VPFF Bill # 1 (VPFF Support)

HB 77 Line of Duty Act; death benefits.

Patron-Vincent F. Callahan, Jr.

Summary as introduced:
Line of Duty Act, death benefits. Increases, from $50,000 to $100,000, the death benefit for beneficiaries of law-enforcement officers and firefighters who die in the line of duty.

HB77 01/24/00 House: Reported from Militia and Police (21-Y 0-N)

YEAS--McClure, Christian, Rollison, Morgan, Tata, Griffith, Katzen, Sherwood, Weatherholtz, Ingram, Kilgore, Ware, Louderback, Almand, Jackson, Scott, McEachin, Thomas, Tate, Joannou, Pollard--21.

NAYS--0.

ABSTENTIONS--0.

NOT VOTING--Putney, Robinson--2.

(HB77) 02/11/00 House: Reported from Appropriations with amd (29-Y 0-N)

amendment lowers amount to $75,000

YEAS--Callahan, Dickinson, Putney, Bloxom, Dillard, Morgan, Tata, Rollison, Hamilton, Ingram, Rhodes, May, Ruff, Sherwood, Bryant, Cox, Wardrup, Hall, Thomas, Councill, Van Landingham, Clement, Plum, Robinson, Christian, Jackson, Phillips, Moss, Spruill--29.

(floor) 02/15/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N 1-A)

YEAS--Abbitt, Albo, Almand, Amundson, Armstrong, Barlow, Baskerville, Bennett, Black, Blevins, Bloxom, Bolvin, Brink, Broman, Bryant, Byron, Callahan, Cantor, Christian, Clement, Councill, Cox, Cranwell, Crittenden, Darner, Day, DeBoer, Deeds, Devolites, Diamonstein, Dickinson, Dillard, Drake, Dudley, Grayson, Griffith, Hall, Hamilton, Hargrove, Harris, Howell, Hull, Ingram, Jackson, Joannou, Johnson, Jones, D.C., Jones, J.C., Jones, S.C., Katzen, Keister, Kilgore, Landes, Larrabee, Louderback, Marshall, May, McClure, McDonnell, McEachin, McQuigg, Melvin, Moran, Morgan, Moss, Nixon, O'Brien, Orrock, Parrish, Phillips, Plum, Pollard, Purkey, Reid, Rhodes, Robinson, Rollison, Ruff, Rust, Scott, Sherwood, Shuler, Spruill, Stump, Suit, Tata, Tate, Thomas, Van Landingham, Van Yahres, Wagner, Wardrup, Ware, Watts, Weatherholtz, Williams, Woodrum, Mr. Speaker--98.

NAYS--0.

ABSTENTIONS--Davis--1.

NOT VOTING--Putney--1.

(HB77) 02/23/00 Senate: Reported from General Laws (15-Y 0-N)

YEAS--Stosch, Marye, Colgan, Houck, Lambert, Wampler, Miller, Y.B., Hawkins, Maxwell, Martin, Bolling, Schrock, Potts, Miller, K.G., Byrne--15.

(floor) 02/25/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)

VPFF Bill #2 (VPFF Support)

HB 220 Firefighters and EMTs; overtime compensation

Patron-Vincent F. Callahan, Jr.

Summary as passed House:
Firefighters; overtime compensation for firefighters and emergency medical technicians. Requires firefighters, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, ambulance personnel, rescue workers, and hazardous materials workers to be paid overtime at a rate of not less than one and one-half times the employee's regular rate of pay for all hours of work in excess of 53 hours in a seven-day work period or 212 hours in a 28-day work period, or for work periods adopted between seven and 28 days, the number of hours which bears the same relationship to 212 as the number of days in the work period bears to 28. For purposes of computing fire protection employees' entitlement to overtime compensation, all hours in which an employee works or is in a paid status shall be counted as hours of work. The bill provides for remedies for violation.

(HB220) 02/08/00 House: Reported from C. C. T. with sub (9-Y 7-N)

YEAS--Hall, McQuigg, Suit, Stump, Hull, Day, Williams, Diamonstein, Amundson--9.

NAYS--Ingram, Orrock, Dudley, Bryant, Weatherholtz, Jones, S.C., Broman--7.

ABSTENTIONS--Marshall--1.

NOT VOTING--Morgan, Larrabee, Cranwell, Jones, D.C., Spruill--5.

