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- HB 3 Legislation; prefiling.
- HB 277 General Assembly; members disclosure of office allowances.
- HB 279 Legislation; limiting introduction.
- HB 336 House of Delegates; members office expense allowance subject to Freedom of Information Act.
- HB 384 State agencies; Governor to initiate a financial and management review.
- HB 387 Legislation; filing of bills that increase fees.
- HB 459 State Expenditures, Joint Commission on Reduction of Nonessential; created.
- HB 545 Integrated research & academic campuses; Research & Tech. Adv. Comm. continue its exam. of establmt.
- HB 560 General Assembly; members salaries.
- HB 692 Health Care, Joint Commission on; cooperation of other agencies.
- HB 817 Disability Commission; created, report.
- HB 870 Respiratory care practitioners; auth. to administer controlled substances within scope of practice.
- HB 1098 General Assembly; members office expense allowance to be substantiated.
- HB 1231 Collegial bodies; changes and conformity of provisions.
- HB 1236 General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; discl. of fees & compen. from public. regula. business.
- HB 1240 Child Support Guidelines Review Panel; created.
- HB 1275 License plates, special; issuance to members of General Assembly.
- HB 1297 General Assembly; members office expense allowance to be substantiated.
- HB 1306 Governor; Capitol Police and Dept. of State Police to coordinate executive protective services.
- HB 1357 Freedom of Information Act; exempts certain meetings of General Assembly.
- HB 1412 Health insurance plan; Sec. of Health & Human Resources to develop for unemployed residents.
- HB 1475 Vietnamese-American Heritage Flag; recognition.
- HJ 6 Public Records Act; j.s. to study, including electronic records & effect on state depository system.
- HJ 8 Sheriffs' departments; joint subcommittee to study staffing standards.
- HJ 13 Governor, two-term; js to study appropriate bal. of power between leg. & exec. branches to support.
- HJ 17 Redisricting Commission, a bipartisan; Joint Rules Committee to study formation thereof.
- HJ 20 Stem cell research; joint subcom. to study medical, ethical, & scientific issues relating thereto.
- HJ 34 Retirement System; study & review of benefits of public safety officers injured in line of duty.
- HJ 39 Businesses; joint subcommittee to study economic development and retention thereof.
- HJ 41 Transportation Trust Fund, et al.; funds may be borrowed for only emergency purposes.
- HJ 42 Medicaid; Joint Commission on Health Care to study current prov. of brokered nonemergency transport.
- HJ 71 English proficiency, ltd.; Sec. of Health & Human Res. to develop plan for increasing awareness of.
- HJ 72 Nutrient management plan; JLARC to study effectiveness of implementation, performance & enforcement.
- HJ 75 Noncustodial parents; Department of Social Services to study the due process accorded thereto.
- HJ 76 Child support enforcement practices; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study.
- HJ 79 Mistaken identification in criminal cases; Crime Commission to study.
- HJ 81 Studies: Joint Audit and Review Commission to study creation of public-private partnerships funding.
- HJ 82 Cultural instit., nonstate agency; Dept of Tax. to collect sales tax data pertain. to econo. impact.
- HJ 83 Reproductive technology, assisted; Joint Comm. on Health Care to study practices & ethical issues.
- HJ 84 Reproductive technology, assisted; joint subcommittee to study regulation of embryo laboratories.
- HJ 85 Health care; joint subcommittee to study escalating cost thereof.
- HJ 86 Youth and Families, Comprehensive Services for At-Risk; joint subcom. to study cost effectiveness.
- HJ 87 No Child Left Behind Act; JLARC to study fiscal implications of State compliance with federal Act.
- HJ 92 Elementary and secondary school funding; JLARC to study feasibility and appropriateness thereof.
- HJ 93 Procurement Act, Public; joint subcommittee to study.
- HJ 94 Redistricting process; joint subcommittee to study.
- HJ 102 Canada geese, nonmigratory; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to study strategies to control.
- HJ 103 Aging population; JLARC to study impact thereof on demand for state agency services.
- HJ 104 Inspector General; JLARC to study establishment of an office in each Secretariat.
