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2010 SESSION

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• HB 10 Individual health insurance coverage; resident of State not required to obtain, etc., policy.
• HB 18 Commerce; goods manufactured or made in State shall not be authority of U.S. Congress to regulate.
• HB 53 Human tracking devices; unlawful use thereof by insurer or employer.
• HB 77 Credit life insurance; disclosure requirement.
• HB 88 Electric utility service; cooperative to install & operate prepaid metering equipment upon request.
• HB 92 Renewable energy certificates; tariff filed by cooperative for electric energy.
• HB 93 Uninsured motorist insurance; liability insurer relieved of costs of defending owner in claim.
• HB 116 Mail order pharmacy; insurer not limited to a single provider for services.
• HB 204 Customer telecommunications services; authorization and verification for products on telephone bill.
• HB 258 Individual health insurance coverage; expands scope of who is eligible.
• HB 260 Insurance; SCC to require person to make restitution if improperly withholds money.
• HB 315 Health insurance; continuation of group health coverage upon termination of eligibility.
• HB 317 Group health insurance; enrollment opportunities.
• HB 352 Group life insurance coverage; extended to persons mutually agreed upon by insurer and policyholder.
• HB 386 Deposits; removes stated maturity date.
• HB 387 Telephone utilities; SCC to treat all providers of local exchange telephone service equitably.
• HB 389 Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority; created.
• HB 417 Exchange Facilitators Act; established.
• HB 442 Electric utilities; authorizes retail customer to continue purchasing renewable energy.
• HB 446 Workers' compensation; exclusion of certain employees.
• HB 448 Virginia Life, Accident & Sickness Insurance Guaranty Association; coverage for polices & contracts.
• HB 482 Credit unions; conversion to a state mutual savings institution.
• HB 526 State Corporation Commission; filings that contain personal identifying information.
• HB 531 Insurance rate filings; exempts insurance rate-related information filed with SCC from inspection.
• HB 532 Home service contract providers; exempts those that have certain worth from licensure regulation.
• HB 533 Steps to Advance Virginia's Energy Plan (SAVE) Act; created.
• HB 535 Unemployment benefits; minimum earnings requirement, postpones scheduled increase.
• HB 547 Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry; requires mortgage lenders and brokers to register.
• HB 548 Group health insurance policies; provide a discount to employers who institute wellness programs.
• HB 550 Unemployment benefits; VEC to negotiate terms of repayment benefits which recipient is not entitled.
• HB 554 COBRA; continuation coverage following termination of employment.
• HB 556 Health insurance, basic; HMOs to offer plans that do not include state-mandated benefits.
• HB 603 Workers' Compensation Commission; notices, orders, etc., by electronic communications.
• HB 612 Corporations; payment of annual registration fees.
• HB 629 Successor corporations; applicability of limitations on asbestos-related liabilities.
• HB 677 Specialized Biotechnology Research Performance Grant Program; established.
• HB 699 Uniform Commercial Code; prohibits inclusion in a sales agreement.
• HB 705 Workers' Compensation Commission; repeals requirement of sending copies of awards by priority mail.
• HB 726 Mandated health insurance benefits; Commission to review for medical efficacy.
• HB 737 E-Verify Program; requires state agencies and those newly hired to perform work in State.
• HB 754 Wireless E-911 charges; establishes rate & procedures for collection & remittance of by sellers.
• HB 760 Veterans Skills Database; established.
• HB 761 Workers' Compensation Commission; filing materials by electronic transmission.
• HB 787 Offshore energy resources; production & development permitted 50 miles off Atlantic shoreline.
• HB 800 Life and annuities licenses; removes certain requirement for nonresident insurance agent.
• HB 807 Workers' compensation; insurance carriers to file proof of coverage within 30 days of inception.
• HB 872 Credit Services Businesses Act; prohibited practices.
• HB 939 Insurance agents; continuing education program.
• HB 1018 Insurance policies; repeals a provision for countersignature requirements.
• HB 1022 RPS program; electric utility to receive triple credit when energy derived from offshore wind.
