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- HB 3 Teachers; health insurance credit increased for those retired.
- HB 29 Budget Bill. Relating to the appropriation of funds for the 2004 - 06 biennium.
- HB 30 Budget Bill. Appropriations for 2006 - 2008 biennium.
- HB 37 Retirement System; benefits for emergency medical technicians.
- HB 40 Estate tax; conformity of state and federal statutes.
- HB 59 Health insurance; credits for retired state employees.
- HB 69 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include certain medicines and drugs for farm animals.
- HB 77 Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2006; created.
- HB 83 Public Building Authority; issuance of bonds for State Agency Radio System for State Police.
- HB 92 Housing Trust Fund; name change, deposit of recordation tax revenues into Fund.
- HB 102 Driver's license; operating vehicle with suspended or revoked license, penalty.
- HB 121 Real estate tax; increases amount of exemptions for elderly or disabled in Northern Virginia.
- HB 176 Court-appointed counsel; court may waive limit on compensation for certain cases.
- HB 194 Real estate; special commissioner to sell property, etc., to make tax sales less costly.
- HB 214 Treasurers' sales; relief for certain purchasers of property sold prior to designated date.
- HB 327 Personal property tax; classification of watercraft used for business purposes.
- HB 350 School for the Deaf & Blind at Staunton, & School for Deaf, Blind, & Multi-Disabled at Hampton.
- HB 358 Neighborhood Assistance Act; changes eligibility requirements for individuals to claim tax credits.
- HB 365 Jail facilities, local or regional; extends deadline for consideration of construction, etc.
- HB 400 High-speed and broadband internet access; accessibility thereof in underserved areas.
- HB 406 Retirement System; purchase of prior service credit.
- HB 407 Earned income tax credit information; Dept. of Taxation share with Dept. of Social Services.
- HB 419 Retirement System; Board shall pay cash-out amount in direct rollover to an individual plan.
- HB 420 Health insurance credits; clarifies retirees who are eligible therefor.
- HB 450 Income tax, state; land preservation tax credit.
- HB 452 Retirement System; allows a member to transfer his contributions to the optional plan.
- HB 453 Retirement System; optional life insurance to be reviewed by VRS.
- HB 454 Retirement System; reemployment shall not result in suspension of benefit payments.
- HB 455 Life insurance; clarifies the date when reductions in coverage for State disability retiree begins.
- HB 459 Sickness and Disability Program; plan administrator to direct employee to apply for other benefits.
- HB 460 Sickness and Disability Program; reporting requirements of certain insurers.
- HB 461 Sickness and Disability Program; clarifies period an employee may receive short-term benefits.
- HB 462 Sickness and Disability Program; employees approved for benefits at age 60 eligible for max. 5 yrs.
- HB 468 Sickness and Disability Program; clarifies emp. receiving benefits must apply for soc. security.
- HB 473 Retirement System; local retirement plans not participating in the VRS.
- HB 491 Real estate reassessment; notice of change.
- HB 517 New College Institute; created.
- HB 518 Tourism zones, local; county, city, or town to establish by local ordinance.
- HB 522 Tire recycling fee; extension of time.
- HB 524 Criminal history record information; dissemination thereof to shipyards.
- HB 527 Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund; created.
- HB 530 Retail Sales & Use Tax; semiconductor production exemption.
- HB 531 Income tax; conformity of taxation with Internal Revenue Code.
- HB 532 Sales and use tax exemption; school supplies, clothing and footwear, and computers.
- HB 534 Motor fuels tax; DMV suggested changes.
- HB 544 Planning & Budget, Department of; agency budget estimates to Governor & General Assembly.
- HB 568 Communications tax reform; revises services, report.
- HB 569 Cigarette tax; increases penalty for failure to properly affix stamps.
- HB 576 Retail sales and use tax; exemption for certain church property.
- HB 596 Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund; Fund includes dam safety, report.
- HB 607 Planning & Budget, Department of; removes requirement of school div. to pay cost efficiency review.
- HB 612 Cigarette tax; deduction of bad debts from taxes owed.
- HB 613 Income tax, state; energy efficiency tax credit.
- HB 628 Military Family Relief Fund; created, report.
- HB 680 Biofuels Production Incentive Grant Program and Fund; created.
- HB 681 Highway improvements; expands present revenue-sharing fund program.
