SB12
Public employment; prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Chief Patron:
Adam Ebbin
Status: Killed
01/29/2016 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB12E)
01/29/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
McEachin: Yes
SB21
Clean Power Plan; state implementation plan; General Assembly approval.
Chief Patron:
Ben Chafin
Status: Vetoed
03/01/2016 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
03/03/2016 - Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto (21-Y 19-N)
McEachin: No
02/02/2016 - Senate: Reported from Finance (9-Y 4-N)
02/03/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
McEachin: No
SR22
Rules of the Senate; established.
Chief Patron:
Ryan McDougle
Status: Passed
01/13/2016 - Senate: Amendment by Senator Miller rejected (19-Y 21-N)
01/13/2016 - Senate: Agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
McEachin: No
01/13/2016 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
01/13/2016 - Senate: Amendment by Senator Miller rejected (19-Y 21-N)
McEachin: Yes
SB23
Grand larceny and certain property crimes; increases threshold amount of money taken, etc.
Chief Patron:
Bryce Reeves
Status: Killed
01/28/2016 - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
01/28/2016 - Senate: Passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
McEachin: Yes
SB30
Budget Bill.
Chief Patron:
Tommy Norment
Status: Killed
02/25/2016 - Senate: Contested committee amendment agreed to (P.215 Item 3-5.03 #1s)
02/25/2016 - Senate: Contested committee amendment agreed to (P.219 Item 3-5.14 #3s) (21-Y 19-N)
McEachin: No
SB41
Religious freedom; marriage solemnization, participation, and beliefs.
Chief Patron:
Bill Carrico
Status: Vetoed
03/30/2016 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
04/20/2016 - Senate: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 18-N)
McEachin: No
03/10/2016 - Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
03/10/2016 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
McEachin: No
03/09/2016 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (59-Y 38-N)
03/10/2016 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
McEachin: No
02/12/2016 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/12/2016 - Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)
McEachin: No
02/12/2016 - Senate: Amendments by Senator Ebbin-Chair ruled germane
02/12/2016 - Senate: Ruling of Chair Not Sustained - (19-Y 20-N)
McEachin: Yes
02/12/2016 - Senate: Committee amendment reconsidered (25-Y 14-N)
02/12/2016 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to (20-Y 19-N)
McEachin: No
02/12/2016 - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (28-Y 11-N)
02/12/2016 - Senate: Committee amendment reconsidered (25-Y 14-N)
McEachin: Yes
SR42
Judge; nomination for election to Supreme Court of Virginia.
Chief Patron:
Mark Obenshain
Status: Passed
03/08/2016 - Senate: Read third time
03/08/2016 - Senate: Agreed to by Senate (20-Y 18-N 1-A)
McEachin: No
SB44
Coal tax; limits aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated or claimed for employment, etc.
Chief Patron:
Bill Carrico
Status: Vetoed
04/20/2016 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
04/20/2016 - Senate: Motion to pass in enriolled form rejected (24-Y 15-N)
McEachin: No
SB48
Concealed handgun; person may carry concealed without permit if otherwise eligible to obtain permit.
Chief Patron:
Dick Black
Status: Killed
01/29/2016 - Senate: Passed by for the day
02/01/2016 - Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
McEachin: No
SB67
Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices, sexual orientation, etc.
Chief Patron:
Jennifer Wexton
Status: Killed
01/28/2016 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
01/29/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
McEachin: Yes
SJ70
Constitutional amendment; right to work (second reference).
Chief Patron:
Mark Obenshain
Status: Enacted
02/01/2016 - Senate: Passed by for the day
02/02/2016 - Senate: Read third time and agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
McEachin: No
SJ93
Constitutional amendment; charter schools.
Chief Patron:
Dave Suetterlein
Status: Killed
02/15/2016 - Senate: Read third time
02/15/2016 - Senate: Rejected by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
McEachin: No
SB106
Absentee voting; no-excuse, in-person.
Chief Patron:
Rosalyn Dance
Status: Killed
02/01/2016 - Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (36-Y 4-N)
02/01/2016 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
McEachin: Yes
01/29/2016 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
02/01/2016 - Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N)
McEachin: Yes
SB111
Punitive damages; raises cap for any action accruing on or after July 1, 2016.
Chief Patron:
Chap Petersen
Status: Killed
02/01/2016 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
02/02/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
McEachin: Yes
SB113
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; membership composition.
Chief Patron:
Chap Petersen
Status: Killed
02/15/2016 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/15/2016 - Senate: Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
McEachin: Yes