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2012 Legislation: Signed and Passed

 

House Initiated Legislation

  • HB 3 Child abuse or neglect; athletic coaches, etc. of private sports teams required to report to DSS.
  • HB 5 Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (voter referendum).
  • HB 9 Voting procedures; voter identification requirements, provisional ballots.
  • HB 13 Redistricting local districts; local government may exclude prison populations from its calculation.
  • HB 17 Search warrant affidavits; allows for electronic filing by means other than electronic facsimile.
  • HB 20 Emergency Services and Disaster Law; constitutional rights of citizens to keep and bear arms.
  • HB 21 Polling places; requirements for county precinct.
  • HB 22 Firearms; disposition thereof acquired by localities.
  • HB 26 Concealed handgun permits; failure to produce upon demand of a law-enforcement officer, penalty.
  • HB 32 Charter; Town of Brodnax.
  • HB 33 Public procurement; state agency agreements with labor organizations.
  • HB 34 Signs or advertising, unlawful; Commissioner of Highways agreements with local government.
  • HB 35 State taxes; period of limitation on collection reduced to seven years.
  • HB 37 Officer of election; option to waive compensation and serve as an unpaid volunteer officer.
  • HB 38 Absentee voting; duties of general registrar and electoral board.
  • HB 39 Telephones or digital pagers; second violation is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
  • HB 41 Personal property tax; situs of certain motor vehicles.
  • HB 42 Line of Duty Act; expands definition of a deceased person.
  • HB 45 General Assembly; continuance of case.
  • HB 52 Tax information; reports/information provided by Attorney General to tobacco products manufacturer.
  • HB 54 Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2012; created.
  • HB 56 Voter registration applications; protection of certain residence address information.
  • HB 57 Voter registration; registrars with respect to voter registration records.
  • HB 58 Urban county executive form; filling vacancy on board of supervisors.
  • HB 60 Illegal voting and registrations; prohibition against voting more than once.
  • HB 63 Provisional ballots; electoral board meeting opened only to authorized party to determine validity.
  • HB 72 Highway work zones; required to be marked with warning signs with attached flashing lights.
  • HB 74 Child abuse or neglect; reduces mandatory time limit for reporting, requirements of certain persons.
  • HB 76 Teachers; date changes for contract renewal for those without continuing contract status.
  • HB 77 Jury sentencing; provides criminal sentencing by different jury when original cannot agree.
  • HB 79 Disability Commission; establishing work groups to assist in carrying out powers and duties, etc.
  • HB 80 Real property tax; assessment of wetlands.
  • HB 81 Real property tax; prior use of any property shall not be considered in land use valuation.
  • HB 83 Mammograms; information on breast density.
  • HB 84 Child custody; judge shall communicate basis for decision, except in certain cases.
  • HB 85 HOV lanes; extends sunset provision on use by vehicles with clean special fuel license plates.
  • HB 87 Aircraft; person who projects point of light from laser at an aircraft is guilty of misdemeanor.
  • HB 93 Pupil transportation; increases minimum amount of vehicle liability insurance and medical coverage.
  • HB 95 Bear hound training; allows training of dogs to hunt bears to occur from 4:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.
  • HB 96 Accreditation of schools; delayed implementation of statutes and regulations.
  • HB 97 Motorcycles; driving two abreast in a single lane.
  • HB 98 Athletic training; amends definition.
  • HB 99 Leased vehicles’ registration; DMV to obtain name of business, street address, etc. of lessees.
  • HB 101 Rules of Evidence; adoption of amendments or additions of Rules by Supreme Court of Virginia, etc.
  • HB 102 Injunctions; requirement for bond.
  • HB 103 Consumer utility tax; exemption for public utilities, etc. on natural gas used to make electricity.
  • HB 104 Divorce; failure to respond by defendant.
  • HB 119 Golf carts; allows governing body of Town of Urbanna to authorize operation on highways.
  • HB 120 Tappahannock-Essex County Airport Authority; removes Tappahannock’s name from Authority.
  • HB 126 Affidavits; use in no-fault divorce cases.
  • HB 127 Property and casualty insurance policies; forms and endorsements.
  • HB 133 Insurance information; posting on insurer’s website.
  • HB 134 Court distributions; dollar limits.
  • HB 135 Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families, State Executive Council for; membership.
  • HB 137 Workers’ compensation; injuries presumed to be in course of employment.
  • HB 140 State Police Officers’ Retirement System (SPORS); mandatory retirement requirement exemptions.
  • HB 141 Freedom of Information Act; exempts personal information in constituent correspondence.
  • HB 153 Workers’ compensation; exclusion of certain employees.
  • HB 154 Income tax, corporate; requires retail companies to use single-sales factor apportionment formula.
  • HB 156 Housing and Community Development, Board of; terms of certain members.
  • HB 166 Zoning administrator; narrows instances in which administrator may modify certain orders.
  • HB 170 Zoning administrator; decisions reviewed by governing body shall be appealable to circuit court.
  • HB 171 Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund; bonding requirements.
  • HB 175 Duck blinds; limits placement by riparian landowners in Back Bay.
  • HB 176 Nutrient credit certification; regulations, Nutrient Trading Act is established, penalty.
  • HB 177 Health records privacy; disclosure to emergency medical services councils.
  • HB 180 Commonwealth Health Research Board; certain employees shall be entitled to state employee benefits.
  • HB 181 Registered nurse or physician assistant; authority to pronounce death.
  • HB 183 Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan; coverage for certain children and pregnant women.
  • HB 184 Medical Assistance Services, Board of; requires two members of Board to be fraud investigators.
  • HB 185 Criminal cases; fines collected upon conviction shall be credited to Literary Fund.
  • HB 187 Police check-points; prohibits establishment of motorcycle only check-points.
  • HB 189 Child-placing agency; shall not be required to participate in placement of child for foster care.
  • HB 190 Real estate tax; exemption for disabled veterans.
  • HB 192 State facilities; reporting requirements of critical incidents involving consumers.
  • HB 194 Driver’s licenses, commercial; requires DMV to consider applicants’ military experience.
  • HB 195 Higher educational institutions; course credit for military service.
  • HB 196 Haul seine nets; required to be anchored at one end to shore and other end mechanically drawn.
  • HB 197 Grass, etc.; adds Town of Chincoteague to list authorized to require cutting on occupied property.
  • HB 199 Town of Onancock; liens for water charges.
  • HB 202 Hampton, City of; special commissioner to execute title to real estate with delinquent taxes, etc.
  • HB 203 Assessments for local improvements, special; adds City of Hampton to localities that may impose.
  • HB 206 Real Estate Board; continuing education, duties of real estate brokers and salespersons.
  • HB 209 Insurance agents; continuing education requirements.
  • HB 210 Real estate appraisal management companies; includes feed paid to appraiser in appraisal reports.
  • HB 211 Forward energy pricing; authorizes any public body to use mechanisms for budget risk reduction.
  • HB 214 Credit unions; amendments to organizational documents.
  • HB 216 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption includes certain computer equipment and enabling software.
  • HB 217 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; not applicable to certain records.
  • HB 220 Home care organizations; licensure.
  • HB 229 Doctrine of necessaries; lien not to attach on residence held by spouses as tenants by entireties.
  • HB 232 Renewable energy; expands definition.
  • HB 233 Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act; resale of time-shares, disclosures.
  • HB 234 Time-share estates; advertisement of foreclosure sales, information to be hard copy and electonic.
  • HB 235 Motor vehicle, T&M, etc., dealers; limits number of supplemental sales licenses that can be issued.
  • HB 238 Blue crabs; Marine Resources Commission to manage harvesting in Albemarle and Currituck counties.
  • HB 239 Forestry, Department of; use of methyl bromide gas fumigation.
  • HB 240 Amherst County; conveyance of certain property by Department of Conservation and Recreation.
  • HB 243 Virginia Investment Partnership Act; definitions.
  • HB 246 Legislation; prohibits any committee of General Assembly from reporting new state tax credit, etc.
  • HB 250 Instructional spending; DOE to include in School Performance Report Card for school divisions.
  • HB 251 Congressional districts; changes in boundaries.
  • HB 253 Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference for veterans, surviving spouses, and children.
  • HB 255 Warrants; those maintained by treasurers shall not disclose certain information.
  • HB 263 Correctional enterprises; Director of Purchases & Supply et al., to grant certain exemption, report.
