Resolutions Recommitted ... report | csv file
House Bills Read First Time and Referred ... report | csv file
- HB 1403 Eluding police; vehicle driven shall be forfeited and sold by sheriff.
- HB 1422 Homestead exemptions; adds one firearm, not to exceed $3,000 value, to list of exemptions.
- HB 1457 Freedom of Information Act; violations and penalties.
- HB 1459 Medical malpractice; increases cap on recovery in actions against health care providers.
- HB 1461 No trespassing signs; authority for posting on property.
- HB 1477 Risk management plan; amends to include prison chaplains.
- HB 1493 Career and technical education; industry certification is mandatory.
- HB 1496 Providing alcohol to an underage person; person who purchases is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
- HB 1534 General district court; civil jurisdiction in actions of unlawful entry or detainer.
- HB 1557 Veterans Services, Department of; ratio of department staff to veterans residing in State.
- HB 1565 Court records; secure remote access restrictions do not apply to secure access by attorneys, etc.
- HB 1589 DUI ignition interlock; limitations on driver convicted of DUI.
- HB 1591 DUI breath test certificates; notice is to be provided to clerk of court under certain time frame.
- HB 1592 Public procurement; state agencies to put requests for bids, etc., on DGS' website.
- HB 1650 Magistrates; power to issue felony arrest warrants.
- HB 1679 Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth & Families, State Executive Council for; powers and duties.
- HB 1682 Subordinate mortgage; increases maximum amount upon refinancing of primary mortgage.
- HB 1691 Veterans and military servicemembers; specialty treatment procedures.
- HB 1694 Driver's license; suspension for failure to pay child support.
- HB 1706 Judicial records; admissibility into evidence.
- HB 1707 Criminal history record information; Department of Rehabilitative Services to obtain for employment.
- HB 1738 Reporting of water withdrawals; State Water Control Board to impose a civil penalty.
- HB 1780 Communications intercepts; broadens court jurisdiction of order sought by Attorney General.
- HB 1785 Local treasurer; authorized to be compensated when collecting fines, costs, etc.
- HB 1809 Attorneys for State and their assistants; duties.
- HB 1868 Adult adopted person; access to identifying information.
- HB 1877 Immunity of officers, etc., of nonprofit organizations; termination, etc., of corporation.
- HB 1954 Obscenity; modifies educational, artistic, and theatrical exemption to laws.
- HB 1973 Court clerks' office; may transmit copies of orders for transfer of prisoners, etc.
- HB 1979 ABC; exemption from payment of tax on wine and alcoholic beverages shipped out of state.
- HB 1993 Reckless driving offenses; person who recklessly violates a traffic light.
- HB 1995 Child pornography; restitution for victims.
- HB 1997 Accused released on recognizance; report to Central Criminal Records Exchange.
- HB 2013 Community services boards; Commissioner to establish workgroup to develop a drug formulary for use.
- HB 2032 Electronic tracking devices; prohibits person from placing in or on vehicle, penalty.
- HB 2035 Medicaid fraud; restitution.
- HB 2036 Commitment on parole supervision; court services unit to consult with local social services.
- HB 2043 Reckless driving; failing to stop at a school bus.
- HB 2055 Statutory rules of evidence in civil actions; defines terms official publication and publish.
- HB 2060 Bail; magistrate shall set in accordance with order of court that issued capias.
- HB 2065 D N A samples; taken of those convicted of sexual battery when victim is a minor.
- HB 2075 Local governments; private capital lending.
- HB 2085 Guardianship; child custody.
- HB 2089 Emergency protective orders; law-enforcement officer may serve notice.
- HB 2090 Emergency custody orders; increases hours in which orders must be executed after its issuance.
- HB 2093 Conflict of Interests Act, State & Local Government; prohibited conduct by constitutional officers.
- HB 2121 Substitute judges; judge of district court shall live within boundaries which he serves.
- HB 2133 Land trusts; trustee named in deed is unable to serve, beneficiaries shall name a successor trustee.
- HB 2143 Notice of seizure; when property is seized for forfeiture, notice is provided to treasurer.
- HB 2145 Tax documents; specifies those admissible in court.
- HB 2148 Trademark infringement; court in criminal proceeding to order that material be destroyed, etc.
- HB 2157 Foreign adoptions; eliminates requirement for re-adoption in State.
- HB 2160 Implied warranties; allows vendee to give notice of breach to vendor by hand delivery.
- HB 2161 Eminent domain; condemnor is required to provide an appraisal to owner of condemned property.
- HB 2190 Victims of human trafficking; DSS to develop plan for provision of services.
- HB 2202 Child support arrearage; Division of Child Support Enforcement to publish name of delinquent parent.
- HB 2226 Alcoholic beverage control; notice for registered public objections to new licensee applications.
- HB 2251 Pollbooks; when electronic version fails to operate, officers shall maintain a written list.
- HB 2256 Schedule II drugs; identification required for filling prescriptions.
