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2008 SESSION
HOUSE CALENDAR FOR March 4, 2008 ... pdf
- Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills with Senate Amendments ... report | csv file
- Resolutions - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills in Conference ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills in Conference ... report | csv file
- Unfinished Business - House ... report | csv file
- Unfinished Business - Senate ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Bill Reported and Referred By Committee ... report | csv file
- Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 186 Statewide Transportation Plan; VDOT, etc. to include regional goals and performance measures.
- SB 216 Voluntary admission; report to Central Criminal Records Exchange.
- SB 246 Involuntary commitment; establishes new standards for outpatient commitment.
- SB 358 Virginia Commonwealth University; management agreement with State.
- SB 35 Recount procedures; ensures that logic and accuracy tests are performed after programming tabulator.
- SB 54 Charter; City of Falls Church.
- SB 56 Resources Authority authorized to; finance construction of local government buildings.
- SB 92 Charter; City of Martinsville.
- SB 119 VPI & SU; board of visitors to convey certain property to Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.
- SB 132 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; disclosure of personal information.
- SB 133 Personal Information Privacy Act; prohibits dissemination of another's social security number.
- SB 198 Alcoholic beverage control; operation of government stores.
- SB 199 Charitable gaming; regulation under Board and Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
- SB 206 Communication towers, state-owned; wireless broadband service in unserved areas.
- SB 235 Innovative Technology Authority; powers of board of directors.
- SB 236 Innovative Technology Authority; board of directors.
- SB 242 Resources Authority; authorized to finance energy conservation and energy efficiency projects.
- SB 268 Affordable housing; permitting certain densities in plan in City of Charlottesville.
- SB 301 Common Interest Community Board; established.
- SB 315 Children's Ombudsman, Office of; created, report.
- SB 362 Carbon monoxide detectors; prohibits removal or tampering by tenant installed by landlord.
- SB 580 War Memorial Foundation; increase in membership.
- SB 593 Freedom of Information Act; confidential records discussion to be conducted in non-public meeting.
- SB 604 Secondhand dealers; regulation thereof to current statutes regulating pawnbrokers.
- SB 606 Real Estate Cooperative Act; assessments for certain cooperatives.
- SB 616 Real Estate Cooperative Act; amendment of declaration.
- SB 635 Alcoholic beverage control; alcohol content in prepared foods.
- SB 680 Service-disabled veteran-owned small business programs; aligns state's requirements with federal.
- SB 681 Water well systems providers; required to be onsite at all times for drilling, etc.
- SB 683 Higher Education Board Appointments, Commission on; removes sunset provision.
- SB 686 Storage facility operators; duty to file lists of tenants, etc. with commissioner of revenue.
- SB 696 Charitable gaming; conduct of raffles.
- SB 704 Nonprofit foundations; gifts & donations by localities thereto support public parks, libraries, etc.
- SB 706 Hampton Roads Sanitation District; redefines term sewage disposal system.
- SB 726 Freedom of Information Act; exempts from public disclosure certain proprietary records.
- SB 734 Administrative Process Act; public participation guidelines for executive branch agencies.
- SB 741 Human Resources Management; develop expedited processes for procurement of staff augmentation.
- SB 760 Veterans services; Department to establish guidelines for eligibility for domiciled veterans, etc.
- SB 791 Incentive zoning; definition.
Senate Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 652 Higher educational institutions; prohibits certain persons from eligibility for in-state tuition.
- SB 233 Transportation Plan; include quantifiable measures & achievable goals for greenhouse gas emission.
- SB 405 Controlled substances; nonresident pharmacies reporting and approval requirements.
- SB 150 Wilderness Road: Virginia's Heritage Migration Route; designating certain highway segments thereas.
- SB 750 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of National D-Day Memorial Foundation.
- SB 130 Freedom of Information Act; exemptions for certain records of public institutions of higher ed.
- SB 145 Natural gas utilities; recovery of funds for capital projects.
