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SENATE CALENDAR FOR January 12, 2018 ... pdf
- Senate Bills on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bill on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills and Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
- Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
Senate Bills on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 76 Teacher licensure; education preparation programs.
- SB 103 Teacher licensure; reciprocity, spouses of Armed Forces members.
- SB 227 New College Institute; powers and duties of board of directors.
- SB 269 Medicare patients; patient notice of observation or outpatient status.
- SB 287 Statewide Trauma Registry; spinal cord injuries.
- SB 295 Roanoke Higher Education Authority; board of trustees, membership.
- SB 304 Emergency medical services vehicles; temporary permit.
- SB 330 THC-A oil; dispensing, tetrahydrocannabinol levels.
Senate Bill on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
Senate Bills and Resolutions Referred ... report | csv file
- SB 405 Wireless communications infrastructure; zoning.
- SB 516 Public schools; Board of Education to establish regional charter school divisions.
- SB 517 False and fraudulent insurance claims; civil penalties and damages.
- SB 518 Neighborhood assistance tax credits; value of credit.
- SB 519 Case management system; public accessibility.
- SB 520 Nonagricultural irrigation wells; prohibited outside surficial aquifer.
- SB 521 Registered voters and persons voting; reports of persons voting at elections.
- SB 522 Election district boundaries; counties and cities not to split precincts, etc.
- SB 523 Voter identification; electronic pollbooks to contain photographs of voters, effective clause.
- SB 524 Electronic case papers; transmission between district and circuit courts.
- SB 525 Judges; maximum number in each judicial district and circuit.
- SB 526 Trespass; use of an unmanned aircraft system, penalty.
- SB 527 County food and beverage tax; increases maximum tax that any county is authorized to impose.
- SB 528 Real Estate Board; licensees may assist in translation of real estate documents.
- SB 529 Contractors, Board for; prerequisites to obtaining a building permit.
- SB 530 Breweries, wineries, and distilleries; regulations to qualify for an attraction sign.
- SB 531 Accelerated refund program; Department of Taxation shall reestablish.
- SB 532 Display or parking of used motor vehicles for sale; penalty.
- SB 533 Computer trespass; expands crime, monitoring location of a minor, etc., by parent or legal guardian.
- SB 534 Voter referendum; independent redistricting commission.
- SB 535 Personal injury claim; disclosure of insurance policy limits.
- SB 536 Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP; duty of in-network providers to submit claims.
- SB 537 Computation of composite index; land-use assessment value.
- SB 538 Courthouses; expansion to contiguous land.
- SB 539 Child day programs; exemptions from licensure, removes certain programs from list.
- SB 540 Spousal support; modification when person reaches retirement age.
- SB 541 Involuntary manslaughter; death of a fetus, penalty.
- SB 542 Surplus lines insurance; establishes criteria for SCC licensing of domestic surplus line insurers.
- SB 543 Adult protective services; emergency order, temporary conservator.
- SB 544 Prescription drugs; donation of used medicines.
- SB 545 Court reporters or court reporting services provider; prohibited actions, civil penalties.
- SB 546 Broadway, Town of; amending charter, November municipal elections.
- SB 547 Transient occupancy tax; eligible historic lodging properties.
- SB 548 Teachers; extension of three-year provisional licenses.
- SB 549 Teacher licensure by reciprocity; grace period.
- SB 550 Front Royal, Town of; amending charter, extensive updates to outdated provisions and references.
- SB 551 Teachers; prerequisites for licensure or renewal of license.
- SB 552 Crab pots and peeler pots; marine-biodegradable escape panels, penalty.
- SB 553 Education improvement scholarships tax credits; expands eligibility, payout penalty.
- SB 554 Statewide Fire Prevention Code; installation or use of landscaping cover materials.
- SB 555 Barrier crimes; adult substance abuse and mental health treatment providers.
- SB 556 General registrars; residency requirement, exemption for counties or cities.
- SB 557 School bus operators; classroom and behind-the-wheel training.
- SB 558 Teachers; provisional licensure, grace period.
- SB 559 Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act; secure return of voted military-overseas ballots.
