Here are the 10 bills that survived:
SJ122 (Colgan), SJ75 (Hanger), SJ76 (Hanger), SJ56 (Locke), SJ46 (Marsh), SJ65 (Quayle), SJ129 (Stolle), SJ92 (Stolle), SJ99 (Stolle), SJ70 (Vogel)
Here are the 29 bills that were killed:
SJ119 (Barker), SJ68 (Barker), SJ66 (Blevins), SJ17 (Deeds), SJ57 (Deeds), SJ74 (Hanger), SJ77 (Hanger), SB787 (Herring), SJ128 (Houck), SJ55 (Locke), SJ42 (Lucas), SJ28 (Marsh), SJ133 (McEachin), SJ61 (Miller), SJ81 (Miller), SB596 (Norment), SJ90 (Norment), SJ80 (Northam), SJ89 (Obenshain), SJ31 (Puller), SJ32 (Puller), SJ47 (Puller), SB747 (Stolle), SJ126 (Stolle), SB749 (Stosch), SJ101 (Stosch), SJ102 (Stosch), SB653 (Wampler), SB464 (Whipple).
For more on the bills that lived and the bills that died, please see the "flip."
House Committee on Rules
Subcommittee StudiesJones, S.C. (Chairman), Griffith, Landes, Hogan, Hall, Joannou
Date of Meeting: February 27, 2008
Time and Place: 4:00 p.m., 6th Floor Speaker's Conference RoomS.B. 464 Energy and Climate Change, Commission on; established, report.
Patron: Whipple
Virginia Commission on Energy and Climate Change. Establishes the Virginia Commission on Energy and Climate Change as a legislative commission. Its purposes include reviewing and recommending steps to implement the Virginia Energy Plan and the Climate Change Action Plan; promoting energy efficiency and energy conservation; identifying reliable supplies of energy; promoting research and development in the field of alternative and renewable energy sources; reviewing state building standards; and recommending measures to secure Virginia's energy future. A special nonreverting fund is established to support the Commission%92s work. This bill incorporates SB 627 (Ticer).
S.B. 596 Electric Utility Restructuring, Commission on; continue as Commission on Electric Utility Regulation
Patron: Norment
Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. Continues the Commission on Electric Utility Restructuring as the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation and extends its scheduled expiration from July 1, 2008, until July 1, 2010. The Electric Utility Restructuring Act is renamed the Electric Utility Regulation Act, and provisions of the Act that address the transition to retail competition are revised to address provisions of 2007 legislation that curtailed many aspects of the scheduled re-regulation of electric generation services.
S.B. 653 Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Commission, created.
Patron: Wampler
Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Commission. Creates the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Commission to encourage the economic development of Southwest Virginia through the expansion of cultural heritage ventures and initiatives related to tourism and other asset-based enterprises, including the Southwest Virginia Artisan Center, the Crooked Road, Round The Mountain, and related cultural heritage organizations and venues that promote entrepreneurial and employment opportunities. Established as an Advisory Commission in the executive branch, the Commission has 23 members and is staffed by the Department of Housing and Community Development.
S.B. 747 State Police Staffing, Special Commission on; established.
Patron: Stolle
Special Commission on State Police Staffing. Establishes the Special Commission on the State Police Staffing to advise the Governor and the General Assembly on the adequate staffing level for the Department of State Police.
S.B. 749 Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission; technical assistance shall be provided by DGS.
Patron: Stosch
Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission. Changes the primary staff of the Commission to the Department of General Services. Currently, the Offices of the Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Delegates are primary staff.
S.B. 787 Bioscience and Biotechnology, Commission on; created, report.
Patron: Herring
Virginia Commission on Bioscience and Biotechnology. Establishes the Virginia Commission on Bioscience and Biotechnology within the legislative branch of state government for the purpose of studying and advancing the development and enhancement of the biosciences and biotechnology in the Commonwealth, and reviewing and implementing appropriate and efficacious recommendations of recent state and national research investigations in these disciplines, including the Governor's Commission on Biotechnology. The Commission is also charged, among other things, to review, continue, and expand the work of the Governor's Commission on Biotechnology, and to develop a strategic plan that will foster bioscience and biotechnology research in the Commonwealth and establish Virginia as a national and global leader in the field.
S.J.R. 17 Service Fee Directory; comprehensive information system to replace or revise.
Patron: Deeds
Comprehensive information system to replace or revise the Service Fee Directory. Requests that the Office of Comprehensive Services develop a comprehensive information system that would replace or revise the Service Fee Directory to capture and track, on an ongoing basis, key compliance, performance, and financial information, including rates, about residential services. The Office of Comprehensive Services is requested to make a preliminary report in 2009 and a final report in 2010.
S.J.R. 28 Children; Commission to study use of enhanced punishment for crimes committed in presence thereof.