- SB 237 Localities; allowed to make donations to nonprofit association furnishing services to community.
- SB 314 Veterans Services Foundation; established to provide funding for veteran services and programs.
- SB 320 Solar energy collection devices; covenants restricting.
- SB 584 Alcoholic beverage control; prohibits certain acts by licensees, exceptions for sangria.
- SB 669 Alcoholic beverage control; ABC agents check national criminal database for background checks.
- SB 710 Trees; conservation during the land development process for air quality improvement.
- SB 714 Petroleum products franchises; rights of dealers upon sale or assignment of franchise agreement.
House Bills with Senate Amendments ... report | csv file
- HB 147 Transportation Plan; to include regional goals and performance measures for highway districts.
- HB 34 Sexual offenses against children; person over 18 guilty of Class 1 misdemeanor with child under 13.
- HB 546 Telephone systems, multiline; alternative method of providing emergency calls.
- HB 1487 Mortgage Lender & Broker Act; SCC to enforce certain laws for home ownership protection.
Resolutions - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SJ 160 Governor; confirming appointments.
- SJ 182 Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of; confirming appointment of Director.
- HR 18 House Ethics Advisory Panel; confirming nominations.
House Bills in Conference ... report | csv file
- HB 29 Budget Bill.
- HB 30 Budget Bill.
- HB 151 Name change; proof that applicant is citizen of United States.
- HB 190 Subdivision of lot; stepchildren included as immediate family for conveyance thereof.
- HB 412 Decedents' estates; priority of debts.
- HB 443 Loudoun County; rights and duties of county chairman.
- HB 1106 Circuit court clerks; clarifies issues regarding electronic filing & recording of land records, etc.
- HB 1388 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include certain computer equipment.
- HB 1425 No Child Left Behind Act; Board of Education to make recommendation in regard to participation.
- HB 1528 Southwest Virginia Health Facilities Authority; change in membership of board of directors.
Senate Bills in Conference ... report | csv file
- SB 271 Schools for students with disabilities; administration of prescription medications.
- SB 276 Psychiatric inpatient treatment of minors; timing of petition and hearing.
- SB 283 Real estate tax; authorizes certain counties & cities to adopt income limit for elderly & disabled.
- SB 490 No Child Left Behind Act; Board of Education to make recommendation regard to participation therein.
- SB 506 Arrest; resetting of bail or amending bail set.
- SB 668 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include certain computer.
- SB 735 Decedents' estates; priority of debts.
Unfinished Business - House ... report | csv file
- HB 662 Land preservation tax credit program; confidentiality of taxpayer information.
- HB 731 Economic Development Partnership Authority; adds Chancellor of Community College System to Board.
- HB 879 Affordable dwelling unit ordinances; may establish requirement that prices for resale be controlled.
- HB 931 Methamphetamine; manufacturing, selling, giving, and distributing thereof, penalty.
- HB 949 Slayer statute; insurance company not liable for policies acquired by slayer of decedent.
- HB 1181 Conservators of the peace, special; circuit court judge required to appoint.
- HB 1241 Credit card theft; person who uses, possesses, etc. card of another without cardholder's consent.
- HB 1439 School employees; school board to develop policies to address complaints of sexual abuse thereby.
- HB 1547 21st Century Capital Improvement Program; created, report.
Unfinished Business - Senate ... report | csv file
- SB 95 Pyramid promotional schemes; definition thereof, penalty.
- SB 754 Public-Private Transportation Act; prohibits private entity from imposing tolls on Interstate 81.
Senate Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 1 Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those imposed on certain drivers.
- SB 26 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act; adds organized dogfighting as qualifying offense.
- SB 113 Driver's license; penalty for driving without.
- SB 114 Sex Offenders and Crimes Against Minors Registry; registration requirements.
- SB 118 Notarial certificates; removes requirement that wording appear on same page as signature.
