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2019 VFCA Bill Tracking Bill number and description (with hyperlink to Chief Patron Committee of Origination Last action taken LIS) House Bills HB 1633 Lt. Bradford T. Clark Memorial Bridge; Delegate Chris Peace House Transportation 01/15/19 House: Stricken from docket by designating as the State Route 627 bridge in Hanover Transportation (22-Y 0-N) County. HB 1662 Child restraint devices and safety belts; Delegate Chris Head House Transportation 01/17/19 House: Reported from exempts emergency and law-enforcement vehicles. Transportation with substitute (22-Y 0-N) HB 1694 Virginia Retirement System; E-911 Delegate David Reid House Appropriations 01/11/19 House: Assigned App. sub: dispatchers. Compensation & Retirement HB 1706 Workers' compensation; declares PTSD Delegate Kaye Kory House Commerce and Labor 01/10/19 House: Assigned C & L sub: suffered by a first responder as an occupational Subcommittee #2 disease, etc. HB 1725 Public school building security Delegate Barry Knight House Education 01/16/19 House: Reported from Education enhancements; compliance with Uniform Statewide with amendment (22-Y 0-N) Building Code, etc. HB 1737 School crisis; development and review. Delegate Tommy Wright House Militia, Police and Public 01/15/19 House: Assigned MPPS sub: Safety Subcommittee #2 HB 1776 Tannerite; prohibition or regulation by Delegate Mark Cole House Counties, Cities and Towns 01/14/19 House: Assigned CC & T sub: localities. Subcommittee #1 HB 1804 Workers' compensation; presumption of Delegate Tim Hugo House Commerce and Labor 01/15/19 House: Subcommittee recommends compensability for certain diseases. reporting (8-Y 0-N) HB 1834 Binary explosives; use, penalty. * Delegate Danny Marshall House Courts of Justice 01/11/19 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N) HB 1911 Duties of drivers of vehicles approaching Delegate Chris Peace House Courts of Justice 01/04/19 House: Referred to Committee for stationary vehicles displaying certain warning lights. Courts of Justice HB 1943 Chief Medical Examiner; process for Delegate Rob Bell House Health Welfare and 01/11/19 House: Assigned HWI sub: testing certain blood samples. Institutions Subcommittee #2 HB 2010 Using flame producing instrument or Delegate David Toscano House Courts of Justice 01/07/19 House: Referred to Committee for device with intent to intimidate; penalty. Courts of Justice HB 2011 Special license plates; MOVE OVER. Delegate Chris Peace House Transportation 01/07/19 House: Referred to Committee on Transportation HB 2093 Virginia Fire Services Board; membership. Delegate Elizabeth House General Laws 01/14/19 House: Assigned GL sub: Guzman Subcommittee #1 HB 2281 Workers' compensation; occupation disease Delegate Eileen Filler- House Commerce and Labor 01/15/19 House: Assigned C & L sub: presumptions; PTSD Corn Subcommittee #2 HB 2364 Agritourism; weddings. Delegate Barry Knight House Agriculture, Chesapeake and 01/16/19 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources Subcommittee #1 HB 2394 Product safety; flame retardants; Delegate Alfonso Lopez House Agriculture, Chesapeake and 01/16/19 House: Assigned ACNR sub: regulations; fund; civil penalty. Natural Resources Subcommittee #2 HB 2513 Workers' compensation; occupation disease Delegate Tim Hugo House Commerce and Labor 01/15/19 House: Assigned C & L sub: presumptions; PTSD. Subcommittee #2 HJ 635 Commending Black Creek Volunteer Fire Delegate Christopher Pending 01/15/19 Senate: Laid on Clerk's Desk Department. Peace HJ 646 First Responders Day. Delegate Mike Mullin House Rules 01/08/19 House: Referred to Committee on Rules HJ 686 Commending Arlington County Fire Delegate Rip Sullivan Pending 01/15/19 Senate: Laid on Clerk's Desk Department Station 8 Senate bills SB 1012 Firefighters and emergency medical Senator Amanda Chase Senate Courts of Justice 01/16/19 Senate: Reported from Courts of services providers; carrying a concealed weapon. Justice with substitute (8-Y 6-N) SB 1022 Workers' compensation; presumption of Senator Amanda Chase Senate Commerce and Labor 01/14/19 Senate: Incorporated by compensability for certain diseases. Commerce and Labor (SB1030-Cosgrove) (12-Y 0-N) SB 1030 Workers' compensation; presumption of Senator John Cosgrove Senate Commerce and Labor 01/14/19 Senate: Incorporates SB1528 compensability for certain diseases. (Vogel), SB1465 (McPike), SB1022 (Chase). SB 1338 Toll facilities, certain; free use by Senator Bryce Reeves Senate Transportation 01/16/19 Senate: Incorporated by emergency medical services vehicles. Transportation (SB1183-Stuart) (11-Y 0-N) SB 1411 Burn buildings; change in terminology Senator Monty Mason Senate Commerce and Labor 01/16/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) SB 1465 Workers' compensation; occupation disease Senator Jeremy McPike Senate Commerce and Labor 01/14/19 Senate: Rereferred to Finance presumptions; PTSD. SB 1474 Special license plates; members of the Senator Creigh Deeds Senate Transportation 01/16/19 Senate: Reported from International Association of Fire Fighters. Transportation (11-Y 0-N) SB 1494 Firefighters and Emergency Medical Senator John Edwards Senate General Laws 01/08/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Technicians Procedural Guarantee Act; breach of General Laws and Technology procedures. SB 1528 Workers' compensation; presumption of Senator Jill Vogel Senate Commerce and Labor 01/14/19 Senate: Incorporated by compensability for certain diseases. Commerce and Labor (SB1030-Cosgrove) (12-Y 0-N) SB 1625 Statewide Fire Prevention Code; definition Senator Jeremy McPike Senate General Laws 01/09/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on of permissible fireworks General Laws and Technology SB 1677 Child restraint devices and safety belts; 01/11/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on exempts emergency and law-enforcement vehicles. Transportation SJ 286 Move Over Awareness Month. Senator Ryan McDougle Senate Rules 01/08/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules SJ 277 Resiliency Week; designating first week of 01/06/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on September 2019, and each succeeding year Rules thereafter. Senator Glen Sturtevant Senate Rules .
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