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2015 SESSION
HOUSE CALENDAR FOR January 30, 2015 ... pdf
- House Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Resolutions - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Resolutions - 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 on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on First Reading and Referred ... report | csv file
- Senate Joint Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
- Bills Reported and Referred by Committee ... report | csv file
- Bill Referred By Committee ... report | csv file
- Resolution Referred ... report | csv file
- Resolution Presented ... report | csv file
House Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 1615 Standards of Learning; integrated assessments to include multiple subject areas.
- HB 1341 Autocycles; exempted from motor vehicle emissions inspection program.
- HB 1551 Antique motor vehicles; exhaust systems.
- HB 1613 Secondary state highway system construction projects; relocation or removal of utility facilities.
- HB 1707 Hugh T. Pendleton Memorial Highway; designating as a portion of Route 24 in Campbell County.
- HB 1723 Radon; persons certified as proficient to offer screening, testing, and mitigation.
- HB 1841 Prescription Monitoring Program; requirements for dispensers.
- HB 1914 Pharmacists; possession of epinephrine and oxygen for emergencies.
- HB 1966 Local vehicle license fees and taxes; counties/towns to enter into reciprocal agreements to collect.
- HB 2072 Forest products; establishes overweight permit for hauling.
- HB 2279 Peter Saunders Veterans' Memorial Bridge; designating as U.S. Route 220 Business bridge.
House Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 1674 School accreditation; review of status by Board of Education.
- HB 1727 Commonwealth's tax code; conformity with federal law.
- HB 1843 Green job creation tax credit; extends sunset provision to January 1, 2018.
- HB 1844 Major business facility; job tax credit to spread over two years per qualified full-time employee.
- HB 1402 Highway maintenance; payments to City of Richmond for moving-lanes converted to bicycle lanes.
- HB 1649 Stationary refuse-collection vehicles; procedure for passing and overtaking.
- HB 1662 Transportation network companies (TNCs); licensing process by DMV.
- HB 1792 Gamete donors; HIV testing protocol.
- HB 1868 Home care organizations; unlawful advertising.
- HB 1813 Veterinary medicine; practice.
House Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 1379 Stationary mail vehicles; related to passing.
- HB 1324 Boating safety; exemption from education requirement.
- HB 1360 Securities Act; crowdfunding exemption.
- HB 1516 Wildlife traps; use of remote trap-checking technology.
- HB 1565 Companion animals; authority of animal control officers.
- HB 1588 Economic development policy; Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry added to certain committee.
- HB 1618 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; resource management plans, closed meetings.
- HB 1812 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement; requirements of annual report.
- HB 1817 Flood protection plan; Department of Conservation and Recreation shall regularly update.
- HB 1827 Routine highway maintenance projects; exemption from erosion and sediment control requirements.
- HB 1829 Toxic substances; changes time frame.
- HB 1859 Breaks Interstate Park Commission; employees being commissioned as conservation officers.
- HB 1916 Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act; definition of state agency.
- HB 1961 DGIF; reciprocal law-enforcement agreements.
- HB 2052 Pest Control Compact; repeals Compact.
- HB 2081 Employers; disclosure of social media account information.
- HB 2207 Broadband Advisory Council; increases membership.
House Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 1280 Elections; date of June primary elections.
- HB 1581 Family life education; advance directives related to mental health.
- HB 1510 Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission; population estimates.
- HB 1277 Industrial hemp; production and manufacturing.
- HB 1336 SCHEV; policy on course credit at higher educational institutions.
- HB 1488 Conservation easements; tax benefits, disputes over easement terms.
- HB 1633 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exemption for certain health records.
- HB 1675 Graduation requirements; local alternative paths to standard or verified units of credit.
- HB 2104 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; records held by VCU/MCV.
- HB 2318 High school graduation rate; Board of Education's formula for assessing rates.
Resolutions - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- HJ 702 Day to Serve; designating as each day from September 11 to October 10, 2015.
- HJ 709 Law Day 2015; commending.
Resolutions - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- HJ 497 U.S. Constitution; application for a convention of the states.
- HJ 499 United States Constitution; amendment concerning federal budget.
Memorial Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file
- SJ 297 Celebrating the life of the Honorable R. Terrence Ney.
- HJ 701 Celebrating the life of John Halligan Clements.
- HJ 704 Celebrating the life of R. David O'Dell, Jr.