- HJ 105 School infrastructure for K-12; joint subcom. to study level of assistance to local. nec. for devel.
- HJ 111 Safe Routes to School Program; Board of Education to examine feasibility & appropr. of implementing.
- HJ 112 "Welfare diet"; urging legislators to volunteer for participation.
- HJ 114 Child Day Care Centers, Standards for Licensed; JLARC to study potential impact on providers, etc.
- HJ 115 Trauma Centers in hospitals; JLARC to study use and financing thereof.
- HJ 118 Pharmacy, School of; established in Buchanan County.
- HJ 119 Soil stabilizers in highway shoulders; Transportation Research Council to study use thereof.
- HJ 120 Nanotechnology research & econo. developmt. opportunities; Jt. Comm. on Tech. & Science to identify.
- HJ 121 Jail inmates; joint subcommittee to study conduct allowance therefor.
- HJ 122 Campus safety; Crime Commission to study at public and private institutions of higher education.
- HJ 123 Principals and assistant principals; Bd. of Education to review its regulations for licensure route.
- HJ 124 Educational Leadership, Commission to Review, Study and Reform; continued.
- HJ 125 Career & technical education; Bd. of Education, et al., to develop atempl. for st/wide arti. agrmnt.
- HJ 127 Midwives; Board of Health Professions to recommend system for regulation of certain.
- HJ 128 Retail Sales and Use Tax; Department of Taxation to study state and local exemptions.
- HJ 130 North American Free Trade Agreement & World Trade Organization; U.S. to withdraw.
- HJ 131 Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel; Department of Transportation to study expansion thereof.
- HJ 133 Pre-hospital emergency medical services; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study.
- HJ 134 Health records; Joint Commission on Health Care to study use and disclosure thereof.
- HJ 135 Geriatricians; Joint Commission on Health Care to study access to and availability thereto.
- HJ 142 Norfolk and Portsmouth Cities; joint subcommittee to study consolidation.
- HJ 143 Health insurance industry; joint subcommittee to study operations and escalating cost thereof.
- HJ 144 Health insurance industry; Bureau of Insurance w/in SCC to study operations and cost thereof.
- HJ 147 Caregiver abuse, neglect, and exploitation of adults; Department of Social Services to study.
- HJ 149 Advisory referenda procedures; joint subcommittee of House Com. and Senate Com. to study.
- HJ 150 Standards of Quality in public schools; acknowledging need for full funding.
- HJ 151 Veterans care centers and cemeteries; Department of Veterans Services to study.
- HJ 152 Housing-related issues; Housing Study Commission to study certain.
- HJ 153 Underground utility distribution lines; State Corporation Comm. to study placement thereof.
- HJ 154 Health Literacy Month; designating as October, 2004 and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 155 Racial and ethnic disparity in mental health services; joint subcommittee to study.
- HJ 156 Synagis; Health Dept. and Academy of Pediatrics to adopt the recommendations issued.
- HJ 157 Racial and ethnic disparities in health care; joint subcommittee to study ways to eliminate.
- HJ 158 Grutter v. Bollinger; affirming Supreme Court's decision in recent landmark case on affirm. action.
- HJ 159 Delegate Roland J. Ealey Day; designating as June 20, 2004 and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 160 Pain management in long-term care facilities; Joint Commission on Health Care to study.
- HJ 161 General registrars; joint subcommittee to study apptmt., responsibilities, and oversight thereof.
- HJ 162 Smart driver's licenses and identification cards; joint subcommittee to study issuance.
- HJ 164 Infant screening program for metabolic disorders; Joint Commission on Health Care to collect data.
- HJ 165 Redistricting process; joint subcommittee to study.
- HJ 166 Route 460 Communications Committee; continued.
- HJ 167 Commissioners of Revenue, Treasurers and Directors of Finance; JLARC to study func. & operat.
- HJ 168 Great Virginia Teach-In; designating as March 27-28, 2004.
- HJ 169 Higher educational institutions; joint subc. to study requiring qualifications for bds. of visitors.
- HJ 170 Growth and Economic Development, Commission on; continued.
- HJ 172 Income tax; JLARC to collect data & info. from states replacing revenues w/sales & use tax revenues.