- SB 560 Long-Term Employment Support and Extended Employment Services; assisting persons with disabilities.
- SB 561 Interstate 81; pilot program for right lane restrictions for tractor trucks.
- SB 562 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; restitution owed to victims.
- SB 563 Unlawful creation of image of another; incapacitated adult, penalty.
- SB 564 Nonconfidential court records; clerk of court shall make records available to public upon request.
- SB 565 DNA; analysis upon conviction of certain misdemeanors.
- SB 566 Arrests; law-enforcement agency to report, etc.
- SB 567 Agricultural operations; nuisance.
- SB 568 Higher educational institutions, public; federal student loan information.
- SB 569 Contractors, Board for; exemption from licensure certain students.
- SB 570 Virginia National Guard; members eligible for in-state tuition.
- SB 571 Animal bite history; disclosure of information.
- SB 572 Medical assistance services; State Board of Medical Assistance Services to include in state plan.
- SB 573 Green job creation tax credit; extends sunset provision through taxable year 2020.
- SB 574 Step therapy protocols; health benefits, disclosure of information.
- SB 575 Vehicle registration; extension for satisfaction of certain requirements.
- SB 576 Stream restoration; standards and specifications.
- SB 577 Higher education; increase of in-state tuition.
- SB 578 Drivers' license; suspension for nonpayment of fines or costs.
- SB 579 Tax credits related to education; aggregate cap.
- SB 580 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; amends Act to facilitate sharing data.
- SB 581 Health insurance plans; preauthorization for drug benefits.
- SB 582 Open-space land; increases threshold for substitution of real property when land is converted, etc.
- SB 583 Western Virginia Transportation Fund; created.
- SB 584 Va. Public Procurement Act; establishes service disabled veteran businesses.
- SB 585 Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund; created, Advisory Committee.
- SB 586 Antique motor vehicles; exhaust system excluded from certain requirement.
- SB 587 Caledon State Park; DCR to convey certain property.
- SB 588 Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage special events licenses for museums.
- SB 589 Election day page program; local electoral board may conduct program for high school students.
- SB 590 Scope of discovery; deposing certain corporate officers.
- SB 591 Post-election audits; definition.
- SB 592 Campaign finance; prohibited personal use, penalty.
- SB 593 Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder.
- SB 594 Middleburg, Town of; amending charter, town council may levy a tax on business personal property.
- SB 595 Concealed handguns; protective orders.
- SB 596 Victims of domestic violence, etc.; firearms safety or training course.
- SB 597 Marijuana; possession or distribution for medical purposes.
- SB 598 Virginia Interim Redistricting Commission; criteria for remedial redistricting plans.
- SB 599 Hemp, industrial; Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to create a license to grow.
- SB 600 Distracted driving; penalty.
- SB 601 Trespass towing; exempts Planning District 16 from certain requirements.
- SB 602 Absentee voting; no-excuse in-person available 21 days prior to election.
- SB 603 Same-sex marriage; gender-neutral terms.
- SB 604 Absentee voting; certain absentee voters permitted to vote after close of absentee voting location.
- SB 605 School boards, local, etc.; prohibits assisting person for new job if engaged in misconduct w/minor.
- SB 606 Immigrant Assistance, Office of; created.
- SB 607 Electronic transmission of sexually explicit images by minors; penalties.
- SB 608 Police and court records; expungement, plea agreements.
- SB 609 Juvenile offenders; Retention of jurisdiction.
- SB 610 Adultery; reduces Class 4 misdemeanor to a civil penalty.
- SB 611 Motor vehicles; increases liability insurance coverage limits.
- SB 612 Assisted conception; parentage presumption.
- SB 613 Local government; deposition.
- SB 614 Spousal support; modification.
- SB 615 Spousal support payments; employer withholding.
- SB 616 Waiver of immunity; persons covered by insurance policy.
- SB 617 Statute of limitations; discovery rule.
- SB 618 Expert witnesses; no fees shall be charged by government officer and employees.
- SB 619 Virginia Human Rights Act; limitations on causes of action.
- SB 620 Arbitration; denial of motion to compel.