Patron: Marsh
Study; enhanced punishment for crimes committed in the presence of children; report. Requests the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to study the use of and need for enhanced punishment for crimes committed in the presence of children. In conducting its study, the Commission shall examine the number of convictions for crimes, and the nature of these crimes, that were committed in the presence of children and whether the presence of such children during the commission of a crime was taken into account during sentencing.
S.J.R. 31 Parole; Department of Corrections to report on pilot study use of risk assessment instrument.
Patron: Puller
Study; uniform risk assessment tool for parole determinations; report. Requests that the Department of Corrections report on an ongoing pilot study of the use of a risk assessment instrument for parole determinations, work release programs, and other community activities.
S.J.R. 32 Energy and Climate Change, Commission on; joint subcommittee to study options for public buildings.
Patron: Puller
Study; options for energy efficient office buildings and public buildings. Directs the Virginia Commission on Energy and Climate Change, created pursuant to SB 464 (2008), to study options for energy efficient office buildings and public buildings. The Commission is directed to propose amendments to the Statewide Building Code and to public building procurement requirements that will make such buildings more energy efficient, at costs that are recoverable through savings in energy usage.
S.J.R. 42 Mental health reform; joint subcommittee to study.
Patron: Lucas
Study; mental health; report. Requests the Joint Commission on Health Care to study mental health reform. The Commission will receive and review recommendations of the Chief Justice's Commission on Mental Health Law Reform, the Virginia Tech Review Panel, the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, and any other committee, commission, group, or individual with recommendations for, and any legislation submitted to the General Assembly related to, the reform of the Commonwealth's process for involuntary commitment specifically and the system of mental health services generally.
S.J.R. 46 Mental Health Needs & Treatment of Minority Young Adults; Joint Commission on Health Care Studying.
Patron: Marsh
Study; continuing the study of the mental health needs and treatment of minority young adults in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to continue its study of the mental health needs and treatment of young minority adults in the Commonwealth. In conducting the study, the Joint Commission on Health Care shall continue, among other things, to (i) estimate the number of mentally disabled young adults by gender, age, and racial and ethnic classification, in the geographical regions of the Commonwealth; (ii) identify the prevailing mental health and emotional disorders and their etiology among minority young adults; (iii) identify the mental health needs of minority citizens, particularly minority young adults in Virginia; (iv) determine whether mental health care providers are trained to provide culturally competent mental health treatment; (v) assess the need for culturally competent mental health treatment in Virginia; and (vi) review federal and state laws and regulations governing the confidentiality of health care, mental health treatment, and medical records. The Commission must submit its findings and recommendations to the 2009 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
S.J.R. 47 Medicine; JLARC to conduct review of effectiveness of Board of Medicine in regulating practice.
Patron: Puller
Study; JLARC to study Board of Medicine; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to conduct a follow-up review of the effectiveness of the Board of Medicine in regulating the practice of medicine.
S.J.R. 55 Teachers; joint subcommittee to study shortage in State.
Patron: Locke
Study; teacher shortage; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the teacher shortage in the Commonwealth. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee shall review current teacher certification and licensure requirements as well as teacher preparation programs in Virginia; examine the effectiveness of existing programs designed to recruit and retain teachers, including Teach for America, and other alternative certification routes; identify barriers to teaching as a career choice and possible solutions; evaluate other states' initiatives aimed at teacher recruitment and retention; and identify incentives for bringing out-of-state teachers to Virginia. This resolution incorporates SJR 79 (Northam).
S.J.R. 56 Vacant residential units; Housing Commission to study problem in densely populated urban areas.
Patron: Locke
Study; Virginia Housing Commission; vacant residential units in densely populated urban areas; report. Directs the Virginia Housing Commission to study the impact of abandoned and vacant residential buildings on densely populated urban areas.
S.J.R. 57 Local government; joint subcommittee to study organization thereof.
Patron: Deeds
Study; organization of Virginia local government. Creates a 15-member joint subcommittee to study the organization of Virginia local government, to review previous studies on this topic, and to make recommendations as appropriate.
S.J.R. 61 Public schools; joint subcommittee to study ways to promote reading proficiency & comprehension.
Patron: Miller, J.C.
Study; early reading proficiency and comprehension; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study ways to promote and ensure early reading proficiency and comprehension among third graders in public schools. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee shall (i) determine the number of third graders who read at grade level; (ii) rank the school divisions according to the number of third graders who passed the most recent third grade reading test; (iii) identify best practices utilized by school divisions with the highest percentage of third graders who read at grade level; (iv) examine the findings and recommendations of state and national studies pertaining to the efficacy of early reading proficiency and comprehension and its relationship to academic success, and recommend those recommendations appropriate for implementation in Virginia; and (v) determine strategies to increase the number of third graders who pass the third grade reading test and ways to improve and sustain the early reading proficiency of third grade students. The joint subcommittee must submit its findings and recommendations to the 2009 Session of the General Assembly.
