Senator John Edwards (D-Roanoke)
| Party | Democratic |
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| District | 21: Giles County (All), Roanoke City (All), Montgomery County (Part), Roanoke County (Part) [map] | |
| Took Office | January 1996 | |
| Next Election | November 2015 | |
| Committees | Commerce and Labor, Courts of Justice, Privileges and Elections | |
| Fundraising | $15,418 cash on hand (From VPAP) | |
| Copatroning Habits | 51% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 51% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 52% of them are Democrats. | |
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| Bills Passed | 31.6% in 2011 | |
| Donor | Sector | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wine, David &Mary Ann | Uncoded | $8,200 |
| Dabney, Karen K | Uncoded | $5,000 |
| Virginia Bankers Association | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | $4,000 |
| Dominion | Energy production & distribution | $3,500 |
| Anthem Health Plans Of Virginia | Accident & health insurance | $3,000 |
| Allen Allen Allen & Allen | Attorneys & law firms | $2,500 |
| Mid-Atlantic Regional Council Of Carpenters | Construction unions | $2,500 |
| Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association | Hospitals | $2,500 |
| Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association | Telecommunications | $2,250 |
| Virginia Trial Lawyers Association | Attorneys & law firms | $2,000 |
Data provided by The National Institute on Money in State Politics.
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Below is a randomly assembled series of clips of some of John Edwards’s briefer remarks on the floor of the senate.
Bills
- SB94Introduced: January 09, 2012: Rules of Evidence; adoption by Supreme Court of Virginia and approved by Code Commission, etc.
Status: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 3-N) - SB95Introduced: January 09, 2012: Mandatory judicial retirement; increases age from 70 to 73.
Status: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) - SB96Introduced: January 09, 2012: Unlawful photographs or video; Class 6 felony for a person to publish on Internet, penalty.
Status: Continued to 2013 in Finance (15-Y 0-N) - SB97Introduced: January 09, 2012: Barrier crimes; clarifies individual crimes included in background check and barrier crime statutes.
Status: Rereferred to Courts of Justice - SB98Introduced: January 09, 2012: Open-end loan plans; caps finance charges.
Status: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (11-Y 5-N) - SB99Introduced: January 09, 2012: Line of Duty Act; expands definition of a deceased person.
Status: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB424-Ruff) (15-Y 0-N) - SB100Introduced: January 09, 2012: Two-Year College Scholarship Match Program; created.
Status: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) - SB101Introduced: January 09, 2012: Bicycles; Town Council of Blacksburg to permit operation in either direction on one-way streets.
Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Transportation (13-Y 0-N) - SB102Introduced: January 09, 2012: Water and waste authorities; liens.
Status: Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N) - SB103Introduced: January 09, 2012: Transient occupancy tax; authorizes Roanoke County to impose.
Status: Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 8-N) - SB104Introduced: January 09, 2012: Higher educational institutions; partial tuition waiver for dependent children of faculty.
Status: Rereferred to Finance - SB105Introduced: January 09, 2012: Roanoke Higher Education Authority; removes president of Jefferson College of Health Sciences.
Status: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) - SB106Introduced: January 09, 2012: Physician assistants; use of fluoroscopy.
Status: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) - SB107Introduced: January 09, 2012: Freedom of Information Act; criminal investigative records.
Status: Assigned GL&T sub: #1 - SB108Introduced: January 09, 2012: Power of attorney; embezzlement by agent, penalty.
Status: Continued to 2013 in Finance (15-Y 0-N) - SB109Introduced: January 09, 2012: Land trusts; beneficiaries shall name a successor trustee.
Status: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) - SB110Introduced: January 09, 2012: Irrevocable trusts; trustee's power to appoint assets into second trust.
Status: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) - SB544Introduced: January 13, 2012: Mammograms; information on breast density.
Status: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) - SB545Introduced: January 13, 2012: Charter; Town of Glen Lyn.
Status: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) - SB546Introduced: January 13, 2012: Industrial development authorities; allows Roanoke County to expand board.
Status: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) - SB582Introduced: January 18, 2012: Net energy metering; SCC shall approve utility's proposed standby charge methodology.
Status: Continued to 2013 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) - SB583Introduced: January 18, 2012: Circuit court hearing; termination of juvenile court jurisdiction.
Status: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 7-N) - SB613Introduced: January 19, 2012: Candidate petitions for primaries and general elections; requirements for petition circulators.
Status: Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 5-N) - SB614Introduced: January 19, 2012: Local sales tax distribution; correction of erroneous payments.
Status: Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N) - SJ133Introduced: January 26, 2012: Celebrating the life of Deriek Wayne Crouse.