- SB 621 Driver privilege cards; authorizes issuance of new cards by DMV.
- SB 622 Local transportation plan; secondary system road construction program allocation.
- SB 623 Electronic Routing Registry; created.
- SB 624 Va. Consumer Protection Act; open-end credit plans.
- SB 625 Consumer finance companies; licensing by SCC.
- SB 626 Life insurance on minors; consent of parents.
- SB 627 Home inspection servicers; certain contract provisions prohibited.
- SB 628 Notaries; qualifications, misdemeanor offense of moral turpitude.
- SB 629 State Corporation Commission; disclosures of information provided by financial institutions.
- SB 630 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; civil penalty.
- SB 631 Virginia Community College System; changes to ensure a standard quality of education.
- SB 632 Controlled substances; limits on prescriptions containing opioids.
- SB 633 Auditor of Public Accounts; employee compensation information.
- SB 634 All-Payer Claims Database; participation by certain insurance.
- SB 635 Prescribers; notice of administration of naloxone.
- SB 636 Kinship Guardianship Assistance program; established.
- SB 637 Virginia Longitudinal Data System; workforce data.
- SB 638 Virginia Community College System; renamed Virginia College System.
- SB 639 Health care shared savings; incentive programs.
- SB 640 Billboards; relocation of certain signs.
- SB 641 Firearms; purchase, etc., by persons admitted to an inpatient mental health facility.
- SB 642 Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.
- SB 643 Transportation, Department of; electronic toll collection device fees or exchange.
- SB 644 DNA sample after arrest; certain misdemeanors.
- SB 645 Marijuana possession, etc.; expungement of certain charges and convictions.
- SB 646 Electric utilities; fuel cost recovery, contracts for natural gas pipeline capacity.
- SB 647 Alcoholic beverage control; applications for licenses, removes certain requirement.
- SB 648 Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; manufactured home park, notice to sell park, penalties.
- SB 649 Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; penalties for violation.
- SB 650 Virginia Public Procurement Act; local preference for businesses participating in Va. Registered.
- SB 651 Va. Public Procurement Act; executive branch agency's goals for participation by small businesses.
- SB 652 People with Severe Disabilities, Board for Purchases of Services from; established.
- SB 653 Dangerous weapons; place of religious worship.
- SB 654 Virginia Health Club Act; automated external defibrillator required in health clubs.
- SB 655 Appraisal management companies; cap on fees, disclosure.
- SB 656 Virginia College Savings Plan; members of governing board to disclose personal interests, etc.
- SB 657 Va. FOIA; exclusion of information related to Va. Commercial Space Flight Authority.
- SB 658 Literary Fund; application for loans by regional and joint schools.
- SB 659 Security freezes; elimination of fees.
- SB 660 Youth Employment Solutions apprenticeship program; feasibility of implementation.
- SB 661 Wages; removes exemptions that exclude newsboys, shoe shine boys, etc., from Va. Minimum Wage Act.
- SB 662 Electric utilities; competition.
- SB 663 Air medical transportation; informed decision.
- SB 664 Graduation requirements; clock hours.
- SB 665 Firearms, certain; prohibited public carrying, penalty.
- SB 666 Impersonating certain public safety personnel; military members, penalty.
- SB 667 Public assembly; regulation of attire.
- SB 668 Firearms; localities regulation in government buildings.
- SB 669 Involuntary mental health treatment; minors, access to firearms.
- SB 670 Mental health awareness; training for firefighters and emergency medical services personnel.
- SB 671 Health carriers; participation in health benefit exchange, requirement for conducting activities.
- SB 672 Health insurance; small employers, self-employed persons.
- SB 673 Emergency custody; extension of period of detention.
- SB 674 Election day voter registration; State Board of Elections to develop a pilot program, report.
- SB 675 Food establishment inspections; exemptions for private homes where resident processes yogurt.
- SB 676 Firearms; mechanical devices designed to increase rate of fire, penalty.
- SB 677 Local tourism board, etc.; member of local government authorized to be elected or appointed.
- SB 678 Speed monitoring systems; locality may, by ordinance, establish.
- SB 679 Second highways; regulating of parking in Albemarle County.
