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Arts and Humanities (1995 thru present)
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  • 2005 - HJ 747 Museum and White House of Confederacy; joint subcommittee to study relocating.
  • 2005 - HJ 750 Holocaust Museum; designating as official museum in State.
  • 2005 - HJ 815 Coach and Trolley Museum, Inc.; General Assembly to designate as Official Transit Museum of State.
  • 2005 - SB 773 Arts, Culture and Historical Commission; created.
  • 2005 - SB 777 Arts and cultural districts; includes Cities of Falls Church, Petersburg and Winchester.
  • 2005 - SB 1129 Public Building Authority; authorized to issue bonds for specific capital projects for museums,etc.
  • 2005 - SJ 442 Lorton Workhouse Arts Center; General Assembly to support.
  • 2006 - HB 822 Libraries, local public; donations of materials to nonprofit organizations.
  • 2006 - HB 933 Ticket scalping; prohibition on resale of tickets to certain public events.
  • 2006 - HB 1053 Museum of Fine Arts; exempts museum from assessment and levy of service charge.
  • 2006 - HJ 7 Commonwealth Coach and Trolley Museum, Inc.; designating as Official Transit Museum.
  • 2006 - HJ 163 Commending the Virginia Living Museum.
  • 2006 - SB 92 Museum of Fine Arts; exempts museum from assessment and levy of service charge.
  • 2006 - SB 107 Martin Luther King, Jr. Living History & Public Policy Center; amending governing structure thereof.
  • 2006 - SB 222 Interstate 264; VDOT provide signage directing motorists to Sports Hall of Fame & Children's Museum.
  • 2006 - SB 283 Arts and cultural districts; includes Town of Chincoteague.
  • 2006 - SJ 70 Commonwealth Coach and Trolley Museum, Inc.; designating as official transit museum of State.
  • 2007 - HB 1767 Blacksburg, Town of; establishing arts and cultural district.
  • 2007 - HB 2267 Alexandria, City of; establishing arts and cultural districts.
  • 2007 - SB 222 Interstate 264; VDOT provide signage directing motorists to Sports Hall of Fame & Children's Museum.
  • 2007 - SB 733 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Virginia Museum of Natural History.
  • 2007 - SB 933 Alexandria, City of; establishing arts and cultural districts.
  • 2008 - HB 182 Virginia Museum of Natural History and Science Museum of Virginia; consolidation thereof.
  • 2008 - HB 254 Licenses, local; issued free of charge to certain vehicles owned by museums.
  • 2008 - HB 432 Arts and cultural districts; adds City of Manassas to those localities authorized to create.
  • 2008 - HB 781 Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Commission, created.
  • 2008 - HB 858 Freedom of Information Act; exemption for certain publicly owned museum records.
  • 2008 - HB 1145 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include certain works of art.
  • 2008 - SB 581 Educational Facilities Bond Act of 2008; created.
  • 2008 - SB 647 Freedom of Information Act; exemption for certain publicly owned museum records.
  • 2008 - SB 653 Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Commission, created.
  • 2008 - SB 746 Frontier Culture Museum; allowed to lease structures on state property, with Governor's consent.
  • 2008 (ss2) - HB 6035 Virginia Museum of Natural History and Science Museum of Virginia; consolidation thereof.
  • 2009 - HB 858 Freedom of Information Act; exemption for certain publicly owned museum records.
  • 2009 - HB 1735 Arts and cultural districts; grants statewide authority for creation thereof.
  • 2009 - HB 2535 Arts and cultural or education districts; any locality may create.
  • 2009 - SB 1483 Arts and cultural districts; adds Cities of Lynchburg, etc., to localities authorized to create.
  • 2009 - SB 1537 Arts and cultural districts; adds City of Fredericksburg to those localities authorized to create.
  • 2010 - HB 620 Alcoholic beverages; designates as agents of ABC Board distiller who blends alcoholic beverages.
  • 2010 - HB 919 Sex offender; prohibits proximity to children's museums.
  • 2010 - SB 544 Tuition, in-state; certain Department of Defense employees as result of Base Realignment & Closure.
  • 2011 - HJ 782 Commending the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
  • 2011 - SB 894 Transportation Board; cooperation with persons maintaining marine museums.
  • 2012 - HB 331 Obscenity; modifies educational, artistic, and theatrical exemption to obscenity laws.
  • 2012 - HB 830 Arts and cultural districts; allows a locality to create more than one.
  • 2012 - HJ 91 National Women's History Museum; Congress to support establishing in Washington, D.C.
  • 2012 - HJ 104 American hall of fame and museum; Dept. of Historic Resources to study feasibility of constructing.
  • 2012 - HJ 106 National Women's History Museum; supports creation thereof on National Mall in Washington, D.C.
  • 2012 - SJ 231 Commending the Alexandria Library on the occasion of its 75th anniversary as a public library.
  • 2013 - HB 1586 Arts and cultural districts, local; tax incentives.
  • 2013 - HB 2058 Conservators of the peace, special; State-owned museums to apply for appointment by circuit court.
  • 2013 - HJ 91 National Women's History Museum; Congress to support establishing in Washington, D.C.
  • 2013 - HJ 866 Commending the Science Museum of Virginia.
  • 2013 - HJ 910 Richmond Ballet, The State Ballet of VA, Leap Week; designating as third full week in March 2013.
  • 2013 - HR 218 Commending the Richmond Ballet, The State Ballet of Virginia.
  • 2013 - SB 1048 Conservators of the peace, special; any State museum to apply for appointment by circuit court.
  • 2013 - SB 1065 Arts and cultural districts, local; tax incentives.
  • 2013 (ss1) - HJ 5006 Commending the Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley.
  • 2014 - HB 460 Income tax; motion picture production credit.
  • 2014 - HB 507 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage special event lecenses for art education & exhibition.
  • 2014 - HB 1141 Alcoholic beverage control; creates annual arts venue event license.
  • 2014 - SB 46 Motion picture production; increases percentage of company's qualifying expenses for tax credit.
  • 2016 - HB 226 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage licenses, performing arts facilities.
  • 2016 - HB 755 Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license.
  • 2016 - SB 154 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage licenses, performing arts facilities.
  • 2017 - HB 1486 Arts and cultural districts; districts may be created jointly by two or more localities.
  • 2017 - HB 1526 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage annual live entertainment venue license, etc.
  • 2017 - HB 1665 Motion picture production; extends sunset date of tax credit.
  • 2017 - HB 2078 Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license.
  • 2017 - HB 2114 Motion picture production tax credit; digital interactive media production.
  • 2017 - SB 982 Motion picture production tax credit.
  • 2017 - SB 1225 Arts and cultural districts.
  • 2017 - SB 1451 Motion picture production; amends tax credit.
  • 2018 - HB 136 Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage special events licenses for museums.
  • 2018 - HB 233 Arts and cultural districts; relocates an existing section related to creation of districts.
  • 2018 - SB 149 Outdoor amphitheater or concert venue; nonsmoking areas, penalty.
  • 2018 - SB 769 Alcoholic beverage control; beer licenses.
  • 2019 - HB 1657 Alcoholic beverage control; creates an annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license.
  • 2019 - HB 1702 Library of Virginia; disposition of official correspondence of the Governor.
  • 2019 - HB 2518 Disabled Veteran's State Museum Passport; established.