Bill list, January 15, 2012
Bills related to access to care
| Bills | Committee | Last action | Date |
| HB 73 - Bell, Richard P. – VIEW; substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 12/21/11 |
| HB 183 - O’Bannon – Medical assistance; coverage for certain children and pregnant women. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 01/09/12 |
| HB 189 - Gilbert – Child-placing agency; conscience clause. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 01/09/12 |
| HB 213 - Miller – Mandated health insurance; benefits not applicable if exceed essential benefits package. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor | 01/09/12 |
| HB 221 - Head – VIEW; substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 01/10/12 |
| HB 249 - Cline – VIEW; substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 01/10/12 |
| HB 264 - Peace – Interstate Health Care Compact; established. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor | 01/10/12 |
| HB 266 - Peace – Surgery; definition and who may perform. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 01/10/12 |
| HB 346 - O’Bannon – Nurse practitioners; practice as part of patient care teams. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Introduced bill reprinted 12100237D | 01/12/12 |
| HB 347 - Miller – Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosures. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 01/10/12 |
| HB 357 - McClellan – Virginia Health Benefits Exchange Authority; created. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor | 01/10/12 |
| HB 402 - Hope – Health Benefits Exchange Authority; created, report. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor | 01/10/12 |
| HB 420 - Watts – Eligibilty for TANF; drug-related felonies. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 01/10/12 |
| HB 506 - Garrett – Surgery; definition and who may perform. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 01/10/12 |
| HB 598 - Crockett-Stark – Substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance recipients. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 01/10/12 |
| HB 955 - Bell, Robert B. – Substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients. | (H) Referral Pending | (H) Committee Referral Pending | 01/11/12 |
| HJ 119 - Marshall, R.G. – Study; reducing Medicaid costs; report. | (H) Committee on Rules | (H) Referred to Committee on Rules | 01/11/12 |
| HJ 171 - Marshall, R.G. – Study; reduce Medicaid costs using telemedicine; report. | (H) Committee on Rules | (H) Referred to Committee on Rules | 01/11/12 |
| SB 6 - Martin – VIEW; substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients. | (S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | (S) Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | 12/05/11 |
| SB 81 - McWaters – Accident and sickness insurance; coverage for hospitalization and anesthesia for dental procedures. | (S) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (S) Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor | 01/09/12 |
| SB 83 - McWaters – VIEW; screening and assessment of public assistance recipients for use of illegal substances. | (S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | (S) Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | 01/09/12 |
| SB 106 - Edwards – Physician assistants; use of fluoroscopy. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/09/12 |
| SB 146 - Puckett – Dental hygienists; scope of practice. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/10/12 |
| SB 266 - Norment – Community-based continuing care providers. | (S) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (S) Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor | 01/10/12 |
| SB 318 - Carrico – Substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance recipients. | (S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | (S) Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | 01/10/12 |
| SB 320 - Carrico – Prescribing Schedule II, Schedule III, or Schedule IV controlled substances. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/10/12 |
| SB 321 - Carrico – Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosures. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/10/12 |
| SB 372 - Barker – State Board for Community Colleges; mental health services. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/11/12 |
| SB 383 - McEachin – Virginia Health Benefits Exchange. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Referred to Committee on Finance | 01/11/12 |
| SB 450 - Vogel – Health insurance; parity of coverage for oral chemotherapy medications. | (S) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (S) Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor | 01/11/12 |
| SB 506 - Wagner – Local defined contribution retirement plan. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Referred to Committee on Finance | 01/11/12 |
| SB 543 - Martin – Definition of surgery. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/13/12 |
Bills related to public health
| Bills | Committee | Last action | Date |
| HB 1 - Marshall, R.G. – Unborn children; construing the word “person” under Virginia law to include. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | 11/21/11 |
| HB 3 - Marshall, R.G. – Child abuse or neglect; athletic coaches, etc. of private sports teams required to report to DSS. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 11/21/11 |
| HB 4 - Marshall, R.G. – Child abuse or neglect; athletic coach or director of public school, etc. required to report to DSS. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 11/21/11 |
| HB 7 - Edmunds – Bicycles; riders approaching intersection controlled by traffic lights need not to wait two minutes. | (H) Committee on Transportation | (H) Referred to Committee on Transportation | 11/29/11 |
| HB 65 - Marshall, R.G. – Human papillomavirus vaccine; eliminates requirement of vaccination for female children. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 12/19/11 |