(floor) 02/12/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (60-Y 38-N)

YEAS--Almand, Armstrong, Barlow, Baskerville, Bennett, Bolvin, Brink, Broman, Bryant, Callahan, Cantor, Christian, Clement, Councill, Cranwell, Crittenden, Darner, Davis, Day, DeBoer, Deeds, Devolites, Diamonstein, Dillard, Grayson, Griffith, Hall, Hamilton, Hull, Joannou, Johnson, Jones, D.C., Jones, J.C., Keister, Kilgore, Marshall, McEachin, McQuigg, Melvin, Moran, Nixon, O'Brien, Phillips, Plum, Purkey, Robinson, Rust, Scott, Shuler, Spruill, Stump, Suit, Tata, Tate, Thomas, Van Yahres, Wagner, Watts, Williams, Woodrum--60. NAYS--Abbitt, Albo, Black, Blevins, Bloxom, Byron, Cox, Dickinson, Drake, Dudley, Hargrove, Harris, Howell, Ingram, Jackson, Jones, S.C., Katzen, Landes, Larrabee, Louderback, McClure, McDonnell, Morgan, Moss, Orrock, Parrish, Pollard, Putney, Reid, Rhodes, Rollison, Ruff, Sherwood, Van Landingham, Wardrup, Ware, Weatherholtz, Mr. Speaker--38.

ABSTENTIONS--0.  NOT VOTING--Amundson, May--2

HB220) 02/28/00 Senate: Continued to 2001 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N)

YEAS--Quayle, Marsh, Lucas, Martin, Hanger, Newman, Ticer, Schrock, Whipple, Reynolds, Forbes, Watkins, Mims, Puckett, Puller--15.

 VPFF Bill # 3 (VPFF Support)

HB 601 Workers' Compensation; death or disability from cancer.

Patron-Michele B. McQuigg

Summary as passed:
Workers' compensation; cancer presumption. Adds ovarian and breast cancer to the list of cancers which are presumed to be occupational diseases for volunteer and salaried firefighters and Department of Emergency Services hazardous materials officers

(HB601) 02/09/00 House: Reported from L. & C. with amendments (21-Y 2-N)

YEAS--Bloxom, Abbitt, Hargrove, Tata, Parrish, Katzen, Drake, Rust, McQuigg, Suit, Broman, Bolvin, Hull, McEachin, Moran, Baskerville, Brink, Cranwell, Day, Pollard, Amundson--21.

NAYS--Nixon, Black--2.

(floor) 02/12/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 2-N)

YEAS--Abbitt, Albo, Almand, Armstrong, Barlow, Baskerville, Bennett, Blevins, Bloxom, Bolvin, Brink, Broman, Bryant, Byron, Callahan, Cantor, Christian, Clement, Councill, Cox, Cranwell, Crittenden, Darner, Davis, Day, DeBoer, Deeds, Devolites, Diamonstein, Dillard, Drake, Dudley, Grayson, Griffith, Hall, Hamilton, Hargrove, Harris, Howell, Hull, Ingram, Jackson, Joannou, Johnson, Jones, D.C., Jones, J.C., Jones, S.C., Katzen, Keister, Kilgore, Landes, Larrabee, Louderback, Marshall, May, McClure, McDonnell, McEachin, McQuigg, Melvin, Moran, Morgan, Moss, Nixon, O'Brien, Orrock, Parrish, Phillips, Plum, Pollard, Purkey, Putney, Robinson, Rollison, Ruff, Rust, Scott, Sherwood, Shuler, Spruill, Stump, Suit, Tata, Tate, Thomas, Van Landingham, Van Yahres, Wagner, Wardrup, Ware, Watts, Weatherholtz, Williams, Woodrum, Mr. Speaker--95.

NAYS--Black, Reid--2.

ABSTENTIONS--0.

NOT VOTING--Amundson, Dickinson, Rhodes--3.

(HB601) 02/28/00 Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)

YEAS--Wampler, Colgan, Saslaw, Chichester, Miller, Y.B., Barry, Norment, Stosch, Stolle, Potts, Maxwell, Edwards, Williams, Watkins--14.

(floor) 03/01/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)

YEAS--Barry, Bolling, Byrne, Chichester, Colgan, Couric, Edwards, Forbes, Hanger, Hawkins, Holland, Houck, Howell, Lambert, Lucas, Marsh, Martin, Marye, Maxwell, Miller, K.G., Miller, Y.B., Mims, Newman, Norment, Potts, Puckett, Puller, Quayle, Rerras, Reynolds, Saslaw, Schrock, Stolle, Stosch, Ticer, Trumbo, Wampler, Watkins, Whipple, Williams--40.