Status: Laid on Speaker's table - SJ140Introduced: January 30, 2012: Celebrating the life of Daniel B. Fleming, Jr.
Status: Laid on Speaker's table
- SB155Introduced: January 11, 2010: Medical services; State's lien for payment.
Status: Left in Courts of Justice - SB156Introduced: January 11, 2010: Uniform Arbitration Act; vacating arbitration award.
Status: Left in Courts of Justice - SB205Introduced: January 12, 2010: Juveniles; right in certain violent felony cases to appeal to circuit court.
Status: Left in Courts of Justice - SB435Introduced: January 13, 2010: TransDominion Express Commission; established.
Status: Left in Rules - SB609Introduced: January 14, 2010: Carbon monoxide detectors; locality to enact ordinance requiring installation in certain places.
Status: Left in General Laws and Technology - SB711Introduced: January 22, 2010: Freedom of Information Act; disclosure of criminal investigative records.
Status: Left in General Laws and Technology - SB819Introduced: January 06, 2011: Two-Year College Scholarship Match Program; established.
Status: Left in Appropriations - SB820Introduced: January 06, 2011: Mental health courts; any district court or circuit court may establish.
Status: Left in Courts of Justice - SB821Introduced: January 06, 2011: Children's Ombudsman, Office of; created, report.
Status: Left in General Laws - SB822Introduced: January 06, 2011: Circuit courts; juvenile's right to appeal transfer of case.
Status: Left in Courts of Justice - SB823Introduced: January 06, 2011: Workers' compensation; presumption that certain injuries are work related.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0304) - SB824Introduced: January 06, 2011: Tuition, in-state; waiver of one-year residency requirement for veterans.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0044) - SB825Introduced: January 06, 2011: Open-end loan plans; caps finance charges.
Status: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (9-Y 3-N 2-A) - SB826Introduced: January 06, 2011: Publication of unlawful photographs; penalty.
Status: Left in Finance - SB827Introduced: January 06, 2011: Electronic notary; notary to notarize document if signer is not present if identity is established.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0834) - SB828Introduced: January 06, 2011: Health professions; reciprocity exemption from licensing.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0632) - SB1064Introduced: January 11, 2011: Erosion & sediment control plans; may charge fee to cover costs associated with certain review, etc.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0720) - SB1065Introduced: January 11, 2011: Charter; Town of Narrows.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0437) - SB1066Introduced: January 11, 2011: Judicial retirement; mandatory retirement.
Status: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (10-Y 12-N) - SB1067Introduced: January 11, 2011: Unauthorized practice of law; increases statute of limitations on prosecutions.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0553) - SB1068Introduced: January 11, 2011: Circuit court clerks; collection of fees.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0707) - SB1069Introduced: January 11, 2011: Virginia Code Commission; changes appointment authority.
Status: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled - SB1070Introduced: January 11, 2011: Small businesses; clarifies process review of existing regulations.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0315) - SB1071Introduced: January 11, 2011: Irrevocable trusts; trustee's power to appoint assets into second trust.
Status: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) - SB1072Introduced: January 11, 2011: Inter vivos QTIP trusts; if established by donor spouse not to be included in estate.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0354) - SB1240Introduced: January 12, 2011: Courts; establishes new boundaries for judicial circuits and districts.
Status: Left in Courts of Justice - SB1241Introduced: January 12, 2011: Medical services; State's lien for payment.
Status: Left in Finance - SB1242Introduced: January 12, 2011: Transportation; creates additional revenue by increasing motor vehicle sales & use and rental taxes.
Status: Left in Finance - SB1243Introduced: January 12, 2011: Barrier crimes; listing of crimes.
Status: Left in Courts of Justice - SB1418Introduced: January 19, 2011: State training centers & hospitals; same requirements for closure shall apply.
Status: Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (7-Y 8-N) - SB1423Introduced: January 20, 2011: Wills & trusts; formula clauses referring to federal estate & generation-skipping transfer tax laws.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0679) - SB1466Introduced: January 21, 2011: Liens; water and waste authorities required to notify property owner of those that may be placed.
Status: VOTE: DEFEATED (18-Y 80-N) - SB1467Introduced: January 21, 2011: Freedom of Information Act; criminal investigative records.
Status: Letter sent to Freedom of Information Advisory Council - SB1468Introduced: January 21, 2011: Rail Transportation Development Authority; established, abolishes Rail Advisory Board.
Status: Left in Transportation - SJ367Introduced: January 13, 2011: Celebrating the life of Gordon Churchill Willis, Sr.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ367ER) - SJ368Introduced: January 13, 2011: Commending the Northside High School softball team.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ368ER) - SJ397Introduced: January 21, 2011: Person-centered practice; SHHR & human services agencies to adopt & implement in providing services.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ397ER) - SJ403Introduced: January 26, 2011: Commending Major General Jerrold P. Allen, USAF (Ret.).