- SB 680 Emergency services; certain counties authorized to impose fee to fund.
- SB 681 Iron Gate, Town of; amending charter, amends provisions related to time of council elections.
- SB 682 Child day programs; exemptions from licensure.
- SB 683 Commuter Rail Operating and Capital Fund; established.
- SB 684 Removal of snow and ice; county executive form of government.
- SB 685 Restitution form; completion by court or clerk of court.
- SB 686 Safety inspection approval stickers; vehicle equipment presumed compliant.
- SB 687 Motor vehicle sales and use tax; lowers minimum tax.
- SB 688 Va. Public Procurement Act; cooperative procurement, stream restoration & stormwater management.
- SB 689 Absentee voting; eligibility of persons whose polling place prohibits firearms.
- SB 690 Debit card holds; disclosures.
- SB 691 Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; conservation officers.
- SB 692 Disabled parking placards; certification by mental health professional to DMV a person's disability.
- SB 693 Virginia Waterway Maintenance Fund and Grant Program; established, awarding a grant of funds.
- SB 694 Intentional or negligent infliction of injury or death; bystander claims for emotional distress.
- SB 695 Alcoholic beverage control; creates an Internet beer retailer license, definition.
- SB 696 Va. Alternative Energy & Coastal Protection Act; regulations to establish carbon dioxide cap, etc.
- SB 697 Natural gas utilities; right of entry.
- SB 698 Erosion and sediment control; inspections of natural gas pipelines, stop work instructions.
- SB 699 Stormwater management; inspections of natural gas pipelines, stop work instructions.
- SB 700 School bus video-monitoring systems; release of information by DMV.
- SB 701 License plates, special; ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION.
- SB 702 Private preschool programs; licensure exemptions.
- SB 703 Out-of-state emergency medical services providers; authorized to provide service in Commonwealth.
- SB 704 Private preschool programs; background checks.
- SB 705 Va. Condominium & Property Owners' Association Act; contents of disclosure packets.
- SB 706 Common interest communities; reserves for capital components, budget.
- SB 707 Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; home-based businesses.
- SB 708 Coal combustion residuals unit; DEQ to require closure.
- SB 709 Abortions; performance of ultrasound, informed written consent.
- SB 710 Third-party voter registration groups; registration, disclosure, and recordkeeping requirements.
- SB 711 Electric utilities; community renewable projects.
- SB 712 President and Vice President electors; allocation of electoral votes by congressional district.
- SB 713 Standards of Quality; mathematics intervention services.
- SB 714 Local economic development; expenditure shall be first approved by local governing body.
- SB 715 Firefighters and emergency medical services providers; carrying a concealed handgun.
- SB 716 Background checks; Department of State Police shall recommend, etc., options to expedite process.
- SB 717 Accident and sickness insurance; rate filings, agent commissions.
- SB 718 Congressional and state legislative districts; standards and criteria.
- SB 719 Substance Abuse Data Sharing and Analytics Clearinghouse; established, report.
- SB 720 Form of ballot; party identification of candidates.
- SB 721 Health care services; practitioners to provide to patient payment estimates.
- SB 722 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; access to association books and records.
- SB 723 Teacher licensure; trade and industrial waiver and career and technical license.
- SB 724 Online Va. Network Authority; adds Chancellor of Va. Community College System to board of trustees.
- SB 725 Human trafficking; posting hotline information, civil penalty.
- SB 726 CBD oil and THC-A oil; certification for use, dispensing.
- SB 727 FOIA; exemptions for courts of record, courts not of records, and Office of the Executive Secretary.
- SB 728 Prescription Monitoring Program; prescriber and dispenser patterns, annual review, report.
- SB 729 Cruelty to animals; aggravated cruelty, penalty.
- SB 730 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; clarifies definition of "public record."
- SB 731 Health insurance plans; prior authorization for drug benefits or surgical procedures.
- SB 732 Firearms; possession, etc., following convictions for certain misdemeanor crimes, penalty.
- SB 733 Monuments and memorials, certain; removal to prominently display in outdoor location of museum.
