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- HB 9 State Police Volunteer Chaplaincy Program; established.
- HB 83 Pawnbrokers; local government may by an ordinance require daily report to be electronically filed.
- HB 103 Fair Housing Law; removes exemption of private individuals who sell or rent by owner, etc.
- HB 174 Veterans Services; eliminates requirement that Wounded Warrior Program cover only combat injuries.
- HB 191 Common Interest Community Board; clarification for complaints.
- HB 192 Fair Housing Board; establishes educational materials on Fair Housing Law.
- HB 193 Aerospace Advisory Council; removes July 1, 2010, sunset provision.
- HB 211 Freedom of Information Act; definition of scholastic record.
- HB 213 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and Landlord and Tenant law; definition of landlord.
- HB 231 Interpleader of real estate escrows; suits shall go to district court in event of foreclosure.
- HB 250 Contractors, Board for; raises threshold for Class C contractors license.
- HB 262 One-stop small business permitting program; exemption of handling fee for veterans.
- HB 264 Housing authorities; no trespass notices.
- HB 272 Law-Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantee Act; definition of law-enforcement officer.
- HB 279 Alcoholic beverage control; third party shipment of wine and beer.
- HB 295 Oceana/Fentress Military Advisory Council; membership.
- HB 299 Uniform Statewide Building Code; increases civil penalty.
- HB 312 Building Code; appeals to local board and State Technical Review Board.
- HB 313 Industrialized Building Safety Law; appeals to State Building Code Technical Review Board.
- HB 342 Alcoholic beverage control; privatization of ABC stores.
- HB 348 Common Interest Community Board; increase in annual assessment.
- HB 349 Veterans services agencies; designees for certain ex officio members.
- HB 354 Alcoholic beverage control; creates hotel manager's reception license.
- HB 369 Statewide Building Code; rental inspection ordinance may require certain owners to post signs.
- HB 380 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; criteria for awarding grants and loans.
- HB 385 Suspension of state mandates; Governor may suspend any mandate, not to exceed two years.
- HB 388 Register Act; final regulations must be accompanied by statement in original or electronic form.
- HB 398 Virginia-grown food products by state agencies; DGS to establish procurement procedures to purchase.
- HB 405 Fair Housing Board; establish program for persons subject to Fair Housing Law.
- HB 406 Contractors, Board for; certification of accessibility mechanics.
- HB 407 Landlord and tenant laws; landlord and tenant obligations.
- HB 408 Real Estate Appraiser Board; regulation of appraisal management companies, penalty.
- HB 409 Contractors, Board for; prerequisite for obtaining business license.
- HB 416 Contractors, Board for; adds certified water well systems provider.
- HB 419 Veterans Services, Department of; processing of disability claims.
- HB 422 Uniform Statewide Building Code; regulations of Board of Housing and Community Development.
- HB 423 Food Standards for Agency Meals; Secretary of Health and Human Resources to develop.
- HB 426 Public Procurement Act; cooperative procurement.
- HB 431 Freedom of Information Act; proceedings for enforcement.
- HB 432 FOIA; exemption for working papers and correspondence of Clerks of House and Senate.
- HB 433 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; collection of social security numbers.
- HB 434 Freedom of Information Act; exemption for credit card and bank account data.
- HB 439 Common Interest Community Board; provisional licenses for property managers.
- HB 444 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; prohibited contracts, exceptions.
- HB 449 Freedom of Information Act; injunctive relief for public bodies under certain circumstances.
- HB 451 Rental assistance pilot project; established, report.
- HB 454 Human Rights Council; expands protection for employees for discrimination by certain employers.
- HB 455 Discrimination by public employers; based on genetic characteristics prohibited.
- HB 460 Minority Business Enterprise; changes name to Supplier Diversity & Procurement Advocacy.
- HB 468 Common interest communities; exemptions from licensure, powers and duties.
- HB 469 War Memorial Foundation; inclusion in Virginia War Memorial.
- HB 470 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; foreclosure on lien for unpaid assessments.
- HB 476 Polygraphs & other detection devices; Director of DPOR to approve use to detect deception or truth.
- HB 479 Veterans Services, Department of; shall provide burial vaults at no cost to eligible veterans.
- HB 485 Governor; shall initiate an operational and programmatic performance review of state agencies.
- HB 493 Uniform Statewide Building Code; increases civil penalty.
- HB 495 Churches; exempts serving meals prepared in homes of members from licensure requirements.
