VA Legislation | 2013 | Regular Session

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB1292	Intro Sine Die	Human trafficking hotline; posted notices. Provides that any employer who operates a truck stop and who fails to post a specific notice in a clearly visible place on the premises thereof is subject to a $500 civil penalty. The measure expands a provi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (9-Y 4-N 3-A)
SB852	Intro Sine Die	Renewable energy facilities; eligibility for incentives. Establishes a requirement that electricity generated from renewable sources be generated from a facility located in the Commonwealth or if the facility is an offshore wind facility, located off... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (16-Y 0-N)
SB1295	Intro Sine Die	Enterprise zones; criteria. Permits a locality to apply for enterprise zone status based on distress factors in the area of the proposed enterprise zone, rather than in the entire locality. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Stricken at request of Patron in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
SB856	Intro Sine Die	Boards of visitors; rectors and terms. Requires members of boards of visitors of four-year public institutions of higher education to have served four years on the board prior to being elected or appointed rector. The bill stipulates that such rector... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (10-Y 0-N)
SB1125	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Condominium Act; casualty insurance for common areas. Specifies the items that must be insured under a master casualty policy obtained by a unit owners' association or executive organ or the association to cover the common elements of a cond... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
SJR302	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional amendment (first resolution); charter schools. Grants the Board of Education authority to establish charter schools within the school divisions of the Commonwealth. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Requires 21 affirmative votes for passage
SB860	Intro Sine Die	Procurement by state entities using public-private partnerships; Public-Private Transportation Act; Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002. Provides that no real property asset that produces annual average revenue for the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (12-Y 3-N)
SB947	Intro Sine Die	Health insurance; modification of prescription drug coverage. Prohibits a health insurer, corporation providing accident and sickness subscription contracts, or health maintenance organization from making certain modifications in prescription drug co... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Incorporated by Commerce and Labor
HB1549	Intro Sine Die	Divorce; temporary orders; life insurance. Provides that a party in a suit for divorce, annulment, separate maintenance, or child custody or visitation may be ordered to maintain any existing life insurance policy on the life of either spouse and nam... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Tabled in Courts of Justice by voice vote
SB687	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming; penalties. Creates the Virginia Casino Gaming Commission as the licensing body for casino gaming. The bill sets up the licensing scheme for casino gaming and provides penalties for viola... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
SB689	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; penalties. Creates the Virginia Casino Gaming Commission as the licensing body for casino gaming in the state. Under the bill, the conduct of casino gaming is limited to localities in which at least 40 percent of th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
HB1570	Intro Sine Die	Dismissal of action by nonsuit; fees and costs. Clarifies that if notice to take a nonsuit is given to the opposing party during trial, the court may assess against the nonsuiting party reasonable witness fees and travel costs of expert witnesses sch... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Incorporated by Courts of Justice
SB1211	Intro Sine Die	Child Pornography Images Registry; exemptions from disclosure, etc. Provides that records related to child abuse and exploitation that are in the possession of the Department of State Police pursuant to its duties in maintaining the Child Pornography... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
SB1299	Intro Sine Die	Criminal history record information checks; protective order registry; dissemination of information. Provides that certain criminal history record information and protective order registry information shall be made available to the Attorney General o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
HB1644	Intro Sine Die	Birth control; definition. Adds a definition of birth control. "Birth control" means contraceptive methods that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Birth control shall not be considered abortion for the purposes of Title 18.2. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Tabled in Courts of Justice (10-Y 6-N)
SB1084	Intro Sine Die	State partnership health benefit exchange. Directs the State Corporation Commission (SCC) to contract with and enter into memoranda of understanding with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or any other state or federal agency as may be ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Incorporated by Commerce and Labor
SB1315	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; amendment of declaration; control of association by declarant. Provides that if there is any lot owner other than the declarant, then the declarant may not amend the declaration to extend the period of decla... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (7-Y 6-N)
SB915	Intro Sine Die	Workers' compensation; injuries to public safety officers. Provides that an injury incurred by a public safety officer that occurs in the course of his employment at a location that is off the regular premises of his employment shall be deemed to hav... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Incorporated by Commerce and Labor
SB1087	Intro Sine Die	The University of Virginia; board of visitors. Changes the composition of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia from 17 visitors appointed by the Governor to 13 visitors appointed by the Governor and four visitors directly elected by th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 0-N)
SB889	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Freedom of Information Act; electronic communication meetings; school boards. Allows local school boards to hold electronic communication meetings to the same extent allowed currently for state public bodies. The bill contains technical amen... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology with letter (9-Y 0-N)
SB907	Intro Sine Die	Asset forfeiture; task forces. Provides that property forfeited from drug cases, which under current law may be used to promote law enforcement, may be used to fund salary and benefits for non-sworn personnel who are members of a law-enforcement task... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N)
SB895	Intro Sine Die	Service of process on domestic corporations. Allows process on a Virginia corporation to be served on its registered agent by posting a copy of the process on the front door or main entrance of the corporation's registered office. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 8-N)
SJR293	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional amendment (first resolution); right to work. Provides that any agreement or combination between any employer and any labor union or labor organization whereby persons not members of such union or organization are denied the right to wo... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Requires 21 affirmative votes for passage
