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2011 SESSION
Senate General Laws and Technology
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Locke (Chair), Colgan, Houck, Wampler, Stosch, Martin, Ruff, Wagner, Herring, Petersen, Barker, Vogel, Miller, J.C., Marsden, Stanley
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- HB 1457 Freedom of Information Act; violations and penalties.
- HB 1477 Risk management plan; amends to include prison chaplains.
- HB 1492 Water well systems providers; definition.
- HB 1557 Veterans Services, Department of; ratio of department staff to veterans residing in State.
- HB 1580 Firefighters, certain; allowed to purchase service-issued helmets or boots at fair market value.
- HB 1584 Illegal gambling; amends definition.
- HB 1592 Public procurement; state agencies to put requests for bids, etc., on DGS' website.
- HB 1595 Public Procurement Act; procurement of professional services by local public bodies.
- HB 1609 Public Procurement Act; definition of public body.
- HB 1610 Defective Chinese drywall; disclosure of information, real estate tax exemption.
- HB 1611 Landlord and tenant laws; service of process may be accomplished by a sheriff, etc.
- HB 1658 Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995; public entities shall provide notice of receipt, etc.
- HB 1659 Funeral services; prerequisites for cremation.
- HB 1666 Veterans Services, Department of; duties of Commissioner, establishment of advisory committees.
- HB 1674 Common interest communities; definitions, fees for disclosure packets.
- HB 1679 Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth & Families, State Executive Council for; powers and duties.
- HB 1691 Veterans and military servicemembers; specialty treatment procedures.
- HB 1734 Professional Soil Scientists and Wetland Professionals, Board for; licensed soil scientists.
- HB 1741 Common interest communities; charges for access to association books and records.
- HB 1757 Victims of domestic violence; expands Address Confidentiality Program to all jurisdictions in State.
- HB 1761 Human Resource Management, Department of; TRICARE supplemental health coverage to military retirees.
- HB 1768 Mold remediation; tenant shall be responsible for payment of rent, etc.
- HB 1773 Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, Secretary of; establishes position.
- HB 1774 State of emergency; preparation for response.
- HB 1819 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; registration of athlete agents, penalty.
- HB 1826 Virginia Housing Development Authority; loan servicing agreements.
- HB 1832 Virginia Racing Commission; authorized restricted wagering facilities, penalty.
- HB 1852 State military laws; several technical changes and amendments.
- HB 1860 Freedom of Information Act; proceedings for enforcement.
- HB 1862 Spouse of member of armed forces; provides extension of expiration of certain licenses, etc.
- HB 1887 VHDA Act; terms and conditions of purchases from and sales to lenders of mortgage loans.
- HB 1907 Real Estate Board; requirements for licensure and practice of real estate.
- HB 1929 Public Procurement Act; price matching by State's businesses.
- HB 1939 Administrative Process Act; timing for filing certain regulations.
- HB 1951 Public Procurement Act; raises minimum contract amount required for bid, performance, etc.
- HB 1974 Professional & Occupational Regulation, Department of; prerequisites for obtaining business license.
- HB 1982 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; criteria for grants or loans from Fund.
- HB 1994 National Guard; failure to report for duty, penalty.
- HB 2003 Real property; DGS to inventory all property owned and update at least annually.
- HB 2006 Small businesses; clarifies process review of existing regulations.
- HB 2018 Cemetery Board; establish requirements for resale of interment rights in cemetery, exemptions.
- HB 2020 Freedom of Information Act; definition of public records.
- HB 2037 Social work; unlawful for person not licensed by Board of Social Work to use title social worker.
- HB 2041 Freedom of Information Act; record and meeting exemption for certain commissions.
- HB 2042 Veterans Services Foundation; annual report to Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security.
- HB 2076 Inspector General, Office of; established.
- HB 2093 Conflict of Interests Act, State & Local Government; prohibited conduct by constitutional officers.
- HB 2149 Commonwealth, Secretary of; elimination of need to publish printed certified list of local officers.
- HB 2168 Uniform Statewide Building Code; harmonizes statute of limitations for criminal prosecutions.
- HB 2177 Private cemeteries; prevents landowner from erecting wall, etc., that prevents ingress and egress.
- HB 2179 Choice health insurance pool; local inclusion of employees of area agencies on aging.
- HB 2188 Common interest communities; payment of resale disclosure packet fees.
- HB 2198 Employment of personnel; if executive branch employee is promoted, requires probationary period.
- HB 2201 Payroll Services Bureau; DPB to require participation of executive branch state agencies.
- HB 2205 Commonwealth, Secretary of the; acceptance of certain electronic signatures.
- HB 2236 Commercial use of State seals; State Treasurer to mint gold, etc., coins for commemorative use.
