Legislative Update
Top 20 Bills, 2010 Legislative Session
| Bills | Committee | Last action | Date |
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| HB 270 - Peace - Public guardianship and conservator program; VDA to adopt person-centered practice procedures. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (S) Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology | 01/23/12 |
| notes: Requires the Department for the Aging to adopt, as part of its public guardianship and conservator program, person-centered practice procedures that shall (i) focus on the preferences and needs of the individual receiving public guardianship services and (ii) empower and support the individual receiving public guardianship services, to the extent feasible, in defining the direction for his life and promoting self-determination and community involvement. | |||
| HB 595 - Crockett-Stark - Aging services; changes deadlines for submission of four-year plan. | (H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (S) Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology | 01/26/12 |
| notes: Changes the deadline for submission of a four-year plan for aging services from June 30, 2013, to October 1, 2015, and the deadline for submission of an update to the current plan from October 1, 2011, to October 1, 2013, in order to align state deadlines for the four-year plan for aging services with federal deadlines for such plans. | |||
| HB 598 - Crockett-Stark - VIEW; screening and assessment of public assistance recipients for use of illegal substances. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB73-Bell, Richard P.) | 01/23/12 |
| notes: Requires local departments of social services to screen each VIEW program participant to determine whether probable cause exists to believe the participant is engaged in the use of illegal drugs. This bill provides that, when a screening indicates reasonable cause to believe a participant is using illegal drugs, the local department of social services shall require a formal substance abuse assessment of the participant, which may include drug testing. Any person who fails or refuses to participate in a screening or assessment without good cause or who tests positive for the use of illegal drugs shall be ineligible to receive TANF payments for a period of one year, unless he enters into and complies with the requirements of a drug treatment program. | |||
| HB 918 - Minchew - Medicaid; appeals of agency determinations. Regarding overpayments. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2013 | 02/01/12 |
| notes:
Provides that all recommended or final case decisions in administrative hearings regarding Medicaid overpayments shall be made in accordance with the Administrative Process Act, shall be based on the whole evidentiary record, and shall be limited to a determination of whether the Director's initial decision was within the scope of his statutory or legal authority. The bill also provides that no recommended or final case decision shall be based on principles of contract law or equity. Same as SB426. |
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| HB 1291 - Gilbert - Governor's reorganization of executive branch of state government. | (H) Committee on General Laws | (H) Assigned GL sub: #5 Special | 01/27/12 |
| notes:
The proposals include eliminating two state agencies; merging seven state agencies into others; eliminating 19 boards and commissions; merging 23 boards and commissions to form 11 boards and commissions; moving four offices and initiatives; and, de-regulating three professions. The Government Reorganization Plan will be considered as a resolution in the 2012 session of the General Assembly. Initial estimates by the Department of Planning and Budget find that the submitted reforms will save at least $2 million per year. Same as SB678. |
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| HJ 49 - Gilbert - Governor's Executive Reorganization Plan; approval by each house of General Assembly. | (H) Committee on Rules (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (S) Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology | 01/23/12 |
| notes: Sets out the Governor's executive reorganization plan dated November 25, 2011, for approval by each house of the General Assembly. The resolution sets out the pertinent details of the plan. | |||
| HJ 52 - Cole - Tax structure, State's; joint subcommittee to study reforming. | (H) Committee on Rules | (H) Subcommittee recommends laying on the table | 01/26/12 |
| notes: Establishes a joint subcommittee to study reforming Virginia's tax structure, including the feasibility of adopting a flat tax or a fair tax. | |||
| SB 678 - McDougle - Governor's reorganization of executive branch of state government. | (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (S) Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology | 01/25/12 |
| notes:
The proposals include eliminating two state agencies; merging seven state agencies into others; eliminating 19 boards and commissions; merging 23 boards and commissions to form 11 boards and commissions; moving four offices and initiatives; and, de-regulating three professions. The Government Reorganization Plan will be considered as a resolution in the 2012 session of the General Assembly. Initial estimates by the Department of Planning and Budget find that the submitted reforms will save at least $2 million per year. Same as HB1291. |
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| SJ 66 - McDougle - Governor's Executive Reorganization Plan; approval by each house of General Assembly. | (S) Committee on General Laws and Technology | (S) Agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N) | 01/20/12 |
| notes: Sets out the Governor's executive reorganization plan dated November 25, 2011, for approval by each house of the General Assembly. The resolution sets out the pertinent details of the plan. | |||
