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- HB 2 License plates, special; eliminates fee to family of persons who have died in military service.
- HB 3 Screened Family Day Home Provider List; created.
- HB 29 Budget Bill.
- HB 30 Budget Bill.
- HB 31 Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2008; created.
- HB 34 Sexual offenses against children; person over 18 guilty of Class 1 misdemeanor with child under 13.
- HB 94 Secondary highway system; allocates construction funds among counties based on population.
- HB 111 Highway systems; revenue-sharing funds therefor in certain counties, cities, and towns.
- HB 112 Retirement System; early retirement provisions for certain local government officials.
- HB 113 Disregarding signal to stop; endangerment of operation of law-enforcement officer, penalty.
- HB 138 Adoption; filing of petition.
- HB 149 Independent living services & arrangements; requires inclusion of plan for children 14 yrs. & older.
- HB 159 Stolen goods; person guilty of larceny if knowledge of property buying or receiving is stolen.
- HB 223 Sex offenders; prohibiting proximity to children.
- HB 245 Virginia Retirement System group insurance program; exemption from process.
- HB 251 Adult Fatality Review Team; created, report.
- HB 267 Involuntary admission; court determines petitioner is indigent, court shall appoint counsel.
- HB 312 Miscarriage or stillbirth; unintentional cause thereof.
- HB 320 Fire Prevention Code; fees for inspection, exceptions.
- HB 360 Nonpoint source pollution reduction; Governor and General Assembly to provide funding therefor.
- HB 429 Abortion; forced or coerced prohibited, penalty.
- HB 436 Arrest or summons; charge for misdemeanor at discretion of law-enforcement officer.
- HB 474 Virginia War Memorial; State Treasurer to advance loan for construction of an educational wing.
- HB 475 Veterans; Commissioner et al., to establish comprehensive program to address mental health needs.
- HB 499 Involuntary commitment; establishes new standard for outpatient commitment.
- HB 506 Teaching Scholarship Loan Program; program to award scholarships to certain students.
- HB 538 Commercial dog breeders; definition, requirements, penalty.
- HB 559 Emergency custody orders, temporary detention orders, and involuntary commitment; criteria.
- HB 560 Commitment hearing; community services board representative, treating physician, etc. to attend.
- HB 567 Sexual offenses; those convicted prohibited entry onto school property.
- HB 585 Juvenile care facilities; Board of Juvenile Justice to est. regulations for smoke detectors, etc.
- HB 586 Appellate court; remand of bail appeal.
- HB 656 Animal protection and fighting; broadens penalty.
- HB 688 Claims; Anthony Fields.
- HB 695 Retirement System; loss of retirement benefits for certain felony convictions.
- HB 760 Mentally retarded; replaces term with intellectually disabled.
- HB 772 Retirement System; exemption from liability for advisory committees appointed thereby.
- HB 773 Retirement System; prior service credit.
- HB 774 State Police Officers' Retirement System; time within which compulsory retirement shall occur.
- HB 775 State employees; cash match plan.
- HB 788 Highway maintenance payments; Arlington and Henrico Counties receive payments for roads.
- HB 805 Advance Health Care Directive Registry; created.
- HB 811 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); waiver of ineligibility period.
- HB 819 Nursing facilities; those in continuing care retirement communities to participate in program.
- HB 825 Foster & adoption workers; Department of Social Services to establish minimum training requirments.
- HB 833 Automotive manufacturers; specialized registration & titling of company vehicles.
- HB 871 Marriage and family programs; Department of Social Services to establish.
- HB 900 Value engineering; submission thereof to report to Division of Engineering and Buildings.
- HB 903 Magistrates; reforms system by transferring appointment and supervisory responsibilities.
- HB 923 School Construction Revolving Fund; created, report.
- HB 931 Methamphetamine; manufacturing, selling, giving, and distributing thereof, penalty.
- HB 936 Composite index, local; number of students.
- HB 965 Victims Compensation Fund; amends definition to include stalking victims.
- HB 979 TAG; eligibility for students attending Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
- HB 995 Unlawful filming of another; guilty of Class 6 felony.
- HB 1007 Fusion Intelligence Center; confidentiality and immunity from service of process.
