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- HB 1 Disabled veteran; definition thereof.
- HB 9 Health insurance credits; increased for certain retired employees of local social services boards.
- HB 10 Line of Duty Act; coverage for fire company personnel of National Guard and Air National Guard.
- HB 38 Incarcerated persons; court orders credit for time served in jail pending trial.
- HB 78 Health insurance; credits for certain retired public officers and employees.
- HB 92 Standards of Quality; requires that average teacher salary not be less than annual national salary.
- HB 98 Medicaid; eligibility for young adults transitioning from foster care.
- HB 117 Community College Scholarship Match Program; created.
- HB 120 Educational programs; computation of composite index.
- HB 125 Nanotechnology businesses; tax credit provided in form of equity or subordinated debt.
- HB 128 Retirement System; creating new defined contribution retirement plan.
- HB 130 Death certificates; local health departments to have available upon request.
- HB 160 Larceny; punishment for using emergency exit to exit premises.
- HB 166 Venture capital investments; creates program which makes investment return guarantees for certain.
- HB 197 Recordation tax; refinancing or modification of terms of debt.
- HB 201 Appropriation act and budget bills; searchable electronic copies.
- HB 203 Planning and Budget, Director of Department; required to have searchable budget database website.
- HB 204 Richard Bland College; integrates into Virginia Community College System.
- HB 271 Line of Duty Act; amends definition of deceased person.
- HB 276 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); noncash benefits.
- HB 289 Rental assistance pilot project; Department of Housing and Community Development to establish.
- HB 295 Claims; Sumpter and Robin Priddy.
- HB 300 Higher educational institutions; sexual violence prevention.
- HB 317 State employees; increases health insurance credits for those retired.
- HB 334 Cats; Class 5 felony to steal.
- HB 365 Substance abuse screening; person become ineligible for public assistance if using illegal drugs.
- HB 369 Retirement System; state & local law-enforcement officers may take full retirement if have 25 yrs.
- HB 389 Highway systems; allocation of maintenance funds.
- HB 411 Judges; member who is at least 50 yrs. of age, etc. to retire with full benefits.
- HB 413 Medical assistance services; increases amount disregarded from countable resources.
- HB 414 Income tax, state; deduction for naturalization fees.
- HB 419 Educational programs; computation of composite index.
- HB 423 Planning and Budget, Director of Department of; required to have searchable budget database website.
- HB 458 Correctional facilities, local; City of Danville & Pittsylvania County to enter into jail project.
- HB 461 Bond; conditions of release without.
- HB 482 Higher educational institutions; optional retirement plan for certain employees.
- HB 483 Higher educational institutions; retirement plan for teachers and administrative faculty.
- HB 484 Retirement System; average final compensation retirement multiplier for teachers.
- HB 496 Crimes by Gangs Act; definition of predicate criminal act .
- HB 512 Community College Scholarship Match Program; created.
- HB 536 Court-appointed counsel; compensation in district court for those defending juvenile offenders.
- HB 556 Retirement System; investments related to Sudan.
- HB 566 Literary Fund; distributions.
- HB 569 Registered nurse, professional; local school boards to employ.
- HB 570 Nurses, licensed; local school boards to employ.
- HB 574 Child sexual offenses; creates number of new crimes labeled indecent liberties with children.
- HB 590 Predicate criminal act; adds simple larceny of motor vehicle to list.
- HB 593 VirginiaShare Health Insurance Program; established, report.
- HB 594 Educational Facilities Bond Act of 2008; created.
- HB 596 Retirement System; benefits for superintendents and sworn officers of regional jails.
- HB 617 Virginia Housing Trust Fund; creates dedicated source of funding via percentage of recordation tax.
- HB 654 Math, Science, and Career and Technical Education Grant Program and Fund; established.
- HB 689 Combined Sewer Overflow Fund; designating funds to be deposited therein for use by certain cities.
- HB 696 Substance Abuse Treatment Fund; created.
- HB 727 Natural resources funding; allocates annually percentage of revenue generated by sales & use tax.
- HB 736 Retirement System; average final compensation retirement multiplier for teachers.
- HB 738 Retirement System; purchase of prior service credit.
- HB 739 Retirement System; retired members to continue receiving retirement allowance.
- HB 755 Deputies; personnel costs in preparation for new regional jail facility.
- HB 790 Retirement System; retired members to continue receiving retirement allowance.
- HB 812 Foster Care Scholarship Program and Fund; created.
- HB 817 Judges; increases number in various general district courts.
- HB 818 Judges; increases number in circuit court.
- HB 846 State Police, Department of; variable housing allowance.
- HB 909 Nanotechnology Authority Act of 2007; created, report.