NAYS--0

VPFF Bill # 4 (VPFF Support)

HB 634 Labor and employment; governmental employee associations.

Patron-L. Karen Darner

Summary as introduced:
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. Current law permits these governmental employees to form such associations for the purpose of promoting their interests before their employing agencies

(HB634) 02/07/00 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (11-Y 9-N)

YEAS--Rust, Bolvin, Hull, McEachin, Moran, Baskerville, Brink, Cranwell, Day, Pollard, Amundson--11.

NAYS--Bloxom, Abbitt, Parrish, Katzen, Nixon, Drake, Black, Suit, Broman--9.

NOT VOTING--Hargrove, Tata, McQuigg--3.

 (floor) 02/10/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (56-Y 42-N)

YEAS--Albo, Almand, Armstrong, Barlow, Baskerville, Bennett, Bolvin, Brink, Callahan, Christian, Clement, Cranwell, Crittenden, Darner, Davis, Day, DeBoer, Deeds, Devolites, Diamonstein, Dillard, Grayson, Griffith, Hall, Hamilton, Hull, Jackson, Joannou, Johnson, Jones, D.C., Jones, J.C., Keister, Kilgore, May, McEachin, Melvin, Moran, Moss, Orrock, Phillips, Plum, Pollard, Rhodes, Robinson, Rust, Scott, Shuler, Spruill, Stump, Tate, Thomas, Van Landingham, Van Yahres, Watts, Williams, Woodrum--56.

NAYS--Abbitt, Black, Bloxom, Broman, Bryant, Byron, Cantor, Councill, Cox, Dickinson, Drake, Dudley, Hargrove, Harris, Howell, Ingram, Jones, S.C., Katzen, Landes, Larrabee, Louderback, Marshall, McClure, McDonnell, McQuigg, Morgan, Nixon, O'Brien, Parrish, Purkey, Putney, Reid, Rollison, Ruff, Sherwood, Suit, Tata, Wagner, Wardrup, Ware, Weatherholtz, Mr. Speaker--42.
ABSTENTIONS--0.  Not VOTING--Amundson, Blevins--2.

HB634) 03/06/00 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce & Labor (7-Y 5-N 2-A)

YEAS--Wampler, Chichester, Norment, Stosch, Stolle, Williams, Watkins--7.

NAYS--Saslaw, Miller, Y.B., Barry, Maxwell, Edwards--5.

ABSTENTIONS--Colgan, Potts--2.

VPFF Bill # 5  (VPFF Support)

HB 1089 Three-for-life.

Patron-Robert D. (Bobby) Orrock, Sr.

Summary as passed House:
Three-for-life. Increases, effective July 1, 2001, from two dollars per year (two-for-life) to three dollars per year (three for life) the motor vehicle registration surcharge used to support emergency medical services

 HB1089) 02/06/00 House: Reported from Finance with amd (17-Y 6-N)

YEAS--Cranwell, Howell, Purkey, Rust, Orrock, Blevins, Dudley, Louderback, Grayson, Johnson, Barlow, Melvin, Almand, Van Yahres, Stump, Hull, Diamonstein--17.

NAYS--Parrish, Reid, McClure, Wagner, Katzen, Drake--6.

(floor) 02/10/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (70-Y 29-N)

YEAS--Abbitt, Almand, Armstrong, Barlow, Baskerville, Bennett, Blevins, Bloxom, Bolvin, Brink, Broman, Callahan, Christian, Clement, Councill, Cox, Cranwell, Crittenden, Darner, Day, DeBoer, Deeds, Diamonstein, Dickinson, Dillard, Dudley, Grayson, Griffith, Hall, Hamilton, Hargrove, Howell, Hull, Ingram, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, D.C., Jones, J.C., Jones, S.C., Keister, Kilgore, Landes, Louderback, May, McEachin, Melvin, Moss, Orrock, Phillips, Plum, Pollard, Purkey, Rhodes, Robinson, Rollison, Rust, Scott, Sherwood, Shuler, Spruill, Stump, Tate, Thomas, Van Landingham, Van Yahres, Wagner, Wardrup, Watts, Weatherholtz, Woodrum--70.

NAYS--Albo, Black, Bryant, Byron, Cantor, Davis, Devolites, Drake, Harris, Joannou, Katzen, Larrabee, Marshall, McClure, McDonnell, McQuigg, Moran, Morgan, Nixon, O'Brien, Parrish, Putney, Reid, Ruff, Suit, Tata, Ware, Williams, Mr. Speaker--29. ABSTENTIONS--0. NOT VOTING--Amundson--1.

