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P Passed

P HB1755

Executive, judicial and independent agencies' bill drafting deadline. Changes the deadline for all legislative drafting requests from the Governor, a Governor's Secretary, the Lieutenant Governor, the Attorney General, or the head of any judicial, legislative, or independent agency to the Division of Legislative Services from January 1 to the same deadline applicable to members of the General Assembly for submitting legislative drafting requests for legislation to be prefiled to the Division. This deadline is established by the General Assembly or by the Joint Rules Committee if the General Assembly has not acted. Requests from the Governor may still be submitted in accordance with the procedures established by the Rules Committees of the House of Delegates and the Senate for the conduct of business during a legislative session. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 809.
Patron - McDonnell

P HB2865

Annual report on state spending. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to provide a report on state spending no later than November 15 of each year to the Governor and General Assembly. The Commission's report shall identify spending functions and programs that could be consolidated with other programs, no longer have a distinct and discernible mission, or are not performing their missions efficiently. The Commission shall identify which state programs have had the largest impact on the growth of state spending and determine whether such growth in spending appears rationally related to the rates of increase in inflation, tax relief measures, mandated expenditures, populations served or other related matters.
Patron - Rust

P SB646

Information on proposed constitutional amendments. Modifies the present law requirement for the preparation and distribution of a brief, neutral explanation of each proposed constitutional amendment approved by the General Assembly and submitted to the voters for approval or rejection. The changes include a requirement to post the explanation on the State Board of Elections website on the Internet, authorization for a brief statement on the effect of a "yes" or "no" vote, and a requirement for prompt prepartion of the explanation.
Patron - Whipple

P SB809

Executive, judicial and independent agencies' bill drafting deadline. Changes the deadline for submitting all bill drafting requests to the Division of Legislative Services by the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Governor's Secretaries, and judicial, legislative, and independent branch agencies. The new request deadline coincides with the deadline for members of the General Assembly to submit legislative drafting requests to be prefiled to the Division, as established by the procedural resolution adopted by the General Assembly, or in default thereof, as adopted by the Joint Rules Committee. This bill is identical to HB 1755.
Patron - Norment

P SB844

VRS; introduction of VRS bills. Clarifies that any bill affecting any retirement system established in Title 51.1 must be introduced on the first day of the session. The voting requirements for consent to introduce such legislation after the first day are no longer set out in the statute. Such requirements may be established in the rules of the General Assembly.
Patron - Trumbo

P SB1415

Office expenses of members of the General Assembly. Restates existing law that office expense payments are allowances that require no vouchers for payments. The bill introduces the term "accountable plan," which some members of the General Assembly have elected to establish with the Internal Revenue Service.
Patron - Stosch

P SR22

Senate; introductions by incapacitated members. Allows the Clerk of the Senate to sign bills and resolutions for introduction upon authorization of a member who has become incapacitated.
Patron - Trumbo

P SR23

Senate; co-patrons. Amends the Senate Rules to extend the time to add or remove co-patrons to the time when the first vote is taken on the passage of the bill or agreement to the resolution. This change conforms the Senate Rules to the new co-patron provision in the 2001 procedural resolution (HJR 507).
Patron - Trumbo

F Failed

F HB1631

General Assembly; disclosure of office allowances. Requires members of the General Assembly who receive an allowance for unvouchered office expenses and supplies provided by the general appropriation act to keep a detailed and separate account of these funds and to file an annual disclosure statement. The disclosure statement must be filed with the State Board of Elections no later than January 8, which coincides with the date members must file their statements of economic interests with the Clerks of the House and Senate. The statement must include an account of all receipts and expenditures recorded during the preceding calendar year. Unexpended balances must be carried forward and accounted for in the next reporting period. The bill prohibits legislators from making expenditures from these funds to family members.
Patron - Purkey

F HB1700

General Assembly; legislative review of regulatory implementation. Requires each standing committee of each house of the General Assembly to meet at the commencement of every regular session in an odd-numbered year to review implementation by state agencies of regulations with subject matter most properly referable to such standing committee.
Patron - Purkey

F HB1946

State and Local Fiscal Needs and Resources Commission. Creates the Fiscal Needs and Resources Commission as a legislative agency to continue the work of the Commission on Virginia's State and Local Tax Structure for the 21st Century. The commission would have 15 members with eight legislators, five nonlegislative citizens and the Secretary of Finance and the Tax Commissioner. The commission will examine on an ongoing basis state and local fiscal needs and resources issues.
Patron - Hull

F HB2298

General Assembly; office expenses. Changes the office expense reimbursement arrangement to an accountable plan within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder. Members will be required to substantiate their business expenses on a quarterly basis and return any amount in excess of the substantiated expenses. The bill also provides a separate office equipment expense allowance not to exceed $5,000 during a four-year period. Members are required to submit a voucher and accompanying receipts prior to receiving payment for equipment expenses.
Patron - Brink

F HB2321

F HB2415

Legislative consideration of use of photo-monitoring system to enforce traffic light signals. Provides that prior to considering any legislation authorizing an authority to use a photo-monitoring system to enforce traffic light signals, also known as "photo-red," the locality must adopt a resolution requesting the General Assembly for such authority and explaining the need for using photo-red. Such resolution must be submitted to the committee of the General Assembly considering such legislation. The bill further provides that the localities that were authorized to use photo-red prior to July 1, 2001, and have in fact been using photo-red may continue to do so until July 1, 2005. After July 1, 2005, such localities must also be granted authority to use photo-red by legislation enacted pursuant to the requirements of this bill.
Patron - May

F HJ654

Session policies for the awarding of overtime pay and compensatory leave to legislative branch employees. Revises the Joint Rules Committee Resolution regarding overtime compensation for professional and supervisory personnel during session. Under the current Resolution, professional and supervisory staff members are not compensated for those hours worked between 40 and 55 in the same calendar week. Nonprofessional and non-supervisory personnel are compensated for every hour greater than 40 with time-and-a-half in either leave or pay. This amendment provides for hour-for-hour compensation for those hours between 40 and 55. Such staff members will be entitled to leave only for those hours and not compensation in the form of pay. No other provisions of the Resolution are amended.
Patron - Joannou

F HJ735

Joint Rule of the General Assembly; term of service as chairman of a standing committee. Provides that no member of the General Assembly shall serve as the chairman of a standing committee of the House of Delegates or Senate for more than eight consecutive years.
Patron - Purkey

F SB1364

Conflicts of Interest; legislative officers and employees. Designates the office of the Clerk of the Senate and the office of the Clerk of the House of Delegates as depositories for disclosure statements of personal interests required to be filed by certain legislative officers and employees. Officers and employees of the Senate designated by the Joint Rules Committee are required to file their statements with the Clerk of the Senate. All other legislative officers and employees designated by the Joint Rules Committee must file their statements with the Clerk of the House of Delegates. The statements are maintained as public records for five years in the clerks' offices.
Patron - Trumbo

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