Bills of interest to emergency physicians still active post crossover

Committee

Last action

Updated 03/07/08

VACEP Position

HB 191 - Orrock - Emergency medical services; temporary suspension of permits and certificates pending hearing.

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(H) Reported from HWI (22-Y 0-N); passed House (98-Y 0-N);

(S) Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N); Enrolled

In Favor

HB 222 - Kilgore - Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act; right to confront and cross-examine evidence.

(S) Committee for Commerce and Labor

(H) Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N); House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N); (S) Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N); Rereferred to Finance; Left in Finance (16-Y 0-N)

Monitor

HB 248 - O'Bannon - Emergency medical services personnel; clarifies definitions.

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(H) Reported from HWI (22-Y 0-N); passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N);

(S) Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N); Enrolled by the House; Signed by House Speaker and Senate President; Approved by Governor.

In Favor

HB 396 - Hamilton - Medical Facilities Plan; Board of Health to appoint and convene task force.

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(H) Reported from HWI with amendment (22-Y 0-N); Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N);(S) Reported from Education and Health with amendments (13-Y 0-N); Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N);  Passed Senate with Amendments (40-Y 0-N); (H) Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N); Enrolled; Signed by Speaker
and signed by the President

Monitor

HB 403 - Hamilton - Health care providers; those responding to disaster immune from liability.

(S) Committee for Education and Health

(H) Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N); Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N); (S) Rereferred from Education and Health to Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N); Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N); Enrolled by the House; Signed by House Speaker and Senate President; Approved by Governor

ACTIVE SUPPORT  (same as SB657)

HB 479 - Hamilton - Stroke Triage Plan; Board of Health to develop and maintain as component of EMS Plan.

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(H) Reported from HWI with amendment (22-Y 0-N); passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N); (S)Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N); Enrolled by the House; Signed by House Speaker and Senate President; Approved by Governor;

Monitor

HB 504 - Hamilton - Health insurance; insurers to offer individual or group exclusive policies or contracts.

(S) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(H) Reported from Commerce & Labor with amendment (22-Y 0-N); passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N); (S) Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N); Enrolled by the House; Signed by House Speaker and Senate President

Monitor

HB 603 - O'Bannon - Health insurance carriers; hospital disclosure of contractual arrangements.

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(H) Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (21-Y 1-N); passed House (98-Y 1-N); (S) Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N); Enrolled by the House; Signed by House Speaker and Senate President; Approved by Governor;

Monitor

HB 605 - O'Bannon - Nonprofessional corporations; practice of medicine.

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(H) Reported from HWI with amendments (22-Y 0-N); Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N); (S) Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N); Signed by Speaker and President;

Monitor

HB 616 - Amundson - Malpractice actions; limitation.

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice-Civil Subcommittee

(H) Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N); passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N); (S) Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N); Signed by Speaker and President; Approved by Governor;

Monitor

HB 805 - Englin - Advance Health Care Directive Registry; created.

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(H) Reported from HWI with substitute (22-Y 0-N) and rereferred to Appropriations- sub Health and Human Resources; reported from Appropriations with substitute (24-Y 0-N); Passed House (95-Y 4-N); (S) Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N); Signed by Speaker and President;

ACTIVE SUPPORT

HB 1040 - Griffith - Health records; providing information after execution of search warrant, etc.

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(H) Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N); Passed the House BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N); (S) Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N); Signed by Speaker and President;

Monitor

HB 1100 - Sickles - Human immunodeficiency virus; informed consent for testing. *HB 243 (O’Bannon) incorporated into HB 1100

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(H) Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N); Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N); (S) Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N); Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N); Amendments Adopted by House (93-Y 0-N); Enrolled; Signed by the Speaker; Signed by the President

Monitor

HB 1147 - Phillips - Controlled substances; nonresident pharmacies reporting and approval requirements.

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice

(H) Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N); Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N); (S) Reported from Courts of Justice (38-Y 1-N); Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N); Signed by House Speaker and Senate President; Approved by Governor.

Monitor

HB 1294 - Athey - Good Samaritan statute; immunity extends to those providing care at location for screening, etc.

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice

(H) Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N); Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N); (S) Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N); Enrolled by the House; Signed by House Speaker and Senate President

ACTIVE SUPPORT

HB 1305 - Morgan - Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; increases annual assessment for physicians.