| HB 74 - Bell, Richard P. – Child abuse or neglect; reduces mandatory time limit for reporting. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Assigned HWI sub: #1 | 01/13/12 |
| HB 83 - Orrock – Mammograms; information on breast density. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 12/21/11 |
| HB 91 - Marshall, R.G. – Higher educational institutions; possession of concealed handguns by faculty members. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Assigned Education sub: Higher Education and Arts | 01/13/12 |
| HB 97 - Wilt – Motorcycles; driving two abreast in a single lane. | (H) Committee on Transportation | (H) Assigned Transportation sub: #2 | 01/13/12 |
| HB 110 - Bell, Richard P. – Student driver education; instruction on organ donation. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Assigned Education sub: Students and Early Education | 01/13/12 |
| HB 115 - Morrissey – Smoking in cars with a minor present; civil penalty. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Assigned Courts sub: Civil | 01/13/12 |
| HB 124 - Morrissey – Plastic bags; imposes a tax of 20 cents on those used by purchasers. | (H) Committee on Finance | (H) Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #3 | 01/12/12 |
| HB 142 - Englin – Smoking; allows localities to ban in designated public parks. | (H) Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns | (H) Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns | 01/05/12 |
| HB 164 - Hope – Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act; smoking in public buildings prohibited, penalty. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Referred to Committee on General Laws | 01/06/12 |
| HB 182 - O’Bannon – License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend: PEACE BEGINS AT HOME. | (H) Committee on Transportation | (H) Assigned Transportation sub: #3 | 01/13/12 |
| HB 215 - Miller – Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporting, penalties. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | 01/09/12 |
| HB 310 - Crockett-Stark – Driver’s licenses; applicants may designate insulin-dependent or a hearing or speech impairment. | (H) Committee on Transportation | (H) Assigned Transportation sub: #3 | 01/13/12 |
| HB 352 - Cox, J.A. – Emergency management plans; victims’ rights. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | 01/10/12 |
| HB 394 - Howell, A.T. – Handheld personal communications devices; prohibits use while operating motor vehicle, etc. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | 01/10/12 |
| HB 404 - Torian – Handheld personal communication devices; prohibits use while driving. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | 01/10/12 |
| HB 415 - Watts – Operation of moving motor vehicle while distracted; penalties. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | 01/10/12 |
| HB 497 - Dance – Handheld personal communications devices; prohibits use while operating a motor vehicle, penalty. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | 01/10/12 |
| HB 596 - Crockett-Stark – Methamphetamine laboratory; in same place as child, etc, is guilty of a felony. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | 01/10/12 |
| HB 652 - Kory – Text messaging and emailing while driving; penalty. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | 01/11/12 |
| HB 654 - Kory – Smoking; prohibition on grounds of public schools, etc. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Referred to Committee on General Laws | 01/11/12 |
| HB 782 - Lopez – Medical assistance; coverage for certain children and pregnant women. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | 01/11/12 |
| HB 784 - Lopez – Drivers to exercise due care. | (H) Committee on Transportation | (H) Referred to Committee on Transportation | 01/11/12 |
| HB 785 - Lopez – Following too closely. | (H) Committee on Transportation | (H) Referred to Committee on Transportation | 01/11/12 |
| HB 814 - Orrock – Virginia Public Health Foundation; established, report. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 01/11/12 |
| HB 836 - Hope – Pregnant prisoners; prohibits use of restraints by any correctional facility. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | 01/11/12 |
| HB 874 - Rust – Text messaging and emailing while driving; penalty. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | (H) Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety | 01/11/12 |
| HB 1053 - Anderson – Texting while driving. | (H) Referral Pending | (H) Committee Referral Pending | 01/11/12 |
| HB 1092 - O’Bannon – Physical education; regulations. | (H) Referral Pending | (H) Committee Referral Pending | 01/11/12 |
| HB 1107 - Greason – Public schools; administration of auto-injectable epinephrine. | (H) Referral Pending | (H) Committee Referral Pending | 01/11/12 |
| HB 1112 - Byron – Human papillomavirus vaccine; eliminates requirement of vaccination for female children. | (H) Referral Pending | (H) Committee Referral Pending | 01/11/12 |
| HJ 19 - O’Bannon – Organ, eye, and tissue donation; options for establishing opt-out program in State, report. | (H) Committee on Rules | (H) Referred to Committee on Rules | 01/03/12 |
| HJ 87 - McQuinn – Prostate cancer screening; report. | (H) Committee on Rules | (H) Referred to Committee on Rules | 01/10/12 |
| HJ 88 - McQuinn – Resolution; food deserts; report. | (H) Committee on Rules | (H) Referred to Committee on Rules | 01/10/12 |
| HJ 145 - Hugo – Preeclampsia Month; designating as May 2012, and each succeeding year thereafter. | (H) Committee on Rules | (H) Referred to Committee on Rules | 01/11/12 |
| SB 113 - McDougle – Issuance of driver’s licenses to minors. | (S) Committee on Transportation | (S) Referred to Committee on Transportation | 01/09/12 |
| SB 206 - Barker – Possession of open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle; penalty. | (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (S) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | 01/10/12 |
| SB 219 - Barker – Text messaging and emailing while driving; penalty. | (S) Committee on Transportation | (S) Referred to Committee on Transportation | 01/10/12 |