- HB 1108 Highway construction, primary system; funds allocation.
- HB 1124 Virginia Commonwealth University; management agreement with State.
- HB 1126 Abortion or miscarriage; intent to destroy unborn child, penalty.
- HB 1131 Children's Ombudsman, Office of; created, report.
- HB 1164 Income tax, corporate; public/private education investment tax credit.
- HB 1174 Immigrant Assistance, Office of; created.
- HB 1211 Port Authority; establish a trust to offset other postemployment benefits.
- HB 1212 Port Authority; encourages employees thereof to save for retirement.
- HB 1257 Child support enforcement; establishing Intensive Case Monitoring pilot programs.
- HB 1330 Aerospace Engine Manufacturing Performance Grant Program; created.
- HB 1335 Natural Resources Commitment Fund; created.
- HB 1362 Misuse of public assets; penalty.
- HB 1363 Trademarks and service marks; registration and protection, penalties.
- HB 1390 Higher educational institutions; operational authority therefor in information technology.
- HB 1395 Sexual assault; Dept. of State Police, etc. establish policies for responding to crimes involving.
- HB 1442 Ignition interlock limitations; persons with restricted license not to operate certain vehicles.
- HB 1498 Nursing home or facility beds; Health Commissioner may accept and issue applications therefor.
- HB 1514 Income tax, corporate; apportionment for manufacturers.
- HB 1522 Business Assistance, Department of; abolish & transfer duties to Economic Development Partnership.
- HB 1532 Nursing home beds; Health Commissioner may accept applications & issue certificates of public need.
- HB 1543 Surgical complications; requires physicians to report.
- HB 1547 21st Century Capital Improvement Program; created, report.
- SB 1 Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those imposed on certain drivers.
- SB 31 Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2008; created.
- SB 62 Voter registration; procedures for applications and receipts.
- SB 116 Motor Vehicles, Department of; service charges.
- SB 135 Fertilizers; Board of Agriculture et al, to adopt nonagricultural application regulations.
- SB 197 Brain injuries; eliminates requirement that hospitals report to registry.
- SB 216 Voluntary admission; report to Central Criminal Records Exchange.
- SB 246 Involuntary commitment; establishes new standards for outpatient commitment.
- SB 251 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); waiver of ineligibility period.
- SB 290 Advance Health Care Directive Registry; created.
- SB 291 Automotive manufacturers; specialized registration & titling of company vehicles.
- SB 297 Veterans; Commissioner et al., to establish comprehensive program to address mental health needs.
- SB 344 Stroke Triage Plan; Board of Health to develop and maintain as component of EMS Plan.
- SB 353 Long-term care coverage; transfers administration thereof for public employees to Retirement System.
- SB 358 Virginia Commonwealth University; management agreement with State.
- SB 405 Controlled substances; nonresident pharmacies reporting and approval requirements.
- SB 442 Higher educational institutions; operational authority therefor in information technology.
- SB 466 Port Authority; encourages employees thereof to save for retirement.
- SB 467 Port Authority; establish trust to help offset its postemployment benefits liability.
- SB 472 Group homes & residential facilities for children; regulations for licensure of programs offered.
- SB 493 Foster & adoption workers; Department of Social Services to establish minimum training requirments.
- SB 511 Natural Resources Commitment Fund; created.
- SB 536 Elections; additional testing of voting equipment in certification process.
- SB 559 Composite index, local; number of students.
- SB 562 Methamphetamine; manufacturing, selling, giving, and distributing thereof, penalty.
- SB 610 Court-appointed counsel; compensation in district court for those defending juvenile offenders.
- SB 613 Eastern Virginia Medical School; length of term for Board of Visitors.
- SB 620 Mentally retarded; replaces term with intellectually disabled.
- SB 651 Aerospace Engine Manufacturing Performance Grant Program; created.
- SB 662 Virginia War Memorial; State Treasurer to advance loan for construction of an educational wing.
- SB 673 Deputy sheriffs; locality allow those injured to use accrued leave to supplement workers' comp.
- SB 690 Water Quality Improvement Fund; reimbursment to localities for costs of nutrient removal upgrades.
- SB 795 College Building Authority; certain projects financed thereby.