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

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB252	Intro Sine Die	Elections; party identification on ballots; local elections. Extends to local elections the requirement that ballots identify the nominating political party for party candidates and identify independent candidates as such. Currently, this requirement... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-24 Senate: Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
SB48	Intro Sine Die	Assessment of residential rental properties. Establishes criteria by which an assessor shall determine fair market value for real estate used in whole or in part as residential rental property as defined by ordinance or the locality. Criteria include... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-24 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
SB20	Intro Sine Die	Rape accomplished by ruse. Provides that rape may be accomplished by ruse or trickery as well as, under current law, by force, threat, or intimidation. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-23 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
SB16	Intro Sine Die	Indecent liberties; penalty. Raises the victim age for indecent liberties from under the age of 15 years to under the age of 16 years. A person 18 years of age or older who, with lascivious intent, knowingly and intentionally participates in or prop... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-23 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
SB412	Intro Sine Die	Sex offender registry; juvenile registration. Requires registration on the sex offender registry for juveniles who were over the age of 13 at the time of the offense who were adjudicated delinquent on or after July 1, 2005, of rape, forcible sodomy, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-23 Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice
SB555	Intro Sine Die	Restoration of parental rights. Creates a procedure for restoring the parental rights to a child's parent whose rights as to that child had previously been terminated, provided certain conditions exist. The petition to restore a parent's rights may b... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-23 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
SB223	Intro Sine Die	Synthetic cannabinoids; bath salts; penalties. Amends provisions added to the Code last year regarding the criminalization of synthetic cannabinoids and chemicals known as "bath salts" to add newly identified chemical combinations. The bill adds a mo... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-23 Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice
SB258	Intro Sine Die	Department of Minority Business Enterprises; definition of small business. Changes the definition of "small business" to be a business located in Virginia that meets the definition of a small business concern as defined in the federal Small... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-23 Senate: Continued to 2013 in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
SB516	Intro Sine Die	Motor vehicle insurance; medical expense benefits; assignments. Invalidates assignments of medical expenses benefits provided under a motor vehicle liability insurance policy. Medical expense benefits due to a covered injured person may be paid direc... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-23 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
SB157	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, Mold, and Home Inspectors; examination; initial asbestos worker license applicants. Requires the Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, Mold, and Home Inspectors to administer an examination of initial applicants for an... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-23 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)
SB43	Intro Sine Die	Washington-Lincoln Day in the Commonwealth. Establishes the third Monday in February as Washington-Lincoln Day. Currently the legal holiday is designated George Washington Day. This bill is a recommendation of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-23 Senate: Stricken from Senate calendar (40-Y 0-N)
SB319	Intro Sine Die	Unemployment compensation; misconduct and qualification for benefits; tests for nonprescribed controlled substances. Provides that an unemployed individual is not available for work, and thus is ineligible to receive unemployment benefits, until a re... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-23 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (9-Y 6-N)
SB23	Intro Sine Die	Adultery and fornication by persons forbidden to marry; penalty. Provides that it will be a Class 3 felony for parents or grandparents to commit adultery or fornication with their child or grandchild who is younger than 18 at the time of the offense. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-23 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
SB288	Intro Sine Die	Alcoholic beverage control; local ordinance; recycling for certain retail on-premises licensees. Authorizes any locality to adopt an ordinance requiring any retail on-premises wine and beer licensee to separate, store, and provide for the collection ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-20 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Rehabilitation and Social Services (3-Y 12-N)
SB512	Intro Sine Die	Hunting on Sundays. Allows the hunting of wild birds or wild animals including nuisance species on Sundays (i) by a landowner or the landowner's immediate family on his property or by any person on private property with the written permission of the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-19 Senate: Incorporated by Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
SB173	Intro Sine Die	Hunting on Sundays. Allows the hunting of wild birds or wild animals including nuisance species on Sundays (i) by a landowner or the landowner's immediate family on his property or by any person on private property with the written permission of the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-19 Senate: Incorporated by Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
SB151	Intro Sine Die	Hunting on Sundays. Allows the hunting of wild birds or wild animals including nuisance species on Sundays (i) by a landowner or the landowner's immediate family on his property or by any person on private property with the written permission of the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-19 Senate: Incorporated by Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
SB329	Intro Sine Die	Early education; parental obligation. Requires that the parent of a child attending a grant funded preschool education program shall satisfactorily complete all parenting classes or courses offered by the preschool education program. Any child whose... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-19 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (12-Y 3-N)
SB400	Intro Sine Die	Two-Year Transfer Grant Program; Expected Family Contribution. Increases eligibility for the Two-Year Transfer Grant to students with financial need, defined by an Expected Family Contribution of no more than $12,000, rather than the current $8,000, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-19 Senate: Incorporated by Education and Health
SB92	Intro Sine Die	Nursing homes; involuntary discharge notification. Requires that a copy of the written notice of intent to involuntarily discharge a patient from a nursing home also be sent to the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman. Also contains a technical correction. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-19 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
SB88	Intro Sine Die	Notice of suspension or revocation of driver's licenses. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to send initial notice of the suspension or revocation of a driver's license by certified mail. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-18 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Transportation (14-Y 0-N)
