BillCam

Administration Of Government

Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
SB-1050	State (Virginia)	Governor's Development Opportunity fund; criteria for awarding grants or loans. Expands the options that a grant or loan may be awarded from the Governor's Development Opportunity Fund by including proposed project that involve (i) a minimum private investment of $50 million creating 50 jobs for which the average wage, excluding fringe benefits, is no less than the prevailing average wage, or (ii) a minimum private investment of $100 million creating 25 jobs for which the average wage, excluding fringe benefits, is no less than the prevailing average wage. The bill also provides that if a project represents an emerging technology deemed to be of benefit to the Commonwealth and creates a minimum of 25 jobs for which the average wage, excluding fringe benefits, is no less than one and one half times the prevailing average wage of the local community, a grant or loan may be awarded from the Fund. This bill was incorporated into Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Administration Of Government Governor
SB-1049	State (Virginia)	Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence. Provides that any employer with more than an average of 50 employees for the previous 12 months entering into a contract in excess of $50,000 with any agency of the Commonwealth to perform work or provide services pursuant to such contract shall register and participate in the federal E-Verify program to verify information and work authorization of its newly hired employees performing work pursuant to such public contract. Any such employer who fails to comply shall be debarred from contracting with any agency of the Commonwealth for a period up to one year. Such debarment shall cease upon the employer's registration and participation in the E-Verify program. This bill incorporates Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1) 50% Democrat support 50% Republican support	Administration Of Government Contracts Professions And Occupations Labor And Employment
SB-1591	State (Virginia)	Economic Development Access Program; bonded projects. Imposes a 48-month moratorium on the repayment of funds allocated to a locality for a bonded project pursuant to the Economic Development Access Program, provided that the conditions of the Commonwealth Transportation Board's economic development access policy are met. The bill has an emergency clause and is identical to HB 1973. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Administration Of Government Transportation Counties Cities And Towns Commissions Boards And Institutions Generally Uncodified Legislation Economic Development
SB-1574	State (Virginia)	Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; membership; powers and duties. Restructures the membership of the board of directors (the Board) of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority (the Authority), designates the Board as a supervisory board within the statutory definition of "supervisory," sets out the minimum qualifications for appointments to the Board, and sets out additional powers and duties required of the Board, including development of a strategic plan for economic development, a marketing plan, and an operational plan. The bill also establishes a Division of Incentives within the Authority to track, manage, and coordinate economic development incentives. Under the bill, the Division is required to obtain certification from the Attorney General prior to certifying that an approved project has met the investment and job creation requirements and the review of the Attorney General prior to seeking the repayment of any public funds from an approved project due to a failure of the project to meet the investment and job creation requirements set forth in the contract or memorandum of understanding. The bill establishes a position of internal auditor and two advisory committees and requires (i) each commissioner of the revenue to provide certain tax information and (ii) the Virginia Employment Commission to provide certain employment information to the Authority as may be necessary to facilitate the administration and enforcement by the Authority of performance agreements with businesses that have received incentive awards. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill incorporates SB 1238 and is identical to HB 2471. Republican: 100% (2) 100% Republican support	Administration Of Government Authorities Taxation Economic Development
SB-1538	State (Virginia)	Virginia Public Procurement Act; SWaM program; participation of employment services organizations. Provides that contracts and subcontracts awarded to employment services organizations shall be credited toward the small business, women-owned, and minority-owned business contracting and subcontracting goals of state agencies as well as state contractors. The bill is identical to HB 2396. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Administration Of Government Trade And Commerce Women Virginia Public Procurement Act State Agencies Small Businesses Minority Businesses Professions And Occupations Contractors And Subcontractors
SB-1539	State (Virginia)	Chief Workforce Development Advisor; responsibilities. Clarifies that the Chief Workforce Development Advisor shall report directly to the Governor and shall not serve in any other capacity. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 15, 2018. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Administration Of Government Labor And Employment Workforce
SB-1558	State (Virginia)	Blanket surety bonds; proof of coverage of local officer. Allows a local officer required to give bond to provide confirmation from the Division of Risk Management that such officer is included in a blanket surety bond. Current law requires the officer to provide an extract of the master surety bond as proof of coverage. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Administration Of Government Counties Cities And Towns
SB-1548	State (Virginia)	Virginia Public Procurement Act; cooperative procurement; Virginia Sheriffs' Association. Provides that a public body may purchase from the contract of the Virginia Sheriffs' Association. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Administration Of Government Contracts Virginia Public Procurement Act
