Look up bills filed by Roanoke-area legislators
Published: April 24, 2009
State legislators may file up to 15 bills during each session of the General Assembly. Here are the latest bills filed in 2009 by the Roanoke-area legislators. Click the bill’s name to see its current status or click the legislator’s name to see a list of sponsored legislation which the legislator is a chief patron.
HB 1907 Charter; Twin County Airport Commission. Amends the charter of the Twin County Airport Commission to require a nine-member commission rather than a seven-member commission. The Counties of Carroll and Grayson would each have two members, rather than one.
HB 1908 Assault and battery of family or household member; deferred disposition. Rewrites the existing statute for clarity and requires rather than allows the court to order the person to obtain services from local community-based probation if the services are available. This bill is a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts.
HB 1909 Designation of person authorized to make funeral and burial decisions. Designates the persons in order of priority who has the ability to make all necessary arrangements for a decedent’s funeral and the disposition of his remains.
HB 2579 Informed consent: ultrasound required before performing abortion to determine gestation age. Requires that, as a component of informed consent to an abortion and determination of gestation age, every pregnant female shall be given the opportunity to view an ultrasound image of her fetus prior to the abortion.
HB 2626 Line of Duty Act; investigation of claims; police departments and sheriffs offices. Provides that when a police department or sheriff’s office is the last employer of the deceased or disabled person, then the department or office may conduct the investigation of the circumstances surrounding the deceased or disabled person and report the findings to the Comptroller. Currently all investigations of the circumstances must be conducted by the Virginia Department of State Police.
HB 2649 Solid waste report. Removes the requirement that the Department of Environmental Quality include in its annual solid waste report an estimate of the amount of solid waste manage or disposed of through recycling. The bill sunsets in two years.
HB 2317 Vehicle safety inspections; use of electronic forms. Requires State Police to accept data required to be submitted to them by official inspection stations in electronic form.
HB 2490 Claims; Daniel and Brenda Brewer. Provides relief in the amount of $214,967.22 to Daniel and Brenda Brewer to correct structural problems with their home. The home contains several structural problems that were not noted by the local building official during any of the inspections conducted by the Uniform Statewide Building Code. In addition, the building official issued a certificate of occupancy despite the existence of the structural problems.
HB 2491 Charter; City of Galax. Updates numerous provisions in the city’s charter.
HB 2635 Publication of information contained in local warrants. Authorizes local governments to publish information relating to warrants paid by the locality. The warrant information that could be published would be the names of payees, amounts paid, the serial numbers of warrants, and dates of payments. Information on warrants relating to tax refunds could be published only if the information was aggregated or classified so as to prevent the identification of the payee of the tax refund.
HB 2636 Special hunting and fishing license for youth groups. Authorizes the issuance of a special group hunting and fishing license to a nonprofit wildlife education organization that takes youth on hunting and fishing excursions as part of its effort to educate young people on Virginia’s wildlife. The permit would cost $25 and be valid for 48 hours. This permit would be in lieu of the youth having to purchase basic hunting and fishing licenses and the big game, archery, and muzzleloader licenses.
HB 2637 Arrests for which fingerprints are required. Requires that fingerprints be taken and forwarded to the Central Criminal Records Exchange upon an arrest for a violation of a protective order issued under Title 16.1. Fingerprints are already authorized for misdemeanor violations of arrests for violation of stalking protective orders issued under Title 18.2.
HB 2553 Forfeiture of motor vehicle for driving with a suspended operator’s license. Provides that any motor vehicle used to commit the third or subsequent offense of driving while the operator’s license is suspended shall be forfeited to the Commonwealth.
HB 2554 Official emblems and designations; state song. Designates “The Banner Yet Wave” written by Frank Pugh as the State Song.
HB 2630 Law-Enforcement Officers’ Privacy Protection Act. Allows a law-enforcement officer to request that personal information about the officer be withheld from disclosure on public records. For purposes of the Act, “personal information” includes the officer’s name, social security number, address, phone number, and any other information that could be used to physically locate the officer.
HB 2603 Department of Criminal Justice Services; regulation of locksmiths. Repeals the 2008 law (Chapter 638 of the 2008 Acts of Assembly) that requires regulation of locksmiths.
HB 2641 Virginia Regional Industrial Facilities Act. Allows a locality to withdraw from such authority upon a resolution adopted by the governing body of a member locality and after satisfaction of such member locality’s legal obligations, including repayment of its portion of any debt incurred, or after making contractual provisions for the repayment of its portion of any debt incurred.
