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2007 Legislative Session

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HB 11 - Marshall, R.G. - Health care services; peer utilization reviews on reconsideration of an adverse decision. (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0395)04/11/10
notes: Authorizes the Commonwealth Transportation Board to issue bonds in the principal amount of $550 million to finance the cost of adding an additional lane on both the northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 95 from Dumfries to Massaponax in Spotsylvania County to expand the regular travel lanes (not the HOV lanes).
HB 34 - Marshall, R.G. - Health insurance; mandated coverage for autism spectrum disorder. (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor(H) Left in Commerce and Labor02/16/10
notes: Allows the Commissioner of Highways to enter into agreements with any local governing body authorizing local law-enforcement agencies or other local governmental entities to act as agents of the Commissioner regarding unlawful advertising on highways and collection of penalties and costs.
HB 71 - Carrico - Line of Duty Act; short-term disability benefits for state police officers. (H) Committee on Appropriations(H) Left in Appropriations02/16/10
notes: Adds the term "retail" to the Integrated Directional Sign Program, commonly referred to as the "logo sign" program.
HB 72 - Carrico - Firearms; possession with intent to use on school property is a Class 1 misdemeanor. (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety(H) Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety02/16/10
notes: Requires highway work zones to be clearly marked with warning signs and flashing lights.
HB 85 - Marshall, R.G. - Umbilical cord blood education; Commissioner of Health to develop and post information on website. (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0069)03/09/10
notes: Extends until July 1, 2013, the sunset on use of high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes by vehicles bearing clean special fuel license plates, regardless of the number of occupants.
HB 97 - Loupassi - Driver's license, restricted; issuance to out-of-state drivers. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0493)04/11/10
notes: Allows motorcycles to drive two abreast in a single lane.
HB 107 - Cole - Adult students; notifying schools when charged with certain crimes, etc. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0742)04/13/10
notes: Equalizes board representation among the City of Richmond, Chesterfield County, and Henrico County. The bill also requires that certain actions of the Authority related to construction or acquisition of limited access highways receive approval from the local governing bodies.
HB 304 - O'Bannon - Va. Grade Level Alternative; justification shall be provided for each student considered therefor. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0076)03/09/10
notes: Eliminates the $5 statutory service charge fee for transactions carried out in DMV that could be carried out by mail, online, or over the telephone.
HB 310 - O'Bannon - Offers of judgment; costs. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice(H) Continued to 2011 in Courts of Justice02/03/10
notes: Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to prepare an informational brochure to inform driver's license applicants that they may designate insulin-dependent diabetes or a hearing or speech impairment on their driver's license or DMV-issued identification card and to mail such brochure with renewal notices.
HB 370 - Shuler - Transient occupancy tax; adds Alleghany County to those that may impose. (H) Committee on Finance

