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2009 SESSION

HOUSE CALENDAR FOR February 27, 2009 ... pdf

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• House Bill with Senate Amendment ... report | csv file
• Memorial Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file
• Commending Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file
• House Bills with Recommendations by the Governor ... report | csv file
• House Bills and Joint Resolutions in Conference ... report | csv file
• Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions in Conference ... report | csv file
• Senate Joint Resolution Referred ... report | csv file
• Resolution Referred ... report | csv file
• Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file

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House Bill with Senate Amendment ... report | csv file

• HB 2674 Mental Retardation Waiver and IFDDS Waiver; Governor to plan to eliminate urgent care waiting lists.

Memorial Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file

• SJ 438 Celebrating the life of Bessie Friend Bocock Carter.
• SJ 458 Celebrating the life of Bates McCluer Gilliam.
• SJ 459 Celebrating the life of Albert G. Johnson.
• SJ 462 Celebrating the life of First Lieutenant Thomas J. Brown.
• SJ 464 Celebrating the life of Melvin Ross Simpson.
• SJ 466 Celebrating the life of Captain, USN Ret., Frederick W. Silverthorne.
• SJ 468 Celebrating the life of Dorothy Buck Boucher.
• SJ 469 Celebrating the life of Frances Ellen Daly.
• SJ 470 Celebrating the life of Calvin Perrow Carter.
• SJ 475 Celebrating the life of Flora M. Crater.
• SJ 477 Celebrating the life of Terrell J. Reid.
• SJ 478 Celebrating the life of William Edward Lavery.
• SJ 479 Celebrating the life of Willie Saunders Watkins III.
• SJ 480 Celebrating the life of James Berry Mohler.
• SJ 481 Celebrating the life of Laura Camm Slaughter.
• SJ 488 Celebrating the life of Jane Rowe Reynolds Murray.
• SJ 493 Celebrating the life of Levi E. Willis, Sr.
• SJ 494 Celebrating the life of Robert Saunier Hornsby, Jr.
• SJ 499 Celebrating the life of Henry D. Gregory III.
• SJ 500 Celebrating the life of James Arnold Jones.
• SJ 504 Celebrating the life of Herman Ginther.
• SJ 506 Celebrating the life of Clyde L. Banks, Sr.
• SJ 507 Celebrating the life of Claude L. Emerson.
• SJ 509 Celebrating the life of Nancy Bradford McCord.
• SJ 510 Celebrating the life of Jean Waltrip.

Commending Resolutions Laid on Speaker's Table ... report | csv file

• SJ 460 Commending Laird and Company.
• SJ 461 Commending Building Goodness Foundation.
• SJ 463 Commending First Baptist Church, Martinsville on the occasion of its 125th anniversary.
• SJ 465 Commending Bruce M. Farrell.
• SJ 467 Commending Terri Hobson.
• SJ 471 Commending William H. Fuller III.
• SJ 472 Commending T. L. Neal.
• SJ 473 Commending the Gretna High School football team.
• SJ 474 Commemorating the life of Zachary Taylor on the 225th anniversary of his birth.
• SJ 476 Commending Diane M. Reese.
• SJ 482 Commending Marjorie Kain Cole.
• SJ 483 Commending the 40th Anniversary of Virginia is for Lovers.
• SJ 484 Commending the Rt. Rev. Peter James Lee.
• SJ 485 Commending Matt Hayden.
• SJ 486 Commending the City of Bristol.
• SJ 487 Commending Frank McCarty.
• SJ 489 Commending Kohann Williams.
• SJ 490 Commending Verdia Haywood.
• SJ 491 Commending Eve and Rick Thompson.
• SJ 492 Commending Helios HR.
• SJ 495 Commending Mike Tomlin.
• SJ 496 Commending the United Way of Greater Williamsburg.
• SJ 497 Commending Bishop-elect William M. Dawson.
• SJ 498 Commending the September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance.
• SJ 501 Commending the Children’s National Medical Center.
• SJ 502 Commending Franklin Delano Robertson.
• SJ 503 Commending the Honorable J. Samuel Johnston, Jr.
• SJ 505 Commending Hargrave Military Academy on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
• SJ 508 Commending George Mason University, Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun County Public...
• SJ 511 Commending the City of Bristol Chamber of Commerce on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
• HJ 1004 Commending Leland D. Melvin.
• HJ 1044 Commending the Town of Shenandoah on the occasion of its 125th anniversary.
• HR 53 Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the Underground Utility Damage Prev. Act.
• HR 54 Commending Ward R. Scull III.
• HR 55 Commending Paul Garman.
• HR 56 Commending Lieutenant General James Judson Lovelace.
• HR 57 Commending the USO of Hampton Roads on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.

House Bills with Recommendations by the Governor ... report | csv file

• HB 1613 Polygraph examiners; only a federal, state, or local law-enforcement officer shall operate device.
• HB 1775 Invasive species; Sec. of Natural Resources & of Agriculture & Forestry to develop management plan.
• HB 1880 Rail & Public Transportation, Dept. of; carry out state safety & security oversight responsibility.
• HB 2278 Richlands Coal Miners' Memorial in Tazewell County; designating as official Coal Miners' Memorial.

