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2009 SESSION
Senate Finance
MEMBERSHIP
Colgan (Chairman), Wampler, Stosch, Houck, Howell, Saslaw, Stolle, Quayle, Norment, Hanger, Watkins, Miller, Y.B., Marsh, Lucas, Whipple, Reynolds
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Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. Senate Room B
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- HB 1594 Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority; added to list of organizations.
- HB 1597 Neighborhood Assistance Act Tax Credit; makes localities' health care programs eligible to receive.
- HB 1600 Budget Bill.
- HB 1604 Parking Facilities Bond Act of 2009; created.
- HB 1647 Retirement benefits; City of Danville to provide for deputy sheriffs.
- HB 1662 Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2009; created.
- HB 1691 Retail Sales and Use Tax; City of Virginia Beach entitled to certain.
- HB 1725 Visitors, board of; College of William & Mary, VCU, & VPI&SU boards authorized to invest funds, etc.
- HB 1727 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; created, report.
- HB 1737 Income tax, state; conforms State with Internal Revenue Code.
- HB 1779 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption of sales by nonprofit entities.
- HB 1790 Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credits; adds veterinarians to list of professionals eligible.
- HB 1803 Retail Sales and Use Tax; revenues generated on premises of new stadium to be used to pay bonds.
- HB 1830 Setoff Debt Collection Act; allows local governments to collect past due local taxes.
- HB 1891 Land preservation tax credit; reduces amount that may be claimed for taxable years 2009 & 2010.
- HB 1917 Transient occupancy tax; Giles County may impose at rate not to exceed 5% to promote tourism.
- HB 1936 Resources Authority; authorized to finance any program to perform site acquisition develop work.
- HB 1938 Income tax, state; increases livable home tax credit.
- HB 1940 Open Education Resource Center Grant Fund; established, development of two-year pilot project.
- HB 1947 Transient occupancy tax; Bath County to impose additional not to exceed two percent.
- HB 1975 Green roofs; authorizes counties, cities, and towns, by ordinance, to grant incentives, etc.
- HB 2050 Claims; Teddy Pierries Thompson.
- HB 2056 Advanced shipbuilding training facility grant program; established.
- HB 2059 Food and beverage taxes; provides numerous exemptions to meals imposed by cities & towns.
- HB 2065 Retirement System; provide benefits for regional jail's sworn officers and superintendent.
- HB 2068 Retirement System; removes requirement that certain forms be notarized.
- HB 2069 Retirement System; health insurance credits for retired teachers.
- HB 2084 Real and personal property taxes; exempts certain pollution control equipment & facilities.
- HB 2091 Retail Sales and Use Tax; entitlement to revenues.
- HB 2098 Real property tax; agricultural use assessment.
- HB 2099 George Washington Toll Road Authority; created, encompasses City of Fredericksburg, etc.
- HB 2101 Taxation, Department of; changes annual report date from April 15 to October 1 on corporate tax.
- HB 2128 Retirement System; modifies several provisions governing benefits of members disabled or killed.
- HB 2133 Equalization, Boards of; removes nine-year term limit for members.
- HB 2135 Recordation/grantor tax; penalty if understatement of consideration is false with intent to evade.
- HB 2186 Coal and gas road improvement tax; extends sunset date.
- HB 2200 Every Woman's Life Breast and Cervical Cancer Fund; established.
- HB 2243 Claims; Kurt E. Beach.
- HB 2289 Real and personal property taxes; duty to provide information to commissioner of revenue.
- HB 2308 Public hearings; notice of and locality must hold prior to increasing its real property tax.
- HB 2316 Transient occupancy tax; adds Smyth County to those permitted to impose an additional 3%.
- HB 2330 Retail Sales and Use Tax exemption; exemption for certain nonprofit entities.
- HB 2332 Enterprise zone economic incentive grants; increases amount of investment made to be eligible.
- HB 2346 Pensions paid to widows and maiden or widowed daughters of Confederate veterans; repealed.
- HB 2347 Income tax, state; repeals obsolete code sections for purchasing of machinery and equipment.
