VA Legislation | 2008 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB347	Engross Sine Die	Smoking ban in restaurants; local option. Provides that any locality within Planning District 23 may adopt an ordinance regulating smoking in restaurants. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in General Laws
SJR61	Engross Sine Die	Study; early reading proficiency and comprehension; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study ways to promote and ensure early reading proficiency and comprehension among third graders in public schools. In conducting its study, the joint sub... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Rules
SJR66	Engross Sine Die	Study; fiscal autonomy for elected school boards; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study implications of granting fiscal autonomy to elected school boards in the Commonwealth. In conducting its study, the Joint Leg... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Rules
SJR68	Engross Sine Die	Study; state assistance for public school construction and renovation; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the level of state assistance to localities to assist with financing land acquisition, and the construction and renovation of sch... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Rules
SB107	Engross Sine Die	State Law Library; authorized users. Authorizes members of the General Assembly to designate one person to perform legal research in the State Law Library. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Appropriations
SJR76	Engross Sine Die	Study; continues the Joint Subcommittee Studying Long-Term Funding for the Purchase of Development Rights to Preserve Open-Space and Farmlands; report. Continues for an additional year the Joint Subcommittee Studying Long-Term Funding Sources for the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Rules
SB367	Engross Sine Die	VRS; retirement credits for special forest wardens. Provides retirement credits to special forest wardens of the Department of Forestry who participate directly in extinguishing forest fires. Such persons would receive eight hours of retirement cred... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Appropriations
SJR81	Engross Sine Die	Study; income tax credits for certain homeowners based upon real property taxes and annual income; report. Requests the Department of Taxation to study implications of a state income tax credit for homeowners with annual real property taxes exceedin... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Rules
SB628	Engross Sine Die	Waiving interest during period of incarceration. Authorizes the circuit court, for good cause shown and upon motion of the defendant, to waive interest on unpaid fines and costs imposed by a judgment of that court that accrued during any period that... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Courts of Justice
SB124	Engross Sine Die	Superintendent of Public Instruction; eliminating trans fats. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop guidelines, based on the FDA’s standards for trans fats, with the goal of eliminating foods containing trans fatty acids fro... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Appropriations
SB125	Engross Sine Die	Community College Scholarship Match Program. Establishes the Community College Scholarship Match Program to provide matching funds to community college foundations and the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education. Funds may be paid on th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Appropriations
SB126	Engross Sine Die	Partial tuition waiver; children of university and college faculty. Establishes the Dependent Children of University and College Faculty Tuition Grant Program, to provide a tuition grant equal to 50% of the charge for tuition for the children of cur... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Appropriations
HB573	Engross Sine Die	Supervised visitation. States that any time supervised visitation is ordered, it shall be done in compliance with the following definition of supervised visitation: [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (11-Y 3-N)
SB148	Engross Sine Die	Two-Year College Transfer Grant. Clarifies that (i) grants are made to institutions on behalf of students, not to students directly, (ii) students entering college during summer 2007 term are eligible, (iii) 3.0 grade point average is required only ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Appropriations
SJR119	Engross Sine Die	Study; retroreflective material on stop sign posts; report. Requests the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility, costs, and benefits of applying retroreflective material to stop sign and yield sign posts statewide. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Rules
SJR120	Engross Sine Die	Illegal Immigration; federal responsibility. Memorializes the Congress of the United States to develop a comprehensive immigration policy and to demonstrate leadership on the matter of illegal immigration. This resolution incorporates [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Rules
SB671	Engross Sine Die	Clustering of single-family dwellings; Surry County. Extends the effective date of legislation from the 2006 Session requiring Surry County to provide for the clustering of single-family dwellings and the preservation of open space developments from... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
SJR128	Engross Sine Die	Study; JCHC to study continuing competency of health care professionals; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the feasibility, advisability, and necessity of considering the competence of licensed health care professionals wh... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Rules
SB418	Engross Sine Die	Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; Virginia Real Estate Board; waiver of broker education requirements. Requires the Virginia Real Estate Board to waive the broker education requirement for any applicant for a broker’s license... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in General Laws
SJR133	Engross Sine Die	Study; low-level radioactive waste; report. Requests the Department of Health to study long-term options for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste. This resolution incorporates [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Rules
SB682	Engross Sine Die	Department of State Police; variable housing allowance. Provides a housing allowance for full-time, sworn State Police officers, based upon pay grade and geographical location, from funds that are appropriated for such purpose. The rates of the varia... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Appropriations
SB184	Engross Sine Die	Advertisement of plans; descriptive summary. Provides that no person who received actual written notice pursuant to certain zoning ordinance amendments may challenge the validity of the plan or ordinance, or amendment thereof, due to the insufficienc... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
SB447	Engross Sine Die	Green Building Act; Department of General Services; capital outlay projects; standards applicable to certain buildings. Requires all major facility projects of state agencies to be designed to meet the standards of the U.S. Green Building Council’... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in General Laws
HB891	Engross Sine Die	Discretionary arrest for third offense of driving on a suspended license. Provides that an officer may, at his discretion, arrest a person for driving on a suspended license if the person has been twice previously convicted thereof. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 Senate: Left in Courts of Justice
SB721	Engross Sine Die	Competitive foods in public schools; report. Requires the Board, in cooperation with the Department of Health, to promulgate and periodically update regulations setting nutritional guidelines for all competitive foods sold during the school day. Als... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Passed by in Education with letter by voice vote