  • HB 265 Health Professions, Board of; required to meet annually rather than quarterly.
  • HB 266 Surgery; definition and who may perform.
  • HB 268 Occupational therapy; definition.
  • HB 269 Certificate of public need; process for review & approval of psychiatric & substance abuse services.
  • HB 270 Public guardianship and conservator program; VDA to adopt person-centered practice procedures.
  • HB 271 Substance Abuse Recovery Support Services Grant Program; established, report.
  • HB 272 Death, marriage, or divorce records; changes time period before becomes public.
  • HB 273 DCJS; requires provide minimum training standards for juvenile correctional officers.
  • HB 275 Accountancy, Board of; confidentiality of certain information.
  • HB 277 Cigarette tax stamps, local; same technology used or required by State.
  • HB 278 Bonds in recognizances; how payable.
  • HB 279 DUI ignition interlock; required on first offense as a condition of a restricted license.
  • HB 282 Divorce or annulment; revocation of death benefits.
  • HB 285 Foreign adoption; procedure to obtain State certificate of birth.
  • HB 286 Garnishment, previous; allows costs incurred by judgment creditor are chargeable to judgment debtor.
  • HB 288 Courthouses; exception from prohibition against carrying weapon for city and county treasurers.
  • HB 289 Handicapped parking; allows localities by ordinance to grant free parking.
  • HB 292 Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; increases membership of board of directors.
  • HB 293 Dam safety; consultation with Department of Emergency Management.
  • HB 294 Public libraries; qualifications of librarian, use of state funds.
  • HB 296 Charter; Town of Gordonsville.
  • HB 298 Machinery and tools tax; classifies car washing businesses as separate class of property.
  • HB 299 Retail Sales and Use Tax; extends sunset date for exemption of certain educational materials.
  • HB 300 Beehive Grant Fund and Beehive Grant Program; created.
  • HB 301 Cool-season lawn and turf seed; permits sale of after completion of required germination test.
  • HB 302 Environmental laboratory certification program; exempts certain laboratories.
  • HB 305 Higher educational institutions; crisis and emergency management plans.
  • HB 306 Cemeteries; owner shall publish notice of intent to declare interment rights abandoned in newspaper.
  • HB 307 Rural Retreat Lake Park in Wythe County; DGIF to waive facility use permit fee.
  • HB 313 State Corporation Commission; required to review pass rate of licensing examination.
  • HB 314 Roll-your-own cigarette machines; person who operates at a retail establishment is a manufacturer.
  • HB 316 Cemeteries; definition for purposes of zoning.
  • HB 319 Elections; requires observers to respect area around voters and secrecy of ballot.
  • HB 321 Income tax, corporate; tax credits for donations to non-profit organizations, etc.
  • HB 324 Tax-supported debt; method of calculating total principal amount issued by any state agency, etc.
  • HB 325 Students with autism spectrum disorders; school board to require training of personnel.
  • HB 326 Proffered conditions; amendments or variations.
  • HB 327 Historic structures; demolition.
  • HB 329 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; exemptions.
  • HB 330 Transplant Council; authorized to hire its own employees, etc.
  • HB 332 Campaign Finance Disclosure Act; general provisions applicable to penalties.
  • HB 333 Economic development sites; fund for access roads.
  • HB 336 Virginia Land Conservation Fund; distribution of revenues.
  • HB 337 Professions and occupations; unlawful procurement of certificate, license, or permit.
  • HB 343 Virginia All-Payer Claims Database; created, report.
  • HB 344 Dental and dental hygiene school faculty; licensure.
  • HB 346 Nurse practitioners; practice as part of patient care teams that includes a physician.
  • HB 347 Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosures.
  • HB 348 Asset forfeitures; consolidates certain provisions and eliminates redundancies.
  • HB 349 Virginia Bicentennial of American War of 1812 Commission; extends time Commission may be funded.
  • HB 350 Virginia Retirement System; modifies disability benefits provided to state employees.
  • HB 352 Emergency management plans; victims’ rights.
  • HB 353 Motor carrier and commercial driver’s licensing; amends several licensing laws.
  • HB 358 Tax amnesty program; expands scope of City of Richmond to include local taxes and accrued interest.
  • HB 359 Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; prescribe terms under which licensed brewery may manufacture beer.
  • HB 362 Garnishment; corrects form listing exemptions.
  • HB 367 Education, Department of; shall annually publish disciplinary offense and outcome data.
  • HB 368 Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credits; eligibility of certain mediators.
  • HB 371 Agricultural and forestal districts; adds James City County to list authorized to create.
  • HB 375 Firearms; workplace rule by locality that prevents storing in locked motor vehicle, exceptions.
  • HB 377 Condominium Act; exemptions from registration.
  • HB 378 Funeral services licensees; continuing education requirements.
  • HB 381 Motorboat registration; changes expiration date.
  • HB 382 Assistive technology devices; transfer of by school division.
  • HB 384 Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state employment for members of National Guard, etc.
  • HB 385 Industrial development authorities; removes prohibition for refinancing debt of organizations.
  • HB 387 Clerks of courts; increases fee when payment with dishonored check or credit card.
  • HB 391 Confidential juvenile records; sharing with state and local correctional facilities, confidential.
  • HB 395 Line of Duty Act; expeditious payment for burial expense for person whose death is in line of duty.
  • HB 399 Congenital cyanotic heart disease, critical; VDH to implement program for screening infants.
  • HB 406 Incentives, local; local government to provide regulatory flexibility to defense contractors.
  • HB 408 Real property tax; exemption for elderly and disabled.
  • HB 410 Condominium and Property Owners’ Association Acts; recovery of attorney fees, costs, and interest.
  • HB 417 Polling places; prohibited campaign area.
  • HB 423 Common Interest Community Board; duties.
  • HB 424 School records; self-authentication.
  • HB 430 Inter-local service delivery; expands scope of Regional Cooperation Incentive Fund to foster.
  • HB 431 Charter; City of Fairfax.
  • HB 433 Real Estate Appraiser Board; shall develop continuing education curriculum for licensees, report.
  • HB 438 Virginia Retirement System; benefits for certain local law-enforcement employees.
  • HB 439 Veterans; disposition and identification of unclaimed cremains.
  • HB 441 Uniform Certificate of General Studies; credits earned in academic subject area coursework.
  • HB 445 Adoption; various changes to procedures.
  • HB 451 Adoption; appointment of counsel if parent is determined to be indigent.
  • HB 452 Virginia Employment Commission; transcripts.
  • HB 453 Workers’ compensation; penalty for State’s failure to pay.
  • HB 455 Wireless E-911 Fund; distribution of funds on monthly basis to public safety answering point.
  • HB 457 Charter; City of Newport News.
  • HB 460 Income tax, corporate; basis by which TAX shall assess manufacturing companies with additional tax.
  • HB 462 Abortion; informed consent, shall undergo ultrasound imaging, exceptions.
  • HB 465 Commonwealth, Secretary of; required to prepare an organizational chart of state government.
  • HB 466 Alcoholic beverage control; outdoor advertising.
  • HB 471 Alcoholic beverage control; outdoor advertising, penalty.
  • HB 475 Involuntary commitment; alters criteria for ordering mandatory outpatient treatment.
  • HB 476 Mandatory outpatient treatment hearing; determination of treatment prior to release from commitment.
  • HB 479 Tax-paid contraband cigarettes; possession with intent to distribute, penalties.
  • HB 480 FOIA; attendance by certain members in a closed meeting.
  • HB 481 State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; disclosure forms.
  • HB 484 Court records; secure remote access to records includes locating technology to offsite facility.
  • HB 490 Executive branch boards and councils, certain; staggering of terms, etc.
  • HB 491 Derelict and blighted buildings; authorizes locality to serve as receiver to repair.
  • HB 492 Grass and weeds; authorizes City of Hopewell to require by ordinance to cut on certain property.
  • HB 493 Grass and weeds; authorizes Prince George County to require by ordinance to cut on certain property.
  • HB 496 Discharge planning from state hospital or training center; right to return to place of residence.
  • HB 498 Funeral processions; local sheriff and police department escorts.
  • HB 500 Foster care; DSS policies and procedures to protect personal identifying information of children.
  • HB 502 Landlord and tenant laws; receipt required for payments in form of cash or money order.
  • HB 504 Virginia Center for School Safety; provide training to public school personnel on antibullying.
  • HB 507 Child abuse; increases reporting period by health care providers on substance exposed infants.