- HB 930 Retirement System; investments related to countries sponsoring terrorism.
- HB 932 Firearms; reckless handling, penalty.
- HB 960 Retirement System; optional increase for local employees.
- HB 961 Highway maintenance; provides for increased payments where traffic volumes exceed statewide average.
- HB 964 Sex offender registry; penalty for failure to register.
- HB 981 Retirement System; benefits for local law-enforcement officers.
- HB 984 Math specialist pilot program; Department of Education to establish, report.
- HB 998 Line of Duty Act; definition of disabled person to include local employees.
- HB 1039 Regional jail authorities; capital costs.
- HB 1046 Nursing homes; Board of Health to establish staffing levels.
- HB 1053 Standards of Quality; increased positions for students having limited English proficiency.
- HB 1148 Local Government Manager Retention Program; retirement benefits for chief local executive employee.
- HB 1154 Sick leave; retirement credit for unused balances of state & local employees.
- HB 1163 Auditor of Public Accounts; database to contain information for state taxpayers.
- HB 1182 Predicate criminal act; adds grand larceny thereas for gang membership.
- HB 1187 Reckless driving; penalty for person convicted.
- HB 1189 Alicia's Law; funding for child exploitation law enforcement efforts.
- HB 1190 Infant mortality; requires certain measures designed to lower.
- HB 1216 Planning time for school teachers.
- HB 1219 Law Officers' Retirement System; supplemental allowance paid until Social Security retirement age.
- HB 1227 Breast and cervical cancer; coverage of treatment.
- HB 1250 Personal flotation devices; requirements for children.
- HB 1293 Community College Scholarship Match Program; created.
- HB 1328 Stalking; enhanced penalties.
- HB 1359 Planning and Budget, Department of; submissions of agency budget estimates to General Assembly.
- HB 1368 Judges, substitute or retired; increases per diem compensation.
- HB 1396 Agritourism; Commissioner of Agriculture & Consumer Services to promote.
- HB 1417 Claims; Kay F. Couch Johnson.
- HB 1421 Renewable Energy Research Grant Program; established.
- HB 1436 Line of Duty Act; funding for Line of Duty Health Benefits Trust Fund.
- HB 1460 Retirement System; investments related to state sponsors of terrorism.
- HB 1491 Temporary detention order; shall not exceed 96 hours.
- HB 1499 Legal aid services; increases fees collected by court therefor.
- HB 1565 Multicounty/City Transportation District; created.
- HB 1571 Impact fees; restores provisions to how existed prior July 1, 2007 & repeals those passed in 2007.
- HJ 82 Budget database; House and Senate Committees recognizing need to establish searchable website.
- HR 2 Budget database; directing House Committee on Appropriations to establish searchable website.
- SB 29 Budget Bill.
- SB 30 Budget Bill.
- SB 41 Line of Duty Act; definition, and funding for Line of Duty Death and Health Benefits Trust Fund.
- SB 48 School teachers; school boards to ensure that all are provided planning time.
- SB 87 Retirement System; investments related to Sudan.
- SB 107 State Law Library; authorized users.
- SB 121 TransDominion Express Commission; created.
- SB 124 Public schools; Superintendent to develop guidelines eliminating trans fatty foods served.
- SB 125 Community College Scholarship Match Program; created.
- SB 126 Dependent Children of University and College Faculty Tuition Grant Program; created.
- SB 148 Two-Year College Transfer Grant; clarification for eligibility.
- SB 221 Reckless driving; penalty for person convicted.
- SB 267 Teacher salary; requires that state average to be competitive with national salary.
- SB 269 Law-enforcement employees; extends coverage under overtime compensation.
- SB 309 Restricted driver's license; issuance to operate motor vehicle during period of suspension
- SB 329 Line of Duty Act; definition, and funding for Line of Duty Death and Health Benefits Trust Fund.
- SB 367 Forest wardens, special; retirement credits.
- SB 522 Law-enforcement officer; assault and battery against, penalty.
- SB 544 Master Settlement Agreement; makes several changes to enhance criminal enforcement activities.
- SB 578 VirginiaShare Health Insurance Program; established, report.
- SB 614 Retirement System; authority to manage and invest certain funds.
- SB 624 Retirement System; benefits for superintendents and sworn officers of regional jails.
- SB 678 Drug Treatment Court Act; authorized drug treatment court for Tazewell County.
- SB 682 State Police, Department of; variable housing allowance.
- SB 695 Retirement System; benefits for local school superintendents.
- SB 761 Rental assistance pilot project; Department of Housing and Community Development to establish.
- SB 775 Drug Treatment Court Act; authorized drug treatment court, etc. for Franklin County.