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- HB 1587 REAL ID Act; State will not comply with provision thereof that they determine would compromise.
- HB 1613 Polygraph examiners; only a federal, state, or local law-enforcement officer shall operate device.
- HB 1616 Conflict of Interests Act, State & Local Government; disclos. by certain members of advisory agency.
- HB 1617 Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; extends sunset until July 1, 2014, etc.
- HB 1660 Telework assistance; Director may advise and assist private employers upon request, report.
- HB 1707 Energy performance-based contracts; Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy to provide advice.
- HB 1708 Elevator mechanics; Board of Contractors to delegate certification in event of emergency.
- HB 1718 Estheticians; extends grandfather period for licensure thereas until July 31, 2009.
- HB 1732 Veterans Services, Department of; processing of disability claims.
- HB 1761 Security for Public Deposits Act; establish guidleines to permit banks to withdraw from procedures.
- HB 1785 Disclosure requirements; adds to list of exceptions.
- HB 1792 Long-term care support service; Dept. for Aging to designate area agencies for No Wrong Door system.
- HB 1799 The Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Protection Act; established.
- HB 1838 Disposition of surplus materials; authorizes local public bodies to use services of DGS.
- HB 1856 Residential Property Disclosure Act; disclosure of stormwater detention facilities.
- HB 1875 War Memorial Foundation; establish criteria to honor Virginia's war casualties.
- HB 1883 Commonwealth, Secretary of; redesigns Lobbyist Disclosure Statement to clarify information.
- HB 1890 Housing authorities; changes number of qualified voters in locality needed to have referendum.
- HB 1927 Commercial Space Flight Authority; increases membership of board of directors.
- HB 1941 Patent and copyright policies; requires Secretaries of Administration and Technology to establish.
- HB 1969 Administrative Process Act; required review of feasibility of electronic submission.
- HB 2022 Technology Services, Council on; eliminates Council.
- HB 2023 Virginia Information Technologies Agency; to delegate powers & responsibilities.
- HB 2032 Mold inspectors and remediators; licensure thereof by Board for Asbestos, Lead, & Home Inspectors.
- HB 2037 Debt Collection Recovery Fund; established.
- HB 2040 Real Estate Board; compensation to referring attorneys prohibited, exception.
- HB 2044 Health information technology; Information Technology Investment Board establish advisory committee.
- HB 2064 Interagency Civil Admissions Advisory Council; eliminates Council.
- HB 2080 Landlord and tenant laws; landlord to give same notice to tenant for application of insecticides.
- HB 2083 State employees; increases paid leave allowed for volunteer fire department & rescue squad services.
- HB 2129 Landlord and tenant laws; notice to tenant in event of foreclosure.
- HB 2181 Freedom of Information Act; protection of internal controls of State's financial systems.
- HB 2201 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority; created, responsible for research, etc.
- HB 2240 Economic Development Partnership Authority; board of directors authority to appoint thereto.
- HB 2241 Detector canine handler & examiner; Dept. of Criminal Justice Service to provide partial exemption.
- HB 2261 Consumer Protection Act; foreclosure rescues.
- HB 2266 Freedom of Information Act; exemption for name, address, etc., of complainants relating to zoning.
- HB 2278 Richlands Coal Miners' Memorial in Tazewell County; designating as official Coal Miners' Memorial.
- HB 2279 Benefit claims assistance; requires Commissioner Dept. of Veterans Services to ensure assistance.
- HB 2305 Property Owners' Association Act; salary information of employee shall be available for examination.
- HB 2306 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rent escrow pending appeal.
- HB 2350 Transportation of troops by railroad; repeals obsolete section.
- HB 2354 Suspension of mandates; requires Governor to temporarily suspend on locality facing fiscal stress.
- HB 2415 Technology Research Fund; robotics & unmanned vehicle systems, etc., to eligible research programs.
- HB 2417 Covenants regarding solar power; clarifies community associations may prohibit or restrict.
- HB 2423 Broadband Advisory Council; established.
- HB 2426 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; extends implementation of prohibition.
- HB 2427 Protection of Social Security Numbers Act; first five digits to be confidential from disclosure.
- HB 2432 Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, Board for; regulation of lead-based paint renovation, etc.
- HB 2442 Investment Performance Grants; raises per project amount thereof.
- HB 2444 Bioscience and technology-related development; Economic Development Partnership promote biosciences.
- HB 2488 Common Interest Community Board; clarifies powers and duties, technical changes.
- HB 2499 Aerospace Advisory Council; adds Director of Space Grant Consortium to serve as ex officio.
- HB 2529 National Defense Industrial Authority; adds Secretary of Commerce and Trade to board of directors.