(S) Committee on Finance
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0505)04/11/10
notes: Allows VDOT to enter into agreements with local governments whereby the local governments assume responsibility for maintenance of highway medians within their boundaries.
HB 394 - Lohr - Standards of Quality; requirements for standard, modified, or advanced studies diploma. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0080)03/09/10
notes: Prohibits the use of handheld personal communications devices while operating a motor vehicle, bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, or moped on the highways in the Commonwealth. The bill makes a violation of this prohibition a primary traffic offense.
HB 404 - Oder - Transportation funding and administration; provides funding in certain localities. (H) Committee on Appropriations(H) Left in Appropriations02/16/10
notes: Prohibits the use of handheld personal communications devices for any purpose other than to make or receive phone calls.
HB 415 - Oder - Certificate of public need; relocation of nursing home beds from one facility to another facility. (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0408)04/11/10
notes: Prohibits the operation of a moving motor vehicle while engaged in other activities, such as using a wireless telephone or other wireless telecommunications device without a hands-free apparatus, searching for an item, or personal grooming. Current law specifically prohibits the use of a handheld personal communications device to send or read an email or text message while operating a moving motor vehicle. The bill allows for certain exceptions, including the use of a citizens band radio. The offense would be a secondary offense punishable by a $40 fine on the first offense and a $100 fine for each subsequent offense.
HB 532 - Nixon - Home service contract providers; exempts those that have certain worth from licensure regulation. (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(S) Committee on Commerce and Labor
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0235)04/07/10
notes: Prohibits the operator of a moving motor vehicle from being engaged in activities that are unnecessary to and that actually impair the operation of a motor vehicle. Certain exemptions apply. A violation of the statute would be a traffic offense.
HB 536 - Marshall, D.W. - Individual health insurance coverage; resident of State shall not be required to obtain a policy. (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor(H) Continued to 2011 in Commerce and Labor02/09/10
notes: Removes the requirement that bulk users and retailers of undyed diesel fuel be licensed and includes references to tank wagons as a method of shipping.
HB 539 - Marshall, D.W. - Group accident and sickness insurance coverage; minimum number of covered persons. (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor(H) Continued to 2011 in Commerce and Labor02/11/10
notes: Provides that any county may by ordinance require that, in any instance where individual lots for residential use are subdivided from a larger tract, the deed shall require that each lot purchaser contribute a pro rata share for required private road maintenance. The ordinance may also authorize the majority of lot owners on any private road, whether acting as a group or through a duly organized homeowners' association, to collect from each lot owner on the private road a pro rata share of the reasonable costs of repair, upkeep, and maintenance of the private road.
HB 560 - Tata - Retirement System; changes to sickness and disability plan. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0750)04/13/10
notes: Prohibits issuance of driver's licenses to any person less than 21 years old unless he is either a high school graduate or has earned a GED.
HB 575 - Cole - School divisions, local; flexibility in meeting specific state education mandates. (H) Committee on Education(H) Incorporated by Education (HB111-Lohr)01/20/10
notes: Provides for transportation funding 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 583 - Landes - Farm businesses; local restrictions. (H) Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns(H) Stricken from docket by Counties, Cities and Towns02/08/10
notes: Allows local governments that control the highways within their boundaries the ability to control the use of traffic control signal preemption devices used to change traffic light signals.
HB 584 - Landes - Highway rest areas and residency offices; VDOT to reopen. (H) Committee on Transportation(H) Left in Transportation02/16/10
notes: Allows VDOT to enter into agreements with local governments whereby the local governments assume responsibility for maintenance of highway medians within their boundaries.
HB 588 - Landes - Alcoholic beverages; portion of wine liter tax collected to be deposited in Wine Promotion Fund. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0362)04/10/10
notes: Provides that the maximum speed limit in an industrial park is 35 miles per hour.
HB 652 - Armstrong - Eminent domain; restricting access to or from property taken to be considered in assessing damages. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance
(S) Passed by indefinitely in Finance (10-Y 3-N)03/03/10
notes: Allows police officers to issue citations to violators who text message or email while operating a moving motor vehicle. Currently, police officers must have cause to stop or arrest a driver for some other violation before issuing a citation.
HB 659 - Armstrong - Funeral services; burial power of attorney. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice(H) Left in Courts of Justice02/16/10
notes: Increases the number of members of the Commonwealth Transportation Board to 18 and changes the areas of representation to the congressional districts. The bill also assigns the at-large members to specific transportation areas.
HB 693 - Miller, J.H. - Health insurance program; develop plan for school divisions & local government similar to state. (H) Committee on General Laws(H) Left in General Laws02/16/10
notes: Extends until July 1, 2013, the sunset on use of high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes by vehicles bearing clean special fuel license plates, regardless of the number of occupants.
HB 699 - Bulova - Uniform Commercial Code; prohibits inclusion in a sales agreement. (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(S) Committee on Commerce and Labor
(S) Continued to 2011 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)03/08/10
notes: Provides that when allocating funds for the interstate system of highways, the primary system of state highways, and the secondary system of state highways maintained by the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth Transportation Board shall consider achieving a minimal level of disparity among highway construction districts in meeting asset performance standards. Prior to such allocation, the Board shall release for public review a comparison of the proposed allocation of funds by highway construction district with an allocation of funds based entirely on specific asset performance standards by highway construction district.
HB 723 - Peace - Podiatry; testifying as an expert witness, definition of practice. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0725)04/13/10
notes: Provides for transportation funding and administration in Hampton Roads, Northern Virginia, the Richmond Highway Construction District, and the Staunton Highway Construction District.
HB 731 - Albo - School calendar; local school boards to set first day of school. (H) Committee on Education(H) Incorporated by Education (HB565-Tata)01/27/10
notes: Allows localities to retain full performance guarantees until streets in a new development are accepted by the state agency, local government department or agency, or other public authority that is responsible for maintaining and operating such public facility. The bill also provides that if a developer is in default with regard to street completions in another development within a locality, the locality may withhold acceptance of securities or plat approvals. Furthermore, a locality may withhold building permits or occupancy permits within a development until streets in a new development are accepted by the state agency, local government department or agency, or other public authority that is responsible for maintaining and operating such public facility.
HB 741 - Cleaveland - Telephone email or texting; use of indecent or threatening language, penalty. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0565)04/11/10
notes: Authorizes the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission to review the detailed proposal for certain qualifying transportation facilities under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 prior to the execution of an interim or comprehensive agreement by the responsible public entity. The bill sets out the time frames for review by the Commission. The bill also requires a public hearing on proposals during the proposal review period.
HB 742 - Cleaveland - Impoundment of vehicle; driving while license suspended for DUI. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0519)04/11/10
notes: Increases the maximum distance that an unregistered farm use vehicle may be driven on a highway to obtain agricultural or horticultural supplies from 30 to 200 miles and to transport farm produce or livestock from 50 to 300 miles.
HB 746 - Rust - Tolls; installation of video-monitoring/automatic vehicle identification systems for toll facility. (H) Committee on Transportation