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ403ER)
- SB154Introduced: January 11, 2010: Inflationary effects; increasing various costs, fees, etc., penalties.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0343) - SB155Introduced: January 11, 2010: Medical services; State's lien for payment.
Status: Continued to 2011 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) - SB156Introduced: January 11, 2010: Uniform Arbitration Act; vacating arbitration award.
Status: Continued to 2011 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) - SB157Introduced: January 11, 2010: Preliminary removal orders; required to specify frequency, location, and duration of visitation.
Status: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N) - SB158Introduced: January 11, 2010: Mental health courts; definition, district and circuit courts may establish in any jurisdiction.
Status: Failed to pass in Senate - SB159Introduced: January 11, 2010: Uniform Power of Attorney Act; established within Code of Virginia.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0455) - SB160Introduced: January 11, 2010: Children's Ombudsman, Office of; created, report.
Status: Left in Finance - SB161Introduced: January 11, 2010: Divorce proceedings; service requirements and waiver of notice of further proceedings.
Status: Left in Courts of Justice - SB162Introduced: January 11, 2010: Capital cases; sentencing proceeding.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0658) - SB163Introduced: January 11, 2010: Health savings accounts; exemption from creditors' claims.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0595) - SB164Introduced: January 11, 2010: Transportation; source of revenue by increase of motor vehicle sales and use tax.
Status: Left in Finance - SB165Introduced: January 11, 2010: Roanoke Higher Education Authority; replaces President of Hampton University with that of JMU.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0039) - SB166Introduced: January 11, 2010: Community College Scholarship Match Program; created.
Status: Left in Appropriations - SB167Introduced: January 11, 2010: Open-end loan plans; caps finance charges and fees that may be charged on extension of credit.
Status: Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Labor (5-Y 9-N 1-A) - SB205Introduced: January 12, 2010: Juveniles; right in certain violent felony cases to appeal to circuit court.
Status: Continued to 2011 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) - SB206Introduced: January 12, 2010: Judges; increases mandatory retirement age.
Status: Left in Appropriations - SB207Introduced: January 12, 2010: Threat assessment teams; exempts certain records established at higher educational institutions.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0456) - SB432Introduced: January 13, 2010: Freedom of Information Act; record exemption for the Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS).
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0672) - SB433Introduced: January 13, 2010: New River Valley Emergency Communications Regional Authority; created.
Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 123 (effective 7/1/10) - SB434Introduced: January 13, 2010: VPI&SU; authorizes rector and board of visitors to lease titled real estate.
Status: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) - SB435Introduced: January 13, 2010: TransDominion Express Commission; established.
Status: Continued to 2011 in Rules (17-Y 0-N) - SB436Introduced: January 13, 2010: Emergency protective and removal orders; party shall file in circuit court any petition therefor.
Status: Left in Courts of Justice - SB546Introduced: January 13, 2010: Railroad rights-of-way; passage permitted for access to lands used for recreational purposes, etc.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0043) - SB608Introduced: January 14, 2010: Higher educational institutions; annual review of crisis and emergency management plan.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0478) - SB609Introduced: January 14, 2010: Carbon monoxide detectors; locality to enact ordinance requiring installation in certain places.
Status: Continued to 2011 in General Laws and Technology (13-Y 1-N) - SB610Introduced: January 14, 2010: Workers' Compensation Commission; filing materials by electronic transmission.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0158) - SB611Introduced: January 14, 2010: Workers' Compensation Commission; notices, orders, etc., by electronic communications.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0159) - SB710Introduced: January 22, 2010: Utility Transfers Act; SCC to approve acquiring or disposal of control of public utility.
Status: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (13-Y 2-N) - SB711Introduced: January 22, 2010: Freedom of Information Act; disclosure of criminal investigative records.
Status: Pursuant to Senate Rule 20(L) - SJ28Introduced: January 11, 2010: Celebrating the life of David Kenneth Lisk.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ28ER) - SJ29Introduced: January 11, 2010: Commending the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads, Inc., on the 75th anniversary.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ29ER) - SJ30Introduced: January 11, 2010: Tort claims; JLARC to study costs incurred by State or its localities.
Status: Left in Rules - SJ41Introduced: January 12, 2010: Commending the Northside High School football team.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ41ER) - SJ104Introduced: January 13, 2010: Celebrating the life of Samuel Wallace Cundiff.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ104ER) - SJ105Introduced: January 13, 2010: Celebrating the life of William Glynn Loope.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ105ER) - SJ223Introduced: March 01, 2010: Commending Head Coach Frank Beamer and the Virginia Tech football team.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ223ER) - SJ224Introduced: March 01, 2010: Celebrating the life of Margie Fisher.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ224ER) - SJ270Introduced: March 08, 2010: Celebrating the life of Joseph V. Gorman, Jr.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ270ER)
- SB16Introduced: December 12, 2007: Crisis intervention team pilot programs; established for persons with mental illness, report.
