2007 General Assembly

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VACEP's position on legislation is listed.

Bills

VACEP Position

Committee

Last action

Last Update

HB 1616 - Frederick - Income tax, state; tax credit for health insurance premiums paid by small business employers.

In favor

(H) Committee on Finance

(H) Left in Finance

02/06/07

Dead

HB 1735 - Fralin - Nonsuits; notice required. (Incorporated HB 1902)

In favor

(H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Signed by President

02/15/07

Passed

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice

HB 1904 - Albo - Outpatient treatment orders; changes first criterion to include failure to properly take medication.

In favor

(H) Committee on Appropriations

(H) Left in Appropriations

02/06/07

Dead

HB 1908 - Albo - Rear-facing child restraint devices; children must be secured back seat only.

 In favor

(H) Committee on Transportation

(S) Amended

(H) Adopted Amendments

02/22/07

Passed

(S) Committee on Transportation

HB 1925 - Griffith - Psychiatric Inpatient Treatment of Minors Act; authorization of certain judges & special justices.

Monitor

(H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(H) Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB2530 - Iaquinto)

02/02/07

HB 1938 - Purkey - Physicians; persons without degree knowingly representing themselves as such. In favor (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (H) Stricken from Docket by Health, Welfare and Institutions

01/23/07

Dead

HB 1947 - Purkey - Hospital-Emergency Treatment Reimbursement Fund; created, report.

Not in favor

(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(H) Left in Commerce and Labor

02/06/07

Dead

HB 1963 - O'Bannon - Licensed physician assistants; authorized to prescribe Schedule II through VI controlled substances.

Monitor

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

Signed by Governor

02/19/07

Passed

(S) Committee on Education and Health
HB 2034 - Hamilton - Prisoners; payment for health care costs by local and state correctional facilities. OPPOSE (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety (S) Stricken at request of Patron

02/09/07

Dead

(S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

HB 2036 - Hamilton - Admission hearings, involuntary; adds providers to list by which an examiner may be employed.

Monitor

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) Signed by President

02/15/07

Passed

(S) Committee on Education and Health

HB 2080 - Wittman - Disaster response; state to provide assistance to individuals if federal aid is not available.

In favor

(H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety

(H) Left in Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety

02/06/07

Dead

HB 2087 - Janis - Physical therapists; allows patients to seek treatment therefrom. OPPOSE (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) Amendments

(H) VOTE 95-Y 0-N

02/07/07

Passed

(S) Committee on Education and Health

HB 2157 - O'Bannon - Medicine, Board of; disciplinary procedure..

ACTIVE SUPPORT

Talking Points

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) Passed amended communicated to House

(H) VOTE Y-95 0-N

02/07/07

Passed

(S) Committee on Education and Health

HB 2158 - O'Bannon - Adult Fatality Review Team; created, report.

Monitor

(H) Committee on Appropriations

(H) Left in Appriations

02/06/07

Dead

HB 2161 - O'Bannon - Emergency medical care system; adds provisions for additional performance improvement measures.

In favor

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) VOTE 39-Y 0-N

02/0507

Passed

(S) Committee on Education and Health

HB 2211 - O'Bannon - Emergency Medical Services Registry and Statewide Trauma Registry; created.

In favor

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) VOTE 39-Y 0-N

02/05/07

Passed

(S) Committee on Education and Health

HB 2271 - Ebbin - School boards; required to annually review school crisis, emergency management, etc. response plans.

 Monitor

(H) Committee on Education

(S) VOTE 39-Y 0-N

02/05/07

Passed

(S) Committee on Education and Health
HB 2415 - Athey - Expert witness certifications; service of process. In favor (H) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Signed by President

02/22/07

Passed

(S) Committee on Courts of Justice

HB 2562 - Ware, R.L. - Joint payment of health insurance claims. 

ACTIVE SUPPORT

Talking points

(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(H) Failed to Report from Committee on Commerce and Labor

02/01/07

Dead

HB 2585 - Janis - Motorcycle helmets; exempted from wearing thereof on certain byways and highways.