  • HB 508 Cannabinoids, synthetic; amends provisions regarding criminalization.
  • HB 509 Recordation tax; clarifies tax for deeds of trust is based on value of security interest.
  • HB 513 Retail Sales and Use Tax; extends sunset dates for limited exemption periods for certain products.
  • HB 516 Income tax, state; advances conformity with federal law.
  • HB 519 Corporations and other business entities; conversion and termination.
  • HB 521 Indemnifying bond; not required of Commonwealth.
  • HB 522 Statewide system of trails; use of wheelchairs or other power-driven mobility devices permitted.
  • HB 523 Fire insurance policy; notice regarding earthquake exclusion.
  • HB 526 Helicopters; local regulation of use.
  • HB 531 Historic rehabilitation tax credit; certain income under federal law is not income for State tax.
  • HB 535 Certificate of public need; relocation and certificates for certain nursing home beds.
  • HB 536 Motor fuels tax; removes requirement that bulk users & retailers of undyed diesel fuel be licensed.
  • HB 537 Dangerous dog registry; changes procedure for registering.
  • HB 538 Hunter education program; establishes a full-time position for each administrative region in DGIF.
  • HB 541 DMV; collection of fees.
  • HB 543 Massage therapists; licensure required by Board of Nursing.
  • HB 545 VDOT; allowed to drive on portion of highway other than a roadway to/from scene of traffic accident.
  • HB 546 Gang crimes; includes definition of predicate criminal act.
  • HB 548 Higher educational institution; implement policies that recognize scheduling obligation by military.
  • HB 550 Agency reports; submission in written or electronic format.
  • HB 551 Telework expenses tax credit; extended for employers through December 31, 2016.
  • HB 552 Mental health and developmental services; replaces certain terminology, technical amendments.
  • HB 553 Airports, privately owned; duty of care and liability of landowners.
  • HB 554 Political subdivisions; Department of Aviation lease approval requirement.
  • HB 555 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage license for certain motor sports facilities.
  • HB 556 Internet; publication of personal information of certain public officials prohibited.
  • HB 557 Virginia Housing Development Authority; powers.
  • HB 558 Virginia Housing Development Authority; mortgage credit certificates.
  • HB 559 Natural gas utilities; qualified projects.
  • HB 561 Solid waste disposal fee; adds Pittsylvania County to list of counties authorized to levy fee.
  • HB 564 Electric utilities; ratemaking incentives, landfill gas.
  • HB 567 Water and sewer authorities; may put lien on property for delinquent rates, etc., on real estate.
  • HB 570 Mortgage loan originators; exempts from licensing employees of bona fide nonprofit organizations.
  • HB 571 Housing crisis; extends sunset date for several measures related to various land use approvals, etc.
  • HB 572 Owner financing for real property; licensing.
  • HB 573 Uniform Flag Act; flags shall be flown at half-mast for one day to honor fallen Virginians.
  • HB 577 Teachers of online courses and college partnership laboratory schools; background checks.
  • HB 578 Teacher licensure; Board of Education to develop criteria for those who teach only online courses.
  • HB 579 Applications for public assistance; may be made electronically.
  • HB 580 Fort Monroe Authority Act; declaration of policy, Governor to approve Fort Monroe Master Plan.
  • HB 581 Retail Sales and Use Tax; clarifies amount of revenue authorized tourism project is entitled.
  • HB 585 Small Business Investment Grant Fund; created.
  • HB 587 Electric transmission lines; approval process.
  • HB 595 Aging services; changes deadlines for submission of four-year plan.
  • HB 599 Northern Virginia Transportation District; responsibilities of Department of Transportation.
  • HB 601 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; board membership.
  • HB 603 School divisions, local; open enrollment policies.
  • HB 609 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; duties of regulatory boards.
  • HB 620 Information Technology and Management Internal Service Fund; established for VITA.
  • HB 621 Veterans; repeals obsolete defense housing projects laws.
  • HB 623 Elections; administrative matters and duties of electoral board and general registrar.
  • HB 625 Transportation planning; proposed comprehensive plans in Northern Virginia.
  • HB 626 Highway noise; governing body of locality may evaluate from highways it may designate for analysis.
  • HB 629 University of Virginia; increases size of board of visitors.
  • HB 630 Racketeering; amends provisions that allow for forfeiture of real or personal property.
  • HB 632 Charter; Town of Windsor.
  • HB 635 Equitable distribution; change of venue.
  • HB 637 Grievance procedure; eliminates certain steps.
  • HB 638 Judicial authorization of treatment; advance directives.
  • HB 639 Higher Education, State Council of; publication of graduate employment rates on its website.
  • HB 640 Public schools; clarifies language relating to enrollment of military children.
  • HB 642 High school accreditation; Board of Education to adopt regulation adjusting formula for calculating.
  • HB 646 Outdoor advertising; permit application fees.
  • HB 647 Driver’s licenses; minors to be accompanied by parent, guardian, etc., to ceremony.
  • HB 648 Judgment; payee, etc., may appoint substitute for any attorney-in-fact authorized to confess.
  • HB 649 Vehicle odometers; increases penalty for tampering.
  • HB 658 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local; definition of personal interest in a transaction.
  • HB 677 Power of attorney; termination.
  • HB 681 Interest on appeal; computed from date of filing notice of to date appellate court issues mandate.
  • HB 684 Coal mine safety; operator of coal mine to submit map and revisions that show directional changes.
  • HB 686 License plates, special; issuance to veterans of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm.
  • HB 687 Virginia Resources Authority; designees for Board of Directors.
  • HB 703 Higher educational institutions; policies related to student nonpayment to be established.
  • HB 708 Bank-owned real estate; repeals provision that limits period that banks may hold.
  • HB 710 Coal mining; right to use shell, void opened underground, etc., created by removal of coal.
  • HB 714 Major business facility job tax credit; extends time credit may be taken over a two-year period.
  • HB 715 Health plan, State; makes changes to appeals process for complaints.
  • HB 718 Juveniles; transfer and trial as adults charged with certain offenses.
  • HB 719 Hunting and fishing license, special; permanently disabled veteran to apply and receive at no cost.
  • HB 726 Sale of property; City of Newport News to sell certain property for nominal amount.
  • HB 730 Veterans Services, Board of; voting by ex officio members.
  • HB 732 Transfer of development rights; ordinance may permit a sending property to be used for parks, etc.
  • HB 733 Pharmacists; compounding authority.
  • HB 734 Recordation tax; a deed to have amount of consideration stated on its first page of document.
  • HB 735 Community-based continuing care (CBCC) providers; required to be registered with SCC.
  • HB 736 Primary schedule; moves primary date in anticipation of redistricting process, etc.
  • HB 737 Modeling and Simulation Advisory Council; adds two citizen members representing higher education.
  • HB 738 Human Resource Management, Department of; health and related insurance for state employees.
  • HB 739 Virginia College Savings Plan; JLARC to oversee and evaluate, report.
  • HB 743 Farm utility vehicles; tax exemption.
  • HB 744 Interstate Compact on Placement of Children; placement of children in residential facility.
  • HB 745 Supreme Court of Virginia; required to develop weighted caseload system to assess caseloads, report.
  • HB 746 Farm vehicles; exemption from registration.
  • HB 752 Strangulation of another; penalty.
  • HB 753 Juvenile offenses; State attorney to file motion with court of offenses requiring registration.
  • HB 754 Concealed handgun permit applications; removes option for locality to require fingerprints.
  • HB 756 Innovation Technical Advisory Group; established.
  • HB 757 Town of Urbanna; liens for water charges.
  • HB 761 Recording deeds; statement of preparation.
  • HB 763 Nonresident executors and testamentary trustees; conveyance of real estate located in State.
  • HB 764 Higher educational institutions; indemnification agreements.
  • HB 765 College partnership laboratory schools; development of programs with public school divisions.
  • HB 766 Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund; established, report.
  • HB 767 Small Business Jobs Grant Fund Program; developed to assist small businesses job creation.
  • HB 768 Virginia Jobs Investment Program; created, Dept. of Business Assistance to administer programs.
  • HB 770 Emergency protective orders; not to be issued against law-enforcement officer performing his duties.
  • HB 771 Campus police officers; included in definition of law-enforcement officers.
  • HB 774 License plates, special; repeals issuance to supporters celebrating centennial of Fort Belvoir.
  • HB 775 Public assistance; social services to collect accurate contact information from applicants.
