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Senate Committee on Rules Subcommittee Studies

Edwards (Chairman), Puckett, Quayle

Clerk: Susan Clarke Schaar/Patty Lung
Staff: Cheryl Jackson, Brenda Edwards
Date of Meeting: February 19, 2008
Time and Place: 10:00 a.m., 4th Floor East

H.B. 840

Patron: Sherwood

Powers and duties of the Division of Capitol Police.  Allows the Capitol Police to enter into contracts or agreements with other agencies or localities in the same manner as local governments as may be necessary to carry out the Division’s law-enforcement duties.

H.J.R. 5

Patron: Peace

Designating October as Right Choices for Youth Month in Virginia. Designates October in 2008, and in each year thereafter, as Right Choices for Youth Month in Virginia to promote the formation of character and integrity in young Virginians.

H.J.R. 26

Patron: Wright

Dyslexia Awareness Month.  Designating October, in 2008 and in each succeeding year, as Dyslexia Awareness Month in Virginia.

H.J.R. 27

Patron: Wright

Valentines, Virginia Day. Designates February 14, in 2008 and in each succeeding year, as Valentines, Virginia Day in the Commonwealth.

H.J.R. 41

Patron: Peace

Virginia Adoption Awareness Month.  Recognizes November, in 2008, and in each succeeding year, as Virginia Adoption Awareness Month.

H.J.R. 76

Patron: Carrico

Town of Independence.  Recognizes the Town of Independence as the Official Home of the Grand Privy Race in Virginia.

H.J.R. 130

Patron: O'Bannon

President Ronald Reagan Day. Designates February 6, in 2008 and in each succeeding year, as Ronald Reagan Day in Virginia.

H.J.R. 131

Patron: Scott, E.T.

Plumbing Industry Week.  Designates April 27 through May 3, 2008, as Plumbing Industry Week in Virginia to correspond to the plumbing industry's celebration of 125 years of existence in 2008.

H.J.R. 132

Patron: Nutter

Brain Injury Awareness Month. Designates March, in 2008 and in each succeeding year, as Brain Injury Awareness Month in Virginia in conjunction with March as National Brain Injury Awareness Month and the Governor's proclamation of the month in Virginia in 2006.

H.J.R. 184

Patron: Suit

Wild Spanish mustangs; resolution. Recognizes the historic value and importance of the last known wild herd of Spanish mustangs living on the barrier islands of Virginia.

H.J.R. 220

Patron: Hall

Philippine Independence Day.  Designates June 12, in 2008 and in each succeeding year, as Philippine Independence Day in Virginia in conjunction with other celebrations of the day in the nation.

H.J.R. 231

Patron: Saxman

Board of Game and Inland Fisheries resolution.  Expresses the sense of the General Assembly that the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries provide for greater citizen input in the formulation of wildlife regulations.

H.J.R. 362

Patron: Howell, W.J.

Ms. Wheelchair Virginia Day. Designates April 14, in 2008 and in each succeeding year, as Ms. Wheelchair Virginia Day in Virginia.