ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT GENERALLY Patron names are linked to a list of legislation sponsored by the member

Bill numbers are linked to the summary of the bill

ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT GENERALLY

Adult care residences; accreditation and licensure, Joint Commission on Health Care and Secretary of Health and Human Resources to report on certain regulations thereof. Amending §§ 63.1-175 and 63.1-177. (Patron-Woods, SB 1173)

Aging, Council on; membership. Amending § 2.1-373.02. (Patron-Brink, HB 2498)

Aging, Department for; responsibilities include identifying opportunities to improve services to elderly. Amending § 2.1-373. (Patron-Walker, SB 1265)

Aging, Review of Department for; Report of Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (HJR 209, 1998). (HD 25)

Attorney General; city or town attorneys authorized to request official opinion therefrom. Amending § 2.1-118. (Patron-Tate, HB 1645)

Blue-crab fishery; Secretary of Natural Resources, et al., to establish a task force to study effects of winter dredging on long-term sustainability thereof. (Patron-Barry, SJR 397)

Budget bill; additional appropriations for 1998-2000 biennium. (HD 1)

Budget bill; additional appropriations for 1998-2000 biennium. Amending Chapter 464, 1998 Acts. (Patron-Callahan, HB 1450; Walker, SB 800)

Businesses, Capital Access Fund for Disadvantaged; created. Adding § 2.1-64.34:1. (Patron-Drake, HB 2506; Maxwell, SB 1127)

Capital projects; portion of budget to be dedicated to the arts. Adding § 2.1-399.3. (Patron-Diamonstein, HB 1500)

Capitol Square complex; Department of General Services, et al., to study physical and sensory accessibility of state-owned buildings and features within. (Patron-Landes, HJR 738)

Cemeteries and graves of historical significance; Division of Engineering and Buildings of Department of General Services, et al., to study upkeep thereof. (Patron-Edwards, SJR 195)

Charitable corporations operating as clinics for indigent and uninsured; direct purchasing contracts. Adding § 2.1-447.1. (Patron-Hamilton, HB 2229)

Child fatality review teams; established. Amending §§ 2.1-342 and 2.1-344; adding § 32.1-283.2. (Patron-Dillard, HB 2128)

Clean Election and Governmental Ethics Commission; created. Amending §§ 2.1-1.5, 2.1-1.9, 2.1-20.4, 2.1-51.27, 2.1-784 and 9-6.25:3; adding §§ 24.2-941 through 24.2-955 and 58.1-344.2. (Patron-Brink, HB 1389)

Comprehensive Services Act for At-Risk Youth and Families; members of community policy and management teams. Amending §§ 2.1-746, 2.1-751, 2.1-752, 2.1-754, 2.1-755, 2.1-757, 2.1-758 and 16.1-286. (Patron-Dickinson, HB 2075)

Comprehensive Services Act for At-Risk Youth and Families; members of community policy and management teams. Amending §§ 2.1-751 and 2.1-753. (Patron-Ticer, SB 1241)

Comprehensive Services Act for At-Risk Youth and Families; state pool of funds for services to children who are assessed to have acute or severe risks. Amending § 2.1-757. (Patron-Croshaw, HB 226)

Computers; procurement to be based on performance-based specifications. Amending § 2.1-440.1. (Patron-Reid, HB 2564)

Computers and equipment, surplus; donation to schools by directors of state agencies. Amending § 2.1-20.01:1. (Patron-Jones, S.C., HB 2344)

Conflict of interest laws; joint subcommittee to study adequacy thereof applicable to appointment and conduct of members of policy and supervisory boards, commissions and councils, appropriation. (Patron-Joannou, HJR 712)

Constitution, U.S.; reasserting General Assembly's notice to federal government that Virginia strongly opposes any effort to weaken powers reserved to states and people by 10th Amendment. (Patron-Landes, HJR 499)

Constitutional amendment; election and qualification of Secretary of Commonwealth (first reference). Adding Sections 15-A and 15-B of Article V. (Patron-Cranwell, HJR 479)

Constitutional amendment; limitation of withholding in Revenue Stabilization Fund (first reference). Amending Section 8 of Article X. (Patron-Cranwell, HJR 162)

Constitutional amendment; refunds of surplus revenues to be deposited in Revenue Stabilization Fund for income taxpayers (first reference). Amending Section 8 of Article X. (Patron-Cantor, HJR 550; Nixon, HJR 597)

Constitutional amendments; legislative, and initiative and referendum powers (first reference). Amending Section 1 of Article IV; adding Article IV-A, Sections 1 through 4 and Section 1-A of Article XII. (Patron-Joannou, HJR 192)

Correctional Enterprises; eliminates mandatory procurement by state agencies. Amending §§ 53.1-45 and 53.1-47; repealing §§ 53.1-48 and 53.1-49. (Patron-O'Brien, HB 1929)

Correctional Enterprises; eliminates mandatory procurement by state agencies. Amending § 53.1-47; repealing §§ 53.1-48 through 53.1-51. (Patron-Shuler, HB 1506)

Donations by localities to charitable and not-for-profit organizations; provisions. Amending §§ 2.1-639.2, 2.1-639.11 and 15.2-953. (Patron-Plum, HB 1170)

Dulles Corridor, Need for a Visitor's Center in; Report of Economic Development Partnership (HJR 184, 1998). (HD 26)

Early intervention services; licensure as home care organization not required. Amending § 2.1-760; adding § 2.1-768.1. (Patron-Christian, HB 2569; Trumbo, SB 1196)

Education Coordinating Council; created, annual report to General Assembly. Amending §§ 2.1-1.7 and 9-6.25:1; adding §§ 2.1-51.21:5 through 2.1-51.21:8. (Patron-Rhodes, HB 2200)

Educational Infrastructure Fund; established. Adding §§ 2.1-191.5 through 2.1-191.9. (Patron-Barry, SB 461)

Elder rights programs; Department for the Aging to provide information thereon. Amending §§ 2.1-373 and 11-45. (Patron-Forbes, SB 1044)

Elder rights programs; Department for the Aging to provide information thereon and allows them to enter into certain contracts. Amending §§ 2.1-373, 11-45 and 57-60. (Patron-Darner, HB 2632)

Electronic commerce; expressing sense of General Assembly that state agencies and institutions take such steps necessary to ensure that State is fully engaged therein by July 1, 2002. (Patron-Nixon, HJR 596)

Electronic Contracting and Procurement Under Public Procurement Act, Methods of; Report of Council on Information Management (SJR 36, 1998). (SD 13)

Electronic representations in Code of Virginia and electronic filing of information; provisions. Amending §§ 1-13.32 and 2.1-7.4. (Patron-Ticer, SB 819)

Employee Relations Counselors, Department of; rotation of hearing officers. Amending § 2.1-116.03. (Patron-Gartlan, SB 742)

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Information and Resource Service Within Executive Branch of Government, Establishing an; Report of Secretaries of Administration and of Finance, Department of Planning and Budget, and Commonwealth Competition Council (Item 53B, Chapter 464, 1998 Acts). (HD 10)

Endowment funds and unrestricted gifts to higher educational institutions; not to be considered when appropriating state funds. Amending § 23-9.2. (Patron-Edwards, SB 1001)

Environmental laboratory certification program; exemptions. Amending § 2.1-429.01. (Patron-Phillips, HB 1827)

Family violence fatality review teams; created. Amending §§ 2.1-342 and 2.1-344; adding § 32.1-283.2. (Patron-Puller, HB 2185; Howell, SB 1035)

Financial forecasting; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to prepare capital outlays and operational expenditures of state agencies. Adding §§ 30-63.1 through 30-63.6. (Patron-McEachin, HB 1973)

Fishing licenses; requesting Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, and Economic Development Partnership to work with their counterpart agencies in Tennessee to develop a reciprocal agreement for South Holston reservoir. (Patron-Wampler, SJR 413)

Forensics evidence testing; Department of Criminal Justice Services to regulate. Amending § 9-170. (Patron-Albo, HB 1849)

Freedom of Information Act; Attorney General to provide interpretation, advice, etc., thereunder. Amending §§ 2.1-341.1 and 2.1-346.1; adding § 2.1-346.2. (Patron-McClure, HB 2327)

Freedom of Information Act; changes in provisions. Amending §§ 2.1-116.05, 2.1-340.1, 2.1-341, 2.1-341.1, 2.1-342, 2.1-343, 2.1-343.1, 2.1-343.2, 2.1-344, 2.1-344.1, 2.1-346, 2.1-346.1, 15.2-1722, 19.2-368.3, 23-50.16:32, 32.1-283.1, 52-8.3 and 54.1-2517; adding §§ 2.1-341.2, 2.1-342.01 and 2.1-342.2; repealing §§ 2.1-342.1 and 2.1-345. (Patron-Woodrum, HB 1985; Bolling, SB 1023)

Freedom of Information Act; exempts restrictions on certain electronic communication meetings. (Patron-Newman, SB 1026)

Freedom of Information Act; exempts working papers and correspondence held or requested by a member of a local governing body. Amending § 2.1-342. (Patron-Ingram, HB 1214)

Freedom of Information Act; includes foundations which exist for purpose of supporting a public institution of higher education. Amending § 2.1-341. (Patron-Marshall, HB 1659; Marshall, HB 2288)

Freedom of Information Act; notice of public meetings. Amending § 2.1-343. (Patron-Schrock, SB 806)

Freedom of Information Act; procedure for responding to request for records by electronic application. Amending § 2.1-342. (Patron-Devolites, HB 2638)

General Assembly; disclosure of member office allowances. Adding § 2.1-639.41:1. (Patron-Purkey, HB 2101)

Government Performance and Results Act; created. Adding §§ 2.1-807 through 2.1-813. (Patron-McClure, HB 1156; McClure, HB 2447)

Governor's cabinet; appointment. Amending §§ 2.1-41.2 and 2.1-51.20; adding §§ 2.1-41.3 and 2.1-45.1. (Patron-Hall, HB 476)

Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; locality funding for more than one project. Amending § 2.1-51.6:5. (Patron-Blevins, HB 2381; Forbes, SB 1247)

Grievance procedures; decisions on allegations of patient abuse within Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. Amending § 2.1-116.07. (Patron-Hanger, SB 1302)

Health and Human Resources, Review of Functional Area of; Interim Report of Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (HJR 137, 1998). (HD 38)

Health care provider panels; carriers requiring preauthorization prior to medical treatment must have personnel available to provide authorization at all times. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1 and 38.2-3407.10. (Patron-Williams, HB 2456)

Health insurance; coverage for certain employees of University of Virginia. Amending § 2.1-20.1:2. (Patron-Houck, SB 891)

Health insurance; credits for retired constitutional officers, local social service employees, and sheriff's deputies. Adding § 2.1-20.1:5. (Patron-Putney, HB 1843)

Health insurance; credits for retired sheriffs and deputies. Adding § 2.1-20.1:5. (Patron-Davies, HB 1607)

Health insurance; credits for retired state employees and teachers. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1:2 and 2.1-20.1:3. (Patron-Parrish, HB 1772; Putney, HB 1844)

Health insurance; credits for retired state employees, participation in state benefits program. Amending § 2.1-20.1:2; adding § 2.1-20.1:5. (Patron-Stosch, SB 955)

Health insurance; credits for retired state employees, participation in state health plan. Amending § 2.1-20.1:2. (Patron-Tate, HB 1643)

Health insurance for state employees; allows individuals to designate a specialist as their primary care doctor. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1, 38.2-4214 and 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3407.11:1. (Patron-Jones, D.C., HB 2645)

Health insurance for state employees; coverage for certain pap smears. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1 and 38.2-3418.1:2. (Patron-Keating, HB 2354)

Health insurance for state employees; coverage for clinical trials for treatment studies on cancer. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1 and 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.8. (Patron-Keating, HB 2404)

Health insurance for state employees; coverage for diabetes. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1 and 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.3. (Patron-Colgan, SB 86)

Health insurance for state employees; coverage for infertility treatment. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1 and 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3418.8. (Patron-Barlow, HB 2403)

Health insurance for state employees; coverage for prescription drug formulary benefits. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1, 38.2-4214 and 38.2-4319; adding § 38.2-3407.9:01. (Patron-Baskerville, HB 2578)

Health insurance for state employees; credit for accrued annual and sick leave for supplemental payments thereto. Adding § 2.1-20.1:5. (Patron-Tate, HB 2397; Reasor, SB 304)

Health insurance for state employees; payment of premiums by use of accrued sick leave and annual leave balances. Adding § 2.1-20.1:5. (Patron-Tate, HB 2396; Reasor, SB 303)

Health insurance for state employees; plan to offer a choice of at least two nonaffiliated or commonly owned hospitals. Amending § 2.1-20.1. (Patron-Shuler, HB 932)

Health insurance for state employees; prohibited incentives. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1, 38.2-3407.10, 38.2-4209 and 38.2-4312. (Patron-Barlow, HB 2395)

Health insurance for state employees; purchase by graduate students and their dependents. Adding § 2.1-20.1:06. (Patron-Shuler, HB 1540)

Health insurance for state employees; purchase by graduate students and their dependents, any legislative assistant or any other part-time state employee. Adding § 2.1-20.1:05. (Patron-Shuler, HB 741)

Health insurance for state employees; purchase by part-time employees. Adding § 2.1-20.1:05. (Patron-Shuler, HB 1233)

Health insurance for state employees; purchase by part-time employees. Adding § 2.1-20.1:06. (Patron-Edwards, SB 728)

Health insurance for state employees; purchase by part-time employees and full-time graduate students. Adding § 2.1-20.1:06. (Patron-Shuler, HB 1541)

Human Rights Act; prohibits retaliation against a person who reports misuse of public funds. Adding § 2.1-725.1. (Patron-McClure, HB 2330)

Humanities and Public Policy, Foundation for; establishing goal for General Assembly to appropriate one dollar per capita for support thereof. (Patron-Bryant, HJR 762; Holland, SJR 408)

Income tax, state; credit for research and development investment, Secretaries of Technology and of Commerce and Trade to study incentives therefor. Adding § 58.1-439.11. (Patron-Purkey, HB 1667)

Industrial Access Road Funding, Eligibility of Businesses for; Report of Department of Transportation, and Economic Development Partnership (Item 523H, Chapter 464, 1998 Acts). (HD 19)

Information infrastructure; access by elementary and secondary schools. Adding §§ 22.1-212.5 through 22.1-212.9. (Patron-Marshall, HB 1317)

Information infrastructure providers; restrictions on use of services. Adding §§ 59.1-470 and 59.1-471. (Patron-Marshall, HB 1402)

Information Technology Access Act; created to secure benefits to blind or visually impaired persons. Adding §§ 2.1-807 through 2.1-811. (Patron-Darner, HB 1115; Whipple, SB 1327)

Information Technology Access Act; created to secure benefits to blind or visually impaired persons. Adding §§ 2.1-807 through 2.1-812. (Patron-Whipple, SB 580)

Information technology resources and communication services; agency directors to appoint an agency information officer to ensure coordination thereof. Amending § 2.1-20.01:1. (Patron-May, HB 1670; Ticer, SB 1095)

Insurance businesses; Secretary of Commerce and Trade to study effect of insurance gross premiums tax rates on its ability to attract. (Patron-Howell, HJR 559)

Intermodal transfer facilities; Secretary of Transportation to study establishing additional. (Patron-Guest, HJR 704)

Internet; Department of Personnel and Training to establish acceptable policy for use by state employees. Amending §§ 2.1-114.5 and 2.1-804. (Patron-Jones, S.C., HB 2343)

Investment Act of 1999; created. Adding §§ 2.1-191.5 through 2.1-191.11. (Patron-Barry, SB 1192)

Investment Partnership Act; created. Adding §§ 2.1-548.43:1 through 2.1-548.43:6. (Patron-Baker, HB 2460; Trumbo, SB 1143)

Judicial Nominations Commission; created. Amending § 16.1-69.9; adding §§ 2.1-37.19 through 2.1-37.25. (Patron-Davies, HB 723)

Judicial Nominations Committee Model, Local; created. Adding §§ 2.1-37.19 through 2.1-37.22. (Patron-Clement, HB 2524)

Judicial Nominations Committees, Local; created. Amending § 16.1-69.9; adding §§ 2.1-37.19 through 2.1-37.22. (Patron-Clement, HB 744)

Land Development Patterns and Ways to Address Demands for Increased Services and Infrastructure Resulting from Residential Growth; Interim Report of Joint Subcommittee (HJR 195, 1998; SJRs 53 and 107, 1998 - as introduced). (HD 65)

Land Development Patterns and Ways to Address Demands for Increased Services and Infrastructure Resulting from Residential Growth, Joint Subcommittee Studying; continued, appropriation. (Patron-Keating, HJR 543)

Land Management and Stewardship Commission; created. Amending §§ 2.1-1.9, 2.1-504, 2.1-504.1, 9-6.23, 9-6.25 and 9-6.25:2; adding § 2.1-505.1; repealing § 2.1-505. (Patron-Stosch, SB 260)

Landscape Architecture Week; designating as second full week in April. Adding § 2.1-27.11. (Patron-Murphy, HB 1449)

Law-enforcement officers' procedural guarantees; applicable to sheriffs. Amending § 2.1-116.1. (Patron-Stump, HB 2207)

Libraries; information infrastructure access. Adding §§ 42.1-45.1 through 42.1-45.7. (Patron-Marshall, HB 348)

Line of Duty Act; increases death benefits. Amending § 2.1-133.7. (Patron-McQuigg, HB 1864)

Lobbying; authorized for constitutional officers, their deputies and employees. Amending § 2.1-780. (Patron-Joannou, HB 1900)

Mental health and mental retardation facilities; Joint Subcommittee Evaluating Future Delivery of Publicly Funded Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, et al., to review recommendations by Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission and identify potential uses for existing properties for children and families who are eligible for treatment under Comprehensive Services Act. (Patron-Hanger, SJR 478)

Mental health directors of state facilities; employment under contract. Amending §§ 2.1-116 and 37.1-42.2. (Patron-Martin, SB 1055)

Mental retardation, developmental disabilities or mental illness; changes in provisions, Department for Rights of Virginians with Disabilities name changed to Office for Protection and Advocacy. Amending §§ 2.1-1.1, 2.1-1.3, 2.1-1.5, 2.1-51.15, 2.1-116, 2.1-122, 2.1-373.13, 2.1-703.1, 2.1-762, 9-271, 9-323, 37.1-1, 37.1-84.1, 51.5-1, 51.5-2, 51.5-40, 51.5-46, 63.1-182.1 and 63.1-314.8; adding §§ 37.1-84.3, 37.1-182.3, 37.1-185.1 and 51.5-39.1 through 51.5-39.11; repealing §§ 51.5-36 through 51.5-39. (Patron-Woods, SB 1224)

New Year's Day 2000; provides for state agencies to be closed on January 3, 2000, to commemorate legal holiday. (Patron-Scott, HB 2153)

Parental responsibilities and minors' health care; Secretary of Health and Human Resources to study possible conflicts in Code of Virginia relating thereto. (Patron-Marshall, HJR 836)

Planning and Budgeting Process; Final Report of Commission on (SJR 94, 1998). (SD 28)

Prevention, Council on Coordinating; abolished. Amending §§ 2.1-51.15 and 9-6.25:1; repealing §§ 9-267 through 9-273. (Patron-Landes, HB 44)

Privacy Protection Act; definition of information system to include information collected or managed by Internet. Amending § 2.1-379. (Patron-Nixon, HB 2152)

Procurement; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study competitive sealed bidding procedures for printing goods and services as administered by Department of General Services through its Division of Purchases and Supply. (Patron-Cranwell, HJR 810)

Procurement; joint subcommittee to study state government practices and procedures, appropriation. (Patron-Lambert, SJR 474)

Procurement Act; exemptions include certain investment management services by State Treasurer. Amending § 11-35. (Patron-Cantor, HB 1935; Stosch, SB 912)

Public-Private Infrastructure Partnership Act; created. Adding §§ 11-81 through 11-84. (Patron-Purkey, HB 971)

Railroads, Alternative Forms of Operation and/or Ownership of Short-Line and Long-Term Economic Self-Sufficiency of; Report of Secretary of Transportation (Item 514D, Chapter 464, 1998 Acts). (HD 55)

Research and development (R&D) policy, coordinated; Secretary of Technology, et al., to study and develop. (Patron-Couric, SJR 502)

Reston area; Secretary of Transportation, et al., to assist in development of options that might result in short-term and long-term transportation improvements thereto. (Patron-Plum, HJR 542; Howell, SJR 335)

Revenue Resources and Economic Commission; created to evaluate State's tax structure. Adding §§ 30-89 through 30-93. (Patron-Colgan, SB 1114)

Secretary of the Commonwealth; to maintain certain information on General Assembly members. Amending § 2.1-68. (Patron-Hull, HB 1905)

Selective Service; compliance by employees of State and political subdivisions, and by persons receiving tuition assistance. Amending § 23-38.12; adding § 2.1-32.1. (Patron-Armstrong, HB 2255)

Solid Waste, Efforts to Pass Federal Legislation Which Provides States and Localities Powers to Regulate; Report of Liaison Office (Item 51, Chapter 464, 1998 Acts). (SD 23)

State employees; personnel policies permit donation of sick leave to other employees. Amending § 2.1-114.5. (Patron-Cranwell, HB 2093)

State employees; uniformity of service credit in calculation of annual leave. Amending § 2.1-114.5. (Patron-Murphy, HB 1855)

State employees; use of certain portion of accrued sick leave for family or medical leave. Amending § 2.1-114.5. (Patron-Grayson, HB 2419)

State employees and teachers; health insurance credits upon retirement, matching contributions to deferred compensation plan, participation in health benefits program, etc. Amending §§ 2.1-20.1:2, 2.1-20.1:3 and 51.1-600; adding §§ 2.1-20.1:5 and 51.1-606. (Patron-Dickinson, HB 1704; Putney, HB 1756)

State personnel policies; leave to assist at-risk youth service organizations. Adding § 2.1-114.5:02. (Patron-Hull, HB 2147)

Surplus material public sales and auctions; participation by volunteer rescue squads or fire departments. Amending § 2.1-457.2. (Patron-Wampler, SB 1109)

Surplus motor vehicles; sale of state vehicles to local social service departments for resale to TANF recipients. Amending § 2.1-457.2. (Patron-Jackson, HB 1987; Puckett, SB 971)

Surplus revenue; use for prepayment of bonded indebtedness. Adding § 2.1-304.8. (Patron-Davies, HB 1981)

Surplus tangible state property; may be sold to certain charitable corporations operating as clinics for indigent. Amending § 2.1-457.2. (Patron-Schrock, SB 1111)

Technology Assets, Status of; Report of Center for Innovative Technology (SJR 37, 1998). (SD 19)

Technology, Secretary of, Department of Technology Planning and Council on Technology Services; created, abolishes Council on Information Management, Secretary to report on plan of operation. Amending §§ 2.1-1.1, 2.1-1.3, 2.1-1.7, 2.1-20.4, 2.1-51.27, 2.1-51.40, 2.1-563.16, 2.1-563.17, 2.1-563.36, 2.1-563.37, 2.1-563.38, 2.1-563.40, 2.1-563.41, 9-6.14:4.1, 9-6.23, 9-6.25:1, 9-6.25:2, 9-145.53, 9-145.56, 9-253, 9-266.4, 9-361 and 42.1-80; adding §§ 2.1-51.44 through 2.1-51.50, 2.1-563.28:1, 2.1-563.28:2 and 2.1-563.28:3; repealing §§ 2.1-563.28 through 2.1-563.35, 9-145.50 and 9-145.51. (Patron-Scott, HB 1727; May, HB 2188; Schrock, SB 808)

