2010 General Legislation of Interest to Emergency Physicians
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Bills and Status as of March 12, 2010
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Committee |
Last action |
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HB 11 - Marshall, R.G. - Health services; peer utilization reviews. |
(H) Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N) (H) Reported from HWI w/substitute (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (99-Y 0-N) (S) Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (S) Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
Support |
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HB 49 - Lingamfelter - Handguns; repeals one-gun-a-month limitation. |
(H) Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (15-Y 6-N) (H) Passed the House (61-Y 37-N) (S) Left in Courts of Justice |
Not in favor |
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HB 57 - Cole - Business, professional, and occupational license (BPOL) tax; limits on rates and imposition. |
(S) Committee on Finance |
(H) Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N) (H) Reported from Finance (19-Y 2-N) (H) Passed the House (88-Y 8-N) ((S) Continued to 2011 in Finance (12-Y 3-N) |
Monitor |
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HB 143 - O'Bannon - Practitioner self-referral; clarifies those that may make a referral. |
(S) Education and Health |
(H) Reported from HWI (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (99-Y 0-N) (S) Assigned Education sub: Health Licensing (S) Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (S) Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
Monitor |
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HB 150 - O'Bannon - Medications; dispensing by community services board, behavioral health authorities, etc. |
(S) Education and Health |
(H) Reported from HWI (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (99-Y 0-N) (S) Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (S) Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) Signed by Speaker and President Enacted |
In favor |
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HB 173 - Pogge - Drugs; certified emergency medical services personnel may administer and dispense. |
(S) Education and Health |
(H) Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from HWI w/substitute (22-Y 0-N) (S) Reported from Education and Health w/sub (15-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (99-Y 0-N) Signed by Speaker and President |
Monitor |
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HB 174 - Cox, M.K. - Veterans Services; eliminates requirement that Wounded Warrior Program cover only combat injuries. |
(S) Committee on General Laws and Technology |
(H) Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (98-Y 0-N) (S) Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (S) Passed the Senate (40-Y 0-N) Approved by Governor |
Monitor |
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HB 267 - Englin - Advance Health Care Directive Registry; notification by physicians. |
(S) Education and Health |
(H) Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from HWI w/sub (20-Y 2-N) (H) Passed the House (92-Y 3-N) (S) Reported from Education and Health with amendment (12-Y 0-N) (S) Passed the Senate (40-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (94-Y 0-N) (G) Approved by Governor |
Monitor |
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HB 270 - Englin - Vaccination of school children; VDH to develop plan for all who attend public or private school. |
(H) Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from HWI w/substitute (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (97-Y 0-N) (S) Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (S) Passed the Senate (40-Y 0-N) Approved by Governor |
In favor |
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HB 286 - Dance - Schedule VI prescriptions; allows practitioner to prescribe if he deems there is urgency. |
(S) Education and Health |
(H) Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from HWI w/sub (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (96-Y 0-N) (S) Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) (S) Passed the Senate (40-Y 0-N) Approved by Governor |
Monitor |
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HB 411 - Oder - Shaken baby syndrome; Department of Social Services to develop information for distribution. |
(H) Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from HWI w/sub (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (96-Y 0-N) (S) Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (S) Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
In favor |
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HB 415 - Oder - Certificate of public need; relocation of nursing homes beds from one facility to another facility. |
(S) Education and Health |
(H) House: Reported from HWI (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (99-Y 0-N) (S) Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 1-N) (S) Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N) |
Monitor |
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HB 662 - Morrissey - Health professions; disciplinary actions |
(S) Education and Health |
(H) Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from HWI (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (94-Y 1-N 1-A) (S) Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (S) Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
Monitor |
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(H) Reported from HWI (22-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (99-Y 0-N) (S) Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (S) Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (H) Amendment accepted |
Not in favor |
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HB 953 - Jones - Schedule II, III, IV, and V drugs; adds various controlled substances to list. |
(S) Education and Health |
(H) Reported from HWI (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (96-Y 0-N) (S) Rereferred to Finance from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (S) Rereferred to Courts of Justice (S) Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (14-Y 0-N) (S) Passed the Senate (40-Y 0-N) (H) House rejected amendment In Conference |
Monitor |
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HB 964 - Lohr - Schedule II drugs; require identification in filling prescriptions. |
(H) Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 1-N) (H) Reported from HWI w/sub (22-Y 0-N) (H) passed the House (97-Y 0-N) (S) Referred to Education and Health (S) Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (H) Substitute accepted |