- HJ 708 Celebrating the life of Edna Bazemore Scott.
- HJ 713 Celebrating the life of Michael Francis Blair.
- HJ 714 Celebrating the life of Jack R. Hamm.
- HJ 716 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Thomas H. Tullidge.
- HR 215 Celebrating the life of Irving Althaus.
- HR 216 Celebrating the life of Grant S. Williams, Sr.
- HR 218 Celebrating the life of William Caleb Wharton.
- HR 220 Celebrating the life of William Trenholm Hopkins III.
Commending Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file
- SJ 265 Commending Ashland D. Fortune.
- SJ 266 Commending the Glenvar High School football team.
- SJ 295 Commending Comfort Zone Camp.
- SJ 301 Commending Morgan Lumber Company, Inc.
- SJ 304 Commending Faye O. Prichard.
- HJ 698 Commending Harry T. Lester.
- HJ 699 Commending Arthur A. Kirk, M.D.
- HJ 700 Commending Elk Hill.
- HJ 703 Commending Pam Durham Kline.
- HJ 705 Commending the Gate City High School volleyball team.
- HJ 711 Commending Mount Olive Baptist Church.
- HJ 712 Commending the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education.
- HJ 717 Commending Andrew Charles Koebler.
- HJ 718 Commending Westhampton College.
- HR 217 Commending the Loudoun 98 Red girls' soccer team.
- HR 219 Commending Southampton County Historical Society.
House Bills on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 1308 Wire, electronic, or oral communications; civil action for unlawful interception, disclosure, etc.
- HB 1319 Special license plates; CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER.
- HB 1350 Personal injury or wrongful death; appointment of an administrator for prosecution of action.
- HB 1355 Photo monitoring; use of systems to enforce traffic light signals, appeals.
- HB 1366 Sex offenders; prohibiting entry onto school or other property, hearing.
- HB 1367 Temporary injunction; affidavit or verified pleading.
- HB 1374 License plates, special; issuance for veterans who have a service-connected disability.
- HB 1397 Divorce; evidence by affidavit.
- HB 1408 Telecommunication records; warrant requirement, prohibition on collection by law enforcement.
- HB 1413 Hospital discharge procedures; designation of individual to receive information and instructions.
- HB 1418 Criminal injuries compensation; confidentiality.
- HB 1458 Naloxone or other opioid antagonist; pharmacist may dispense in cases of opiate overdose.
- HB 1474 Detention of delinquent juveniles; offenses causing death.
- HB 1476 Nurse practitioners; expert witness testimony, added to definition of health care provider.
- HB 1490 Standards of Learning; eligibility for retake of test, exception.
- HB 1503 Driving after forfeiture of license; blood alcohol content.
- HB 1506 Deferred and installment payments; condition of all agreements for fines, costs, etc., posting.
- HB 1531 Speed limits in school crossing zones; counties allowed to increase or decrease.
- HB 1545 United States Postal Service; inspectors.
- HB 1549 Motor vehicle dealers; prohibits franchisors from coercing dealers to provide access to data.
- HB 1560 Electronic summons systems; towns may assess an additional sum.
- HB 1609 Severability; removes clauses by repeal or amendment throughout Code of Virginia.
- HB 1610 Punitive or exemplary damages; consistency provided by changing references to damages.
- HB 1611 Assault and battery; felony when committed against certain persons.
- HB 1635 Defamation; statute of limitations, actions involving Internet.
- HB 1657 Advance directives; directions about life-prolonging procedures during pregnancy.
- HB 1666 Firearms or ammunition for firearms; petition for permit of restoration of right to possess, venue.
- HB 1738 Hospices; notice to dispenser of patient's death within 48 hours.
- HB 1748 Accidents; reports maintained by DMV.
- HB 1750 Investigational drugs; expanded access.
- HB 1775 Medical malpractice proceedings; health care providers, expert testimony.
- HB 1780 Circuit court clerk; revises certain responsibilities.
- HB 1804 Onsite sewage systems; validity of certain septic tank permits.
- HB 1847 Public assistance; eligibility determinations.
- HB 1850 Weight of vehicles; DMV included as an agency whose notice or publication must match the Code of Va.
- HB 1851 Attorney General; allowed to represent a court reporter employed by the Commonwealth, etc.
- HB 1875 Land records; Department of Historic Resources exempted from fee for secured remote access record.