- HB 496 Condominium & Property Owners Association Acts; increases time charge for violation may be assessed.
- HB 510 State Inspector General; established.
- HB 517 Uniform Statewide Building Code; court may order violations on nonresidential buildings be abated.
- HB 518 Freedom of Information Act; public body shall remain responsible for retrieving public records, etc.
- HB 519 Minority Business Enterprise, Department of; enhancement measures for small, women-owned, etc.
- HB 524 Lobbyist's disclosure statement; Secretary of Commonwealth to redesign form.
- HB 542 Minority Business Enterprise, Department of; includes retired military personnel-owned business.
- HB 567 Public Procurement Act; state-aid construction projects.
- HB 590 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; removes obsolete language from Title 54.1.
- HB 591 Administrative Process Act; removes obsolete exemptions.
- HB 592 Federal rent control; repealing Code that declared unneccessary.
- HB 595 Business Assistance, Department of; transfer duties to Economic Development Partnership Authority.
- HB 604 Center for Rural Virginia Board of Trustees; membership.
- HB 605 Housing and Community Development, Board for; powers.
- HB 615 Public Procurement Act; small, women, minority, and service disabled veteran-owned businesses.
- HB 620 Alcoholic beverages; designates as agents of ABC Board distiller who blends alcoholic beverages.
- HB 625 Real Estate Board; waive broker education requirement for certain applicants.
- HB 630 Wine and beer; licensee may ship through approved fulfillment warehouse.
- HB 633 Conflict of Interests Act; prohibited conduct relating to contracts, exceptions.
- HB 634 Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, etc., Board for; exceptions from licensure.
- HB 640 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; changes name to Commonwealth Economic Development Fund.
- HB 641 Freedom of Information Act; requests for records may be made by any citizen of United States.
- HB 654 Administrative Process Act; final decision reviewable by a de novo appeal.
- HB 667 Residential Property Disclosure Act; seller required to disclose presence of wastewater system.
- HB 679 Social security numbers; no state or local agency may collect under certain circumstances.
- HB 687 Uniform Statewide Building Code; increases civil penalty.
- HB 689 FOIA; party whom writ is served must be served a copy of petition prior to filing.
- HB 693 Health insurance program; develop plan for school divisions & local government similar to state.
- HB 702 Property Owners' Association Act; fees for disclosure packet paid when delivered.
- HB 712 Law-enforcement employees; overtime compensation.
- HB 725 Polysomnographic Technology, Advisory Board on; established.
- HB 735 Fair Housing Law; recovery of damages against private individual by fair housing organizations.
- HB 737 E-Verify Program; requires state agencies and those newly hired to perform work in State.
- HB 753 Alcoholic beverages; possession without a license, exemptions.
- HB 758 Workforces; allowed on private property owned by elderly or indigent persons if needing repair.
- HB 760 Veterans Skills Database; established.
- HB 767 Virginia War Memorial; codifies criteria for memorialization of fallen Virginians.
- HB 776 Locksmiths; repeals 2008 law that requires regulation thereof.
- HB 782 Surplus real property; DGS to inventory all real property owned and update at least annually.
- HB 789 Public Procurement Act; increases cost of construction for which state or local public body may use.
- HB 797 Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, etc.; limitation of liability contract clauses.
- HB 812 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; rules regarding operation of motor vehicles.
- HB 831 Public Procurement Act; foreign & domestic businesses authorized to transact business in State.
- HB 833 Asbestos, Lead, Mold, and Home Inspectors, Board for; regulation of home energy auditors.
- HB 836 Social security numbers; no state or local agency may collect under certain circumstances.
- HB 843 Medical emergency response plan & automated external defribrillators; required in certain buildings.
- HB 857 Line of Duty Act; access to records of investigation.
- HB 858 Procurement of services; requires each state agency to procure certain services from private sector.
- HB 880 Derelict buildings; expands definition.
- HB 906 Security for Public Deposits Act; includes extracurricular public school activities funds.
- HB 929 State Library Board; retention of certificates of occupancy.
- HB 941 Charitable gaming; regulations of Charitable Gaming Board defining electronic, etc., equipment.
- HB 942 Charitable gaming; limits authority of VDACS to revoke permits.
- HB 943 Small Business Jobs Grant Fund; created.
- HB 950 Charitable gaming; regulations of Charitable Gaming Board, report.
- HB 952 Alcoholic beverages; tasting event to be conducted at government stores under certain circumstances.
- HB 954 Uniform Statewide Building Code; rental inspections, penalty.