Support |
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HB 1033 - Byron - Human infant; independent and separate existence. |
(H) Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House 99-Y 0-N) (S) Referred to Education and Health (S) Rereferred from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (S) Reported Courts of Justice w/sub (15-Y 0-N) (S) Passed the Senate (40-Y 0-N) (H) Rejected the Senate substitute (S) Insisted on the substitute In Conference |
Monitor |
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HB 1166 - Phillips - Controlled substances; unlawfully obtaining or attempting to obtain, report required. |
(H) Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (98-Y 0-N) (S) Referred to Education and Health (S) Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) (H) House approved Senate amendments (98-Y 0-N) |
Actively support |
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HB 1285 - Orrock - Certificate of public need; Department of Health to provide public notice. |
(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Education and Health |
(H) Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (97-Y 0-N) (S) Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (S) Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (H) Amendments accepted |
Monitor |
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HB 1304 - Nutter – Workforce Development Authority; created. |
(H) Committee on HWI (S) Education and Health |
(H) Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from HWI w/sub (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (96-Y 0-N) (S) Reported from Education and Health w/amend(s) (15-Y 0-N) (S) Passed the Senate (40-Y 0-N) (H) House approved Senate amendments |
Actively Support |
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HB 1326 - Merricks - Workers' compensation; medical services.
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(H) Reported from Commerce and Labor w/sub (21-Y 1-N) (H) Passed the House (99-Y 0-N) (S) Continued to 2011 to Committee on Commerce and Labor |
Monitor |
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HB 1376 - Sickles - Students; Board of Nursing to develop guidelines on administration of drugs to those with epilepsy. |
(H) Reported from HWI w/sub (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (97-Y 0-N) (S) Reported from Education and Health w/sub (15-Y 0-N) (S) Passed the Senate (40-Y 0-N) (H) House approved Senate substitute |
Support |
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HJ 41 - Orrock - Commending the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads on the 75th anniversary. |
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(H) Passed the House unanimously (S) Agreed to by Senate by voice vote |
Support |
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SB 9 - Blevins - Safety belts; makes nonuse thereof a primary offense. |
(S) Reported from Transportation (10-Y 4-N) (S) Passed the Senate (24-Y 16-N) (H) Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (3-Y 1-N) (H) Tabled in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Actively support |
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SB 13 - Howell - Critical care specialist; added to list of specialists who can determine when patient is brain dead. |
(H) Committee on HWI |
(S) Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (S) Passed the Senate (40-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from HWI (22-Y 0-N) (S) Passed the Senate (98-Y 0-N) Approved by Governor |
In favor |
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SB 82 - Howell - Podiatry; clarification of definition of practice. |
(S) Committee on Courts of Justice |
(S) Reported from Education and Health w/sub (15-Y 0-N) (S) Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) (S) Passed the Senate (40-Y 0-N) (H) Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil (H) Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N) (H) Passed House with amendment (98-Y 0-N) (S) Amendment accepted |
Not in Favor |
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SB 88 - Howell - Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; Worker's Compensation Commission to adopt rate or fee schedule. |
(S) Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (14-Y 0-N) (S) Passed the Senate (40-Y 0-N) (H) Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N) (H) Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (95-Y 0-N) (H) Passed House (95-Y 0-N) |
Monitor |
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SB 93 - Quayle - Personal flotation devices; requires children 12 and under to wear. |
(S) Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (H) Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
(S) Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources w/sub (10-Y 4-N) (S) Passed the Senate (30-Y 10-N) (H) Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources with amendments (13-Y 9-N) (H) Referred to Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Support |
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SB 191 - Northam – Privileged communications; exchange of health care-related information between health care providers. |
(S) Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 0-N) (S) Passed the Senate (40-Y 0-N) (H) Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House |
Support |
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SB 219 - Howell - Safety belt use for persons under 19 years of age. |
(S) Referred to Committee on Transportation (S) Reported from Transportation w/sub (15-Y 0-N) (S) Passed the Senate (39-Y 0-N) (H) Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (3-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (19-Y 1-N) (H) Passed House with substitute (81-Y 17-N 1-A) (S) Senate accepted House substitute (40-Y 0-N) |
Actively support |
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(S) Referred to Committee on Transportation (S) Reported from Transportation (13-Y 2-N) (S) Passed the Senate (30-Y 10-N) (H) Incorporated by Militia, Police and Public Safety (SB219-Howell) |
Actively Support |
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SB 275 - Whipple - Advance medical directives; clarifies authority. |
(H) Committee on HWI |
(S) Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (S) Passed the Senate (40-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House w/sub (99-Y 0-N) (S) Senate agreed to sub |
In favor |
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SB 328 - Stuart - Emergency medical services providers; allowed to administer vaccines to adults and minors.
