Virginia Senate Bill 679 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 18 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0836)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Elimination of certain state mandates on local entities. Eliminates several statewide mandates on local government and regional government entities.The bill does the following: (i) removes the requirement that surplus property be offered to political subdivisions or volunteer fire and rescue squads before being sold at a public sale or auction, (ii) raises the ceiling for professional service contracts that a locality may enter without competitive negotiation from $50,000 to $60,000, (iii) eliminates the requirement that a lease of property owned by any political subdivision, or privately owned, licensed public use airport be approved by the Department, (iv) removes the requirement for localities to obtain VDOT approval for red light camera locations, (v) clarifies that the local courts cannot require localities to construct a new or additional courthouse, (vi) eliminates requirements for reporting Urban Development Areas to the Commission on Local Government, (vii) removes the requirement for establishing local advisory committees on gifted education and the annual reporting by such committees, (viii) eliminates the requirement to provide the estimated per pupil cost for public education of individual school to each parent or guardian of the enrolled child, (ix) removes the requirement that proceeds from the sale of local education surplus property be applied to capital improvements, (x) eliminates the requirement to establish a school health board, (xi) removes annual contract requirements for community service boards, (xii) eliminates Internet policy mandates on local libraries, (xiii) changes requirement to give first priority for vending contracts to the blind from mandatory to a local option, and (xiv) repeals the requirement for civics training for teachers in order to renew license. The bill also makes technical changes.

State mandates; eliminating on local and regional government entities relating to education, etc.

Del. Thomas Garrett [R]

Sen. Stephen Newman [R]

2012-04-18 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-04-18 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-10 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N) (Y: 32 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-10 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 2-N) (Y: 97 N: 2 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-29 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N) (Y: 1 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-02-27 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 4-N) (Y: 96 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-21 - House - House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0836)
2012-04-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 836 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-04-18		House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
2012-04-18		Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
2012-04-18		Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB679ER2)
2012-04-18		Senate: Reenrolled
2012-04-18		Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
2012-04-18		House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
2012-04-18		House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
2012-04-18		Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
2012-04-17		Senate: Placed on Calendar
2012-04-09		Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
2012-03-17		Senate: Signed by President
2012-03-15		House: Signed by Speaker
2012-03-15		Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB679ER)
2012-03-15		Senate: Enrolled
2012-03-10		Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (32-Y 8-N)
2012-03-10		Senate: Conference substitute printed 12106091D-S2
2012-03-10		House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 2-N)
2012-03-10		House: Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 2-N)
2012-03-10		House: Passed by temporarily
2012-03-06		House: Delegates: Byron, Iaquinto, Bulova
2012-03-06		House: Conferees appointed by House
2012-03-05		Senate: Senators: Newman, Stuart, Barker
2012-03-05		Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
2012-03-05		Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
2012-03-01		House: House requested conference committee
2012-03-01		House: House insisted on substitute
2012-02-29		Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (1-Y 39-N)
2012-02-27		House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 4-N)
2012-02-27		House: Passed House with substitute (94-Y 4-N)
2012-02-27		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB679H1
2012-02-27		House: Committee substitute agreed to 12105529D-H1
2012-02-27		House: Read third time
2012-02-24		House: Passed by for the day
2012-02-23		House: Passed by for the day
2012-02-22		House: Read second time
2012-02-21		House: Committee substitute printed 12105529D-H1
2012-02-21		House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2012-02-17		House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
2012-02-17		House: Read first time
2012-02-17		House: Placed on Calendar
2012-02-10		Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-09		Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB679S1
2012-02-09		Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 12105114D-S1
2012-02-09		Senate: Reading of substitute waived
2012-02-09		Senate: Read second time
2012-02-08		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2012-02-06		Senate: Committee substitute printed 12105114D-S1
2012-02-06		Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
2012-01-25		Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2012-01-25		Senate: Presented and ordered printed 12104484D
2012-01-25		Senate: Introduced at the request of Governor

HB1295 (Same As) 2012-04-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0805)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	1	561	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	1643	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	2223.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
15	2	968.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	1124	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	4303	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	4304	(n/a)	See Bill Text
2	2	4343	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	129	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	18.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	200.03	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	209.1:2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	225	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	253.13:1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	275.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
22	1	92	(n/a)	See Bill Text
37	2	504	(n/a)	See Bill Text
37	2	508	(n/a)	See Bill Text
42	1	36.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
5	1	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
51	5	89	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+SB679
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB679+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB679S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB679H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB679S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB679ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB679ER2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0836+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S12V0063+SB0679
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0308SB0679+SB0679
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0330SB0679+SB0679
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H11V0213+SB0679
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV1145+SB0679
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0742SB0679+SB0679
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0891SB0679+SB0679
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV1525+SB0679
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV1050SB0679+SB0679
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV1139SB0679+SB0679
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV1681+SB0679