Celebrating the life of the Honorable Eva MaeFleming Scott.
Sponsored bills
Commending the Virginia Wing, Civil Air Patrol.
Commending New Creation United Methodist Church.
Peer-to-peer vehicle sharing platforms; regulation;insurance; taxation. Establishes taxation, insurance coverage, sale of insurance, disclosure, safety recall, airport operation,and recordkeeping requirements for peer-to-peer vehicle sharing platforms,as defined in the bill.
Peer-to-peer vehicle sharing platforms; taxation. Provides that peer-to-peer vehicle sharing platforms, as defined in the bill, are rentors for the purposes of taxation.
Constitutional amendment (first resolution);immunity of legislators. Limits the immunity of legislators byallowing the arrest of a member of the General Assembly during thesessions of the respective houses upon issuance of process for arrestby a judge with authorization of the attorney for the Commonwealthor the law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the offense.
Commending William H. Goodwin, Jr.
Certificate of public need; determination ofneed. Provides that, for the purpose of determining public needfor a proposed project in cases in which a provider or affiliatedgroup of providers holds a market share of 55 percent or more fora type of service or medical care facility in a planning district,a proposed project involving the same type of service or medicalcare facility in the same planning district shall be presumed to bea project that fosters institutional competition that benefits thearea to be served while improving access to essential health careservices for all persons in the area to be served, absent evidenceto the contrary. The bill also provides that, for the purpose ofdetermining public need for a proposed project in cases in whicha provider or affiliated group of providers holds a market shareof 85 percent or more, the proposed project shall be deemed to bea project that fosters institutional competition that benefits thearea to be served while improving access to essential health careservices for all persons in the area to be served.
Kings Highway Bridge. Declares that theKings Highway Bridge, located in the City of Suffolk, is eligiblefor state of good repair funds. The bill also directs the CommonwealthTransportation Board, the City of Suffolk, and members of the Houseof Delegates and Senate of Virginia representing the City of Suffolkto work together to identify potential funding sources for the replacementof the bridge.
Virginia Public Procurement Act; statute of limitations on actions on construction contracts; statute of limitations on actions on performance bonds. Provides that no action may be brought by a public body on any construction contract, including construction management and design-build contracts, unless such action is brought within five years after completion of the work on the project, and provides that no action may be brought by a public body on a warranty or guaranty in such construction contract more than one year from the breach of that warranty, but in no event more than one year after the expiration of such warranty or guaranty. The bill also limits the time frame during which a public body, other than the Department of Transportation, may bring an action against a surety on a performance bond to within one year after completion of the work on the project. Current law allows a public body, other than the Department of Transportation, to bring such an action within one year after (i) completion of the contract, including the expiration of all warranties and guaranties, or (ii) discovery of the defect or breach of warranty that gave rise to the action. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill was incorporated into SB 607.