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2009 SESSION
Senator John S. Edwards (D) - Senate District 21
In-session address:
- General Assembly Building, Room 309
- Capitol Square
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
- email: district21@senate.virginia.gov
Mailing address:
- P.O. Box 1179
- Roanoke, Virginia 24006-1179
Legislation as Chief Patron: (registered users: create report or csv file)
- SB 848 Elections; clarifications and revisions to registration and election processes.
- SB 849 Vacant building registration; Towns of Blacksburg and Vienna may require owner to register.
- SB 853 Carbon monoxide detectors; Board of Housing & Community Development to establish requirements.
- SB 854 Mental health courts; Office of Ex. Secretary of Supreme Court to establish for nonviolent offender.
- SB 855 Uniform Power of Attorney Act; created.
- SB 856 Judges; increases mandatory retirement age.
- SB 857 Charter; Town of Blacksburg.
- SB 858 Transient occupancy tax; Giles County may impose at rate not to exceed 5% to promote tourism.
- SB 859 Divorce; equitable distribution.
- SB 860 Income tax credit, earned; employers to provide notice to employees that may be eligible.
- SB 861 Children's Ombudsman, Office of; created, report.
- SB 862 License plates, special; issuance to members and supporters of Friends of Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc.
- SB 863 TransDominion Express Commission; created.
- SB 864 Rail Transportation Development Authority; created.
- SB 865 Coal combustion by-products; use, reuse, or reclamation in a flood plain.
- SB 866 Community College Scholarship Match Program; created.
- SB 867 Elections; creates exceptions to prohibited activities at polls.
- SB 868 Retail Sales & Use Tax; expands definition of public facility for purpose of using certain revenues.
- SB 1012 Foster care; placement of a child pursuant to agreement between parents & local board.
- SB 1013 Crash prevention courses; to be delivered via Internet or other electronic means if approved by DMV.
- SB 1014 Freedom of Information Act; exemption for name, address, etc., of complainants relating to zoning.
- SB 1015 Child support enforcement order; eliminates requirement obligor & obligee maintain marital domicile.
- SB 1016 P-16 Education Council; established as an advisory council within executive branch.
- SB 1017 Roanoke Higher Education Authority; removes Ferrum College from & corrects name.
- SB 1155 Absentee voting; electoral board shall make printed ballots available.
- SB 1156 Higher educational institutions, certain; management agreements with State.
- SB 1290 District courts; appeal may be taken to circuit court & heard de novo.
- SB 1291 Deed of trust or mortgage; limitation on enforcement.
- SB 1292 Setoff Debt Collection Act; allows local governments to collect past due local taxes..
- SB 1293 Persons under a disability; approval of compromises on behalf thereof in suits or actions.
- SB 1294 Crisis intervention team programs; established, report.
- SB 1413 Adult abuse; financial institution employees to report suspected financial abuse of elder persons.
- SB 1439 Protective orders; removes provision to contain identifying information.
- SB 1486 Domestic insurers; SCC delay application of provision applicable to investment of those petitioning.
- SB 1512 Veterans Services, Department of; required to provide burial vaults at no cost to eligible veterans.
- SJ 277 Tort claims brought against entities; JLARC to study costs incurred by State or its localities.
- SJ 291 Celebrating the life of E.C. Warren II.
- SJ 314 Virginia's Rail Heritage Region; established to promote and encourage rail tourism.
- SJ 405 Commending the Virginia Tech football team as the Atlantic Coast Conference Champions.