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2005 SESSION

HOUSE CALENDAR FOR February 25, 2005 ... pdf

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• House Joint Resolutions with Senate Amendments ... report | csv file
• Memorial Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file
• Commending Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file
• House Bills and House Joint Resolution in Conference ... report | csv file
• Senate Bills in Conference ... report | csv file
• Resolutions Reported - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
• Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file

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House Joint Resolutions with Senate Amendments ... report | csv file

• HJ 588 Stem cell research; joint subcommittee to study medical, ethical, & scientific issues relating to.
• HJ 605 Palliative care; health care community to increase education & training of professionals.
• HJ 625 Natural gas; Secretary of Commerce & Trade to study possibility of exploring coastal areas therefor.
• HJ 640 Chesapeake Bay; joint subcomm. to study options to provide funding for clean-up.
• HJ 643 Biosolids; to study land application thereof.
• HJ 668 Textbooks, college; Council of Higher Education to study rising costs & purchasing practices.
• HJ 685 Youth group homes, private; joint subcommittee to study.
• HJ 689 Toll collections; Joint Comm. on Technology & Science to study technologies available therefor.
• HJ 704 Risk Management Plans for Physicians and Hospitals, Joint Subcommittee Studying; continued.
• HJ 706 Boy Scouts; expressing sense of General Assembly to support right to assemble.
• HJ 709 Interstate Route 81; urging Congress to encourage muli-state transportation planning initiative.
• HJ 742 Free Market Ideas; Transportation Comm. to study issues associated with more efficient system.
• HJ 768 Companion animals; Gen. Assembly to recognize necessity of supporting spaying & neutering thereof.
• HJ 790 Robert R. Moton High School students of 1951; G.A. to support memorial commission, report.
• HJ 817 Law-enforcement officers; land to be allocated on State Capitol grounds for memorial.

Memorial Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file

• SJ 498 Celebrating the life of Sergeant Krisna Nachampassak.
• SJ 503 Celebrating the life of Corporal Binh Le.
• SJ 505 Celebrating the life of Emma Jean Budd.
• SJ 508 Celebrating the life of Lance Corporal Jason Redifer.
• SJ 511 Memorial resolution; Dr. Edgar Allen Toppin.
• SJ 512 Memorial resolution; Honorable Henry J. Schrieberg, retired Judge of the Richmond City General Distr
• SJ 513 Resolution; celebrating the life of United States Army Private First Class Leslie D. Jackson.
• SJ 515 Celebrating the life of First Lieutenant Alexander E. Wetherbee.
• SJ 516 On the death of John Edward Roger.
• HJ 949 Celebrating the life of Corporal Jonathan Williams Bowling.
• HJ 959 Celebrating the life of Sergeant Michael Vernon Lalush.
• HJ 966 Celebrating the life of Captain Mark N. Stubenhofer.
• HJ 967 Celebrating the life of Chief Warrant Officer Sharon T. Swartworth.
• HJ 968 Celebrating the life of Specialist Jeremy M. Dimaranan.
• HJ 969 On the death of Isaac Leon West, Jr.
• HJ 970 Celebrating the life of Christopher Aaron Coleman.
• HJ 971 On the death of Robert N. Reed, Sr.
• HJ 972 Celebrating the life of Specialist Clarence Adams III.
• HJ 985 On the death of James S. Elkin.
• HJ 986 Celebrating the life of William Thomas Robey III.
• HJ 987 Celebrating the life of Mary Gardner Shewey.
• HJ 988 Celebrating the life of Jay Evans Sears.
• HJ 989 Celebrating the life of Maria Therese Miller.
• HJ 990 Celebrating the life of Gunnery Sergeant Javier Obleas-Prado Pena.
• HJ 991 Celebrating the life of Grace Meredyth Lovegrove.
• HJ 1010 Celebrating the life of William Johnson Creech, Jr.
• HJ 1011 Celebrating the life of Dorothy Budge Callahan.
• HJ 1012 Celebrating the life of Lula Belle Thomas Hairston.
• HJ 1013 On the death of Howard Hillhouse Stone.
• HJ 1014 On the death of Edward Lyle Clark, Jr.
• HJ 1015 On the death of Junie L. Bradshaw.
• HR 41 Celebrating the life of Lance Corporal Jason Redifer.

