Individual health insurance coverage; resident of State not required to obtain, etc., policy. [HB-10]
Individual health insurance coverage; requirement to obtain. Provides that a resident of the Commonwealth shall not be required to obtain or maintain a policy of individual insurance coverage except as required by a court or the Department of Social Services where the individual is named a party in a judicial or administrative proceeding. This applies regardless of whether the person has or is eligible for health insurance coverage under any policy or program provided by or through his employer or a plan sponsored by the Commonwealth or the federal
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HB-10: Individual health insurance coverage; resident of State not required to obtain, etc., policy.
Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0818) on 04/21/2010
RPS program; electric utility to receive triple credit when energy derived from offshore wind. [HB-1022]
Renewable energy portfolio standard program. Provides that an investor-owned electric utility will receive triple credit toward meeting the goals of the renewable energy portfolio standard program for energy derived from offshore wind. The measure also provides that an electric utility that participates in the renewable energy portfolio standard program may sell renewable energy certificates produced at its own generation facilities located in the Commonwealth or, if located outside the Commonwealth, owned by the utility and in operation as of January
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HB-1022: RPS program; electric utility to receive triple credit when energy derived from offshore wind.
Sponsored by: Rep. Timothy Hugo
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0850) on 04/21/2010
Income tax, corporate; apportionment of income for manufacturers. [HB-1122]
Corporate income tax; apportionment of income for manufacturers. Removes language that requires any manufacturer who uses the single sales factor apportionment formula and does not reach certain employee hiring goals during the first three years after using such apportionment formula, to pay additional taxes as well as penalties.
HB-1122: Income tax, corporate; apportionment of income for manufacturers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Byron
Senate: Failed To Report (defeated) In Finance (7-y 7-n) on 03/02/2010
Primary & secondary road projects; establishment & use of regional accounts by Transportation Board. [HB-1158]
Regional VDOT construction accounts. Provides for the establishment of regional accounts, one for each highway construction district, whereby new transportation revenues not previously in existence generated on and after July 1, 2010 shall be deposited, to be used by the Commonwealth Transportation Board for allocation of funds for specific transportation projects within the region wherein the revenue is generated. This system of allocation is to be in addition to and not a replacement for other transportation construction fund allocation formulas.
HB-1158: Primary & secondary road projects; establishment & use of regional accounts by Transportation Board.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barry Knight
Senate: Pursuant To Senate Rule 20(l) on 03/02/2010
Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; Department to give notice to committed respondent. [HB-1198]
Sex offenders; registration requirements. Provides that prior to entering judgment of conviction of an offense for which registration is required if the victim of the offense was a minor, physically helpless, or mentally incapacitated, the court shall determine by a preponderance of the evidence, whether the victim of the offense was a minor, physically helpless or mentally incapacitated. If it is determined that the victim was a minor at the time of the offense, the victim's age must be determined. Upon such a determination the court shall advise
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HB-1198: Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; Department to give notice to committed respondent.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Cole
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0858) on 04/21/2010
Stormwater management regulations; changes effective date that establishes local program criteria. [HB-1220]
Stormwater management regulations; effective date. Delays the regulation that establishes local program criteria and delegation procedures and the water quality and water quantity criteria. The regulation, however, shall be adopted within 280 days after the establishment of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Chesapeake Bay-wide Total Maximum Daily Load, but no later than December 1, 2011. The bill also directs the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board to establish an advisory panel to review the regulation and make recommendations on
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HB-1220: Stormwater management regulations; changes effective date that establishes local program criteria.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rosalyn Dance
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0137) on 03/11/2010
State employees; restoration of health insurance plan options in Hampton Roads area. [HB-1251]
Health insurance for state employees. Requires any health insurance coverage plan established for state employees in Hampton Roads to include health insurance plan options available in the six months prior to the implementation of the COVA Connect pilot program instituted on July 1, 2009.
HB-1251: State employees; restoration of health insurance plan options in Hampton Roads area.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Stolle
House: Tabled In General Laws By Voice Vote on 02/11/2010
Bail bondsman; provided copy of criminal history information. [HB-1255]
Bail bondsman to receive criminal history information. Provides that if a judicial officer sets a secured bond and the person engages the services of a licensed bail bondsman, the magistrate executing recognizance for the accused shall, upon request of the bondsman, provide the bondsman with a copy of the person's Virginia criminal history record, if readily available, to be used by the bondsman only to determine appropriate reporting requirements to impose upon the accused upon his release. The bondsman may review the record on the premises only
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HB-1255: Bail bondsman; provided copy of criminal history information.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Albo
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0862) on 04/21/2010