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2008 SESSION
House Militia, Police and Public Safety
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Sherwood (Chairman), Griffith, Kilgore, Wright, Carrico, Lingamfelter, Nutter, Athey, Janis, Cline, Gilbert, Poindexter, Merricks, Scott, J.M., Barlow, Shuler, Lewis, Miller, P.J., Poisson, Tyler, Bowling, Moran
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- HB 33 Sheriffs' office vehicles; allowed to be painted solid colors other than brown or white.
- HB 38 Incarcerated persons; court orders credit for time served in jail pending trial.
- HB 231 Law-enforcement officer; uniform requirement for arrests for speeding.
- HB 371 Firearm control; locality to pay attorney fees resulting from taking actions prohibited.
- HB 458 Correctional facilities, local; City of Danville & Pittsylvania County to enter into jail project.
- HB 529 Concealed handgun permits; renewal and replacement thereof.
- HB 532 Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor.
- HB 535 Involuntary mental health treatment; prohibition from purchasing, etc. firearms.
- HB 651 Reentry planning; Department of Corrections to develop and implement comprehensive plan.
- HB 657 Involuntary mental health treatment; prohibition from purchasing, etc. firearms.
- HB 709 Firearms; person legally incompetent, etc. prohibited from purchasing, possessing or transporting.
- HB 755 Deputies; personnel costs in preparation for new regional jail facility.
- HB 835 Firearms; misdemeanor to possess, etc. if mentally incompetent.
- HB 839 Interoperability Executive Committee; established, report.
- HB 840 Capitol Police, Division of; powers and duties.
- HB 842 Concealed weapons; exempts retired Capitol Police officers from permit requirements.
- HB 844 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; use of data by SAVIN.
- HB 846 State Police, Department of; variable housing allowance.
- HB 873 Concealed handgun permits; proof of competency with handgun.
- HB 934 Jail inmates; no parole for those convicted of multiple misdemeanors & sentenced more than 12 month.
- HB 982 Concealed handgun permit applications; access to personal information.
- HB 1007 Fusion Intelligence Center; confidentiality and immunity from service of process.
- HB 1054 Involuntary mental health treatment; prohibition from purchasing, etc. firearms.
- HB 1168 Temporary detention order; prohibits purchasing firearms if agrees to mental health treatment.
- HB 1206 Port Authority; police officer to provide security beyond locality where property is located.
- HB 1220 Concealed handguns; allows law-enforcement officers on long-term leave to carry without permit.
- HB 1236 Criminal Justice Services, Department of; powers and duties.
- HB 1414 Concealed handgun permits; revocation upon notification of State Police.
- HB 1449 Higher educational institutions; crisis and emergency management plans.
- HB 1510 Gang-related criminal information; Department of State Police to include in Crime in Va. report.
- SB 74 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; use of data by SAVIN.
- SB 200 Reentry planning; Department of Corrections to develop and implement comprehensive plan.
- SB 256 Public institutions of higher education; crisis and emergency management plans.
- SB 284 DMV special agents; full-time sworn members of enforcement division authority to enforce laws.
- SB 382 Firearms; sale to persons not lawfully present in United States.
- SB 390 Emergency medical services; director may serve same function as chief of fire department.
- SB 436 Concealed weapons; allows person to carry in private motor vehicle, etc. if locked in container.
- SB 465 Port Authority; police officer to provide security beyond locality where property is located.
- SB 476 Concealed handguns; prohibits person from carrying into a restaurant.
- SB 499 Inmates; permitting work on public or private property.
- SB 500 Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor.
- SB 520 Interoperability Executive Committee; established, report.
- SB 538 Higher educational institutions; first warning and emergency notification system required.
- SB 539 Higher educational institutions; board of visitors, etc. to establish violence prevention committee.
- SB 611 Detention center incarceration program; placement of defendant with Department of Corrections.
- SB 633 Prisoners; notification of child support payments.
- SB 682 State Police, Department of; variable housing allowance.
- SB 764 Address confidentiality for victims of domestic violence; program expanded.
- SB 776 Concealed weapons; attorney for Commonwealth may carry without a permit.