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Bill #
Patron
Committee |
Pos |
Description |
Comm Action |
Chamber Action |
Opp/ Chamber Comm |
Comm Action |
Chamber Action |
H.B.
82
Orrock
Finance |
S |
Four-for-life. Increases, effective
July 1, 2002, from two dollars per year (two-for-life) to four dollars
per year (four-for-life) the motor vehicle registration surcharge used
to support emergency medical services. |
Reported out
11-Y 9-N
with sub. |
Passed House
70-Y 30-N |
Sent to
Senate
Transport. |
Reported
Out
13-Y 0-N
Re-referred
Finance |
Passed Senate
35-Y 4-N
Sent to Gov |
H.B.
145
Darner
Commerce
Labor
|
S |
Labor and employment; governmental
employee associations. Permits employees of the Commonwealth, its
political subdivisions, or any governmental agency of any of them, to
form associations for the purpose of discussing their interests with
their employing agencies whenever such agencies agree to engage in
such discussions. |
Passed by
Indefinitely
(Killed)
12-Yes 9-No
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H.B.
321
Callahan
Appropriations
|
S |
Virginia Retirement System. Increases
the retirement allowance for all state and local members of the
Virginia Retirement System by increasing the percentage of average
final compensation that is multiplied by the amount of creditable
service (i) from two percent to 2.5 percent for certain members of the
Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System who are not eligible for the
supplemental allowance and (ii) from 1.7 percent to two percent for
all others. |
Continued to
2003 |
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H.B.
371
Cole
Finance
|
M |
Local E-911 tax; allowable exemption.
Allows the local governing body to exempt subscribers 65 years of age
and older from the local E-911 tax. |
Continued to
2003 |
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H.B.
505
Drake
Militia/Public Safety |
S |
Suspension without pay. Provides that
in no case shall a suspension without pay of a law-enforcement
officer, firefighter or emergency medical technician continue for more
than 90 days pending completion of the hearing process. |
Continued to
2003 |
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H.B.
506
Drake
Militia/Public
Safety |
S |
Right to counsel during investigations
of law-enforcement officers and firefighters. Provides that during
investigation or interrogation, law-enforcement officers, firefighters
and emergency medical technicians shall have the right to be
represented by counsel at all stages of the proceedings. |
Continued to
2003 |
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H.B.
520
Devolities
Gen. Laws
|
S |
Virginia Fire Services Board; membership.
Provides that the members of the Fire Services Board representing the
State Fire Chiefs Association of Virginia, the Virginia Firemen's
Association, the Virginia Association of Professional Firefighters,
the Virginia Fire Service Council, the Virginia Fire Prevention
Association, and the State Chapter of the International Association of
Arson Investigators be members of the organizations that they are
representing. |
Reported out
22-Y 0-N |
Passed House
100-Y |
Sent to
Senate
Gen. Laws |
Reported
Out
15-Y 0-N |
Passed Senate
40-Y 0-N |
H.B.
704
Armstrong
Milita Police |
S |
Fire Services Grant Program; expenditure
of funds.
Provides that moneys allocated from the Fire Programs Fund to the Fire
Services Grant Program and the Dry Hydrant Grant Program shall be used
as grants to provide regional fire services training facilities, to
finance the Virginia Fire Incident Reporting System and to build or
repair burn buildings, and for no other purpose. |
Reported Out
21-Y |
Passed House
100-Y |
Senate
Gen. Laws |
Reported Out
15-Y 0-N |
Passed Senate
40-Y 0-N |
H.B.
701
Armstrong
Finance |
S |
Four-for-life. Increases, effective
July 1, 2002, from two dollars per year (two-for-life) to four dollars
per year (four-for-life) the motor vehicle registration surcharge used
to support emergency medical services. |
Rolled into
HB 82 |
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H.B.
757
Amundson
Commerce
Labor |
S |
Workers' compensation; infectious disease
presumption. Creates a presumption that hepatitis, meningococcal
meningitis, tuberculosis, herpes or HIV causing the death or
disability of firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians,
members of the State Police Officers' Retirement System, members of
county, city or town police departments, sheriffs and deputy sheriffs,
city sergeants or deputy city sergeants of the City of Richmond,
Virginia Marine Patrol officers, certain game wardens, and Capitol
Police officers who are exposed to blood or body fluids are
occupational diseases for the purposes of workers' compensation. |
Reported Out
19-Y 3-N |
Passed House
82-Y 16-N |
Senate
Commerce
Labor |
Reported Out
14-Y 0-N |
Passed Senate
39-Y 0-N
Sent to Gov. |
H.B.
