Virginia Senate Bill 678 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 18 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0835)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Governor's reorganization of executive branch of state government. Reorganizes the executive branch of state government as follows: Eliminates the Commonwealth Competition Council and transfers the responsibility of developing and maintaining the commercial activities list to the Department of Planning and Budget ; Eliminates the Interagency Dispute Resolution Advisory Council ; Eliminates the Virginia Public Buildings Board ; Eliminates the Virginia Council on Human Resources. The bill also authorizes the Director of the Department of Human Resource Management to convene ad hoc working groups to address issues relating to the state workforce ; Abolishes the Department of Employment Dispute Resolution and transfers its duties to the Department of Human Resource Management ; Transfers certain investigation and consumer complaint functions from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to the Office of the Attorney General. The bill also abolishes the Human Rights Council and transfers the investigative functions of the Council to the Office of the Attorney General ; Eliminates the Reforestation Board and transfers its responsibilities to the Board of Forestry. The terms of the current members of the Board of Forestry will expire July 1, 2012, and the Governor is authorized to appoint 11 new members to the Board. Initially, the members will be appointed for staggered terms ; Eliminates the Seed Potato Board and incorporates its duties and responsibilities into the Potato Board ; Consolidates the Bright Flue-Cured and Dark-Fired Tobacco Boards into the nine-member Tobacco Board. The promotion funds for the two types of tobacco will continue to operate ; Eliminates the Pesticide Control Board and transfers its duties and responsibilities to the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill also increases the membership of the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services by adding two pesticide applicators ; Merges the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists with the Board for Opticians ; Merges the Board for Professional Soil Scientists and Wetland Professionals with the Board for Geology ; Eliminates the Small Business Advisory Board and adds two members to the Small Business Commission ; Eliminates the Board of Surface Mining Review and requires any appeals of an order issued by the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy to be conducted by the Department using the case decision procedures of the Administrative Process Act ; Eliminates the Board of Mineral Mining Examiners and places its duties and responsibilities with the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy ; Eliminates the Virginia National Defense Industrial Authority ; Deregulates hair braiders and hair braiding schools and salons ; Deregulates mold remediators and mold inspectors ; Eliminates the Virginia Public Broadcasting Board and transfers its duties to the Board of Education ; Eliminates the Department for the Aging and the Department of Rehabilitative Services and transfers the powers and duties of those agencies to the newly created Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. The bill also transfers powers and duties related to the administration of auxiliary grants and provision of adult services and adult protective services from the Department of Social Services to the newly created Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. Some sections amended and repealed have delayed effective dates ; Eliminates the Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect and transfers its duties to the Board of Trustees of the Family and Children's Trust Fund ; Eliminates the Hemophilia Advisory Board ; Eliminates the Child Day-Care Council and assigns responsibility for regulating child day programs to the State Board of Social Services. The bill increases the membership of the State Board from nine to 11 members and adds a requirement that at least two members of the State Board of Social Services be child care professionals and provides that regulations promulgated by the Child Day-Care Council shall remain in full force and effect until regulations are promulgated by the State Board of Social Services ; Moves the responsibility of providing environmental education programs from the Department of Environmental Quality to the Department of Conservation and Recreation ; Moves the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Program from the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board to the State Water Control Board. The bill has to be reenacted to become effective, except that the assessment by the Secretary of Natural Resources of the water quality programs of the Commonwealth can begin July 1, 2012 ; Abolishes the Chippokes Plantation Farm Foundation and transfers any interests in any real or tangible personal property of the Foundation to the Department of Conservation and Recreation ; Eliminates the Virginia Scenic River Board and transfers its duties to the Board of Conservation and Recreation ; Eliminates the Boating Advisory Committee ; Eliminates the Council on Indians ; Eliminates the Foundation for Virginia's Natural Resources ; Eliminates the Department of Correctional Education. The bill divides the provision and administration of education in correctional institutions between the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice, with supervision by a newly created Division of Correctional Education within the Department of Juvenile Justice ; Eliminates the gubernatorially appointed committee, known colloquially as the Virginia Juvenile Enterprise Committee, that reviews agreements between the Department of Juvenile Justice and public or private entities for the operation of work programs for juveniles committed to the Department ; Transfers the responsibility for the administration of a substance abuse prevention program from the Governor to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. The bill gives the ABC Board the duty to (i) coordinate substance abuse prevention activities of agencies of the Commonwealth in such program, (ii) review substance abuse prevention program expenditures by agencies of the Commonwealth, and (iii) determine the direction and appropriateness of such expenditures. The Board is to cooperate with federal, state, and local agencies, private and public agencies, interested organizations, and individuals in order to prevent substance abuse within the Commonwealth. The Board must report annually by December 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly on the substance abuse prevention activities of the Commonwealth ; Abolishes the Board of Transportation Safety ; Abolishes the Board of Towing and Recovery Operators and requires towing and recovery operators, defined in the bill, to be registered with the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The bill sets out prohibited acts by towing and recovery operators. The bill also provides that complaints against a towing and recovery operator may be made to the Division of Consumer Counsel at the Office of the Attorney General ; and Establishes the Virginia War Memorial as a division within the Department of Veterans Services. The bill eliminates the Virginia War Memorial Foundation and replaces it with the Virginia War Memorial Board and sets the membership, terms, and powers and duties of the Board . The bill contains numerous technical amendments to accomplish this reorganization.

