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2008 SESSION
Delegate Mark L. Cole (R) - House District 88
In-session address:
- General Assembly Building, Room 808
- Capitol Square
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
- (804) 698-1088
- email: DelMCole@house.virginia.gov
Mailing address:
- P.O. Box 41965
- Fredericksburg, Virginia 22404-1965
- (540) 752-8200
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- HB 4 Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto.
- HB 11 Constitutional amendment; exempts certain homeowners from taxation (voter referendum).
- HB 14 Higher educational institutions; aliens unlawfully present not eligible for admission thereto.
- HB 16 Credit reports; authorizes an individual to freeze access thereto.
- HB 20 Primary elections; voter registration by political party.
- HB 25 Safe driving points; allows drivers to accumulate up to 10 in one year and 5 for safe driving class.
- HB 26 Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those imposed on certain drivers.
- HB 29 Budget Bill.
- HB 30 Budget Bill.
- HB 31 Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2008; created.
- HB 35 Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto.
- HB 51 Immigration laws; immunity to State agencies and employees, etc. for authorized enforcement.
- HB 53 Campaign contributions; requires PACs to report contributions for election of particular candidate.
- HB 56 Retail Sales and Use Tax exemption; certain energy-efficient products.
- HB 57 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include computers and computer-related peripheral equipment.
- HB 60 School divisions, local; requires 65% of each education dollar to be spent in classroom, report.
- HB 117 Community College Scholarship Match Program; created.
- HB 118 Higher education; required to report to SCHEV on steps taken to ensure academic freedom, etc.
- HB 121 Mental health treatment for minors; parental notification required.
- HB 122 Campaign fundraising; broadens prohibition during legislative sessions.
- HB 123 Higher educational institutions; enrollment of aliens.
- HB 126 House Appropriations Committee; staff to report on total new state government positions created.
- HB 147 Transportation Plan; to include regional goals and performance measures for highway districts.
- HB 150 School boards, local; safety hotline established.
- HB 171 Resources Authority; authorized to finance energy conservation and energy efficiency projects.
- HB 219 Retail Sales and Use Tax; Energy Star products tax holiday.
- HB 229 Veterans services; Dept. to establish guidelines for eligibility for domiciled veterans, etc.
- HB 256 Involuntary outpatient commitment; five day review of compliance.
- HB 258 Voluntary commitment; acknowledgement as sexually violent predator.
- HB 267 Involuntary admission; court determines petitioner is indigent, court shall appoint counsel.
- HB 312 Miscarriage or stillbirth; unintentional cause thereof.
- HB 321 Juvenile correctional officer; assault or an assault and battery upon is Class 6 felony.
- HB 322 Campaign fundraising; broadens prohibition during legislative sessions.
- HB 368 Inmates; officer of correctional facility to inquire of alien status.
- HB 370 Concealed handgun permit applications; access to personal information.
- HB 371 Firearm control; locality to pay attorney fees resulting from taking actions prohibited.
- HB 378 Golden Age Card Program; Department of Conservation and Recreation to establish.
- HB 400 Inpatient treatment; parental admission of minors incapable of giving consent.
- HB 409 Website address; unauthorized use of person's name.
- HB 424 Higher educational institutions; possession of concealed handguns by faculty members.
- HB 429 Abortion; forced or coerced prohibited, penalty.
- 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 442 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include computers and computer-related peripheral equipment.
- HB 445 Single-family dwellings; fines for zoning violations related to overcrowding.
- HB 471 Highway construction, primary system; funds allocation.
- 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 477 Veterans Services Foundation; established as body politic and to fund veteran services and programs.
- HB 499 Involuntary commitment; establishes new standard for outpatient commitment.
- HB 524 Tuition, in-state; eligibility for certain military personnel.
- HB 529 Concealed handgun permits; renewal and replacement thereof.
- HB 550 Consent law, implied; applicability.
- HB 560 Commitment hearing; community services board representative, treating physician, etc. to attend.
- HB 602 Real estate assessments; burden of proof on appeal.
- HB 603 Health insurance carriers; hospital disclosure of contractual arrangements.
- HB 623 Immigration laws; Governor to enter into memorandum of agreement with Immigration and Customs.
- HB 633 Personal Information Privacy Act; prohibits dissemination of another's social security number.
- HB 634 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; disclosure of personal information.
- HB 647 Energy production; renewable and alternative tax credit.
- HB 649 Motor vehicle dealers; collection of annual license and registration fees in certain localities.