OPPOSE

(H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety

(H) VOTE: ENGROSSMENT REFUSED (39-Y 59-N)

01/30/07

Dead

HB 2845 - O'Bannon - Emergency preparedness; makes several revisions related to orders of isolation and quarantine.

In favor 

(H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety

(S) Signed by President

02/19/07

Passed

(S) Committee on General Laws and Technology

HB 2955 - Bell - Temporary detention orders; licensed physician to complete in-person evaluation.

SUPPORT

Talking Points

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) VOTE 40-Y 0-N

02/21/07

Passed

(S) Committee on Courts of Justice

HB 3077 - Abbitt - Motorcyclists; wearing of helmets. Reduces fine to $25 (current fine up to $250)

OPPOSE

(H) Committee on Transportation

(S) Committee Failed to Report

02/15/07

Dead

S) Referred to Committee on Transportation

HJ 605 - Caputo - Emergency preparedness plans for Virginia Community College System; resources.

Monitor

(H) Committee on Education

(H) Left in Education

02/06/07

Dead

HJ 612 - Purkey - Small businesses; joint subcommittee to study ability to obtain health insurance.

In favor

(H) Committee on Rules

(H) Left in Rules

02/06/07

Dead

HJ 613 - Purkey - Uninsured population; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study.

In favor

(H) Committee on Rules

(H) Left in Rules

02/06/07

Dead

HJ 701 - Hamilton - Health care providers; joint subcommittee to study feasibility of offering liability protection.

SUPPORT 

(H) Committee on Rules

(S) and (H) Conference committee

substitute

02/23/07

Passed

(S) Committee on Rules

HJ 743 - Rust - Fire and rescue squad volunteers; joint subcommittee to study income tax incentives.

Monitor 

(H) Committee on Rules

(S) Passed by voice vote

02/21/07

Passed

(S) Committee on Rules

SB 763 - Cuccinelli - Outpatient treatment orders; changes criteria therefor.

Monitor

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Left in Courts

02/06/07

Dead

SB 780 - Cuccinelli - Involuntary temporary detention; issuance and execution of order.

In favor

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Left in Courts

02/06/07

Dead

SB 829 - Devolites Davis - Photo-monitoring systems; established to enforce traffic light signals.

In favor

(S) Committee on Transportation

(S) and (H) Conference committee

substitute

02/23/07

Passed

(H) Committee on Transportation

SB 890 - Deeds - Involuntary mental health commitment; emergency custody order to include transportation.

Monitor

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice

Signed by Governor

02/19/07

Passed

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

SB 958 - Quayle - Emergency service providers; advanced life support procedures.

OPPOSE

(S) Committee on General Laws and Technology

(S) Stricken from Docket by General Laws and Technology (13-Y 0-N)

01/24/07

Dead

SB 1052 - Edwards - Emergency custody order; authorizes sheriffs and sheriffs' deputies to execute orders.

Monitor

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)

01/31/07

Dead

SB 1108 - Wampler - Emergency preparedness; orders of isolation and quarantine.

In favor

(S) Committee on General Laws and Technology

(H) Amendment

(S) Approved

02/22/07

Passed

(H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety

SB 1202 - Wampler - Emergency management and preparedness; mutual aid agreements. 

In favor

(S) Committee on General Laws and Technology

(H) Passed

02/22/07

Passed

(H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety

SB 1318 - Puckett - Emergency management plans; local and interjurisdictional agency to review.

In favor

(S) Committee on General Laws and Technology

(H) Signed by Speaker

02/20/07

Passed

(H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety

SB 1324 - Cuccinelli - Paramedics; authorized to engage in practice of professional nursing.

OPPOSE

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(S) Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)

01/25/07

Dead

SJ 390 - Newman - Health care providers; joint subcommittee to study feasibility of offering liability protection.

 SUPPORT 

(S) Committee on Rules

(S) and (H) Conference committee

substitute

02/06/07

Passed