Status: Left in Finance - SB17Introduced: December 12, 2007: Medical services; State's lien for payment.
Status: Left in Finance - SB18Introduced: December 12, 2007: Mental health courts; establishment of pilot program, report.
Status: Left in Finance - SB19Introduced: December 12, 2007: Judges; increases mandatory retirement age.
Status: Left in Courts of Justice - SB120Introduced: January 03, 2008: Blacksburg, Town of; authority to bring civil action for failure to provide adequate crowd control.
Status: Left in Local Government - SB122Introduced: January 03, 2008: Rail Transportation Development Authority; created.
Status: Left in Finance - SB394Introduced: January 08, 2008: Parental rights; appeal when terminated.
Status: Left in Courts of Justice - SB692Introduced: January 15, 2008: Insurance agents; revises definition of limited burial insurance authorities.
Status: Left in Commerce and Labor - SB738Introduced: January 18, 2008: Adult abuse; financial institution employees to report suspected financial abuse of elder persons.
Status: Left in Commerce and Labor - SB848Introduced: December 29, 2008: Elections; clarifications and revisions to registration and election processes.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0870) - SB849Introduced: December 29, 2008: Vacant building registration; Towns of Blacksburg and Vienna may require owner to register.
Status: Tabled in Counties, Cities and Towns - SB853Introduced: December 29, 2008: Carbon monoxide detectors; Board of Housing & Community Development to establish requirements.
Status: Left in Appropriations - SB854Introduced: December 29, 2008: Mental health courts; Office of Ex. Secretary of Supreme Court to establish for nonviolent offender.
Status: Left in Courts of Justice - SB855Introduced: December 29, 2008: Uniform Power of Attorney Act; created.
Status: Reenrolled bill text (SB855ER2) - SB856Introduced: December 29, 2008: Judges; increases mandatory retirement age.
Status: Read third time and defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N) - SB857Introduced: December 29, 2008: Charter; Town of Blacksburg.
Status: Enacted, Chapter 147 (effective 7/1/09) - SB858Introduced: December 29, 2008: Transient occupancy tax; Giles County may impose at rate not to exceed 5% to promote tourism.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0497) - SB859Introduced: December 29, 2008: Divorce; equitable distribution.
Status: Defeated by Senate (18-Y 21-N) - SB860Introduced: December 29, 2008: Income tax credit, earned; employers to provide notice to employees that may be eligible.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0698) - SB861Introduced: December 29, 2008: Children's Ombudsman, Office of; created, report.
Status: Left in General Laws - SB862Introduced: December 29, 2008: License plates, special; issuance to members and supporters of Friends of Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc.
Status: Incorporated by Transportation (SB817-Stuart) (13-Y 0-N 2-A) - SB863Introduced: December 29, 2008: TransDominion Express Commission; created.
Status: Left in Rules - SB864Introduced: December 29, 2008: Rail Transportation Development Authority; created.
Status: Failed to report (defeated) in Finance (4-Y 10-N 2-A) - SB865Introduced: December 29, 2008: Coal combustion by-products; use, reuse, or reclamation in a flood plain.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0498) - SB866Introduced: December 29, 2008: Community College Scholarship Match Program; created.
Status: Incorporated by Education and Health (SB1118-Colgan) (13-Y 0-N) - SB867Introduced: December 29, 2008: Elections; creates exceptions to prohibited activities at polls.
Status: Left in Privileges and Elections - SB868Introduced: December 29, 2008: Retail Sales & Use Tax; expands definition of public facility for purpose of using certain revenues.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0499) - SB1012Introduced: January 13, 2009: Foster care; placement of a child pursuant to agreement between parents & local board.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0124) - SB1013Introduced: January 13, 2009: Crash prevention courses; to be delivered via Internet or other electronic means if approved by DMV.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0545) - SB1014Introduced: January 13, 2009: Freedom of Information Act; exemption for name, address, etc., of complainants relating to zoning.
Status: Incorporated by General Laws and Technology (SB1478-Locke) (15-Y 0-N) - SB1015Introduced: January 13, 2009: Child support enforcement order; eliminates requirement obligor & obligee maintain marital domicile.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0125) - SB1016Introduced: January 13, 2009: P-16 Education Council; established as an advisory council within executive branch.