Governor's reorganization of executive branch of state government.

Sen. Ryan McDougle [R]

2012-04-18 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (79-Y 17-N) (Y: 81 N: 17 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-04-18 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (33-Y 6-N) (Y: 33 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-10 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (33-Y 7-N) (Y: 33 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-10 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (82-Y 6-N) (Y: 84 N: 6 NV: 12 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (37-Y 3-N) (Y: 37 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-24 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 37-N) (Y: 1 N: 37 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 22-N) (Y: 78 N: 22 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-16 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (18-Y 4-N) (Y: 18 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-16 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (18-Y 4-N) (Y: 18 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (25-Y 14-N) (Y: 25 N: 14 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 11-N) (Y: 28 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Rules suspended (37-Y 2-N) (Y: 37 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (11-Y 4-N) (Y: 11 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0835)
2012-04-18		Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB678ER2)
2012-04-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 835 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-04-18		House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2012-04-18		Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
2012-04-18		Senate: Reenrolled
2012-04-18		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2012-04-18		House: VOTE: ADOPTION (79-Y 17-N)
2012-04-18		House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (79-Y 17-N)
2012-04-18		Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (33-Y 6-N)
2012-04-17		Senate: Placed on Calendar
2012-04-09		Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2012-03-17		Senate: Signed by President
2012-03-15		House: Signed by Speaker
2012-03-15		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB678ER)
2012-03-15		Senate: Enrolled
2012-03-10		Senate: Conference substitute printed 12106195D-S1
2012-03-10		Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (33-Y 7-N)
2012-03-10		House: VOTE: ADOPTION (82-Y 6-N)
2012-03-10		House: Conference report agreed to by House (82-Y 6-N)
2012-03-01		House: Delegates: Gilbert, Jones, James
2012-03-01		House: Conferees appointed by House
2012-02-28		Senate: Senators: McDougle, Martin, Petersen
2012-02-28		Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
2012-02-28		Senate: Senate acceded to request (37-Y 3-N)
2012-02-27		House: House requested conference committee
2012-02-27		House: House insisted on substitute
2012-02-24		Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 37-N)
2012-02-22		House: VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 22-N)
2012-02-22		House: Passed House with substitute (76-Y 22-N)
2012-02-22		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB678H1
2012-02-22		House: Committee substitute agreed to 12105498D-H1
2012-02-22		House: Read third time
2012-02-21		House: Passed by for the day
2012-02-20		House: Read second time
2012-02-16		House: Committee substitute printed 12105498D-H1
2012-02-16		House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (18-Y 4-N)
2012-02-15		House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2012-02-15		House: Read first time
2012-02-15		House: Placed on Calendar
2012-02-10		Senate: Passed Senate (25-Y 14-N)
2012-02-10		Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2012-02-10		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 11-N)
2012-02-09		Senate: Engrossment waived SB678E
2012-02-09		Senate: Rules suspended (37-Y 2-N)
2012-02-09		Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
2012-02-09		Senate: Reading of amendments waived
2012-02-09		Senate: Read second time
2012-02-08		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2012-02-06		Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (11-Y 4-N)
2012-01-25		Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2012-01-25		Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12104240D
2012-01-25		Senate: Introduced at the request of Governor

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2	2	1507	(n/a)	See Bill Text
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2	2	2001.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
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2	2	2012	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	203	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	203.2:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
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2	2	2411	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2528	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2666.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2674.01	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2676	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2677	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	2696	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3000	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3003	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3005.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3501	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3705.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3705.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3705.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3711	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	3902	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	4002	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	4006	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	4024	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	4117	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	4118	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	4343	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	4345	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	435.8	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	517	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	5510	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	102	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	109	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	1100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	1102	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	111	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	114	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	1800	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	1802	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	1808	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	1810	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	1812	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	1813	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	1815	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	2400	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	2410	(n/a)	See Bill Text
3	2	3900	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	207.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
4	1	223	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	01	418.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	01	581.23	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	01	66.9	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	108	(n/a)	See Bill Text

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