(S) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(H) Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (22-Y 0-N); Passed House (98-Y 0-N); (S) Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N); Enrolled; Signed by the Speaker; Signed by the President;

Monitor

HB 1449 - Crockett-Stark - Higher educational institutions; crisis and emergency management plans.

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(H) Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (22-Y 0-N) Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N); (S) Reported from Education and Health with amendment and Rereferred to Finance (16-Y 0-N); Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N); Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N);  Amendments Adopted by House (96-Y 0-N); Signed by Speaker and President

Monitor

HB 1543 - Janis - Surgical complications; requires physicians to report.

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(H) Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (18-Y 4-N); Reported from Appropriations (24-Y 0-N); Passed House (87-Y 12-N); (S) Assigned Education sub: Health Care; PBI in Education and Health (10-Y 1-N)

Monitor

HJ 79 - Hamilton - Physicians, etc.; barring from prescribing an alternative brand of medicine for financial incentive.

(S) Committee on Rules

(H) Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N); Agreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N); (S) Reported from Rules by voice vote; Agreed to by Senate by voice vote.

Monitor

SB 197 - Puller - Brain injuries; eliminates requirement that hospitals report to registry.

(H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Reported from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N); Passed the Senate (38-Y 0-N); (H) Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources; Reported from Appropriations (23-Y 0-N); Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N); Enrolled; Signed by the Speaker and the President;

Monitor

SB 202 - Quayle - Indoor Clean Air Act; smoking in restaurants.

(H) Committee on General Laws- ABC/Gaming subcommittee

(S) Senate: Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 3-N); Passed Senate (29-Y 9-N 1-A); Laid on the table in General Laws sub: ABC/Gaming

In Favor

SB 211 - Edwards - Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; increases annual assessment for physicians.

(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(S) Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (13-Y 0-N 2-A); Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N); (H) Reported from Commerce and Labor (22-Y 0-N); House passed BLOCK VOTE (94-Y 0-N); Enrolled by the Senate; Signed by Speaker and President

Monitor

SB 212 - Edwards - Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act; evidence. 

(H) Committee on Courts of Justice

(S) Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (9-Y 2-N 4-A); Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N); (H) Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N); House Passed BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N); Enrolled by the Senate; Signed by Speaker and President; Approved by Governor.

Monitor

SB 271 - Deeds - Schools for students with disabilities; administration of prescription medications.

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N); (H) Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N); House Passed BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N); (S) House amendments rejected by Senate (3-Y 36-N); Senate Accepted request to send bill to conference (96-Y 0-N); Conference Report Agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N); Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 1-N);

In Favor

SB 290 - Barker - Advance Health Care Directive Registry; created.

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N); (H) Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N); Assigned to Appropriations sub: HHR; Reported from Appropriations  with substitute (23-Y 0-N); Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N); House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N);

ACTIVE SUPPORT  (same as HB805)

SB 298 - Whipple - Smoke Free Air Act; smoking in public places.

(H) Committee on General Laws- ABC/Gaming subcommittee

(S) Reported from Education and Health with amendment (12-Y 3-N); Passed Senate (23-Y 15-N 1-A); Laid on the table in General Laws sub: ABC/Gaming

In Favor

SB 344 - Blevins - Stroke Triage Plan; Board of Health to develop and maintain as component of EMS Plan.

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N);  Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N); (H) Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N); Assigned to Appropriations sub: HHR; Reported from Appropriations (23-Y 0-N); Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N 1-A); Enrolled; Signed by the Speaker and the President;

Monitor

(same as HB479)

SB 347 - Blevins - Smoking; prohibited in restaurants in City of Chesapeake.

(H) Committee on General Laws- ABC/Gaming subcommittee

(S) Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 3-N) Passed Senate (28-Y 10-N 1-A); Laid on the table in General Laws sub: ABC/Gaming

In Favor

SB 396 - Edwards - Health care; Department of Health to post on its website list of average costs.

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N); (H) Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y –N); Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N); Signed by Speaker and President; Approved by Governor;

Monitor

SB 495 - Northam - Medicine, Board of; certain information to be made available thereto.

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N): Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N); (H) Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N); Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N); Signed by Speaker and President

Monitor

SB 500 - Northam - Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor.

