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- HB 14 Higher educational institutions; aliens unlawfully present not eligible for admission thereto.
- HB 28 Titling vehicles; gives applicants the option of providing license number in lieu of Soc. Sec. no.
- HB 37 Higher educational institutions; selective service registration required.
- HB 45 Illegal aliens; fraudulently assisting thereof, penalty.
- HB 47 Illegal aliens; adds presumption, subject to rebuttal, against admitting to bail any alien charged.
- HB 51 Immigration laws; immunity to State agencies and employees, etc. for authorized enforcement.
- HB 55 English; designating as official language of State.
- HB 64 Polling places; governing body to post notice of voting qualifications.
- HB 68 Voter registration applications; proof of citizenship.
- HB 81 Abortion; illegal upon overturning of Roe v. Wade.
- HB 90 Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence of contractors for employment.
- HB 91 Driver's license; penalty for driving without.
- HB 103 Correctional facility; verification of citizenship and alien status of person committed.
- HB 104 Driver's license; penalty for driving without.
- HB 123 Higher educational institutions; enrollment of aliens.
- HB 126 House Appropriations Committee; staff to report on total new state government positions created.
- HB 152 Governmental employees; permission to form associations.
- HB 155 Illegal aliens; presumption against admission to bail for those charged with criminal offense.
- HB 156 Mortgage loans; evidence of legal presence required.
- HB 157 Immigration laws; immunity to State agencies and employees, etc. for authorized enforcement.
- HB 183 Real estate tax; exemption for elderly and handicapped persons legally present in United States.
- HB 184 Real estate tax; relief for certain rehabilitated, renovated, or replacement real property.
- HB 186 Driver's license, etc.; DMV to require proof of U.S. citizenship prior to issuance and renewal.
- HB 198 Human Rights, Division of; establishment within Department of Law.
- HB 227 Contractors, Board for; applications for licensure.
- HB 275 Motor fuels tax; rate increase.
- HB 296 Death penalty; moratorium on executions.
- HB 299 Death penalty; abolishes for all Class 1 felonies committed on or after July 1, 2007.
- HB 301 Federal immigration functions; performance of certain.
- HB 304 Single-family dwellings; localities to limit occupancy.
- HB 305 State Police, Department of; creates division of legal presence investigation & enforcement within.
- HB 307 Crime victims and witnesses; immigration status.
- HB 367 Sanctuary cities; prohibits localities from adopting policy that protects undocumented immigrants.
- HB 368 Inmates; officer of correctional facility to inquire of alien status.
- HB 376 Driver's license; examinations of applicants to be conducted exclusively in English language.
- HB 387 Public use; determining whether locality is authorized to acquire property.
- HB 414 Income tax, state; deduction for naturalization fees.
- HB 417 Public schools; certain information required on birth certificates for entrance.
- HB 425 Higher educational institutions; birth certificate required for admission, report.
- HB 439 Aliens, certain; eligibility for state and local public benefits.
- HB 440 Illegal aliens; presumption of no bail for those charged with certain crimes.
- HB 441 Correctional facilities; enforcement of federal civil immigration laws.
- HB 444 Inmates; officer of correctional facility to inquire of alien status.
- HB 445 Single-family dwellings; fines for zoning violations related to overcrowding.
- HB 452 Residential dwellings; penalties related to overcrowding.
- HB 459 Correctional facility; verification of citizenship and alien status of person committed.
- HB 472 Income tax, state, and personal property tax; local piggyback imposition.
- HB 565 State song; designates 'Carry Me Back to Old Virginia,' by James A. Bland to be adopted.
- HB 595 State officials and employees; payment of state funds for certain communication devices prohibited.
- HB 623 Immigration laws; Governor to enter into memorandum of agreement with Immigration and Customs.
- HB 676 Climate Change, Commission on; created, report.
- HB 757 Illegal aliens; adds presumption, subject to rebuttal, against admitting to bail any alien charged.
- HB 762 Illegal aliens; presumption against admission to bail for those charged with criminal offense.
- HB 763 Central Criminal Records Exchange; required to notify U.S. Bureau of Immigration & Customs.
- HB 764 Correctional facilities; inquiries to U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- HB 777 Civics Education, Commission on; extends sunset provision.
