Virginia Division
VAPBA Legislative Update
Jan 18, 2013
| Bills | Committee | Last action | Date |
| HB 1305 - Habeeb - Workers' compensation; injuries presumed to be in course of employment. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (22-Y 0-N) | 01/17/13 |
| HB 1331 - Farrell - Retirement benefits for local employees. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement | 01/08/13 |
| HB 1347 - Wright - Workers' compensation; injuries to public safety officers. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Assigned C & L sub: #1 | 01/10/13 |
| HB 1356 - Yost - Health insurance; local government employees eligibile to participate in state employee plan. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Assigned GL sub: #4 Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process | 01/11/13 |
| HB 1372 - Head - Unemployment compensation; disqualification from benefits due to loss of license or certification. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Reported from Commerce and Labor (18-Y 4-N) | 01/17/13 |
| HB 1376 - Merricks - Controlled substances; law-enforcement officer's testimony regarding field-test identification. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N) | 01/16/13 |
| HB 1379 - Yost - Law-Enforcement Assistance Program; DCJS to develop a peer-counseling program. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Assigned GL sub: #4 Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process | 01/11/13 |
| HB 1380 - Yost - Assault and battery; includes campus police officers within enhanced penalty provision. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | 12/10/12 |
| HB 1382 - Webert - Unemployment compensation; disqualification from benefits due to loss of license or certification. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Stricken from docket by Commerce and Labor | 01/17/13 |
| HB 1385 - Comstock - Labor organization representation; right to vote by secret ballot. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor | 12/13/12 |
| HB 1459 - Tyler - Law-Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantee Act; definition of law-enforcement officer. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) | 01/17/13 |
| HB 1494 - Dance - Sheriffs; expands authority to deputize persons to direct traffic. | (H) Committee on Transportation | (H) Referred to Committee on Transportation | 01/02/13 |
| HB 1506 - Lewis - Service firearms; minimum years of service. |
(H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety (S) Committee for Courts of Justice |
(S) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | 01/17/13 |
| HB 1526 - Rust - HOT lanes; emergency vehicles and law-enforcement vehicles cannot use when commuting. | (H) Committee on Transportation | (H) Reported from Transportation with amendment (22-Y 0-N) | 01/17/13 |
| HB 1532 - Bulova - Virginia Retirement System; benefits for certain local employees. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement | 01/08/13 |
| HB 1557 - Marshall, R.G. - School boards; training for persons designated to carry concealed handguns on school property. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) Subcommittee recommends referring to Governor's School Safety Task Force | 01/17/13 |
| HB 1561 - Garrett - Private police departments, certain; consolidation, etc. agreements with local police departments. | (H) Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns | (H) Assigned CC & T sub: #1 | 01/11/13 |
| HB 1567 - Head - Suspended or revoked license; driving recklessly causing death of another person, penalty. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | 01/04/13 |
| HB 1568 - Miller - Virginia Retirement System; retirees hired as school board security personnel. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Read second time and engrossed | 01/17/13 |
| HB 1569 - Garrett - Criminal justice training academies; sovereign immunity of trainers. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (18-Y 0-N) | 01/16/13 |
| HB 1582 - Cole - Armed security officers; protection of schools and child day centers. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | 01/04/13 |
| HB 1604 - Farrell - Private security services businesses; carrying firearm in course of duties. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 1-N) | 01/14/13 |
| HB 1626 - Tata - Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; General Assembly may add certain full-time employees. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement | 01/09/13 |
| HB 1636 - Cosgrove - Workers' compensation; presumptions, members of enforcement division of DMV. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Referred to Committee on Appropriations | 01/17/13 |
| HB 1762 - Ramadan - Hunting; allowed on Sunday in certain counties. | (H) Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | (H) Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | 01/16/13 |
| HB 1826 - Villanueva - Law-enforcement officers; exceptions to territorial limits. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) | 01/17/13 |
| HB 1842 - Rust - License plates, special; issuance for firefighters and auxiliaries; Fraternal Order of Police; etc. | (H) Committee on Transportation | (H) Assigned Transportation sub: #1 | 01/11/13 |
| HB 1992 - McClellan - State grievance procedure; review of hearing decisions. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Referred to Committee on General Laws | 01/09/13 |
| HB 1997 - Sickles - Labor unions; privileged communications and information. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor | 01/09/13 |
| HB 2036 - Webert - Hunting with bow and arrow or crossbow; allows persons to hunt birds or animals on Sunday. | (H) Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | (H) Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | 01/16/13 |