- HB 1882 Writ of actual innocence; bail hearings.
- HB 1886 Public-Private Transportation Act; establishes requirement for finding of public interest.
- HB 1892 Commonwealth of Virginia Institutions of Higher Education Bond Act of 2015; created.
- HB 1921 Virginia Self-Service Storage Act; notice of default by electronic means.
- HB 1927 Criminal cases; venue for prosecution.
- HB 1935 Motor vehicle dealers; prohibits coercion by any manufacturer, distributor, or any affiliate.
- HB 1946 Administrative subpoenas; electronic communication services.
- HB 1963 Health Professions, Department of; disclosure of confidential information.
- HB 1978 Juvenile Justice, Advisory Committee on; changes requirements for quorum and meetings.
- HB 1983 Remote access to land records; indemnification.
- HB 2015 Creditor process; bankruptcy proceeding exemptions.
- HB 2016 Personal injury or wrongful death action; qualification of fiduciary.
- HB 2019 Virginia Port Authority; additional exemptions from the Public Procurement Act.
- HB 2049 Preliminary hearing; certification of ancillary misdemeanor offenses.
- HB 2063 Telemedicine services; provision of health care services.
- HB 2082 Emergency care; forcible entry of motor vehicle to remove a minor.
- HB 2090 Restaurants; training standards that address food safety and food allergy awareness and safety.
- HB 2112 DCJS; eliminates requirement for training standards for undercover work.
- HB 2118 Acute psychiatric bed registry; frequency of updating.
- HB 2129 Barriers to licensure or registration; certain DCJS regulated industries.
- HB 2172 Courts of record; submission of trial court record to appellate court.
- HB 2182 Criminal Justice Services, Department of; prescription drug abuse policy.
- HB 2184 Salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles; requirements and practices of certain dealers.
- HB 2222 Commonwealth's Attorneys Training Fund; established.
- HB 2228 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; registration verification.
- HB 2229 Small estates; checks or negotiable instruments.
- HB 2235 HOT lanes; when law-enforcement vehicles may use.
- HB 2273 Virginia Port Authority; expands police powers.
House Bills on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 1287 Forfeiture of property used in connection with commission of crimes; conviction required.
- HB 1470 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; use of revenues, effective date.
- HB 1594 Outdoor advertising; regulation by county governing bodies.
- HB 1601 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA); amends Act to modify current version.
- HB 1784 Virginia Port Authority; capital projects.
- HB 1824 Motor Vehicles, Department of; unlawful provision of examination answers.
- HB 1887 Commonwealth Transportation Board; membership, funding, updates annual reporting, and allocations.
- HB 1955 Cigarette laws; administration and enforcement.
- HB 2061 Circuit court; electronic filing in civil proceedings.
- HB 2083 Community policy and management teams; policies governing referrals and reviews.
- HB 2141 Community policy and management teams; information sharing.
- HB 2286 Firearms or ammunition; possession by convicted felons, restoration of rights, etc.
Senate Bills on First Reading and Referred ... report | csv file
- SB 678 Real property tax; notice of assessments.
- SB 685 United States Postal Service; inspectors.
- SB 695 Hampton, City of; amending charter, candidacy of councilmembers in mayoral election.
- SB 697 Automobile and homeowners insurance policies; notices.
- SB 701 Income tax, state; refund payments.
- SB 702 Antique motor vehicles; exhaust systems.
- SB 703 Designating the Trooper Jacqueline Vernon Memorial Bridge.
- SB 713 Patient-Centered Medical Home Advisory Council; established.
- SB 717 Medical school scholarships; expands eligibility for program.
- SB 720 Arrest photos on Internet; penalty.
- SB 721 Seizure of property; receipt required.
- SB 729 Credit life and credit accident and sickness insurance; reports.
- SB 730 Juvenile offenders, certain; sentence modification procedure.
- SB 731 Juvenile law-enforcement records; restorative justice.
- SB 737 Depository institutions; authority to sponsor savings promotions.
- SB 744 Portsmouth, City of; members, etc., of board of zoning appeals shall be appointed by governing body.
- SB 748 Insurance plans; provisions regulating hypothecation of assets.
- SB 749 Portsmouth, City of; amending charter, election of mayor and city council members.
- SB 755 Falls Church, City of; amending charter, city boundaries.
- SB 759 Transient occupancy tax; Isle of Wight County authorized to impose a tax of up to two percent.