- SB 123 Evidence; destruction of trial exhibits.
- SB 142 Involuntary commitment hearings; recordings.
- SB 153 Community service landscaping program; VDOT Commissioner to establish.
- SB 164 Polygraph; no sexual offense victim shall be requested to submit for investigation to proceed.
- SB 171 Adoption; former adoptive parent who stood in loco parentis may petition to adopt child.
- SB 173 Domestic violence cases; retention of records.
- SB 188 Military Parents Equal Protection Act; created.
- SB 222 Firearms; possession by persons who committed felonies while juveniles.
- SB 226 Firearms; answering mental health questions on consent form required when purchasing, etc.
- SB 247 Involuntary commitment of minors; appointment of counsel and guardians ad litem.
- SB 313 Child support; exemption for parents who are imprisoned for life.
- SB 328 Divorce; order shall be mailed and posted on courthouse door of nonresident defendant.
- SB 330 Custody and visitation cases; admissibility of mental health care records.
- SB 336 Temporary detention order; encryption of medical records not required.
- SB 345 Conditional release; voluntary admission to a state hospital.
- SB 350 Misuse of public assets; penalty.
- SB 439 Human immunodeficiency virus, etc.; testing of persons charged with crime against women.
- SB 450 Slayer statute; insurance company not liable for policies acquired by slayer of decedent.
- SB 451 Diversion center incarceration program; placement of defendant with Department of Corrections.
- SB 517 Contractors; shall not knowingly employ unauthorized alien.
- SB 536 Elections; additional testing of voting equipment in certification process.
- SB 545 Master Settlement Agreement; regulation of cigarette manufacturers.
- SB 549 Identity theft & etc.; multijurisdictional grand jury may investigate.
- SB 563 Civil cases; time limit for those held under advisement.
- SB 577 Trademarks and service marks; registration and protection, penalties.
- SB 590 Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry; person may petition circuit court about registration.
- SB 592 Animal protection and fighting; broadens penalty.
- SB 611 Detention center incarceration program; placement of defendant with Department of Corrections.
- SB 618 Petit larceny; person who is convicted for second time must undergo substance abuse screening.
- SB 620 Mentally retarded; replaces term with intellectually disabled.
- SB 621 Notaries public; clarifies provisions relating to adoption of electronic notarization, etc.
- SB 622 Circuit court clerks; clarifies issues regarding electronic filing & recording of land records, etc.
- SB 623 Illegal aliens; presumption of no bail for those charged with certain crimes.
- SB 633 Prisoners; notification of child support payments.
- SB 634 Public defenders; permits county or city offices to supplement compensation thereof.
- SB 679 Forest firefighting by localities or volunteer fire or rescue; recovery of costs.
- SB 699 Computation of time; when statute of limitations ends on Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, etc.
- SB 773 Identity theft; statute of limitations.
- SB 782 Illegal aliens; corporate existence terminated involuntarily for employing.
- SB 786 Sexual assault; Dept. of State Police, etc. establish policies for responding to crimes involving.
- SB 788 Social Services, Department of; nonattorney employees to complete, sign, file petitions & motions.
- SB 793 Oath of office; person elected to State office make oath before notary if in US Armed Forces.
Senate Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SB 62 Voter registration; procedures for applications and receipts.
- SB 248 Circuit and district courts; use by Virginia State Bar of additional fees.
- SB 291 Automotive manufacturers; specialized registration & titling of company vehicles.
- SB 368 Disregarding signal to stop; endangerment of operation of law-enforcement officer, penalty.
- SB 441 Crime victims and witnesses; prohibits inquiry of immigration status.
- SB 772 Conditions of bond; court may bar person in elected office from returning to constitutional office.
Bill Reported and Referred By Committee ... report | csv file
Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
- HJ 546 Celebrating the life of Whitney Harwood Menning Adams.
- HJ 547 Celebrating the life of Fred Parkis Yates, Jr.
