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Bill #
Patron
Committee

Pos

Description

Comm Action Chamber Action Opp/ Chamber Comm Comm Action Chamber Action
H.B. 1603
Rapp
Commerce
Labor
S Multiline telephone systems.  Requires owners or operators of multiline telephone systems serving residential facilities, hotels and motels, business locations, and educational institutions to ensure that a public safety answering point is able to identify the location from which a call to 9-1-1 is placed. Reported Out
W/substitute 
17-Y 0-N

Passed House
96-Y 0-N 1-A

Senate Commerce
Labor

Reported Out
W/Sub

14-Y 1-A

Passed Senate
36-Y 1-A
sent back to House
Passed House
100-Y

H.B. 1679
Cosgrove
Transportation

O Bridges and culverts. Exempts fire and emergency medical apparatus responding to emergency calls from weight limits on bridges and culverts, provided the vehicles are not so heavy as to cause immediate structural damage Reported Out
W/substitute
22-Y 0-N

Passed House 
98-Y 0-N

Senate Transportation

Reported Out
15-Y 0-N

Passed Senate
40-Y 0-N

H.B. 1833
Putney
Appropriations
S Health insurance credits for retired state employees.  Increases the monthly health insurance credit for retired state employees from $4 for each year of creditable service to $6 for each year of creditable service. Sub-Comm
Compensation
Retirement
Left in Approp.
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H.B. 1926
Griffith
Appropriations
S Retirement benefits for certain state employees; early retirement for the terminally ill.  Permits early retirement for state employees who have 20 more years of creditable service and who are terminally ill, even though they are less than 50 years of age. Sub-Comm
Compensation
Retirement
Left in Approp.
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H.B. 1941
Purkey
Appropriations

O Virginia Retirement System; defined contribution retirement plan.  Creates a new defined contribution retirement plan for all employees who begin employment on or after July 1, 2008, in lieu of participating in any other retirement plan administered by the Virginia Retirement System. All other employees may elect to participate in the plan in lieu of participating in any other retirement plan administered by the Virginia Retirement System. Sub-Comm
Compensation
Retirement
Left in Approp.
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H.B. 2006
Callahan
General
Laws
S Line of Duty Act; definition of disabled person. Provides that local employees identified in the definition of deceased person are included in the definition of disabled person when such employees were disabled on or after January 1, 1966. VPFF introduced legislation Referred from
Gen. Laws
to Appropriations
subcommittee
Comp/Retirement
(Putney)
Left in Approp.
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H.B. 2007
Callahan
Transportation
S Reimbursement of expenses related to certain traffic incidents. All alarm company operators shall collect a fee of $1.00 per month, for all monitored alarm systems. All monies collected shall be sent to the Treasurer of Virginia to be applied to the Line Of Duty Disability Fund.
VPFF introduced legislation.
Referred from
Gen. Laws
to Appropriations
subcommittee
Comp/Retirement
(Putney)
Left in Approp.
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H.B. 2008
Callahan
General 
Laws
S Line of Duty Act; Line of Duty Disability Fund.  Creates the Line of Duty Disability Fund and funds it by imposing an $1.00 fee per month on all monitored alarm systems. The Fund is to be used to pay the costs of continued health benefits coverage provided to employees and their families under the Line of Duty Act. VPFF introduced legislation Referred from
Gen. Laws
to Appropriations
subcommittee
Comp/Retirement
(Putney)
Left in Approp.
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H.B. 2161
O'Bannon
Health
Welfare
Institutions
S Statewide emergency medical care system.  Adds provisions for additional performance improvement measures. Adds requirement that the statewide Trauma Triage Plan be updated triennially. Reported Out
22-Y 0-N

Passed House
94-Y 0-N

Sent to Senate
Education
Health

Reported Out
15-Y 0-N

Passed Senate
39-Y 0-N

H.B. 2186
P. Miller
General
Laws
S Line of Duty Act. Amends the definition of "deceased person" to include an individual who suffers a heart attack or stroke during nonroutine, stressful, or strenuous law-enforcement situations, fire suppression, rescue, or other such activities and who suffers the heart attack or stroke while engaged in the activity or not later than 24 hours after the activity. The bill also allows for the $100,000 payment to the beneficiary of the deceased to be annually adjusted to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index.
VPFF introduced legislation
Sub-Comm
Gen. Laws
#1
(Suit)
referred
Appropriations
subcommittee
Comp/Retirement
(Putney)
Left in Approp.
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H.B. 2200
Wardrup
Appropriations
O State funds for local law enforcement; allocated for transportation. Repeals the current structure and formula for distributing certain state funds for local law enforcement in localities that have a police department, and appropriates the associated funds for transportation projects in all localities on a pro rata basis, based on population. Sub-Comm
Public Safety
(Sherwood)
Left in Approp.
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H.B. 2211
O'Bannon
Health
Welfare
Institutions
S Virginia Emergency Medical Services Registry and Virginia Statewide Trauma Registry.  Creates the Virginia EMS Registry within the Emergency Medical Services Patient Care Information System to collect data previously collected by the prehospital patient care reporting procedure. Creates the Virginia Statewide Trauma Registry within the Emergency Medical Services Patient Care Information System to collect information on trauma injuries in the Commonwealth. Reported Out
22-Y 0-N

