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- HB 1425 Taxes, local; collection.
- HB 1434 Cannabinoids, synthetic; penalties for transport, possession, sale, or distribution, etc.
- HB 1437 BPOL tax; localities to decide to impose on business gross receipts or State taxable income.
- HB 1447 Income tax, state; research and development expenses tax credit.
- HB 1449 Methamphetamines; possession of certain substances with intent to manufacture, penalty.
- HB 1451 Transient occupancy and food and beverage taxes; adds Madison County to those that may impose.
- HB 1452 Transient occupancy tax; adds Counties of Madison, etc., to list of localities that may impose.
- HB 1470 Real property tax; membership of boards of equalization.
- HB 1500 Budget Bill. Appropriations for 2010-2012 biennium.
- HB 1505 Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2011; created.
- HB 1516 Assault and battery; if person commits against ABC agent, guilty of Class 6 felony.
- HB 1524 Retail Sales and Use Tax; collection by certain contractors.
- HB 1526 Real property tax appeal; information regarding income and expenses of income-producing property.
- HB 1532 Tax administration, local; special commissioner to execute title to real estate in certain cities.
- HB 1587 Business license incentive program; Cities of Va. Beach & Chesapeake may establish for businesses.
- HB 1588 Real property tax assessments; appeals.
- HB 1599 Enterprise zone incentive grants; policies and procedures for allocation.
- HB 1645 Real property tax; exemption for disabled veterans.
- HB 1652 Personal property tax; valuation of certain motor vehicles.
- HB 1672 Real property tax; adds James City County to those permitted to enact provisions regarding zoning.
- HB 1690 Battery; if person commits against emergency health care providers, penalty.
- HB 1777 Fake birth certificate; one who manufactures, etc., for false identity is guilty of misdemeanor.
- HB 1794 Retirement System; collection of overpayments.
- HB 1795 Retirement System; difference in benefits for employee who becomes member on or after July 1, 2010.
- HB 1796 Retirement System; technical changes.
- HB 1797 Long-term care insurance; State employees in Sickness and Disability Program are to benefit.
- HB 1798 Motor vehicle rental tax; shall be determined by Tax Commissioner, exemptions.
- HB 1820 Land preservation tax credit; limits maximum amount that any taxpayer may receive.
- HB 1822 Local Defense Production Zone; created and creates a separate classification of machinery and tools.
- HB 1837 Income tax, state; farm wineries and vineyards tax credit.
- HB 1840 Income tax, state; increases long-term care insurance tax credit.
- HB 1851 Real property tax; classification of certain historical buildings.
- HB 1865 Transportation districts; membership by portions of counties, etc., collection of motor fuels taxes.
- HB 1874 State's tax code; advances conformity with federal law.
- HB 1898 Abduction of minors; for sexual purposes, penalty.
- HB 1899 Real property tax assessment; partial exemption for certain improvements.
- HB 1906 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exempts gold, silver, and platinum bullion.
- HB 1941 Retail Sales & Use Tax; changes distribution formula for communications sales tax in Lancaster Co.
- HB 1942 Retail Sales & Use Tax; exempts certain agricultural produce when sold in farmers markets.
- HB 1950 Livable home tax credit; increases maximum amount, real estate developers eligible to receive.
- HB 1998 Northern Virginia Transportation District; long-range transportation planning.
- HB 1999 Northern Virginia Transportation District; revises criteria for allocation of revenues.
- HB 2000 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board of directors; appointments.
- HB 2019 Town and county treasurers; reciprocal agreements.
- HB 2038 Cigarette tax; Tax Commissioner shall convene a working group to review current policies, report.
- HB 2063 Protective orders; expands class of persons eligible to obtain.
- HB 2064 Assault and battery; penalty when against an employee of prison contractor.
- HB 2095 Retirement System; loss of benefits for certain felony convictions.
- HB 2096 Retirement System; benefits for constitutional officers.
- HB 2131 Joint enterprise zone; authorizes DHCD to expand an existing zone consisting of two localities, etc.
- HB 2141 Tax returns; filing by overnight delivery service.
- HB 2145 Tax documents; specifies those admissible in court.
- HB 2155 Warrants; authorizes local governments to regularly publish information relating thereto.
- HB 2183 Sales tax registration; allows dealers to register with local commissioner of the revenue.
- HB 2197 Income tax, corporate; telework expenses tax credit.
- HB 2221 Aircraft sales and use tax; exemption for qualified companies headquartered in Virginia.
- HB 2231 Neighborhood Assistance Act; permits trusts to be eligible for income tax credit.
- HB 2244 Personal Property Tax Relief Act; transmission of certain information by DMV.
- HB 2278 Real estate tax; relief for elderly and permanently and totally disabled.
- HB 2285 Tourism zones; tax revenues for tourism projects.