HB 2659 Virginia Residential Landloard and Tenant Act; exemptions. Provides that a duplex shall be deemed to be one single-family residence. The bill defines duplex.
HB 2628 Virginia Public Procurement Act; cooperative procurement. Provides that no local public body shall purchase from another public body’s contract until it makes a written determination in advance that such cooperative procurement is fiscally advantageous and (i) increases efficiency or (ii) reduces administrative expenses.
HB 2651 Real property tax; sale of tax-delinquent property. Provides that a party whose interest in tax-delinquent property is secured by a properly recorded deed of trust is not required to file a notice in order to have his claim paid upon the judicial sale of such property.
HB 2657 Executive Mansion. Relating to use of the Executive Mansion for the purpose of soliciting funds.
HB 2031 Mortgage loan originators. Defines mortgage originator; establishes licensure and registry for originators in conjunction with the federal Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008; and coordinates Virginia actions with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry, a system developed and maintained by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors that includes background checks and educational requirements.
HB 2032 Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; mold inspectors and remediators. Provides for the licensure of mold inspectors and mold remediators by the Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors. The bill increases the membership of this Board by two members to include a mold inspector and a mold remediator.
HB 2622 Transportation funding; the Salem Highway Construction District. Provides funds for transportation in the Salem Highway Construction District by allocating revenue attributable to a portion of economic growth due to or facilitated by the Inland Port in Montgomery County.
HB 2370 Council on Virginia’s Future; assessment of the impact of prescription drug abuse. Provides for the Council on Virginia’s Future to assess the impact of prescription drug abuse on the Commonwealth including the mortality rates experienced in individual communities and the effect on employees of the Commonwealth. The provisions of the bill expire on July 1, 2011.
HB 2371 Electric utilities; real-time rates. Directs the State Corporation Commission to conduct a proceeding to establish requirements relating to the implementation by participating utilities, as part of a limited pilot program or programs, for rate initiatives addressing (i) dynamic rates, (ii) stand-by rates, (iii) interruptible service rates, and (iv) rates at which participating utilities are obligated to purchase electricity from renewable generators.
HB 2372 Electric utility rates; curtailing peak power purchases. Directs the State Corporation Commission to promulgate regulations requiring electric utilities to offer electric service to nonresidential customers under a tariff that induces customers to curtail electricity usage during periods when the utility’s costs of purchasing electric power rise above their norm as a result of heightened load demand and system congestion. The tariff shall ensure that the utility’s costs savings are shared with customers who curtail demand for electric power through reduced rates or charges.
HB 2274 Internet sex offender registry information. Requires that the Internet sex offender registry information include a “wanted” notation for a person who is wanted for any crime. Currently, the “wanted” notation is only posted for a person who is wanted for failing to register.
HB 2275 Drug Treatment Court Act. Authorizes a drug treatment court for the County of Franklin provided that such court is funded within existing state and local appropriations.
HB 2646 Eligibility for betterment loans. Directs the Board of Health and the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality to develop procedures for qualifying the owners of failing septic tanks, underground storage tanks, and contaminated dry cleaning stores, for betterment loans to be provided by private lenders.
HB 2575 Corporate income tax; major business facility job tax credit. Extends the sunset date of the major business facility job tax credit from January 1, 2010, to January 1, 2020, and allows the credit to be taken over a two-year period rather than a three-year period for taxable years beginning January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2010.
HB 2660 Capital outlay plan; Governor’s proposal. Constitutes the Governor’s statutorily required proposal of a six-year capital outlay plan for projects to be funded entirely or partially from general fund-supported resources.
HB 2673 Virginia Investment Partnership Act: definitions. Amends the definition of “eligible company” by adding that a company may create or cause to be created 300 jobs with average salaries at least 100 percent greater than the Prevailing Average Wage to be eligible for performance grants under the Virginia Investment Partnership Act. Currently a company would have to create or cause to be created 400 jobs with average salaries at least 50 percent greater than the Prevailing Average Wage. The bill also has an emergency clause.
HB 1949 Retirement; teachers and administrative faculty of institutions of higher education. Provides that teachers and administrative faculty of institutions of higher education who are covered under an optional retirement plan (in lieu of the Virginia Retirement System) and have 10 years of service with the Commonwealth may make a one-time, irrevocable election to transfer into VRS.
HB 1950 Free hunting license. Authorizes the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to issue a state resident basic hunting license at no cost to residents who are on active military service.
HB 1951 Dangerous Dog Registry. Authorizes the use of copies of all records, documents, and papers associated with the Dangerous Dog Registry in Virginia courts if the documents have been certified and authenticated by the State Veterinarian or the Dangerous Dog Registry administrator as true copies of the original documents.