- HB 779 Illegal aliens; presumption of no bail for those charged with certain crimes.
- HB 796 Climate Change, Commission on; created, report.
- HB 820 Inmates; officer of correctional facility to inquire of alien status.
- HB 852 Governmental employees; repeals provisions that prohibit bargaining with labor union.
- HB 920 General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; prohibited conduct concerning certain transactions.
- HB 926 Illegal aliens; corporate existence terminated involuntarily for employing.
- HB 928 Illegal immigration; adopts several measures aimed at curbing in State, report.
- HB 929 Illegal aliens; presumption against admission to bail for those charged with criminal offense.
- HB 963 Legislative efficiency review program; JLARC to review operations in all legislative branches.
- HB 988 State song; designates 'Virginia: Where Heaven Touches Earth' .
- HB 1010 Illegal aliens; ineligibility for in-state tuition and educational benefits.
- HB 1026 Public benefits; restrictions on granting.
- HB 1029 Inmates; officer of correctional facility to inquire of alien status.
- HB 1034 Vehicle registrations and certificates of title; individual applying to prove legal residency.
- HB 1047 Illegal immigrants; document verification for employment.
- HB 1095 Bioscience and Biotechnology, Commission on; created, report.
- HB 1174 Immigrant Assistance, Office of; created.
- HB 1238 Realignment Commission; created, report.
- HB 1248 Illegal alien; concealing or transporting, penalty.
- HB 1249 Unfair employment practices; discharging employees when unauthorized aliens are employed.
- HB 1298 Contractors; shall not knowingly employ unauthorized alien.
- HB 1391 Bicentennial of American War of 1812 Commission and Fund; created, report.
- HB 1418 State song; designates 'Cradle of Liberty'.
- HB 1435 Illegal aliens; presumption against admission to bail for those charged with criminal offense.
- HB 1441 Legislative Services, Division of; responsible for annual report to all standing committee chairmen.
- HB 1474 Citizenship Assistance Initiative Program; established.
- HB 1485 Native American Month and Day of Appreciation; changing reference thereto.
- HB 1500 Aerospace Advisory Council, Directors of NASA Langley and NASA Wallops, etc.; appointments.
- HB 1529 Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Awards Committee; clarifies awarding of scholarship.
- HB 1558 Public Procurement Act; verification of legal presence of contractors for employment.
- HB 1563 Telecommuting; Secretary of Technology report annually to General Assembly.
- HJ 2 Requesting the Governor to implement recommendations of 2002 Governor's Commission on Efficiency.
- HJ 5 Right Choices for Youth Month in Virginia; designating as October 2008, and each succeeding year.
- HJ 15 Consumer credit reports; joint subcommittee to study security freezes thereon.
- HJ 22 Residential and commercial development, new; joint subcommittee to study identifiable costs.
- HJ 26 Dyslexia Awareness Month; designating as October 2008, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 27 Valentines, Virginia Day; designating as February 14, 2008, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 35 Health care, indigent; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study.
- HJ 41 Adoption Awareness Month; recognizing as November 2008, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 42 Real ID Act; memorializing Congress to repeal or amend.
- HJ 43 Higher educational institutions, online; Council of Higher Education to study establishment thereof.
- HJ 44 Service Fee Directory; comprehensive information system to replace or revise.
- HJ 46 Service Fee Directory; comprehensive information system to replace or revise.
- HJ 47 Medical doctors; joint subcommittee to study current and impending severe shortage thereof.
- HJ 51 Unemployment compensation benefits; Commission on Unemployment Compensation to study.
- HJ 52 Circuit Court Clerks' Offices, Joint Subcommittee Studying Operations of; continued.
- HJ 53 Health insurance market, commercial; JLARC to study measures to increase competition.
- HJ 62 Public service academy, national; urging Congress to create.
- HJ 63 Fort Belvoir; joint subcommittee to study impact of Defense Base Closure.
- HJ 64 DC Metro; Secretary of Transportation to study extension from Woodbridge and Potomac Mills.
- HJ 68 LEED; DGS to adopt standards for new state office buildings.
- HJ 69 Long-term care needs; Joint Commission on Health Care to study alternative solutions.
- HJ 71 Small businesses; joint subcommittee to study procurement of health insurance.
