2012 Session

This page allows you to view the bills and resolutions I have introduced in the 2012 session. By clicking on each individual bill, you can monitor as the bill progresses into law.

During the session, the House of Delegates and the Senate of Virginia offers a live video stream of the 2012 Legislative session, broadcasting from each chamber daily. This excellent online resource may assist you in taking an active role in the legislative process. 

Citizens can also "visit" our State Capitol by accessing the new Capitol Virtual Tour website. I encourage you to take the time to experience this state of art virtual tours website.

 Legislation

HB 733 Pharmacists; compounding authority.  Increases pharmacists' authority to compound to allow the compounding of (i) a commercially manufactured drug whose manufacturer has notified the FDA that the drug is unavailable due to a current drug shortage, or (ii) a commercially manufactured drug when the prescriber has indicated in the prescription for an individual patient that there is an emergent need for a drug that is not readily available.


HB 734 Recordation tax.  Requires that a deed or other document regarding conveyance of real property state on its first page the actual consideration for the conveyance before it can be admitted to record.

 

HB 735 Community-based continuing care providers.  Requires providers of community-based continuing care (CBCC) to be registered with the State Corporation Commission as a continuing care provider and file a statement regarding the provider's CBCC program. Community-based continuing care is a program providing or committing to provide a range of services to an individual, other than an individual related by blood or marriage, pursuant to an agreement that is effective for the life of the individual or for a period in excess of one year, and in consideration of the payment of an entrance fee. A CBCC program includes the provision of the services in the individual's private residence as long as medically feasible and facility-based long-term care services when required. CBCC providers are required to deliver a copy of a disclosure statement regarding the CBCC program. Provisions regarding the escrowing of entrance fees and terms of contracts are analogous to existing requirements for continuing care providers.

 

HB 736 Primary schedule in 2012.  Moves the June 12, 2012, primary date to August 21, 2012, in anticipation of the 2012 redistricting process and adjusts various deadlines for filings and election preparations to accommodate the new primary date. The bill also authorizes the State Board of Elections to adjust dates and deadlines (other than the primary and election dates) if necessary to complete the Voting Rights Act Section 5 preclearance process. The bill declares that an emergency exists and that the bill is effective upon passage. The act will expire January 1, 2013.

 

HB 737 Modeling and Simulation Advisory Council; membership.  Adds to the Modeling and Simulation Advisory Council two citizen members representing Virginia universities with modeling and simulation capabilities.

HB 738 Department of Human Resource Management; health and related insurance for state employees.  Clarifies that the Department of Human Resource Management has exclusive authority to establish and enforce employer contribution rates for some state employee health plans.

 

HB 739 Virginia College Savings Plan Oversight Act.  Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to oversee and evaluate the Virginia College Savings Plan on a continuing basis. Both JLARC and the Virginia College Savings Plan are required to make certain reports to the General Assembly.

 

HB 740 Line of Duty Act.  Allows a political subdivision with employees eligible for coverage under the Line of Duty Act to make an irrevocable election to self-fund the benefits available under the Line of Duty Act.

 

HB 741 Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission; powers.  Authorizes the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission to review the detailed proposal for certain qualifying transportation facilities under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 prior to the execution of an interim or comprehensive agreement by the responsible public entity. The bill sets out the time frames for review by the Commission. The bill also requires a public hearing on proposals during the proposal review period.

 

HB 1167 Department of General Services; High Performance Buildings Act.  Provides that any executive branch agency or institution entering the design phase for the construction of a new building greater than 5,000 gross square feet in size or the renovation of a building where the cost of the renovation exceeds 50 percent of the value of the building, shall conform to Virginia Energy Conservation and Environmental Standards (VEES) and the building shall be designed, constructed, verified, and operated to comply with the high performance building certification program. The bill defines "VEES" and "high performance building certification program." The bill allows the Director of the Department of General Services to grant an exemption from this requirement due to impracticability.

 

HJ 156 Commending Patsy Joyner.