Sen. John Edwards
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District SD-021
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 132
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Health insurance carriers; hospital disclosure of contractual arrangements. [SB-396]
Health care costs; estimates and average costs. Requires the Department of Health to negotiate and contract with a nonprofit organization for an annual survey of carriers, to determine the average costs for 25 common outpatient procedures and the average reimbursement paid for a specific service from all providers and provider types, and to make such information available to the public through a website operated by the nonprofit organization. This bill also requires the Health Commissioner to work together with the nonprofit organization to incorporate
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0102) on 03/04/2008
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Methamphetamine precursors; electronic log to be maintained by sellers of products. [SB-397]
Methamphetamine precursors; electronic log. Requires that the log currently required to be maintained by sellers of products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or any of their salts or isomers or any salts of isomers must be kept in electronic format. The Board of Pharmacy is required to establish and maintain the log and ensure that the log is capable of checking compliance against all state, local, and federal laws, including interfacing with other states to ensure comprehensive compliance.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Senate: Stricken At The Request Of Patron In Courts Of Justice (14-y 0-n) on 01/30/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Character education; adds humane education in treatment of companion animals to programs. [SB-438]
Character education; humane education. Adds that humane education, including compassion and responsibility in the treatment of companion animals, may be covered in character education programs.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Senate: Stricken At Request Of Patron In Education And Health (15-y 0-n) on 01/24/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Clean energy future; electric energy sold to be generated from renewable generation energy sources. [SB-446]
Clean energy future. Requires that by the year commencing July 1, 2020, and in subsequent years, 20% of the electric energy sold by each supplier to retail customers in the Commonwealth be generated from renewable generation energy sources, and that each supplier achieve reductions in the consumption of electric energy by its retail customers, through the supplier's implementation of energy efficiency programs, in an amount equal to 10% of the amount of electric energy consumed by its retail customers in 2007. The requirements are phased in over
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Petersen Senate: Failed To Report (defeated) In Commerce And Labor (3-y 12-n) on 02/11/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions for nonprofit entities exempt from federal income taxes. [SB-459]
Sales and use tax exemptions; nonprofit entities. Adds organizations exempt from federal income taxes under § 501 (c) (19) to those nonprofit entities that may be eligible for a sales and use tax exemption on their purchases of tangible personal property. In general, § 501 (c) (19) organizations include posts or organizations of past or present members of the armed forces of the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Senate: Left In Finance on 02/13/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor. [SB-500]
Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor. Authorizes the Governor to declare that a communicable, contagious or infectious disease, is a disease that is covered by the existing infectious disease presumption for firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and certain law-enforcement officers under the Virginia Workers Compensation Act. The presumption currently exists for hepatitis, meningococcal meningitis, tuberculosis, and HIV. Such a declaration may be made after the Board of Health has issued an order
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards House: Left In Commerce And Labor on 03/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Voting equipment; locking and securing after an election. [SB-509]
Elections; locking of equipment after election; and timing of special elections. Provides that the period of time that voting equipment must be locked and secured after an election will be until the deadline has passed to request a recount (generally 10 days after the election results are certified); and reduces from 60 days to 55 days the period of time during which a special election cannot be called before a general or primary election. These changes give more flexibility for the scheduling of special elections. This bill is identical to
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0107) on 03/04/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Natural Resources Commitment Fund; created. [SB-511]
Natural resources funding. Establishes the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund. The Fund would be capitalized with appropriated funds and moneys from public and private sources. Beginning July 1, 2008, and for the next 10 years moneys in the Fund would be distributed to the Department of Conservation and Recreation's Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-Share Program for the implementation of agricultural best management practices (BMP). Fifty-seven percent of the moneys are to used for matching grants to implement BMPs on agricultural
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0701) on 04/14/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Veterans services; changes references under powers & duties of Commissioner of Veterans Services. [SB-521]
Veterans services in the Commonwealth. Changes references under the powers and duties of the Commissioner of Veterans Services from the Secretary of Administration to the Secretary of Public Safety. The bill also clarifies the purpose of the Veterans Services Foundation to provide funding for veteran services and programs in the Commonwealth. This bill was incorporated into
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Senate: Incorporated By General Laws And Technology (sb760-wagner) (15-y 0-n) on 01/30/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
War Memorial Foundation; increase in membership. [SB-580]
Virginia War Memorial Foundation. Replaces the Secretary of Administration with the Secretary of Public Safety and the Commissioner of Veterans Services as ex officio members of the board of trustees of the Virginia War Memorial Foundation. Under the bill, the Department of Veterans Services replaces the Department of General Services in providing administrative support to the Foundation.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0625) on 03/18/2008