- HB 2348 Fiduciaries distributing intangible personal property to file informative tax returns; repealed.
- HB 2351 Natural Resources Commitment Fund; Dept. of Conservation, etc., to provide annual funding needed.
- HB 2360 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exempts fabrication of animal meat.
- HB 2378 Noncorporate entities; minimum tax is imposed on telecommunications and electric suppliers.
- HB 2415 Technology Research Fund; robotics & unmanned vehicle systems, etc., to eligible research programs.
- HB 2437 Income tax, corporate; apportionment for manufacturers.
- HB 2442 Investment Performance Grants; raises per project amount thereof.
- HB 2455 Biosciences and other technology industries; qualified equity and subordinated debt investments.
- HB 2472 Short-term rental property; definition/removes daily rental property defin. from merchants' capital.
- HB 2479 Real property tax rate; reduces tax imposed on commercial property in Northern Virginia.
- HB 2480 Real property tax; commercial property in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads.
- HB 2502 Transient occupancy tax; adds representatives of lodging properties to local tourism organizations.
- HB 2504 Income tax, corporate; real estate investment trusts.
- HB 2517 Standards of Learning; directs Board of Education provide option of industry certification, etc.
- HB 2524 Personal property tax; classification.
- HB 2545 Aquarium and Marine Science Center; adds to list of organizations to receive contributions.
- HB 2550 Economic development; incentive financing for major employment and investment projects, report.
- HB 2557 Health insurance plan, State; coverages and benefits.
- HB 2575 Income tax, corporate; extends sunset date of major business facility job tax credit.
- HB 2583 Local government investment pool; limitations.
- HB 2592 Electric vehicles; creates separate class of property tax for rate purposes.
- HB 2607 Communications sales and use tax; distributions to Bath County and Town of Clifton.
- HB 2632 Health insurance; development of optional proposed program for school board, etc.
- HB 2643 Economic development entities; extension of performance agreements.
- HB 2651 Real property tax; sale of tax-delinquent property.
- HB 2656 School for Deaf, Blind, and Multi-Disabled; Bd. of Ed., etc., hold in abeyance conveyance thereof.
- HB 2660 Capital outlay plan; constitutes State's six-year proposal for projects.
- HB 2665 Broadband Infrastructure Loan Fund; created.
- HB 2673 Investment Partnership Act; amends definition of 'eligible company.'
- SB 402 Law Officers' Retirement System; supplemental allowance paid until Social Security retirement age.
- SB 814 Retirement System; changes formula for purchase of service by school division superintendents.
- SB 816 Fire marshals; increased to a Class 6 felony for assault and battery thereof.
- SB 838 Land preservation tax credit; conveyance for public parks or public recreational facilities.
- SB 845 Livable home tax credit; increase limit on or after January 1, 2010.
- SB 850 Budget Bill.
- SB 851 Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2009; created.
- SB 852 Parking Facilities Bond Act of 2009; created.
- SB 854 Mental health courts; Office of Ex. Secretary of Supreme Court to establish for nonviolent offender.
- SB 856 Judges; increases mandatory retirement age.
- SB 858 Transient occupancy tax; Giles County may impose at rate not to exceed 5% to promote tourism.
- SB 861 Children's Ombudsman, Office of; created, report.
- SB 868 Retail Sales & Use Tax; expands definition of public facility for purpose of using certain revenues.
- SB 891 Communications sales and use tax; distributions to Bath County and Town of Clifton.
- SB 892 Information technology projects; Governor to include a biennial appropriation therefor.
- SB 893 Submission of executive budget; personnel costs for state agencies.
- SB 895 Governor's revenue forecasts; submission to include alternative revenue estimates.
- SB 896 Duty to file lists of renters, etc.; provide name & address thereof to commissioner of revenue.
- SB 904 Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credits; extends sunset date to July 1, 2011.
- SB 905 Power of attorney; Dept. of Taxation to provide taxpayer's representative copies of correspondence.
- SB 906 Income tax, state; homebuyer tax credit.