- SB 761 Personal injury and wrongful death actions; disclosure of address of alleged tortfeasor, etc.
- SB 762 Tenancy by the entireties; property held in trust.
- SB 773 Psychiatric treatment of minors; objecting minor.
- SB 775 Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; representations related to special flood hazard zones.
- SB 779 Psychiatric treatment of minors; duration of admission, petition for judicial approval.
- SB 781 Passing with a double yellow line; drivers allowed to pass a pedestrian, bicycle, skateboard, etc.
- SB 782 The use of seclusion and restraint in public schools; Board of Education regulations.
- SB 783 Juveniles; confidentiality of records.
- SB 789 District court seal; Committee on District Courts may also adopt an official seal.
- SB 792 Secondary state highway system; expands number of streets eligible to be taken into system.
- SB 794 Judicial personnel; testimony of certain personnel.
- SB 804 Weekend jail time; nonconsecutive days served.
- SB 815 Virginia-North Carolina Interstate High-Speed Rail Compact; chairmanship.
- SB 821 Opportunity Educational Institution; repeals Institution.
- SB 823 Public schools; physical activity requirement.
- SB 824 Bipartisan Va. Redistricting Commission; statewide advisory referendum relating to establishing.
- SB 832 Blood samples; person authorized to take samples pursuant to a search warrant, immunity.
- SB 834 Post-adoption services; listing of services available to families.
- SB 838 Armed forces member; immediate family of a member of armed forces may obtain state resident license.
- SB 839 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING.
- SB 845 Volunteer first responders; immunity from civil liability when in route to an emergency.
- SB 848 Commonwealth's Twenty marksmanship award; established.
- SB 850 Comprehensive Services Act for At-Risk Youth and Families; name change.
- SB 852 Public schools; definition of corporal punishment, exception.
- SB 855 Capital cases; determination of mental retardation.
- SB 858 Breaks Interstate Park; employees being commissioned as conservation officers.
- SB 859 Open-end lending by banks, savings institutions, etc.; determining grace period.
- SB 860 Creditor; satisfaction of judgment required to be noted.
- SB 861 Nurse practitioners.
- SB 862 Medical malpractice proceedings; health care providers, expert testimony.
- SB 865 Intestate estate; administration by person convicted of fraud, misrepresentation, robbery, etc.
- SB 869 Carbon monoxide emissions; certain diesel-powered incinerators exempted from certain regulations.
- SB 871 Political campaign advertisements; includes yard signs in definition of print media.
- SB 872 Real property; explanation of increased assessment.
- SB 874 Standards of Learning; eligibility for retake of tests.
- SB 878 Motor vehicle dealer buyer's orders; includes new vehicles with certain gross weight.
- SB 881 Safety and Health Codes Board; establishment of Voluntary Protection Program.
- SB 882 Motor vehicle doors; opening and closing doors, penalty.
- SB 889 Affordable dwelling units; City of Fairfax authorized to adopt zoning ordinance to provide.
- SB 896 Child labor laws; appeal procedures.
- SB 899 Alcoholic beverage control; markups.
- SB 905 Educational Improvement Scholarships Tax; norm-referenced tests to be Board approved.
- SB 908 Police and court records; expungement, court may order without conducting a hearing.
- SB 914 Sexually violent predator offenses; retention of court case files.
- SB 915 Indecent liberties; venue.
- SB 918 Sex offender registration; verification.
- SB 919 Administrative subpoenas; electronic communication services, sealing of subpoena.
- SB 921 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; use of revenues by towns.
- SB 927 Administrative Process Act; process for disqualification of a hearing officer.
- SB 928 Administrative Process Act; default by nonappearing party.
- SB 933 Individual income tax subtraction; discharge of student loan.
- SB 935 Herndon, Town of; amending charter, moves election date of mayor and council.
- SB 938 Fire services and emergency medical services; revises certain terminology.
- SB 946 Farm winery; licensees allowed to manufacture wine containing 21% or less of alcohol by volume.
- SB 947 Foster care; removes certain requirement of Department of Social Services.
- SB 948 Concealed handgun permits; sharing of information.
- SB 972 Buggs Island Lake; allowed to be referred to as John H. Kerr Reservoir or Kerr Lake.
- SB 979 License plates, special; issuance for recipients of Legion of Merit Medal.
- SB 986 Senate districts; adjustment.