- HB 2539 Enterprise Applications, Division of; established within VITA, appoint Chief Applications Officer.
- HB 2568 Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act; disclosures.
- HB 2569 Manufactured Housing Licensing and Transaction Recovery Fund Law; limits amount of actual damages .
- HB 2595 Charitable gaming; raises permit exemption threshold for volunteer fire department or rescue squad.
- HB 2599 Real Estate Cooperative Act; amendment of declaration, revival of expired declarant rights.
- HB 2604 Racing Commission; advance deposit account wagering.
- HB 2612 Emergency response plans; ensuring victims' rights.
- HB 2615 Public Procurement Act; increases amount for single or term contracts for professional services.
- HB 2618 Interagency Dispute Resolution Advisory Council; membership terms.
- HB 2628 Public Procurement Act; cooperative procurement.
- HB 2639 Freedom of Information Act; exempts certain records of Department of Veterans Services, etc.
- HB 2643 Economic development entities; extension of performance agreements.
- HB 2644 Locksmiths; certain exempt from certification if employed by licensed private security business.
- HB 2672 Minority Business Enterprise, Dept. of; definitions to include individual who is U.S. citizen, etc.
- SB 811 Elevator mechanics, certified; Board for Contractors shall extend time for compliance for certain.
- SB 833 Notaries public; electronic notarization to be developed by Secretary of Commonwealth, etc.
- SB 834 Public Procurement Act; procurement of architectural & professional engineering service for project.
- SB 837 State Law Library; authorized users.
- SB 861 Children's Ombudsman, Office of; created, report.
- SB 878 Massage Therapy, Advisory Board on; created.
- SB 880 Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of; disclosure of official records, exceptions.
- SB 886 Elevator mechanics; Board of Contractors to delegate certification in event of emergency.
- SB 887 Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Procedural Guarantee Act; conduct of interrogations.
- SB 892 Information technology projects; Governor to include a biennial appropriation therefor.
- SB 918 New College Institute & Southern Virginia Higher Education Center; exempt from Personnel Act.
- SB 936 Auditor of Public Accounts; duties, standard vendor accounting information to include certain info.
- SB 938 CRESPA; settlement agent registration; shifts duty to register settlement agents.
- SB 940 Board for Architects, Professional Engineer, Land Surveyor, etc.; licensure of landscape architects.
- SB 954 Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practice to sell, offer for sale, etc., recalled product.
- SB 972 Building Code; enforcement of Property Maintenance Code by local governing body.
- SB 1008 Board for Architects, Professional Engineer, Land Surveyor, etc.; exemptions from licensure.
- SB 1014 Freedom of Information Act; exemption for name, address, etc., of complainants relating to zoning.
- SB 1023 Resident verification system; Dept. of Health's Office of Vital Records, etc. to develop a plan.
- SB 1030 Commonwealth Law-Enforcement Mutual Aid Agreement; established.
- SB 1031 Real estate brokers; exempt license requirement in certain circumstances.
- SB 1039 Environmental laboratory certification & inspection; Consolidated Lab. to enter into memorandum.
- SB 1055 Housing Trust Fund; dedicating revenues to provide affordable housing.
- SB 1062 Community Integration Advisory Commission; extends sunset provision.
- SB 1063 Virginia Board for People with Disabilities; report.
- SB 1065 Wind energy drying devices; no community association shall prohibit an owner from installing, etc.
- SB 1072 Prayer at public events; governmental agency shall have no authority to regulate religious content.
- SB 1073 Sheriff department; performance of law-enforcement service requires no pre-notification to Division.
- SB 1089 Investment Performance Grants; raises per project amount thereof.
- SB 1090 Annual and biennial reports; requires agencies, institutions, etc., to report to Governor, etc.
- SB 1096 Design-Build Construction Management Review Board; authorized to make a one-time determination.
- SB 1101 Racing Commission; authorizes wagering on historical horse racing.
- SB 1109 Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; extends sunset until July 1, 2014, etc.
- SB 1121 Charitable Gaming, Division of; conduct of fifty-fifty certain raffles.
- SB 1127 State energy efficiency program; require Division of Purchase and Supply to ensure 20% sustainable.
- SB 1139 Uniform Statewide Building Code; rental occupancy permits.
- SB 1140 General Services, Department of; clarifies authority for management of real estate assets.
- SB 1143 Common Interest Community Board; clarifies powers and duties, technical changes.
- SB 1150 Emergency response plans; ensuring victims' rights.
- SB 1153 Public-Private Education Facilities & Infrastructure Act of 2002; definitions, review, report.