| HB 2037 - Webert - Hunting; lawful to hunt or kill nuisance species on Sunday. | (H) Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | (H) Assigned ACNRsub: Natural Resources | 01/14/13 |
| HB 2112 - Lingamfelter - Hunting; allowed on Sunday on state and federal military bases, etc. with approval of officer. | (H) Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources | (H) Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | 01/16/13 |
| HB 2121 - Herring - Law-enforcement officers; grounds for decertification. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) Assigned MPPS sub: #2 | 01/15/13 |
| HB 2134 - Keam - Virginia Freedom of Information Act; state agencies to post schedule of costs for producing records. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement | 01/14/13 |
| HB 2160 - Kilgore - Workers' compensation; medical benefits. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor | 01/09/13 |
| HB 2168 - Howell, W.J. - Virginia Retirement System; hybrid retirement program. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement | 01/14/13 |
| HB 2169 - Cole - Grievance procedure, local; removes requirement. | (H) Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns | (H) Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns | 01/09/13 |
| HB 2173 - Lewis - Virginia Retirement System; retirees hired as school board security personnel. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement | 01/14/13 |
| HB 2188 - Jones - Line of Duty Act; certain employees to make irrevocable election to self-fund benefits. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement | 01/14/13 |
| HB 2244 - Spruill - School Resource Officer Grants Program and Fund; proceeds may be disbursed to award matching grants. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education | 01/16/13 |
| HB 2247 - Ware, R.L. - Assault and battery; changes conditions for applying aggravated penalty. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | 01/14/13 |
| HB 2277 - Gilbert - School security officers. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | 01/16/13 |
| HB 2278 - Gilbert - Department of State Police; variable housing allowance. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Referred to Committee on General Laws | 01/16/13 |
| HJ 536 - Bell, Richard P. - Constitutional amendment; right to work (first reference). | (H) Committee on Privileges and Elections | (H) Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee | 01/11/13 |
| SB 694 - Black - Reckless driving; removes driving in excess of 80 mph, etc. | (S) Committee on Transportation | (S) Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (7-Y 7-N) | 01/16/13 |
| SB 704 - Puckett - Workers' compensation; disease presumption, corrections officers. | (S) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (S) Assigned C&L sub: Worker's Compensation | 01/15/13 |
| SB 727 - Carrico - Workers' compensation; presumptions, members of enforcement division of DMV. | (S) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (S) Assigned C&L sub: Worker's Compensation | 01/15/13 |
| SB 774 - Blevins - Workers' compensation; disease presumption, corrections officers. | (S) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (S) Assigned C&L sub: Worker's Compensation | 01/15/13 |
| SB 803 - Garrett - Hunting; lawful to hunt or kill nuisance species on Sunday. | (S) Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | (S) Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with amendments (8-Y 7-N) | 01/17/13 |
| SB 818 - Puckett - Prisoners; establish compact for control of those receiving medical care outside of Virginia. | (S) Committee on Privileges and Elections | (S) Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections | 12/27/12 |
| SB 839 - Carrico - Local boundaries for law-enforcement purposes. | (S) Committee on Local Government | (S) Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) | 01/17/13 |
| SB 854 - Petersen - Virginia Retirement System; benefits for certain local employees. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Referred to Committee on Finance | 01/02/13 |
| SB 896 - Reeves - Workers' compensation; off-premises injuries incurred by public safety employees. | (S) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (S) Assigned C&L sub: Worker's Compensation | 01/15/13 |
| SB 915 - Ruff - Workers' compensation; injuries to public safety officers. | (S) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (S) Assigned C&L sub: Worker's Compensation | 01/15/13 |
| SB 929 - Vogel - State Police, Department of; variable housing allowance. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Referred to Committee on Finance | 01/07/13 |
| SB 940 - Stuart - School resource officers; school board to coordinate with local law-enforcement agency to provide. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Rereferred to Finance | 01/17/13 |
| SB 995 - Watkins - VRS; technical changes regarding retirement plans. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Referred to Committee on Finance | 01/08/13 |
| SB 1026 - Howell - Law-enforcement officers; grounds for decertification. | (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (S) Read second time and engrossed | 01/17/13 |
| SB 1045 - Newman - Criminal justice training academies; sovereign immunity of trainers. | (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (S) Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (9-Y 6-N) | 01/16/13 |
| SB 1047 - Newman - Private police departments, certain; consolidation, etc. agreements with local police departments. | (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (S) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | 01/08/13 |
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