House Bills and Joint Resolutions in Conference ... report | csv file

• HB 1600 Budget Bill.
• HB 1655 Firearms; award of court costs, etc., to entity that prevails in action challenging locality.
• HB 1687 Motor vehicle dealers; disclosure if financing, cancellation of purchaser's contract to buy vehicle.
• HB 1694 Parking; allows certain counties and towns to prohibit parking of certain vehicles on streets.
• HB 1698 Scrap metal processors; adds catalytic converters to list of proprietary articles.
• HB 1718 Estheticians; extends grandfather period for licensure thereas until July 31, 2009.
• HB 1780 Elections, special; filling vacancies in certain local offices.
• HB 1782 Driver's license; minors in planning district 8 to show completion of 90 min. driver safety course.
• HB 1830 Setoff Debt Collection Act; allows local governments to collect past due local taxes.
• HB 1843 Civil commitment of sexually violent predators; changes including access to sealed records, etc.
• HB 1878 Elections; clarifications and revisions to registration and election processes.
• HB 2016 Abduction and kidnapping; definition.
• HB 2070 Classroom placement of twins or multiples; school board to develop policies to allow parental input.
• HB 2129 Landlord and tenant laws; notice to tenant in event of foreclosure.
• HB 2159 Adoption of a child; amends statutes governing.
• HB 2201 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority; created, responsible for research, etc.
• HB 2224 Braille; certification of instructors.
• HB 2266 Freedom of Information Act; exemption for name, address, etc., of complainants relating to zoning.
• HB 2275 Drug treatment courts; authorized for County of Franklin if funded through local sources.
• HB 2351 Natural Resources Commitment Fund; Dept. of Conservation, etc., to provide annual funding needed.
• HB 2353 School for Deaf and Blind; re-establishes Board of Visitors thereof.
• HB 2396 Advance medical directives; revises Health Care Decisions Act to clarify process.
• HB 2432 Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, Board for; regulation of lead-based paint renovation, etc.
• HB 2484 Duty of care; owners of privately owned airports, etc. used to operate aircraft exempt therefrom.
• HB 2506 Energy efficiency programs; investor-owned electric utilities to recover costs of designing, etc.
• HB 2541 Criminal records checks; required for licensure to practice as real estate licensees.
• HB 2542 Move-over law; motorists must, if safe, move left when approaching stationary emergency vehicles.
• HB 2550 Economic development; incentive financing for major employment and investment projects, report.
• HB 2578 Novelty cigarette lighters; prohibiting purchase to persons under age of 18.
• HB 2607 Communications sales and use tax; distributions to Bath County and Town of Clifton.
• HB 2651 Real property tax; sale of tax-delinquent property.
• HJ 620 Constitutional amendment; Transportation Fund, Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund, etc.
• HJ 722 Lyndhurst Station; recognized for its distinctive and historic place in State history.

Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions in Conference ... report | csv file

• SB 848 Elections; clarifications and revisions to registration and election processes.
• SB 855 Uniform Power of Attorney Act; created.
• SB 891 Communications sales and use tax; distributions to Bath County and Town of Clifton.
• SB 993 Federal write-in absentee ballots; witness requirement.
• SB 1000 Sexual abuse; history thereof considered factor in determining best interests of child for custody.
• SB 1050 Natural Resources Commitment Fund; Dept. of Conservation, etc., to provide annual funding needed.
• SB 1142 Advance medical directives; revises Health Care Decisions Act to clarify process.
• SB 1157 Recordation and grantor taxes; penalty for misrepresentation.
• SB 1188 Elections; clarifications and revisions to registration and election processes; penalties.
• SB 1304 Drug treatment courts; authorized for County of Franklin if funded through local sources.
• SB 1338 Science and technology development and commercialization; promotion thereof in State.
• SB 1394 Removal of public official; no person who signs petition for removal of shall be liable for costs.
• SB 1501 Mental Retardation Medicaid Waiver, etc.; elimination of waiting lists.
• SB 1509 Residential onsite sewage systems; replacement or modifications thereof to include nitrogen removal.
• SB 1513 Firearms; award of court costs, etc., to entity that prevails in action challenging locality.
• SB 1527 Estheticians; extends grandfather period for licensure thereas until July 31, 2009.
• SB 1551 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Gov.; disclosure by certain nonsalaried citizen members.
• SJ 318 Strategies & Models for Subtance Abuse Prevention & Treatment; Joint Subcommittee Studying.
• SJ 361 Constitutional amendment; Transportation Funds (first reference).

Senate Joint Resolution Referred ... report | csv file

• SJ 431 Lawyer Professionalism Day; designating as April 13, 2009.

Resolution Referred ... report | csv file

• HR 61 State sovereignty; urging Congress to honor under tenth amendment of U. S. Constitution.

Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file

• HJ 1046 Celebrating the life of Dick Price.
• HJ 1047 Commending the Glenvar High School wrestling team.
• HR 59 Celebrating the life of Mary Austin Campbell Hughes.
• HR 60 Celebrating the life of Ida M. James.
• HR 62 Commending Kent Masonic Lodge No. 305 on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
• HR 63 Commending the Family Foundation of Virginia.