SB695	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Toll Relief Act; Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming; penalties. Creates the Virginia Casino Gaming Commission as the licensing body for casino gaming. The bill sets up the regulatory system for casino gaming and p... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
SB696	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Toll Abatement Act; Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming; penalties. Creates the Virginia Casino Gaming Commission as the licensing body for casino gaming. The bill sets up the regulatory system for casino gaming an... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
SB697	Intro Sine Die	Virginia Transportation Enhancement and Toll Abatement Act; Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming; penalties. Creates the Virginia Casino Gaming Commission as the licensing body for casino gaming. The bill sets up the regulat... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
HB1654	Intro Sine Die	Courts of record; acceptability of electronic medium; submission of trial court record to appellate court. Requires a clerk of circuit court with an established electronic filing system to provide any appellate court the trial court record in electro... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-28 Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice by voice vote
SB708	Intro Sine Die	Assisted living facilities; self-administration of medications. Requires the Board of Social Services to include in regulations governing the administration and management of medications in assisted living facilities developed by the Board of Social ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Stricken at request of Patron in Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)
SB1303	Intro Sine Die	Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license. Creates the annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license and sets out the privileges of the license and state and local license taxes. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Incorporated by Rehabilitation and Social Services
HB1620	Intro Sine Die	Adoption of optional forms of county government. Allows any county to adopt one of the optional forms of county government by a vote of the majority of its governing body. Current law requires any adoption of an optional form of county government to ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Stricken from docket by Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote
HB1843	Intro Sine Die	Synthetic cannabinoids; research chemicals; penalties. Amends provisions added to the Code in previous years regarding the criminalization of synthetic cannabinoids and chemicals known as "research chemicals" (previously referred to as "bath salts") ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Incorporated by Courts of Justice
HR139	Pass	Commending the Herndon High School co-ed cheer team. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Bill text as passed House (HR139ER)
HR135	Pass	Celebrating the life of John Bayard Buck. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Bill text as passed House (HR135ER)
HB1544	Intro Sine Die	Lawyers; client accounts. Repeals the provision prohibiting the Supreme Court of Virginia from adopting a disciplinary rule requiring that lawyers deposit client funds in an interest-bearing account. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Passed by indefinitely
HB1603	Intro Sine Die	Crimes against incapacitated adults; penalty. Provides that any person who commits an offense set forth in Chapter 4 (crimes against the person), Chapter 5 (crimes against property), or Chapter 6 (crimes involving fraud) of Title 18.2 knowing or havi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB1682-Bell, Robert B.)
HB1408	Intro Sine Die	Requirement that certain planning commissioners own real property. Removes the requirement that at least one-half of the members of a local planning commission be owners of real property. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Stricken from docket by Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote
HR140	Pass	Celebrating the life of Eugenia Weisman Evans. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Bill text as passed House (HR140ER)
HJR651	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Transportation Funds. Requires the General Assembly to maintain permanent and separate Transportation Funds to include the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, Transportation Trust Fund, Highway Maintenance a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
HJR652	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Transportation Funds. Requires the General Assembly to maintain permanent and separate Transportation Funds to include the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, Transportation Trust Fund, Highway Maintenance a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
HJR584	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Transportation Funds. Requires the General Assembly to maintain permanent and separate Transportation Funds to include the Commonwealth Transportation Fund, Transportation Trust Fund, Highway Maintenance a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
HR137	Pass	Commending Tara Zimak. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Bill text as passed House (HR137ER)
HR136	Pass	Commending Carley Shannon. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Bill text as passed House (HR136ER)
HJR677	Intro Sine Die	Constitutional amendment (first resolution); limitation on debt. Provides that in any 10-fiscal-year period beginning with fiscal years of the Commonwealth starting on or after July 1, 2014, no more than five percent of the average of the projected r... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
HB1455	Intro Sine Die	Financial exploitation of elderly and incapacitated; penalty. Provides that any person who knowingly exploits the impaired mental capacity or the physical capacity of an incapacitated adult or an adult (defined for the purposes of the bill as 60 year... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Incorporated by Courts of Justice
HR138	Pass	Commending Kurtis Steck. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Bill text as passed House (HR138ER)
HR134	Pass	Celebrating the life of V. M. Annas. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-25 Bill text as passed House (HR134ER)
SB1096	Intro Sine Die	Adjustment of the calculation of the local composite index for public school funding. Directs the Department of Education to adjust its funding calculations for the local ability to pay by using the use-value assessment of real property, instead of t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-24 Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (10-Y 5-N)
HJR740	Pass	Commending West Point High School. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-24 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ740ER)
SB1354	Intro Sine Die	Virtual school programs; regulations. That the Board of Education shall promulgate regulations requiring (i) any enrollment form for full-time virtual school programs to include an opportunity for the parents of nonresident students to provide the re... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-24 Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 7-N)
SB955	Intro Sine Die	Public schools; teacher licensure. Directs the Board of Education to establish criteria in its regulations governing licensure that exempts any person seeking initial licensure from coursework and professional teacher's assessment requirements if suc... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2013-01-24 Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)