Miscellaneous (Including Budget and Bonds)

P Passed

P HB1442
Award of Virginia military medals. Provides that Virginia military medal and decorations shall be made in the United States. The bill provides that existing stocks of Virginia military medals and decorations which are of foreign origin may be consumed without violating the provisions of this act. All Virginia military medals and decorations shall have the words "Made in the USA" stamped on the reverse side. This act shall not limit the country of origin of United States military medals and decorations that are presented to members of the Virginia National Guard.
Patron - Black

P HB1450
Budget bill. Amends Chapter 464 of the Acts of Assembly of 1998, as amended by Chapter 1, Acts of Assembly of 1998, Special Session I, which appropriated the public revenue for the two years.
Patron - Callahan

P HB1467
Claims; Webb, Troy L. Provides $375,000 in relief for Troy L. Webb, who was wrongfully incarcerated for crimes which he did not commit. Mr. Webb petitioned the Governor for executive clemency and was granted an absolute pardon in 1996 for all offenses for which he was convicted. Of the total amount, $225,000 is payable over 10 years through an annuity.
Patron - Jones, J.C.

P HB1495
Claims; McDaniel, Roger L. Provides $13,675 in relief for Roger L. McDaniel, to be paid from the Onsite Sewage Indemnification Fund. Mr. McDaniel purchased property in Frederick County, Virginia, in August 1990 based on an existing septic system permit issued for the property by the State Board of Health in 1987. When the permit expired in 1991, the Board refused to renew the permit or issue a new permit for a septic system and required the installation of an alternative discharge system which caused Mr. McDaniel to incur additional costs.
Patron - Sherwood

P HB1528
Claims; Slemp, Campbell B. Requires Virginia Tech to retroactively classify the position of Campbell B. Slemp, a retired employee, as an assistant director of the Powell River Project. Mr. Slemp was improperly classified as a research associate by his employer, which prevented him from retiring with the full monthly retirement benefit that would have been provided under the Workforce Transition Act.
Patron - Kilgore

P HB1560
Claims; Staff Builders Home Health Care. Provides $10,540.91 in relief to Staff Builders Home Health Care for payments denied by the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS). DMAS denied the payments because the Plan of Treatment authorizing the services, signed by a doctor, was not dated.
Patron - Woodrum

P HB1590
Claims; Mecklenburg County. Provides for the payment of $56,000 to Mecklenburg County to reimburse the county for medical expenses paid for the treatment of an inmate. The injuries occurred during the arrest of the inmate.
Patron - Ruff

P HB1605
Claims; Bates, Wayne W. Provides $4,469.51 in relief for Wayne W. Bates. Mr. Bates is a federal retiree who was not able to receive a settlement payment under the Harper settlement because he filled out the forms incorrectly.
Patron - McClure

P HB1640
Claims; Estate of Sara Ann Boylan. Provides $ 694.27 relief to the estate of Sara Ann Boylan, whose Harper settlement form was never received by the Department of Taxation.
Patron - Behm

P HB1705
Claims; Garrett, Thomas A. Provides for the payment of $15,000 to Thomas A. Garrett for the cost of an alternative sand filter waste disposal system, to be paid from the Onsite Sewage Indemnification Fund.
Patron - Dickinson

P HB1719
Claims; McCormick, Cyrus. Provides $10,944.14 in relief to Cyrus McCormick to reimburse him for health insurance premium payments. The Department of Social Services failed to inform Mr. McCormick of the Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (HIP program).
Patron - Wilkins

P HB1789
Claims; Stinnette, Glen W. Provides $1,666.40 in relief for Glen W. Stinnette. Mr. Stinnette is a federal retiree whose Harper settlement form was never received by the Department of Taxation.
Patron - Cranwell

P HB1821
Claims; Russell, Beverly Q. Provides $129,500 in relief for Beverly Q. Russell. One-half of such sum is payable on or before July 1, 1999, and the balance is to be paid in five equal installments from July 1, 2000, through July 1, 2004, contingent upon written mental and physical evaluations, and upon her not returning to work as a nurse or if the VRS Medical Board finds she may work as a nurse without losing her VRS retirement benefits.
Patron - Griffith