SB14	Intro Sine Die	Methamphetamine precursors; sale and tracking; penalties. Requires the Department of State Police to enter into a memorandum of understanding to establish the Commonwealth's participation in a real-time electronic recordkeeping and monitoring system ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-18 Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice
SB358	Intro Sine Die	Infrared traffic light signal changers. Allows local governments by ordinance to permit use of infrared traffic light signal changers by firefighting vehicles in nonemergency situations. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-18 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Transportation (14-Y 0-N)
SB10	Intro Sine Die	Line of Duty Act; fire company personnel of the Virginia National Guard and the Virginia Air National Guard. Includes under the coverage of the Line of Duty Act individuals employed as fire company personnel for the Virginia Air National Guard or the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-18 Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice
SB422	Intro Sine Die	Commissioners of accounts; certified public accountants. Provides that a certified public accountant may serve as a commissioner of accounts or as an assistant or deputy commissioner of accounts. Currently, only lawyers may serve in such positions. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-18 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
SB423	Intro Sine Die	Motor vehicle license plates. Provides that motor vehicles whose manufacturers do not provide, as original equipment, for a bracket or other device for displaying a license plate on the front of the vehicle will be required to display only single lic... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-18 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Transportation (13-Y 0-N)
SB199	Intro Sine Die	Pedestrians. Requires vehicle drivers to stop for pedestrians crossing at marked crosswalks or at intersections not controlled by traffic signals. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-18 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Transportation (14-Y 0-N)
SB218	Intro Sine Die	Restoration of parental rights. Creates a procedure for restoring the parental rights to a child's parent whose rights as to that child had previously been terminated, provided certain conditions exist. The petition to restore a parent's rights may b... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-18 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
SB500	Intro Sine Die	Fines and fees for violations occurring on interstate highways. Provides that when a warrant or summons is issued for a violation of law occurring on an interstate highway or a highway that receives federal-aid funds, a state statute must be charged... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-18 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (4-Y 10-N)
SB304	Intro Sine Die	Display of vehicle license plates. Provides for display of a single license plate on registered vehicles. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-18 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Transportation (13-Y 0-N)
SB72	Intro Sine Die	Grand larceny; threshold amount. Increases from $200 to $750 the threshold amount of money or the value of the goods or chattel that the defendant must take before the crime rises from petit larceny to grand larceny. The same threshold is increased f... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-18 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
SB469	Intro Sine Die	Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (PPTA). Requires the approval by transportation planning organizations (TPOs) of PPTA comprehensive agreements dealing with projects within the boundaries of one of the TPO's constituent localities. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-18 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Transportation (8-Y 6-N)
SB99	Intro Sine Die	Line of Duty Act; certain members of fire companies or departments. Expands the definition of a deceased person under the Act to include members of any fire company or department providing fire protection services for facilities of the Virginia Natio... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-18 Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice
SB27	Intro Sine Die	Display of vehicle license plates. Provides for display of a single license plate on registered vehicles. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-18 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Transportation (13-Y 0-N)
SB12	Intro Sine Die	Elections; absentee voting. Provides that qualified voters may vote absentee in person without providing an excuse or reason for not being able to vote in person on election day. The bill retains the present statutory list of specific reasons entitli... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-17 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (7-Y 8-N)
SB215	Intro Sine Die	Bond administration; reimbursement of administrative costs. Provides that if the owner or developer defaults on construction of certain public facilities, the locality shall be entitled to retain the allowance for administrative costs regardless of w... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-17 Senate: Incorporated by Local Government
SB189	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Redistricting Commission created. Establishes a five-member commission to prepare redistricting plans for the House of Delegates, state Senate, and congressional districts. Appointments to the Commission shall be made one each by the four ma... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-17 Senate: Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
SB187	Intro Sine Die	Elections; absentee voting. Provides that persons age 65 and older on the day of an election for which an absentee ballot is requested are entitled to vote absentee. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-17 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (7-Y 8-N)
SB134	Intro Sine Die	County precincts; separate precinct for certain towns. Requires a county to establish a separate county precinct for any town entirely surrounded by a combination of a United States armed forces base and water. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-17 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
SB17	Intro Sine Die	Conservation police officers. Changes the name of law-enforcement officers employed by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries from conservation police officers to game wardens. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-16 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N)
SB9	Intro Sine Die	Guardianship; restriction of visitation. Allows a guardian to restrict visitation of an incapacitated person, unless there is a previously executed advance directive or durable power of attorney specifying otherwise. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-16 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N)
SB81	Intro Sine Die	Accident and sickness insurance; coverage for hospitalization and anesthesia for dental procedures. Expands the scope of the existing requirement that health insurers, health maintenance organizations, and corporations providing accident and sicknes... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-16 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor with letter (16-Y 0-N)
SB39	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Life, Accident, and Sickness Insurance Guaranty Association. Increases the maximum amount of coverage provided by the Virginia Life, Accident, and Sickness Insurance Guaranty Association for life insurance death benefits from $300,000 to $50... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-16 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (16-Y 0-N)
SB38	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Life, Accident, and Sickness Insurance Guaranty Association; advertisements. Exempts displays of the logo of the Virginia Life, Accident, and Sickness Insurance Guaranty Association on letterheads and signs, plaques, and posters within the o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-01-16 Senate: Continued to 2013 in Commerce and Labor (16-Y 0-N)