  • HB 777 Evaluate Tax Preferences, Joint Subcommittee to; established, report.
  • HB 780 Converted electric vehicles; creates definition for vehicles converted from gas to electric power.
  • HB 791 Virginia Retirement System; technical changes to programs administered.
  • HB 792 Virginia Retirement System; deferred compensation for local employees.
  • HB 796 Health, State Board of; guidelines for cleanup of residential property used as clandestine drug lab.
  • HB 800 Speed limits; shall be 35 miles per hour on nonsurface treated highways.
  • HB 803 Charter; Town of Hillsboro in Loudoun County.
  • HB 804 Charter; Town of Purcellville.
  • HB 805 Motor vehicles; authorized on-road clean screen program and emissions inspection.
  • HB 806 Overweight and oversize vehicle permits and fees; provides a method of assigning cost-based fees.
  • HB 809 Insurance; employees of political subdivisions of State may receive from a locality.
  • HB 810 Transportation Accountability, Joint Commission on; admin. staff support by House Clerk’s Office.
  • HB 813 Commercial space flight; funding and oversight.
  • HB 829 Virginia Immunization Information System; linkages to other VDH databases.
  • HB 830 Arts and cultural districts; allows a locality to create more than one.
  • HB 837 District court employees; local salary supplements may be paid wholly out of local funds.
  • HB 839 Defective drywall; redefines term.
  • HB 840 Charter; City of Portsmouth.
  • HB 841 Major business facility job credits & enterprise zone job creation grants; not allowed for same job.
  • HB 842 Business license or land use authorization, local; conditions of issuance.
  • HB 845 Business entities; clarifies that name of entity cannot imply that is another type of business.
  • HB 847 Charter; Town of Coeburn.
  • HB 848 Methamphetamine lab cleanup costs; localities may charge for reimbursement.
  • HB 849 Juveniles; court to conduct review hearing in secure facility via two-way electronic video.
  • HB 852 Higher educational institutions; may require any accepted student provide complete record.
  • HB 853 Suicidal students; higher educational institutions shall develop policies addressing.
  • HB 855 Nuisance species; definitionto include coyotes and feral swine.
  • HB 856 Critical incident stress management teams; privileged information regarding criminal acts, etc.
  • HB 860 Towing ordinances; localities in Northern Virginia to require companies to submit to inspection.
  • HB 861 Vehicle and trailer immobilization; subject to removal for outstanding parking violations.
  • HB 865 Taxicabs; local regulation.
  • HB 867 Certificates of insurance; unfair insurance trade practices.
  • HB 869 Urban development areas; makes designation optional rather than mandatory for all localities.
  • HB 870 Repairable vehicles; definition, exemption.
  • HB 871 Limited burial insurance authority; changes definition.
  • HB 872 Property and casualty insurance; provides for SCC licensing and regulation of public adjusters.
  • HB 875 Motor vehicle insurance; places time limits on appeals to DMV for suspension of driver’s license.
  • HB 876 Motor vehicle fuels sales tax; transfer administration and collection to DMV.
  • HB 878 Motor vehicles, certain; raises amount localities may charge for an annual license tax upon owners.
  • HB 879 Income tax, state; subtraction for certain death benefit payments.
  • HB 880 Fishing license, special; established for partially disabled veterans.
  • HB 881 Political campaign advertisements; disclosure requirements.
  • HB 885 Nurses; licensure exemption.
  • HB 886 Truancy; Board of Education shall promulgate regulations to address.
  • HB 893 E-911 Services Board; Commonwealth Interoperability Coordinator to serve as advisor.
  • HB 894 Electric and natural gas utilities; energy efficiency programs.
  • HB 896 Alcoholic beverage control; Sunday operation of government stores after 1:00 p.m.
  • HB 897 Virginia Child Protection Accountability System; reporting of certain information by VCSC, etc.
  • HB 900 Higher educational institutions; mental health and parental notification policies.
  • HB 902 Condominium Act; time limits for expansion, contraction, or conversion of condominium.
  • HB 904 Charter; Town of Middleburg.
  • HB 906 Charter; Town of Leesburg.
  • HB 910 Cash proffers; expands existing provisions that allow certain alternative uses.
  • HB 914 Children at play signs; allows county or town governments to install.
  • HB 917 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; required meetings of regulatory boards.
  • HB 919 Personal property tax; vehicle distrained and sold for delinquent taxes, penalty & accrued interest.
  • HB 922 Real estate tax; exemption for disabled veterans.
  • HB 926 Circuit court; Prince William County authorizing clerk to charge convenience fee for land records.
  • HB 927 Secondhand articles; includes certain telecommunications cable.
  • HB 928 Mechanics’ liens; allows contractors to obtain liens in amount of value of work contracted for lots.
  • HB 932 Voluntary Nutrient Management Plan Program; DCR to develop training and certification program.
  • HB 933 Real estate tax; exemption for disabled veterans.
  • HB 937 Spouses of military service members; expediting issuance of business licenses, etc.
  • HB 938 Military training, etc.; regulatory boards to accept as equivalent to requirements for licensures.
  • HB 939 Accounts, Department of; recovery of erroneous or improper payments to state officer or employee.
  • HB 940 Handguns; eliminates prohibition on purchasing more than one in a 30-day period.
  • HB 941 Fire investigation warrant; State Police arson investigators may obtain.
  • HB 943 Service handguns; certain law-enforcement officers to purchase.
  • HB 944 Sexually violent predators; conducting probable cause hearing.
  • HB 945 Virginia Public Procurement Act; performance and payment bonds on transportation-related projects.
  • HB 946 Political action committees; campaign finance filings.
  • HB 948 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; crimes included.
  • HB 959 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption on certain tangible personal property.
  • HB 961 Shoplifting and employee theft; merchant allowed to recover damages under certain circumstances.
  • HB 963 Child pornography; possession, distribution, solicitation, etc., penalty.
  • HB 964 Child pornography or grooming video; person 18 years of age or older displaying to a minor, penalty.
  • HB 965 Campus police; mutual aid agreements with local law-enforcement agencies and State Police.
  • HB 968 Drug trafficking; 3 years shall be mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for subsequent offense.
  • HB 969 Sexual assault response teams; State attorney to invite chiefs of campus police to annual meeting.
  • HB 970 Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporting, penalties.
  • HB 971 Barrier crimes; adds extortion and felony violations of protective orders to statute.
  • HB 972 Involuntary commitment; criteria for commitment.
  • HB 973 Sex crimes; penalties for offender who is 18 or older for rape, etc. of child under age 13.
  • HB 974 Campaign finance disclosure reports; requires SBE to replace residence address of certain voters.
  • HB 975 Governmental utility corporation; acting as public service corporation or public service company.
  • HB 978 Charter; City of Falls Church.
  • HB 990 Elk; authorization of nonlethal control measures against.
  • HB 994 Broadband Advisory Council; certain designees to serve on the Council.
  • HB 995 Forestry, Department of; limits payments from timber sales to localities.
  • HB 996 Minority Business Enterprise, Department of; authorizes electronic certification process.
  • HB 997 Public assistance; written and oral information to applicant.
  • HB 1007 Voter registration; DMV to transmit voter registration applications to State Board of Elections.
  • HB 1009 Land-disturbing activities; service of order for violation shall be posted on site, etc.
  • HB 1013 Income tax, state & corporate; extends subtraction for capital gains from investments in businesses.
  • HB 1016 Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversion Fund; established.
  • HB 1019 Charter; City of Chesapeake.
  • HB 1020 Precious metal dealers; retention of purchases for a minimum of 15 calendar days.
  • HB 1021 Constitutional amendment; General Assembly to delay reconvened session (voter referendum).
  • HB 1022 Confederate cemeteries and graves; changes organization responsible for Presbyterian Cemetery.
  • HB 1033 Protective orders, permanent; provides circuit court jurisdiction to hear petitions to modify.
  • HB 1034 Interstate agreements, certain; State withdrawal from Southern Growth Policies Agreement.
  • HB 1035 Eminent domain; definitions of lost access and lost profits, determining compensation.
  • HB 1037 Methamphetamine site cleanup; court shall order reasonable costs to be paid by defendant, etc.
  • HB 1042 Driver’s licenses; extends expiration date for certain active military personnel.
  • HB 1043 Vehicle registration; grace period for replacement of plates, etc., for member of armed forces, etc.