- HB 956 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; establish restrictions on display of U.S. flag.
- HB 963 Real Estate Board; requirements for licensure, allows broker to enter into a voluntary program.
- HB 965 Consumer protection laws; transfers investigative and consumer complaint to OAG.
- HB 976 FOIA; party whom writ is served must be served a copy of petition prior to filing.
- HB 977 Freedom of Information Act; record exclusion for visitor information systems in public schools.
- HB 982 Precious metals dealers; penalties for violation of law.
- HB 983 Contractors, Board for; installation of HVAC systems.
- HB 988 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; grants to localities for certain federal programs.
- HB 990 Web-based procurement program; DGS to establish a fee schedule for all procurement contracts.
- HB 992 Law-enforcement employees; overtime compensation.
- HB 1008 Contractors, Board for; license renewal and continuing education for contractors.
- HB 1010 Illegal gambling; definition, requirements for lawful game, contest, lottery, etc., to be conducted.
- HB 1019 Public Procurement Act; alternative dispute resolution.
- HB 1028 Freedom of Information Act; recording of public meetings.
- HB 1030 Charitable gaming; limits oversight by Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
- HB 1036 Security for Public Deposits Act; makes several amendments to Act, administered by Treasury Board.
- HB 1038 Conflict of Interests Act; certain relatives of school board member to be considered for employment.
- HB 1058 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; amending association documents using technology.
- HB 1073 Tobacco Indemnification & Community Revitalization Commission; proprietary record disclosed thereto.
- HB 1077 Lieutenant Governor; membership on certain boards, councils, and commissions.
- HB 1078 Charitable gaming; exempts volunteer fire departments & rescue squads from filing quarterly reports.
- HB 1080 Police chaplains; certification.
- HB 1085 Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; lessens several obligations currently imposed on landlord of park.
- HB 1086 Comprehensive services; local match rates for purchase of services shall be consistent.
- HB 1101 Statewide Fire Prevention Code; appeals from local fire codes.
- HB 1102 Property Owners' Association Act; board of directors have authority to adopt rules & regulations.
- HB 1107 Surplus property; proceeds from sale or lease of State Police communication towers or sites.
- HB 1112 P-16 Education Council; established, reports.
- HB 1116 Public employment; prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, etc.
- HB 1126 Uniform Statewide Building Code; grading limitations.
- HB 1152 Foreclosure of affordable dwelling units; redevelopment & housing authority to purchase.
- HB 1160 Fire Prevention Code, Statewide; authority to set fees to cover actual cost of administering.
- HB 1162 Fire Prevention Code, Statewide; pyrotechnician or fireworks operator must be certified.
- HB 1174 Housing authorities; compensation of commissioners.
- HB 1219 Polygraph examiners; Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation to regulate.
- HB 1228 Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Zones; established.
- HB 1244 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; authority of Governor to award grants.
- HB 1249 Health Spa Act; clarifies by instituting usage of term facility where services are offered.
- HB 1251 State employees; restoration of health insurance plan options in Hampton Roads area.
- HB 1258 Construction contracts; indemnification provisions.
- HB 1260 Uniform Statewide Building Code; buildings or structures built on state-owned property.
- HB 1264 Green Public Buildings Act; created.
- HB 1272 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; powers and duties.
- HB 1273 Governor; prohibited from holding an official leadership position in a national political party.
- HB 1279 Public Procurement Act; certain amount of contracts to be awarded to small businesses, etc.
- HB 1280 Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
- HB 1282 Prayer at public events; governmental agency to have no authority to regulate.
- HB 1287 Human Rights Act; adds sexual orientation to definition of unlawful discriminatory practice.
- HB 1293 Alcoholic beverage control; consumption by underaged persons accompanied by parent or guardian.
- HB 1297 Fort Monroe Authority; created.
- HB 1302 Roanoke River Rails-to-Trails, Inc.; conveyance of certain property in Town of Lawrenceville.
- HB 1305 Community action boards; membership and duties.
- HB 1309 Public Procurement Act; procurement of certain professional services by Transportation Commissioner.
- HB 1310 Contractors, Board for; certification of geothermal heat pump ground loop system providers.
- HB 1315 State agencies, department, etc.; funds received from federal government not subject to state audit.
- HB 1317 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; funds to financial institutions for small business loans.
- HB 1318 Governor; prohibited from holding an official leadership position in a national political party.
- HB 1321 Fire Prevention Code; regulation of open burning by localities.