- SB 1163 Wireless E-911 Services Board; adds Director of Dept. of Emergency Management as a member.
- SB 1164 Wireless E-911 Fund; operating expense & administrative cost of Div. of Public Safety Communication.
- SB 1174 Patent and copyright policies; requires Secretary of Administration to establish policies regarding.
- SB 1179 State Executive Council; increases membership and establishes term limits.
- SB 1180 State Executive Council for Comprehensive Services; powers and duties.
- SB 1181 Office of Comprehensive Services; report expenditures on children receiving pool-funded services.
- SB 1182 Office of Comprehensive Services; report cost of services for at-risk and troubled children.
- SB 1183 Office of Comprehensive Services; develop coordinator job description.
- SB 1184 Office of Comprehensive Services; guidelines for multidisciplinary teams.
- SB 1189 Law libraries, local; authorized to use space at public libraries, which may include flat rate.
- SB 1203 Public Procurement Act; prequalification for certain transportation contracts.
- SB 1210 Real Estate Board; waiver of broker education requirements.
- SB 1217 Employment Dispute Resolution, Department of; powers and duties of Director.
- SB 1233 Common Interest Community Board; increases filing fee for persons to register written complaints.
- SB 1238 Rail and Public Transportation, Department of; Director may procure architectural, etc. services.
- SB 1242 Small Business Financing Authority; activities under Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995.
- SB 1244 Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002; qualifying project definition.
- SB 1247 Human Rights Act; adds sexual orientation to definition of unlawful discriminatory practice.
- SB 1252 Green Public Buildings Act; certain new or renovated buildings to be built to certain standards.
- SB 1267 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; licensure of business brokers.
- SB 1271 Treasury, Department of; liability coverage for Risk Management Division for certain volunteers.
- SB 1279 Economic Development Partnership Authority; powers of board of directors.
- SB 1280 Economic Development Partnership Authority; issuance of export documentation.
- SB 1299 Administrative Process Act; certain requirement for agencies that submit documents or payments, etc.
- SB 1305 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; exempts from public assistance fraud.
- SB 1314 Purchases of Services From People with Severe Disabilities, Board for; established.
- SB 1316 Freedom of Information Act; strikes requirement to publish a database index, etc.
- SB 1317 Electronic meetings by Air Pollution Control Board and State Water Control Board; in compliance.
- SB 1318 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; extends implementation.
- SB 1319 Freedom of Information Act; meeting minutes.
- SB 1330 Personnel Act; willfully disclosing personal information prohibited by law, guilty of malfeasance.
- SB 1336 Broadband Advisory Council; established, report.
- SB 1338 Science and technology development and commercialization; promotion thereof in State.
- SB 1344 Freedom of Information Act; amends an existing records exemption for economic development records.
- SB 1345 Energy efficiency in state government; goal of reducing annual cost nonrenewable energy purchases.
- SB 1359 Locksmiths; transfers regulation thereof to State Board for contractors.
- SB 1366 Property Owners' Association Act; control of association by declarant.
- SB 1374 Polygraph examiners; only a federal, state, or local law-enforcement officer shall operate device.
- SB 1397 Racing Commission; allocations from simulcast horse racing.
- SB 1420 Charitable Gaming, Division of; authorized to contract with State Lottery one-time raffle.
- SB 1425 Conflict of interests; Secretary of Commonwealth shall establish a disclosure database.
- SB 1431 REAL ID Act of 2005; State will not comply with provision thereof that compromises economic privacy.
- SB 1450 Cemeteries; those on private property may be required to register.
- SB 1454 Aging, Department for; designate area agencies on aging as lead agencies for No Wrong Door system.
- SB 1456 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority; created by merging.
- SB 1459 Manufactured Housing Licensing and Transaction Recovery Fund Law; raises maximum claim amount.
- SB 1468 Onsite treatment works; provides specific requirements therefor designed by professional engineer.
- SB 1477 Aerospace Advisory Council; adds Director of Space Grant Consortium to serve as ex officio.
- SB 1478 Freedom of Information Act; building and fire code complaints.
- SB 1489 Property Owners' Association Act; reformation of declarations.
- SB 1499 E-Verify program; state agencies, etc. to verify social security number of newly hired employees.
- SB 1504 Eastern Box Turtle; designating as official state reptile.
- SB 1505 Freedom of Information Act; proceedings for enforcement, relating to writs of mandamus, etc.
- SB 1512 Veterans Services, Department of; required to provide burial vaults at no cost to eligible veterans.
- SB 1518 Charitable gaming; use of proceeds.
- SB 1525 Conflicts of Interests Act, State and Local; prohibited contracts.
- 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.