Virginia Professional Fire fighters Legislative Tracking Page

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Legislative Tracking Page as of February 22, 2009

 

 

Bills

Committee

Last action

VPFF

Position

HB 1858 - Shannon - Retirement System; locality may increase retirement allowance for its employees.

(H) Committee on Appropriations

(H) Left in Appropriations

Support

HB 1877 - Cosgrove - Absentee voting; firefighters and other first responders are entitled thereto.

(H) Committee on Privileges and Elections


(S) Committee on Privileges and Elections

(S) Passed by for the day

Support

HB 1958 - Mathieson - Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor.

(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(H) Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB2478-Hugo)

Support

HB 1959 - Mathieson - Workers' compensation; prohibits State from terminating employment for line of duty injury, etc.

(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(H) Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor

Support

HB 1960 - Mathieson - Line of Duty Act; continued health insurance coverage for disabled employee, etc.

(H) Committee on Appropriations

(H) Left in Appropriations

Support

HB 1996 - Bulova - Grievance procedure; permits grievant to have witness present during second & third steps.

(H) Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

(H) Left in Counties, Cities and Towns

Support

HB 1997 - Bulova - Line of Duty Act; includes local employees disabled on or after January 1, 1966, in definition.

(H) Committee on Appropriations

(H) Left in Appropriations

Support

HB 2154 - Purkey - Retirement System; creates new defined contribution retirement plan for certain employees.

(H) Committee on Appropriations

(H) Left in Appropriations

Oppose

HB 2280 - Bowling - Law Officers' Retirement System; supplemental allowance paid until Social Security retirement age.

(H) Committee on Appropriations

(H) Left in Appropriations

Support

HB 2449 - Sickles - Infectious disease; establishes deemed consent to test for HIV & hepatitis B & C and release result.

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions


(S) Committee on Education and Health

(S) Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Support

HB 2478 - Hugo - Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor.

(H) Committee on Commerce and Labor

(H) Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (10-Y 6-N)

Support

HB 2574 - Miller, P.J. - Line of Duty Act; amends definition of deceased person thereunder, payment to beneficiaries.

(H) Committee on Appropriations

(H) Left in Appropriations

Support

HB 2590 - Ebbin - Financial accounting and reporting system; establish alternative system for postemployment benefits.

(H) Committee on General Laws

(H) Stricken from docket by General Laws

Support

HB 2625 - Abbitt - Emergency medical services provider; procedure upon receipt of complaint.

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

(H) Stricken from docket by Health, Welfare and Institutions

Monitor

HB 2626 - Byron - Line of Duty Act; investigation of claims by police departments and sheriffs offices.

(H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety


(S) Committee for Courts of Justice

(H) VOTE: --- ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)

Oppose

SB 402 - Puckett - Law Officers' Retirement System; supplemental allowance paid until Social Security retirement age.

(H) Committee on Appropriations


(S) Committee on Finance

(H) Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement (Hogan, Clarke N.)

Support

SB 853 - Edwards - Carbon monoxide detectors; Board of Housing & Community Development to establish requirements.

(H) Committee on Appropriations


(S) Committee on Local Government

(H) Subcommittee recommends laying on the table

Support

SB 887 - McEachin - Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Procedural Guarantee Act; conduct of interrogations.

(H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety


(S) Committee on General Laws and Technology

(H) Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely

Support

SB 898 - McDougle - Elder or dependent adult abuse; emergency services personnel to report suspected abuse, etc.

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions


(S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services

(H) Read second time

Support

 

SB 925 - Deeds - Grievance procedure; permits grievant to have a witness present during all stages.

 

(H) Committee on Rules


(S) Committee on Local Government

 

(H) Tabled in Rules (9-Y 6-N)

Support

SB 943 - Deeds - Line of Duty Act; amends definition of deceased person thereunder, payment to beneficiaries.

(H) Committee on Appropriations


(S) Committee on Finance

(H) Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement (Hogan, Clarke N.)

Support

SB 1006 - Quayle - Line of Duty Act; funding for Line of Duty Death and Health Benefits Trust Fund.

(H) Committee on Appropriations


(S) Committee on Finance

(H) Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement (Hogan, Clarke N.)

Support

SB 1069 - Martin - Fire marshals and assistant fire marshals; capital murder thereof.

(H) Committee for Courts of Justice


(S) Committee for Courts of Justice

(H) Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Monitor

SB 1107 - Northam - Exposure to communicable diseases; first responders.

(H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions


(S) Committee on Education and Health

(H) VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)

Support

SB 1522 - Quayle - Line of Duty Act; short-term disability benefits for state police officers.

(H) Committee on Appropriations


(S) Committee on Finance

(H) Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement (Hogan, Clarke N.)

Monitor

SB 1539 - Hurt - Line of Duty Act; investigation of claims by police departments and sheriffs offices.

(H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety


(S) Committee for Courts of Justice

(H) Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)

Oppose

SJ 330 - Colgan - State Employee Total Compensation, Review of; joint subcommittee study findings prepared by JLARC.

(H) Committee on Rules


(S) Committee on Rules

(H) Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely by voice vote

Monitor


 

 

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