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- HB 3 Screened Family Day Home Provider List; created.
- HB 138 Adoption; filing of petition.
- HB 149 Independent living services & arrangements; requires inclusion of plan for children 14 yrs. & older.
- HB 214 Public entities; rights of persons with disabilities.
- HB 285 Adoptions; consent revocation period for parental placement.
- HB 478 Child Day-Care Council; appoints one representative of YMCA to Council.
- HB 503 Comprehensive Services Act; Executive Council oversee development of services for at-risk children.
- HB 548 Alcoholic mixed beverages; holder of license to sell and serve dessert wine.
- HB 651 Reentry planning; Department of Corrections to develop and implement comprehensive plan.
- HB 694 Alcoholic beverage control; wine and beer tastings by gourmet shop licensees
- HB 811 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); waiver of ineligibility period.
- HB 825 Foster & adoption workers; Department of Social Services to establish minimum training requirments.
- HB 850 Foster care; require code of ethics agreement signed by head of every foster home, etc.
- HB 853 Service dogs; persons training entitled to be accompanied thereby in public places.
- HB 861 Caregivers Grant Program; physician assistant or nurse practitioner to certify.
- HB 871 Marriage and family programs; Department of Social Services to establish.
- HB 908 Alcoholic beverage control; operation of government stores on Sunday.
- HB 934 Jail inmates; no parole for those convicted of multiple misdemeanors & sentenced more than 12 month.
- HB 946 Adoption; period of validity of home study.
- HB 1075 Alcoholic beverage control; powers and duties of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
- HB 1117 Alcoholic beverage control; suspension and revocation of licenses if meeting place of street gang.
- HB 1132 Wine and beer; City of Roanoke can obtain retail on-premises licenses for outdoor amphitheaters.
- HB 1141 Foster care; independent living services.
- HB 1143 Foster care; visitation rights for siblings.
- HB 1171 Alcoholic mixed beverages; grounds for suspension, etc. of license if obscene material upon premise.
- HB 1239 Gourmet shop licenses; licensee shall maintain certain amount of cheeses and gourmet food monthly.
- HB 1257 Child support enforcement; establishing Intensive Case Monitoring pilot programs.
- HB 1379 Public Procurement Act; exempts purchase of product used with distilled spirits intended for resale.
- HB 1399 Alcoholic beverage control; farm wineries.
- HB 1489 Foster care plan; eliminates requirement for child placed out of his home be filed by public agency.
- HB 1502 Alcoholic beverage control; canal boat operator license created.
- HB 1530 Foster children; placement of siblings together.
- HB 1562 Alcoholic beverage control; allows transfer of ABC license for purchaser of a licensed premises.
- SB 15 Income tax credit, earned; Department of Social Services to provide notice to all applicants.
- SB 28 Child-friendly visiting rooms; state correctional facilities may provide.
- SB 36 Child support; administrative fees.
- SB 171 Adoption; former adoptive parent who stood in loco parentis may petition to adopt child.
- SB 198 Alcoholic beverage control; operation of government stores.
- SB 200 Reentry planning; Department of Corrections to develop and implement comprehensive plan.
- SB 228 Child abuse and neglect; emergency medical services personnel added to list of mandatory reporters.
- SB 249 Independent living services & arrangements; requires inclusion of plan for children 14 yrs. & older.
- SB 251 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); waiver of ineligibility period.
- SB 295 Parole interviews; allows videoconferencing.
- SB 296 TANF; eligibility for food stamps when convicted of drug-related felonies.
- SB 315 Children's Ombudsman, Office of; created, report.
- SB 387 Guardian ad litem; mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect, exception.
- SB 404 Substance abuse screening; person become ineligible for public assistance if using illegal drugs.
- SB 472 Group homes & residential facilities for children; regulations for licensure of programs offered.
- SB 479 Comprehensive Services Act; annual workshop to train on best practices and evidence-based practices.
- SB 483 Comprehensive Services Act; Executive Council to oversee development, etc. of performance measures.
- SB 487 Comprehensive Services Act; Executive Council oversee development of services for at-risk children.
- SB 493 Foster & adoption workers; Department of Social Services to establish minimum training requirments.
- SB 499 Inmates; permitting work on public or private property.
- SB 546 Correctional facilities, local; City of Danville & Pittsylvania County to enter into jail project.
- SB 584 Alcoholic beverage control; prohibits certain acts by licensees, exceptions for sangria.
- SB 589 Jail construction, local; State will reimburse up to one-half of capital costs.
- SB 601 Alcoholic beverages; changes penalty for underage possession.
- SB 633 Prisoners; notification of child support payments.
- SB 635 Alcoholic beverage control; alcohol content in prepared foods.
- SB 637 Child abuse; animal control officers required to report.
- SB 643 Foster care; require code of ethics agreement signed by head of every foster home, etc.
- SB 669 Alcoholic beverage control; ABC agents check national criminal database for background checks.
- SB 738 Adult protective services; reporting of suspected financial abuse of elderly & dependent persons.
- SB 784 ABC Board; sell magazines in government stores that educate public about Virginia wine industry.