- HJ 72 Seaports; joint subcommittee to study public-private partnership.
- HJ 73 Governor's Nutrition and Physical Activity Award Program; school divisions to implement standards.
- HJ 74 Childhood Obesity in Public Schools, Joint Subcommittee Studying; continued.
- HJ 75 Businesses, private; joint subcommittee to study local incentives provided for economic development.
- HJ 76 Recognizing the Town of Independence as the Official Home of the Grand Privy Race in Virginia.
- HJ 80 Consolidating certain departments; Governor to determine appropriate methods and timing, report.
- HJ 81 Lottery Department; consolidating certain departments into one, report.
- HJ 83 Elementary and Secondary School Funding, 2002 Review of; joint subcommittee to examine.
- HJ 84 Affordable housing; Housing Commission to study methods for procuring units for public employees.
- HJ 85 School boards; JLARC to study implications of granting fiscal autonomy to those elected.
- HJ 86 Security & Prosperity Partnership of North America; U.S. to withdraw threrefrom.
- HJ 87 Real estate tax; joint subcommittee to study treatment of income & asset qualifications for relief.
- HJ 88 Students with disabilities; joint subcommittee to study transition process from school to work.
- HJ 89 Southeastern Public Service Authority; Auditor of Public Accounts to collect, receive, etc. data.
- HJ 90 Science, etc. Education in State at Elementary, etc. Levels, Joint Subcom. studying; continued.
- HJ 91 Higher educational institutions; joint subcommittee to study ways State may work closer therewith.
- HJ 92 Electronic license plate recognition systems; Secretary of Public Safety to study.
- HJ 93 Foster care; Department of Social Services to study and develop code of ethics and responsibilty.
- HJ 94 Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS); encouraging Governor to initiate memorandum of agreement.
- HJ 98 Bus rapid transit corridors; joint subcommittee to study establishment thereof in Northern VA.
- HJ 99 Colleges and universities; joint subcommittee to study merits of operating in State year-round.
- HJ 100 Hospitality-related services & functions; Dept. of Conservation & Recreation to study privatization.
- HJ 101 Medical errors; Joint Commission on Health Care to study various responses.
- HJ 102 Health insurance; JLARC to study providing income tax credit to employers that provide to employees.
- HJ 103 Redistricting process; joint subcommittee to study.
- HJ 104 Standards of Quality and Standards of Learning; Board of Education to recommend changes, report.
- HJ 105 Autism services; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study.
- HJ 106 Fluorescent light bulbs; Recycling Markets Development Council to study costs and benefits of recy.
- HJ 107 Underage drinking prevention programs; Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to study.
- HJ 108 Affordable housing; Departments of Housing and Community Development, and Taxation to study.
- HJ 109 Coal-fired generation facilities; JLARC to study risk of further investment.
- HJ 110 Law-enforceent and judicial personnel; JLARC to study autism education and training available.
- HJ 111 Dillon Rule; joint subcommittee to study.
- HJ 112 Beverage containers; JLARC to include in two-year study analysis of effectiveness of recovery, etc.
- HJ 113 Juvenile justice system; Crime Commission to continue its study.
- HJ 114 Public's right to float, fish, and navigate waters of State; joint subcommittee to study.
- HJ 115 Science and Engineering Graduates, Joint Subcommittee Studying Shortage of; continued.
- HJ 116 Energy-efficient office buildings and public buildings; joint subcommittee to study option therefor.
- HJ 117 Craney Island Dredged Materials Management Area; JLARC to study impact of greater elevations.
- HJ 118 Legislative efficiency; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study & recommend improv.
- HJ 119 Small business; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study impact of eVirginia thereon.
- HJ 125 Illegal immigration; memorializing Congress to pursue solutions.
- HJ 126 Ecumenical Patriarch; encouraging Government of Turkey to grant certain rights.
- HJ 127 Project Lead the Way Launch program; encouraging school divisions to consider launching.
- HJ 128 International education programs; encouraging higher educ. institutions to enhance opportunities.
- HJ 129 25X25 Project; General Assembly to support to increase energy security.
- HJ 130 Ronald Reagan Day; designating as February 6, 2008, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 131 Plumbing Industry Week; designating as April 27 through May 3, 2008.