  • HB 1059 Zoning Appeals, Board of; jurisdictions imposing civil penalties for violations of ordinances, etc.
  • HB 1061 Secondary school graduation requirements; diplomas.
  • HB 1062 Virginia Employment Commission; Office of Attorney General may represent interests of State.
  • HB 1065 Erosion & Sediment Control, Stormwater, & Chesapeake Bay Preservation Acts; integration of programs.
  • HB 1068 Real estate tax; commercial and industrial property in localities in Northern Virginia.
  • HB 1073 Residential rental properties; appeal of real property assessments, fair market value.
  • HB 1075 Hospital discharge procedures; community services boards to provide information on certain services.
  • HB 1076 Special use permit; locality may require permit for storage or disposal of certain waste.
  • HB 1088 Reduced cigarette ignition propensity; eliminates an exemption.
  • HB 1089 Public schools; immunization requirements.
  • HB 1091 Alcoholic beverages; unlawful possession.
  • HB 1092 Physical education; Board of Education to develop guidelines governing requirements in schools.
  • HB 1095 Qualified domestic relations order; enforcement of support.
  • HB 1102 Renewable energy portfolio standard program; credits for investments.
  • HB 1104 Va. Fire Services Board and State Board of Juvenile Justice; powers & duties.
  • HB 1106 Behavior and assistant behavior analysts; licensure by Board of Medicine.
  • HB 1107 Public schools; possession and administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.
  • HB 1108 Career and technical education; industry certifications mandatory part of program.
  • HB 1110 Landlord and tenant laws; dwelling units.
  • HB 1111 Statewide Fire Prevention Code & Uniform Statewide Building Code; fees for enforcement and appeals.
  • HB 1113 Biscuit Run; DCR to negotiate land exchange of certain acres in Albemarle County.
  • HB 1116 Retail Sales and Use Tax; distribution of revenue collected in certain public facilities.
  • HB 1117 Annexation by cities; continuation of moratorium.
  • HB 1118 Elections; persons eligible to obtain lists of persons voting.
  • HB 1119 Wake surfing; unlawful to operate certain watercraft within 50 feet of docks, etc., exception.
  • HB 1121 Veterans Services, Department of; ratio of claims agents to number of veterans in State.
  • HB 1123 Criminal history record information; access by State Treasurer.
  • HB 1127 Charter; Town of Virgilina.
  • HB 1128 Real property tax; attorney to request commissioner of revenue to correct assessment of property.
  • HB 1130 Retirement System; hybrid retirement program created, optional defined retirement plan created, etc.
  • HB 1133 Candidate petitions for primaries and general elections; requirements for petition circulators.
  • HB 1134 Line of Duty Act; definition of deceased person.
  • HB 1136 Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act; exemptions for certain liquefied propane gas containers.
  • HB 1137 Historic districts; any locality that establishes or expands district shall identify all landmarks.
  • HB 1139 Reinsurance credits; conforms State’s law to Credit for Reinsurance Model Law of NAIC.
  • HB 1140 Carisoprodol; added to list of Schedule IV controlled substances.
  • HB 1141 Ezogabine; added to list of Schedule V controlled substances.
  • HB 1142 Charter; Town of Glen Lyn.
  • HB 1144 Contractors, Board for; waiver of license requirement for Habitat for Humanity.
  • HB 1146 Charter; Town of Stephens City.
  • HB 1147 Garnishment; venue, garnishment without judgement debtor’s social security number.
  • HB 1148 Tangible personal property; volunteer deputy sheriffs.
  • HB 1151 Congressional districts; petition requirements for candidates for statewide offices.
  • HB 1152 Threat assessment teams; authorized to receive health and criminal history records of students.
  • HB 1153 Income tax, state; conformity with federal law.
  • HB 1154 State Police, Department of; access to electronic evidence.
  • HB 1158 Virginia Water Protection Permit; issuance of permit by State Water Control Board.
  • HB 1160 Unlawful detention of U.S. citizens; prevents any agency, etc., from assisting in investigation.
  • HB 1161 Methamphetamine precursors; sale and tracking, penalties.
  • HB 1164 Secondary and urban system highways; STO to conduct periodic examination of process.
  • HB 1166 Renewable energy portfolio standard program; reporting requirements to State Corporation Commission.
  • HB 1167 High Performance Buildings Act; created.
  • HB 1168 Trust institutions; entities authorized to engage in trust business in State includes out-of-state.
  • HB 1169 Workers’ compensation; WCC shall retain jurisdiction for employees to pursue payment of charges.
  • HB 1173 Charter schools, public; funding and service contracts.
  • HB 1177 Virginia Energy Plan; adds to list of State’s energy objectives.
  • HB 1178 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; offenders.
  • HB 1179 Public schools; providing character education program during regular school year or summer.
  • HB 1181 Public schools; reading intervention.
  • HB 1182 Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Fund; uses.
  • HB 1183 Virginia Port Authority; amends several provisions governing conduct of business.
  • HB 1184 Public education; dual enrollment for high school students.
  • HB 1185 The Road to Revolution; expands potential for sites on state heritage trail.
  • HB 1186 Telecommunications service provider or cable television system; rates for pole attachments.
  • HB 1188 Human trafficking; Board of Education to provide information for public schools.
  • HB 1189 Public schools; student data requests.
  • HB 1192 Coalfield employment enhancement tax credit; extends sunset date.
  • HB 1199 Administrative Process Act; right to counsel in rule-making proceedings.
  • HB 1200 Human trafficking hotline; posted notices, civil penalty.
  • HB 1201 Foreign service workers and military; exemptions from jury service
  • HB 1202 Fire policy; shall provide coverage for cost charged by volunteer fire department, etc.
  • HB 1203 Research & Technology Investment Advisory Committee; Authority shall administer.
  • HB 1205 Charter; Town of South Hill.
  • HB 1208 Home instruction of children; limits required description of curriculum.
  • HB 1210 Lawn maintenance fertilizer; nitrogen application rates, labeling.
  • HB 1211 Assisted living facilities and adult foster care homes; may accept third-party payments.
  • HB 1212 Storage of health records; replaces obsolete terminology and cross-references referred to records.
  • HB 1215 Virtual schools, public; Board of Education shall establish standards for accreditation.
  • HB 1216 Zoning amendment; notice of proposed change to zoning ordinance that involve State or federal land.
  • HB 1217 Sergeants David Lambert Highway & Brandon Asbury Highway; designates portions of Routes 19 and 609.
  • HB 1218 Stream mitigation banks; established.
  • HB 1219 Common Interest Community Board; authorized to terminate inactive condominium, etc., registrations.
  • HB 1220 Industrial development authorities; allows Roanoke County and City of Norfolk to expand board.
  • HB 1222 Public Procurement Act; definition of employment services organization, technical changes.
  • HB 1224 Real property; VDOT to exchange real property in Tazewell County for private property.
  • HB 1230 Protection and Advocacy, Virginia Office for; conversion to a nonprofit entity, report.
  • HB 1231 Onsite sewage systems; inspections.
  • HB 1233 License tax, local; ordinances for severance oil, coal, or gas from earth, report.
  • HB 1237 Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporting, penalties.
  • HB 1238 Forfeited drug assets; redirection of assets to construction of Public Safety Memorial.
  • HB 1243 Charter; Town of Middletown.
  • HB 1244 Arrest; adult charged when a juvenile may be released on bail or recognizance.
  • HB 1245 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority; changes in composition.
  • HB 1248 Transportation; provides revenues for construction, maintenance, and funding.
  • HB 1250 Judicial Conference of Virginia; membership.
  • HB 1251 Charter; Town of Cedar Bluff.
  • HB 1253 Cash proffers; prohibits locality from accepting those purporting to contain waiver of legal rights.
  • HB 1261 Landlord and tenant laws; energy submetering.
  • HB 1262 Waterworks & Wastewater Works Operators & Onsite Sewage System Professionals, Board for; licensure.
  • HB 1263 VDOT Integrated Directional Sign Program; maintenance, etc., of signs and impact of changes.
  • HB 1269 Zoning appeals, board of; appeals resulting in tie vote may be carried over until next meeting.
  • HB 1270 Hampton, City of; Department of General Services to transfer certain property located within City.
  • HB 1271 Sexually violent predators; Director of DOC shall develop protocol for assessing prisoner, etc.
  • HB 1273 Chemotherapy; requirements for orally administered cancer drugs.