- HB 730 Mutual Consent Adoption Registry; created.
- HB 757 Medical Assistance Services; contracting for delivery of disease management for chronic disorders.
- HB 758 Medical assistance services; State Plan amendment or application for certain waiver.
- HB 772 Tax assessments; judicial appeals thereof.
- HB 779 Transient occupancy tax; maximum amount Nelson County may charge.
- HB 786 Income tax, state; credit for purchase of long-term care insurance.
- HB 862 Personal property, tangible; establishes separate class for certain aircraft.
- HB 869 License taxes, local; localities to select date to apply therefor.
- HB 896 Retail Sales & Use Tax; gratuities or service charges on meals excluded when calculating.
- HB 898 Sam's Restaurant; Governor to convey to Ocean Properties, LLC in downtown section of Hampton.
- HB 909 Enterprise zone job creation grants; deletion of terms from definition of grant eligible position.
- HB 916 Real estate tax; assessments for open space property for golf courses.
- HB 926 Economic Development for Virginians with Disabilities Grant Program; created.
- HB 931 Tourism Financing Development Authority; created.
- HB 935 State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; creates nonstock corp. to support academic research.
- HB 957 Retirement System; clarifies vesting requirements of public safety officers.
- HB 958 Retirement System; specifies Dec. 31 as date to submit annual reports.
- HB 963 Income tax, state; agricultural best management practices tax credit.
- HB 976 Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax; exemptions for military personnel.
- HB 1043 Coal; tax credits for production and use.
- HB 1148 Motor fuels tax; sets effective date for sales tax in certain transportation districts.
- HB 1173 Affordable housing; assessment of real property.
- HB 1203 Public defenders; allows localities to supplement compensation.
- HB 1217 Recordation receipt; electronic transfer of certain transactions.
- HB 1230 Tattooing or body piercing of minors; penalty.
- HB 1231 Real estate taxes; computation of deferral.
- HB 1235 Retail sales and use tax; revenue from certain public facilities in City of Norfolk.
- HB 1244 Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education Grant Program Fund; created.
- HB 1257 Transportation Investment Bond Act of 2006; created.
- HB 1283 Taxes, local; cap on penalty for failing to pay.
- HB 1290 Machinery and tools tax; method of valuation thereof for income tax purposes.
- HB 1294 Income tax, state; Public/Private Education Investment Tax Credit, created, report.
- HB 1313 Virginia Retirement System; certain Fairfax County employees.
- HB 1323 Transient occupancy tax; authorizes Montgomery County to impose.
- HB 1339 Peeping or spying; conviction of third offense
- HB 1366 Jeopardized by delay; technical change to definition.
- HB 1370 Retail sales and use tax; Tax Commissioner's exemption reports.
- HB 1379 Claims; Willie Neville Davidson.
- HB 1380 Claims; Phillip Thurman.
- HB 1383 Veterans care center; Governor to request federal funds to construct in Hampton Roads area.
- HB 1418 Line of Duty Act; payment of benefits.
- HB 1421 Real estate tax; sale of tax delinquent properties.
- HB 1426 Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (PPTA); provides for granting of concessions and taxation.
- HB 1454 Wetlands and stream restoration; companies to file erosion & sediment control specifications.
- HB 1468 Judges, substitute and retired; increases per diem.
- HB 1473 Executive budget; submission to General Assembly.
- HB 1477 Revenue bills; consideration by House or Senate Finance Committees.
- HB 1502 Higher educational institutions; management agreements, report.
- HB 1505 Coal and gas road improvement funds, local; to include improvement of water & sewer systems.
- HB 1535 Income tax, state; subtraction for certain death benefit payments.
- HB 1539 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for gas and oil, extends sunset provision.
- HB 1579 Volunteer Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Service Award Fund Board; membership changes.
- SB 27 Public Building Authority; issuance of bonds for State Agency Radio System for State Police.
- SB 28 Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2006; created.
- SB 29 Budget Bill. Relating to the appropriation of funds for the 2004 - 06 biennium.
- SB 30 Budget Bill. Appropriations for 2006 - 2008 biennium.
- SB 32 Social services; time limit on receipt of TANF.
- SB 35 Insanity, not guilty by reason of; petition for temporary visit .
- SB 40 Higher Education; New College Institute created.