- HJ 132 Brain Injury Awareness Month; designating as March 2008, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 153 Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995; study competitive bidding on projects thereunder.
- HJ 154 Firearms; joint subcommittee to study laws and policies relating to purchase, etc. in state.
- HJ 155 Emergency responses; Hampton Roads Planning District Commission to study automatic aide.
- HJ 156 Public health emergencies; Commission on Local Government to study need for contingency plans.
- HJ 157 State entities; Joint Commission on Transportation Accountability to study functions & authorities.
- HJ 158 Highway Trust Fund, federal; joint subcommittee to study impact on State of decline in funding.
- HJ 159 U.S. Route 460 Communications Committee; extends mandate, report.
- HJ 160 Juvenile justice system; joint subcommittee to study efficacy and possible changes to improve.
- HJ 161 Public school teachers; joint subcommittee to study establishing merit pay and bonus system.
- HJ 162 Bonds or other investment activity of state government; JLARC to study issuance and administration.
- HJ 163 Companion animals; joint subcommittee to study issues relating thereto.
- HJ 164 Contractors, licensed; Commission on Immigration to study hiring of undocumented workers & impact.
- HJ 165 Aging; joint subcommittee to study reducing cost of caring for population in State.
- HJ 166 Public schools; Board of Education et al. to study use of certain cleaning & maintenance products.
- HJ 167 Vacant residential units; Housing Commission to study problem in densely populated urban areas.
- HJ 168 Payday lending industry; JLARC to study.
- HJ 169 Plastic bags; Department of Environmental Quality to study policies to mitigate negative effects.
- HJ 170 Teachers; joint subcommittee to study shortage in State.
- HJ 171 Endocrine disrupting compounds; Department of Environmental Quality to study effects on environment.
- HJ 172 Vision care services and products; JLARC to study impact of current law impeding accessibility.
- HJ 173 Consumers; joint subcommittee to study access to credit in State.
- HJ 174 Health care professionals, licensed; Joint Commission on Health Care to study competence.
- HJ 175 School boards; JLARC to study implications of granting fiscal autonomy to those elected.
- HJ 176 Public schools; Joint Commission on Technology and Science to study open education resources.
- HJ 177 Multistate corporations; joint subcommittee to study benefits of adopting a single sales factor.
- HJ 178 Development and land use tools; joint subcommittee to study.
- HJ 179 Chronic truancy and dropout preventions; Board of Education to study need for and ways of improving.
- HJ 183 Immigration Agreement; requesting Governor to enter into.
- HJ 184 Wild Spanish mustangs; recognizing historic value and importance of last known herd living.
- HJ 185 Governor's Schools; school divisions to consider forming committees to establish in math, etc.
- HJ 193 Vision care services and products; JLARC to study impact of current law impeding accessibility.
- HJ 194 Hampton Roads; joint subcommittee to study transportation network.
- HJ 195 Development rights; joint subcommittee to study transfer thereof.
- HJ 196 Insurance agents; SCC's Bureau of Insurance to collect certain demographic & other information.
- HJ 207 Health care professionals, licensed; Joint Commission on Health Care to study competence.
- HJ 215 Jails, local and regional; joint subcommittee to study mental health services.
- HJ 220 Philippine Independence Day; designating as June 12, 2008, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 237 Innovative Technology, Center for; innovation index, report.
- HJ 238 Family caregivers; Joint Commission on Health Care to study support services therefor.
- HJ 246 Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS); encouraging utilization thereof.
- HJ 247 International education; recognizing importance in higher educational institutions.
- HJ 248 Biosciences and biotechnology; joint subcommittee to study and advance development and enhancement.
- HJ 362 Ms. Wheelchair Virginia Day.
- HR 8 Electric transmission lines; SCC to require compliance with conservation & energy requirements.
- SB 94 Covered Bridge Capital; designating Patrick County thereas.
- SB 161 Workers' compensation; alternative dispute resolution systems.
- SB 306 Civics Education, Commission on; extends sunset provision.
- SB 383 Bicentennial of American War of 1812 Commission and Fund; created, report.
- SB 464 Energy and Climate Change, Commission on; established, report.
- SB 525 Uranium Mining Commission; established, report.
- SB 574 Virginia's Future, Council on; extends sunset provision.