- SB 1000 Redistricting advisory commission, temporary; establishes commission, process of redistricting.
- SB 1001 Dogs or cats; sell, exchange, etc., prohibited on or in any roadside, parkway, etc.
- SB 1002 Local workforce investment boards; pay-for-performance contract strategy incentives.
- SB 1003 Off-road motorcycles converted to on-road use; titling and registration requirements, penalty.
- SB 1010 Taxation, Department of; disclosure of information.
- SB 1016 Virginia Real Estate Board; exemptions from licensure.
- SB 1018 Practical nurse or registered nurse; establishes criminal history background check for applicants.
- SB 1024 Apprenticeship-related instruction.
- SB 1025 Transportation network companies.
- SB 1031 Real property tax exemption; certain leasehold interests.
- SB 1039 Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center; name change.
- SB 1044 Commonwealth's tax code; conformity with federal law; emergency.
- SB 1050 Military and emergency laws; repeals obsolete provisions.
- SB 1051 Biennial appropriation act; changing biennial appropriations.
- SB 1066 Elected offices; term of officer elected to fill vacancy, filling vacancies in U.S. Senate & House.
- SB 1079 Flood protection plan.
- SB 1080 State Corporation Commission; secure online system.
- SB 1081 Equines; prohibits intentional roping of or interference with the legs of an equine.
- SB 1084 General Assembly districts; technical adjustments.
- SB 1090 Service and Volunteerism, Advisory Board on; established to advise Governor and his Cabinet.
- SB 1095 Prospective foster parents; barrier crimes.
- SB 1105 School Health Advisory Board; established, report.
- SB 1115 Food and dairy products; sampling of seized products.
- SB 1118 Hearing officers; requirements and hearing process for motor vehicle franchise dealers, report.
- SB 1119 Retail Sales and Use Tax; gross proceeds.
- SB 1121 Agency directors; IT responsibility.
- SB 1125 Accountancy, Board of; technical updates to conform with recently updated professional standards.
- SB 1151 State and local advisory team; expands membership.
- SB 1165 Farm winery; licensees allowed to manufacture wine containing 21% or less of alcohol by volume.
- SB 1176 Bristol, City of; amending charter, clarifying changes to the Bristol Virginia Utilities Authority.
- SB 1194 Conservators of the peace, special; registration with DCJS.
- SB 1195 Conservators of the peace, special; training standards, orders of appointment, etc.
- SB 1204 Secondhand building materials; exemption for donation of certain materials.
- SB 1214 Alexandria, City of; amending charter, changes certain powers of mayor, city council, etc.
- SB 1217 Private police department; definition.
- SB 1218 Autocycles; exempted from motor vehicle emissions inspection program.
- SB 1232 Administration and enforcement of cigarette laws.
- SB 1237 Senate districts; adjustments.
- SB 1240 Transient occupancy tax; Bland & Russell Counties added to list of counties authorized to impose.
- SB 1245 Affordable housing in the City of Charlottesville; income level.
- SB 1247 Charlottesville, City of; amends current sidewalk construction provision.
- SB 1258 Corrections, Department of; interstate transportation of prisoners.
- SB 1269 Alcoholic beverage control; privileges of distiller's license.
- SB 1272 Alcoholic beverage control; limited distillers' licenses.
- SB 1287 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage licenses for certain establishments.
- SB 1306 Battlefield property; authority to acquire.
- SB 1308 Gas severance tax; extends sunset provision to December 31, 2018.
- SB 1330 Rights of the Disabled, Board for, & Board for the Rights of Virginians with Disabilities; repeals.
Senate Joint Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
- SJ 263 Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Governor's term of office.
- SJ 284 Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission established.
Bills Reported and Referred by Committee ... report | csv file
- HB 1442 Police and court records; fees for expungement from record.
- HB 1710 Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Trust Fund; use of funds.
- HB 1839 Controlled substances; scheduling.
- HB 2036 Nicotine Vapor products; prohibits purchase, etc., by minors, packaging, civil penalty.
- HB 2078 Community Wastewater Treatment Grant Program and Fund, established.
- HB 2087 Court-appointed counsel; waiver application for compensation in child welfare cases.
- HB 2147 VIEW Program; screening and assessment for use of illegal substances.
- HB 2251 Appeals of adverse initial determinations of overpayment; attorney fees.
Bill Referred By Committee ... report | csv file