  • HB 1274 Nursing facility transfer & discharge procedures; workgroup to clarify requirements and guidelines.
  • HB 1277 Contractors; licensing by localities, civil penalty.
  • HB 1280 Psychiatric hospital admissions; local inmates.
  • HB 1284 Circuit court clerks; duties.
  • HB 1286 Capital projects, local; planning commission to study impact of public facilities, etc.
  • HB 1287 Development; clarifies definition.
  • HB 1288 Charter Amendment; Town of Boyce.
  • HB 1290 Pedestrians; posting of right-of-way signs in City of Falls Church.
  • HB 1291 Governor’s reorganization of executive branch of state government.
  • HB 1293 Statewide Fire Prevention Code; local inspection fee in City of Chesapeake.
  • HB 1294 Churches, synagogues, etc.; localities shall not charge any fee unless authorized by general law.
  • HB 1295 State mandates; eliminating on local and regional government entities relating to education, etc.
  • HB 1298 GPS tracking device; provides authority & protocol for law enforcement to apply for search warrant.
  • HJ 3 Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (second reference).
  • HJ 138 Constitutional amendment; General Assembly to delay reconvened session (second reference).

 

Senate Initiated Legislation

  • SB 1 Voter procedures; voter shall be offered provisional ballot, etc.
  • SB 2 Claims; Melissa Scianna.
  • SB 7 Charter; Town of Brodnax.
  • SB 8 Guardians; disposition of remains.
  • SB 11 Self-settled spendthrift trusts; created.
  • SB 15 Grass and weeds; adds Town of Ashland to list of localities authorized to require cutting.
  • SB 22 Real estate tax; exemption for disabled veterans.
  • SB 31 Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2012; created.
  • SB 32 Assessments for local improvements, special; adds City of Hampton to localities that may impose.
  • SB 33 Hampton, City of; special commissioner to execute title to real estate with delinquent taxes, etc.
  • SB 34 Rental payments; landlord accounting of tenant credits and debits upon written request.
  • SB 35 Landlords; recovery of possession limited, changes definition of dwelling unit, etc.
  • SB 36 Proffered conditions; amendments or variations.
  • SB 37 Retail Sales and Use Tax; extends sunset provision for certain educational materials.
  • SB 40 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption on certain tangible personal property.
  • SB 41 Claims; Thomas Edward Haynesworth.
  • SB 42 Tax amnesty program; expands scope of City of Richmond to include local taxes and accrued interest.
  • SB 45 Open Education Curriculum Board; alters function from a policy board to an advisory board.
  • SB 47 Certificates of insurance; unfair insurance trade practices.
  • SB 49 Income tax, corporate; requires retail companies to use single-sales factor apportionment formula.
  • SB 50 Corporations and limited liability companies; conversions, dissolution, and procedures.
  • SB 51 Uniform Commercial Code; secured transactions.
  • SB 52 Environmental laboratory certification program; exempts certain laboratories.
  • SB 53 Commonwealth Health Research Board; certain employees shall be entitled to state employee benefits.
  • SB 54 Unemployment benefits; minimum earnings requirement, postpones scheduled increase.
  • SB 57 Absentee voting; applications shall be processed 5 days after person registers to vote, exceptions.
  • SB 59 Injunctions; requirement for bond.
  • SB 60 Divorce; failure to respond by defendant.
  • SB 67 Concealed handgun permit applications; removes option for locality to require fingerprints.
  • SB 73 Residential rental apartments; appeal of real property assessments, fair market value.
  • SB 74 Roll-your-own cigarette machines; person who operates at a retail establishment is a manufacturer.
  • SB 75 Mortgage loan originators; exempts from licensing employees of bona fide nonprofit organizations.
  • SB 76 Owner financing for real property; licensing.
  • SB 77 Nutrient credit certification; regulations, Nutrient Trading Act is established, penalty.
  • SB 80 Virginia Beach, City of; concurrent jurisdiction over adjoining waters.
  • SB 86 Solicitation of contributions; registration of charitable organizations.
  • SB 87 Charter; City of Falls Church.
  • SB 89 Garnishment; corrects form listing exemptions.
  • SB 94 Rules of Evidence; amendments or additions to Rule shall be adopted by Supreme Court of Va., etc.
  • SB 103 Transient occupancy tax; authorizes Roanoke County to impose.
  • SB 105 Roanoke Higher Education Authority; removes president of Jefferson College of Health Sciences.
  • SB 106 Physician assistants; use of fluoroscopy.
  • SB 109 Land trusts; beneficiaries shall name a successor trustee.
  • SB 110 Irrevocable trusts; trustee’s power to appoint assets into second trust.
  • SB 112 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption includes certain computer equipment and enabling software.
  • SB 113 Driver’s licenses; minors to be accompanied by parent, guardian, etc., to ceremony.
  • SB 115 Wills, trusts, and fiduciaries; revising and recodifying laws.
  • SB 116 Court costs, fines, etc.; extends from 15 to 30 number of days a person has to pay.
  • SB 120 Risk-Based Capital Act; way to measure minimum capital appropriate for insurer based on size & risk.
  • SB 121 Bank-owned real estate; repeals provision that limits period that banks may hold.
  • SB 122 Derelict and blighted buildings; authorizes locality to serve as receiver to repair.
  • SB 123 Environmental covenants; compliance with Uniform Environmental Covenants Act, etc.
  • SB 124 Mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers; criminal background checks.
  • SB 126 Forestry, Department of; use of methyl bromide gas fumigation.
  • SB 128 Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund; established, report.
  • SB 131 Income tax, corporate; tax credits for donations to non-profit organizations, etc.
  • SB 132 Credit unions; amendments to organizational documents.
  • SB 133 Fire investigation warrant; State Police arson investigators may obtain.
  • SB 135 Virginia All Payer Claims Database; created, report.
  • SB 140 Fire policy; shall provide coverage for cost charged by volunteer fire department, etc.
  • SB 142 Charter; Town of Pocahontas.
  • SB 146 Dental hygienists; remote supervision by a public health dentist.
  • SB 147 Bear hound training; allows training of dogs to hunt bears to occur from 4:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.
  • SB 148 Methamphetamine lab cleanup costs; localities may charge for reimbursement .
  • SB 149 Charter; Town of Bluefield.
  • SB 155 Repairable vehicles; definition, exemption from certain provisions, exceptions.
  • SB 158 Admission to bail; notice to State attorney.
  • SB 159 Drug trafficking; 3 years shall be mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for subsequent offense.
  • SB 160 High Performance Buildings Act; created.
  • SB 164 Fraudulent conveyance and voluntary transfer; power of court to set aside, sanctions.
  • SB 170 Charter; City of Fairfax.
  • SB 171 Virginia Retirement System; benefits for firefighter, emergency medical technician, etc.
  • SB 179 Bond administration; reimbursement of administrative costs.
  • SB 180 Trustees, certain; protection from liability.
  • SB 183 Virginia Outdoors Foundation; exempt from paying clerk for remote access to land records.
  • SB 190 Public schools; clarifies language relating to enrollment of military children.
  • SB 193 Freedom of Information Act; exemption for cell phone numbers for EMS personnel and firefighters.
  • SB 195 Towing ordinances; localities in Northern Virginia to require companies to submit to inspection.
  • SB 197 Attorney General; may represent in civil matters a person appointed by circuit court judge.
  • SB 201 Hospital discharge procedures; community services boards to provide information on certain services.
  • SB 204 Children in foster care; school placement.
  • SB 209 HOV lanes; extends sunset provision on use by vehicles with clean special fuel license plates.
  • SB 217 Public schools; residency of children in kinship care.
  • SB 226 Income tax, state & corporate; extends subtraction for capital gains from investments in businesses.
  • SB 227 Stormwater service district; allocation of revenues.
  • SB 228 Vehicle and trailer immobilization; subject to removal for outstanding parking violations.
  • SB 230 Highway projects; VDOT to provide for training and certification of local government employees.
  • SB 231 Taxicabs; local regulation.
  • SB 234 Charter; Town of Leesburg.
  • SB 235 Insurance; employees of political subdivisions of State may receive from a locality.
  • SB 237 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority; changes in composition.
  • SB 238 Telework expenses tax credit; extended for employers through December 31, 2016.
  • SB 239 Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporting, penalties.
  • SB 240 Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (voter referendum).
  • SB 242 Public procurement; state agency agreements with labor organizations.