Status: Left in Appropriations - SB1017Introduced: January 13, 2009: Roanoke Higher Education Authority; removes Ferrum College from & corrects name.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0598) - SB1155Introduced: January 13, 2009: Absentee voting; electoral board shall make printed ballots available.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0522) - SB1156Introduced: January 13, 2009: Higher educational institutions, certain; management agreements with State.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0685) - SB1290Introduced: January 14, 2009: District courts; appeal may be taken to circuit court & heard de novo.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0729) - SB1291Introduced: January 14, 2009: Deed of trust or mortgage; limitation on enforcement.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0163) - SB1292Introduced: January 14, 2009: Setoff Debt Collection Act; allows local governments to collect past due local taxes..
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0571) - SB1293Introduced: January 14, 2009: Persons under a disability; approval of compromises on behalf thereof in suits or actions.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0688) - SB1294Introduced: January 14, 2009: Crisis intervention team programs; established, report.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0715) - SB1413Introduced: January 14, 2009: Adult abuse; financial institution employees to report suspected financial abuse of elder persons.
Status: Left in Commerce and Labor - SB1439Introduced: January 19, 2009: Protective orders; removes provision to contain identifying information.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0732) - SB1486Introduced: January 22, 2009: Domestic insurers; SCC delay application of provision applicable to investment of those petitioning.
Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) - SB1512Introduced: January 23, 2009: Veterans Services, Department of; required to provide burial vaults at no cost to eligible veterans.
Status: Left in Appropriations - SJ277Introduced: November 13, 2008: Tort claims brought against entities; JLARC to study costs incurred by State or its localities.
Status: Left in Rules - SJ291Introduced: December 29, 2008: Celebrating the life of E.C. Warren II.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ291ER) - SJ314Introduced: January 13, 2009: Virginia's Rail Heritage Region; established to promote and encourage rail tourism.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ314ER) - SJ405Introduced: January 28, 2009: Commending the Virginia Tech football team as the Atlantic Coast Conference Champions.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ405ER) - SJ5002Introduced: April 23, 2008: Celebrating the life of David Vernon Layman.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ5002ER)
- SB13Introduced: December 12, 2007: Health insurance; mandated coverage for prosthetic devices and components.
Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (SB645-Ticer) (15-Y 0-N) - SB14Introduced: December 12, 2007: Income tax credit, earned; employers to provide notice to employees.
Status: Left in Commerce and Labor - SB15Introduced: December 12, 2007: Income tax credit, earned; Department of Social Services to provide notice to all applicants.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0086) - SB16Introduced: December 12, 2007: Crisis intervention team pilot programs; established for persons with mental illness, report.
Status: Continued to 2009 in Finance (16-Y 0-N) - SB17Introduced: December 12, 2007: Medical services; State's lien for payment.
Status: Continued to 2009 in Finance (13-Y 1-N) - SB18Introduced: December 12, 2007: Mental health courts; establishment of pilot program, report.
Status: Continued to 2009 in Finance (16-Y 0-N) - SB19Introduced: December 12, 2007: Judges; increases mandatory retirement age.
Status: Continued to 2009 in Courts of Justice - SB20Introduced: December 12, 2007: Carbon monoxide alarms; locality to require installation in certain buildings.
Status: Left in General Laws - SB117Introduced: January 03, 2008: Income tax and sales and use tax; credit and exemption for telecommunications service providers.
Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Finance (14-Y 0-N) - SB118Introduced: January 03, 2008: Notarial certificates; removes requirement that wording appear on same page as signature.
Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 685 (effective 7/1/08) - SB119Introduced: January 03, 2008: VPI & SU; board of visitors to convey certain property to Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0560) - SB120Introduced: January 03, 2008: Blacksburg, Town of; authority to bring civil action for failure to provide adequate crowd control.
Status: Subject matter referred by letter to Crime Commission pursuant to Senate Rule 20 (L) - SB121Introduced: January 03, 2008: TransDominion Express Commission; created.
Status: Left in Appropriations - SB122Introduced: January 03, 2008: Rail Transportation Development Authority; created.
Status: Continued to 2009 in Finance (14-Y 0-N) - SB123Introduced: January 03, 2008: Evidence; destruction of trial exhibits.
Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 805 (effective 7/1/08) - SB124Introduced: January 03, 2008: Public schools; Superintendent to develop guidelines eliminating trans fatty foods served.
Status: Left in Appropriations - SB125Introduced: January 03, 2008: Community College Scholarship Match Program; created.
Status: Left in Appropriations - SB126Introduced: January 03, 2008: Dependent Children of University and College Faculty Tuition Grant Program; created.
Status: Left in Appropriations - SB127Introduced: January 03, 2008: Higher educational institutions; retirement plan for teachers and administrative faculty.