814
Almand
Commerce
Labor |
S |
Labor unions; abstention requirement. Prohibits
employers from requiring a person to abstain or refrain from holding
office in a labor union or labor organization as a condition of
gaining or continuing employment |
Reported
Out
14-Yes 7-No |
Passed House
70-Y 27-N |
Senate
Commerce
Labor |
Reported Out
13-Y 0-N |
Passed Senate
40-Y 0-N
Sent to Gov. |
H.B.
839
Thomas
Gen Laws |
S |
Thermal Imaging Camera Advisory Board and
Fund.
Establishes the Thermal Imaging Camera Fund administered by the
Department of Fire Programs to assist local fire departments, other
fire services organizations and local governments to purchase thermal
imaging cameras. |
Reported out
25-Y 0-N
With Amend
|
Passed House
100-0 |
Senate
Gen. Laws |
Reported Gen Laws
14-Y 0-N
re-referred to Finance |
Passed Senate
40-Y 0-N
Sent to Gov. |
H.B.
873
Phillip
Appropriations |
M |
State Police Officers' Retirement System.
Increases from 1.70 to two, at the election of the member, the
percentage of average final compensation that is multiplied by the
amount of creditable service in determining the amount of the
retirement allowance for certain members of the State Police Officers'
Retirement System. Any member who elects the higher percentage becomes
ineligible to receive the supplemental allowance now provided from the
date of his retirement until his retirement age as defined under the
Social Security Act. |
Stricken |
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H.B.
867
Phillips |
M |
Employment; leave for volunteer fire and
rescue service. Requires employers to allow employees unpaid leave
to serve with a volunteer fire department or rescue squad, if the unit
has been recognized by an ordinance or resolution of the political
subdivision where the volunteer fire department or rescue squad is
located as being a part of the safety program of such political
subdivision. Employers are required to develop personnel policies
allowing for the use of the leave. |
Failed
to Report
9-Yes 12-No |
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H.B.
927
Joannou
Appropriations
|
S |
Retirement benefits; state and local
law-enforcement employees and fire fighters. Provides that the
supplemental allowance given to most state and local law-enforcement
and fire fighting employees from the date of retirement until the age
of 65 (or the age of retirement for social security purposes) shall
continue for the life of such members. The bill also removes the
requirement that biennial adjustments to the amount of such
supplemental allowance must be based upon increases in Social Security
benefits. |
Continued to
2003 |
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H.B. 928
Joannou
Appropriations
|
S |
Virginia Retirement System. Increases
the retirement allowance for all state and local members of the
Virginia Retirement System by increasing the percentage of average
final compensation that is multiplied by the amount of creditable
service (i) from two percent to 2.5 percent for certain members of the
Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System who are not eligible for the
supplemental allowance and (ii) from 1.7 percent to two percent for
all others. |
Continued to
2003 |
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H.B.
948
Landes
Gen. Laws |
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Immunity for volunteer fire and emergency
medical services personnel. Provides immunity for such personnel,
arising out of and in the course of their employment, who are under
contract with a locality. |
Reported Out
with Sub.
22-Y 0-N |
Passed House
100-0 |
Senate
Gen.Laws |
Reported Out
15-Y 0-N |
Passed Senate
40-Y 0-N
Sent to Gov. |
H.B.
960
Almand
Finance |
S |
Insurance; Fire Programs Fund.
Increases from one to three percent, the amount of the annual
assessment against all licensed insurance companies doing business in
Virginia for the Fire Programs Fund. The bill provides that this
increased assessment shall only be effective for five years. |
Re-referred to
Appropriations |
Tabled
25-Y 0-N |
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H.B.
1046
Darner
Counties/Cities |
S |
Disability benefits; firefighters. Requires
localities to provide cost of living adjustments to firefighters'
disability allowances |
C.C.T.
Sub-Comm.2 |
Tabled in
Appro.
19-Y 6-N |
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H.B.
1199
Jones S.C.
Milita Police
|
S |
Approaching stationary emergency
vehicles on highways. Requires drivers, when approaching
stationary emergency vehicles on highways, where possible, to change
lanes or, when lane changing is either impossible or unsafe, to reduce
speed. Violations are Class 1 misdemeanors. However, if a violation
results in damage to property of another person, the court must, in
addition, order the suspension of the driver's privilege to operate a
motor vehicle for 90 days to a year "Scott's Law" |
M.P.P.
Sub-Comm.2 |
Rolled into
H.B. 1261 |
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H.B.