SB-1528	State (Virginia)	Virginia Public Procurement Act; small business and microbusiness procurement enhancement program. Codifies the Governor's Executive Order 20 (2014) establishing a statewide small business and microbusiness procurement enhancement program. The bill establishes a statewide goal of 42 percent of small and microbusiness utilization in all discretionary spending by state agencies in procurement orders, prime contracts, and subcontracts. In addition, the bill provides for (i) a set-aside for competition among all small businesses for state agency purchases up to $100,000 for goods and nonprofessional services and up $50,000 for professional services and (ii) a set-aside for competition among microbusinesses for purchases under $10,000. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Administration Of Government Trade And Commerce Virginia Public Procurement Act Small Businesses
HB-2471	State (Virginia)	Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; membership; powers and duties. Restructures the membership of the board of directors (the Board) of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority (the Authority), designates the Board as a supervisory board within the statutory definition of "supervisory," sets out the minimum qualifications for appointments to the Board, and sets out additional powers and duties required of the Board, including development of a strategic plan for economic development, a marketing plan, and an operational plan. The bill also establishes a Division of Incentives within the Authority to track, manage, and coordinate economic development incentives. Under the bill, the Division is required to obtain certification from the Attorney General prior to certifying that an approved project has met the investment and job creation requirements and the review of the Attorney General prior to seeking the repayment of any public funds from an approved project due to a failure of the project to meet the investment and job creation requirements set forth in the contract or memorandum of understanding. The bill establishes a position of internal auditor and two advisory committees and requires (i) each commissioner of the revenue to provide certain tax information and (ii) the Virginia Employment Commission to provide certain employment information to the Authority as may be necessary to facilitate the administration and enforcement by the Authority of performance agreements with businesses that have received incentive awards. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to SB 1574. Republican: 100% (3) 100% Republican support	Administration Of Government Authorities Taxation Economic Development
SB-1530	State (Virginia)	Policy of the Commonwealth regarding the employment of individuals with disabilities; responsibilities of state agencies; report. Provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to promote and increase the employment of individuals with disabilities. To further this policy, the bill establishes a goal to increase by five percent the level of individuals with disabilities employed by state government by fiscal year 2023. The bill designates the Secretary of Administration to coordinate efforts to achieve the goal and requires the Secretary to establish a reporting system for tracking and reporting the progress of state agencies toward meeting the employment and contracting goals and to report annually on the number of individuals with disabilities employed by the state. The bill requires each state agency to submit a plan to increase employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities to the Secretary no later than December 31, 2017, and each July 1 thereafter. This bill is identical to HB 2425. Republican: 37% (3) Democrat: 62% (5) 37% Republican support 62% Democrat support	Administration Of Government Persons With Disabilities Study Commissions Committees And Reports Administration Secretary Of
SB-1545	State (Virginia)	Individual income tax credit; return of budget surplus. Requires several actions relating to Virginia taxable income if a general fund surplus is recorded in a fiscal year. First, the bill establishes a refundable individual income tax credit that is a portion of the general fund surplus for the corresponding fiscal year. If $50 million or more in general fund surplus remains after assignments of the surplus for the Revenue Stabilization Fund, the Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund, the Transportation Trust Fund, and other mandatory assignments, then a refundable income tax credit would be allowed for the corresponding taxable year equal to the remaining surplus divided by the number of individual income tax returns filed for the most recent taxable year. If less than $50 million in general fund surplus remains after such mandatory assignments, no tax credit would be available and the remaining surplus would be assigned by the Comptroller for nonrecurring expenditures. The credit could be claimed only by those individuals who were required under Virginia law to file an individual income tax return and filed such return. Second, if actual general fund revenues exceed the official general fund forecast by at least $500 million in a fiscal year, the income tax rate for Virginia taxable income in excess of $17,000 shall be lowered by one-quarter of one percent for the subsequent taxable year, until all income in excess of $5,000 is taxed at a rate of five percent. Finally, if actual general fund revenues exceed the official general fund forecast by at least $50 million in a fiscal year, the corporate income tax rate shall be lowered by one percent for the subsequent taxable year. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Administration Of Government Income Tax Taxation
SB-1566	State (Virginia)	Certificate of public need; reports. Makes changes to the Medical Care Facilities Certificate of Public Need Program. The bill (i) removes psychiatric facilities, specialized centers or clinics or that portion of a physician's office developed for the provision of ambulatory or outpatient surgery, lithotripsy, magnetic source imaging (MSI), or nuclear medicine imaging, and certain specialized centers or clinics or portions of hospitals for the provision of neonatal special care services from the list of reviewable medical care facilities; (ii) provides that establishment of a medical care facility to replace an existing medical care facility with the same primary service area does not constitute a project; (iii) removes introduction into an existing medical care facility of any new lithotripsy, MSI, or obstetrical service that the facility has never provided or has not provided in the previous 12 months and addition by an existing medical care facility of any medical equipment for the provision of lithotripsy and MSI from the definition of project; (iv) creates a new process for registration of projects exempted from the definition of project by the bill; (v) establishes an expedited 45-day review process for applicants for projects determined to be uncontested or to present limited health planning impacts; (vi) renames the State Medical Facilities Plan as the State Health Services Plan and establishes a State Health Services Plan Advisory Council to provide recommendations related to the content of the State Health Services Plan; (vii) clarifies the content of the application for a certificate; and (viii) reduces the timeline for a person to be made party to the case for good cause from 80 calendar days to four days following completion of the review and submission of recommendations related to an application. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Administration Of Government Health Study Commissions Committees And Reports Medical Treatment Care And Assistance
