VA Legislation | 2011 | Regular Session | Senate | Introduced

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SJR400	Intro Sine Die	Study; Bureau of Financial Institutions to study development loan defaults; report. Requests the Bureau of Financial Institutions of the State Corporation Commission to convene members of the financial services, homebuilding, and commercial developm... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-04 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Rules by voice vote
SB1202	Intro Sine Die	Health benefits exchanges; abortion coverage not permitted. Prohibits any qualified health insurance plan that is sold or offered for sale through a health benefits exchange established or operating in the Commonwealth pursuant to federal health care... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)
SB1207	Intro Sine Die	Constitutionally guaranteed rights of unborn children. Provides that unborn children at every stage of development enjoy all the rights, privileges, and immunities available to other persons, citizens, and residents of the Commonwealth, subject only ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)
SB1418	Intro Sine Die	Closure of state training centers. Provides that the requirements for closure of state hospitals for persons with mental illness shall also apply to closure of state training centers for persons with mental retardation, including requirements for est... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (7-Y 8-N)
SB1419	Intro Sine Die	Continuing education for prescribers; substance abuse, addiction, and related pain management and prescribing practices. Requires the Board of Dentistry, Board of Medicine, and Board of Optometry to require continuing education on the topics of subst... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
SB1420	Intro Sine Die	Controlled substances; mandatory reporting. Requires, rather than authorizes, prescribers of controlled substances to notify law enforcement when they have reason to suspect that a person has obtained or attempted to obtain a controlled substance or ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
SB1217	Intro Sine Die	Forced or coerced abortion prohibited; penalty. Provides that any person who forces or coerces a pregnant female to have an abortion against her will is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also creates a private right of action against the pers... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
SB913	Intro Sine Die	Chief Executive Officer for Transportation. Abolishes the office of Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner and replaces that position with a Chief Executive Officer for Transportation who takes over the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the C... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Transportation (14-Y 1-N)
SB818	Intro Sine Die	Certificate of public need; exemption. Exempts the construction of an outpatient radiation therapy facility, and the upgrade of the facility's equipment, from the certificate of public need requirements. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
SB1435	Intro Sine Die	Informed consent includes ultrasound to determine gestation age. Requires that, as a component of informed consent to an abortion, to determine gestation age, every pregnant female shall undergo ultrasound imaging and be given an opportunity to view ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (11-Y 4-N)
SB1219	Intro Sine Die	Charges by nonparticipating physicians at participating hospitals. Requires a hospital that is a participating provider under a health insurance policy, contract, or plan to notify enrollees who are admitted for hospitalization of any physicians or s... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Letter sent to Secretary of Health and Human Resources
SB1286	Intro Sine Die	Medicaid; managed care. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to continue efforts to expand managed care of Medicaid recipients throughout the Commonwealth, to the extent possible. The Department shall have a goal of achieving statew... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
SB1449	Intro Sine Die	Sale of certain products containing Bisphenol A prohibited. Prohibits the sale of child-care products containing Bisphenol A in the Commonwealth. A "child-care product" means a consumer product designed or intended primarily for children th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
SB1463	Intro Sine Die	Kinesiotherapists; licensure required. Requires the Board of Medicine to license and regulate kinesiotherapists. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (14-Y 26-N)
SB1317	Intro Sine Die	Prescription requirements; treatment of sexually transmitted disease. Allows a practitioner to prescribe antibiotic therapy to the sexual partner of a patient diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease without the physical examination normally req... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
SB865	Intro Sine Die	Vital records; records becoming public. Requires records of birth after 100 years have elapsed from the date of birth and records of death, marriage, or divorce certificates after 50 years have elapsed from the date of death, marriage, or divorce, to... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Letter sent to Joint Commission on Health Care
SB881	Intro Sine Die	Integrated Directional Sign Program. Provides that fees charged for participation in the Integrated Directional Sign Program (Logo Signs) will be based, in the case of single attractions accessible from more than one access ramp, on the number of acc... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (6-Y 8-N)