P HB1842
Regional juvenile detention commissions. Allows the Crater Youth Care Commission, which serves the Sixth and Eleventh Judicial Districts, to borrow funds and issue revenue bonds to cover the local share of the cost of constructing new or expanded juvenile detention facilities. This is emergency legislation.
Patron - Ingram

P HB2088
U. S. Route 58 Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue Bond Act of 1999. Increases the maximum principal amount of the Transportation Revenue Bonds for the U.S. Route 58 Corridor Development Program from $600 million to $704.3 million. The measure also increases the amount of bonds that may be issued for the Northern Virginia Transportation District Program by $104.3 million.
Patron - Clement

P HB2169
Virginia Public Building Authority; bond authorization for Kiptopeke State Park Facility. Increases the bond authorization related to the Kiptopeke State Park Facility from $11,000,000 to $12,500,000.
Patron - Bloxom

P HB2409
Revenue bonds; Southampton Reception and Classification Center. Reduces the amount of the bond authorization for the Southampton Reception and Classification Center renovation to $259,210. The Virginia Public Building Authority was authorized to issue $5.1 million in bonds for this project in 1996.
Patron - Thomas

P HB2420
I-64 weighing station. Requires the expeditious relocation of the VDOT weighing station on I-64 in Henrico County (Bottoms Bridge scales). This bill is nearly identical to SB 956. Because neither of these bills are to be codified, the minor differences between them are immaterial.
Patron - Grayson

P SB822
Claims; Slis, Robert A. and Victoria R. Provides for the payment of $5,850 from the Onsite Sewage Indemnification Fund to Robert and Victoria Slis for repairs to the sewage disposal system at their residence. The Health Department negligently inspected and approved the installation of the system by an unlicensed contractor in 1991. After the system failed in 1995, it was learned that the contractor installed a drainfield with an area of 780 square feet, rather than 1,440 square feet as required by the construction permit. The Health Department has revoked the operations permit for their four-bedroom home, and reissued a smaller capacity permit which reduces their home's value.
Patron - Houck

P SB843
State employees transferred to local health departments; continuation of benefits. Provides that persons transferred from state employment to city employment as a result of a contract between the City of Richmond and the State Board of Health will receive state retirement health benefits.
Patron - Lambert

P SB861
Claims; estate of Arlene C. Bergers. Provides for the payment of $2,719.68 to the estate of Arlene C. Bergers. The late Mrs. Bergers and her husband overpaid state income taxes on their federal retirement income from 1985 through 1988 by that amount. Mrs. Bergers received the forms required to participate in the Harper settlement legislation, and told her daughter that she had signed and returned the forms to the Department of Taxation. The Department has told the executor of her estate that Mrs. Bergers did not sign the required form. Mrs. Bergers was hospitalized and receiving chemotherapy throughout the relevant period.
Patron - Walker

P SB870
Claims; Russell, Beverly Q. Provides $129,500 in relief for Beverly Q. Russell. One-half of such sum is payable on or before July 1, 1999, and the balance is to be paid in five equal installments from July 1, 2000, through July 1, 2004, contingent upon written mental and physical evaluations, and upon her not returning to work as a nurse or if the VRS Medical Board finds she may work as a nurse without losing her VRS retirement benefits.
Patron - Trumbo

F Failed

F HB1611
Claims; Smith, Joseph J., III. Provides $1,385 in relief for Joseph J. Smith III. Mr. Smith was not able to recover losses resulting from improper and dishonest conduct by a contractor under the Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Act.
Patron - Van Landingham

F HB1702
Claims; Points, Russell A. and Joan E. Provides $2,297 in relief for Russell and Joan Points. Mr. and Mrs. Points elected to be bound by the outcome of the Harper litigation, but did not return the required form until after the deadline for filing the form had lapsed.
Patron - Tata