HB 2542 “Move-over” law. Expands the class of stationary vehicles for which motorists must, if safe to do so, move left by providing a new definition of “emergency vehicle.“
HB 2543 Campaign fundraising; special sessions. Requires that contributions greater than $500 received by members of the General Assembly, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Attorney General during special sessions of the General Assembly be reported to the State Board or local electoral board within 24 hours. Currently, a total ban on fundraising applies during regular legislative sessions, but not special sessions of the General Assembly. The new reporting requirements are similar to those that apply in the week prior to an election.
HB 2664 U.S. Route 29; access management. Requires the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner to take all appropriate measures to develop local corridor access management plans for U.S. Route 29 between Gainesville and North Carolina.
HB 2610 Charitable Gaming; one-time raffle. Requires the Division of Charitable Gaming to contract with the State Lottery Department to provide administrative and marketing support for a one-time raffle conducted by a qualified organization as defined in § 18.2-340.16, the proceeds, after payment of expenses, prizes, and 20 percent to the Virginia Film Incentive, shall be paid to the qualified organization conducting the raffle. The bill sets out the requirements for the conduct of the raffle.
HB 2662 Community development authorities; taxation. Allows community development authorities to request additional taxes from the locality related to the transient occupancy tax and the food and beverage tax.
HB 2663 Water and waste authorities. Allows appointment of industrial or economic development authority directors to the board of water and waste authorities.
SB 1426 Magistrates; issuance of arrest warrants. Provides that prior to examining witnesses on a citizen’s complaint alleging a felony offense, a magistrate must first consult with a Commonwealth’s Attorney with jurisdiction for investigation of the alleged offense. If the Commonwealth’s Attorney is unavailable, the magistrate must first consult with a law-enforcement agency. The bill also requires that a complaint for an arrest warrant be in writing, whenever practicable, if the complainant is not a law-enforcement officer.
SB 1445 Alcoholic beverage control; authorizes certain activities of wine-of-the-month and beer-of-the-month clubs. Clarifies that the holder of a wine shipper license or beer shipper license may solicit and receive applications for subscription to in-state or out-of-state locations for which a license for on-premises consumption has been issued, other than the place where the licensee carries on the business for which the license is granted. The bill defines “wine-of-the-month club” or “beer-of-the-month club” to mean an agreement between an in-state or out-of-state holder of a wine shipper license or beer shipper license and a consumer in Virginia to whom alcoholic beverages may be lawfully sold that the shipper will sell and ship to the consumer and the consumer will purchase a lawful amount of wine or beer each month for an agreed term of months.
SB 1491 Special license plates; supporters of the Shenandoah National Park Association. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates to supporters of the Shenandoah National Park Association. This bill was incorporated into SB 817.
SB 1439 Protective orders. Removes a provision added in 2008 allowing an addendum to the protective order to contain identifying information, so that the identifying information will return to the front page of the order. The bill also specifies identifying information to be added and transmitted to the Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN) regarding the protected person and provides that the orders will expire at 11:59 p.m. on the date specified.
SB 1486 Investments of domestic insurers. Authorizes the State Corporation Commission to delay the application of provisions applicable to the investments of a petitioning domestic insurer, including the requirement that Category 2 investments be excluded from the value of admitted assets to the extent their value exceeds 75 percent of the amount by which the insurer’s surplus to policyholders exceeds its minimum capital and surplus, if the Commission finds that the delay may be beneficial to the policyholders of the domestic insurer.
SB 1512 Department of Veterans Services; burial vaults at state-operated veterans cemeteries. Requires the Department of Veterans Services to provide burial vaults at no costs to eligible veterans and family members interred at state-operated veterans cemeteries from such funds as may be appropriated or otherwise received for that purpose.
SB 1482 Commonwealth Transportation Capital Projects Bond Act of 2007. Repeals the Commonwealth Transportation Capital Projects Bond Act of 2007.
SB 1483 Arts and cultural districts. Adds the City of Staunton and the City of Lynchburg to those localities authorized to create an arts and cultural district for the purpose of increasing awareness and support for the arts and culture in the locality. Localities may provide incentives for the support and creation of arts and cultural venues in the district.
SB 1506 Comprehensive Services Program; judicial assignment of services for children. Provides that in cases of judicial assignment of services for children under the Comprehensive Services Program where a party requests a level of service not identified or recommended in the report submitted to the court by the family assessment and planning team, the court shall request the community policy and management team to submit a second report characterizing comparable levels of service to the requested level of service.