SB1041	Intro Sine Die	Notification of breach of medical information. Extends the requirement to notify individuals of a breach of their medical information to all individuals and public and private entities, rather than just governmental agencies. The bill also allows th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (14-Y 1-N)
SB1044	Intro Sine Die	Highway maintenance allocations. Provides that allocation by the Commonwealth Transportation Board for maintenance of assets within the Interstate System of Highways and the primary and secondary systems of state highways shall be based on achieving ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (5-Y 8-N 2-A)
SB1370	Intro Sine Die	Highway rumble strips. Requires installation of rumble strips along all highways with speed limits of 55 mph or more. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Transportation (14-Y 1-N)
SB1372	Intro Sine Die	Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund. Increases from $20,000 to $50,000 (i) the maximum claim of one judgment creditor against the Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund based on an unpaid final judgment arising out of loss or damage for certain ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Letter sent to Virginia Motor Vehicle Dealer Board
SB1374	Intro Sine Die	Social work; title protection. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any person not licensed by the Board of Social Work to use the title "Social Worker" in writing or in advertising in connection with his practice unless he simultaneously uses the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
SB1378	Intro Sine Die	Constitutionally guaranteed rights of unborn children. Provides that unborn children at every stage of development enjoy all the rights, privileges, and immunities available to other persons, citizens, and residents of the Commonwealth, subject only ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)
SB1393	Intro Sine Die	Vehicles transporting utility poles. Provides that vehicles transporting utility poles do not need over-length permits and do not need escort vehicles. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Transportation (15-Y 0-N)
SB1097	Intro Sine Die	Continuing education for prescribers; substance abuse, addiction, and related pain management and prescribing practices. Requires the Board of Dentistry, Board of Medicine, and Board of Optometry to require continuing education on the topics of subst... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
SB1480	Intro Sine Die	Teacher training; civics education. Clarifies the requirement that any teacher seeking renewal of a license with an endorsement in middle education 6-8 complete study of the structures, function, and powers of state and local government of Virginia a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-03 Senate: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
SB1332	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Racing Commission; limited licenses; licensing of limited duration meetings. Authorizes the Virginia Racing Commission to issue a limited duration license to owners of harness or Thoroughbred racing facilities provided that the owner or oper... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Incorporated by General Laws and Technology (SB1429-Norment) (15-Y 0-N)
SB1333	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Racing Commission; powers and duties; allocation of retainage. Authorizes the Virginia Racing Commission to establish by regulation the allocation of sums to be paid out of the retainage generated by pari-mutuel wagering and revenue from adv... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Incorporated by General Laws and Technology (SB1429-Norment) (15-Y 0-N)
SB1177	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Public Procurement Act; use of best value contracting by localities. Authorizes the use of best value contracting by localities as an alternative to competitive bidding. The bill defines best value contracting as a procurement process where ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (9-Y 3-N 2-A)
SB1365	Intro Sine Die	State insurance license tax credit. Provides a tax credit against the state license tax liability on certain insurance companies for investments in Virginia small business investment companies. The tax credit will be administered by the Tax Commissio... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Letter sent to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
SB1398	Intro Sine Die	Coalbed methane gas; conflicting claims to ownership. Provides that, in order to establish a conflicting claim to the ownership of coalbed methane gas, a claimant who is not the surface owner must submit the document by which the interest in coalbed ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (7-Y 7-N)
SB1200	Intro Sine Die	Criminal law; redefinition of the triggerman rule; penalty. Redefines the "triggerman rule," by expanding the principals in the second degree and accessories before the fact who can be charged with capital murder. This bill allows a principal in the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N)
SB1210	Intro Sine Die	Motor fuel inspection; affixation of decal showing state and federal taxes. Requires state inspectors of motor fuels and motor fuel dispensers to attach a decal to dispensers showing the amount of federal and state taxes levied per gallon of motor fu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
SB812	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Freedom of Information Act; access to salary information, etc., of public employees. Allows public access to the records of only the job position, official salary, or rate of pay of, and the allowances or reimbursements for expenses paid to... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Letter sent to Freedom of Information Advisory Council