S.J.R. 65 Southeastern Public Service Authority; Auditor of Public Accounts to collect, receive data, etc.
Patron: Quayle
Study; Southeastern Public Service Authority; report. Directs the Auditor of Public Accounts to collect, receive, and analyze data and information relating to the operation and finances of the Southeastern Public Service Authority. The Auditor must submit his findings to the 2009 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
S.J.R. 66 School boards; JLARC to study implications of granting fiscal autonomy to those elected.
Patron: Blevins
Study; fiscal autonomy for elected school boards; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study implications of granting fiscal autonomy to elected school boards in the Commonwealth. In conducting its study, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission shall (i) examine state constitutional and statutory issues regarding school board supervisory authority, (ii) study the respective roles of local school boards and the relevant local governing body in delivering and funding public education, (iii) examine fiscal authority models in other states, and (iv) consider such other issues as it deems appropriate.
This is a two-year study.
S.J.R. 68 School facilities; joint subcommittee to study state assistance to localities for financing, etc.
Patron: Barker
Study; state assistance for public school construction and renovation; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the level of state assistance to localities to assist with financing land acquisition, and the construction and renovation of school facilities. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee must ascertain alternative methods of financing the construction and renovation of public school facilities in Virginia, including the feasibility of public-private partnerships. The joint subcommittee must report its findings and recommendations to the 2009 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
S.J.R. 70 Urban development areas; joint subcommittee to study required and voluntary incorporation.
Patron: Vogel
Study; required and voluntary incorporation of urban development areas into localities' comprehensive plans; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the required and voluntary incorporation of urban development areas into the comprehensive plans of localities.
S.J.R. 74 Foster care families; Department of Social Services to study options for increasing number in State.
Patron: Hanger
Study; increasing the number of foster families in the Commonwealth; report. Requests the Department of Social Services to study ways of increasing the number of foster families in the Commonwealth.
S.J.R. 75 Comprehensive Services Program for At-Risk Youth & Families Program; Joint Subcommittee Studying.
Patron: Hanger
Study; continuing the Joint Subcommittee to Study the Comprehensive Services Program for At-Risk Youth and Families; report. Continues the Joint Subcommittee to Study the Comprehensive Services Program for At-Risk Youth and Families, established by Senate Joint Resolution 96 (2006), to continue to review the administration of the Comprehensive Services Program and to develop additional legislative recommendations for the 2009 Session of the General Assembly.
S.J.R. 76 Open-Space Land & Farmlands, Long-Term Funding for Purchase of Development Rights; Study.
Patron: Hanger
Study; continues the Joint Subcommittee Studying Long-Term Funding for the Purchase of Development Rights to Preserve Open-Space and Farmlands; report. Continues for an additional year the Joint Subcommittee Studying Long-Term Funding Sources for the Purchase of Development Rights to Preserve Open-Space Land and Farmlands. In conducting the study, the joint subcommittee would study alternative options for cost-sharing arrangements with local governments to provide funding for land preservation and new parks, the effectiveness and efficiency of local purchase of development rights programs as a tool for land preservation, the future needs of the Commonwealth for open-space land and parks, and sources of dedicated funds for long-term funding of land preservation and new parks. The joint subcommittee will also receive information from the Department of Conservation and Recreation on the funding of water quality improvements from agricultural land uses.
S.J.R. 77 Substance abuse; joint subcommittee to study strategies and models for prevention and treatment.
Patron: Hanger
Study; substance abuse and prevention programs. Creates a joint subcommittee to study strategies and models for substance abuse prevention and treatment that effectively reduce the costly service demands created by substance abuse. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee shall (i) identify and characterize the nature of substance abuse in the Commonwealth; (ii) identify current state policies and programs targeting substance abuse prevention and treatment; (iii) examine the cost of such policies and programs to the Commonwealth; (iv) identify and examine policies and prevention programs from other leading states in the field of substance abuse and prevention; and (v) benchmark the Commonwealth's substance abuse prevention and treatment programs and policies against those of the leading states.
S.J.R. 80 Affordable housing; Housing Commission to study incentives for targeted development, etc.
Patron: Northam
Study; Virginia Housing Commission; incentives used by other states for targeted affordable housing development for the workforce; report. Directs the Virginia Housing Commission to study incentives used by other states and jurisdictions for targeted development of affordable housing and whether such incentives may be used to foster the location of affordable housing for the workforce in appropriate areas of need.
S.J.R. 81 Homeowners; Dept of Tax. to study implications of income tax credit based upon property taxes.
Patron: Miller, J.C.