- HJ 548 Celebrating the life of Richard Allen Young.
- HJ 549 Commending Lawrence R. Ambrogi.
- HJ 550 Commending T. Carter Melton, Jr.
- HJ 551 Commending Richard H. Graham.
- HJ 552 Commending the Norfolk 17.
- HJ 553 Commending the historic Town of Potomac on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
- HJ 554 Commending R. Michael Mohler.
- HJ 555 Commending Douglas Graney.
- HJ 556 Commending Jennifer Phillips.
- HJ 557 Commending Mohammed Odeh Al-Rehaief.
- HJ 558 Commending Boy Scouts in Troop 1187 and 1930 who received 2007 Citizens of the Year Awards.
- HJ 559 Commending Shiloh Baptist Church on the occasion of its 145th anniversary.
- HJ 560 Commending Jake Mayes.
- HJ 561 Commending Paul Berger.
- HJ 562 Commending the Falls Church Kiwanis Little League.
- HJ 563 Commending Jay Nedry.
- HJ 564 Commending the Rotary Clubs of Hanover and Mechanicsville.
- HJ 565 Commending Paul Hatcher.
- HJ 566 Commending Deloris Lee Borum.
- HJ 567 Commending Paige Reid Archer.
- HJ 568 Commending Nancy B. Kane.
- HJ 569 Commending Libby Garrett.
- HJ 570 Commending ABC 13 WSET.
- HJ 571 Commending Mosby Memorial Baptist Church on the occasion of its 100th anniversary
- HJ 572 Commending Reverend Dr. Marjorie Leeper Booker.
- HJ 573 Commending Perry Cole.
- HJ 574 Commending the Clean the Bay Day’s 20th anniversary.
- HJ 575 Commending the TriPower Cycling Club.
- HJ 576 Commending Maynard Reynolds.
- HJ 577 Commending Linda Krantz.
- HJ 578 Commending Harvey L. Hotinger.
- HJ 579 Commending K. L. Fix.
- HJ 580 Commending the Virginia World War II Heritage Alliance.
- HJ 581 Commending the Amherst County High School football team.
- HJ 582 Commending Thomas Wayne Fore, Sr.
- HJ 583 Commending Joseph Albert.
- HJ 584 Commending Elon Elementary School.
- HJ 585 Commending Pleasant View Elementary School.
- HJ 586 Commending Jason Campbell.
- HJ 587 Commending C. Manly Rucker III.
- HJ 588 Commending Max R. Glass.
- HJ 589 Commending John C. Hamlin.
- HJ 590 Commending the Danville Community Emergency Response Team.
- HJ 591 Commending Avicia Hooper Thorpe.
- HJ 592 Commending Russell Scruggs.
- HJ 593 Commending Richard Turner.
- HJ 594 Commending Our Military Kids, Inc.
- HJ 595 Celebrating the life of Alec T. Monroe.
- HJ 596 Celebrating the life of Stephen H. Snell.
- HJ 597 Celebrating the life of Mary Walton McCandlish Livingston.
- HJ 598 Celebrating the life of John McWethy.
- HJ 599 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Barry T. Young.
- HJ 600 Celebrating the life of John Oliver Green, Jr.
- HJ 601 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Darrel Rollins.
- HJ 602 Celebrating the life of Hunter Coleman Purdie, Jr.
- HJ 603 Celebrating the life of Alice Kellam.
- HJ 604 Celebrating the life of Sergeant Forrest Dane Cauthorn.
- HJ 605 Celebrating the life of Jocelyn Pretlow Goss.
- HJ 606 Celebrating the life of Joan Frances Weber Gignac.
- HJ 607 Celebrating the life of William Isaac Lee Sydnor.
- HJ 608 Celebrating the life of Dr. Herbert Ralph Silverman.
- HJ 609 Celebrating the life of Robert Lawrence McGinnis.
- HJ 610 Celebrating the life of Sarah Jordan Buchanan.