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2009 SESSION
Senator J. Chapman Petersen (D) - Senate District 34
In-session address:
- General Assembly Building, Room 323
- Capitol Square
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
- (804) 698-7534
- email: district34@senate.virginia.gov
Mailing address:
- P.O. Box 1066
- Fairfax, Virginia 22038
- (703) 349-3361
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- SB 1124 Income tax, state; tax credit for electricity that is produced using solar photovoltaic technology.
- SB 1125 Income tax, state; green jobs tax credit.
- SB 1126 Electric energy consumption; revises State's stated goal to reduce.
- SB 1127 State energy efficiency program; require Division of Purchase and Supply to ensure 20% sustainable.
- SB 1128 Wells; issuance of an express geothermal permit for construction therof.
- SB 1129 Warrants, local; local governments to publish information relating thereto.
- SB 1130 Regional Criminal Justice Academy Training Fund; limits fee that locality may charge to support.
- SB 1131 Notice for setting local real property tax rate; public notice required for increasing rate.
- SB 1132 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include fabrication of animal meat.
- SB 1133 Estate tax; reinstates federal credit amount State would receive payments from estates.
- SB 1134 Electronic summons system; localities to assess an additional fee as part of costs.
- SB 1135 Parole Board; ensure each person eligible for parole receives a timely and thorough review.
- SB 1136 Grand larceny; threshold amount.
- SB 1137 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; adds Cities of Alexandria, etc., to use % of revenues.
- SB 1138 Parking on public highways; allows counties and towns, by ordinance, to regulate.
- SB 1139 Uniform Statewide Building Code; rental occupancy permits.
- SB 1140 General Services, Department of; clarifies authority for management of real estate assets.
- SB 1252 Green Public Buildings Act; certain new or renovated buildings to be built to certain standards.
- SB 1452 Energy Efficiency Programs; created.
- SB 1453 Civics Education, Commission on; established.
- SB 1454 Aging, Department for; designate area agencies on aging as lead agencies for No Wrong Door system.
- SB 1455 Elected or appointed officials; limit attorney-issued subpoenas unless subject matter is unrelated.
- SB 1456 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority; created by merging.
- SB 1504 Eastern Box Turtle; designating as official state reptile.
- SB 1538 Motorcycles; provides certain three-wheeled motor vehicles will be deemed passenger cars.
- SJ 332 Constitutional amendment; tax exemptions for buildings constructed or designed to conserve energy.
- SJ 371 Commending Michael J. Polychrones.
- SJ 372 Commending Louise Archer Elementary School on the occasion of its 70th anniversary.
- SJ 401 Law Day; designating as May 1, 2009, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- SJ 402 Commending the Montgomery-Penson-Watkins family.
- SJ 466 Celebrating the life of Captain, USN Ret., Frederick W. Silverthorne.
- SJ 467 Commending Terri Hobson.