- HB 1324 ABC; consumption of lawfully acquired wine at certain licensed establishments.
- HB 1325 ABC; Board to conduct a study that assesses economic impact of marking up spirits, report.
- HB 1330 Real Estate Time-Share Act; right of time-share owner to surrender time-share.
- HB 1334 Littering; prohibits disposal of cigarette butts on public property.
- HB 1337 Veterans Bill of Rights; Commissioner and Board of Veterans Services to develop and implement.
- HB 1351 Indoor Clean Air Act; smoking in public buildings prohibited, penalty.
- HB 1372 Economic Development Partnership; change title for Executive Director.
- HB 1374 Manufactured Housing Licensing & Transaction Recovery Fund Law; dealer may retain damages.
- HB 1395 Public-Private Acts of 1995 and 2002; certain grant agreements.
- HJ 161 Nonprofit employment service organizations; recognizing services thereof vended through DRS.
- SB 8 Fire Prevention Code, Statewide; pyrotechnician or fireworks operator must be certified.
- SB 26 Alcoholic beverages; tasting event to be conducted at government stores under certain circumstances.
- SB 52 Police dogs; authority to sell dogs trained therefor.
- SB 66 State employment; discrimination prohibited.
- SB 104 Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, etc.; limitation of liability contract clauses.
- SB 108 Pawnbrokers; required to file daily reports electronically with local law enforcement.
- SB 109 Green Public Buildings Act; created.
- SB 117 Churches; exempts serving meals prepared in homes of members from licensure requirements.
- SB 148 Community Integration Advisory Commission; extends sunset provision, includes DRS for staff support.
- SB 151 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; establish restrictions on display of U.S. flag.
- SB 169 Pawnbrokers; allows Spotsylvania County to maintain and file a daily report electronically.
- SB 215 Contractors, Board for; certification of accessibility mechanics.
- SB 216 Fair Housing Board; establishes educational materials on Fair Housing Law.
- SB 221 Natural drying devices; no community association shall prohibit owner from installing or using.
- SB 227 Irrigation systems; installation of an outdoor automatic sprinkler in state-owned buildings.
- SB 262 Aging, Department for; publicize guidelines on universal design and visitability features.
- SB 270 Common Interest Community Board; clarification for complaints.
- SB 272 Biodiesel or green diesel fuel; minimum content in state contracts for vehicle fuel.
- SB 282 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; eviction procedure, acceptance of redemption tenders.
- SB 286 State Executive Council for Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families; membership.
- SB 297 Veterans Services Fund; may be used for Veterans Services Foundation with approval of Board.
- SB 315 Fort Monroe Authority; created.
- SB 316 Telecommunications relay service; defines end-user equipment, sunset provision.
- SB 410 Long-term services; SHHR to develop blueprint for livable communities for people with disabilities.
- SB 430 State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; disclosure of interest in real estate.
- SB 432 Freedom of Information Act; record exemption for the Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS).
- SB 455 One-stop small business permitting program; exemption of handling fee for veterans.
- SB 457 Real Estate Board; requirements for licensure, allows broker to enter into a voluntary program.
- SB 459 Workforce development; data sharing by certain agencies.
- SB 469 P-16 Education Council; established, reports.
- SB 474 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; issuance of temporary licenses, etc.
- SB 475 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; criteria for awarding grants and loans.
- SB 483 Wine and beer; licensee may ship through approved fulfillment warehouse.
- SB 491 Sale of used building fixtures; recordkeeping requirements.
- SB 499 Conflict of Interests Act; certain relatives of school board member to be considered for employment.
- SB 513 Racing Commission; distribution of allocations from live and simulcast horse racing.
- SB 555 Tobacco Indemnification & Community Revitalization Commission; excludes grant application records.
- SB 563 Charitable organizations; veterans' posts or organizations exempt from reporting requirements.
- SB 596 Architects, Professional Engineers, etc., Board for; establishes emeritus designation for licensees.
- SB 616 Rental assistance pilot project; Department of Housing and Community Development to establish.
- SB 621 Virginia Defense Force; exempt from Administrative Process Act.
- SB 628 Mixed beverage licensees; ABC Board to prescribe terms under which licensees may infuse spirits.
- SB 658 Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Zones; established.
- SB 665 Common Interest Community Board; powers and duties.
- SB 676 Abandoned graveyards; when locality acquires title they may continue to maintain property.
- SB 689 Protection and Advocacy, Office for; establish policy and guideline for approval of legal remedies.