• HB 1040 Limited liability companies; SCC to correct its records to eliminate effects of clerical error, etc.
• HB 1041 Workforce Council; reduces membership, Executive Committee shall review & recommend grant proposals.
• HB 1043 Chief Workforce Development Officer; responsibilities.
• HB 1095 Individual health insurance coverage; sets parameters of period an individual is not covered.
• HB 1105 Business entities; statement of change of registered agent, etc., may be filed electronically.
• HB 1230 Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act; sewer laterals.
• HB 1246 Public utilities; limits disclosure requirement for any officer or director.
• HB 1249 Health Spa Act; clarifies by instituting usage of term facility where services are offered.
• HB 1263 Dentists and oral surgeons; reimbursement for certain services.
• HB 1265 Professional corporations; includes certified interior designers in organizations managed by board.
• HB 1308 Investor-owned public utility; SCC to suspend enforcement of all proposed rates, toll, charges, etc.
• HB 1326 Workers' compensation; medical services.
• HB 1350 Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act; time of disaster.
• HB 1354 Uninsured motorist insurance; coverage for nonresident motor vehicle insured in another state.
• HB 1372 Economic Development Partnership; change title for Executive Director.
• HB 1375 Prescription drug benefits; replace obsolete publications from list of standard reference compendia.
• HB 1377 Health services plan; hearings and investigations on effect of other state's law.
• HB 1396 Economic development incentives; aggregate amount of awarded grants for eligible projects.
• SB 20 Open-end loan plans; caps finance charges and fees that may be charged on extension of credit.
• SB 21 Payday loans; limiting interest to a maximum annual rate of 36 percent.
• SB 27 Warranty registration cards; prohibits seller from conditioning coverage or performance of warranty.
• SB 33 Mobile camps and other railway work facilities; establishes standards therefor.
• SB 34 Worker Misclassification Act; created.
• SB 36 Residential property insurance; duty of insurer to repair damages.
• SB 71 Energy efficiency resource standard; established.
• SB 74 Electric utility regulation; SCC to regulate rate for services of investor-owned electric utilities.
• SB 100 Stock Corporation Act; conforms provisions of Act to revisions to Model Business Corporation Act.
• SB 111 Electric utilities; SCC to review rate structure during biennial review process.
• SB 112 Steps to Advance Virginia's Energy Plan (SAVE) Act; created.
• SB 131 Nonstock Corporation Act; conforms revisions to Model Business Corporation Act.
• SB 138 Payday loans; permitted interest.
• SB 150 Energy efficiency programs; rate recovery options for utilities.
• SB 163 Health savings accounts; exemption from creditors' claims.
• SB 167 Open-end loan plans; caps finance charges and fees that may be charged on extension of credit.
• SB 171 Clean Energy Manufacturing Incentive Grant Fund; created.
• SB 203 School calendar; local school boards to set first day of school.
• SB 225 Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence for employment in U.S.
• SB 238 Enhanced Public Safety Telephone Services Act; certain requirements for CMRS resellers.
• SB 239 Unemployment benefits; eligibility criteria.
• SB 240 Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry; mortgage lenders & brokers required to register.
• SB 250 Open-end credit plan loans; established, penalties.
• SB 281 Child labor; authorizes participation by children in activities of any nonprofit entity.
• SB 283 Individual health insurance coverage; resident of State shall not be required to obtain a policy.
• SB 294 Mortgage Lender and Broker Act; definition of principal.
• SB 295 Financial institutions and services; revising and recodifying laws.
• SB 298 Homeowners insurance; prohibits insurance company from canceling due to Chinese drywall.
• SB 311 Individual health insurance coverage; resident of State shall not be required to obtain a policy.
• SB 316 Telecommunications relay service; defines end-user equipment, sunset provision.
• SB 344 Voltage regulation technologies; electric utilities to recover costs and earn 15 percent rate.
• SB 367 Workers' compensation; employer liability for medical services.
• SB 375 Title loans; establishes a system for regulating.