- HB 2271 Computer and digital forensic services; exempt from regulation as private security service business.
- HB 2277 State boards, commissions, and other collegial bodies; compensation paid to citizen members.
- HB 2282 Centralized fleet; DGS, et al., to establish plan for vehicles to use alternative fuels.
- HB 2290 Virginia Property Owners’ Association Act; notice to lot owners of pesticide use.
- HB 2317 Information Technology Advisory Council; advise CIO on creation of technology application framework.
- HB 2319 State agency mandates; assessment imposed on local governments.
- HB 2324 Virginia Research and Technology Investment Program; created, report.
- HB 2337 State agencies; use of certified mail for certain notices.
- HB 2375 Commonwealth Project Management Standard; created for information technology projects, etc.
- HB 2408 State agencies; requires notice to localities of certain state projects.
- HB 2448 Political contributions; prohibition during procurement process, penalty.
- HB 2479 Virginia Liaison Office; changes title to Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.
- HB 2520 Advisory boards, councils, and other advisory collegial bodies, certain; elimination.
- SB 747 Nondiscrimination in state employment; prohibited based on race, color, religion, etc.
- SB 763 Freedom of Information Act; proceedings for enforcement.
- SB 766 Water well systems providers; definition.
- SB 815 State Grievance Procedure; scope of hearing officer's decision, reinstatement.
- SB 821 Children's Ombudsman, Office of; created, report.
- SB 829 Tenants' assertion; rent escrow.
- SB 830 Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory practice on applications that are for affordable housing.
- SB 832 Green Public Buildings Act; definitions, building standards.
- SB 852 Lobbyists; annual statement of expenditures, penalty for failure to file.
- SB 891 State of emergency; preparation for response.
- SB 892 Human Resource Management, Department of; TRICARE supplemental health coverage to military retirees.
- 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 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 958 Veterans care centers; removes requirement for Commissioner to establish an advisory committee.
- SB 983 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; common interest communities, etc.
- SB 985 Housing Development Authority Act; terms and conditions of purchases, etc., to lenders of mortgages.
- SB 1016 Public Procurement Act; establishment of historically underutilized business zones (HUB zones).
- SB 1049 Public Procurement Act; state agencies to include in contract that contractor use E-Verify program.
- SB 1050 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; criteria for grants or loans from Fund.
- SB 1057 State agencies; reports to General Assembly.
- SB 1070 Small businesses; clarifies process review of existing regulations.
- SB 1106 Centralized fleet; Department of General Services, et al., to promulgate minimum mileage standards.
- SB 1107 Public Procurement Act; increases small purchases exemption.
- SB 1114 DGS; review of proposed use and occupancy of real property by state agencies.
- SB 1126 Public Procurement Act; transportation-related construction projects.
- SB 1128 National Guard; failure to report for duty, penalty.
- SB 1171 Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth & Families, State Executive Council for; powers and duties.
- SB 1220 Va. Residential Landlord Tenant Act; landlord to provide notice to tenant in event of foreclosure.
- SB 1235 Charitable organizations; exemptions to reporting requirements for certain veterans' posts, etc.
- SB 1247 Commonwealth, Secretary of the; acceptance of certain electronic signatures.
- SB 1255 Freedom of Information Act; exempts certain records provided to Attorney General from disclosure.
- SB 1257 Real property; DGS to inventory all property owned and update at least annually.
- SB 1263 Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, Secretary of; establishes position.
- SB 1265 Professional Soil Scientists and Wetland Professionals, Board for; licensed soil scientists.
- SB 1288 Electronic Work Verification Program, federal; public contractors to register.
- SB 1296 Freedom of Information Act; record and meeting exemption for certain commissions.
- SB 1297 State Law Library; responsibility for placement of certain law books.
- SB 1301 Public Procurement Act; exemptions for certain transactions.
- SB 1315 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; contract between political subdivision and beneficiary.
- SB 1334 State military laws; several technical changes and amendments.
- SB 1337 Freedom of Information Act; exempts Commercial Space Flight Authority from disclosure requirements.
- SB 1341 Locksmiths; licensure and registration.
- SB 1347 Virginia Racing Commission; authorizes wagering on horse historical racing.
- 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 1374 Social work; unlawful for person not licensed by Board of Social Work to use title social worker.
- SB 1375 Contractors, Board for; regulation of building analysts.
- SB 1379 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; criteria for grants or loans from Fund.
- SB 1382 State agency mandates; assessment imposed on local governments.
- 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 1424 Virginia Public Procurement Act; action against contractor's payment bond.
- SB 1425 Virginia Public Procurement Act; process for withdrawal of bid due to error.
- SB 1429 Virginia Racing Commission; net pool wagering, retainage.
- 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 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 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.