VA Legislation | 2012 | Regular Session | Senate | Bills | Introduced

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB272	Intro Sine Die	General Assembly; consideration of certain documents related to the budget bill or general appropriation act. Provides that no legislative action may be taken on (i) any committee amendment to the budget bill or general appropriation act, (ii) any c... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-07 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Finance (13-Y 2-N)
SB181	Intro Sine Die	Sales and use tax; remittance of use tax. Provides that use tax be reported annually rather than every three months. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-07 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
SB138	Intro Sine Die	Motor vehicle fuel sales tax. Transfers the administration and collection of the motor vehicle fuel sales tax imposed in certain transportation districts from the Department of Taxation to the Department of Motor Vehicles, effective July 1, 2013. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-07 Senate: Incorporated by Finance
SB668	Intro Sine Die	Felony punishment for subsequent misdemeanor sex offense; penalty. Provides that when a person is convicted of a specified misdemeanor sex offense and it is alleged in the warrant that he was convicted of two or more substantially similar offenses u... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-07 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
SB590	Intro Sine Die	Bristol Virginia Utilities (BVU) Authority; purchase of private cable system. Grants authority to the BVU Authority to purchase any private cable television system located within the territory in which it is authorized to provide telecommunications a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-07 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
SB96	Intro Sine Die	Publication of unlawful photographs; penalty. Provides that it is a Class 6 felony for a person to publish on the Internet a photograph or video made in violation of the current law prohibiting filming, videotaping, or photographing a nonconsenting p... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-07 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
SB435	Intro Sine Die	Criminal history record information check; making false statements; penalty. Provides that any person who knowingly makes a materially false statement on criminal history background check forms required for the purchase and transfer of firearms is g... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-07 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
SB68	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 aft... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-07 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
SB352	Intro Sine Die	Land conservation income tax credit; transfer in the event of death. Allows the executor or administrator of an estate or the trustee of a revocable living trust to transfer the credit of the deceased taxpayer to another taxpayer. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-07 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (14-Y 1-N)
SB154	Intro Sine Die	License tax; uniform ordinances. Declares that in order to meet the existing requirement that a local ordinance levying a license tax must include provisions "substantially similar" to those set forth in the uniform ordinance provisions of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-07 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
SB356	Intro Sine Die	Alternative onsite sewage system; exemption from regulations. Provides that the owner of an alternative onsite sewage system installed prior to January 1, 2012, in any county with a population density of 50 persons per square mile or less, that serve... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-07 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Local Government (3-Y 9-N 2-A)
SB636	Intro Sine Die	Senate districts; technical adjustments. Makes technical changes in Senate Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 28, 29, 30, 33, 36, 37, and 39 in order to eliminate split voting precincts and otherwise facilitate admi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-07 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
SB24	Intro Sine Die	Welfare and other entitlement fraud; penalties. Requires a 180-day mandatory minimum sentence for misdemeanor entitlement fraud, a one year mandatory minimum sentence for felony entitlement fraud, a repayment of three times the benefits received, and... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-07 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
SB108	Intro Sine Die	Power of attorney; embezzlement by agent; penalty. Emphasizes that an agent who violates the Uniform Power of Attorney Act with the intent to defraud the principal and who thereby converts funds or other property is guilty of embezzlement. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-07 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
SB98	Intro Sine Die	Open-end loan plans; finance charges. Caps the finance charges and other charges and fees that may be imposed on extension of credit under certain open-end credit plans at an annual rate of 36 percent if the maximum amount that may be advanced under ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-06 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 5-N)
SB165	Intro Sine Die	Charging orders entered against a member of a limited liability company. Provides for the direct execution of judgment on the assets of a limited liability company when the judgment debtor is the 100 percent owner of that company. The bill also speci... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-06 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N)
SB203	Intro Sine Die	Adjudications same as conviction for certain offenses. Provides that in the case of second offense domestic assault and battery, second offense possession of marijuana and second or subsequent offense larceny, one is guilty of such crime if one has b... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-06 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
SB630	Intro Sine Die	Courts of record; Court of Appeals. Abolishes the Court of Appeals effective October 1, 2012. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-06 Senate: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N)
SB186	Intro Sine Die	Payday loans; permitted interest. Repeals provisions of the Payday Loan Act that authorize lenders to charge a loan fee or verification fee, thereby limiting permissible charges on payday loans to simple interest at a maximum annual rate of 36 percen... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-06 Senate: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor
SB206	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]	2012-02-06 Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice
SB426	Intro Sine Die	Medicaid; appeals of agency determinations. Provides that all recommended or final case decisions in administrative hearings regarding Medicaid overpayments shall be made in accordance with the Administrative Process Act, shall be based on the whole... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-06 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Courts of Justice (10-Y 0-N)
SB582	Intro Sine Die	Net energy metering; stand-by charges. Requires the State Corporation Commission, when determining whether to approve a utility's proposed standby charge methodology, to find that (i) the methodology utilized by the supplier is generally accepted in ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-06 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
SB501	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program moved to executive branch. Changes the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program from a legislative agency with its own legislatively appointed commission to an agency under the auspices of the Criminal Justice Ser... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-06 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (10-Y 4-N)
SB376	Intro Sine Die	Unemployment compensation; shared work programs. Establishes a shared work program that provides employers with the option of reducing the hours worked by employees, while permitting the employees whose hours are reduced to receive partial compensati... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-06 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Commerce and Labor (14-Y 2-N)
SB542	Intro Sine Die	Health insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorder. Deletes the requirement that board-certified behavior analysts be certified by the Board of Medicine. The measure also defines a board-certified behavior analyst as an individual certified by th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-06 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Commerce and Labor (16-Y 0-N)
SB289	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]	2012-02-06 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N)