| SB 239 - Stuart – Suspected child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporting; penalties. | (S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | (S) Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | 01/10/12 |
| SB 256 - Miller, J.C. – Public schools; physical activity requirement. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/10/12 |
| SB 259 - Ebbin – Human trafficking; information for public schools. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Assigned Education sub: Public Education | 01/13/12 |
| SB 264 - Ebbin – Following too closely. | (S) Committee on Transportation | (S) Referred to Committee on Transportation | 01/10/12 |
| SB 289 - Locke – Possession of open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle; penalty. | (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (S) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice | 01/10/12 |
| SB 312 - Blevins – Four-for-Life; substantive review. | (S) Committee on Transportation | (S) Referred to Committee on Transportation | 01/10/12 |
| SB 318 - Carrico – Substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance recipients. | (S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | (S) Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | 01/10/12 |
| SB 321 - Carrico – Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosures. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/10/12 |
| SB 380 - McEachin – Birth control; definition. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/11/12 |
| SB 387 - Martin – Mental health and developmental services; terminology. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/11/12 |
| SB 467 - Northam – Smoking; prohibition on the grounds of public elementary, intermediate, and secondary schools. | (S) Committee on Local Government | (S) Referred to Committee on Local Government | 01/11/12 |
| SB 468 - Northam – Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act; smoking in public buildings prohibited; penalty. | (S) Committee on Local Government | (S) Referred to Committee on Local Government | 01/11/12 |
| SB 471 - Northam – Physical education; regulations. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/11/12 |
| SB 544 - Edwards – Mammograms; information on breast density. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/13/12 |
| SJ 50 - Barker – Study; untreated dental disease; report. | (S) Committee on Rules | (S) Referred to Committee on Rules | 01/10/12 |
| SJ 58 - Locke – Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week. | (S) Committee on Rules | (S) Referred to Committee on Rules | 01/10/12 |
Bills related to team, collaboration, leadership and management
| Bills | Committee | Last action | Date |
| HB 151 - Bell, Richard P. – Higher Education, State Council of; development of uniform lower division curriculum. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Assigned Education sub: Higher Education and Arts | 01/13/12 |
| HB 181 - O’Bannon – Registered nurse or physician assistant; authority to pronounce death. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 01/09/12 |
| HB 195 - Lewis – Higher educational institutions; course credit for military experience. | (H) Committee on Education | (H) Assigned Education sub: Higher Education and Arts | 01/13/12 |
| HB 260 - Cole – Health care providers; prohibited acts. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 01/10/12 |
| HB 265 - Peace – Health Professions, Board of; required to meet annually rather than quarterly. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 01/10/12 |
| HB 266 - Peace – Surgery; definition and who may perform. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 01/10/12 |
| HB 268 - Peace – Occupational therapy; definition. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Assigned HWI sub: #1 | 01/13/12 |
| HB 390 - Gilbert – General Assembly; creation of new regulatory program, etc. | (H) Committee on Rules | (H) Referred to Committee on Rules | 01/10/12 |
| HB 711 - Kilgore – Nursing education programs; due process procedures. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 01/11/12 |
| HB 885 - Hodges – Nurses; licensure exemption. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | 01/11/12 |
| HB 938 - Lingamfelter – Military training, etc.; regulatory boards to accept as equivalent to requirements for licensures. | (H) Referral Pending | (H) Committee Referral Pending | 01/11/12 |
| HB 953 - Bell, Robert B. – Assault and battery; adds prison contractor to class of people victimized in prisons; penalty. | (H) Referral Pending | (H) Committee Referral Pending | 01/11/12 |
| HJ 84 - Purkey – Study; severe shortage of medical doctors; report. | (H) Committee on Rules | (H) Referred to Committee on Rules | 01/10/12 |
| HJ 95 - Marshall, D.W. – Study; joint subcommittee to study community college selected baccalaureate degrees; report. | (H) Committee on Rules | (H) Referred to Committee on Rules | 01/10/12 |
| SB 100 - Edwards – Two-Year College Scholarship Match Program; created. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/09/12 |
| SB 135 - Puller – Virginia All Payer Claims Database; creation. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/10/12 |
| SB 313 - Blevins – Surgical assistants and surgical technologists; licensure and certification. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/10/12 |
| SB 340 - Newman – Practice of occupational therapy. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/10/12 |
| SB 415 - Blevins – Nursing; licensure exemption. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/11/12 |
| SB 517 - Wagner – Nursing education programs; due process. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/11/12 |
| SB 543 - Martin – Definition of surgery. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Referred to Committee on Education and Health | 01/13/12 |
| SJ 19 - Favola – Community colleges; SCHEV to study offering selected baccalaureate degrees. | (S) Committee on Rules | (S) Referred to Committee on Rules | 01/09/12 |