- SB 734 Custodial interrogations; length, recording.
- SB 735 Prescription Monitoring Program; DHP to disclose information.
- SB 736 Paid family leave program; establishment of program.
- SB 737 Driving under influence of alcohol; license conditions for first offense.
- SB 738 Public Elementary and Secondary Education, Commission on the Future of; established, report.
- SB 739 Campaign finance; with whom former candidates file reports.
- SB 740 Congressional and state legislative districts; standards and criteria.
- SB 741 Stormwater management; termination of general permit, notice.
- SB 742 Firearms magazines and firearms, certain; prohibition of sale, transfer, etc., penalties.
- SB 743 Housing; installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental property.
- SB 744 Safety belt systems; use by rear passengers, primary offense.
- SB 745 Virginia taxable income; increases standard deduction.
- SB 746 Sales and Use Tax; accelerated payments.
- SB 747 Higher educational institutions, public; guaranteed admissions agreements.
- SB 748 Firearms; DCJS, et al., to develop guidance documents for petitions to restore rights.
- SB 749 Higher education; prohibits percentage increase in in-state tuition.
- SB 750 Richmond, City of; amending charter, equal educational.
- SB 751 Localities and school divisions; posting of register of funds expended.
- SB 752 Congressional and state legislative districts; standards and criteria.
- SB 753 Expert witnesses; standards for testimony.
- SB 754 Freedom Flag; designating as official flag of remembrance of September 11, 2001.
- SB 755 Pension de-risking; transfer of retirement annuity contracts, subject to approval of Commissioner.
- SB 756 Alcoholic beverage control; conduct not prohibited, etc.
- SB 757 Certificate of public need; psychiatric beds and services.
- SB 758 Real estate licenses; required to obtain a business entity license.
- SB 759 Income tax, state; lowers rate of taxation.
- SB 760 Online Va. Network Authority; adds Chancellor of Va. Community College System to board of trustees.
- SB 761 Law-enforcement officers; training, reimbursement of costs.
- SB 762 BHDS, State Board of; definition of "licensed mental health professional."
- SB 763 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; school boards and school board employees.
- SB 764 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; school boards and school board employees.
- SB 765 Coal ash ponds; mandatory testing of drinking water wells in Chesapeake Bay watershed.
- SB 766 Citizen water quality monitoring; use as evidence in enforcement actions.
- SB 767 Coal ash ponds; flaws in closure plans, delay of permit.
- SB 768 Electric utilities; recovery of costs associated with closure in place of coal ash facilities.
- SB 769 Alcoholic beverage control; beer licenses.
- SB 770 Absentee voting; alternative locations for in-person absentee voting.
- SB 771 Absentee voting; counting military and overseas absentee ballots received after close of polls.
- SB 772 Claims; Danial J Williams, Joseph Jesse Dick, Jr., Eric Cameron Wilson, and Derek Elliot Tice.
- SB 773 Alcoholic beverage control; reduces food-to-beverage ratio for mixed beverage licensees.
- SB 774 Partition; election to purchase.
- SB 775 Public schools; military children, tuition.
- SB 776 Computer crimes; adds various crimes for which attorneys may issue administrative subpoenas.
- SB 777 Post-conviction relief; previously admitted scientific evidence.
- SB 778 Statewide Fire Prevention Code; authorizes use of consumer fireworks, penalties.
- SB 779 Covenants not to compete; physicians.
- SB 780 Hydroelectric plant; revenue sharing agreement among certain localities.
- SB 781 Global reform waiver; Secretary of Health and Human Resources to apply.
- SB 782 Richmond, City of; State Water Control Board to report on discharges.
- SB 783 Pretrial services agencies; Department of Criminal Justice Services to review, report.
- SB 784 Building Code; provisions for buildings & structures in rural areas.
- SJ 28 Driving under influence of alcohol; VSCC to study decrease in convictions.
- SJ 34 Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission established.
- SJ 35 Constitutional amendment; Transportation Funds (second reference).
- SJ 36 Women Veterans Week; designating as third full week of March 2018, and each succeeding year.
- SR 8 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Green v. County School Board of New Kent County.