Status: Left in Finance - SB128Introduced: January 03, 2008: Higher educational institutions; optional retirement plan for certain employees.
Status: Left in Finance - SB139Introduced: January 04, 2008: Community services board; requires employee that prepared report to attend hearing.
Status: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB246-Howell) (13-Y 0-N) - SB140Introduced: January 04, 2008: Independent examinations; training of persons conducting.
Status: Incorporated by Finance (SB246-Howell) (16-Y 0-N) - SB141Introduced: January 04, 2008: State hospitals; discharge plans upon release.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0263) - SB142Introduced: January 04, 2008: Involuntary commitment hearings; recordings.
Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 806 (effective 7/1/08) - SB143Introduced: January 04, 2008: Temporary detention order; extends time period.
Status: Subject matter referred to Commission on Mental Health Law Reform pursuant to Senate Rule 20 (L) - SB144Introduced: January 04, 2008: Emergency custody orders, temporary detention orders, and involuntary commitment; criteria.
Status: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB246-Howell) (13-Y 0-N) - SB150Introduced: January 07, 2008: Wilderness Road: Virginia's Heritage Migration Route; designating certain highway segments thereas.
Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 687 (effective 7/1/08) - SB211Introduced: January 07, 2008: Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; increases annual assessment for physicians.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0267) - SB212Introduced: January 07, 2008: Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act; right to confront witnesses.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0145) - SB213Introduced: January 07, 2008: Pleadings; naming represented person or fiduciary as party to an action.
Status: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) - SB214Introduced: January 07, 2008: Special justices; required to complete minimum training program.
Status: Subject matter referred to Commission on Mental Health Law Reform pursuant to Senate Rule 20 (L) - SB215Introduced: January 07, 2008: Charter; Town of Narrows.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0458) - SB216Introduced: January 07, 2008: Voluntary admission; report to Central Criminal Records Exchange.
Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB216ER) - SB217Introduced: January 07, 2008: Involuntary commitment; independent examination.
Status: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB246-Howell) (13-Y 0-N) - SB218Introduced: January 07, 2008: Health Professions, Department of; investigative procedures.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0037) - SB219Introduced: January 07, 2008: Roanoke Higher Education Authority; removes Virginia Intermont College from Board of Trustees.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0236) - SB220Introduced: January 07, 2008: Outpatient treatment order; community services board to monitor person's compliance with order.
Status: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB246-Howell) (13-Y 0-N) - SB313Introduced: January 08, 2008: Child support; exemption for parents who are imprisoned for life.
Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 697 (effective 7/1/08) - SB314Introduced: January 08, 2008: Veterans Services Foundation; established to provide funding for veteran services and programs.
Status: Governor's recommendation received by Senate - SB315Introduced: January 08, 2008: Children's Ombudsman, Office of; created, report.
Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 698 (effective - see bill) - SB394Introduced: January 08, 2008: Parental rights; appeal when terminated.
Status: Continued to 2009 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) - SB395Introduced: January 08, 2008: Death sentence; execution dates
Status: Read third time and defeated by Senate (10-Y 28-N) - SB396Introduced: January 08, 2008: Health insurance carriers; hospital disclosure of contractual arrangements.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0102) - SB397Introduced: January 08, 2008: Methamphetamine precursors; electronic log to be maintained by sellers of products.
Status: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) - SB580Introduced: January 09, 2008: War Memorial Foundation; increase in membership.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0625) - SB666Introduced: January 09, 2008: Utility Transfers Act; person shall not acquire or dispose of control of public utility, etc.
Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Commerce and Labor - SB688Introduced: January 15, 2008: Motor vehicle insurance; provide reductions to certain persons who complete DMV approved course.
Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) - SB692Introduced: January 15, 2008: Insurance agents; revises definition of limited burial insurance authorities.
Status: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor - SB693Introduced: January 15, 2008: Physician assistants; agreement with supervising physician detailing activities delegated thereto.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0281) - SB717Introduced: January 17, 2008: Coal combustion byproduct; use, reuse, or reclamation in a floodplain
Status: Tabled in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources - SB738Introduced: January 18, 2008: Adult protective services; reporting of suspected financial abuse of elderly & dependent persons.
Status: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) - SB6015Introduced: June 23, 2008: Revenues of the Commonwealth; transportation funding.
