Sen. Thomas Norment
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Electric Utility Restructuring, Commission on; renamed Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. [SB-575]
Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. Renames the Commission on Electric Utility Restructuring as the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation, extends its scheduled expiration from July 1, 2008, until July 1, 2010, and states that its purposes is to work collaboratively with the State Corporation Commission in conjunction with the implementation of the Virginia Electric Utility Restructuring Act. This bill is incorporated into SB 596.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Saslaw Senate: Incorporated By Commerce And Labor (sb596-norment) (15-y 0-n) on 02/11/2008
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Health, Department of; payment for medical care services. [SB-579]
Department of Health; payment for medical care services. Allows the Department of Health to charge an amount equal to the allowable charge of a private insurer for the services provided by the Department to an insured individual. If an insurance company denies a claim for medical care services provided by the Department, the patient portion of the bill shall not be greater than if the person did not have private health insurance. This bill is identical to
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Saslaw Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0042) on 02/27/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Tourism zones, local; increases number of years which tax incentives may be provided therein. [SB-591]
Local tourism zones. Increases from 10 to 20 the number of years in which tax incentives may be provided in a local tourism zone.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Norment Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0462) on 03/14/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Animal protection and fighting; broadens penalty. [SB-592]
Animal protection and fighting; penalty. Provides that engaging in the fighting of any animals is a Class 1 misdemeanor, while dog fighting remains a Class 6 felony. Possession of any materials intended to enhance the ability of animals to fight, permitting a minor to become involved in animal fighting, or wagering on animal fighting raises any such offense to a Class 6 felony. Animals that are the subject of such criminal charges may be forfeited to the locality, but the owner may post bond to retain his ownership interest and repossess the animals
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Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Norment Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0707) on 04/14/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Freedom of Information Act; confidential records discussion to be conducted in non-public meeting. [SB-593]
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); meeting exemption; tourism and economic development. Allows the discussion or consideration of confidential proprietary records provided by a private business to certain state, local, or regional industrial or economic development authorities or organizations for business, trade and tourism development to be conducted in meetings not open to the public.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Norment Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0626) on 03/18/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Dams; exempts owners of those not dangerous & historically significant from correcting deficiencies. [SB-594]
Dam safety. Exempts the owners of historically significant dams that do not present an imminent danger from having to correct deficiencies identified in a dam safety inspection conducted by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Norment Senate: Left In Agriculture, Conservation And Natural Resources on 02/13/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Regional jails; extends deadline for consideration of construction, enlargement, etc. thereof. [SB-595]
Regional jails. Extends the deadline for consideration of construction, enlargement, or renovation of certain local or regional jail facilities as that deadline applies to the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail Authority.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Norment Senate: Stricken At Request Of Patron In Finance (16-y 0-n) on 01/22/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Electric Utility Restructuring, Commission on; continue as Commission on Electric Utility Regulation [SB-596]
Commission on Electric Utility Regulation. Continues the Commission on Electric Utility Restructuring as the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation and extends its scheduled expiration from July 1, 2008, until July 1, 2010. The Electric Utility Restructuring Act is renamed the Electric Utility Regulation Act, and provisions of the Act that address the transition to retail competition are revised to address provisions of 2007 legislation that curtailed many aspects of the scheduled re-regulation of electric generation services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Norment Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0883) on 05/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Simulcast horse racing; Racing Commission authorizes wagering thereon & allocates proceeds. [SB-597]
Virginia Racing Commission; simulcast horse racing; allocations. Authorizes wagering on historical horse racing and allocates the proceeds.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Norment House: Left In Finance on 03/03/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
ABC agent; assault and battery against, penalty. [SB-598]
Assault and battery; ABC agent, penalty. Adds special agents of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to the definition of law-enforcement officer, which means that the punishment for committing an assault and battery on a special agent engaged in the performance of his public duties is elevated from a Class 1 misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony with a six-month mandatory minimum term of confinement. This bill has been incorporated into SB 522.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Norment Senate: Incorporated By Courts Of Justice (sb522-locke) (15-y 0-n) on 01/23/2008