F HB1730
U. S. Route 58 Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue Bond Act of 1999. Authorizes the issuance of U. S. Route 58 Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue Bonds pursuant to the provisions of §§ 33.1-267 through 33.1-295 and Article X, Section 9 (d) of the Virginia Constitution in an amount not exceeding $300,000,000. The purpose of the bonds is to provide funds for paying, together with any other available funds, the cost of the continued construction of an adequate, modern, safe, and efficient highway system along Virginia's southern border, which comprises the Route 58 Corridor. The bill authorizes the Transportation Board to issue the bonds to be sold through the Treasury Board, either at public or private sale. The bonds are not backed by the full faith and credit of the Commonwealth.
Patron - Day

F HB1736
Claims; Frazier, William R.. Provides $10,000 in relief to William R. Frazier for fencing damaged by the Department of Transportation while performing improvements to State Route 651.
Patron - Katzen

F HB1737
Claims; Canterbury Village subdivision. Provides for the payment of $124,000 for the relief of residents of the Canterbury Village subdivision located in Fauquier County. The water supply for the subdivision failed due to the owner's continued failure to comply with the law pertaining to the operation of a waterworks over the course of several years. The bill provides for $62,000 of the payment to come from the state treasury and $62,000 to come from the general fund appropriation to the Department of Health state local cooperative health budget from such funds that would be appropriated to the Fauquier County Health Department. The bill also provides for the Department of Health to place the funds in escrow to be used to cover the expenses of connecting the subdivision to an adjoining waterworks system.
Patron - Katzen

F HB1738
Claims; Chronaker, Dorothy. Provides $35,000 in relief to Dorothy Chronaker for damage caused to her property by the Virginia Department of Transportation in connection with a road improvement project in Remington, Virginia.
Patron - Katzen

F HB1793
Claims; Hyder, Lowe & Galston. Provides for the payment of $2,015.90 to the Hyder, Lowe & Galston law firm for unreimbursed expenses the law firm incurred to defend an out-of-state lawsuit. The law firm and a member of the law firm were defendants in the suit filed in the State of Washington which involved the firm member's actions as guardian ad litem for a minor child. The suit was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, improper venue and insufficient process. While the litigation expenses of the firm member were reimbursed by the Division of Risk Management, the expenses for the firm were not.
Patron - Cantor

F HB1986
Commonwealth of Virginia Higher Education and Related Educational Facilities Bond Act of 1999. Subject to approval by a majority of the qualified voters of the Commonwealth voting thereon at the November 2, 1999, general election, authorizes the issuance of Commonwealth of Virginia Higher Education and Related Educational Facilities Bonds pursuant to Article X, Section 9 (b) of the Virginia Constitution in an amount not exceeding $300,000,000. The purpose of the bonds is to provide funds for paying, together with any other available funds, the cost of maintaining, restoring, repairing, improving, and refurbishing the physical plants, including incidental equipment, of higher education and related educational facilities. The full faith and credit of the Commonwealth is pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds and any bond anticipation notes or refunding bonds. The bill authorizes the Treasury board, by and with the consent of the Governor, to fix the details of such bonds, to provide for their sale at public or private sale, to borrow money in anticipation of the issuance of the bonds, and to issue refunding bonds. The bill shall not become effective, and no bonds shall be issued unless and until voter approval is obtained.
Patron - Diamonstein

F HB2151
Commonwealth of Virginia Cultural Facilities Bond Act of 1999. Authorizes, subject to approval by a majority of the qualified voters of the Commonwealth voting thereon at the November 2, 1999, general election, the issuance of Commonwealth of Virginia Cultural Facilities Bonds pursuant to Article X, Section 9 (b) of the Virginia Constitution in an amount not exceeding $90,100,000. The purpose of the bonds is to provide funds for paying, together with any other available funds, the cost of maintaining, restoring, repairing, improving, and refurbishing the physical plants, including incidental equipment, of cultural, historic and artistic facilities. The full faith and credit of the Commonwealth is pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds and any bond anticipation notes or refunding bonds. The bill authorizes the Treasury Board, by and with the consent of the Governor, to fix the details of such bonds, to provide for their sale at public or private sale, to borrow money in anticipation of the issuance of the bonds, and to issue refunding bonds. The bill shall not become effective and no bonds shall be issued unless voter approval is obtained.
Patron - Diamonstein