- HB 2314 Education Improvement Scholarships; tax credit for donations by business entities.
- HB 2316 Clean Energy Manufacturing Incentive Grant Program; created.
- HB 2328 Six-Year Capital Outlay Plan; process by which agencies' requests for capital project are presented.
- HB 2335 Insurance premiums tax; retaliatory costs tax credit.
- HB 2385 Income tax, state; barge and rail usage tax credit.
- HB 2410 Retirement System; optional defined contribution retirement program for state and local employees.
- HB 2419 Retail Sales & Use Tax; revenue distribution to certain public facilities.
- HB 2435 Corrections, Department of; elimination of agency mandates.
- HB 2495 Advanced Shipbuilding Training Facility Grant Program; revises Program.
- HB 2496 Capital outlay plan; sets forth 6-year plan for project funded entirely from general fund resources.
- HB 2510 Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011; established, report.
- HB 2527 Va. Transportation Infrastructure Fund and Va. Transportation Infrastructure Bank; created, report.
- HB 2531 Income tax, corporate; Virginia port volume increase tax credit.
- HB 2533 Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Trust Fund; administration of Fund, report.
- HJ 615 Constitutional amendment; restriction on contents of bill or law that appropriates funds.
- SB 742 Neighborhood assistance tax credits; eligibility of certain pharmacists.
- SB 743 Transient occupancy tax; adds Washington County to those localities authorized to impose.
- SB 745 Cannabinoids, synthetic; penalties for transport, possession, sale, or distribution, etc.
- SB 753 Business, professional, and occupational license (BPOL) tax; administrative appeals process.
- SB 772 Assault and battery; penalty when against fire marshals with police powers.
- SB 774 Jurisdictional limits of courts; increases maximum civil limit of general district courts
- SB 779 Joint enterprise zone; authorizes DHCD to expand an existing zone consisting of two localities, etc.
- SB 780 Recordation and grantor taxes; expands reduced tax accorded to deeds of trust.
- SB 781 VIEW; screening and assessment for use of illegal substances.
- SB 784 Affordable housing; assessments of real property.
- SB 785 Real property tax assessment; partial exemption for certain improvements.
- SB 790 Unemployment compensation bills; impact statement.
- SB 800 Budget Bill. Appropriations for 2010-2012 biennium.
- SB 801 Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2011; created.
- SB 805 Health insurance; credits for retired school division employees.
- SB 813 Threats of death or bodily injury; penalty.
- SB 821 Children's Ombudsman, Office of; created, report.
- SB 826 Publication of unlawful photographs; penalty.
- SB 833 Motor fuels taxes; indexing of tax rates.
- SB 844 Warrants; authorizes local governments to regularly publish information relating thereto.
- SB 848 Retirement System; benefits for certain local employees.
- SB 860 Real property tax; classification of certain historical buildings.
- SB 861 Defined contribution retirement plan, local; locality to establish in lieu of other retirement plan.
- SB 863 Neighborhood Assistance Act Tax Credit; amends definition of impoverished people.
- SB 872 Gang-free zones; expanded to include any school bus stop or public buildings, etc.
- SB 902 Judicial Retirement System; retired judges or justices appearing as counsel.
- SB 904 Assault and battery; penalty when against family to be elevated to Class 6 felony.
- SB 912 Biennial appropriation act; shall start on July 1 of odd-numbered years.
- SB 932 Virginia Redistricting Commission; created.
- SB 957 Real estate tax rates; authorizes City of Poquoson to impose on improvements to real property.
- SB 962 Methamphetamines; possession of certain substances with intent to manufacture, penalty.
- SB 965 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for spaceport activities.
- SB 969 Local Defense Manufacturing Zones; created, allows local governments to designate.
- SB 970 Local Defense Manufacturing Zones; created, allows local governments to designate.
- SB 972 Retail Sales & Use & transient occupancy taxes; taxes on room rentals computed based on total price.
- SB 973 Weights and measures; imposition of fee used for inspecting and testing petroleum dispensing pumps.
- SB 974 Income tax, state; agricultural best management practices tax credits.
- SB 978 FAMIS Plan; eligibility.
- SB 979 Land preservation tax credit; DCR to report on land qualifying for credit to protect water quality.
- SB 980 Transient occupancy tax; extends sunset date provision for additional tax in Arlington County.
- SB 981 Renewable energy sources; tax credit for producing energy, exception.
- SB 984 Transient occupancy tax; Counties of Brunswick and Washington authorized to impose.
- SB 987 Real property tax; exemption for disabled veterans.
- SB 998 Income tax, corporate; lower rate for certain businesses.
- SB 999 Local Defense Production Zone; created and creates a separate classification of machinery and tools.
- SB 1004 Transportation agency efficiencies & cost recoveries; exempts VDOT, etc., paying remote access fee.
- SB 1006 Income tax, corporate; market-based sourcing.