Status: Referred to Committee on Transportation - SJ33Introduced: January 07, 2008: Celebrating the life of Margie M. Jumper.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ33ER) - SJ34Introduced: January 07, 2008: Commending the William Fleming High School boys' basketball team.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ34ER) - SJ35Introduced: January 07, 2008: Celebrating the life of F. Rodney Fitzpatrick.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ35ER) - SJ36Introduced: January 07, 2008: Celebrating the life of Thomas B. Mason.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ36ER) - SJ37Introduced: January 07, 2008: Celebrating the life of William Andrew Dickinson.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ37ER) - SJ38Introduced: January 07, 2008: Celebrating the life of Jack B. Coulter.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ38ER) - SJ39Introduced: January 07, 2008: Celebrating the life of Byron Adna Hicks.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ39ER) - SJ139Introduced: January 25, 2008: Commending Joey Goodrich.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ139ER) - SJ140Introduced: January 25, 2008: Commending Gordon Churchill Willis, Sr.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ140ER) - SJ144Introduced: January 29, 2008: Commending the Virginia Tech football team.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ144ER) - SJ5002Introduced: April 23, 2008: Celebrating the life of David Vernon Layman.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ5002ER)
- SB205Introduced: January 10, 2006: Early childhood education; school divisions to provide programs for four and five-year-olds.
Status: Continued to 2007 in Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) - SB206Introduced: January 10, 2006: Childhood obesity; Board of Education & Health Department establish standards to prevent thereof.
Status: Continued to 2007 in Education and Health (12-Y 2-N) - SB209Introduced: January 10, 2006: Criminal exhibits; destruction or donation of those used for evidence.
Status: Continued to 2007 in Courts of Justice - SB974Introduced: January 09, 2007: Childhood obesity; Sup. of Public Instruction & Health Commissioner to work together to combat.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0055) - SB975Introduced: January 09, 2007: Retirement System; allows certain employees to transfer to VRS.
Status: Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement (Putney) - SB976Introduced: January 09, 2007: Optional retirement plan; annual contribution for employees of higher educ. to be same as VRS member
Status: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (15-Y 0-N) - SB977Introduced: January 09, 2007: Judges; increases mandatory retirement age therefor.
Status: Left in Courts of Justice - SB978Introduced: January 09, 2007: Methamphetamine precursors; electronic log.
Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB978) - SB979Introduced: January 09, 2007: Workers' compensation; panel of physicians to be provided to injured employees.
Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB979) - SB980Introduced: January 09, 2007: Physician assistants; extends therpeutic activities they may perform under supervision.
Status: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions - SB981Introduced: January 09, 2007: Involuntary commitment; county police department to provide transportation.
Status: Assigned Courts sub: Involuntary Commitment - SB982Introduced: January 09, 2007: Dependent Children of University and College Faculty Reduced Tuition Program; created.
Status: Rereferred to Finance - SB983Introduced: January 09, 2007: Community College Scholarship Match Program; created.
Status: Referred to Committee on Education - SB984Introduced: January 09, 2007: Alcoholic beverage control; creates an internet wine retailer license.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0558) - SB985Introduced: January 09, 2007: Administrative support remedies; availability to individuals not receiving public assistance.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0011) - SB1050Introduced: January 09, 2007: Water and sewer charges; adds Town of Blacksburg to localities that may attach lien on real estate.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0152) - SB1051Introduced: January 09, 2007: Real estate tax; localities to tax certain energy-efficient buildings.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0354) - SB1052Introduced: January 09, 2007: Emergency custody order; authorizes sheriffs and sheriffs' deputies to execute orders.
Status: Assigned Courts sub: Involuntary Commitment - SB1053Introduced: January 09, 2007: Uniform Statewide Building Code; locality to require building permits in historic zoning districts.
Status: Left in General Laws - SB1054Introduced: January 09, 2007: Low-income housing credit; consolidation of Code sections.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0778) - SB1055Introduced: January 09, 2007: Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credit; moves to Title 58.1 & cross-reference to Title 63.2.
Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB1055) - SB1197Introduced: January 10, 2007: Public schools; regulations of foods containing trans fatty acids.
Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB1197S1) - SB1198Introduced: January 10, 2007: Medical Services; State's lien for payment.
Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB1198) - SB1290Introduced: January 10, 2007: Interstate Compact for Juveniles; provides accountability, etc., to track juveniles across borders.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0387) - SB1359Introduced: January 17, 2007: Crisis intervention pilot programs; Criminal Justice Services to establish program.
Status: Rereferred to Finance - SB1388Introduced: January 19, 2007: Mental health courts; Office of Executive Secretary of Supreme Court to establish pilot program.
Status: Rereferred to Finance - SB1389Introduced: January 19, 2007: TransDominion Express Commission; created.
Status: Left in Appropriations - SJ432Introduced: January 17, 2007: Celebrating the life of Ralph Keister Bowles.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ432ER) - SJ460Introduced: January 29, 2007: Commending the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ460ER) - SJ476Introduced: February 02, 2007: Commending the City of Roanoke on the occasion of its 125th anniversary.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ476ER) - SJ495Introduced: February 09, 2007: Commending Roanoke Area Ministries and RAM House.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ495ER) - SR38Introduced: January 10, 2007: Rules of the Senate; proposed amendment.
