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2008 SESSION
Delegate Donald W. Merricks (R) - House District 16
In-session address:
- General Assembly Building, Room 810
- Capitol Square
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
- email: DelDMerricks@house.virginia.gov
Mailing address:
- P.O. Box K
- Chatham, Virginia 24531
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- HB 4 Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto.
- HB 13 Stalking; enhanced penalty if victim is a minor.
- 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 25 Safe driving points; allows drivers to accumulate up to 10 in one year and 5 for safe driving class.
- HB 31 Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2008; created.
- HB 35 Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto.
- 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 53 Campaign contributions; requires PACs to report contributions for election of particular candidate.
- HB 57 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include computers and computer-related peripheral equipment.
- HB 103 Correctional facility; verification of citizenship and alien status of person committed.
- HB 117 Community College Scholarship Match Program; created.
- 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 147 Transportation Plan; to include regional goals and performance measures for highway districts.
- 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 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 366 Unemployment compensation; testing for controlled substances.
- HB 368 Inmates; officer of correctional facility to inquire of alien status.
- HB 370 Concealed handgun permit applications; access to personal information.
- 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 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 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 550 Consent law, implied; applicability.
- 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 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 647 Energy production; renewable and alternative tax credit.
- HB 695 Retirement System; loss of retirement benefits for certain felony convictions.
- 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 809 Teachers; provisional and local eligibility licenses if military personnel.
- HB 820 Inmates; officer of correctional facility to inquire of alien status.
- 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 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 947 Homeowners foreclosure protection; Attorney General may enforce violations.
- HB 953 Abuse or neglect proceedings; videotaped statement.
- 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 1010 Illegal aliens; ineligibility for in-state tuition and educational benefits.
- HB 1041 Sexually violent predators; revises provisions relating to civil commitment & conditional release.
- HB 1242 School employees; prohibits employment if subject of a founded case of child abuse and neglect.
- HB 1248 Illegal alien; concealing or transporting, penalty.
- 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 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 1326 Retail Sales and Use Tax: exemptions for textbooks extended to students at institutions of learning.
- HB 1329 Communication towers, state-owned; wireless broadband service in unserved areas.
- 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 1395 Sexual assault; Dept. of State Police, etc. establish policies for responding to crimes involving.
- HB 1469 Identity theft; notice of database breach.
- HB 1482 Bears; non-lethal control measures.
- HB 1514 Income tax, corporate; apportionment for manufacturers.
- HB 1547 21st Century Capital Improvement Program; created, report.
- 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 208 Celebrating the life of Allan McClain.
- HJ 209 Celebrating the life of Edwin Green Penn IV.
- HJ 275 Commending Theodore V. Morrison, Jr.
- 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 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 344 Celebrating the life of Staff Sergeant Jonathan Kilian Dozier.
- 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 360 Commending the Virginia National Guard.
- HJ 363 Celebrating the life of Richard G. Darman.
- 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 396 Celebrating the life of Private Daniel Patrick Fisher.
- HJ 397 Celebrating the life of Private First Class Rush Marshall Jenkins.
- HJ 398 Celebrating the life of Lieutenant Ryan K. Betton.
- HJ 409 Celebrating the life of Louise Towles English.
- 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 484 Commending the Virginia Port Authority.
- HJ 531 Commending Sharon Ann Crouch Steidel.
- HJ 588 Commending Max R. Glass.
- HJ 589 Commending John C. Hamlin.
- HJ 590 Commending the Danville Community Emergency Response Team.
- HJ 591 Commending Avicia Hooper Thorpe.
- HJ 592 Commending Russell Scruggs.
- HJ 593 Commending Richard Turner.
- HJ 600 Celebrating the life of John Oliver Green, Jr.
- HJ 606 Celebrating the life of Joan Frances Weber Gignac.
- HJ 607 Celebrating the life of William Isaac Lee Sydnor.
- HJ 608 Celebrating the life of Dr. Herbert Ralph Silverman.
- HJ 609 Celebrating the life of Robert Lawrence McGinnis.
- HJ 610 Celebrating the life of Sarah Jordan Buchanan.
- 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 148 Two-Year College Transfer Grant; clarification for eligibility.
- SB 517 Contractors; shall not knowingly employ unauthorized alien.
- SB 771 Extradition; sheriff or police chief may hire private entity to perform on behalf of State.
- SB 772 Conditions of bond; court may bar person in elected office from returning to constitutional office.
- SB 776 Concealed weapons; attorney for Commonwealth may carry without a permit.
- SJ 103 Celebrating the life of Francis Thornton West.
- SJ 104 Celebrating the life of Bruce H. T. Dallas, Sr.
- SJ 105 Celebrating the life of Bill Arnold Adkins.
- SJ 109 Commending the Exchange Club of Martinsville on the occasion of its 70th anniversary.
- SJ 110 Celebrating the life of Allan McClain.
- SJ 201 Commending the Gretna High School football team.
- SJ 206 Celebrating the life of Louise Towles English.
- SJ 212 Commending G. Harold Plaster.
- SJ 217 Celebrating the life of James Edward Burton III.
- SJ 218 Celebrating the life of Jason Lee Saunders.