- SB 1007 Permit fees for solid waste facilities; establishes same fee structure for sanitary landfills, etc.
- SB 1008 Retirement System; creates an optional defined contribution retirement plan for state employees.
- SB 1011 Low-income residential customers; investor-owned electric utilities to offer reduced rates.
- SB 1016 Public Procurement Act; establishment of historically underutilized business zones (HUB zones).
- SB 1022 Retirement System; creditable compensation of teachers.
- SB 1027 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; tax credit for hiring recipients thereof.
- SB 1028 Drug treatment courts; established in various counties.
- SB 1030 Primaries; state will reimburse localities for costs of statewide and federal elections.
- SB 1032 Revenue Stabilization Fund; Auditor of Public Accounts to calculate maximum size of Fund.
- SB 1043 Claims; certain employees of the Prince William Health Department.
- SB 1045 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for certain computer equipment and enabling software.
- SB 1046 Retirement System; benefits for law-enforcement retirees hired as school board security personnel.
- SB 1050 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; criteria for grants or loans from Fund.
- SB 1053 General fund balance; assignment of year-end general fund surplus.
- SB 1061 State employee health insurance plan; coverage for autism spectrum disorder.
- SB 1062 Health insurance; mandated coverage for autism spectrum disorder.
- SB 1066 Judicial retirement; mandatory retirement.
- SB 1068 Circuit court clerks; collection of fees.
- SB 1073 Real estate tax relief; for the elderly and permanently and totally disabled.
- SB 1085 Cigarette tax; Tax Commissioner shall convene a working group to review current policies, report.
- SB 1086 Motor vehicle sales and use tax; exemption to include certain four-wheel plug-in electric vehicles.
- SB 1087 Land preservation tax credits; requires use of licensed transfer agent to transfer to taxpayer.
- SB 1088 Land preservation tax credits; refunded by the Tax Commissioner.
- SB 1101 Income tax, state & corporate; tax credit for using livestock waste nutrient to produce electricity.
- SB 1111 Virginia Coal Employment and Production Incentive Tax Credit; extends sunset provision.
- SB 1115 Retirement System; optional defined contribution retirement program for state & local employees.
- SB 1122 State employees; health insurance benefits.
- SB 1129 Neighborhood Assistance Act Tax Credit program; extends sunset date.
- SB 1130 Taxation; removes obsolete language from various sections of Title 58.1.
- SB 1132 Motor vehicle rental tax; shall be determined by Tax Commissioner, exemptions.
- SB 1136 Income tax, state; international trade facility tax credit.
- SB 1137 Virginia Fuels Tax Act; definition of commercial watercraft.
- SB 1152 Assessments in dispute; accrual of interest.
- SB 1153 Land preservation tax credit; credit shall not be reduced by amount of unused credit in prior year.
- SB 1155 Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; supplemental allowance paid to certain members.
- SB 1173 Planning and Budget, Department of; reestimate of agency needs.
- SB 1175 Disabled individuals; taxation of trusts established therefor.
- SB 1176 Claims; Michele G. Stevener.
- SB 1181 DUI; raises penalty for maiming, etc.
- SB 1185 Sex offenders; prohibiting entry onto school grounds during school-related activities.
- SB 1188 Aircraft sales and use tax; exemption for qualified companies headquartered in Virginia.
- SB 1193 Tourism zones; tax revenues for tourism projects.
- SB 1194 Income tax, corporate; tax credits for donations to nonprofit organizations providing scholarships.
- SB 1205 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for sales of nongraded U.S. gold or silver bullion coins.
- SB 1210 Motor fuel inspection; affixation of decal showing state and federal taxes.
- SB 1211 Mennel Milling Company; DGS to convey certain real property located in Roanoke County.
- SB 1222 Protective orders; expands class of persons eligible to obtain.
- SB 1226 Commissioners of the revenue; powers and duties.
- SB 1229 Clean Energy Manufacturing Incentive Grant Program; created.
- SB 1232 Land preservation tax credits; changes to procedures.
- SB 1233 Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; adds certain conservation officers as members.
- SB 1236 Income tax, state; clean fuel vehicle job creation tax credit.
- SB 1241 Medical services; State's lien for payment.
- SB 1242 Transportation; creates additional revenue by increasing motor vehicle sales & use and rental taxes.
- SB 1257 Real property; DGS to inventory all property owned and update at least annually.
- SB 1264 Income tax, state; farm wineries and vineyards tax credit.
- SB 1267 Contraband and unstamped cigarettes; decreases threshold possession amount that triggers jail time.
- SB 1271 Auditor of Public Accounts; required to review collection, etc., of local retail sales & use tax.
- SB 1282 Income tax, state; barge and rail usage tax credit.
- SB 1283 Year-end surplus of general fund balance; changes priority of assignment.