- SB 596 Electric Utility Restructuring, Commission on; continue as Commission on Electric Utility Regulation
- SB 653 Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Commission, created.
- SB 729 Retail Sales & Use Tax; Northern Virginia Transportation Authority authorized to impose.
- SB 747 State Police Staffing, Special Commission on; established.
- SB 749 Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission; technical assistance shall be provided by DGS.
- SB 768 Conditional zoning; replaces cash proffer system with system of impact fees.
- SB 787 Bioscience and Biotechnology, Commission on; created, report.
- SJ 17 Service Fee Directory; comprehensive information system to replace or revise.
- SJ 24 Dyslexia Awareness Month; designating as October 2008, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- SJ 28 Children; Commission to study use of enhanced punishment for crimes committed in presence thereof.
- SJ 31 Parole; Department of Corrections to report on pilot study use of risk assessment instrument.
- SJ 32 Energy-efficient office & public buildings; Commission on Energy & Climate Change to study options.
- SJ 41 Virginia Commonwealth University Day; designating as July 1, 2008.
- SJ 42 Mental health system; Joint Commission on Health Care to review recommendations and legislation.
- SJ 46 Mental Health Needs & Treatment of Minority Young Adults; Joint Commission on Health Care Studying.
- SJ 47 Medicine; JLARC to conduct review of effectiveness of Board of Medicine in regulating practice.
- SJ 49 Parkinsons Disease Awareness Month; designating as April 2008, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- SJ 55 Teachers; joint subcommittee to study shortage in State.
- SJ 56 Vacant residential units; Housing Commission to study problem in densely populated urban areas.
- SJ 57 Local government; joint subcommittee to study organization thereof.
- SJ 61 Public schools; joint subcommittee to study ways to promote reading proficiency & comprehension.
- SJ 64 Plumbing Industry Week; designating as April 27 through May 3, 2008.
- SJ 65 Southeastern Public Service Authority; Auditor of Public Accounts to collect, receive, etc. data.
- SJ 66 School boards; JLARC to study implications of granting fiscal autonomy to those elected.
- SJ 68 School facilities; joint subcommittee to study state assistance to localities for financing, etc.
- SJ 70 Development and land use tools; joint subcommittee to study.
- SJ 74 Foster care families; Department of Social Services to study options for increasing number in State.
- SJ 75 Comprehensive Services Program for At-Risk Youth & Families Program; Joint Subcommittee Studying.
- SJ 76 Open-Space Land & Farmlands, Long-Term Funding for Purchase of Development Rights; Study.
- SJ 77 Substance abuse; joint subcommittee to study strategies and models for prevention and treatment.
- SJ 80 Affordable housing; Housing Commission to study incentives for targeted development, etc.
- SJ 81 Homeowners; Dept of Tax. to study implications of income tax credit based upon property taxes.
- SJ 89 Unclaimed Property Act; Department of Treasury to study reporting requirements established by State.
- SJ 90 Restorative justice; Crime Commission to study.
- SJ 92 Transportation entities; joint subcommittee to study functions and authorities of entities.
- SJ 99 Circuit Court Clerks' Offices, Joint Subcommittee Studying Operations of; continued.
- SJ 101 Multistate corporations; joint subcommittee to study benefits of adopting a single sales factor.
- SJ 102 Family caregivers; Joint Commission on Health Care to study support services therefor.
- SJ 108 Children's Miracle Network Day; designating as October 2008, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- SJ 119 Stop and yield sign posts; DOT to study costs and befefits of applying retroreflective material.
- SJ 120 Comprehensive immigration policy; memorializing Congress of the United States to develop.
- SJ 122 Rapid transit network, regional; joint subcommittee to study feasibility of creating.
- SJ 126 Innovative Technology, Center for; innovation index, report.
- SJ 128 Health care professionals, licensed; Joint Commission on Health Care to study competence.
- SJ 129 Information Technologies Agency; JLARC to study quality, etc. of services to state agencies.
- SJ 130 International education; recognizing importance in higher educational institutions.
- SJ 133 Radioactive waste, low level; Department of Health to study long-term options for disposal thereof.
- SJ 171 Battle of Craney Island Day.
- SJ 225 Vietnam Anti-Trafficking Day; designating as December 2, 2008 and each succeeding year thereafter.