- SB 923 Circuit court judges; repeals section granting mileage reimbursement therefor.
- SB 936 Auditor of Public Accounts; duties, standard vendor accounting information to include certain info.
- SB 942 Charter; County of Chesterfield.
- SB 943 Line of Duty Act; amends definition of deceased person thereunder, payment to beneficiaries.
- SB 944 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exempts fabrication of animal meat, grains, vegetables, etc.
- SB 946 Noncorporate entities; minimum tax is imposed on telecommunications and electric suppliers.
- SB 949 Donor Registry and Public Awareness Fund; changes name of Transplant Council Education Fund thereto.
- SB 951 Assault & battery; penalty when committed against Metro Washington Airport Authority police officer.
- SB 978 Income taxes, state; recognition of income from dealer disposition of property under installment.
- SB 985 Income tax, state; conforms State tax system with Internal Revenue Code.
- SB 986 Land preservation tax credit; reduces amount that may be claimed for taxable years 2009 and 2010.
- SB 987 Retail Sales and Use Tax; requirements for dealer or direct permit holder discount.
- SB 989 Resources Authority; authorized to finance projects of local government buildings.
- SB 994 Campus police; allows any educational institution police officers not be governed by Personnel Act.
- SB 998 Process and service fees; increases certain sheriffs' fees.
- SB 1003 Public hearings; notice of and locality must hold prior to increasing its real property tax.
- SB 1004 Energy-efficient buildings for local taxes; adds architects to those persons authorized to certify.
- SB 1006 Line of Duty Act; funding for Line of Duty Death and Health Benefits Trust Fund.
- SB 1019 Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credits; landlords participating in housing choice voucher programs.
- SB 1021 Retail Sales and Use Tax; revenues generated on premises of new stadium to be used to pay bonds.
- SB 1025 Transient occupancy tax; authorizes Greene County to impose.
- SB 1029 Transient occupancy tax; any county ordinance may levy on single-family residences rented out.
- SB 1045 Diversionary cash assistance; revises limitation on receipt of one-time assistance to one payment.
- SB 1050 Natural Resources Commitment Fund; Dept. of Conservation, etc., to provide annual funding needed.
- SB 1052 Affordable housing assessments; determination of fair market value of affordable rental housing.
- SB 1055 Housing Trust Fund; dedicating revenues to provide affordable housing.
- SB 1056 Retirement System; retirees hired as nurses without interrupting their benefits.
- SB 1058 Green roofs; authorizes counties, cities, and towns, by ordinance, to grant incentives, etc.
- SB 1074 BPOL tax; allows towns to levy on any person, firm, etc., in business of renting real property.
- SB 1078 Special justices; expenses when presiding over certain hearings.
- SB 1089 Investment Performance Grants; raises per project amount thereof.
- SB 1118 Community College Scholarship Match Program; created.
- SB 1119 Economic development; incentive financing for major employment and investment projects, report.
- SB 1120 Tax Amnesty Program; State Tax Commissioner to operate program during 2009-2010 fiscal year.
- SB 1122 Psychiatric Inpatient Treatment of Minors Act; mandatory outpatient treatment; etc.
- SB 1123 Admissions tax; adds Greensville County to list of those that may impose at events.
- SB 1131 Notice for setting local real property tax rate; public notice required for increasing rate.
- SB 1134 Electronic summons system; localities to assess an additional fee as part of costs.
- SB 1141 Income tax, state; renewable energy property tax credit.
- SB 1144 Every Woman's Life Breast and Cervical Cancer Fund; established.
- SB 1147 Income tax, corporate; real estate investment trusts.
- SB 1157 Recordation and grantor taxes; penalty for misrepresentation.
- SB 1165 Enterprise zone economic incentive grants; eligibility therefor.
- SB 1166 Firearms; increases fee paid to dealers for criminal history record information checks.
- SB 1167 Transportation surcharge; special license plates bearing reserved numbers or letters.
- SB 1173 Open Education Resource Center Grant Fund; established, development of two-year pilot project.
- SB 1175 Property owned by locality; Cumberland County may levy and collect service charge.