HB1089) 02/17/00 Senate: Continued to 2001 in Transportation (14-Y 1-N)

YEAS--Williams, Houck, Miller, Y.B., Barry, Stosch, Trumbo, Marsh, Whipple, Watkins, Schrock, Maxwell, Puckett, Mims, Rerras--14.

NAYS--Newman—1

VPFF Bill # 6 (VPFF Support)

HB 1399 Fire protection or emergency medical services by a for profit entity.

Patron-Phillip A. Hamilton

Summary as passed:
Provision of fire protection or emergency medical services by a for profit entity. Provides that any county, city or town that, as of June 30, 2000, provided fire protection or emergency medical services for its citizens through the utilization of a fire department, emergency services personnel or fire protection personnel, may not thereafter provide fire protection or emergency medical services by utilizing an entity that provides fire protection for the county, city or town for profit under contract or other agreement and that is not a county, city or town, or a department of a county, city or town, or a state or federal agency, unless first approved by a majority of voters at a referendum to be held on the date of the next general election. The bill provides, however, that a county, city or town shall not be required to obtain referendum approval prior to contracting for such services, for a period not exceeding twelve months, if the county, city or town has, by ordinance or resolution, declared a need to temporarily supplement its existing personnel.

(HB1399) 02/02/00 House: Reported from General Laws with amd (25-Y 0-N)

YEAS--Reid, Diamonstein, Cox, Cantor, McClure, O'Brien, Wagner, Albo, Ingram, May, Bryant, Davis, Drake, Jones, S.C., McQuigg, Almand, Woodrum, DeBoer, Grayson, Phillips, Armstrong, Barlow, Day, Abbitt, Williams—25

(floor) 02/08/00 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)

YEAS--Abbitt, Albo, Almand, Amundson, Armstrong, Barlow, Baskerville, Bennett, Black, Blevins, Bloxom, Bolvin, Brink, Broman, Bryant, Byron, Callahan, Cantor, Christian, Clement, Councill, Cox, Cranwell, Crittenden, Darner, Davis, Day, DeBoer, Deeds, Devolites, Diamonstein, Dickinson, Dillard, Drake, Dudley, Grayson, Griffith, Hall, Hamilton, Hargrove, Harris, Howell, Hull, Ingram, Jackson, Joannou, Johnson, Jones, D.C., Jones, J.C., Jones, S.C., Katzen, Keister, Kilgore, Landes, Larrabee, Louderback, Marshall, May, McClure, McDonnell, McEachin, McQuigg, Melvin, Moran, Morgan, Moss, Nixon, O'Brien, Orrock, Parrish, Phillips, Plum, Pollard, Purkey, Putney, Reid, Rhodes, Robinson, Rollison, Ruff, Rust, Scott, Sherwood, Shuler, Spruill, Stump, Suit, Tata, Tate, Thomas, Van Landingham, Van Yahres, Wagner, Wardrup, Ware, Watts, Weatherholtz, Williams, Woodrum, Mr. Speaker--100.

 (HB1399) 02/23/00 Senate: Reported from General Laws with amd (9-Y 5-N 1-A)

YEAS--Stosch, Colgan, Houck, Lambert, Wampler, Miller, Y.B., Maxwell, Potts, Byrne--9.

NAYS--Marye, Martin, Bolling, Schrock, Miller, K.G.--5.

ABSTENTIONS--Hawkins--1.

(floor) 02/29/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (28-Y 11-N)

YEAS--Barry, Byrne, Chichester, Colgan, Couric, Edwards, Hanger, Houck, Howell, Lambert, Lucas, Marsh, Maxwell, Miller, Y.B., Norment, Potts, Puckett, Puller, Quayle, Reynolds, Saslaw, Schrock, Stolle, Stosch, Trumbo, Wampler, Whipple, Williams--28.

NAYS--Bolling, Forbes, Hawkins, Martin, Marye, Miller, K.G., Mims, Newman, Rerras, Ticer, Watkins--11.

(floor) 03/02/00 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (58-Y 36-N)

YEAS--Albo, Armstrong, Black, Blevins, Bolvin, Brink, Broman, Callahan, Cantor, Christian, Councill, Cox, Cranwell, Crittenden, Darner, Davis, Day, DeBoer, Deeds, Devolites, Diamonstein, Dudley, Grayson, Griffith, Hamilton, Joannou, Jones, D.C., Jones, J.C., Keister, Kilgore, Larrabee, Marshall, May, McDonnell, McEachin, Melvin, O'Brien, Phillips, Plum, Pollard, Purkey, Reid, Rhodes, Robinson, Rollison, Rust, Scott, Shuler, Spruill, Stump, Suit, Tate, Thomas, Van Landingham, Van Yahres, Wagner, Williams, Woodrum--58.