Passed House
94-Y 0-N

Sent to Senate
Education
Health

Reported Out
15-Y 0-N

Passed Senate
39-Y 0-N

H.B. 2294
McClellan
Commerce
Labor
S Workers' compensation; government employees.  Classifies policemen, firefighters, sheriffs and their deputies, and certain other individuals who are generally deemed to be employees of their employing locality for purposes of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act, as employees of the Commonwealth while rendering aid outside of the Commonwealth pursuant to a state-approved request under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact Reported Out
19-Y 0-N

Passed House
96-Y 0-N

Senate Commerce
Labor

Reported Out
15-Y 0-N

Passed Senate
38-Y 0-N

H.B. 2297
McClellan
General
Laws
S Uniform Statewide Building Code; Statewide Fire Prevention Code; required automatic sprinkler systems or other fire suppression systems in certain structures. Requires the Board of Housing and Community Development to establish standards for requiring automatic sprinkler systems or other fire suppression systems in buildings that are more than 75 feet or more than six stories high and used, in whole or in part, as (i) a residential dwelling unit designed or developed and marketed to persons aged 60 years or older or (ii) an assisted living facility licensed by the Department of Social Services. The bill also contains technical amendments. Sub-Comm
Gen. Laws
#1
(Suit)

PBI
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H.B. 2356
Cosgrove
General
Laws
S Office of the State Fire Marshal. Transfers the enforcement of the Statewide Fire Prevention Code from the Department of Housing and Community Development to the Department of Fire Programs under the Fire Services Board. The bill also establishes the Office of the State Fire Marshal and provides for the State Fire Marshal to be appointed by the Secretary of Public Safety rather than by the Director of Housing and Community Development. (VPFF involved with other stakeholders on this issue) Sub-Comm
Occupation
Administration
(Cosgrove)
Reported Out
W/substitute
20-Y 2-N

Passed House
93-Y 3-N

Senate General Laws

Reported out
14-Y 0-N

Passed Senate
40-Y 0-N

H.B 2432
Albo
Appropriations
S Claims; Dylan Scott Stanley.  Provides relief for Dylan Scott Stanley in the amount of $50,000 to be paid by August 1, 2007, to cover past and future medical expenses. His mother contracted a neurological virus while in the performance of her duties as a paramedic with the Fairfax County Department of Fire and Rescue.  Dylan Stanley contracted the disease from his mother.
VPFF introduced legislation
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H.B. 2554
Ebbin
General
Laws
S Statewide Building Code; emergency communication equipment.  Requires all new commercial, industrial, institutional, and multifamily buildings to be constructed or equipped so that emergency public safety personnel may send and receive emergency communications from within them. Currently, the Board of Housing and Community Development is directed to promulgate regulations as part of the Statewide Building Code to require that commercial, industrial, and multifamily structures be so designed or equipped. (VPFF involved with other stakeholders on this issue) Sub-Comm
Gen. Laws
#1
(Suit)

PBI

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H.B. 2817
Sickles
General
Laws
S Line of Duty Act; Line of Duty Disability Fund. Creates the Line of Duty Disability Fund and funds it by imposing an $1.00 fee per month on all monitored all systems. The Fund is to be used to pay the costs of continued health benefits coverage provided to employees and their families under the Line of Duty Act. ( VPFF Introduced legislation same as HB 2008) Sub-Comm
Gen Laws
#1
(Suit)
Left in Approp.
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H.B. 2956
Bell
Appropriations
O Virginia Retirement System; defined contribution plan. Creates a new defined contribution plan for all employees who enter on or after July 1, 2007, into any position covered by any retirement plan administered by the Virginia Retirement System. The employee has 90 days after entering into such a position to elect to participate in the defined contribution plan or the retirement plan for which he is otherwise eligible. Appropriations
subcommittee
Comp/Retirement
(Putney)
Left in Approp.
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H.B. 3103
P. Miller
Finance