(S) Committee on Transportation
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0839)04/21/10
notes: Increases from 7,500 to 10,000 pounds the gross vehicle weight rating associated with exemption from registration of certain farm vehicles (including trailers and semitrailers).
HB 778 - LeMunyon - Legislative Support Commission; publication of House and Senate voting records. (H) Committee on Rules

(S) Committee on Rules
(S) Continued to 2011 in Rules (14-Y 2-N)03/05/10
notes: Prohibits tolling on Interstate 95 without the approval of the General Assembly.
HB 785 - Brink - Equalization, Board of; local government to appoint. (H) Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

(S) Committee on Local Government
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0199)04/07/10
notes: Includes bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, and mopeds among vehicles that the driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow more closely than is reasonable.
HB 800 - Plum - Life and annuities licenses; removes certain requirement for nonresident insurance agent. (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(S) Committee on Commerce and Labor
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0281)04/08/10
notes: Provides that the speed limit on nonsurface treated roads shall be 35 miles per hour. Current law imposes the 35 mph limit only in certain counties.
HB 802 - Poindexter - Antique motorboats; establishes a special one-time $100 registration fee. (H) Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources(H) Stricken from docket by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources02/03/10
notes: Imposes the Virginia Pump Toll ("FareShare"), in the amount of (i) $0.50 on each use of a retail motor fuels pump and an additional $0.50 when purchasing 35 or more gallons; (ii) $1.00 on each 12-gallon sale of gasoline (other than for resale) from a transport truck or tank wagon and on each 60-gallon sale of diesel fuel (other than for resale) from a transport truck or tank wagon; (iii) an amount to be determined by the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles on the bulk purchase of clean fuel other than electricity at a rate equivalent to $1.00 times the volume of clean fuel required to fill the average size fuel tank to three quarters full; and (iv) $0.50 on each sale of clean fuel at an electric vehicle charging service facility. Revenue from the FareShare shall be used for highway maintenance and operation in the highway construction district in which the motor fuel is sold. The amount of the FareShare increases by 10 percent every five years. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2013.
HB 805 - Poindexter - Offshore drilling; portion of royalties to be deposited in Transportation Trust Fund. (H) Committee on Appropriations(H) Incorporated by Appropriations (HB756-Stolle)02/01/10
notes: Includes the on-road clean screen program and on-road emissions inspections as comparable equipment and devices to satisfy emissions inspections in the Commonwealth. The bill contains technical amendments.
HB 806 - Poindexter - Alternative Fuels Revolving Fund; adds improvement of infrastructure such as refueling stations. (H) Committee on Transportation

