VA Legislation | 2013 | Regular Session | Senate

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB224	Engross Sine Die	Assault and battery of a family or household member; penalties. Provides for a Class 1 misdemeanor for a battery through the application of physical force against a family or household member. This provision addresses the decision in U.S. v. White fr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee
SB225	Intro Sine Die	Special license plates; PEACE BEGINS AT HOME. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates bearing the legend PEACE BEGINS AT HOME to support the programs of the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance for the preve... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Transportation Committee
SB277	Engross 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]	2012-11-29 To House Courts of Justice Committee
SB290	Engross Sine Die	Conditional release of geriatric prisoners. Removes the petition requirement for the Parole Board to consider a geriatric release, and requires the Parole Board to report to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services n... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee
SB311	Engross Sine Die	Charter; City of Franklin. Provides that neither the city council nor any of its members shall direct or request the appointment of any person to or the removal of any person from any office or employment by the city manager. The bill also sets forth... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
SB334	Intro Sine Die	Special license plates; supporters of NASCAR. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates to supporters of NASCAR. Revenues derived from sale of these plates will be shared with Richmond International Raceway CARES once a minimu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Transportation Committee
SB341	Intro Sine Die	Income tax; long-term care insurance credit. Increases the amount of the credit an individual may claim for long-term care insurance premiums from 15 percent to 30 percent of the amount of the premiums paid. The bill would be effective for taxable ye... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Finance Committee
SB388	Intro Sine Die	Special license plates; IN REMEMBRANCE, APRIL 16, 2007. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates bearing the legend IN REMEMBRANCE, APRIL 16, 2007. The annual surcharge for these plates would be $25 instead of the standard $... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Transportation Committee
SB429	Engross Sine Die	Criminal history record checks for firearms; required forms. Provides that only certain information about the purchaser may be required on the State Police form to be completed when purchasing a firearm. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee
SB434	Engross Sine Die	Funeral protests; penalty. Makes it unlawful for a person to address speech to a person attending a funeral or memorial service that is reasonably likely to provoke an imminent breach of the peace, or to engage in picketing activity within 250 feet o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Courts of Justice Committee
SB452	Engross Sine Die	Charitable gaming; network bingo. Authorizes the conduct of a new charitable game known as network bingo. The bill sets out the terms and conditions under which network bingo may be conducted, provides for the licensing of network bingo network provi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House General Laws Committee
SB465	Intro Sine Die	Appointment, compensation, and offices of general registrars. Provides that all general registrars shall serve on a full-time basis. The bill takes effect on enactment of an appropriation to effectuate its purposes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Appropriations Committee
SB494	Engross Sine Die	Bond issuance for wastewater treatment facilities and combined sewer overflow projects. Authorizes the Virginia Public Building Authority to issue an additional $378 million in bonds to continue installing nutrient removal technology in eligible wast... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Appropriations Committee
SB550	Engross Sine Die	Public oyster beds on the seaside of the Eastern Shore; adjustment of boundaries. Instructs the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to adjust the boundaries of the public oyster beds on the seaside of the Eastern Shore using the Baylor survey as a b... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
SB554	Engross Sine Die	Possession or transportation of firearms; certain emergency protective orders; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for the physical possession of a firearm while in the residence of the alleged victim or the transport of a firearm by a person subj... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee
SB581	Intro Sine Die	Fairfax County School Board; staggered elections. Allows for staggered terms for the Fairfax County school board beginning with the November 2015 general election upon a majority vote of its members. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Privileges and Elections Committee
SB651	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Public Procurement Act; women-owned and minority-owned businesses; remedial measures. Provides that the Governor shall require state agencies to implement appropriate enhancement or remedial measures consistent with prevailing law when a per... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House General Laws Committee
SB667	Engross Sine Die	Child endangerment; penalty. Relocates the crime of child endangerment to Title 18.2 (Crimes and Offenses Generally) from Title 40.1 (Labor and Employment) in order to emphasize its general application. The bill removes language that prohibited willf... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Courts of Justice Committee
SB6	Engross Sine Die	Substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients. Requires local departments of social services to screen each VIEW program participant to determine whether probable cause exists to believe the participant is en... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Appropriations Committee
SB71	Engross Sine Die	Grand larceny; first offender. Allows the court to defer disposition for a person charged with larceny who has not previously been convicted of or charged with a felony, an offense related to larceny, embezzlement, fraud, or any crime of moral turpit... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Courts of Justice Committee
SB82	Intro Sine Die	Absentee voting; military and overseas voters. Directs the State Board of Elections to provide instructions and procedures for the submission of ballots from military and overseas voters by fax or other electronic means. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Privileges and Elections Committee
SB90	Engross Sine Die	Definition of private investigator; out-of-state private security services. Allows a private security services business licensed by another state to contract with a private security services business licensed by the Commonwealth to act as a private ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House General Laws Committee
SB93	Intro Sine Die	Special license plates; Reston. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for Reston bearing the word: "RESTON!" and the legend: "LIVE WORK PLAY." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Transportation Committee
SB114	Intro Sine Die	Exemptions for nonprofit entities; veterans organizations. Adds veterans organizations to those nonprofit entities that can qualify for sales and use tax exemption. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-29 To House Finance Committee
SJR44	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional amendment (first resolution); maximum lawful rate of interest. Caps the maximum lawful rate of interest on any contract for the loan or forbearance of any money, if the money is for use primarily for personal, family, or household purp... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2012-11-26 Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 2-N)