Rep. Rick Morris
Stats
District HD-064
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 0
Sponsored Legislation
Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Mammograms; information on breast density. [HB-83]
Mammograms; information on breast density. Requires the Board of Health to establish guidelines requiring licensed facilities or physicians' offices where mammography services are provided to (i) include information on breast density in mammogram letters sent to patients and (ii) in mammogram letters sent to patients who have dense breast tissue, include a notice containing information about the potential effects of dense breast tissue on mammograms and explaining that patients may wish to contact their physicians for additional information.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0006) on 02/28/2012
Spread the world
Gettr Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Major business facility job credits & enterprise zone job creation grants; not allowed for same job. [HB-841]
Major business facility job tax credits and enterprise zone job creation grants. Allows a business creating permanent, full-time positions to be eligible for both the major business facility job tax credit and enterprise zone job creation grants. However, the bill prohibits both the tax credit and the grant being allowed for the same job created.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charniele Herring
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0445) on 03/30/2012
Spread the world
Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Urban development areas; makes designation optional rather than mandatory for all localities. [HB-869]
Urban development areas. Makes incorporation of urban development areas optional rather than mandatory. Currently urban development areas are mandatory for many higher growth localities. The bill also makes technical amendments.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Peace
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0518) on 04/04/2012
Spread the world
Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Voter registration; requires proof of U.S. citizenship, residence, and photo ID to register. [HB-895]
Voter registration; accompanying documentation. Requires proof of U.S. citizenship and residence and photo ID to register to vote in person, by mail, and through DMV and assistance agencies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
House: Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/14/2012
Spread the world
Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Nonpublic school students; organizations governing participation in interscholastic programs. [HB-905]
Nonpublic school students; participation in interscholastic programs. Prohibits public schools from joining an organization governing interscholastic programs that does not deem eligible for participation a student who (i) is receiving home instruction, (ii) has demonstrated evidence of progress for two years, (iii) is entitled to free tuition in a public school, (iv) has not reached the age of 19 by August 1 of the current school year, (v) is an amateur who receives no compensation, but participates solely for the educational, physical, mental,
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Head
House: Left In Education on 02/14/2012
Spread the world
Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Real estate tax; exemption for disabled veterans. [HB-922]
Real property tax exemption for disabled veterans. Provides that the tax exemption for the primary residence of a disabled veteran, a disabled veteran and his spouse, or a surviving spouse of a disabled veteran includes real property (i) held in a revocable inter vivos trust over which the veteran, the veteran and his spouse, or the surviving spouse hold the power of revocation; (ii) held in an irrevocable trust under which a veteran alone or in conjunction with his spouse possesses a life estate or an estate for joint lives, or enjoys a continuing
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynwood Lewis
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0075) on 03/06/2012
Spread the world
Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Nonpublic school students; organizations governing participation in interscholastic programs. [HB-947]
Nonpublic school students; participation in interscholastic programs. Prohibits public schools from joining an organization governing interscholastic programs that does not deem eligible for participation a student who (i) is receiving home instruction, (ii) has demonstrated evidence of progress for two years, (iii) is entitled to free tuition in a public school, (iv) has not reached the age of 19 by August 1 of the current school year, (v) is an amateur who receives no compensation, but participates solely for the educational, physical, mental,
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Senate: Failed To Report (defeated) In Education And Health (7-y 8-n) on 03/01/2012
Spread the world
Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Child pornography or grooming video; person 18 years of age or older displaying to a minor, penalty. [HB-964]
Displaying a grooming video or materials to a minor; penalty. Provides that any person 18 years of age or older who displays child pornography or a grooming video or materials to a child under 13 years of age is guilty of a Class 6 felony. The bill defines grooming video or materials as a cartoon, animation, image, or series of images depicting a child engaged in a sex act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0624) on 04/05/2012
Spread the world
Virginia 2012 Regular Session
School divisions; JLARC to study efficiency of regionalizing and consolidating personnel, etc. [HJR-110]
Study; efficiency of the regionalization of school divisions and the consolidation of administrative personnel between school divisions and local governing bodies; report. Requests the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the efficiency of the use of public education funds and the possible gains from regionalizing school divisions. The Commission shall analyze the scale of administrative cost to pupils served across school divisions; the feasibility of consolidating certain programs, services, and school division functions; whether
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Rick Morris
House: Left In Rules on 02/14/2012
Spread the world
Virginia 2012 Regular Session
United States Constitution; urging Congress to honor state sovereignty under Tenth Amendment. [HJR-130]
State sovereignty; Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Urges Congress to honor state sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States and claims sovereignty for the Commonwealth under the Tenth Amendment over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the United States Constitution.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
House: Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/31/2012