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2009 SESSION
Senator Janet D. Howell (D) - Senate District 32
In-session address:
- General Assembly Building, Room 321
- Capitol Square
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
- (804) 698-7532
- email: district32@senate.virginia.gov
Mailing address:
- P.O. Box 2608
- Reston, Virginia 20195-0608
- (703) 709-8283
Legislation as Chief Patron: (registered users: create report or csv file)
- SB 810 Absentee voting; qualified voters may vote absentee in person without providing an excuse, etc.
- SB 945 Group life insurance; allows coverage to be extended to insure any class of persons.
- SB 946 Noncorporate entities; minimum tax is imposed on telecommunications and electric suppliers.
- SB 947 State cigarette tax and tobacco products tax; increased.
- SB 948 Federal write-in absentee ballots; witness requirement.
- SB 949 Donor Registry and Public Awareness Fund; changes name of Transplant Council Education Fund thereto.
- SB 950 Dogs, dangerous and vicious; any person may apply to magistrate for issuance of summons.
- SB 951 Assault & battery; penalty when committed against Metro Washington Airport Authority police officer.
- SB 1073 Sheriff department; performance of law-enforcement service requires no pre-notification to Division.
- SB 1074 BPOL tax; allows towns to levy on any person, firm, etc., in business of renting real property.
- SB 1075 Optometrists; those licensed may sell contact lenses & allowed to dispense ophthalmic devices.
- SB 1076 Right to notify; consumer in mental health facility to have person of choice notified of condition.
- SB 1077 Notification of family member in commitment process; disclosure of certain information of patient.
- SB 1078 Special justices; expenses when presiding over certain hearings.
- SB 1079 Emergency custody; authority of law-enforcement officer.
- SB 1080 Involuntary commitment hearing; upon request, district court judge, etc. may restrict attendance.
- SB 1081 Special justices; appointment, duties.
- SB 1082 Voluntary and involuntary commitment; Executive Secretary of Supreme Court to prepare petitions.
- SB 1083 Mental health law; amends statutes to address issues resulting from overhaul thereof.
- SB 1084 Driver's license; requires minors to show completion of a 90-minute driver safety course.
- SB 1149 Juvenile law; makes changes in code pertaining to juveniles and juvenile court provisions.
- SB 1150 Emergency response plans; ensuring victims' rights.
- SB 1435 Forensic Science Board; adds chairmen of Senate and House Committees for Courts of Justice, etc.
- SB 1436 Crime victims; no law-enforcement officer shall inquire into immigration status of victim of crime.
- SB 1540 Home/electronic incarceration; sentencing guidelines.
- SJ 278 Governor; confirming appointments.
- SJ 279 Governor; confirming appointments.
- SJ 280 Governor; confirming appointments.
- SJ 324 Multistate service corporations; joint committee of Senate and House Committees on Finance to study.
- SJ 334 Governor; confirming appointments.
- SJ 367 Governor; confirming appointments.
- SJ 425 Commending Voices for Virginia's Children on the occasion of its 15th anniversary.
- SJ 432 Governor; confirming appointments.
- SJ 489 Commending Kohann Williams.
- SJ 490 Commending Verdia Haywood.
- SJ 491 Commending Eve and Rick Thompson.
- SJ 492 Commending Helios HR.
- SR 25 Auditor of Public Accounts; nomination for election.