  • SB 245 Emergency Services and Disaster Law; constitutional rights of citizens to keep & bear arms.
  • SB 246 Winter Sports Safety Act; limits liability of ski resorts and other winter sports area operators.
  • SB 248 Employers of domestic service individuals; reporting and paying unemployment insurance taxes.
  • SB 249 Marriage ceremonies; performance by a minister commissioned to pastoral ministry.
  • SB 251 Circuit court clerks; fees charged and collected.
  • SB 253 Dam safety; consultation with Department of Emergency Management.
  • SB 254 Veterans Services, Department of; ratio of claims agents to number of veterans in State.
  • SB 259 Human trafficking; Board of Education to provide information for local school division staff.
  • SB 266 Community-based continuing care (CBCC) providers; required to be registered with SCC.
  • SB 270 Notaries; shall not perform notarial acts to which he or his spouse is a party, exceptions.
  • SB 271 Virginia Center for School Safety; provide training to public school personnel on antibullying.
  • SB 273 Cannabinoids, synthetic; amends provisions regarding criminalization.
  • SB 274 Urban development areas; makes designation optional rather than mandatory for all localities.
  • SB 278 Teachers; date changes for contract renewal for those without continuing contract status.
  • SB 280 Motor vehicle insurance; places time limits on appeals to DMV for suspension of driver’s license.
  • SB 283 Illegal voting and registrations; prohibition against voting more than once.
  • SB 284 Commercial space flight; funding and oversight.
  • SB 286 Sale of property; City of Newport News to sell certain property for nominal amount.
  • SB 287 Charter; City of Newport News.
  • SB 292 Charter; City of Chesapeake.
  • SB 293 DCJS; provides minimum training standards for juvenile correctional officers.
  • SB 294 Methamphetamine precursors; sale and tracking, penalties.
  • SB 295 Virginia Employment Commission; Office of Attorney General may represent interests of State.
  • SB 297 Veterans Services, Board of; voting by ex officio members.
  • SB 299 Kinship foster care placements; Commissioner of Social Services may grant variance from requirement.
  • SB 300 Protective orders; various changes to provisions governing those issued by court, venue.
  • SB 301 Sexual assault response teams; State attorney to invite chiefs of campus police to annual meeting.
  • SB 302 Campus police; mutual aid agreements with local law-enforcement agencies and State Police.
  • SB 305 Dangerous dog registry; changes procedure for registering.
  • SB 307 Reduced cigarette ignition propensity; eliminates an exemption.
  • SB 308 Business license or land use authorization, local; conditions of issuance.
  • SB 314 Sexually violent predators; Director of DOC determines if prisoner meets definition.
  • SB 315 VDOT; allowed to drive on portion of highway other than a roadway to/from scene of traffic accident.
  • SB 321 Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosures.
  • SB 322 Motor carriers; insurance requirements.
  • SB 323 Handguns; eliminates prohibition on purchasing more than one in a 30-day period.
  • SB 325 Asset forfeitures; consolidates certain provisions and eliminates redundancies.
  • SB 330 Coal mine safety; operator of coal mine to submit map and revisions that show directional changes.
  • SB 332 Charter; Town of Troutdale.
  • SB 335 Weight limits; haulers of sand, gravel, and crushed stone.
  • SB 337 DMV; collection of fees.
  • SB 338 Virginia Investment Partnership Act; definitions.
  • SB 340 Occupational therapy; definition.
  • SB 343 Motor carrier and commercial driver’s licensing; amends several licensing laws.
  • SB 344 Small Business Investment Grant Fund; created.
  • SB 346 Higher educational institutions; crisis and emergency management plans.
  • SB 347 Tax-paid contraband cigarettes; possession with intent to distribute, penalties.
  • SB 349 Child-placing agency; shall not be required to participate in placement of child for foster care.
  • SB 353 Alcoholic beverage control; agents of Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
  • SB 354 Beehive Grant Fund and Beehive Grant Program; created.
  • SB 362 Critical incident stress management teams; privileged information regarding criminal acts, etc.
  • SB 363 Virginia Child Protection Accountability System; reporting of certain information by VCSC, etc.
  • SB 364 Towing; allows police-requested towing to be initiated by employees authorized by local agency.
  • SB 366 Interstate Compact on Placement of Children; interstate placement of children.
  • SB 367 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local; definition of personal interest in a transaction.
  • SB 368 Major business facility job tax credit; extends time credit may be taken over a two-year period.
  • SB 369 Fire insurance policy; notice regarding earthquake exclusion.
  • SB 370 Virginia Resources Authority; designees for Board of Directors.
  • SB 371 Judicial authorization of treatment; advance directives.
  • SB 374 Higher educational institutions; mental health and parental notification policies.
  • SB 375 Higher educational institutions; may require any accepted student provide complete record.
  • SB 378 DUI ignition interlock; required on first offense as a condition of a restricted license.
  • SB 382 Renewable energy portfolio standard program; reporting requirements to State Corporation Commission.
  • SB 384 Dental and dental hygiene school faculty; licensure.
  • SB 385 Candidate campaign committees; prohibited interest payments on certain loans, penalty.
  • SB 387 Mental health and developmental services; replaces certain terminology, technical amendments.
  • SB 393 Media-related tax exemptions; extends sunset provision until 2017.
  • SB 394 Cigarette tax stamps, local; same technology used or required by State.
  • SB 395 Woodrow Wilson’s Presidency, Virginia Commission on the Centennial of; extends date for funding.
  • SB 396 Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families, State Executive Council for; membership.
  • SB 398 Alcoholic beverage control; outdoor advertising regulations, etc.
  • SB 405 Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; increases membership of board of directors.
  • SB 406 Alcoholic beverages; unlawful possession.
  • SB 407 Erosion & Sediment Control, Stormwater, & Chesapeake Bay Preservation Acts; integration of programs.
  • SB 408 Alcoholic beverage control; outdoor advertising.
  • SB 409 Recordation tax; eliminates exemption for deeds of trust securing a refinanced obligation.
  • SB 411 Va. Fire Services Board and State Board of Juvenile Justice; powers & duties.
  • SB 413 Renewable energy portfolio standard program; credits for investments.
  • SB 414 Retail Sales and Use Tax; clarifies amount of revenue authorized tourism project is entitled.
  • SB 415 Nurses; licensure exemption.
  • SB 416 Judgment; payee, etc., may appoint substitute for any attorney-in-fact authorized to confess.
  • SB 417 Grievance procedure; eliminates certain steps.
  • SB 418 Electric transmission lines; approval process.
  • SB 421 Motor vehicle dealers; recovering title.
  • SB 424 Line of Duty Act; under coverage individuals employed as fire company personnel for National Guard.
  • SB 425 Interbasin transfer of water resources; State Water Control Board to establish procedures, etc.
  • SB 427 Information Technology and Management Internal Service Fund; established for VITA.
  • SB 428 Forestry, Department of; limits payments from timber sales to localities.
  • SB 430 Cemeteries; definition for purposes of zoning.
  • SB 432 Grantor trusts; settlor’s creditors; payment of taxes.
  • SB 433 Veterans; determination of status of unclaimed cremains.
  • SB 436 Sex crimes; penalties.
  • SB 437 Eminent domain; definitions of lost access and lost profits, determining compensation.
  • SB 440 Charter schools, public; funding and service contracts.
  • SB 441 Line of Duty Act; expeditious payment for burial expense for person whose death is in line of duty.
  • SB 444 Historic rehabilitation tax credit; certain income under federal law is not income for State tax.
  • SB 445 Protective orders, permanent; provides circuit court jurisdiction to hear petitions to modify.
  • SB 447 Charter; Town of Middleburg.
  • SB 448 Child abuse; increases reporting period by health care providers on substance exposed infants.
  • SB 450 Chemotherapy; requirements for orally administered cancer drugs.
  • SB 451 Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; regulation of medical assistance.
  • SB 453 Charter; City of Winchester.
  • SB 454 Handicapped parking; allows localities by ordinance to grant free parking.
  • SB 458 Suicidal students; higher educational institutions shall develop policies addressing.
  • SB 459 Strangulation of another; penalty.
  • SB 461 Sexually violent predators; conducting probable cause hearing.
  • SB 462 Income tax, state; conformity with federal law.
  • SB 463 Income tax, state; advances conformity with federal law.
  • SB 470 Sportfishing licenses, special combined; costs.
  • SB 471 Physical education; Board of Education to promulgate regulations governing programs in schools.