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(H) Committee on HWI |
(S) Referred to Education and Health (S) Reported from Education and Health w/amend(s) (15-Y 0-N) (S) Passed the Senate (40-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (99-Y 0-N) Signed by the President Signed by the Speaker |
Monitor |
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SB 423 - Herring - Health care practitioners; exempt from liability when rendering services to patients of clinics. |
(S) Committee for Courts of Justice (H) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
(S) Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (S) Passed the Senate (40-Y 0-N) (H) Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (95-Y 0-N)
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In favor |
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SB 470 - Miller, J.C. - Certificate of Public Need; definition of project. |
(S) Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 1-N) (S) Passed the Senate (39-Y 1-N) (H) Reported from HWI (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (98-Y 0-N) Approved by Governor |
Monitor |
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SB 517 - Norment – Wireless telecommunications devices; prohibits talking on such device unless in hands-free mode. |
(S) Reported from Transportation w/sub (10-Y 5-N) (S) Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N) (H) Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (3-Y 0-N) (H) Tabled in Militia, Police and Public Safety |
Support |
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(S) Reported from Transportation (11-Y 4-N) (S) Passed the Senate (26-Y 14-N) (S) Passed the Senate (26-Y 14-N) (H) Assigned MPPS sub: #2 |
Actively support |
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SB 537 - Newman - Speed limits; increases on highways where it is presently 65 mph to 70 mph. |
(S) Reported from Transportation (10-Y 4-N) (S) Motion to recommit to committee agreed to (S) Reported from Transportation (10-Y 5-N) (S) Passed the Senate (29-Y 11-N) (H) Reported from Transportation (15-Y 5-N) (H) Passed the House (76-Y 22-N) Approved by Governor |
Monitor |
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SB 538 - Newman - Training centers; physician coverage.
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(S) Committee on Finance |
(S) Referred to Education and Health (S) Reported from Education and Health w/sub (15-Y 0-N) (S) Reported from Finance (13-Y 0-N) (S) Passed the Senate (H) Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (100-Y 0-N) |
Monitor |
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SB 652 - Northam - Concussions; Board of Education to develop guidelines dealing with in student-athletes. |
(S) Reported from Education and Health w/sub (15-Y 0-N) (S) Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (H) Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 4-N) (H) Reported from Education with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (97-Y 0-N) (S) Amendments accepted |
Support |
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SB 653 - Northam - Certificate of public need; Commissioner of Health to accept & approve request to amend conditions. |
(S) Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (S) Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (H) Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 4-N) (H) Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (99-Y 0-N) |
Monitor |
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SB 675 - Wampler - Health insurance; mandated coverage for telemedicine services. |
(S) Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (S) Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (H) Reported from Commerce and Labor with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (H) Passed the House (95-Y 0-N 1-A) (H) Amendment Accepted |
Support |
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