SB1248	Intro Sine Die	Passing a stopped school bus. Rewrites the Code section that punishes passing a school bus as reckless driving to correct an error in legal construction and to further clarify the language. The bill contains an emergency clause. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB769-Marsden) (15-Y 0-N)
SB1006	Intro Sine Die	Corporate income tax; market-based sourcing. Changes the way the sales factor is determined, for purposes of the corporate income tax, so that it will be market-based sourcing rather than costs of performance, which is the current method used. The bi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Letter sent to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
SB1011	Intro Sine Die	Reduced electricity rates for low-income residential customers; tax credit. Requires investor-owned electric utilities to offer eligible residential customers a reduced rate for electric service during December through April of each year. The reduced... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Letter sent to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
SB1261	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Fair Housing Law; concurrence of the Office of the Attorney General. Requires the receipt of the concurrence of the Office of the Attorney General before the Fair Housing Board may make a determination of reasonable cause to believe a discr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
SB1087	Intro Sine Die	Transfers of land preservation tax credits. Requires the use of a licensed transfer agent to transfer a land preservation tax credit to a taxpayer who is not an individual. Transfer agents would be licensed by the Department of Taxation. The bill pro... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Incorporated by Finance (SB1232-Deeds) (14-Y 0-N)
SB1432	Intro Sine Die	Income tax; industrial building rehabilitation tax credit. Creates a tax credit, not to exceed $100,000, for businesses that rehabilitate or retrofit older industrial buildings in which a new business is located, for taxable years beginning on and af... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Letter sent to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
SB936	Intro Sine Die	Memorialization of fallen Virginians at the Virginia War Memorial. Codifies the criteria for inclusion of Virginians who died while serving in the armed forces on the Shrine of Memory at the Virginia War Memorial, as was required by legislation adopt... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
SB1440	Intro Sine Die	Research and technology funding; Commonwealth Innovation Investment Fund. Creates the Commonwealth Innovation Investment Fund. The Fund will be administered by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority to create, attract, retain, expa... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Letter sent to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
SB1442	Intro Sine Die	Small employer health insurance tax credit. Establishes a tax credit for small employers that pay a portion of their employees' health insurance premiums. The credit would be equal to 30 percent of the federal small employer health insurance tax cred... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Letter sent to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
SB1443	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Public Procurement Act; Department of General Services; preference for Virginia products. Establishes a preference in state contracting for goods produced in Virginia and goods or services or construction provided by Virginia persons, firms,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
SB1467	Intro Sine Die	Freedom of Information Act; criminal investigative records. Amends the definition of "criminal investigative file" so that the exemption applies to records relating to active or ongoing investigations or prosecutions. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Letter sent to Freedom of Information Advisory Council
SB1008	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Retirement System; defined contribution plan; member contributions. Creates an optional defined contribution retirement plan for state employees. The Commonwealth would contribute to the defined contribution account of each employee as follo... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (11-Y 3-N)
SB1322	Intro Sine Die	Investment in research and technology in the Commonwealth. Creates the Virginia Research and Technology Investment Program, consisting of the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) and the GAP Fund program administered by the Innovation ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Incorporated by General Laws and Technology (SB1485-Newman) (14-Y 0-N)
SB1019	Intro Sine Die	Fire Prevention. Transfers from the Board of Housing and Community Development to the Virginia Fire Services Board the authority for approving the fee structure for the fees that the State Fire Marshal may charge to recover the actual cost of adminis... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
SB1342	Intro Sine Die	Uniform Statewide Building Code; buildings used by fraternal organizations. Provides that buildings used by fraternal organizations shall be classified as residential structures for the purposes of complying with the Building Code, provided such str... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
SB1035	Intro Sine Die	Possession of open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle; penalty. Provides that no person shall possess an alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle upon a public highway of the Commonwealth in other than the manufacturer's unope... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2011-02-02 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (6-Y 7-N 1-A)