Commending Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file

• SJ 499 Commending Arts Enter.
• SJ 500 Commending Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore.
• SJ 501 Commending the Mathews Market Days Committee.
• SJ 502 Commending the Federation of Virginia Food Banks.
• SJ 506 Commending Alan E. Mayer.
• SJ 507 Commending Brigadier General Walter L. Davis.
• SJ 514 Resolution; commending Virginia's student winners of the National Education Association and Virginia
• SJ 517 Commending Peter G. Decker, Jr.
• SJ 518 Commending the Ocean View Coordinating Committee.
• SJ 519 Commending the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral for its annual banquet celebration.
• HJ 960 Commending Laura Maples.
• HJ 961 Commending Walter L. Mess.
• HJ 963 Commending Craig Fifer, Hillary Wallace, and Cameron Wallace.
• HJ 964 Commending the Arlington Arts Center.
• HJ 965 Commending Rosalie Haight.
• HJ 973 Commending Nancy White Thomas.
• HJ 974 Commending the Lancaster High School Red Devil marching band.
• HJ 975 Commending Kirby Marsh.
• HJ 976 Commending Percy Harvin.
• HJ 977 Commending Jim Katcham.
• HJ 978 Commending the Frank W. Cox High School girls' volleyball team.
• HJ 979 Commending Frank W. Cox High School.
• HJ 980 Commending William H. Wood.
• HJ 981 Commending the Reverend Dr. Benjamin W. Robertson.
• HJ 982 Commending the Reverend Dr. Kirkland R. Walton.
• HJ 983 Commending Randolph-Macon College.
• HJ 984 Commending Harry M. Ward.
• HJ 992 Commending Dianne Herrick.
• HJ 993 Commending Jane Ellington.
• HJ 994 Commending the Newport News Fire Department.
• HJ 995 Commending Keith Wood Meurlin.
• HJ 996 Commending the Wakefield High School boys' basketball team.
• HJ 997 Commending Pine Spring Elementary School.
• HJ 998 Commending the Blue Star Families of Virginia.
• HJ 999 Commending William M. Phillips.
• HJ 1000 Commending the Buena Vista Volunteer Fire Department on the 100th anniversary of its founding.
• HJ 1001 Commending the 276th Engineer Battalion, Virginia National Guard.
• HJ 1002 Commending Robert N. Baldwin.
• HJ 1003 Commending Kathy L. Mays.
• HJ 1004 Commending Bill's Barbecue.
• HJ 1005 Commending radio station WBTM in Danville.
• HJ 1007 Commending Reverend Dr. Louis R. Blakey, Sr.
• HJ 1008 Commending the Reverend Dr. Thurman O. Echols, Jr.
• HJ 1009 Commending the staff, visitors, and residents of Goodwin House
• HJ 1016 Commending Abhishek Jain and Tanya Girdhar.
• HJ 1017 Commending L. Karen Darner.
• HJ 1018 Commending Red Top Cab on its first 40 years of service to Arlington.
• HR 42 Commending the 2004 Capitol Holiday Tree and the 2004 Capitol Holiday Steering Committee.
• HR 47 Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the First Infantry Division's deployment in Vietnam.
• HR 48 Commending the City of Chesapeake.