NAYS--Abbitt, Amundson, Barlow, Bloxom, Bryant, Byron, Clement, Dickinson, Dillard, Drake, Hall, Hargrove, Harris, Howell, Hull, Ingram, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, S.C., Katzen, Landes, Louderback, McQuigg, Moran, Morgan, Moss, Orrock, Parrish, Putney, Ruff, Sherwood, Wardrup, Ware, Watts, Weatherholtz, Mr. Speaker--36.

NOT VOTING--Almand, Baskerville, Bennett, McClure, Nixon, Tata--6.

VPFF Bill #7   (VPFF Support)

SB 755 Political activities of firefighters, EMTs & law-enforcement officers.

Patron-Martin E. Williams

Summary as passed:
Political activities of firefighters, emergency medical technicians and law-enforcement officers. Provides that no locality shall prohibit firefighters, emergency medical technicians or law-enforcement officers from participating in political activities while these employees are off duty, out of uniform and not on the premises of their employment with the locality

(SB755) 02/01/00 Senate: Reported from Local Government (11-Y 2-N 2-A)

YEAS—Quayle, Lucas, Martin, Hanger, Schrock, Reynolds, Forbes, Watkins, Mims, Puckett, Puller—11.

NAYS—Newman, Whipple—2.

ABSTENTIONS—Marsh, Ticer—2.

(floor) 02/07/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (36-Y 2-N)

YEAS—Barry, Bolling, Byrne, Chichester, Colgan, Couric, Edwards, Forbes, Hanger, Hawkins, Houck, Howell, Lambert, Marsh, Martin, Marye, Maxwell, Miller, K.G., Miller, Y.B., Mims, Norment, Potts, Puckett, Puller, Quayle, Rerras, Reynolds, Saslaw, Schrock, Stolle, Stosch, Ticer, Trumbo, Wampler, Watkins, Williams—36.

NAYS—Newman, Whipple—2.

NOT VOTING—Holland, Lucas—2.

(SB755) 02/21/00 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (23-Y 0-N)

YEAS—Putney, Van Landingham, Callahan, Dillard, Rollison, Ingram, Marshall, Sherwood, Hargrove, Cox, Devolites, Jones, S.C., Reid, O’Brien, Dickinson, Thomas, Melvin, Stump, Tate, McEachin, Crittenden, Spruill, Joannou—23.

NAYS—0.

(SB755) 02/29/00 House: Reported from C. C. T. with amend’s (22-Y 0-N)

YEAS—Ingram, Hall, Morgan, Marshall, Orrock, Dudley, Bryant, Weatherholtz, Jones, S.C., McQuigg, Suit, Broman, Larrabee, Cranwell, Stump, Hull, Jones, D.C., Spruill, Day, Williams, Diamonstein, Amundson—22. 

floor) 03/03/00 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)

YEAS—Abbitt, Albo, Amundson, Armstrong, Barlow, Bennett, Black, Blevins, Bloxom, Bolvin, Brink, Broman, Bryant, Byron, Callahan, Cantor, Christian, Clement, Councill, Cox, Cranwell, Crittenden, Darner, Davis, Day, DeBoer, Deeds, Devolites, Diamonstein, Dickinson, Dillard, Drake, Dudley, Grayson, Griffith, Hall, Hamilton, Hargrove, Harris, Howell, Hull, Ingram, Jackson, Joannou, Johnson, Jones, D.C., Jones, J.C., Jones, S.C., Katzen, Keister, Kilgore, Landes, Larrabee, Louderback, Marshall, May, McClure, McDonnell, McEachin, McQuigg, Melvin, Moran, Morgan, Moss, Nixon, O’Brien, Orrock, Parrish, Phillips, Plum, Pollard, Purkey, Putney, Reid, Rhodes, Robinson, Rollison, Ruff, Rust, Scott, Sherwood, Shuler, Spruill, Stump, Suit, Tata, Tate, Thomas, Van Landingham, Van Yahres, Wagner, Wardrup, Ware, Watts, Weatherholtz, Williams, Woodrum, Mr. Speaker—98.

NAYS—0. ABSTENTIONS—0. NOT VOTING—Almand, Baskerville—2

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