HB-2456	State (Virginia)	Administrative Process Act; schedule of review of regulations; report. Requires each agency to establish a schedule over a five-year period for the review of all regulations for which the agency is the primary responsible agency. The schedule shall provide for the annual review of at least 20 percent of an agency's regulations by July 1 of each year. Under the bill, the Governor is required to approve a consolidated annual report of the findings of the regulation reviews by August 1 of each year and, upon approval, submit the report to the Chairmen of the standing committees of the House of Delegates and the Senate. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Administration Of Government Study Commissions Committees And Reports Administrative Process Act
HB-2436	State (Virginia)	Auditor of Public Accounts; online database; register of funds expended. Requires the Commonwealth Data Point website administered by the Auditor of Public Accounts to include information for major categories of spending for each state agency and institution, including each independent agency. Currently, the Commonwealth Data Point website includes such information for only secretariats and major state agencies. In addition, the bill provides that the database shall include the name, phone number, and email address for a contact at each agency or institution. This bill is identical to SB 1307. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Administration Of Government Computer Services And Uses General Assembly State Agencies Auditor Of Public Accounts
HB-2437	State (Virginia)	Virginia Public Procurement Act; use of best value contracting; construction and professional services. Authorizes any public body to procure construction on a best value procurement basis. Under the bill, if proceeding on a best value procurement basis, the Request for Proposal must contain a notice to potential offerors that the procurement decision will be made on a best value procurement basis and describe (i) the criteria that will be considered in evaluating the proposals and (ii) the rating or weighting system that will be used in evaluating the proposals, including a disclosure that price will be weighted at least 51 percent as a factor. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Administration Of Government Virginia Public Procurement Act
HB-2457	State (Virginia)	Health and Human Resources Secretariat; single state agency for data collection and sharing; report. Requires that, as requested by the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and to the extent authorized by federal law, the agencies of the Secretariat of Health and Human Resources shall share data, records, and information about applicants for and recipients of services from the agencies of the Secretariat, including individually identifiable health information for the purposes of (i) streamlining administrative processes and reducing administrative burdens on the agencies, (ii) reducing paperwork and administrative burdens on the applicants and recipients, and (iii) improving access to and quality of services provided by the agencies. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to report on the implementation of the provisions of the bill by October 1, 2017. Republican: 100% (2) 100% Republican support	Administration Of Government Study Commissions Committees And Reports State Agencies
HB-2438	State (Virginia)	General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; contracts by legislators. Clarifies that a legislator may have a personal interest in a contract with an executive or judicial branch agency or a local government agency when the Virginia Public Procurement Act allows the award of such contract without competition. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Administration Of Government General Assembly Conflict Of Interests
HB-2425	State (Virginia)	Policy of the Commonwealth regarding the employment of individuals with disabilities; responsibilities of state agencies; report. Provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to promote and increase the employment of individuals with disabilities. To further this policy, the bill establishes a goal to increase by five percent the level of individuals with disabilities employed by state government by fiscal year 2023. The bill designates the Secretary of Administration to coordinate efforts to achieve the goal and requires the Secretary to establish a reporting system for tracking and reporting the progress of state agencies toward meeting the employment goals and to report annually on the number of individuals with disabilities employed by the state. The bill requires each state agency to submit a plan to increase employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities to the Secretary no later than December 31, 2017, and each July 1 thereafter. This bill is identical to SB 1530. Republican: 60% (3) Democrat: 40% (2) 60% Republican support 40% Democrat support	Administration Of Government Persons With Disabilities Study Commissions Committees And Reports Administration Secretary Of
HB-2428	State (Virginia)	Workforce Transition Act; eligibility. Provides that employees of the Virginia College Savings Plan are eligible for transitional severance benefits conferred by the Workforce Transition Act. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	Administration Of Government Labor And Employment Institutions Of Higher Education; Other Educational And Cultural Institutions Workforce

Title: Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; criteria for grants or loans from Fund.

Session: Virginia 2011 Regular Session

Number: SB-1050

Subjects: Administration Of Government, Governor

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Public Procurement Act; state agencies to include in contract that contractor use E-Verify program.

Session: Virginia 2011 Regular Session

Number: SB-1049

Subjects: Administration Of Government, Contracts, Professions And Occupations, Labor And Employment

Democrat: 50% (1) Republican: 50% (1)

Title: Economic Development Access Program; bonded projects.