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From P. Evans & D. Holt.

HB 2223 Prevent infringement of private property rights under the United Nations Agenda 21.

01/31/13 House: Tabled in Rules by voice vote

HJ 654 Opposing United Nations Agenda 21.

01/31/13 House: Reported from Rules (10-Y 3-N)

YEAS--Landes, Cox, M.K., Kilgore, Ware, R.L., Sherwood, Orrock, Gilbert, Knight, Joannou, Johnson--10.

NAYS--Howell, W.J., Plum, Howell, A.T.--3.

From Donna Holt, Campaign for Liberty:

HB2223 was tabled by the House Rules Committee by voice vote. Delegate Lingamfelter's feel good resolution, HJ654 recognizing the need to oppose Agenda 21, passed the House committee prior to hearing HB2223 and was used as the excuse to table a bill with teeth.

Lingamfelter had indicated that when he signed onto Cline's bill, he would pull the resolution but that didn't happen. A victory for a do nothing piece of legislation that has no impact on law and is always easier to get passed is just what one might expect from a politician who is running for Lt. Governor.

But more on that later. For now, we have much more pressing matters.

HB2012 to place a moratorium on the use of drones for 2 years will be heard this afternoon. The bill provides an exception for emergencies declared by the Governor.

Governor McDonnell praised drone technology saying they are "great" and urged its use domestically for the same reasons it is deployed overseas.

Virginia is not a combat zone. More often than not, when drones are used to kill the enemy overseas, innocents are caught in the cross-fire. This is not a combat zone. Why would drones need to be used against the citizens of the Commonwealth for any reason?

Please copy and paste the email addresses below to contact members of the House Courts of Justice full committee and urge them to remove the provision to provide an exception for emergencies declared by the Governor in HB2012.

DelDAlbo@house.virginia.gov, DelTKilgore@house.virginia.gov,

DelRBell@house.virginia.gov, DelBCline@house.virginia.gov,

DelSIaquinto@house.virginia.gov, DelTGilbert@house.virginia.gov,

DelJMiller@house.virginia.gov, DelMLoupassi@house.virginia.gov, DelRVillanueva@house.virginia.gov, DelGHabeeb@house.virginia.gov, DelPFarrell@house.virginia.gov, DelRMinchew@house.virginia.gov, DelRMorris@house.virginia.gov, DelJJohnson@house.virginia.gov,

DelVWatts@house.virginia.gov, DelDToscano@house.virginia.gov,

DelCHerring@house.virginia.gov, DelJMcClellan@house.virginia.gov

Please contact members of the committee immediately! There is no time to spare!

Legislation Update Jan. 31

From Sandy Garst,
Shenandoah Constitutionalists

Of Particular Interest

CON-CON

HJ 565 U.S. Constitution; application to Congress of United States to call an amendment convention.

01/31/13 House: Reported from Rules with substitute (12-Y 3-N)

YEAS--Howell, W.J., Putney, Cox, M.K., Kilgore, Ware, R.L., Sherwood, Jones, Orrock, Gilbert, Knight, Joannou, Johnson--12.

NAYS--Landes, Plum, Howell, A.T.--3.

HB 1421 U.S. Constitution; delegates to attend convention to amend.

01/31/13 House: Tabled in Rules by voice vote

HB 2223 Prevent infringement of private property rights under the United Nations Agenda 21.

01/31/13 House: Tabled in Rules by voice vote

HB 2012 Drones; moratorium.

01/30/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 2-N)

YEAS--Bell, Robert B., Cline, Gilbert, Villanueva, Morris, Watts, Herring--7.

NAYS--Albo, Miller--2.

HJ 653 Tenth amendment of the United States Constitution.

01/31/13 House: Reported from Rules with substitute (13-Y 1-N)

YEAS--Howell, W.J., Landes, Cox, M.K., Kilgore, Ware, R.L., Sherwood, Jones, Orrock, Gilbert, Knight, Joannou, Johnson, Howell, A.T.--13.

NAYS--Plum--1.

HJ 654 Opposing United Nations Agenda 21.

01/31/13 House: Reported from Rules (10-Y 3-N)

YEAS--Landes, Cox, M.K., Kilgore, Ware, R.L., Sherwood, Orrock, Gilbert, Knight, Joannou, Johnson--10.

NAYS--Howell, W.J., Plum, Howell, A.T.--3.

SB 908 Rights of parents; fundamental right to direct upbringing, etc., shall not be infringed.

01/31/13 Senate: Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)

YEAS--Alexander, Black, Blevins, Carrico, Colgan, Garrett, Hanger, Herring, Martin, McDougle, McWaters, Newman, Norment, Northam, Obenshain, Petersen, Puckett, Reeves, Ruff, Smith, Stanley, Stosch, Stuart, Vogel, Wagner, Watkins--26.

NAYS--Barker, Deeds, Ebbin, Edwards, Favola, Howell, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, Marsh, McEachin, Miller, Puller, Saslaw--14

Agenda 21

HB 2296 Best management cost-share program.

01/31/13 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)

HB 2326 Regional strategic plans.

01/31/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 5-N)

YEAS--Stolle, Wilt, Spruill, Ware, O., Torian, Krupicka--6.

NAYS--Marshall, D.W., Merricks, Knight, Morris, Hodges--5.

SB 926 Wetlands; governmental activity.

01/31/13 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (10-Y 0-N)

Illegals

HB 1525 Tuition, in-state; undocumented persons.

01/31/13 House: Reported from Education with substitute (17-Y 4-N)

YEAS--Tata, Rust, Pogge, Massie, Greason, Stolle, LeMunyon, Robinson, Yost, Yancey, Ware, O., McClellan, Tyler, Bulova, Morrissey, Keam, Hester--17.