- SB 1176 Transient occupancy tax; consultation with lodging industry.
- SB 1186 Biofuels Production Incentive Grant Program; producer of non-advanced neat biofuels may receive.
- SB 1191 Process and service fees; increases certain sheriffs' fees.
- SB 1193 Law Officers' Retirement System; reemployment after break in service not exceeding 12 months.
- SB 1196 Behavioral Correction Program; created.
- SB 1214 Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; eligibility.
- SB 1215 Clean Energy Manufacturing Incentive Grant Fund; created.
- SB 1216 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include solar photovoltaic systems, etc. purchased.
- SB 1222 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions for nonprofit entities.
- SB 1240 Two-Year College Transfer Grant; increases annual amount thereof.
- SB 1245 Public Building Authority; financing energy performance-based contract projects.
- SB 1246 Retaliatory costs tax credit; extends carry-over period to 10 years.
- SB 1260 Health insurance; mandated coverage for autism spectrum disorder.
- SB 1292 Setoff Debt Collection Act; allows local governments to collect past due local taxes..
- SB 1294 Crisis intervention team programs; established, report.
- SB 1304 Drug treatment courts; authorized for County of Franklin if funded through local sources.
- SB 1306 Retirement benefits; City of Danville to provide for deputy sheriffs.
- SB 1309 Recordation tax; expands exemption statewide.
- SB 1315 Machinery and tools; separate classification for local taxation.
- SB 1321 Advanced shipbuilding training grant program; established.
- SB 1325 Neighborhood Assistance Act Tax Credit; changes administration of and eligibility for an allocation.
- SB 1337 Coal and gas road improvement tax; revenues generated designated for local water or sewer projects.
- SB 1345 Energy efficiency in state government; goal of reducing annual cost nonrenewable energy purchases.
- SB 1355 Trusts, state and local; created to fund costs for providing postemployment public benefits.
- SB 1356 Reassessments; Augusta County to elect its board of supervisors to conduct at 5 or 6-year intervals.
- SB 1357 Clean fuel vehicle job creation tax credit; adds advanced biofuels.
- SB 1358 Alternative fuel tax; exemption for agricultural operations.
- SB 1386 Jail construction, local and regional; adjusts state reimbursement therefor.
- SB 1387 Courthouses; localities to assess fee as part of costs in each criminal or traffic case, etc.
- SB 1388 Retirement System; provide benefits for regional jail's superintendent and sworn officers.
- SB 1395 Visitors, board of; William & Mary, VCU, & VPI&SU boards authorized to invest & manage funds.
- SB 1419 Daily rental property tax; definition.
- SB 1421 Digital media purchase or rental; fee created.
- SB 1429 Marriage license tax; allocation to services for children exposed to sexual or domestic violence.
- SB 1430 Residential homes; bonds to fund grants for purchasers of newly constructed.
- SB 1448 Indigent Health Care Trust Fund; repealed.
- SB 1451 Resources Authority; increases debt ceiling for bonds issued by and local obligations guaranteed by.
- SB 1456 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority; created by merging.
- SB 1462 Drug treatment courts; authorized for County of Tazewell.
- SB 1476 Resources Authority; authorized to finance any program to perform site acquisition develop work.
- SB 1481 Criminal cases; allows circuit court clerk to assess local fee of up to 10% of total fees charged.
- SB 1497 Virginia Network for Geospatial Health Research Authority; created, report.
- SB 1501 Mental Retardation Medicaid Waiver, etc.; elimination of waiting lists.
- SB 1507 Gas wells and related improvements; may be assessed on an annual basis in Buchanan County.
- SB 1520 General registrars; appointment and compensation therefor.
- SB 1522 Line of Duty Act; short-term disability benefits for state police officers.
- SB 1531 Capital outlay plan; constitutes State's six-year proposal for projects to be funded.
- SB 1532 Motor fuels tax; changes percentage in Northern Virginia.
- SB 1540 Home/electronic incarceration; sentencing guidelines.
- SB 1548 Investment Partnership Act; amends definition of 'eligible company.'