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
Criminal records; shall contain last four digits of person's social security number. [HB-1259]
Criminal records maintained by the clerk of the court; social security numbers. Provides that the clerk of each district court shall ensure that all nonconfidential court records regarding a person's conviction for a criminal offense or a traffic infraction shall contain the last four digits of the person's social security number. The clerk of each circuit court must also comply with the requirement for such records that are made available via remote access.
HB-1259: Criminal records; shall contain last four digits of person's social security number.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
House: Continued To 2011 In Courts Of Justice By Voice Vote on 02/03/2010
Public Procurement Act; certain amount of contracts to be awarded to small businesses, etc. [HB-1279]
Virginia Public Procurement Act; small, women-owned, or minority-owned businesses. Requires the Department of General Services, in conjunction with the Department of Minority Business Enterprise, to develop a program that insures that at least 15 percent of state procurement contracts are awarded to small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses located in historically underutilized business zones (HUB Zone) that meet certain requirements. The bill defines HUB Zone.
HB-1279: Public Procurement Act; certain amount of contracts to be awarded to small businesses, etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynwood Lewis
House: Left In General Laws on 02/16/2010
Magistrate; may issue arrest warrants for a felony only if complaint by law-enforcement officer. [HB-1286]
Restrictions on issuance of process of arrest by a magistrate. Provides that a magistrate may not issue an arrest warrant for a felony offense upon the basis of a complaint by a person other than a law-enforcement officer without prior authorization by the attorney for the Commonwealth or, if no attorney for the Commonwealth is available, without prior authorization by a law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the alleged offense. Current law requires only consultation with the attorney for the Commonwealth or, if he is unavailable, consultation
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HB-1286: Magistrate; may issue arrest warrants for a felony only if complaint by law-enforcement officer.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. Todd Gilbert
House: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/16/2010
Residential community programs; DOC to give nonviolent prisoners opportunity to participate. [HB-1316]
Corrections; residential community programs. Directs the Department of Corrections, where appropriate and when resources are available, to give nonviolent prisoners who have not been convicted of specific offenses or sentenced to one or more life terms the opportunity to participate in a residential community program, work release, or a community-based program. Current law requires that the prisoner not be convicted of any violent crime and be sentenced to at least three years. The bill allows for up to 30 percent of the prisoner's gross earnings
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HB-1316: Residential community programs; DOC to give nonviolent prisoners opportunity to participate.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
House: Continued To 2011 In Militia, Police And Public Safety By Voice Vote on 02/09/2010
Assault and battery against a family or household member; protective order, penalty. [HB-216]
Assault and battery against a family or household member; protective order; penalty. Provides that a person who commits an assault and battery against a person who is protected by the provisions of a protective order is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and for a third offense, a Class 6 felony.
HB-216: Assault and battery against a family or household member; protective order, penalty.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
House: Continued To 2011 In Courts Of Justice By Voice Vote on 02/10/2010
Stalking; enhanced penalties. [HB-218]
Stalking; enhanced penalties. Provides that any person who commits a second or subsequent offense of stalking occurring within five years of a conviction of a prior offense is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Currently, the Class 6 felony applies for a third or subsequent offense. The bill also provides that any person who commits an offense of stalking when, at the time of the offense, there is in effect any court order prohibiting contact between the defendant and the victim or the victim's family or household member is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
HB-218: Stalking; enhanced penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
House: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/16/2010