- SB 42 Income tax, state; Dept. of Tax. to obtain info on taxpayers claiming earned income tax credit .
- SB 45 Real property taxes; Virginia Port Authority to determine service charges in lieu of.
- SB 48 Kinship foster care; social services to seek thereof.
- SB 56 Land preservation; special assessments.
- SB 59 Route 58; authorizes Transportation Board to issue bonds for specified projects in Corridor.
- SB 60 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include certain school-related items.
- SB 61 Standards of Quality; support services staff ratios.
- SB 63 Grants and tax refunds; awarded for producing and using clean and efficient energy.
- SB 64 Retail Sales and Use Tax; sales tax increase on motor fuels in NOVA Transportation District.
- SB 69 Taxation; conformity thereof with Internal Revenue Code.
- SB 70 Income taxes, state; payments to producers of quota tobacco and tobacco quota holders.
- SB 73 Retail sales and use tax; exemptions include certain medicines and drugs used for farm animals.
- SB 85 Retail Sales & Use Tax; gratuities or service charges on meals excluded when calculating.
- SB 86 Transient occupancy tax; imposition for occupancy of any room or space, etc.
- SB 91 Income tax, corporate and state; production of electricity from renewable resources tax credit.
- SB 92 Museum of Fine Arts; exempts museum from assessment and levy of service charge.
- SB 93 Land Conservation Incentives Act; tax credit.
- SB 94 Student Financial Security Program; created.
- SB 96 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include personal property purchased by contractor.
- SB 99 Retirement System; qualifications of retired persons teaching in critical shortage positions.
- SB 109 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; changes thereto.
- SB 110 Retail Sales Tax and Use Tax; exemptions include medicines & drugs purchased by nursing homes, etc.
- SB 115 Retirement System; benefit restoration plans.
- SB 121 Tuition, in-state; eligibility for certain military personnel and dependents.
- SB 127 Retail Sales and Use Tax; revenue to local transportation and education.
- SB 136 Predicate criminal act; addition to list of crimes included in definition.
- SB 138 Real estate valuations; fair market value therefor.
- SB 139 Military Family Relief Fund; created, report.
- SB 140 Estate tax; conformity of state and federal statutes.
- SB 155 Income tax, corporate; charitable contributions for Hurricane Rita relief efforts.
- SB 156 Appeals, Court of; additional compensation for chief judge.
- SB 157 Courts Technology Fund; created, increase in certain fees.
- SB 158 Sickness and Disability Program; adds judge to definition of eligible employee.
- SB 159 Virginia Public Building Authority; bonds to finance capital projects.
- SB 163 George P. Coleman Bridge; tolls to be removed therefrom.
- SB 172 Learning Technology, Office of; created within Council of Higher Education.
- SB 174 Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission; created.
- SB 175 Retirement System; increases the retirement allowances for future state and local retirees.
- SB 176 Libraries; certain shall have technology protection measures against Internet restrictions.
- SB 177 Enterprise zone job creation grants; deletion of terms from definition of grant eligible position.
- SB 178 Enterprise zones; real property investment grants.
- SB 183 Machete; illegal to brandish in threatening manner, penalty.
- SB 186 Roll-back taxes; local use value assessment ordinances.
- SB 189 Income tax, state; education tax credits.
- SB 195 Airports Revolving Fund; prepayment of loans from Fund.
- SB 207 Nursing homes; guidelines for staffing..
- SB 211 Crisis intervention pilot prog.; to respond to crisis situations involving mental illness, report.
- SB 226 Retail sales and use tax; repealing provisions of state sales tax on food.
- SB 235 Address Confidentiality Program; established to keep victims of crime personal address confidential.
- SB 237 Law Officers' Retirement System (VALORS); adds juvenile probation & parole officers as members.
- SB 240 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; person not ineligible due to drug possession conviction.
- SB 243 Vehicle registration fees; additional fee to support Land Conservation Fund.
- SB 251 Expert witness; eliminates prohibition against compensating in certain criminal cases.
- SB 254 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include certain contractors.
- SB 258 Machinery and tools tax; method of valuation for federal income tax purposes.
- SB 260 Idle machinery and tools tax; certain exemptions.
- SB 262 Virginia Energy Plan; created.
- SB 264 College Savings Plan; income tax deductions and sales of prepaid tuition contracts.
