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- HB 8 Water and sewer charges; adds Town of Kenbridge to localities that may attach lien on real estate.
- 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 11 Constitutional amendment; exempts certain homeowners from taxation (voter referendum).
- HB 33 Sheriffs' office vehicles; allowed to be painted solid colors other than brown or white.
- HB 71 Building permit; localities may adopt provisions for assessment of impact fees prior to issuance.
- HB 72 Building permit; localities may use impact fees for capital improvements.
- HB 74 Real estate tax; limitation on rates by localities.
- HB 80 Zoning ordinance violation; action on which lis pendens is based.
- HB 82 Single-family dwellings; fines for zoning violations related to overcrowding.
- HB 93 Public defenders; permits county or city offices to supplement compensation thereof.
- HB 94 Secondary highway system; allocates construction funds among counties based on population.
- HB 102 Real estate tax; limitation on tax rate in localities.
- HB 111 Highway systems; revenue-sharing funds therefor in certain counties, cities, and towns.
- HB 112 Retirement System; early retirement provisions for certain local government officials.
- HB 133 Vehicle registration; refusal to issue or renew because of fees or taxes owed to counties, etc.
- HB 135 High-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes; prohibits designation thereof on certain portions of I-95.
- HB 140 Governing bodies & school boards, local; required to annually publish their approved budgets online.
- HB 189 Payday lending charges; power of localities to regulate.
- HB 190 Subdivision of lot; stepchildren included as immediate family for conveyance thereof.
- HB 195 Subdivision plats; clarifies definitions related thereto.
- HB 200 Single-family dwellings; fines for zoning violations related to overcrowding.
- HB 202 Ordinances; adoption of certain after general elections.
- HB 205 Zoning ordinance; provisions for issuance of inspection warrants by magistrate.
- HB 208 Public facilities; deferral of subdivision plats or site plans when inadequate.
- HB 212 Firearms taxes, certain; destruction of records.
- HB 220 Admissions tax; authorizes Scott County to impose.
- HB 262 Housing loans and grants; localities to authorize in conservation or rehabilitation districts.
- HB 265 Wood burning fireplaces; regulation by locality.
- HB 270 Real estate tax; exemptions for elderly and handicapped persons in certain cities and counties.
- HB 271 Line of Duty Act; amends definition of deceased person.
- HB 288 Indoor Clean Air Act; smoking in restaurants.
- HB 293 Vehicle weight limit enforcement; county enforcement on highways within its boundaries.
- HB 294 Water and sewage connections; New Kent County to require connection by certain property owners.
- HB 301 Federal immigration functions; performance of certain.
- HB 304 Single-family dwellings; localities to limit occupancy.
- HB 328 November elections; filing deadlines, and requirements for certain city and town officials.
- HB 330 Affordable housing; price controls.
- HB 337 Handbills, etc.; distribution in highway rights-of-way in certain localities.
- HB 347 Transportation Commissioner; contracts for grounds keeping, mowing, etc. on highways in Reston.
- HB 348 VDOT; supplying information to and soliciting comments from Reston.
- HB 350 Zoning ordinance; powers of zoning administrators.
- HB 356 Impact fees; assessment, collection, and imposition of certain.
- HB 357 Electric utility special rate districts; adds Fauquier County to those localities that may request.
- HB 358 Water hook-up permits; suspending during certain emergencies.
- HB 361 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include towing & emergency road services in certain localities.
- HB 367 Sanctuary cities; prohibits localities from adopting policy that protects undocumented immigrants.
- HB 371 Firearm control; locality to pay attorney fees resulting from taking actions prohibited.
- HB 373 Highway welcome and exit signs; localities may put up within highway rights-of-way.
- HB 381 Certificate of public need; exempting certain facilities from the requirement of obtaining.
- HB 387 Public use; determining whether locality is authorized to acquire property.
- HB 392 Stormwater ordinances; authorizes localities classified as MS4 to enact.
- HB 393 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; changes applicability of certain fund distribution.
- HB 394 Water and waste authorities; powers.
- HB 430 Zoning ordinance; provisions for issuance of inspection warrants by magistrate.
- HB 432 Arts and cultural districts; adds City of Manassas to those localities authorized to create.
- HB 434 Defacement of buildings; immunity.
- HB 443 Loudoun County; rights and duties of county chairman.
- HB 445 Single-family dwellings; fines for zoning violations related to overcrowding.
- HB 451 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; increases membership.
- HB 452 Residential dwellings; penalties related to overcrowding.
- HB 455 North and South Mayo Rivers; designating portions thereof in Henry County as State scenic rivers.
- HB 458 Correctional facilities, local; City of Danville & Pittsylvania County to enter into jail project.
- HB 463 Farm wineries; list of usual and customary activities that will be permitted.
- HB 466 Zoning ordinance; administrator or locality may record a memorandum of lis pendens to enforce.
- HB 470 Loitering; prohibited in right-of-way of certain highways with posted signs.
- HB 485 Carbon monoxide detectors; locality to require installation in certain buildings.
- HB 486 Blacksburg, Town of; authority to bring civil action for failure to provide adequate crowd control.
- HB 487 Communications sales and use tax; allows Bath County to receive percentage of revenues apportioned.
- HB 489 Concealed weapons and concealed handgun permits; reorganizes existing law.
- HB 500 Smoke Free Air Act; smoking in public places, civil penalties.
- HB 508 Annexation; approval by referendum.
- HB 509 Annexation, granting of city charters, etc.; repealing temporary restrictions.
- HB 511 Vacant building registration; increases annual fee.
- HB 528 Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act; ordinance appeals.
- HB 531 Gang-related criminal information;law-enforcement agencies to forward to Department of State Police.
- HB 555 Wetlands; localities to establish and operate mitigation banks.
- HB 568 Tractor-trailer combinations; local ordinances prohibiting use of certain highways.
- HB 571 Highway systems; revenue-sharing funds for certain counties.
- HB 572 Smoke Free Air Act; smoking in public places.