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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
HOT lanes; additional lanes on I-95 or I-395 in or between Arlington County & Spotsylvania County. [SB-720]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
HOT lane construction contracts. Requires that any contract for the construction of any additional lanes on Interstate Route 95 or Interstate Route 395 in or between Arlington County and Spotsylvania County must specify that average vehicle speeds of at least 45 miles per hour must be maintained along Interstate Route 95 or Interstate Route 395 between the Capital Beltway and the southern terminus of the HOT lanes on Interstate Route 95. The contract must also specify monetary penalties to be paid by the contractor or operator of the HOT lanes
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Sponsored by: Sen. George Barker Senate: Left In Transportation on 02/13/2008
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Transportation Commissioner; contracts for grounds keeping, mowing, etc. on highways in Reston. [SB-71]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Community Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
Powers of CTC. Allows the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner (CTC) to enter into contracts with Reston for grounds keeping, mowing, and litter removal on highways within Reston.
Sponsored by: Sen. Janet Howell Senate: Stricken At Request Of Patron In Transportation (14-y 0-n) on 01/17/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Contractors; employees having direct contact with students on school property. [SB-655]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Contractors; employees having direct contact with students on school property; penalty. Provides that the contractor must certify that all persons having direct contact with students on school property under a contract for the provision of services have not been convicted of a felony barrier crime.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Newman House: Stricken From Docket By Courts Of Justice By Voice Vote on 02/29/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence of contractors for employment. [SB-426]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence. Requires all public contractors and their subcontractors to register and participate in a federal Electronic Work Verification Program or similar electronic verification of work authorization program to determine that their employees and individual independent contractors are legally eligible for employment in the United States. Contractors and subcontractors are required to verify the employment status of their employees and independent contractors, and are prohibited from employing or contracting
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Sponsored by: Sen. George Barker Senate: Passed By Indefinitely In Courts Of Justice (15-y 0-n) on 01/30/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Health insurance carriers; hospital disclosure of contractual arrangements. [SB-396]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
Health care costs; estimates and average costs. Requires the Department of Health to negotiate and contract with a nonprofit organization for an annual survey of carriers, to determine the average costs for 25 common outpatient procedures and the average reimbursement paid for a specific service from all providers and provider types, and to make such information available to the public through a website operated by the nonprofit organization. This bill also requires the Health Commissioner to work together with the nonprofit organization to incorporate
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0102) on 03/04/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Toll facilities, state; approval by local referendum of any contract that would transfer control. [SB-343]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
Transfer of state toll facilities. Requires prior approval by local referendum of any contract or agreement that would transfer control of a state toll facility to any non-Commonwealth public or private entity.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kenneth Cuccinelli Senate: Passed By Indefinitely In Privileges And Elections (14-y 1-n) on 02/05/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Uniform Power of Attorney Act; established. [HB-950]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Uniform Power of Attorney Act (UPOAA). Establishes in the Code of Virginia the Uniform Act that was adopted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 2006. The Act consists of default rules that can be modified if the principal desires. Powers of attorney will be durable unless drafted to expire upon a specified date or event. The UPPOA addresses creation and use, good faith reliance, limitations of agent's powers, refusal to recognize, judicial review, notification of resignation, and other matters. The Act contains an
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sal Iaquinto House: Left In Commerce And Labor on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Public Procurement Act; procurement of professional services for certain transportation projects. [HB-944]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Infrastructure ]
Virginia Public Procurement Act; procurement of professional services for certain transportation projects. Increases the monetary limits for architectural and professional engineering contracts associated with projects that any locality and certain authorities and sanitation districts may enter into under the Virginia Public Procurement Act. The bill raises the amount for a single contract from $1 million to $5 million and increases the maximum amount for each task order from $200,000 to $1 million.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Albo Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0371) on 03/11/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence of contractors for employment. [HB-90]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence. Requires all public contractors and their subcontractors to register and participate in a federal Electronic Work Verification Program or similar electronic verification of work authorization program to determine that their employees and individual independent contractors are legally eligible for employment in the United States. Contractors and subcontractors are required to verify the employment status of their employees and independent contractors, and are prohibited from employing or contracting
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Sponsored by: No sponsors House: Left In Rules on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Public Procurement Act; regional industrial facility authorities to enter into certain contracts. [HB-867]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