F HB2202
U. S. Route 58 Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue Bond Act of 1999. Authorizes the issuance of U. S. Route 58 Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue Bonds pursuant to the provisions of §§ 33.1-267 through 33.1-295 and Article X, Section 9 (d) of the Virginia Constitution in an amount not exceeding $300,000,000. The purpose of the bonds is to provide funds for paying, together with any other available funds, the cost of the continued construction of an adequate, modern, safe, and efficient highway system along Virginia's southern border, which comprises the Route 58 Corridor. The bill authorizes the Transportation Board to issue the bonds to be sold through the Treasury Board, either at public or private sale. The bonds are not backed by the full faith and credit of the Commonwealth.
Patron - Day

F HB2406
Claims, Russell, Beverly Q. Permits Beverly Q. Russell the opportunity to pursue her claims against the Commonwealth by the Commonwealth waiving protection afforded by sovereign immunity. Mrs. Russell was an employee of the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services at Catawba Hospital. In the course of her duties, Mrs. Russell was injured by a violent patient. Worker's compensation has not fully compensated Mrs. Russell for her losses.
Patron - Griffith

F HB2493
Commonwealth of Virginia Parks and Recreational Facilities Bond Act of 1999. Subject to approval by a majority of the qualified voters of the Commonwealth voting thereon at the November 2, 1999, general election, authorizes the issuance of Commonwealth of Virginia Park and Recreational Facilities Bonds pursuant to Article X, Section 9 (b) of the Virginia Constitution in an amount not exceeding $111,410,000. The purpose of the bonds is to provide funds for paying, together with any other available funds, for financing the acquisition of interests in land and any structures thereon for park and recreational facilities, state parks, state forests, and sites of historic significance and for the preservation of natural resources. The full faith and credit of the Commonwealth is pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds and any bond anticipation notes or refunding bonds. The bill authorizes the Treasury board, by and with the consent of the Governor, to fix the details of such bonds, to provide for their sale at public or private sale, to borrow money in anticipation of the issuance of the bonds, and to issue refunding bonds. The bill shall not become effective, and no bonds shall be issued, unless voter approval is obtained.
Patron - Deeds

F HB2680
Regional sports organizations; inspection of records. Requires regional sports organizations to make all financial books and records relating to the operation and administration of the organization available to members thereof for inspection upon request. This right of inspection shall exist without reference to the duration of the membership and may be exercised only during reasonable business hours or at a mutually convenient time and location. The bill defines "regional sports organization" as any voluntary, nonprofit organization or association which is exempt from taxation under § 501 (c) (7) of the Internal Revenue Code serving a specific geographic area and which operates a sports or other recreational program for the children of its members.
Patron - O'Brien

F HB2752
Claims; Shivers, Robert and Lori. Provides $1,038 in relief for Robert and Lori Shivers. The Shiverses moved to Rockingham County, Virginia, from California in 1994. They filed tax returns for both California and Virginia in 1995 for the 1994 tax year. In 1998, they received notification from the State of California that they had miscalculated their income. The Shiverses subsequently filed an amended 1994 tax return in Virginia which calculated an additional refund of $1,038. They were informed by the Department of Taxation that the three-year time deadline for filing an amended return had passed.
Patron - Weatherholtz

F SB792
Claims; Campbell County. Provides for the payment of $108,000 to Campbell County for unreimbursed expenses incurred in implementing the itemized reporting requirements of the Personal Property Tax Relief Act of 1998.
Patron - Hawkins

F SB800
Budget bill. Amends Chapter 464 of the Acts of Assembly of 1998, as amended by Chapter 1, Acts of Assembly of 1998, Special Session I, which appropriated the public revenue for the two years.
Patron - Walker