1237
Jones J.C.
Commerce
Labor
|
S |
Workers'
compensation; occupational disease. Provides that
medical evidence contesting the relationship between employment and
disease shall not be considered substantial competent medical evidence
sufficient to overcome the respiratory disease, heart disease, or
cancer presumptions for the purposes of workers' compensation. The
bill also includes in the definition of "firefighter" any
firefighter, paramedic or emergency medical technician employed by any
public or private employer or authority furnishing fire and rescue
services in lieu of county, city or town salaried or volunteer
firefighting or rescue services. |
Reported out
with Sub.
15-Y 7-N |
Passed House
71-Y 26-N |
Sent to
Senate Commerce
Labor |
Reported Out
14-Y 0-N |
Passed Senate
40-Y 0-N
Sent to Gov. |
H.B.
1261
Rapp
Transportation |
S |
Approaching stationary emergency vehicles
on highways. Requires drivers, when approaching stationary
emergency vehicles on highways, where possible, to change lanes or,
when lane changing is either impossible or unsafe, to reduce speed.
Violations are Class 1 misdemeanors. However, if a violation results
in damage to property of another person, the court must, in addition,
order the suspension of the driver's privilege to operate a motor
vehicle for 90 days to a year. If the violation resulted in injury to
another person, the court must, in addition to any other penalty,
order the suspension of the driver's privilege to operate a motor
vehicle for 180 days to two years. If the violation resulted in the
death of another person, the court must, in addition to any other
penalty, order the suspension of the driver's privilege to operate a
motor vehicle for two years. This bill is modeled on "Scott's
Law" from Illinois. |
Reported out
Transportation
Re-referred to
M.P.P.
Reported out
with Sub.
22-0 |
Passed House
100-0 |
Sent to
Senate
Transportation |
Reported Out
14-Y 0-N |
Passed Senate
39-Y 0-N
Sent to Gov. |
H.B.
1359
Dudley
|
O |
State and local employees; certain payroll
deductions prohibited. Prohibits the payment of
membership dues through payroll deduction for any association of state
or local government employees, including retired state or local
government employees, organized to represent the collective interests
of such individuals in matters relating to their benefits and rights. |
P.B.I (Killed)
18-Y 4-N |
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H.J.
143
Landes
Counties/Cities |
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Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire
Departments. Encourages the Virginia Municipal League and the
Virginia Association of Counties to communicate to the legislature
strategies to effect a better partnership between local and state
governments in securing resources to assist volunteer rescue squads
and fire departments and in developing strategies for provider
recruitment and retention. |
Reported Out
18-Y
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Passed House
98-Y |
Senate Rules |
Reported Rules |
Passed Senate on voice vote. |
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S.B.
3
Reynolds
Transportation |
S |
Four-for-life. Increases, effective
July 1, 2002, from two dollars per year (two-for-life) to four dollars
per year (four-for-life) the motor vehicle registration surcharge used
to support emergency medical services. |
Reported
Out
13-Yes 0-No
Re-referred to
Finance
|
Passed Senate
36-Y 3-N |
Sent to
House |
Defeated in Trans.
9-Y 13-N |
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S.B.
79
Wampler
Finance |
S |
Virginia Retirement System.
Increases from 1.7 to 2.0 the percent of average final compensation
used in determining the retirement allowance of members of VRS,
including members retiring under a disability. |
Reported Out
w/Sub
16-Y |
Passed Senate
40-0 |
Sent to House |
Continued til 2003 |
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S.B.367
Blevins
Transportation |
S |
Approaching stationary emergency
vehicles on highways. Requires drivers, when approaching
stationary emergency vehicles on highways, where possible, to change
lanes or, when lane changing is either impossible or unsafe, to reduce
speed. Violations are misdemeanors punishable by fines of no more than
$10,000. However, if a violation results in damage to property of
another person, the court must, in addition, order the suspension of
the driver's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for 90 days to a
year. If the violation resulted in injury to another person, the court
must, in addition to any other penalty, order the suspension of the
driver's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for 180 days to two
years. If the violation resulted in the death of another person, the
court must, in addition to any other penalty, order the suspension of
the driver's privilege to operate a motor vehicle for two years. This
bill is modeled on "Scott's Law" from Illinois. |
Reported Out
with Amendments
14-Y 0-N |
Passed Senate
40-Y 0-N |
Referred to Milita/Police |
Reported
Out
with
Sub-Amend
22-Y 0-N |
Passed House
100-Y 0-N |
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