(H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety

(S) Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendments (15-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N); (H) Referred to Militia, Police and Public Safety; Rereferred to Commerce and Labor; Assigned Commerce and Labor sub: 1; Left in committee

In Favor

SB 501 - Locke - Indoor Clean Air Act; prohibits smoking in any food establishment in State.

(H) Committee on General Laws- ABC/Gaming subcommittee

(S) Reported from Education and Health with substitute (12-Y 3-N) Passed Senate (28-Y 10-N 1-A); Laid on the table in General Laws sub: ABC/Gaming

In Favor

SB 578 - Saslaw - VirginiaShare Health Insurance Program; established, report.

(H) Committee on Appropriations

(S) Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (11-Y 3-N 1-A); rereferred to Finance; Reported from Finance with amendments (16-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (29-Y 11-N); (H) Referred to Appropriations; Left in committee

ACTIVE SUPPORT  (same as HB593)

SB 649 - Ticer - Motor vehicle safety belt systems; repeals language that makes nonuse secondary offense.

(H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety

(S) Reported from Transportation (8-Y 4-N 2-A); Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N); (H) Referred to Militia, Police and Public Safety-recommended to table in subcommittee

ACTIVE SUPPORT

(same as HB1065)

SB 657 - Newman - Health care providers; certain immunity therfor during disasters under specific circumstances.

(H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N); (H) Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N); Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N); Enrolled by the Senate; Signed by Speaker and President; Approved by Governor;

ACTIVE SUPPORT  (same as HB403)

SB 693 - Edwards - Physician assistants; agreement with supervising physician detailing activities delegated thereto.

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(S) Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N); Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N);                       (H) Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N); Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N); Enrolled by the Senate; Signed by Speaker and President

Monitor 

SJ 47 - Puller - Medicine; JLARC to conduct review of effectiveness of Board of Medicine in regulating practice.

(H) Committee on Rules

(S) Reported from Rules by voice vote;  Agreed to by Senate by voice vote; (H) Referred to Committee on Rules; Left in committee

Monitor

Bills of interest "dead" at Crossover

Committee

Last action

Updated 02/13/08

VACEP Position

HB 143 - Kilgore - Medical bills and charges; patient, patient's attorney, etc. may obtain list at no cost.

(H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(H) Left in Courts of Justice

OPPOSE

HB 213 - Cole - Income tax, state; TRICARE physicians tax credit.

(H) Committee on Finance

(H) Left in Finance

Monitor

HB 243 - O'Bannon - Human immunodeficiency virus; informed consent for testing.

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(H) House: Incorporated into  HB1100-Sickles

Monitor

HB 247 - O'Bannon - Hospital emergency departments; ability to access electronic health records.

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(H) Continued to 2009 in Health, Welfare and Institutions

In Favor

HB 253 - O'Bannon - Health Insurance, Bureau of; establishes division within State Corporation Commission.

(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(H) Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor

SUPPORT

HB 288 - Englin - Indoor Clean Air Act; smoking in restaurants.

(H) Committee on General Laws

(H) Incorporated into HB 1341

In Favor

HB 318 - Cox - Hospitalization insurance; balance billing by nonparticipating physicians. 

(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(H) Left in  Commerce & Labor

* Under DNR Orders!

ACTIVE OPPOSE*

HB 364 - Purkey - Hospital-Emergency Treatment Reimbursement Fund; established.

(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(H) Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor

Monitor

HB 382 - O'Bannon - Medical advisory committees and consultants; privileged communications.

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(H) Continued to 2009 in Courts of Justice

ACTIVE SUPPORT

HB 500 - Hamilton - Smoke Free Air Act; smoking in public places.

(H) Committee on General Laws

(H) Incorporated into HB 821

In favor

HB 551 - Griffith - Medical records; fees for copying.

(H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(H) Continued to 2009 in Courts of Justice

Monitor

HB 572 - Howell, A.T. - Smoke Free Air Act; smoking in public places.

(H) Committee on General Laws

(H) Incorporated into HB 821

In Favor

HB 593 - Hamilton - VirginiaShare Health Insurance Program; established, report.                                                                                

(H) Committee on Appropriations

(H) Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources (Hamilton); left in Appropriations

ACTIVE SUPPORT  (same as SB578)

HB 667 - Marshall, R.G. - Health insurance; coverage for alternatives to surgery.