  • SB 472 Common Interest Community Board; authorized to terminate inactive condominium, etc., registrations.
  • SB 473 Fort Monroe Authority Act; declaration of policy, Governor to approve Fort Monroe Master Plan.
  • SB 475 College partnership laboratory schools; development of programs with public school divisions.
  • SB 476 Confidential juvenile records; sharing with state and local correctional facilities, confidential.
  • SB 478 Charter; City of Portsmouth.
  • SB 481 Vehicle odometers; increases penalty for tampering.
  • SB 485 Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversion Fund; established.
  • SB 487 Certificate of public need program; annual report.
  • SB 489 Secondary school graduation requirements; diplomas.
  • SB 492 Renewable energy; expands definition.
  • SB 493 Electric and natural gas utilities; energy efficiency programs.
  • SB 495 Wireless E-911 Fund; distribution of funds on monthly basis to public safety answering point.
  • SB 497 Virginia Retirement System; local government and school board employees, contributions.
  • SB 498 Retirement System; hybrid retirement program created, optional defined retirement plan created, etc.
  • SB 499 Health plan, state; makes changes to appeals process for complaints.
  • SB 502 Motor vehicle emissions inspections; privatizes services now provided by DEQ, etc.
  • SB 503 Motor vehicle fuels sales tax; transfers administration and collection to DMV.
  • SB 504 Air quality, water quality or solid waste permits; facilities upgrading and requiring new permit.
  • SB 507 Real Estate Appraiser Board; shall develop continuing education curriculum for licensees, report.
  • SB 511 Natural gas utilities; qualified projects.
  • SB 514 High school accreditation; Board of Education to adopt regulation adjusting formula for calculating.
  • SB 515 Alcoholic beverage control; no retail licensee shall employ as manager any unauthorized alien.
  • SB 517 Nursing education programs; requires Board of Nursing to implement certain due process requirements.
  • SB 519 Consumer utility tax; exemption for public utilities, etc. on natural gas used to make electricity.
  • SB 520 Property and casualty insurance; provides for SCC licensing and regulation of public adjusters.
  • SB 521 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage license for certain motor sports facilities.
  • SB 523 Minority Business Enterprise, Department of; certification of employment services organizations.
  • SB 527 Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state employment for members of National Guard.
  • SB 528 Hunting and fishing license, special; permanently disabled veteran to apply and receive at no cost.
  • SB 530 Colleges, etc., projects, certain; required to hold at least one public hearing before undertaking.
  • SB 531 Northern Virginia Transportation District; responsibilities of Transportation Board.
  • SB 532 Insurance, Bureau of; maintenance assessment.
  • SB 533 Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act; revises requirements for operation of retail outlets.
  • SB 534 Tangible personal property; volunteer deputy sheriffs.
  • SB 536 Absentee voting; unused, lost, and defaced ballots.
  • SB 537 Elections; requires observers to respect area around voters and secrecy of ballot.
  • SB 539 Forward energy pricing; authorizes any public body to use mechanisms for budget risk reduction.
  • SB 540 Real estate tax; exemption for disabled veterans.
  • SB 541 Auxiliary police forces; Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish training requirements.
  • SB 543 Surgery; definition and who may perform.
  • SB 544 Mammograms; information on breast density.
  • SB 545 Charter; Town of Glen Lyn.
  • SB 546 Industrial development authorities; allows Roanoke County and City of Norfolk to expand board.
  • SB 551 Real estate tax; counties may establish discount for early payment or payment in full.
  • SB 556 Pawnbrokers; holding period for any pawn or pledge item is minimum of 30 days plus grace period.
  • SB 557 Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority; approval of loan applications.
  • SB 558 Forfeited drug assets; redirection of assets to construction of Public Safety Memorial.
  • SB 559 State forest lands; special use permits.
  • SB 560 Sanitary districts; authorizes board of supervisors to construct and maintain dams within district.
  • SB 561 Garnishment, previous; allows costs incurred by judgment creditor are chargeable to judgment debtor.
  • SB 562 Transient occupancy tax; adds Campbell County to list authorized to impose.
  • SB 563 Concealed handgun permit; alters certain application procedures to obtain.
  • SB 564 Home instruction of children; limits required description of curriculum.
  • SB 565 Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act; administration of election laws for military voters.
  • SB 566 Elections; administrative matters and duties of electoral board and general registrar.
  • SB 568 Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan; coverage for certain children and pregnant women.
  • SB 573 Capitol Police; disposal of unclaimed firearms.
  • SB 576 Workers’ compensation; uninsured employer’s fund financing tax.
  • SB 577 VWC; majority of members constitutes a quorum for purposes of exercising functions of Commission.
  • SB 578 Virginia Port Authority; amends several provisions governing conduct of business.
  • SB 588 Town of Onancock; liens for water charges.
  • SB 591 MEWA; increases number of residents employed at bank who may receive accident & sickness benefits.
  • SB 593 Back of Dragon; designates portion of Route 16 in Tazewell and Smyth Counties.
  • SB 594 Towns; allowed to acquire land, not by condemnation, within their boundaries or 3 miles outside.
  • SB 595 Railroad grade crossings; vehicles who are required to stop for trains.
  • SB 596 Assisted living facilities and adult foster care homes; may accept third-party payments.
  • SB 597 Retail Sales and Use Tax; presumption of sufficient activity to require dealer to register.
  • SB 599 Virginia College Savings Plan; JLARC to oversee and evaluate, report.
  • SB 602 Charter; Town of West Point.
  • SB 603 Driver’s licenses; allows suspension of or refusal to renew of prisoners who do not pay fees.
  • SB 604 Alcoholic beverage control; privileges of brewery licensees.
  • SB 607 Retail Sales and Use Tax; distribution of revenue collected in certain public facilities.
  • SB 608 Charter; Town of Gate City.
  • SB 609 Coalfield employment enhancement tax credit; extends sunset date.
  • SB 611 Prefiled legislation; electronic signature may be used.
  • SB 613 Candidate petitions for primaries and general elections; requirements for petition circulators.
  • SB 614 Local sales tax distribution; correction of erroneous payments.
  • SB 625 Garnishment; venue, garnishment without judgement debtor’s social security number.
  • SB 627 Solar panels; restrictions by community associations.
  • SB 628 Virginia Property Owners’ Association Act; limitation on certain contracts and leases by declarant.
  • SB 629 Sanitation districts; commission expenses.
  • SB 632 Wireless E-911 Fund; distribution of funds.
  • SB 638 Cemeteries; allocation of perpetual care trust fund.
  • SB 639 Transportation; provides revenues for construction, maintenance, and funding.
  • SB 646 Life insurance benefits; providing additional benefits incidental to a loss in event of death, etc.
  • SB 652 Cable television systems and cooperatives; negotiate in good faith to resolve certain issues.
  • SB 653 Condemnation; proceedings generally.
  • SB 655 Compensation for wrongful incarceration; eliminates 20-year maximum for calculating.
  • SB 656 Public schools; possession and administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.
  • SB 657 Boarding or riding transportation district train with fraudulent ticket; penalty.
  • SB 658 License tax, local; ordinances for severance oil, coal, or gas from earth, report.
  • SB 660 Vital records; records of public information shall be turned over to Library of Va. for safekeeping.
  • SB 662 Waterworks & Wastewater Works Operators & Onsite Sewage System Professionals, Board for; licensure.
  • SB 663 Voter identification requirements; concealed handgun permits as acceptable form of identification.
  • SB 672 Hampton Roads Sanitation District; amends enabling act, etc.
  • SB 674 Death by wrongful act; whenever fetal death, natural mother may bring an action against person, etc.
  • SB 676 Recycling survey; requires solid waste planning units and localities to submit report every 4 years.
  • SB 678 Governor’s reorganization of executive branch of state government.
  • SB 679 State mandates; eliminating on local and regional government entities relating to education, etc.
  • SB 680 Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credits; at least 40 percent of those served are impoverished.
  • SB 681 Income tax; definition.
  • SB 682 Humphries, Kevin W.; transfers his service pistol to his widow, Kristen P. Humphries.
  • SB 684 RS&UT; adds Cities of Winchester and Lynchburg to list of localities entitled to revenues.
  • SB 685 GPS tracking device; provides authority & protocol for law enforcement to apply for search warrant.
  • SB 686 Electronic titling program; allows DMV to establish for new motor vehicles.
  • SJ 3 Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (second reference).

 

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