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2005 SESSION
Senator John S. Edwards (D) - Senate District 21
In-session address:
- General Assembly Building, Room 309
- Capitol Square
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
- (804) 698-7521
- email: district21@senate.virginia.gov
Mailing address:
- P.O. Box 1179
- Roanoke, Virginia 24006-1179
- (540) 985-8690
Legislation as Chief Patron: (registered users: create report or csv file)
- SB 478 Charter; County of Roanoke.
- SB 714 Criminal trials; hospitalization of mentally ill defendants.
- SB 715 Nursing homes; guidelines for staffing.
- SB 716 Physician assistants; provisions for practicing in hospital emergency departments.
- SB 717 Character education; community service requirements.
- SB 718 Crisis Intervention Pilot Programs; established for persons with mental illness or substance abuse.
- SB 719 Public guardian and conservator program; changes in provisions.
- SB 720 Food and beverage tax; imposition in Giles County.
- SB 721 Traffic signals; use of photo-monitoring in Roanoke City.
- SB 722 Judgments; limitations on enforcement.
- SB 723 Debtor interrogatories; supplemental proceedings.
- SB 724 Nursing homes; establishment of family councils.
- SB 725 Mental health courts; Office of Executive Secretary of Supreme Court to establish pilot program.
- SB 747 Obesity; requiring Bd. of Education, et al, to promulgate regulations establ. standards in schools.
- SB 748 Mennel Milling Company; conveyance of land in Roanoke County.
- SB 749 Family day homes; if not covered by liability insurance to post & notify in writing parent/guardian.
- SB 750 Rail Transportation Development Authority; created.
- SB 751 Retail Sales & Use Tax; reduction of rate on food purchased for human consumption, effective date.
- SB 1066 Higher educational institutions; reduction in undergraduate tuition and fees.
- SB 1067 Juveniles; detention for firearm possession if constituted as threat to others.
- SB 1068 Charter; Town of New Castle.
- SB 1069 Children's Services Ombudsman, Office of; created.
- SB 1214 Early childhood education; availability in all school divisions for four- and five-year olds.
- SB 1258 Employment discrimination; causes of action in cases alleging.
- SB 1280 Child sex abuse crimes; allows evidence of defendant's prior conviction in case being accused.
- SB 1291 Workers' compensation; definition of hypertension.
- SJ 275 Constitutional amendment; exempts certain property from taxation (first reference).
- SJ 276 On the death of Bruce D. Rasmussen.
- SJ 277 On the death of Gerald Edward Moody.
- SJ 299 Commending Dr. Douglas Covington.
- SJ 300 Commending the Virginia Tech football team.
- SJ 364 Celebrating the life of General William B. Rosson.
- SJ 398 Commending Frank Beamer.
- SJ 521 On the death of John Comer Washburn, Jr.
- SJ 522 Celebrating the life of A. D. Woodson.