- HJ 174 Voting equipment; joint subcom. to study certif. process, performance, and deployment thereof.
- HJ 176 Retail Sales and Use Tax, remote; joint subcommittee to study impact of collection on economy.
- HJ 177 National Lambda Rail Advanced Performance Standard Initiative; Jt. Comm. on Tech. & Sc. to study.
- HJ 178 Standards of Quality; JLARC to study feasibility & approp. of mod. use of linear weigh. average.
- HJ 179 Pledge of Allegiance; encouraging Supreme Court to uphold publ. school policy on recitation.
- HJ 180 Celebrate Adoption Day in Virginia.
- HJ 181 School division consolidation; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study.
- HJ 182 Public school divisions; JLARC to study outsourcing opportunities for noninstructional services.
- HJ 183 Trauma centers in hospitals; JLARC to study use and financing thereof.
- HJ 184 Tourism; joint subcommittee to study growth thereof.
- HJ 185 Route 460 Communications Committee; continued.
- HJ 186 Conflicts of interests and lobbyist disclosure filings; joint subcommittee to study.
- HJ 187 Marriage; urging Congress to propose constitut. amdment. to protect fundamental institution thereof.
- HJ 192 No Child Left Behind Act; memorializing Congress to include a mechanism for automatic waiver.
- HJ 193 Social services system; JLARC to study operation and performance thereof.
- HJ 194 Constitution of U.S.; General Assembly to call for convention to amend & rescind past resolutions.
- HJ 195 Community health workers; JMU tp study status, impact, and utilization thereof.
- HJ 197 Higher education institution; Council of Higher Education to consider establ. in South Central Va.
- HJ 198 Videoconferencing equipment; Clerks of House of Delegates and Senate to collect data on cost savgs.
- HJ 199 Prescriptions drugs from Canada; memorializing Congress to remove restrictions on purchasing.
- HJ 201 Higher education institutions; Council of Higher Education to examine for estab. salary structure.
- HJ 203 Redistricting Commission; joint subcommittee to study desirability of creating.
- HJ 205 Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority; Board of Nursing to collect information thereon.
- HJ 225 Commonwealth's Attorneys; Crime Commission to conduct study of operations of offices.
- HJ 226 Natural aquatic resources; Institute of Marine Science to study.
- HJ 227 Conditional zoning; joint subcommittee to study its effect on residential development & housing.
- HJ 228 Adjusted Gross Revenue insurance for farmers.
- HJ 247 State Waste Empowerment and Enforcement Provision Act of 2003; urging Congress to enact.
- HJ 248 Woodlawn Road; mem. Congress to restore public access thereto through Ft. Belvoir in Fairfax County.
- HJ 259 Virginia Historical Society; designating as Official State Historical Society.
- HJ 261 Growth and Manufacturing Renewal, Manufacturing Association's Strategy for; G.A. to support.
- HJ 274 Public safety officers; joint subcom. to study benefits for those who suffer catastrophic injuries.
- HJ 285 Religious faith; urging Congress to continue to preserve State's sovereignty in related matters.
- HJ 286 Federal burial allowance for veterans; urging Congress to increase.
- HJ 287 Naval District Washington West Area (Dahlgren) Base; General Assembly to support.
- HJ 288 Supreme Court of Virginia; encouraged to amend Rules of Court on electronic filing.
- HJ 289 Women in History Month.
- HJ 290 Free Trade Area of Americas Agreement; memorializing Congress to oppose ratification thereof.
- HJ 291 Interstate Route 81; Transp. Bd. & Dept. to review ways to address congestion & safety problems.
- HJ 292 Designating Election Day as Take Your Kids to Vote Day in Virginia.
- HJ 518 Retirement System Board of Trustees; confirming appointments.
- HR 2 Budget bill; requesting Governors to submit utilizing existing fiscal resources.
- HR 3 House of Delegates; procedures governing live television coverage of sessions.
- HR 4 Taxes; mem. Congress to propose Constitutional amendment to proh. fed. courts from levying increase.
- HR 11 Quillen, Ford C.; portrait thereof to be framed and placed in Chamber of House of Delegates.
