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• HB 1522 Self-Service Storage Act; liens.
• HB 1590 Landlord and tenant; submetering of water and sewer equipment in rented buildings.
• HB 1711 Landlord and Tenant; purchase of damage or renter's insurance.
• HB 1712 Indians, Council on; membership.
• HB 1732 Martial arts; definition.
• HB 1763 Public Safety, Secretary of; establish system for offender transition and services.
• HB 1791 Public Records Act; changes in provisions.
• HB 1798 Illegal aliens; eligibility for state and local public benefits.
• HB 1921 Contractors, Board for; water well systems provider licensure and certification.
• HB 1932 Regulatory boards; powers and duties.
• HB 1944 Department of General Services; authority of director.
• HB 1946 Employee suggestions program; limits monetary awards.
• HB 1948 Administrative Process Act; impact on small businesses.
• HB 1966 Terrorism intelligence center; established within Dept. of State Police.
• HB 1967 School efficiency review program; Director of Department of Planning and Budget to develop, etc.
• HB 1992 Fair Housing Law; evidence of unlawful discriminatory practices.
• HB 2032 Powers and duties of Department of Emergency Management; Freedom of Information Act.
• HB 2037 Interagency Civil Admissions Advisory Council; created.
• HB 2051 Procurement Act,Public; purchase of technology, etc. to be approved by Chief Info. Officer of State.
• HB 2054 Alternative, pilot project; VITA to study.
• HB 2079 Historic Preservation and Museum Assistance Grant Program and Fund; created.
• HB 2111 Conflict of Interest Act, State and Local Government; disclosure of economic interests.
• HB 2112 Lobbyists; provision of statements to legislative and executive officials.
• HB 2123 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; unlicensed activity.
• HB 2136 Conflict of Interests Act; disclosure filings.
• HB 2151 Procurement Act, Public; preference for contractor firms.
• HB 2162 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; holdover tenancies with landlord's consent.
• HB 2164 Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; termination of rental agreement for fire or casualty damage.
• HB 2165 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance with rental agreement.
• HB 2216 Department of Forensic Science, the Forensic Science Board, Scientific Advisory Board; created.
• HB 2260 Advertising signage; certain historic bldgs. not currently operating as a pharmacy to display.
• HB 2283 Procurement Act, Public; provision of default contract claim procedure.
• HB 2326 Sheltered workshops; requires Division of Purchases and Supply to adopt regulations to support.
• HB 2379 Emergency management; allows local direction to enter into mutual aid arrangements.
• HB 2399 Freedom of Information Act; exempts certain 911 or E-911 records.
• HB 2404 Freedom of Information Act; exempts certain local wireless service authorities.
• HB 2420 Latino Advisory Board; created.
• HB 2428 Veterans; state in hiring to give additional consideration to certain.
• HB 2446 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; charges for disclosure packets.
• HB 2447 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; drug activities by tenants, forfeiture.
• HB 2448 Landlord & tenant; installation of new lock or security device after entry of certain court orders.
• HB 2449 Manufactured home park; termination of tenancy.
• HB 2454 Charitable gaming; registration of bingo callers, payment of remuneration.
• HB 2463 Sex offenders; licensed professionals to give notice of their registration to customers, , etc.
• HB 2478 Contracts; eliminates cap on percentage of payment errors contractor may retain for recovery audit.
• HB 2491 Nonprofit organizations; exempt from Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Serv. registration.
• HB 2510 Barbers and Cosmetology, Board for; regulation of estheticians.
• HB 2556 State agencies; Dept. of General Services to require services to be procured from private sectors.
• HB 2557 State employment; Sec. of Admin. to provide number of jobs eliminated in fiscal year, report.
• HB 2579 Bat, big-eared; designating as official emblem of State.
• HB 2598 Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Board of; licensure.
• HB 2612 State employees; establishment of alternative work schedules and telecommuting.
• HB 2640 General Provisions of Code, and Boundaries, Jurisdiction and Emblems of State; recodification.
• HB 2683 Firearm shows; notification to State Police and local law-enforcement.
• HB 2697 Churches; changes to modernize laws governing.
• HB 2720 Manufactured homes; change in provisions that allow to be considered new.
• HB 2729 Freedom of Information Act; exempts certain records of active investigations being conducted.
• HB 2787 Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families, Executive Council for; change in membership.
• HB 2797 Library computers; juveniles' Internet access.
• HB 2803 Museums; status of property loaned to or deposited therewith.
• HB 2820 Real Estate Cooperative Act; reserves for capital components.
• HB 2843 Real Estate Board; issuance of cease and desist orders for unlicensed activity.
• HB 2844 Competitive Government Act; change in reporting dates.
