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- HB 1582 Home access businesses; owner/operator thereof to conduct criminal background check of employees.
- HB 1623 Marine tourism activity liability; uses similar language from Agritourism Activity Liability Act.
- HB 1640 Deeds & deeds of trust; when corporation, etc., is grantee deed or trust must contain certain names.
- HB 1698 Scrap metal processors; adds catalytic converters to list of proprietary articles.
- HB 1754 Unlawful use of filling, etc. in containers; Class 3 misdemeanor to evacuate liquid petroleum gas.
- HB 1778 Motor vehicle dealers; revises & clarifies responsibilities of manufacturers.
- HB 1849 Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act; expands definition of disaster for purposes thereof.
- HB 1884 Credit reports; consumer reporting agency's duty to place security freeze thereon.
- HB 1903 Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act; prohibition on price gouging during time of resource shortage.
- HB 1917 Transient occupancy tax; Giles County may impose at rate not to exceed 5% to promote tourism.
- HB 2009 Incandescent light bulbs; bans sale or distribution in State, effective July 1, 2010.
- HB 2012 Appliances, certain; bans sale or distribution in State of any clothes washer, dehumidifer, etc.
- HB 2039 Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practice to sell, etc., a children's recalled product.
- HB 2042 Handguns; allows retiring law-enforcement officer of State Lottery Department to purchase.
- HB 2056 Advanced shipbuilding training facility grant program; established.
- HB 2114 Payroll processing services; require provider to register annually with Commissioner of Agriculture.
- HB 2157 Biodiesel & green diesel; all diesel fuel sold, etc. in State to consumers to contain at least 2%.
- HB 2234 State agencies; prohibit companies that have certain business operations in Sudan from bidding.
- HB 2261 Consumer Protection Act; foreclosure rescues.
- HB 2313 Illegal software, ticket sales; penalty.
- HB 2332 Enterprise zone economic incentive grants; increases amount of investment made to be eligible.
- HB 2394 Personal information privacy; prohibits sale of credit inquiry information to third parties.
- HB 2437 Income tax, corporate; apportionment for manufacturers.
- HB 2446 Motor fuels and lubricating oils; updates referenced standard for testing thereof.
- HB 2502 Transient occupancy tax; adds representatives of lodging properties to local tourism organizations.
- HB 2529 National Defense Industrial Authority; adds Secretary of Commerce and Trade to board of directors.
- HB 2604 Racing Commission; advance deposit account wagering.
- HB 2629 Antifreeze bittering agent; engine coolant, etc., manufactured after Jan. 1, 2011, must contain.
- HB 2672 Minority Business Enterprise, Dept. of; definitions to include individual who is U.S. citizen, etc.
- HJ 783 Virginia's Rail Heritage Region; established to promote and encourage rail tourism.
- SB 858 Transient occupancy tax; Giles County may impose at rate not to exceed 5% to promote tourism.
- SB 910 Automatic dialing-announcing devices; prohibits use of if making commercial telephone solicitation.
- SB 954 Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practice to sell, offer for sale, etc., recalled product.
- SB 1101 Racing Commission; authorizes wagering on historical horse racing.
- SB 1165 Enterprise zone economic incentive grants; eligibility therefor.
- SB 1169 Consumer Protection Act; foreclosure rescues.
- SB 1221 Businesses; tax credits for donations to nonprofit organizations providing educational funding.
- SB 1242 Small Business Financing Authority; activities under Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995.
- SB 1255 Radio frequency identification systems; suppliers of consumer products to affix to product, etc.
- SB 1274 Health insurance; business practices.
- SB 1286 Health, Department of; extends sunset provision for certain certificates of free sale.
- SB 1321 Advanced shipbuilding training grant program; established.
- SB 1384 Illegal software, ticket sales; penalty.
- SB 1396 Purchase of service handgun; certain law-enforcement officers to purchase their handgun.
- SB 1397 Racing Commission; allocations from simulcast horse racing.
- SB 1443 Income tax, state; tax credit for health insurance premiums paid by small business employers.
- SB 1447 Energy Efficiency Commission; established, report.
- SJ 314 Virginia's Rail Heritage Region; established to promote and encourage rail tourism.