- HR 12 Budget, state; agency heads requested to provide certain information to House of Delegates.
- HR 13 Budget, state; Governor requested to provide certain information to House of Delegates.
- HR 14 Pledge of Allegiance; encouraging U.S. Supreme Court to uphold publ. school policy on recitation.
- HR 15 Terrorism; reaffirm support to end but not at expense of civil liberties or rights of U.S. citizens.
- HR 16 Publ. airwaves; express. indign. by House of Del. over cont'l slide of standards during fam. hour.
- HR 17 Western civilization; school bds. to ensure values & ideals thereof are taught effectly. in clsrms.
- HR 18 Child Day Centers, Stand. for Licensed; Child Day Care Council to review impact of rev. on families.
- SB 267 Rivanna River Basin Commission; created.
- SB 381 Disability Commission; created, report.
- SB 406 Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee; membership.
- SB 434 Administrative Rules, Joint Commission on; continued, staffing.
- SB 566 Legislative appointments; definition of nonlegislative citizen member.
- SB 664 Unemployment compensation; introduction of legislation affecting State revenue.
- SB 689 Senate; prohibits use of television or other electronic signals generated thereby for poli. or comm.
- SJ 19 Community health workers; JMU to study status, impact, and utilization thereof.
- SJ 24 Oral health care; joint subcommittee to study access to and costs thereof.
- SJ 25 Minority young adults; Joint Commission on Health Care to study mental health needs.
- SJ 38 Firearms hunting ordinances; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to study.
- SJ 39 Route 1 corridor in Fairfax & Prince William Counties; recognizing need for various transit options.
- SJ 43 Lead-Poisoning Prevention, Joint Subcommittee Studying; continued.
- SJ 49 Pharmacy, School of; established in Buchanan County.
- SJ 57 Horse industry; Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services to study ways to enhance development.
- SJ 58 Health care & prescription drugs; Joint Commi. on Health Care to study improv. serv. & costs.
- SJ 64 Manufacturing; joint subcommittee to study needs and future thereof.
- SJ 65 Colonial Founders Day; designating as May 14, 2004 and each succeeding year thereafter.
- SJ 73 Brown v. Board of Education years; designating as 2004 and 2005.
- SJ 74 Higher education; joint subcommittee to study public funding thereof.
- SJ 75 Private landowners; Board Forestry to study provision of incentives to hold & preserve forestland.
- SJ 77 No Child Left Behind Act; memorializing Congress to include a mechanism for auto. waiver.
- SJ 79 State Waste Empowerment and Enforcement Provision Act of 2003; urging Congress to enact.
- SJ 80 Child Day Care Centers, Standards for Licensed; JLARC to study potential impact on providers, etc.
- SJ 81 Offenders with mental illness or substance abuse disorders; proj. designed to divert from jail.
- SJ 86 Higher education; Council of Higher Education consider estab. 4-yr degree instit. in S. Central Va.
- SJ 88 Mental illness & substance abuse initiative; Depts. of Corr. & Juv. Just. to incl. eval. component.
- SJ 89 Churches; joint subcommittee to study issues attendant to incorporation thereof.
- SJ 90 Higher educational institutions; joint subcom. to study admin. & financial relationships between.
- SJ 91 Marriage; urging Congress to propose consti. amdment. to protect fundamental institution thereof.
- SJ 95 Blighted or deteriorated properties; Housing Study Comm. to study impact on older urban communities.
- SJ 111 Economic development; joint subcommittee to study measures to improve and enhance in SWVa.
- SJ 114 French and Indian War.
- SJ 115 National Guard and Reserve; to be recognized and supported by conducting awareness programs.
- SJ 117 Greek Independence Day; designating as March 25, 2004, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- SJ 120 National Courtesy Week; designating as second week in February & each succeeding yr. thereafter.
- SJ 122 Medicaid-eligible persons w/ limited English prof.; reimburs. translation & interpretation services.
- SJ 130 Supreme Court of Virginia; encouraged to amend Rules of Court on electronic filing.
- SJ 131 Sexual assault; Dept. of Health to study st/wide response to victims & prevention thereof.