• HB 2851 Veterans; Commiss. of Dept. of Veterans Serv. to appoint personnel to process benefit claims weekly.
• HB 2860 Innovative Technology Authority; repeals requirement to establish technical advisory committee.
• HB 2863 Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Landscape Architects, Board for; licensure.
• HB 2871 Online filing of registrations; charitable organ., etc. may use website approved by Commissioner.
• HB 2872 State employees; right to express opinions to elected officials on matters of public concern.
• HB 2907 Employment discrimination; causes of action in cases alleging.
• HB 2930 Freedom of Info. Act; Bd. of Elections to issue policies, etc. for securing voting equip. & ballots.
• HB 2936 Natural cut Christmas trees; use in certain place of worship and apartment dwelling units.
• SB 711 Freedom of Information Act; changes for electronic communication meetings.
• SB 752 University of Virginia; extends sunset provision for electronic meetings of Board of Visitors.
• SB 766 Mutual aid arrangements; allows director of emergency management to reciprocate.
• SB 788 Farm building or structure; definitions.
• SB 800 Disaster preparedness programs; continuity of operations (COOP) programs.
• SB 814 Emergency management; allows mutual aid arrangements with other states or localities.
• SB 877 Contractors, Board for; court-ordered restitution in cases of unlicensed activity.
• SB 879 Freedom of Information Act; exempts proprietary records of cable television, etc.
• SB 882 Library computers; juveniles' Internet access.
• SB 912 Consumer Protection Act; fees and costs upon settlement.
• SB 916 Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund; increases maximum amount of a single claim against.
• SB 934 Public Accounts, Auditor of; duties.
• SB 963 Statewide communications interoperability; office of Governor to review & make recommendations.
• SB 968 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel.
• SB 970 Consumer Affairs, Department of; created.
• SB 983 Enterprise zones; regulations.
• SB 984 Uniform Statewide Building Code & Fire Prevention Code; applicability of certain transp. assets.
• SB 1027 Information Providers Network; change in authority.
• SB 1030 Freedom of Information Act; exempts certain information, etc. collected by OCME.
• SB 1035 Workers' compensation; eligibility for National Guard, State Defense Force, and naval militia.
• SB 1054 Natural gas exploration, off-shore; exemption to existing moratorium.
• SB 1079 Employment discrimination; causes of action in cases alleging.
• SB 1090 Contractors, Board for; increases limit for Class B contractor license.
• SB 1107 Public Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002; changes in provisions.
• SB 1111 Vital Records; requires marriage, divorce, & annulment records to include age, race, etc.
• SB 1119 Higher Education Board Appointments, commission on; created, report.
• SB 1122 Administrative Process Act; impact on small businesses.
• SB 1143 Illegal aliens; eligibility for state and local public benefits.
• SB 1153 Department of Forensic Science, Forensic Science Board and the Scientific Advisory Board created.
• SB 1161 Residential Property Disclosure Act; disclosures for property adjacent to a U.S. Master Jet Base.
• SB 1162 Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; properties adjacent to U.S. Master Jet Base, disclosure.
• SB 1166 Cemetery operators; violation of regulatory statutes with intent to defraud, penalty.
• SB 1171 Forensic Science Advisory Board; created.
• SB 1175 Charter; Town of Onley. 
• SB 1188 Interagency Coordinating Council; establishment of local early intervention systems.
• SB 1196 Freedom of Information Act; change in regulations for electronic communication meetings.
• SB 1200 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; meetings.
• SB 1201 Unemployment tax rate; penalties for transfering any trade or business for a lower tax rate.
• SB 1218 Small businesses; regulations.
• SB 1233 Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission; changes selection of members from State.
• SB 1241 Gift certificates; minimum term and disclosures.
• SB 1249 Information Technology Investment Board; designating Secretary of Technology as chairperson.
• SB 1252 Databases; changes requirement for periodic security audits of government.
• SB 1256 Resources Authority; expands projects to be financed to include construction at federal facilities.
• SB 1258 Employment discrimination; causes of action in cases alleging.
• SB 1267 Religious references; definition of church & minister, provisions for incorporating churches.
• SB 1269 Housing authorities; exercise of eminent domain to acquire blighted commercial properties.
• SB 1270 Racing Commission; includes definition of participant, clarifies authority of steward, report.
• SB 1286 Public Procurement Act; prohibited contracts; required contract provisions.
• SB 1305 Religious references; determination of property rights upon division of church, diocese or society.
• SB 1306 Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Landscape Architects, Board for; licensure.
• SB 1308 Administrative Process Act; impact on small businesses.
• SB 1322 Charitable gaming; registration of bingo managers and callers, payment of renumeration.
• SB 1330 Court Reporting, Board of; created, report.
• SB 1346 Electronic security equipment; clarification of definition.