(S) Committee on Transportation
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0134)03/11/10
notes: Provides a uniform method of assigning cost-based fees based on the amount that a vehicle is overweight. The bill also allocates payment of fees into specific funds. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2013.
HB 810 - Scott, E.T. - Vehicle lengths; increases triple saddle mount combination vehicles. (H) Committee on Transportation

(S) Committee on Transportation
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0024)03/01/10
notes: Provides for staffing of the Commission by the Clerk's Office of the house of the General Assembly of which the Chairman is a member and the Division of Legislative Services, with technical support from the JLARC.
HB 827 - Surovell - Electronic recording of court proceedings; circuit & district court clerks have system in courtroom. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice(H) Left in Courts of Justice02/16/10
notes: Repeals the allocation of funds to transportation districts.
HB 864 - Cline - Court-appointed counsel; requires detailed accounting for representation expenses for each charge. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice
(S) Continued to 2011 in Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)03/03/10
notes: Changes the composition of the CTB. One member will be appointed from each of Virginia's congressional districts (as they were on January 1, 2012) and four more will be at-large appointees: one representing seaports, one representing aviation, one representing railroads, and one representing mass transit. The three ex officio members remain unchanged.
HB 868 - Cline - Criminal street gang; any person who by telephone solicits another is guilty of a Class 6 felony. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice(H) Left in Courts of Justice02/16/10
notes: Provides that plug-in electric-drive vehicles may park free of charge in government owned or controlled parking space when the vehicles are recharging their batteries.
HB 874 - Cline - Cigarette tax; changes time for affixing tax stamps to cigarette packs. (H) Committee on Finance

(S) Committee on Finance
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0701)04/12/10
notes: Allows police officers to issue citations to violators who text message or email while operating a moving motor vehicle. Currently, police officers must have cause to stop or arrest a driver for some other violation before issuing a citation.
HB 959 - Ingram - Check cashers; unlawful for person required to be registered thereas to fail to make copies of item. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice(H) Left in Courts of Justice02/16/10
notes: Clarifies that the sales and use tax is applicable to any company that is owned, operated, or controlled by any county, city, or town and provides public transportation services.
HB 1053 - Armstrong - Legislative study commissions; staffing support for certain Commissions. (H) Committee on Rules

(S) Committee on Rules
(S) Passed by indefinitely in Rules (14-Y 1-N)03/05/10
notes: Removes the "secondary enforcement" provision from the statute prohibiting sending or reading email or text messages while driving.
HB 1164 - Phillips - Schedule IV; adds carisoprodol to list. (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions(H) Continued to 2011 in Health, Welfare and Institutions02/09/10
notes: Requires the Secretary of Transportation, at least once every four years, to examine the process by which secondary and urban highway system maintenance and improvement projects are approved.
HB 1229 - Loupassi - Higher educational institutions; active duty military students may return without reapplying. (H) Committee on Education(H) Continued to 2011 in Education02/08/10
notes: Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group composed of various stakeholders to develop a plan for addressing housing and transportation needs of Virginians with disabilities.
HB 1245 - Kory - Surplus property; school boards may donate obsolete technology hardware to nonprofit organizations. (H) Committee on Education