NAYS--Landes, Lingamfelter, Cole, Bell, Richard P.--4.

NOT VOTING--Dudenhefer--1.

SB 1090 In-state tuition; undocumented persons.

01/31/13 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (7-Y 8-N)

YEAS--Saslaw, Lucas, Howell, Locke, Barker, Northam, Miller--7.

NAYS--Martin, Newman, Blevins, Smith, McWaters, Black, Carrico, Garrett--8.

Obamacare

HB 1664 State plan management partnership exchange; review and approval.

01/31/13 House: Tabled in Commerce and Labor by voice vote

Nanny

HB 1406 Public school students; health screenings for eating disorders.

01/31/13 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)

HJ 598 Public education; recognizing need to tackle problem of hunger in classroom.

01/31/13 House: Tabled in Rules by voice vote

SB 975 Smoking; unlawful for person to smoke in motor vehicle with minor present, civil penalty.

01/31/13 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)

YEAS--Alexander, Barker, Blevins, Colgan, Deeds, Ebbin, Edwards, Favola, Hanger, Herring, Howell, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, Marsh, McEachin, McWaters, Miller, Newman, Norment, Northam, Petersen, Puckett, Puller, Reeves, Saslaw, Stosch, Stuart, Vogel, Watkins--30.

NAYS--Black, Carrico, Garrett, Martin, McDougle, Obenshain, Ruff, Smith, Stanley, Wagner--10.

Constitutional Amendments

SJ 272 Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption for spouses of soldiers killed in action.

01/31/13 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance with letter (13-Y 0-N)

HJ 667 United States Constitution; Equal Rights Amendment.

01/31/13 House: Tabled in Rules by voice vote

Funds/Tax

HB 1324 Efficiency Evaluation Fund; established, grants to localities.

01/31/13 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)

SB 1110 Oyster inspection tax; authorizes Potomac River Fisheries Commission to impose.

01/31/13 Senate: Passed Senate (32-Y 8-N)

YEAS--Alexander, Barker, Blevins, Colgan, Deeds, Ebbin, Edwards, Favola, Hanger, Herring, Howell, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, Marsh, McDougle, McEachin, Miller, Newman, Norment, Northam, Petersen, Puckett, Puller, Reeves, Ruff, Saslaw, Stosch, Stuart, Vogel, Wagner, Watkins--32.

NAYS--Black, Carrico, Garrett, Martin, McWaters, Obenshain, Smith, Stanley--8.

SB 919 Uranium; establishes 3 percent state severance tax on receipts of any severed from earth in State.

01/31/13 Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in Finance (13-Y 0-N)

Tax Credits/Tax Exemptions

HB 2001 General Assembly; no committee shall report any bill that creates a new refundable state tax credit.

01/31/13 House: Tabled in Rules by voice vote

HB 2132 General Assembly; prohibits any committee from reporting bill containing new sales & use tax exempt.

01/31/13 House: Tabled in Rules by voice vote

Green Agenda

HB 1834 High Performance Building Act; use of certain forest products.

01/31/13 House: Stricken from docket by General Laws by voice vote

Energy

HB 1946 Renewable energy, amends existing portfolio standard program.

01/31/13 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

Education

HB 1442 Public school interscholastic programs; participation of students receiving home instruction.

01/31/13 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (56-Y 43-N)

YEAS--Anderson, Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Byron, Cline, Cole, Comstock, Cosgrove, Cox, J.A., Cox, M.K., Fariss, Farrell, Garrett, Gilbert, Greason, Habeeb, Head, Hodges, Iaquinto, Joannou, Jones, Kilgore, Knight, Landes, LeMunyon, Lingamfelter, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Massie, May, Merricks, Miller, Minchew, Morris, Morrissey, O'Bannon, Peace, Pogge, Poindexter, Purkey, Ramadan, Ransone, Robinson, Rush, Scott, E.T., Sherwood, Stolle, Villanueva, Watson, Webert, Wilt, Wright, Yancey, Yost, Mr. Speaker--56.

NAYS--Albo, BaCote, Brink, Bulova, Carr, Crockett-Stark, Dance, Edmunds, Filler-Corn, Helsel, Herring, Hester, Hope, Howell, A.T., Hugo, Ingram, James, Johnson, Keam, Kory, Krupicka, Lewis, Lopez, McClellan, McQuinn, Morefield, O'Quinn, Orrock, Plum, Putney, Rust, Scott, J.M., Sickles, Spruill, Surovell, Tata, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Ward, Ware, O., Ware, R.L., Watts--43.

NOT VOTING--Dudenhefer--1.

SB 792 Nonpublic school students; participation in interscholastic programs.

01/31/13 Senate: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)

SB 812 Public school interscholastic programs; participation of students receiving home instruction.

01/31/13 Senate: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)

HB 2097 Career Pathways System Advisory Council; established.

01/31/13 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 0-N)

SB 1300 Virtual school programs; multidivision online providers, funding.

01/31/13 Senate: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)

SB 998 Virginia Public School Improvement Program; established.

01/31/13 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (7-Y 8-N)

YEAS--Saslaw, Lucas, Howell, Locke, Barker, Northam, Miller--7.

NAYS--Martin, Newman, Blevins, Smith, McWaters, Black, Carrico, Garrett--8.

SB 951 Bullying; defines term and requires school boards to prohibit acts by students and school employees.

01/31/13 Senate: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)

School Police

HB 1730 Standards of Quality; full-time uniformed school resource officer.

01/31/13 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

HB 2244 School Resource Officer Grants Program and Fund.

01/31/13 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote

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Drone Bill ALERT & other legis. actions