- HB 2272 Local professional license violations; creates a statute of limitations.
- HB 2281 D N A data bank; modifies entities which Department of Forensic Science may release information.
- HB 2295 Alcoholic beverage control; definition of chaptalization and cider.
- HB 2361 Child abduction; money, property, etc., owned by person are subject to lawful seizure, etc.
- HB 2362 Restricted license; court to issue to travel to and from jail when defendant is on work release.
- HB 2363 Multijurisdiction grand jury; investigate violation including insurance fraud.
- HB 2373 Medical malpractice; privileged communications of certain committees.
- HB 2376 Agency mandates; DSS to eliminate those related to office space, etc., of local social services.
- HB 2387 Criminal Justice Services Board and Department of Criminal Justice Services; powers and duties.
- HB 2427 Certificate of public need; Commissioner of Health to approve request to amend certain conditions.
- HB 2437 Bail bondsmen; regulation.
- HB 2438 Criminal cases; delayed appeal.
- HB 2449 Computer analysis; clerk may assess person fee performed by law-enforcement agency when convicted.
- HB 2450 Pretrial services agencies; removes mandatory requirement for locality to establish.
- HB 2496 Capital outlay plan; sets forth 6-year plan for project funded entirely from general fund resources.
- HB 2507 Deeds and deeds of trust; when trust is grantor or grantee, it shall contain certain names.
- HB 2515 Health records; disclosure requirements.
- HB 2527 Va. Transportation Infrastructure Fund and Va. Transportation Infrastructure Bank; created, report.
House Joint Resolutions Read First Time and Referred ... report | csv file
- HJ 570 Costs and benefits of providing financial and other incentives to localities; JLARC to study.
- HJ 580 Assisted living services; JLARC to study State's third-party payments.
- HJ 586 Producer licensing examination candidates; Bureau of Insurance within SCC to collect information.
- HJ 605 National Offshore Wind Technology Center; General Assembly to support establishing in Hampton Roads.
- HJ 625 School divisions, local; DOE to study nature and effectiveness of antibullying policies.
- HJ 635 PPACA; Joint Commission on Health Care to study implementation of insurance provisions thereof.
- HJ 645 Local governments; procurement and sharing of technology applications, report.
- HJ 646 Year-round schools; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study efficacy thereof.
- HJ 648 Uniform Statewide Building Code; DHCD, et al., to study feasibility of amendments, etc.
- HJ 735 Manufacturing jobs; Manufacturing Development Commission directed to develop plan for repatriating.
House Joint Resolutions Received and Laid on the Clerk's Desk ... report | csv file
- HJ 707 Commending the Chantilly High School Touch of Class Show Choir.
- HJ 758 Commending Charles A. Sledd.
- HJ 759 Celebrating the life of Colonel Edward J. Burke, USA (Ret.).
- HJ 760 Celebrating the life of Timothy Wayne Pigg.
- HJ 761 Celebrating the life of Susan Lowell Butler.
- HJ 762 Commending Inova Fairfax Hospital on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
- HJ 763 Commending Reston Interfaith.
- HJ 764 Commending the Veterans Independence Program.
- HJ 765 Commending Niki Swann.
- HJ 766 Commending the Equipping Businesses for Success Institute.
- HJ 768 Celebrating the life of Taylor McGregor.
- HJ 769 Celebrating the life of Obediah Gladen Baker, Sr.
- HJ 770 Celebrating the life of Johnnie Knight.
- HJ 771 Celebrating the life of Henry W. Hicks.
- HJ 772 Celebrating the life of Mel Leaman.
- HJ 773 Commending Virginia's Rx Partnership and its partners.
- HJ 774 Commending the Washington County Technology Student Association chapters.
- HJ 775 Commending Chris and Jennie Simms.
- HJ 776 Commending the Mills E. Godwin High School girls' tennis team.
- HJ 777 Commending Joy Ranch on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
- HJ 778 Celebrating the life of Robert B. Smithwick.
- HJ 779 Celebrating the life of Francis V. Gardner.
- HJ 780 Commending the Mosby Spartans.
- HJ 781 Commending Dr. George P. Scouras.
- HJ 782 Commending the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
- HJ 783 Commending the McLean Orchestra.
- HJ 784 Commending the McLean Youth Orchestra.
- HJ 786 Celebrating the life of Edward E. Purcell, Jr.
- HJ 787 Celebrating the life of Wilbert Thomas Cooke, Jr.
- HJ 788 Celebrating the life of Josephine Faoro Weber.
- HJ 789 Celebrating the life of Khristin Kyllo.
- HJ 790 Celebrating the life of Cynthia Alice Martin.
- HJ 791 Commending Michael Wardian.
- HJ 792 Celebrating the accomplishments of the Virginia National Guard in 2010.
- HJ 793 Commending Chief Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell, Sr.
- HJ 794 Commending the Huguenot Republican Women’s Club.
- HJ 795 Celebrating the life of Wilbur Coleman Allen.