- SB 1285 Highway contractors; state taxes paid to be dedicated for transportation purposes.
- SB 1295 Transportation funding; provides new and increased taxes, tolls, and general fund revenues.
- SB 1300 DCR; authorized to divest itself of certain properties conveyed to it by Norfolk Southern Railroad.
- SB 1305 Virginia Sickness and Disability Program; open-enrollment period.
- SB 1306 Higher Educational Institutions; Virginia College Building Authority to issue credit enhancements.
- SB 1309 Virginia Resources Authority; modifies provisions to conform to Public Finance Act.
- SB 1313 Income tax, corporate; tax credit to employers that provide employee transportation assistance.
- SB 1324 Incapacitated or elder adults; person who commits crimes against is guilty of misdemeanor.
- SB 1326 Income tax, state; research and development expenses tax credit.
- SB 1329 Highway revenue sharing construction funds; removes $1 million cap.
- SB 1335 Income tax, corporate; telework expenses tax credit.
- SB 1343 Retail Sales and Use Tax; commercial and industrial exemptions.
- SB 1344 Historic Triangle area; additional transient occupancy tax.
- SB 1347 Virginia Racing Commission; authorizes wagering on horse historical racing.
- SB 1348 Enterprise zone incentive grants; policies and procedures for allocation.
- SB 1349 Small Business Financing Authority; definition of eligible business.
- SB 1350 Real property tax assessments; appeals.
- SB 1352 Local governments; private capital lending.
- SB 1358 Real property tax; exemption for disabled veterans.
- SB 1359 Insurance premiums tax; retaliatory costs tax credit.
- SB 1360 Clean Energy Manufacturing Incentive Grant Program; created.
- SB 1363 Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; increases amount, students enrollment requirements.
- SB 1365 Virginia small business investment companies; state insurance license tax credit.
- SB 1366 Health benefits exchange; intent to develop.
- SB 1369 Clerks; may provide official certificates and certified records in digital form, etc.
- SB 1371 Capital outlay plan; sets forth 6-year plan for project funded entirely from general fund resources.
- SB 1379 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; criteria for grants or loans from Fund.
- SB 1383 Retirement System; certain retirees hired as law-enforcement officers of certain towns.
- SB 1384 State's tax code; advances conformity with federal law.
- SB 1385 Year-end surplus of general fund balance; changes priority of assignment.
- SB 1386 Lottery Proceeds Fund; appropriates a portion to Department of Veterans Services.
- SB 1394 State sales & use tax revenue; dedicates portion for transportation projects in Hampton Roads, etc.
- SB 1397 Homeowners’ associations; funds for highway maintenance to be distributed.
- SB 1400 Fort Monroe Authority Act; created.
- SB 1403 Income tax, corporate; eliminates State's tax for taxable years beginning January 1, 2011.
- SB 1404 Income tax, state; clean fuel vehicle job creation tax credit.
- SB 1407 Line of Duty Act; fire company personnel of National Guard and Air National Guard.
- SB 1408 Business, professional, occupational license tax; exemption for unprofitable business.
- SB 1409 Sex offender registry; if person 18 must register if convicted of consensual sex with 15 year old.
- SB 1415 Methamphetamines; manufacturing, selling, giving, possessing with intent to manufacture, penalties.
- SB 1428 Six-Year Capital Outlay Plan; process by which agencies' requests for capital project are presented.
- SB 1431 Retailers of motor vehicle tires; sufficient activity to require collection of certain state taxes.
- SB 1432 Income tax, state; industrial building rehabilitation tax credit.
- SB 1440 Commonwealth Innovation Investment Fund; created, report.
- SB 1442 Income tax, state; small employer health insurance tax credit.
- SB 1444 Prison printing shops; higher educational institutions are not required to purchase products.
- SB 1446 Virginia Transportation Infrastructure Bank; created, report.
- SB 1447 Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority; tax revenues generated by commercial spaceflight.
- SB 1450 Fillable tax forms; Tax Commissioner to ensure all are in a portable document format, etc.
- SB 1451 Behavioral health services; posting of certain information to be available on its website.
- SB 1454 General fund revenues; assignment of year-end surplus to Revenue Stabilization Fund.
- SB 1458 Claims; Richard Hitt and Charles P. Jarrett.
- SB 1459 Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011; established, report.
- SB 1464 Medicaid; eligibility for legal permanent residents.
- SB 1473 Business Assistance, Department of; job retraining account program created within Department.
- SB 1478 Judicial sale of real estate; authorizes locality to institute proceedings to sell certain property.
- SB 1481 Income tax, corporate; Virginia port volume increase tax credit.
- SB 1484 Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act; use of nongeneral fund.
- SB 1485 Investment in research and technology; expands Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund, etc.
- SB 1486 Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Trust Fund; administration of Fund, report.
- SJ 346 Public schools; requests Department of Education to study recycling education in schools.