Bills
HB 10 - Wright - Line of Duty Act; coverage for fire company personnel of National Guard and Air National Guard.
02/12/08 House: Left in Appropriations
HB 15 - Ware, R.L. - Vehicle warning lights; allows forensic crash reconstructionists to equip their vehicles therewith.
02/12/08 House: Left in Transportation
HB 22 - O'Bannon - Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus; required to be reported to Department of Health.
01/10/08 House: Stricken from docket by Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
HB 39 - Scott, J.M. - Wireless telecommunications device; prohibits use of text messaging while driving certain vehicles.
01/15/08 House: Passed by in Transportation with letter by voice vote
HB 109 - Cole - Firearms; regulation thereof by state entities.
02/12/08 House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
HB 128 - Purkey - Retirement System; creating new defined contribution retirement plan.
02/12/08 House: Left in Appropriations
HB 152 - Poisson - Governmental employees; permission to form associations.
02/12/08 House: Left in Rules
HB 191 - Orrock - Emergency medical services; temporary suspension of permits and certificates pending hearing.
03/06/08 House: Signed by Speaker
03/09/08 Senate: Signed by President
HB 192 - Orrock - Volunteer rescue squads; replaces term with agency, etc. licensed or certified by Office of EMS.
03/02/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 61 (effective 7/1/08)
03/04/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0061)
HB 228 - Cosgrove - Fire-safe cigarettes; prohibits manufacture, etc. unless tested to meet performance standard. (notes!)
03/05/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 348 (effective - see bill)
HB 243 - O'Bannon - Human immunodeficiency virus; informed consent for testing. 01/31/08 House: Incorporated by Health,
Welfare and Institutions (HB1100-Sickles) by voice vote
HB 248 - O'Bannon - Emergency medical services personnel; clarifies definitions.
03/02/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 118 (effective 7/1/08)
03/05/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0118)
HB 251 - O'Bannon - Adult Fatality Review Team; created, report
03/11/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 539 (effective 7/1/08).
HB 261 - Ware, O. - Law-enforcement and rescue vehicles; use of flashing lights.
02/12/08 House: Left in Transportation
HB 265 - Albo - Wood burning fireplaces; regulation by locality.
02/12/08 House: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
HB 271 - Miller, P.J. - Line of Duty Act; amends definition of deceased person.
02/12/08 House: Left in Appropriations
HB 320 - Cox - Fire Prevention Code; fees for inspection, exceptions.
03/10/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 499 (effective 7/1/08)
HB 333 - McClellan - Automatic sprinkler systems; tax credit for initial installation.
02/12/08 House: Left in General Laws
HB 338 - McClellan - Emergency plans; fee for review.
02/01/08 House: Continued to 2009 in Militia, Police and Public Safety by voice vote
HB 369 - Carrico - Retirement System; state & local law-enforcement officers may take full retirement if have 25 yrs.
02/12/08 House: Left in Appropriations
HB 403 - Hamilton - Health care providers; those responding to disaster immune from liability.
03/02/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 121 (effective 7/1/08)
03/05/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0121)
HB 479 - Hamilton - Stroke Triage Plan; Board of Health to develop and maintain as component of EMS Plan.
03/02/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 66 (effective 7/1/08)
03/04/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0066)
HB 485 - Shuler - Carbon monoxide detectors; locality to require installation in certain buildings.
02/12/08 House: Left in General Laws
HB 486 - Shuler - Blacksburg, Town of; authority to bring civil action for failure to provide adequate crowd control.
01/18/08 House: Incorporated by Counties, Cities and Towns (HB851-Orrock) by voice vote
HB 498 - Cosgrove - Uniform Statewide Building Code; standards for installation of in-building antenna systems.
HB 532 - Mathieson - Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor.
02/12/08 House: Left in General Laws
HB 545 - Nixon - Telephone service; alternatives to regulation.
02/07/08 House: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor by voice vote
HB 546 - Nixon - Telephone systems, multiline; alternative method of providing emergency calls.
03/06/08 House: Signed by Speaker
03/09/08 Senate: Signed by President
HB 564 - Crockett-Stark - Fire Prevention Code; fees for inspection, exceptions.
01/29/08 House: Incorporated by General Laws (HB320-Cox) by voice vote
HB 839 - Sherwood - State Interoperability Executive Committee.
03/04/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 306 (effective 7/1/08)
HB 857 - Ebbin - Adult Fatality Review Team; duties; membership; confidentiality; penalties; report; etc.