• SB 377 Workplace Fraud Act; established.
• SB 386 Motor fuel or lubricating oils; admission into evidence of certificates of analysis.
• SB 393 Offshore Wind Project Development Commission; established.
• SB 394 Offshore energy resources; production and development permitted 50 miles off Atlantic shoreline.
• SB 399 Motor vehicle insurance; premiums based on credit information.
• SB 400 State Corporation Commission; authorized to establish fees for furnishing copies of documents, etc.
• SB 412 School calendar; local school boards to set first day of school.
• SB 417 Individual health insurance coverage; resident of State shall not be required to obtain a policy.
• SB 424 Motor vehicle equity loans; establishes requirements, penalties.
• SB 425 Open-end credit plan loans; prohibits person extending credit from charging interest at higher rate.
• SB 429 Electric utilities; required to develop tariffs offering real-time rates.
• SB 439 Home service contract providers; exempts those that have certain worth from licensure regulation.
• SB 440 Credit unions; conversion to a state mutual savings institution.
• SB 441 Wireless E-911 charges; establishes rate and procedures for collection and remittance by dealers.
• SB 450 Renewable energy portfolio standard program; mandatory program for investor-owned utilities.
• SB 460 Uninsured motorist insurance; coverage for nonresident motor vehicle insured in another state.
• SB 461 Partnerships; redesignates specified office as its principal office.
• SB 464 Health insurance; mandated coverage for autism spectrum disorder.
• SB 465 Group life insurance coverage; extended to persons mutually agreed upon by insurer and policyholder.
• SB 466 Public Safety Fund; imposes an assessment on property and casualty insurance companies.
• SB 474 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; issuance of temporary licenses, etc.
• SB 477 Group health insurance policies; policies sold to small employer to include mammogram coverage, etc.
• SB 498 School calendar; opening of school year in Pittsylvania County.
• SB 511 Settlement payment; insurer to provide notice to a judgment creditor upon payment of $5,000.
• SB 535 Mail order pharmacy; insurer not limited to a single provider for services.
• SB 548 Restroom Access Act; created.
• SB 562 Unemployment benefits; eligibility of individuals part-time employed and in training programs.
• SB 565 Voltage regulation technologies; electric utilities to recover costs and earn 15 percent rate.
• SB 577 Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority; created.
• SB 597 Workers' compensation; insurance carriers to file proof of coverage within 30 days of inception.
• SB 606 Motor vehicle title loans; establishes requirements, penalties.
• SB 610 Workers' Compensation Commission; filing materials by electronic transmission.
• SB 611 Workers' Compensation Commission; notices, orders, etc., by electronic communications.
• SB 612 Workers' Compensation Commission; repeals requirement of sending copies of awards by priority mail.
• SB 622 Dentists and oral surgeons; reimbursement for certain services.
• SB 642 Health insurance, basic; HMOs to offer plans that do not include state-mandated benefits.
• SB 644 Specialized Biotechnology Research Performance Grant Program; established.
• SB 649 Autism Tuition Assistance Grant Program; established.
• SB 664 Insurance information; agent to disclose information about policy to funeral services licensee.
• SB 666 Unemployment compensation; employee voluntarily leaving employment to accompany military spouse.
• SB 674 Automobile clubs; shall not include services offered or provided through a telematics system.
• SB 675 Health insurance; mandated coverage for telemedicine services.
• SB 680 Electric utility regulation; SCC to regulate rate for services of investor-owned electric utilities.
• SB 706 Health insurance; coverage for mental health and substance abuse services.
• SB 710 Utility Transfers Act; SCC to approve acquiring or disposal of control of public utility.
• SB 713 Coastal Energy Research Consortium; increase in membership and board of directors.
• SB 729 Electric utilities; alternative energy research and demonstration projects.
• SB 739 Economic development incentives; aggregate amount of awarded grants for eligible projects.
• SR 8 State Corporation Commission; nomination for election of member.
• SR 9 Workers' Compensation Commission; nomination for election of member.