SB 1312 Conveyance of certain lands to the County of Pittsylvania. Authorizes the Department of Corrections to convey, with the approval of the Governor, a portion of the Camp 15 Work Camp facility consisting of 26 acres and including the Diversion Center and outbuildings, and the Warden’s Residence.
SB 1313 Charter; Town of Hurt. Makes numerous changes to the charter including updating the town’s boundaries. Other changes include changing the town’s elections from May to November, altering the terms of certain town officers, and deleting or updating numerous outdated provisions.
SB 1539 Line of Duty Act; investigation of claims; police departments and sheriffs offices. Provides that when a police department or sheriff’s office is the last employer of the deceased or disabled person, then the department or office may conduct the investigation of the circumstances surrounding the deceased or disabled person and report the findings to the Comptroller. Currently all investigations of the circumstances must be conducted by the Virginia Department of State Police.
SB 1286 Department of Health; certificates of free sale. Extends until July 1, 2010, the authority of the Department of Health to issue certificates of free sale to the manufacturer of any product defined as a “cosmetic” in the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 301 (i) to allow the export of such products.
SB 1287 Annexation. Extends the current annexation moratorium to 2018. This bill is identical to SB 1469 and HB 1697.
SB 1288 Parkway. Provides that the term “parkway” as used in § 33.1-369 of the Code of Virginia does not include any parkway designated by Chapter 44 of the Acts of Assembly of 2008.
SB 1473 Department of Forestry permit. Authorizes the State Forester to require a person to obtain a permit to fish, ride a mountain bike or ride a horse on lands under the control of the Department of Forestry. Currently, the Department requires a permit to hunt or trap on such lands.
SB 1507 Taxation of gases; Buchanan County. Provides that gas wells and related improvements may be assessed on an annual basis in Buchanan County subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors, but requires that gas wells and related improvements be reassessed in the general reassessment of property in the county. The bill also provides that there would be no deduction for expenses for local severance tax purposes in determining the fair market value of gases severed in Buchanan County.
SB 1508 Breaks Regional Airport Authority. Establishes the Breaks Regional Airport Authority if the Town of Grundy, or the governing body of Buchanan County, by resolution declare that there is a need for an airport authority to be created, and an operating agreement is developed for the purpose of establishing or operating airport facilities. The authority shall be governed by a five member board of directors and shall have the powers typically granted to airport authorities including the authority to issue bonds.
SB 1519 Career and technical diploma; delayed. Delays implementation of the career and technical diploma until the 2010-2011 school year.
SB 1520 Elections; appointment and compensation for general registrars. Provides that general registrars shall serve on a full-time basis five days a week.
SB 1521 Economics education and financial literacy; repealed. Repeals the requirement for economics education and financial literacy in middle and high schools.
SB 1225 Charter; Town of Fincastle. Moves the town’s elections from May to November.
SB 1513 Control of firearms; award of court costs and fees. Requires a court to award reasonable attorney fees, expenses, and court costs to any entity that prevails in an action challenging an ordinance, resolution, motion, or administrative action as being in conflict with a locality’s authority to control firearms pursuant to § 15.2-915. Attorney fees may also be awarded to the prevailing party in an action challenging an administrative action taken in bad faith as being in conflict with the section.
SB 1514 Real property tax; notice of change in assessment. Requires that the notice of a new assessment (i) be sent to the taxpayer at least 30 days prior to the date of a hearing to protest the assessment, and (ii) contain specific information regarding the new tax levy and the prior year’s tax levy.
SB 1412 Charter; City of Bristol. Amends the charter of the City of Bristol by requiring detailed estimates of revenue and expenditures for city budget purposes to be filed with the city manager, rather than the budget director. The changes to the Charter would require the city manager to work with the chief financial officer, rather than the budget director in preparing a total budget estimate for presentation to the city council. Further amends the Charter by changing the date for the submission of the initial budget to council from the second Tuesday in March to the second Tuesday in April.
SB 1458Health insurance; mandated coverage for telehealth services. Requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the cost of telehealth services when the services are appropriately provided through such means. “Telehealth services” means the use of interactive audio, video, or other telecommunications technology by a health care provider to deliver health care services at a site other than the site where the patient is located, for consultation, transfer of medical data, and medical education.
SB 1485 Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Commission. Provides that five of the ex officio members of the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Commission shall have voting privileges. Currently, the Chairman of The Crooked Road, the Chairman of Round the Mountain; the Director of the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, the Director of the Virginia Tourism Corporation, and the Executive Director of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, or their designees, serve on the Commission without voting privileges.
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