F SB823
Claims; Finn, Michele, John Finn and other relatives of Hugh Finn; health care decision educational program. Provides for the payment of $48,000 to Michele Finn and of $10,000 to John Finn on behalf of other relatives of Hugh Finn to reimburse them for costs incurred in court actions related to her actions as guardian of her late husband, Hugh Finn. Mr. Finn suffered brain damage in an automobile accident in 1995. In 1998, he was diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state and having no reasonable possibility of recovery. When Mrs. Finn made plans to withdraw the feeding tube that was sustaining him, relatives of Mr. Finn sued unsuccessfully to overturn her decision. The Commonwealth instituted suit to block the removal of the feeding tube. The measure also requires the Virginia State Bar to implement a program of educating the bar and the public about health care decision planning.
Patron - Saslaw

F SB826
Claims; Duncan, Sarah Kelly. Provides relief for nine-year-old Sarah Kelly Duncan who was born on March 12, 1989, and suffered severe birth-related neurological injuries during the labor or delivery process because of oxygen deprivation. At the time of Sarah Kelly Duncan's birth, the definition of birth-related neurological injury included in the statute was stringent and could not be met by some infants who were neurologically injured in a hospital at birth or immediately thereafter. The claim filed on behalf of Sarah Kelly Duncan in 1997 was evaluated on the basis of the early definition and was ultimately denied. However, the objective medical panel's opinion supported the contention that her condition meets the present definition of "birth-related neurological injury." The present definition was approved in 1990 through two bills which revised the definition by striking the requirements to be permanently nonambulatory, aphasic, and incontinent and inserting requirements for permanent motor disabilities and developmental disabilities or cognitive disability. The infant must require permanent assistance in all "activities" of daily living. This bill authorizes the legal representative of Sarah Kelly Duncan to seek relief through the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act as though the current definition of birth-related neurological injury was in effect at the time of her birth. The Workers' Compensation Commission, which administers this Act, must make a determination of whether the current definition is met and, if so, make an award to Sarah Kelly Duncan under the Act from the Fund.
Patron - Marye

F SB855
Claims; Price, William D., Jr., and Mary B. Provides $3,150 in relief for William D. and Mary B. Price. The Department of Transportation constructed an access drive connecting their property to the relocated Old Danville Road about 10 years ago. The drive has largely washed away because it was built of gravel and tar on a steep slope. VDOT has refused to rebuild the access drive.
Patron - Reynolds

F SB856
Claims; Stophel, Henry. Provides $65,000 in relief for Henry Stophel, contingent upon his deeding his property in Henry County to the Commonwealth. Beginning with rains from Hurricane Fran, Mr. Stophel's property has sustained severe soil erosion and mud slides. The house was built on unstable soil, and the combination of soil saturation from heavy rainfall and the presence of the road cut at the toe of the slope caused the failure of the soil. The erosion problem was exacerbated by the Department of Transportation's removing fill dirt from a highway adjacent to his property following the initial mud slide in 1996. The assessed value of Mr. Stophel's property is less than the cost of constructing improvements to stabilize the hillside.
Patron - Reynolds

F SB1059
U.S. Route 58 Corridor Development Program. Increases the maximum principal amount of the Transportation Revenue Bonds for the U.S. Route 58 Corridor Development Program from $600 million to $975 million.
Patron - Hawkins

F SB1189
Transportation Board Authorizations. Increases the maximum principal amount of the Transportation Revenue Bonds for the U.S. Route 58 Corridor Development Program from $600 million to $704.3 million. The measure also increases the amount of bonds that may be issued for the Northern Virginia Transportation District Program by $104.3 million.
Patron - Wampler

F SB1209
Bonds for the Northern Virginia Transportation District Program. Authorizes an additional $104.1 million (from $ 366.9 million to $471 million) in Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue Bonds to finance the cost of additional projects included in the Northern Virginia Transportation District Program. This bill was incorporated into SB 1189.
Patron - Barry

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