(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(H) House: Passed by in Commerce and Labor with letter (21-Y 0-N)

Monitor

HB 668 - Marshall, R.G. - Health insurance, individual; statements regarding grounds for refusal to cover.

(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(H) Left in Commerce & Labor

In Favor

HB 784 - Kilgore - Naturopathic doctors; licensure requirements for practice.

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(H) Continued to 2009 in Health, Welfare and Institutions

ACTIVE OPPOSE

HB 821 - Morgan - Smoke Free Air Act; smoking in public places.

(H) Committee on General Laws

(H) Tabled unanimously by GL sub: ABC/Gaming

In Favor

HB 1063 - Brink - Indoor Clean Air Act; smoking in restaurants in Northern Virginia.

(H) Committee on General Laws

(H) Tabled unanimously by GL sub: ABC/Gaming

In Favor

HB 1065 - Amundson - Safety belts; makes non-use thereof primary offense.

(H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety

(H) Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety

ACTIVE SUPPORT

(same as SB649)

HB 1173 - Lingamfelter - Motorcyclists; allows certain persons at least 21 years of age to ride without helmets.

(H) Committee on Transportation

(H) Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (7-Y 14-N)

ACTIVE OPPOSE

HB 1253 - Marsden - Smoking; prohibited in restaurants.

(H) Committee on General Laws

(H) Tabled unanimously by GL sub: ABC/Gaming

In Favor

HB 1273 - Spruill - Prisoners; health care costs.

(H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety

(H) House: Stricken at request of Patron in Militia, Police and Public Safety (21-Y 1-N)

Not in favor

HB 1282 - Athey - Medical Malpractice Settlement Offer and Recovery Act; established.

(H) Committee for Courts of Justice

(H) Left in Courts of Justice

ACTIVE SUPPORT

HB 1306 - Morgan - Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; increases annual assessment for physicians.

(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(H) Left in Commerce & Labor

Monitor

HB 1341 - Barlow - Smoking; localities to adopt ordinances containing standards, etc. relating thereto in restaurants.

(H) Committee on General Laws

(H) Tabled unanimously by GL sub: ABC/Gaming

In Favor

HB 1419 - Nutter - Health insurance; coordination of benefits.

(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(H) Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor by voice vote

Monitor

HB 1432 - Howell, A.T. - Indoor Clean Air Act; smoking in restaurants in certain cities.

(H) Committee on General Laws

(H) Tabled unanimously by GL sub: ABC/Gaming

In Favor

HB 1535 - Barlow - Safety belts.

(H)  Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety

(H) Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety

ACTIVE SUPPORT

HJ 35 - Purkey - Health care, indigent; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study.

(H) Committee on Rules

(H) Left in Rules

SUPPORT

HJ 47 - Purkey - Medical doctors; joint subcommittee to study current and impending severe shortage thereof.

(H) Committee on Rules

(H) Left in Rules

SUPPORT

HJ 101 - O'Bannon - Medical errors; Joint Commission on Health Care to study various responses.

(H) Committee on Rules

(H) Left in Rules

SUPPORT

HJ 174 - Hall - Health care professionals, licensed; Joint Commission on Health Care to study competence.

(H) Committee on Rules

(H) Left in Rules

Monitor

HJ 207 - Amundson - Health care professionals, licensed; Joint Commission on Health Care to study competence.

(H) Committee on Rules

(H) Left in Rules

Monitor

SB 340 - Cuccinelli - Hospitals and health care providers; reducing medical fraud.

(S) Committee for Courts of Justice

(S) Passed by in Courts of Justice with letter (15-Y 0-N)

ACTIVE SUPPORT 

SB 497 - Northam - Abraham's law; definition of abused or neglected child

(S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

(S) Stricken at request of Patron in Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)

Monitor

SB 568 - Saslaw - Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; increases annual assessment for physicians.

(S) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(S) Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor; Incorporated into SB 211 by Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)

Monitor

SB 702 - Lucas - Influenza vaccinations; Department of Health to publish on its website information thereon.

(S) Committee on Education and Health

(S) Left in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

In Favor