- HB 710 Self defense and defense of others; person occupying dwelling may justify when unlawful entry.
- HB 719 Underage drinking and driving; penalty.
- HB 723 Resources Authority; authorized to finance park and recreation projects.
- HB 751 Involuntary commitment hearings; accessibility of results by colleges and universities.
- HB 752 Higher educational institutions; mental health record release authorization when enrolling.
- HB 758 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include computers and related equipment.
- 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 779 Illegal aliens; presumption of no bail for those charged with certain crimes.
- HB 782 Mental health records; disclosure, etc.
- HB 798 Absentee ballot applications; may receive by electronic transmission.
- HB 809 Teachers; provisional and local eligibility licenses if military personnel.
- HB 820 Inmates; officer of correctional facility to inquire of alien status.
- HB 873 Concealed handgun permits; proof of competency with handgun.
- HB 878 School divisions, local; requires 65% of each education dollar to be spent in classroom, report.
- HB 886 Bear hunting; clarifies time of day during hound training season.
- HB 889 Learner's permits; certification statement required for persons under age 18.
- HB 891 Driver's license; discretionary arrest for third offense of driving on suspended license.
- HB 893 Juvenile detention facility employee; assault and battery against, penalty.
- HB 894 Abortion; licensure of clinics.
- HB 897 Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto.
- HB 923 School Construction Revolving Fund; created, report.
- 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 931 Methamphetamine; manufacturing, selling, giving, and distributing thereof, penalty.
- HB 932 Firearms; reckless handling, penalty.
- HB 933 Triggerman rule; redefinition thereof.
- HB 938 Involuntary commitment hearings; petitioner right to appeal.
- HB 939 Involuntary commitment order; detainee may petition court to transfer to outpatient treatment.
- HB 947 Homeowners foreclosure protection; Attorney General may enforce violations.
- HB 953 Abuse or neglect proceedings; videotaped statement.
- HB 954 Conditional zoning; purchase of development rights.
- HB 955 Public-Private Education Facilities & Infrastructure Act of 2002; definition of qualifying projects.
- HB 982 Concealed handgun permit applications; access to personal information.
- HB 990 Pyramid promotional schemes; definition thereof, penalty.
- HB 996 Felony, violent; presumption of no bail upon conviction.
- HB 1000 Community College Education, Foundation for; contribution to be deposited for State residents.
- HB 1004 Advance directives; mental health directives follows same procedures as for medical.
- HB 1005 Higher educational institutions; notification to parent of mental health treatment for student.
- HB 1007 Fusion Intelligence Center; confidentiality and immunity from service of process.
- HB 1010 Illegal aliens; ineligibility for in-state tuition and educational benefits.
- HB 1024 Military personnel; extension of deadlines for driver's license renewal, etc.
- HB 1032 Traffic control measures; financing for application and installation.
- HB 1041 Sexually violent predators; revises provisions relating to civil commitment & conditional release.
- HB 1164 Income tax, corporate; public/private education investment tax credit.
- HB 1183 Home instruction of children; requirements.
- HB 1238 Realignment Commission; created, report.
- HB 1242 School employees; prohibits employment if subject of a founded case of child abuse and neglect.
- HB 1243 Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those imposed on certain drivers.
- HB 1246 Retail Sales and Use Tax; taxability of certain transactions by government contractors.
- HB 1248 Illegal alien; concealing or transporting, penalty.
- HB 1282 Medical Malpractice Settlement Offer and Recovery Act; established.
- HB 1283 Land preservation tax credit; elimination of verification of conservation value.
- HB 1284 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions for non-profit schools accredited by certain entity.
- HB 1288 Bridge and safety funding; prioritization by Transportation Board.
- HB 1290 Restorative justice programs; established.
- HB 1294 Good Samaritan statute; immunity extends to those providing care at location for screening, etc.
- HB 1295 Supreme Court; direct appeals.
- HB 1311 Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto.
- HB 1315 Informed consent for abortion; ultrasound required before performing to determine gestation age.
- HB 1318 Taxpayer Surplus Relief Fund; established to provide tax relief.
- HB 1319 Underground transmission lines; pilot program established.
- HB 1331 Agriculture and Consumer Services, Department of; recodifying laws pertaining to agriculture, etc.
- HB 1334 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; acceptance of awards.
- HB 1352 Game and Inland Fisheries, Board of; membership.
- HB 1359 Planning and Budget, Department of; submissions of agency budget estimates to General Assembly.
- HB 1362 Misuse of public assets; penalty.