Study; income tax credits for certain homeowners based upon real property taxes and annual income; report. Requests the Department of Taxation to study implications of a state income tax credit for homeowners with annual real property taxes exceeding a certain percentage of their annual incomes. In conducting its study, the Department of Taxation shall (i) examine state constitutional and statutory issues regarding real property tax exemptions, (ii) study the effectiveness and efficiency of local real property tax relief programs, (iii) study thresholds for real property tax liability used by other states for triggering eligibility for state income tax credits or other state assistance, (iv) consider the percentage of annual income that annual real property taxes would have to exceed for purposes of determining eligibility for state income tax credits, (v) examine the ability of low and moderate income homeowners to pay real property taxes, and (vi) consider such other issues as it deems appropriate.
S.J.R. 89 Unclaimed Property Act; Department of Treasury to study reporting requirements established by State.
Patron: Obenshain
Study; Department of Treasury; Virginia Unclaimed Property Act; report. Requests the Department of Treasury to study the reporting requirements established by the Virginia Unclaimed Property Act. In reviewing the Act, the Department shall study the feasibility of establishing a minimum threshold amount for reporting and transferring unclaimed property to the state.
S.J.R. 90 Restorative justice; Crime Commission to study.
Patron: Norment
Study; restorative justice; report. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study restorative justice and specifically, victim-offender reconciliation programs.
S.J.R. 92 Transportation entities; joint subcommittee to study functions and authorities of entities.
Patron: Stolle
Study; transportation entities; report. Establishes a five-member joint subcommittee to study the functions and authorities of entities with transportation responsibilities. The joint subcommittee shall focus its efforts first on the Hampton Roads region and shall review the statutory functions of the metropolitan planning organizations, planning district commissions, and transportation authorities, making recommendations to resolve ambiguities and overlapping functions.
S.J.R. 99 Circuit Court Clerks' Offices, Joint Subcommittee Studying Operations of; continued.
Patron: Stolle
Study; clerks' offices; report. Continuing the joint subcommittee to study the operations of circuit court clerks' offices.
S.J.R. 101 Multistate corporations; study benefits of single sales factor.
Patron: Stosch
Study; benefits, economic impact, and fiscal impact of adopting a single sales factor to apportion the income of multistate corporations for purposes of the corporation income tax; report. Provides for a joint committee of the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Finance to study the benefits, economic impact, and fiscal impact of adopting a single sales factor to apportion the income of multistate corporations for purposes of the corporation income tax. The joint committee may form a Single Sales Factor Advisory Work Group consisting of interested parties to assist in the study.
S.J.R. 102 Family caregivers; Joint Commission on Health Care to study support services therefor.
Patron: Stosch
Study; support services for family caregivers of the frail elderly and disabled and community-based caregiver support organizations; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study support services for family caregivers of the frail elderly and disabled and community-based caregiver support organizations.
S.J.R. 119 Stop and yield sign posts; DOT to study costs and befefits of applying retroreflective material.
Patron: Barker
Study; retroreflective material on stop sign posts; report. Requests the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility, costs, and benefits of applying retroreflective material to stop sign and yield sign posts statewide.
S.J.R. 122 Rapid transit network, regional; joint subcommittee to study feasibility of creating.
Patron: Colgan
Study; rapid transit service network; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the feasibility of creating a regional rapid transit network for connecting existing and emerging population centers in major transportation corridors. This resolution incorporates SJR 83 (Barker).
S.J.R. 126 Innovative Technology, Center for; innovation index, report.
Patron: Stolle
Center for Innovative Technology; innovation index; report. Requests the Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) to establish a Commonwealth Innovation Index to foster the formation, retention, and expansion of technology-based economic development opportunities. In developing the Innovation Index, CIT shall solicit input from the Commonwealth's regional technology councils and technology community. The index shall serve as a community-driven tool that will enable community and Commonwealth leaders to steer a successful course toward global leadership in advanced technology company formation and attraction while saving tax dollars.
S.J.R. 128 Health care professionals, licensed; Joint Commission on Health Care to study competence.
Patron: Houck
Study; JCHC to study continuing competency of health care professionals; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the feasibility, advisability, and necessity of considering the competence of licensed health care professionals who are not granted deemed status as a condition of license renewal.
S.J.R. 129 Information Technologies Agency; JLARC to study quality, etc. of services to state agencies.
Patron: Stolle
Study; JLARC to study cost of VITA services; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study services provided to state agencies and public bodies by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA). In conducting its study, JLARC shall (i) evaluate the quality, cost, and value of the services delivered to state agencies and public bodies and (ii) characterize the impact to state agencies and public bodies resulting from the transition to a fee-based services model and to the information technology infrastructure partnership with Northrop Grumman. This is a two-year study.
S.J.R. 133 Radioactive waste, low level; Department of Health to study long-term options for disposal thereof.
Patron: McEachin
Study; low-level radioactive waste; report. Requests the Department of Health to study long-term options for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste. This resolution incorporates SJR 100 (Cuccinelli).