Rep. Wendell Walker

State and local elections officials; acceptanceof certain gifts and funding prohibited. Prohibits state and local elections officials from soliciting, accepting, using, or disposingof any moneys, grants, property, or services given by a private individualor nongovernmental entity for the purpose of funding voter educationand outreach programs, voter registration programs, or any otherexpense incurred in the conduct of elections. The bill specificallyprovides that the operation of a polling place or voter satelliteoffice in a facility furnished by a private individual or nongovernmentalentity is not a violation of this prohibition.

Abortion; born alive human infant; treatment and care; penalty. Requires every physician licensed by the Board of Medicine who attempts to terminate a pregnancy to (i) exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of a human infant who has been born alive following such attempt as a reasonably diligent and conscientious health care practitioner would render to any other child born alive at the same gestational age and (ii) take all reasonable steps to ensure the immediate transfer of the human infant who has been born alive to a hospital for further medical care. A physician who fails to comply with the requirements of this act is guilty of a Class 4 felony and may be subject to disciplinary action by the Board of Medicine. The bill also requires every hospital licensed by the Department of Health to establish a protocol for the treatment and care of a human infant who has been born alive following performance of an abortion and for the immediate reporting to law enforcement of any failure to provide such required treatment and care.

Absentee ballots; witness requirement; printedname and residence address. Requires that a witness to a voter's absentee ballot provide, in addition to his signature, his printedname, his date of birth, the last four digits of his social securitynumber, and his residence address.

Voter registration; registration permittedup to and including the day of the election. Repeals a provisionthat would permit any person who is qualified to register to voteto register to vote in person up to and including the day of theelection, notwithstanding any deadline for the close of registration records. The repeal will limit the persons who are entitled to registerto vote after the close of registration records to (i) any member of a uniformed service of the United States who is on active duty,(ii) any person residing temporarily outside of the United States,and (iii) the spouse or dependent residing with someone listed in(i) or (ii).

Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders. Provides that no rule, regulation, or order issued declaring a state of emergency may remain effective for more than seven days without approval of at least two-thirds of all members elected to each house of the General Assembly. The bill also provides that a rule, regulation, or order issued declaring a state of emergency may be renewed but not for longer than 30 days without the approval of at least two-thirds of all members elected to each house of the General Assembly. The bill contains technical amendments.

Department of Motor Vehicles; permanent farm useplacard. Requires an owner or lessee of a vehicle claiming a farmuse exemption from the registration, licensing, and decal requirementsfor a vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to obtain a permanent farmuse placard from the Department of Motor Vehicles. The applicant isrequired to show proof of insurance and a copy of the applicant'sFederal Schedule F Tax Form. The Department shall not charge a feefor a farm use placard. This bill is incorporated into HB 179.

Absentee voting in person; available beginningon the tenth day prior to election. Limits absentee voting inperson to the ten days immediately preceding an election.

Falun Gong; Persecution by Chinese CommunistParty. Condemns the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners bythe Chinese Communist Party.

Commending Todd Foreman.

Commending Liberty University.