(S) Committee on Education and Health
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0763)04/13/10
notes: Changes the composition of the Authority.
HB 1246 - Hugo - Public utilities; limits disclosure requirement for any officer or director. (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(S) Committee on Commerce and Labor
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0581)04/11/10
notes: Allows the Dulles Greenway to lease property under its control for purposes of outdoor advertising. The bill also requires that the amount of toll vary according to distance traveled and take into consideration any income generated by the advertising leases.
HB 1263 - Ware, R.L. - Dentists and oral surgeons; reimbursement for certain services. (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(S) Committee on Commerce and Labor
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0583)04/11/10
notes: Provides that prequalified businesses can manufacture, install, and maintain their Logo Signs if they meet other criteria for participation in the Program. If they do, they will not have to pay any other fee for participation in the Program.
HJ 131 - Scott, J.M. - International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme; State Council of Higher Education to study. (H) Committee on Rules(H) Left in Rules02/16/10
notes: Requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to study the desirability and feasibility of extension of Virginia Route 28 across the Potomac River into Maryland and the inclusion of Virginia Route 28 in the Interstate Highway System.
HJ 134 - Jones - Transportation Network of Hampton Roads, Joint Subcommittee Studying; continued. (H) Committee on Rules

(S) Committee on Rules
(H) Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ134ER)03/11/10
notes: Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the potential economic impact of the proposed Bi-County Parkway and Tri-County Parkway transportation infrastructure projects.
HJ 185 - Lingamfelter - Celebrating the life of Sergeant Dale Russel Griffin.  (H) Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ185ER)02/08/10
notes: Expresses the sense of the General Assembly that the Congress of the United States should support a federal funding grant for development of new technology, hybrid systems of combined highway and monorail transportation methods and an amendment to 23 U.S.C. § 111(a), Agreements Relating to Use of and Access to Rights-of-Way %96 Interstate System.
SB 27 - Puller - Warranty registration cards; prohibits seller from conditioning coverage or performance of warranty. (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(S) Committee on Commerce and Labor
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0713)04/13/10
notes: Provides for display of a single license plate on registered vehicles.
SB 40 - Stuart - Flying fields and landing areas; exempts certain owners from duty of care and liability. (S) Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources(S) Passed by indefinitely in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (14-Y 0-N)01/18/10
notes: Clarifies that the sales and use tax is applicable to any company that is owned, operated, or controlled by any county, city, or town and provides public transportation services.
SB 161 - Edwards - Divorce proceedings; service requirements and waiver of notice of further proceedings. (H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice
(H) Left in Courts of Justice03/14/10
notes: Increases the number of members of the Commonwealth Transportation Board to 18 and changes the areas of representation to the congressional districts. The bill also assigns the at-large members to specific transportation areas.
SB 219 - Howell - Safety belts; those 18 and under who are occupying a vehicle are required to wear. (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety

(S) Committee on Transportation
(G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0661)04/12/10
notes: Allows police officers to issue citations to violators who text message or email while operating a moving motor vehicle. Currently, police officers must have cause to stop or arrest a driver for some other violation before issuing a citation.
SB 230 - Barker - Driver's license, provisional; restriction of cell phone use while driving. (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety

(S) Committee on Transportation
(H) Tabled in Militia, Police and Public Safety02/26/10
notes: Requires VDOT to provide for training and certification of local government employees to enable them to administer locally performed highway maintenance and construction projects without additional VDOT supervision.
SB 231 - Watkins - Charter; County of Chesterfield. (S) Committee on Local Government(S) Left in Local Government02/16/10
notes: Disallows counties, cities, and towns from reducing the number of taxicabs that are permitted or authorized under the local ordinance, unless there is non-use or cause.
SB 392 - Wagner - Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for production of electricity from offshore winds. (S) Committee on Finance(S) Failed to report (defeated) in Finance (7-Y 8-N)02/03/10
notes: Increases the number of members of the Commonwealth Transportation Board to 18 and changes the areas of representation to the congressional districts. The bill also assigns the at-large members to specific transportation areas.
SB 530 - McDougle - Criminal street gang; any person who by telephone solicits another is guilty of a Class 6 felony. (S) Committee on Finance(S) Continued to 2011 in Finance (15-Y 0-N)02/10/10
notes: Requires VDOT to hold at least one public hearing before undertaking any safety-related or congestion management-related highway project requested by or to be located adjacent to any college, university, or institution of higher education in the Commonwealth.
SB 531 - McDougle - State attorneys; increase of fees in criminal cases. (H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Committee on Finance
(H) Left in Appropriations03/14/10
notes: Establishes responsibilities for various entities for long-range transportation planning for the Northern Virginia Transportation District.
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