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2008 SESSION
Delegate Beverly J. Sherwood (R) - House District 29
In-session address:
- General Assembly Building, Room 511
- Capitol Square
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
- email: DelBSherwood@house.virginia.gov
Mailing address:
- P.O. Box 2014
- Winchester, Virginia 22604
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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 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 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 45 Illegal aliens; fraudulently assisting thereof, penalty.
- 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 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 113 Disregarding signal to stop; endangerment of operation of law-enforcement officer, penalty.
- 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 141 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of the Road to Revolution state heritage trail.
- HB 142 Successor Asbestos-Related Liability Fairness Act; 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 251 Adult Fatality Review Team; created, report.
- 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 300 Higher educational institutions; sexual violence prevention.
- HB 312 Miscarriage or stillbirth; unintentional cause thereof.
- HB 313 Freedom of Information Act; working papers and correspondence.
- 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 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 445 Single-family dwellings; fines for zoning violations related to overcrowding.
- 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 594 Educational Facilities Bond Act of 2008; created.
- 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 632 Resources Authority; provisions of broadband services.
- 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 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 753 Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN); protective order information sent thereto, expiration.
- 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 780 Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act; reorganizes provisions.
- 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 849 Land preservation tax credit; taxpayer to give consent when tax credit, etc. has been transferred.
- 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 897 Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto.
- HB 923 School Construction Revolving Fund; created, report.
- HB 926 Illegal aliens; corporate existence terminated involuntarily for employing.
- HB 927 Tax rates; requires localities to fix for ensuing year at least 30 days prior to approval of budget.
- 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 951 Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act; created.
- 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 1009 Real estate taxes; assessments, bills, and deferral by localities.
- 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 1043 Polygraph; no sexual offense victim shall be requested to submit for investigation to proceed.
- HB 1107 Single-family dwellings; fines for zoning violations related to overcrowding.
- HB 1174 Immigrant Assistance, Office of; created.
- HB 1189 Alicia's Law; funding for child exploitation law enforcement efforts.
- 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 1249 Unfair employment practices; discharging employees when unauthorized aliens are employed.
- 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 1285 Protective orders; transport of firearms by certain law-enforcement officers.
- 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 1318 Taxpayer Surplus Relief Fund; established to provide tax relief.
- 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 1335 Natural Resources Commitment Fund; created.
- 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 1391 Bicentennial of American War of 1812 Commission and Fund; created, report.
- 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 1396 Agritourism; Commissioner of Agriculture & Consumer Services to promote.
- HB 1406 Rural rustic road program; increases maximum average daily traffic volume for roads.
- HB 1482 Bears; non-lethal control measures.
- HB 1516 Public-Private Transportation Act; prohibits private entity from imposing tolls on Interstate 81.
- HB 1522 Business Assistance, Department of; abolish & transfer duties to Economic Development Partnership.
- 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 19 Constitutional amendment; assessments of real property and tax rates (first reference).
- 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 139 Commending Dr. William Ferguson Reid.
- HJ 275 Commending Theodore V. Morrison, Jr.
- HJ 286 Celebrating the life of Jo Ann Davis.
- 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 381 Celebrating the life of Kathy Rae Frahm.
- HJ 382 Commending Diana F. Cantor.
- HJ 395 Celebrating the life of Mitchell Van Yahres.
- HJ 413 Commending Angela G. Lawson.
- HJ 414 Commending Leah Paige Truitt.
- 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 470 Commending Command Sergeant Major Robert W. Huffman.
- HJ 478 Commending nine hospitals in the Commonwealth that have achieved recognition as Magnet Healthcare.
- HJ 484 Commending the Virginia Port Authority.
- HJ 531 Commending Sharon Ann Crouch Steidel.
- 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 511 Natural Resources Commitment Fund; created.
- SB 580 War Memorial Foundation; increase in membership.
- SJ 167 Celebrating the life of Claude Baker Smalts, Jr.
- SJ 242 Commending Leland D. Melvin.
- SJ 250 Commending Walter Barr.