Status: Referred to Committee on Rules
- SB204Introduced: January 10, 2006: Character education; opportuities for voluntary participation in community service activities.
Status: Passed by indefinitely in Education (12-Y 10-N) - SB205Introduced: January 10, 2006: Early childhood education; school divisions to provide programs for four and five-year-olds.
Status: Continued to 2007 in Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) - SB206Introduced: January 10, 2006: Childhood obesity; Board of Education & Health Department establish standards to prevent thereof.
Status: Continued to 2007 in Education and Health (12-Y 2-N) - SB207Introduced: January 10, 2006: Nursing homes; guidelines for staffing..
Status: Left in Finance (15-Y 0-N) - SB208Introduced: January 10, 2006: Children's Services Ombudsman, Office of; created.
Status: Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB208) - SB209Introduced: January 10, 2006: Criminal exhibits; destruction or donation of those used for evidence.
Status: Continued to 2007 in Courts of Justice - SB210Introduced: January 10, 2006: Mental health courts; Office of Executive Secretary of Supreme Court to establish.
Status: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 5-N 2-A) - SB211Introduced: January 10, 2006: Crisis intervention pilot prog.; to respond to crisis situations involving mental illness, report.
Status: Passed by indefinitely in Finance (14-Y 0-N) - SB212Introduced: January 10, 2006: Motor vehicles; use of warning lights, etc. while operating in emergency situations.
Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Transportation - SB213Introduced: January 10, 2006: O. Winston Link Trail; established to highlight and celebrate railroad heritage.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0224) - SB214Introduced: January 10, 2006: Health professions; reinstatedment hearing for mandatory suspension or revocation of license.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0367) - SB215Introduced: January 10, 2006: TransDominion Express Authority Act; created.
Status: Left in Appropriations - SB357Introduced: January 11, 2006: Constitutional amendment; exempts certain property from taxation (first reference).
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0173) - SB358Introduced: January 11, 2006: Real estate tax; exemption in redevelopment or conservation areas, etc.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0572) - SB359Introduced: January 11, 2006: Southwest Va. Veterans Cemetery; Dept. of Veterans Services authorized to accept donated property.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0315) - SB360Introduced: January 11, 2006: Mentally ill defendants; may be hospitalized if unable to care for himself.
Status: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB310-Cuccinelli) (15-Y 0-N) - SB361Introduced: January 11, 2006: Workers' compensation; coverage for first responders during state of emergency.
Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Commerce and Labor (14-Y 1-N) - SB463Introduced: January 11, 2006: Transient occupancy tax; authorizes Montgomery County to impose.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0376) - SB464Introduced: January 11, 2006: Charter; City of Roanoke.
Status: VOTE: (15-Y 21-N) - SB465Introduced: January 11, 2006: Freedom of Information Act; political subdivisions to conduct electronic communication meetings.
Status: Letter sent to Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council - SB632Introduced: January 16, 2006: Neurological birth-related injury cases; review of certain cases.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0919) - SB633Introduced: January 16, 2006: Courthouse security fee.
Status: Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB633) - SB704Introduced: January 20, 2006: Family day homes; those not covered by liability insurance.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0923) - SJ70Introduced: January 10, 2006: Commonwealth Coach and Trolley Museum, Inc.; designating as official transit museum of State.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ70ER) - SJ87Introduced: January 11, 2006: Constitutional amendment; localities to be partially exempt from real property tax.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0946) - SJ143Introduced: January 16, 2006: Celebrating the life of John Dresden Copenhaver.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ143ER) - SJ144Introduced: January 16, 2006: Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Harry Y. Gamble.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ144ER) - SJ145Introduced: January 16, 2006: Celebrating the life of F. Wiley Hubbell.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ145ER) - SJ149Introduced: January 17, 2006: Celebrating the life of Reverend Dr. J. Eugene Young.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ149ER) - SJ166Introduced: January 20, 2006: Humane treatment of animals; report.
Status: Passed by indefinitely in Rules - SJ225Introduced: February 15, 2006: Commending the Harrison Museum of African American Culture on the occasion of its 20th anniversary.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ225ER) - SJ5005Introduced: March 29, 2006: Commending Giles County on the occasion of its bicentennial.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ5005ER) - SJ5006Introduced: March 29, 2006: Commending the Giles High School football team.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ5006ER) - SJ5018Introduced: April 19, 2006: Celebrating the life of Frank W. Rogers, Jr.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ5018ER) - SJ5072Introduced: September 28, 2006: Celebrating the life of Derrick McFarland.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ5072ER)