Virginia Public Procurement Act; regional industrial facility authorities; exemption. Authorizes regional industrial facility authorities to enter into certain contracts without competition.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Carrico Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0052) on 03/04/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Health insurance carriers; hospital disclosure of contractual arrangements. [HB-603]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Hospitals; disclosure of contractual arrangements with health insurance carriers. Requires the State Health Commissioner to negotiate and contract with a nonprofit organization for an annual survey of carriers offering private group health insurance policies and that are subject to HEDIS reporting, to determine the reimbursement that is paid for a minimum of 25 most frequently reported health care services, and to make the survey reports public through a website operated by the contracting organization. This bill also requires carriers to report
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Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0071) on 03/04/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Public Procurement Act; expands forms of bid, payment, and performance security. [HB-426]
[Construction ]
[Insurance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Virginia Public Procurement Act; bid, payment, and performance bonds; alternate forms of security. Expands the forms of alternate bid, payment, and performance security that may be used to include a bond provided or executed by an individual surety provided that (i) the person acting as the individual surety transacts business only through an insurance agency licensed by the Bureau of Insurance of the State Corporation Commission; (ii) the person acting as the individual surety provides an affidavit of individual surety in a form acceptable to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Marshall House: Left In General Laws on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Transportation Commissioner; contracts for grounds keeping, mowing, etc. on highways in Reston. [HB-347]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Community Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
Powers of CTC. Allows the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner (CTC) to enter into contracts with Reston for grounds keeping, mowing, and litter removal on highways within Reston.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kenneth Plum House: Stricken From Docket By Transportation By Voice Vote on 01/31/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Public Procurement Act; expands forms of bid, payment, and performance security. [HB-187]
[Construction ]
[Insurance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Virginia Public Procurement Act; bid, payment, and performance bonds; alternate forms of security. Expands the forms of alternate bid, payment, and performance security that may be used to include a bond provided or executed by an individual surety provided that (i) the person acting as the individual surety transacts business only through an insurance agency licensed by the Bureau of Insurance of the State Corporation Commission; (ii) the person acting as the individual surety provides an affidavit of individual surety in a form acceptable to
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Sponsored by: No sponsors House: Left In General Laws on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence of contractors for employment. [HB-1558]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence. Requires all public contractors and their subcontractors to register and participate in a federal Electronic Work Verification Program or similar electronic verification of work authorization program to determine that their employees and individual independent contractors are legally eligible for employment in the United States. Contractors and subcontractors are required to verify the employment status of their employees and independent contractors, and are prohibited from employing or contracting
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Sponsored by: Rep. Benjamin Cline House: Continued To 2009 In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/05/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Public Procurement Act; awarding of contracts to small, women-, or minority-owned businesses. [HB-1554]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Virginia Public Procurement Act; small, women-, or minority-owned businesses. Requires the Department of General Services, in conjunction with the Department of Minority Business Enterprise, to develop a program that insures that at least 15 percent of state procurement contracts are awarded to small, women-, and minority-owned businesses located in historically underutilized business zones (HUB Zone) that meet certain requirements. The bill defines HUB Zone.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan House: Left In General Laws on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Extended service contracts; revises definition thereof. [HB-1508]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Extended service contracts. Revises the definition of an extended service contract to mean a contract or agreement for a specific duration, in return for a segregated charge by the purchaser, to perform the repair or replacement of any consumer product, including a motor vehicle, or for indemnification for repair or replacement, for the operational or structural failure of any consumer product, including a motor vehicle, due to a defect in materials, workmanship, inherent defect, or normal wear and tear, with or without additional provisions for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Sickles Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0524) on 03/17/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Public Procurement Act; exempts purchase of product used with distilled spirits intended for resale. [HB-1379]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Alcoholic beverage control; exemptions from the Virginia Public Procurement Act. Exempts the purchase of products used in connection with distilled spirits intended for resale from the Virginia Public Procurement Act as it applies to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Morrissey Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0135) on 03/05/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Bridge replacement & repair; Transportation Board to award contracts for design-build procurement. [HB-1301]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
Powers of CTB; bridge replacement and repair. Allows the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) to award contracts for the design-build procurement of bridge replacement and bridge repair projects.
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Nichols House: Continued To 2009 In Transportation By Voice Vote on 01/31/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Contracts; improper use of payment device numbers. [HB-1200]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Contracts; improper use of payment device numbers. Provides a civil penalty of not more than $2,500 per violation for the improper use of a credit card number.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shannon Valentine House: Passed By In General Laws With Letter By Voice Vote on 02/05/2008