02/12/08 House: Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions
HB 922 - Rust - Vehicle registration fee increase for firefighting and emergency medical services.
03/03/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 182 (effective 7/1/08)
HB 998 - Bell - Line of Duty Act; definition of disabled person.
02/12/08 House: Left in Appropriations
HB 1065 - Amundson - Safety belts.
02/12/08 House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
HB 1072 - Caputo - Fire-safe cigarettes; civil penalties.
01/29/08 House: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB228-Cosgrove) by voice vote
HB 1219 - Bowling - Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System.
02/12/08 House: Left in Appropriations
HB 1225 - Bowling - Fire Programs Fund.
01/31/08 House: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor by voice vote
HB 1294 - Athey - Good Samaritan statute; where protection extends; what is considered compensation.
03/03/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 229 (effective 7/1/08)
HB 1340 - Barlow - Fire Programs Fund.
01/31/08 House: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB1225-Bowling) by voice vote
HB 1353 - Gear - Fire Prevention Code; fireworks.
02/05/08 House: Stricken from docket by General Laws by voice vote
HJ 16 - Ingram - Celebrating the life of Garry Harrison Clatterbuck.
01/17/08 Senate: Agreed to by Senate
HJ 34 - Hargrove - Commending Dr. Robert Powell.
01/17/08 Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
HJ 84 - Rust - Affordable housing; Housing Commission to study methods for procuring units for public employees.
SB 20 - Edwards - Carbon monoxide detectors; locality to require installation in certain buildings.
02/12/08 House: Left in Rules
SB 41 - Reynolds - Line of Duty Act; definition of disabled person to include any sheriff or deputy sheriff.
03/03/08 House: Left in Appropriations
SB 102 - Cuccinelli - Three-tiered system of transportation; established.
01/28/08 Senate: Subject matter referred to Commission on Mental Health Law Reform pursuant to Senate Rule 20 (L)
SB 110 - McDougle - Retirement benefits; applicable to certain public safety officers and state police officers.
02/13/08 Senate: Left in Finance
SB 167 - Blevins - Uniform Statewide Building Code; use of noncombustible materials in certain structures construction.
01/16/08 Senate: Subject matter referred by letter to Housing Commission pursuant to Senate Rule 20 (L)
SB 168 - Stuart - Individual income tax; volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel tax credit.
02/13/08 Senate: Left in Finance
SB 196 - Herring - Storage of hazardous materials.
01/21/08 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
SB 208 - Stosch - Reduced cigarette ignition propensity; civil penalties.
03/02/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 96 (effective - see bill)
03/04/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0096)
SB 228 - McDougle - Mandatory child abuse reporters; EMS personnel.
03/04/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 268 (effective - see bill)
SB 257 - Deeds - State Interoperability Executive Committee.
01/16/08 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
SB 269 - Deeds - Law-enforcement; overtime compensation.
03/03/08 House: Left in Appropriations
SB 329 - Quayle - Line of Duty Act; definitions; funding for Line of Duty Health Benefits Trust Fund.
03/03/08 House: Left in Appropriations
SB 344 - Blevins - Emergency Medical Services Plan; Stroke Triage Plan.
03/11/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 567 (effective 7/1/08)
SB 362 - Watkins - Carbon monoxide detectors
03/11/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 567 (effective 7/1/08)
SB 363 - Watkins - Installation of automatic sprinkler systems; tax credit for initial installation.
01/23/08 Senate: Continued to 2009 in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
SB 390 - Martin - Fire and emergency medical departments and companies; director of fire and emergency medical service
03/05/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 410 (effective 7/1/08)
SB 412 - Puckett - Fire Programs Fund.
01/28/08 Senate: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
SB 414 - Puckett - Nonemergency medical transportation.
01/17/08 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Transportation (14-Y 0-N)
SB 417 - Puckett - Virginia Sickness and Disability Program; open-enrollment period.
01/30/08 Senate: Subject matter referred by letter to JLARC pursuant to Senate Rule 20 (L)
SB 491 - Hanger - VRS; retirement credits for special forest wardens.
01/29/08 Senate: Incorporated by Finance (SB367-Watkins) (16-Y 0-N)
SB 500 - Northam - Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor.
03/12/08 House: Left in Commerce and Labor
SB 503 - Northam - Emergency Medical Services.
01/16/08 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
SJ 1 - Stosch - Celebrating the life of Walter R. Stickel, Jr.
01/25/08 House: Agreed to by House