S Income tax; public safety officials' tax credit.  Provides a nonrefundable income tax credit of $800 annually to police officers and professional firefighters. Left in Finance XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
H.J.R. 605
Caputo
Education
S Emergency preparedness plans for Virginia Community College System.  Requesting the Virginia Community College System and the Office of Commonwealth Preparedness to establish a partnership to provide resources for emergency preparedness training. Left in Education XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
H.J.R. 634
Tata
Rules
M Study; Virginia Retirement System benefits.  Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to evaluate all benefit programs administered by the Virginia Retirement System, including, but not limited to: service and disability retirement, pension death benefits, life insurance, deferred compensation, short and long-term disability benefits, long-term care insurance, health insurance credits, law-enforcement benefits, and defined contribution plans. Left in Rules XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
Bill #
Patron
Committee
Pos

SENATE

Comm Action Chamber Action Opp/ Chamber Comm Comm Action Chamber Action
S.B. 789
Stosch
Finance
S State and local trusts for providing postemployment public benefits. Creates trusts or equivalent arrangements to fund the costs of providing postemployment benefits other than pensions for the Commonwealth and for counties, cities, towns, school divisions, and other political subdivisions of the Commonwealth. Reported Out
14-Y 0-N

Passed Senate
40-Y 0-N

House Appropriations

Reported Out
21-Y 0-N

Passed House
99-Y 0-N

S.B. 885
Deeds
Finance

S Line of Duty Act.  Amends the definition of "deceased person" to include an individual who suffers a heart attack or stroke during nonroutine, stressful, or strenuous law-enforcement situations, fire suppression, rescue, or other such activities and who suffers the heart attack or stroke while engaged in the activity or not later than 24 hours after the activity. The bill also allows for the $100,000 payment to the beneficiary of the deceased to be annually adjusted to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index.
VPFF introduced legislation
Reported Out
W/ Amendment
15-Y 0-N

Passed Senate
40-Y 0-N

House Appropriations

 

Left in Appropriations

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S.B. 958
Quayle
Gen. Laws
Technology
M Emergency service providers; advanced life support procedures. Requires the Board of Health to promulgate regulations to allow certified advanced life support providers, in emergency situations where a second emergency provider who is at least a certified emergency medical technician is not available, to perform advanced life support procedures with whatever support may be available. In such situations, the certified advanced life support provider shall not be held liable, provided his actions are otherwise in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Stricken
13-Y 0-N
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S.B. 1010
Saslaw
Courts
Justice
S Line of Duty Act; definition of disabled person. Amends the definition of "disabled person" by adding local employees 
(VPFF introduced legislation)
Left in Courts XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
S.B. 1132
Deeds
Gen. Laws

S Office of the State Fire Marshal.  Transfers the enforcement of the Statewide Fire Prevention Code from the Department of Housing and Community Development to the Department of Fire Programs under the Fire Services Board. The bill also establishes the Office of the State Fire Marshal and provides for the State Fire Marshal to be appointed by the Secretary of Public Safety rather than by the Director of Housing and Community Development. Reported out 
W/sub
15-Y 0-N

Passed Senate
40-Y 0-N

House General Laws

Sub Comm. 4

Reported Out
21-Y 1-N

Passed Senate
93-Y 7-N

S.B. 1157
Quayle
Courts
Justice

S Line of Duty Act; definition of disabled person.  Amends the definition of "disabled person" by adding local employees
(VPFF introduced legislation)
Left in Courts XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
S.B. 1159
Quayle
Courts
Justice
S Line of Duty Act; Line of Duty Disability Fund. Creates the Line of Duty Disability Fund and funds it by imposing an $1.00 fee per month on all monitored alarm systems. The Fund is to be used to pay the costs of continued health benefits coverage provided to employees and their families under the Line of Duty Act. (VPFF introduced legislation) Reported from Courts w/sub
amendment
14-Y 0-N
referred to Finance
Left in Finance
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S.B. 1160
Quayle
Courts
Justice
S Line of Duty Disability Fund.  Imposes an $1.00 fee per month on all monitored alarm systems. The additional funds will be deposited into the Line of Duty Disability Fund. The bill is contingent upon the enactment of legislation creating the fund. VPFF introduced legislation Reported from Courts w/sub
amendment
14-Y 0-N
referred to Finance
Reported from Finance
11-Y 3-N

Passed Senate
38-Y 2-N

House Appropriations

 

Left in Appropriations

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S.B. 1220
Saslaw
Courts
Justice
S Line of Duty Act.  Creates the Line of Duty Disability Fund and funds it by imposing an $1.00 fee per month on all monitored alarm systems. The Fund is to be used to pay the costs of continued health benefits coverage provided to employees and their families under the Line of Duty Act. Rolled into
SB 1159
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S.B. 1324
Cuccinelli
Education
Health
O Practice of nursing by emergency medical services personnel.  Authorizes licensed paramedics to engage in the practice of professional nursing, and to perform the duties associated with the practice of a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse. Exempts licensed paramedics from the licensure requirements applicable to nurses.   PBI XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX