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State Legislature US Congress

All 35,361 Active 18,015 In committee 12,372 Passed 8,092 Signed 7,677 Failed 1,002

in committee · Virginia · Senate Jan 24, 2018

SB 990: Stormwater; State Water Control Board to adopt regulations.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources

in committee · Virginia · Senate Jan 24, 2018

SB 865: Standards of Quality; reading diagnostic tests.

Assigned Education sub: Public Education

in committee · Virginia · Senate Jan 24, 2018

SB 988: License plates, special; THE AMERICAN LEGION.

Referred to Committee on Transportation

in committee · Virginia · Senate Jan 23, 2018

SB 730: Virginia Freedom of Information Act; clarifies definition of "public record."

Clarifies that the definition of "public record" does not include records that are not prepared for or used in the transaction of public business. The bill defines "social media account" and creates a new discretionary exemption for social media records of General Assembly members when such records relate to the use of a social media account by a member in such member's individual capacity. The bill requires the public body to be a necessary party in any enforcement proceeding.

in committee · Virginia · Senate Jan 23, 2018

SB 200: Local government taxing authority; equalizes municipal and county taxing authority.

Rereferred to Finance

in committee · Virginia · Senate Jan 23, 2018

SB 552: Crab pots and peeler pots; marine-biodegradable escape panels, penalty.

Printed as engrossed 18102504D-E

in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Jan 23, 2018

HB 1051: Communications sales and use tax; services subject to taxation.

Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2

in committee · Virginia · Senate Jan 23, 2018

SB 100: New sentencing hearing; abolition of parole.

Passed by for the day

in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Jan 23, 2018

HR 29: Commemorating the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

Referred to Committee on Rules pursuant to House Rule 39(a)

in committee · Virginia · Senate Jan 23, 2018

SB 358: Voter registration; notice and public access not required for certain voter registration events.

Provides that voter registration conducted in a high school and voter registration events sponsored or conducted by an entity or organization which the general registrar or an assistant registrar attends as an invitee are not required to be open to the public. Currently, opportunities for voter registration are required to be provided at sites open to the public. The bill also provides that notice is not required for voter registration events that are not open to the public which the general registrar or an assistant registrar attends or voter registration events which the general registrar or an assistant registrar attends as an invitee. This bill incorporates

in committee · Virginia · Senate Jan 23, 2018

SB 876: Virginia Freedom of Information Act; transfer of public records, definition of "custodian."

Assigned GL&T sub: #1

in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Jan 23, 2018

HB 1573: Income tax, corporate; SCC to adjust base rates of electric utilities for changes in rates.

Authorizes the State Corporation Commission to (i) adjust the rates of any investor-owned electric utility to recognize changes in the utility's cost of service associated with the reduction in federal corporate income tax rates resulting from a federal law and (ii) continue to determine income tax costs for any such utility. The measure has an emergency clause.