- SB 267 Retail sales and use tax; increase in certain localities.
- SB 270 Grants and tax refunds; awarded for producing and using clean and efficient energy.
- SB 272 Electronic voting equipment; State Board of Elections to design pilot program.
- SB 276 Income tax, state; different tax rate on income derived from sale of certain real estate.
- SB 277 Housing Partnership Trust Fund; name change, deposit of recordation tax revenues into Fund.
- SB 279 Community Housing Tax Credit; replaces current low-income housing tax credit.
- SB 284 Computer crimes; removes term without authority from definition of fraud.
- SB 287 Income tax, state; credit for purchase of long-term care insurance.
- SB 290 Psychiatric Inpatient Commitment of Minors Act; special justices.
- SB 302 Taxes, local; use of collection agents.
- SB 310 Mentally ill defendants; may be hospitalized if unable to care for himself.
- SB 319 Sexually Violent Predators Services, Office of; established.
- SB 324 Teachers; salary should be competitive rate relative to member states in So. Regional Ed. Board.
- SB 331 Income taxes, state; establishes pilot program for refundable tax credits for tuition & textbooks.
- SB 333 Circuit courts; rules and procedures for tax cases.
- SB 334 Public libraries; technology protection measures.
- SB 343 Jails, regional; exempts certain counties from funding limitation.
- SB 344 Gangs; person on probation prohibited from any contact.
- SB 345 False identification cards; used for establishing residency, penalty.
- SB 348 Internet; penalty for facilitating payment by children to access sexually explicit material thereon.
- SB 358 Real estate tax; exemption in redevelopment or conservation areas, etc.
- SB 364 Workforce Transition Act; provides gubernatorial appointees shall be covered thereunder.
- SB 365 Coal; tax credits.
- SB 367 Drug treatment courts; established in City of Newport News.
- SB 370 Cord Blood Bank Initiative; established.
- SB 372 Law-enforcement vehicle; penalty for impersonating or misrepresenting.
- SB 377 Health insurance; benefits for reservists called to active duty.
- SB 385 Income tax, state; refund checkoff for Military Family Relief Fund of Virginia.
- SB 388 Judges; increases number in circuit court.
- SB 391 Judges; increases number in general district court.
- SB 393 Retirement System; benefits for certain state and local law-enforcement officers.
- SB 398 Health insurance credits; teachers and other local school board employees.
- SB 400 Economic Development for Virginians with Disabilities Grant Program; created.
- SB 403 Land Conservation Incentives Act; tax credit.
- SB 404 Personal property taxes; rate for generating equipment of electric suppliers.
- SB 413 Recordation tax; collection to be transferred to Water Quality Improvement Fund.
- SB 417 Personal property tax; seperate classifications of machinery and tools used in businesses.
- SB 418 Cigarette tax; deduction of bad debts from taxes owed.
- SB 433 Mortgage satisfaction; provisions.
- SB 446 Registered agent; fee for recording name thereof.
- SB 457 Sheriff; courthouse security.
- SB 458 Income tax, state; credit for certain health care practitioners.
- SB 460 Identity theft; increase in penalty.
- SB 463 Transient occupancy tax; authorizes Montgomery County to impose.
- SB 468 Transient occupancy tax; eliminates sunset provision in Counties of James City and York.
- SB 473 Predicate criminal act; addition to list of crimes included in definition.
- SB 475 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include semiconductor production.
- SB 476 Road indebtedness, local; state to match funds generated by transportation referendum.
- SB 478 Retail sales and use tax; exemptions include certain contractors.
- SB 481 Law Officers' Retirement System; adds juvenile probation and parole officers.
- SB 495 Law Officers' Retirement System; supplemental allowance.
- SB 504 Estate tax; conformity of state and federal statutes.
- SB 506 Coal and gas road improvement tax; localities to use revenue to repair existing water & sewer lines.
- SB 508 Retirement System; state police and state and local law-enforcement officers.
- SB 515 Line of Duty Act; disabled state employees.
- SB 520 Sickness and Disability Program; open-enrollment period.
- SB 521 Personal property, tangible; establishes separate class for certain aircraft.
- SB 522 License taxes, local; localities to select date to apply therefor.
- SB 524 Drug-free school zones; includes licensed child day centers.