SB449	Intro Sine Die	Board of Housing and Community Development; guidelines for anchoring movable soccer goals. Provides for the Board of Housing and Community Development to develop guidelines for anchoring movable soccer goals located in public recreational areas. The... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-06 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (10-Y 5-N)
SB650	Intro Sine Die	Hospitals and physicians; processing health insurance claims. Requires any hospital or licensed physician who treats a patient who presents proof of health insurance providing coverage within the applicable provider network to process such patient's ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-06 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
SB574	Intro Sine Die	Redirection of forfeited drug assets to construction of Commonwealth Public Safety Memorial. Provides that between July 1, 2012, and July 1, 2014, state and local agencies may direct cash funds and proceeds from forfeited drug assets to the Virginia ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-06 Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice
SB390	Intro Sine Die	Juvenile life sentences. Provides a mechanism for persons who are sentenced to life for a nonhomicide offense committed while a juvenile to petition the court for a modification of sentence. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-06 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Courts of Justice (10-Y 0-N)
SB316	Intro Sine Die	Dulles Greenway; tolls. Requires the SCC, if it grants a toll increase for use of the Greenway, to vary the amount of the toll in accordance with vehicle miles traveled. The bill also requires the SCC to hold a public hearing in Loudoun County prior ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-06 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (13-Y 2-N)
SB654	Intro Sine Die	Claims-made liability insurance policies. Prohibits an insurer from denying coverage under a claims-made liability insurance policy for a claim based on the insured's failure to notify the insurer that a claim might be made under the policy, unless (... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-06 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
SB351	Intro Sine Die	Low-profit limited liability companies. Provides for the designation of a type of limited liability company as low-profit limited liability company. A low-profit limited liability company is a limited liability company that has both a business purpo... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-06 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N)
SB28	Intro Sine Die	Payday loans; permitted interest. Removes provisions of the Payday Loan Act that authorize lenders to charge a loan fee or verification fee, thereby limiting permissible charges on payday loans to simple interest at a maximum annual rate of 36 percen... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-06 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 5-N)
SB569	Intro Sine Die	Contracts with child-placing agencies. Prohibits the Department of Social Services from contracting with or funding child-placing agencies that discriminate in providing placement services to children or prospective parents. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-03 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Rehabilitation and Social Services (8-Y 7-N)
SB318	Intro Sine Die	Substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance recipients. Requires local departments of social services to screen each VIEW program participant to determine whether probable cause exists to believe the participant is engaged in the u... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-03 Senate: Incorporated by Rehabilitation and Social Services
SB303	Intro Sine Die	Mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse; public and private college employees. Adds any person employed by a public or private institution of higher education to the list of individuals required to report suspected abuse or neglect of a child. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-03 Senate: Incorporated by Rehabilitation and Social Services
SB296	Intro Sine Die	Suspected child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporting; penalties. Reduces the time allowed for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect by a mandated reporter from 72 hours to 24 hours and provides that failure to report is punishable as a Class 1... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-03 Senate: Incorporated by Rehabilitation and Social Services
SB622	Intro Sine Die	Mandatory reporting of child abuse; penalty; damages. Adds individuals associated with or employed by any public organization responsible for the care, custody, or control of children, any person employed by a public or private institution of higher ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-03 Senate: Incorporated by Rehabilitation and Social Services
SB265	Intro Sine Die	Requirement that certain injuries to children be reported. Adds athletic coaches and directors in public or private schools or in institutions of higher education to the list of persons required to report child abuse or neglect to the Department of S... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-03 Senate: Incorporated by Rehabilitation and Social Services
SB83	Intro Sine Die	Substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance recipients. Requires local departments of social services to screen each participant in the Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW) to determine whether probable cause exists... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-03 Senate: Incorporated by Rehabilitation and Social Services
SB647	Intro Sine Die	Contracts with child-placing agencies. Prohibits the Department of Social Services from contracting with or funding child-placing agencies that discriminate in providing placement services to children or prospective parents. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-03 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Rehabilitation and Social Services (8-Y 7-N)
SB399	Intro Sine Die	Deaf and hearing-impaired children; special education. Requires local school divisions to ensure that Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams consider the specific communication needs of hearing-impaired children and address those needs as appro... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-02 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Education and Health (11-Y 4-N)
SB361	Intro Sine Die	Solid waste landfill; Rockbridge County. Allows the Rockbridge County landfill to operate for an additional two years or until it reaches maximum capacity, whichever occurs sooner. The landfill is scheduled to be closed by the Department of Environme... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-02 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (13-Y 0-N)
SB634	Intro Sine Die	Health Practitioners' Monitoring Program; impaired health care providers. Provides that the term "impairment" includes psychological and behavioral disabilities, including the mismanagement of countertransference, for the purposes of determining eli... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-02 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
SB13	Intro Sine Die	Disease prevention and control; Lyme disease. Adds both confirmed and suspected cases of Lyme disease to the list of diseases required to be reported to the Department of Health. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-02 Senate: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (12-Y 0-N)
SB118	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Public School Improvement Program. Creates the Virginia Public School Improvement Program to offer more educational options and flexibility for parents, teachers, and students. The bill authorizes local school boards to designate or approve ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-02 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
SB143	Intro Sine Die	Mining permit, use of mine voids. Requires an application for a mining permit to identify the owner of the underground space to be used. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-02 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
SB153	Intro Sine Die	Records of pooled operations. Requires each unit operator to maintain certain records and to provide them to participating and nonparticipating operators of gas or oil wells. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-02 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
SB342	Intro Sine Die	Dental laboratories; register with the Board of Dentistry. Requires any individual or business entity engaged in the manufacture or repair of dental prosthetic appliances to register with the Board of Dentistry. The bill also requires the Board to de... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-02-02 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)