- HB 1363 Trademarks and service marks; registration and protection, penalties.
- HB 1394 Recordation tax; changes basis of calculation on transfer of real estate.
- HB 1395 Sexual assault; Dept. of State Police, etc. establish policies for responding to crimes involving.
- HB 1406 Rural rustic road program; increases maximum average daily traffic volume for roads.
- HB 1544 Concealed handguns; prohibits person from carrying into a restaurant.
- HB 1547 21st Century Capital Improvement Program; created, report.
- HB 1576 Pruitt, William A.; awarded handgun for noteworthy service to Marine Resources Commission.
- HJ 4 Constitutional amendment; exempts certain homeowners from taxation (second reference).
- HJ 86 Security & Prosperity Partnership of North America; U.S. to withdraw threrefrom.
- HJ 125 Illegal immigration; memorializing Congress to pursue solutions.
- HJ 130 Ronald Reagan Day; designating as February 6, 2008, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 197 Commending the University of Mary Washington and James Madison University
- HJ 275 Commending Theodore V. Morrison, Jr.
- HJ 278 Commending Grace Anne Braxton.
- HJ 286 Celebrating the life of Jo Ann Davis.
- HJ 295 Commending the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy.
- HJ 298 Commending William H. Leighty.
- HJ 300 Celebrating the life of Joseph C. Carter, Jr.
- HJ 301 Celebrating the life of Philip Bagley III.
- HJ 306 Celebrating the life of Deputy Jason Edward Mooney.
- HJ 336 Commending Barter Theatre on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
- HJ 341 Commending the State of Israel on the occasion of its 60th anniversary.
- HJ 346 Celebrating the life of Myron Boyd Jones.
- HJ 347 Celebrating the life of Jerry Laymon Falwell.
- HJ 350 Celebrating the life of Jane Maury Denton.
- HJ 370 Commending the Virginia Law Foundation.
- HJ 380 Commending the United States Army Reserve on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
- HJ 382 Commending Diana F. Cantor.
- HJ 395 Celebrating the life of Mitchell Van Yahres.
- HJ 399 Commending Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.
- HJ 413 Commending Angela G. Lawson.
- HJ 414 Commending Leah Paige Truitt.
- HJ 426 Commending the Richmond Council of the U.S. Navy League on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
- HJ 444 Commending Vincent F. Callahan, Jr.
- HJ 448 Commending Hokies United.
- HJ 450 Commending the Honorable George Mason III.
- HJ 466 Commending the rescue squads, police departments, fire departments, sheriff's offices, and agencies.
- HJ 479 Commending James E. Copp.
- HJ 496 Celebrating the life of Colonel Jon M. Lockey.
- HJ 497 Celebrating the life of First Lieutenant Benjamin J. Hall.
- HJ 503 Commending Ernest L. Gray, Jr.
- HJ 504 Commending Robert L. Sinclair.
- HJ 505 Commending Jay E. VanGelder.
- HJ 506 Commending Harry F. Atherton.
- HJ 507 Commending William G. Downey IV.
- HJ 508 Commending Richard W. Robison.
- HJ 531 Commending Sharon Ann Crouch Steidel.
- HJ 535 Commending John Albertella.
- HJ 536 Commending the Catlett-Calverton-Casanova Ruritan Club.
- HJ 537 Commending Hope Porter.
- HJ 538 Commending Andy Budd.
- HJ 558 Commending Boy Scouts in Troop 1187 and 1930 who received 2007 Citizens of the Year Awards.
- HJ 594 Commending Our Military Kids, Inc.
- HR 13 Commending Mary Elizabeth McElroy Weil.
- HR 14 Commending Carmela Bills Putney.
- HR 15 Commending Lois Vivian Johnson.
- HR 21 Celebrating the life of John Ashby Bowden, Jr.
- HR 22 Celebrating the life of James Paul Shaw.
- SB 26 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act; adds organized dogfighting as qualifying offense.
- SB 272 Food establishments; inspection of preparation, exception for private homes.
- SB 314 Veterans Services Foundation; established to provide funding for veteran services and programs.
- SB 733 Illegal aliens; presumption against admission to bail for those charged with criminal offense.
- SJ 63 Commending Chancellor Volunteer Fire and Rescue.
- SJ 136 Commending Grace Anne Braxton.
- SJ 203 Commending Arva Priola.
- SJ 232 Commending the Honorable George Mason III.
- SJ 242 Commending Leland D. Melvin.
- SJ 248 Commending Moira Callahan.
- SJ 265 Commending WFLS News.