Session Activity
2009 Highlights
The 2009 Virginia General Assembly adjourned on Saturday, February 28, 2009. This page allows you to view the bills and resolutions I introduced during the 2009 session. By clicking on each individual bill, you can review the actions taken on each bill.
Legislation
- HB2211 Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosure of information. Removes requirement that a prescriber obtain written consent from the recipient of a prescription before requesting information on that recipient for the purpose of establishing his treatment history. However, requires that notice be given to patients that information may be requested by the prescriber from the Prescription Monitoring Program.
- HB2212 Automated drug dispensing systems; multi-dose packaging. Allows drugs in multi-dose packaging, other than those administered orally, to be placed in an automated drug dispensing device if approved by the pharmacist-in-charge in consultation with a standing hospital committee comprised of pharmacy, medical, and nursing staff.
- HB2213 Easement in Baylor Grounds. Removes the Marine Resources authority to grant a 100 foot wide easement to Virginia Natural Gas across a portion of Baylor Survey Ground No. 3, for a natural gas pipeline.
- HB2214 Pharmacies; bulk donation programs. Provides that a pharmacy participating in bulk donation programs may charge a reasonable dispensing or administrative fee to offset the cost of dispensing donated medications, not to exceed the actual costs of such dispensing.
- HB2216 Subdivision ordinance; City of Suffolk. Deletes Suffolk from the localities that shall provide reasonable provisions in its subdivision ordinance to permit a division of a lot or parcel for the purpose of sale or gift to a member of the immediate family of the property owner.
- HB2218 Notice of election of district directors. Requires that notice of the date that nominating petitions and the date of the election for soil and water conservation district directors have to be posted in a prominent location at each district office 30 days before the filing date. Districts may use additional means to provide notice to the public of the election of district directors. Currently, such notice has to be published in a newspaper of general circulation with the district. The bill also requires the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board to notify each district that it's the district's responsibility to post such notice.
- HB2639 Freedom of Information Act; certain records of the Department of Veterans Services and the Veterans Services Foundation. Exempts from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (i) personal information contained in the Veterans Care Center Resident Trust Fund concerning residents or patients of the Virginia Veterans Care Center and (ii) records maintained in connection with fundraising activities by the Veterans Services Foundation to the extent that such records reveal the address, electronic mail address, facsimile or telephone number, social security number or other identification number appearing on driver's license, or credit card or bank account data of identifiable donors, except that access shall not be denied to the person who is the subject of the record. The bill provides, however, that it shall not be construed to authorize the withholding of records relating to the amount, date, purpose, and terms of the pledge or donation, or the identity of the donor unless the donor has requested anonymity in connection with or as a condition of making a pledge or donation. Nor does the exclusion provided by the bill apply to protect from disclosure (i) the identities of sponsors providing grants to or contracting with the foundation for the performance of services or other work or (ii) the terms and conditions of such grants or contracts.
- HB2640 Criminal Justice Services Board; membership. Increases the membership of the Criminal Justice Services Board by adding at least one member who represents the state Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Coalition, to be selected by the Governor from among names submitted by the Coalition. The bill contains technical amendments.
- HB2648 Elections; methods for counting absentee ballots. Provides that the local electoral board, rather than the general registrar, shall conduct the procedures authorized to expedite the counting of absentee ballots. The bill also requires notice to the political parties or candidates authorized to have representatives present in the polling place so they may have representatives present while the expedited procedures are followed. The bill also places time limits on the use of the expedited procedures.
2009 Highlights
