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 |
(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 |
(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 |
(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 |