- SB 536 Retirement System; cash match plan for state employees.
- SB 539 Private College Enrollment Grant Fund; created.
- SB 540 Community College Transfer Grant Program Fund; created.
- SB 541 Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission; created, report.
- SB 544 Neighborhood Assistance Act; Schools for Students with Disabilities Fund, created.
- SB 550 Law Officers' Retirement System; includes emergency medical technicians.
- SB 552 Human biological evidence; orders regarding destruction thereof, penalty.
- SB 553 Drugs; punishment for distributing, manufacturing, etc..
- SB 555 Transportation Safety Fund; created.
- SB 559 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; increases penalties for certain sex crimes.
- SB 570 Controlled substances; person convicted of possession, penalty.
- SB 571 Retail sales and use tax; exemption for certain school supplies, clothing, and footwear.
- SB 573 Court-appointed counsel; removes monetary caps on fees.
- SB 575 Retail Sales and Use Tax; mixed use developments that include affordable housing.
- SB 578 Sex offenders; presumption of no bail for person charged with certain offense.
- SB 583 Income tax, state; tax payers have one year to file amended return after change in another state.
- SB 590 State Board of Elections; training of local electoral board members and general registrars.
- SB 595 Retail Sales and Use Tax; refund for exempted entities.
- SB 596 Relief of the Rainbow Forest Recreation Association.
- SB 597 License tax, local; separate rate for fuel distributors.
- SB 600 Alcoholic beverage; increases tax thereof.
- SB 601 Retail sales and use tax; exemption for semiconductor wafers.
- SB 603 Health benefits; provides for continuation thereof for certain judges.
- SB 605 Law Officers' Retirement System; conservation officers of Department of Conservation & Recreation.
- SB 608 Claims; Rufus Thomas, Jr.
- SB 609 Claims; Troy D. Hopkins.
- SB 611 Therapeutic Incarceration Program; created, report.
- SB 612 Prisoner Reentry Fund; created, rates for telephone services.
- SB 624 Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund; Fund includes dam safety, report.
- SB 630 Retail Sales and Use Tax revenue; increases amount to Transportation Trust Fund.
- SB 633 Courthouse security fee.
- SB 635 Adult Fatality Review Team; created, report.
- SB 636 Line of Duty Disability Fund; created.
- SB 639 Expert witness; increase in fee for rendering professional service.
- SB 649 Drug treatment courts; eliminates requirement for General Assembly approval.
- SB 655 Retail Sales and Use Tax; revenue from certain public facilities for certain designated cities.
- SB 657 State law-enforcement employees; clarifies current overtime compensation provisions.
- SB 659 Estate tax; conformity of state and federal statutes.
- SB 661 Income tax, corporate; employer-provided commuting benefits tax credit.
- SB 675 Higher educational institutions; management agreements, report.
- SB 676 School for the Deaf & Blind at Staunton, & School for Deaf, Blind, & Multi-Disabled at Hampton.
- SB 678 Motor fuels taxes; elimination of refunds for fuels used in operating certain watercraft.
- SB 686 Transportation Future Fund; created.
- SB 690 Income tax, corporate; increases clean fuel vehicle job creation tax credit.
- SB 694 Sexually violent predators; adds to list of offenses that qualify as sexual offenses.
- SB 696 Reversion of certain land; Governor to convey interest thereof to locality in which located.
- SB 698 Income tax, corporate; business facility job tax credit.
- SB 701 Transportation; provides for new funding therefor in Northern Virginia.
- SB 708 Transportation needs; provides several mechanisms for funding, report.
- SB 714 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions for extraction and processing of natural gas and oil.
- SB 722 DMV; assessment of fees on certain drivers, use of fees collected.
- SB 723 Vehicle registration fees; additional fee for transportation purposes.
- SB 725 Motor vehicle insurance license tax; revenue dedicated to mass transit.
- SB 726 Motor Vehicle Sales and Use Tax; increases tax.
- SB 729 Roll-your-own tobacco; classified as cigarette, imposition of tax on selling or dealing thereof.
- SB 731 Real estate reassessment; notice of change.
- SJ 49 Constitutional amendment; funds for transportation purposes (first reference).
- SJ 99 Police cadet academy; joint subcommittee to study development thereof.
- SJ 180 Constitutional amendment; funds for transportation purposes (first reference).