House Bills and House Joint Resolution in Conference ... report | csv file

• HB 1500 Budget Bill. Additional appropriations for 2004-2006 biennium.
• HB 1505 Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act; changes.
• HB 1586 Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act; limits separate charge.
• HB 1594 Judgments; changes in provisions.
• HB 1682 War Orphans Education Act; created.
• HB 1741 Filming, videotaping or photographing of another; penalty when permission not given.
• HB 1769 Civics Education, Commission on; created, report.
• HB 1770 Home schooling; testing of students.
• HB 1798 Illegal aliens; eligibility for state and local public benefits.
• HB 1851 Zoning ordinances; transfer of development rights in Arlington County.
• HB 1921 Contractors, Board for; water well systems provider licensure and certification.
• HB 1948 Administrative Process Act; impact on small businesses.
• HB 1977 Circuit courts; dismissal of warrants, etc., pretrial appeal may be taken by State.
• HB 1983 Video display in motor vehicles; prohibits in view of driver.
• HB 1997 Sex offenders; numerous changes authorizing release of information to Attorney General.
• HB 2078 Antiquities Act; creation of position of State Archaeologist, penalty.
• HB 2245 Mental health services transition plan; Board of Juvenile Justice to promulgate regulations.
• HB 2288 Criminal investigation; obstruction of justice, penalty.
• HB 2395 Wireless Service Authorities; offering qualifying communications services.
• HB 2455 Baseball Stadium Authority; entitlement to tax revenues.
• HB 2459 Income tax, state; credit for restoration of a historic presidental home.
• HB 2510 Barbers and Cosmetology, Board for; regulation of estheticians.
• HB 2564 Sexual offenses; increase in penalty when against children by a parent or grandparent.
• HB 2570 Enterprise zones; regulations.
• HB 2596 Rail Enhancement Fund; portion of tax on motor vehicle rentals to be deposited therein.
• HB 2598 Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Board of; licensure.
• HB 2638 Wages; employer who fails or refuses to pay wages is guilty of embezzlement.
• HB 2645 Wetlands; Marine Res. Comm. updating of maps for localities, copy in land records of circuit court.
• HB 2649 Criminal Sentencing Commission; increase of membership.
• HB 2686 Personal property exempt from taxation; includes commercial fishing boats.
• HB 2732 Investment Partnership Act.
• HB 2771 Insurance license tax; Transportation Investment Fund; one-third of revenues deposited therein.
• HB 2777 Retail Sales and Use Tax; increased, creates Water Quality Improvement Restricted Use Fund.
• HB 2796 Suicide prevention; lead agency to be Department of Mental Health, etc., report.
• HB 2800 Authorities for development of former federal areas; exempt from Personnel and Procurement Acts.
• HB 2836 Sex offenders; registration procedures.
• HB 2851 Veterans; Commiss. of Dept. of Veterans Serv. to appoint personnel to process benefit claims weekly.
• HB 2881 Children's group homes and residential facilities; summary suspension of licenses.
• HJ 586 Constitutional amendment; marriage may exist only between a man and woman (first reference).

Senate Bills in Conference ... report | csv file

• SB 810 Water Quality Improvement Fund; grants for biological nutrient removal technology.
• SB 817 Teachers; extends sunset provision concerning retirement allowances, report.
• SB 843 Mental health services transition plan; Board of Juvenile Justice to promulgate regulations.
• SB 875 Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act; prohibits separate charge.
• SB 889 Suicide prevention; lead agency to be Department of Mental Health, etc., report.
• SB 934 Public Accounts, Auditor of; duties.
• SB 940 Prisoners; illegal to possess cellular telephone, penalty.
• SB 966 Provisional driver's licenses; changes in provisions.
• SB 983 Enterprise zones; regulations.
• SB 1075 Zoning; transfer of development rights.
• SB 1115 Collegial bodies; certain changes to appointment and organizational requirements.
• SB 1139 Income tax, state and corporate; limits land preservation tax credits.
• SB 1143 Illegal aliens; eligibility for state and local public benefits.
• SB 1158 Indemnity bonds; allows an officer to accept with penalty and conditions.
• SB 1177 Capital murder cases; eliminating 'triggerman rule'.
• SB 1189 Authorities for development of former federal areas; exempt from Personnel and Procurement Acts.
• SB 1235 Retail Sales and Use Tax; increased, creates Water Quality Improvement Restricted Use Fund.
• SB 1298 Economic Development Partnership Authority; increase of membership.
• SB 1323 Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Act; procedures for response to claimant's petition.
• SB 1324 Commonwealth Transit Capital Fund; renamed Transit Partnership Fund.
• SB 1333 Children's group homes and residential facilities; summary suspension of licenses.
• SB 1346 Electronic security equipment; clarification of definition.

Resolutions Reported - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file

• SJ 492 Appointments by the Senate Committees on Privileges and Elections and on Rules. 
• SJ 510 Confirming Governor's appointments made during the 2005 Session.

Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file

• HJ 1020 Commending Rotary International on the occasion of its centennial.
• HR 49 Celebrating the life of William W. May.
• HR 50 Commending the McLean Little League on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
• HR 51 Commending Virginians for the Racing Hall of Fame and the effort to bring the NASCAR Hall of Fame to