Technology Services, Department of, and Chief Information Officer; created, abolishes Department of Information Technology and Council on Information Management. Amending §§ 2.1-1.1, 2.1-1.3, 2.1-1.7, 2.1-20.4, 2.1-51.27, 2.1-342, 2.1-343.1, 2.1-440.1, 9-6.14:4.1, 9-6.23, 9-6.25:2, 9-145.51, 9-361, 15.2-2232, 22.1-199.1, 42.1-80, 59.1-469 and 63.1-314.8; adding §§ 2.1-563.42 through 2.1-563.79; repealing §§ 2.1-563.13 through 2.1-563.41, 9-145.52 through 9-145.56 and second enactment of Chapter 917, 1997 Acts. (Patron-DeBoer, HB 279)

Telemedicine; Secretary of Technology, et al., to develop guidelines to ensure compatibility, to extent feasible, among equipment purchased by state agencies and entities involved therein. (Patron-Brink, HJR 683)

Tobacco farmers; requesting Governor, Attorney General, and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to develop plan for protection thereof. (Patron-Phillips, HJR 653)

Tourism Authority Act; created. Amending § 2.1-342; adding §§ 2.1-548.53 through 2.1-548.68; repealing §§ 2.1-548.29:01, 2.1-548.29:02 and 2.1-548.29:03. (Patron-Drake, HB 2702; Norment, SB 1142)

Transportation; Secretary of Transportation, et al., to study improvements in Northern Virginia area. (Patron-Darner, HJR 567; Ticer, SJR 406)

Tributary plans; sediments and suspended solids. Amending §§ 2.1-51.12:1 and 2.1-51.12:2. (Patron-Murphy, HB 2267)

Uniform State Laws, Commissioners to National Conference of Commissioners on; Report of (§ 9-49, et seq., of Code of Virginia). (HD 30)

Urban areas; Secretary of Commerce and Trade to report on state programs and policies affecting economic growth and stability therein. Adding § 2.1-51.39:3. (Patron-Diamonstein, HB 1635)

Value engineering; Secretary of Administration to study applying to program operations throughout state government. (Patron-Howell, SJR 118)

Value Engineering of State Agency Capital Outlay Projects; Report of Department of General Services (§ 2.1-483.1:1 of Code of Virginia). (HD 7)

Veterans; hiring preferences by Department of Veterans' Affairs. Amending § 2.1-738. (Patron-Phillips, HB 2245)

Veterans Care Center; responsibilities transferred to Department of Veterans' Affairs. Amending §§ 2.1-51.27, 2.1-738, 2.1-744.1, 2.1-744.5 and 2.1-744.6. (Patron-Griffith, HB 2644)

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; annual audits to be approved by Auditor of Public Accounts. Amending Chapter 627, 1958 Acts. (Patron-Marshall, HB 2167)

Workers' compensation; presumption as to death or disability from hypertension or heart disease for Capitol Police officers. Amending § 65.2-402. (Patron-Moss, HB 2256)

Year 2000; expressing sense of General Assembly that state agencies and institutions avoid certain dates for implementation of new programs or procedures. (Patron-Dudley, HJR 741)

Year 2000 planning; expressing sense of General Assembly that communities across Commonwealth be supported in efforts to become compliant. (Patron-Baskerville, HJR 505)

1999 Cumulative Index of Bills, Joint Resolutions, Resolutions and Documents - For additional information, please contact Legislative Information, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Telephone (804) 698-1500. Last Modified on June 10, 1999 at 03:26PM Eastern Daylight Time

Home Page