SB221	Engross Sine Die	Felony reckless driving; penalty. Provides that a person convicted of reckless driving who willfully operates his motor vehicle in a manner demonstrating a malicious disregard for the likelihood of death or serious bodily harm to another, causing per... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Appropriations
HB161	Engross Sine Die	Increased fines for traffic offenses. Imposes mandatory minimum fine of $2,250 for DUI offenses and mandatory minimum fines of $2,500 to $3,000 for vehicle-related felonies. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
SB747	Engross Sine Die	Special Commission on State Police Staffing. Establishes the Special Commission on the State Police Staffing to advise the Governor and the General Assembly on the adequate staffing level for the Department of State Police. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Rules
SB501	Engross Sine Die	Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act; penalty. Moves the regulation of smoking in restaurants from Title 15.2 to a new chapter in Title 32.1. This bill prohibits smoking in all indoor restaurants and bar and lounge areas in the Commonwealth. Requires the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in General Laws
HB953	Engross Sine Die	Abuse or neglect proceedings; videotaped statement. Allows a videotaped statement of an alleged victim to be admissible into evidence in a criminal proceeding for child abuse or neglect if the child is 12 years of age or younger at the time the state... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 Senate: Committee substitute printed 081577560-S1
SB774	Engross Sine Die	Notice of change in property value assessments. Provides that, in Campbell County, notice of change in assessment other than one in which the change arises solely from the construction or addition of new improvements to the real estate need only inc... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Finance
SB775	Engross Sine Die	Drug Treatment Court Act. Authorizes a drug treatment court for the County of Franklin. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Appropriations
SB522	Engross Sine Die	Assault and battery; ABC agent, penalty. Adds special agents of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, officers of the Virginia Marine Police and full-time sworn members of the enforcement division of the Department of Motor Vehicles to the d... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Appropriations
SB267	Engross Sine Die	Teacher compensation; goal. States that it is a goal of the Commonwealth that its public school teachers be compensated at a rate that is competitive with the national average teacher salary. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Appropriations
SB269	Engross Sine Die	Law-enforcement; overtime compensation. Extends the coverage under the overtime compensation for law-enforcement employees and firefighters, etc., to include the Department of State Police. The bill will become effective only if an appropriation of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Appropriations
SB525	Engross Sine Die	Uranium mining. Establishes the Virginia Uranium Mining Commission, as a legislative branch advisory commission to assess the risks and benefits of developing uranium resources in Virginia. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Tabled in Rules by voice vote
SB784	Engross Sine Die	Alcoholic beverage control; operation of government stores. Authorizes the ABC Board to sell in government stores magazines or other publications whose principal purpose is to feature and educate the consuming public about the Virginia wine industry. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in General Laws
SB531	Engross Sine Die	Certain disclosures of real parties in interest. Provides that in any locality that has adopted zoning, every applicant for a special exception, or a special use permit, amendment to the zoning ordinance or variance shall make complete disclosure of... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
SB787	Engross Sine Die	Virginia Commission on Bioscience and Biotechnology. Establishes the Virginia Commission on Bioscience and Biotechnology within the legislative branch of state government for the purpose of studying and advancing the development and enhancement of th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Rules
SB20	Engross Sine Die	Carbon monoxide detectors in certain buildings. Provides that any locality may, by ordinance, require carbon monoxide alarms be installed in (i) any building containing one or more dwelling units, (ii) any hotel or motel regularly used, offered for, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in General Laws
SB28	Engross Sine Die	Child-friendly visiting rooms in state correctional facilities. Permits each state correctional facility to provide child-friendly visiting rooms to promote positive bonds between incarcerated parents and their children. Any program providing child-f... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
SB29	Engross Sine Die	Budget Bill.. Amending Chapter 847 of the 2007 Acts of Assembly, which appropriated the public revenues and provided a portion of such revenues for the two years ending, respectively, on the thirtieth day of June, 2007, and the thirtieth day of June... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Appropriations
SB30	Engross Sine Die	Budget Bill. Provides a portion of revenues for the two years ending respectively on the thirtieth day of June, 2009, and the thirtieth day of June, 2010. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-03-03 House: Left in Appropriations
SB39	Engross Sine Die	Traffic accident reports. Increases from $1,000 to $1,500 the damage threshold at which traffic accidents become "reportable." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-02-29 House: Continued to 2009 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
SB556	Engross Sine Die	Reckless driving; violation of right-of-way resulting in death of another. Provides that a person is guilty of reckless driving if he violates the right-of-way of any motor vehicle causing the death of another. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-02-29 House: Tabled in Courts of Justice by voice vote
SB310	Engross Sine Die	Restricted driver’s licenses. Authorizes a court to provide a restricted permit to operate a motor vehicle during the period of suspension of a permit to operate a motor vehicle. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-02-29 House: Continued to 2009 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
SB369	Engross Sine Die	Indigent defendants; right to ex parte hearing for appointment of experts in capital cases. Provides that an indigent defendant who has been charged with a capital offense may move for the appointment of experts to assist in the preparation of his d... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-02-29 House: Continued to 2009 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
SB629	Engross Sine Die	Child support; incarcerated parents. Provides that the child support payments of a parent who is sentenced to a term of incarceration of at least six months shall be tolled during the term of incarceration upon the motion or request of the parent. C... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-02-29 House: Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice by voice vote
SB387	Engross Sine Die	Guardian ad litem; mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect. Requires any guardian ad litem who has been appointed by a court to represent a child to report suspected child abuse or neglect to a local department of social services or to the Dep... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-02-29 House: Continued to 2009 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
SB161	Engross Sine Die	Workers' compensation; alternative dispute resolution. Authorizes an employer primarily engaged in the construction business and a collective bargaining representative of its employees, with which the employer has a signatory agreement, to negotiate ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2008-02-29 House: VOTE: --- DEFEATED (43-Y 55-N)