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2011 SESSION
Delegate R. Steven Landes (R) - House District 25
In-session address:
- General Assembly Building, Room 515
- Capitol Square
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
- email: DelSLandes@house.virginia.gov
Mailing address:
- P.O. Box 12
- Verona, Virginia 24482
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- HB 1397 Residential energy efficiency standards; exempts certain homes from federal cap & trade legislation.
- HB 1408 License plates, special; issuance to those bearing national motto: "In God We Trust."
- HB 1418 License plates, special; issuance to those bearing legend: DONT TREAD ON ME.
- HB 1421 Immigration laws, federal; enforcement by State, political subdivisions, or localities.
- HB 1428 Abortion clinics; licensure and regulation.
- HB 1430 Citizenship of arrestee; if accused is not committed to jail, arresting officer to ascertain.
- HB 1434 Cannabinoids, synthetic; penalties for transport, possession, sale, or distribution, etc.
- HB 1435 American Sign Language; recognition for completed coursework.
- HB 1438 Goods; those produced or manufactured within State are not subject to federal law, regulation, etc.
- HB 1440 Unborn children; construing the word "person" under Virginia law to include.
- HB 1447 Income tax, state; research and development expenses tax credit.
- HB 1465 Higher educational institutions; policies prohibitting admission of illegal aliens.
- HB 1468 Citizenship or legal presence required for public assistance; verification required.
- HB 1473 Marijuana, synthetic; penalties for possession, intent to sell, distribute, etc.
- HB 1478 Elections, Director of; Governor shall appoint.
- HB 1516 Assault and battery; if person commits against ABC agent, guilty of Class 6 felony.
- HB 1557 Veterans Services, Department of; ratio of department staff to veterans residing in State.
- HB 1573 Castle doctrine; encodes version allowing use of deadly force against an intruder in dwelling.
- HB 1645 Real property tax; exemption for disabled veterans.
- HB 1676 Sales tax registration; allows dealers to register with local commissioner of revenue.
- HB 1685 Agricultural net energy metering; creates a category of eligible customer-generators.
- HB 1691 Veterans and military servicemembers; specialty treatment procedures.
- HB 1696 Motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers; places limitations and conditions on relationship.
- HB 1721 Urban development areas; makes incorporation of areas optional rather than mandatory.
- HB 1727 Virginia Fair Employment Act; certain public contractors, etc., to enroll in E-Verify Program.
- HB 1775 Students; school boards report to Board of Education number enrolled in English as second language.
- HB 1827 Overweight permits; issuance for operation of certain vehicles used for hauling farm animal feed.
- HB 1837 Income tax, state; farm wineries and vineyards tax credit.
- HB 1861 Tuition, in-state; eligibility for veterans who elect to establish Virginia as residence.
- HB 1885 Public schools; unfunded programs.
- HB 1934 Immigration laws; State Police to enter into agreement with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement.
- HB 1942 Retail Sales & Use Tax; exempts certain agricultural produce when sold in farmers markets.
- HB 1960 Tuition Assistance Grant Program; amends criteria to be eligible to receive tuition assistance.
- HB 1973 Court clerks' office; may transmit copies of orders for transfer of prisoners, etc.
- HB 1982 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; criteria for grants or loans from Fund.
- HB 2040 Inmate labor; authorizes use thereof at rest areas along Interstate Highway System.
- HB 2105 Electric vehicle charging service; excludes certain persons from retail sale of electricity.
- HB 2150 Court fees; fixed misdemeanor and fixed felony fees.
- HB 2157 Foreign adoptions; eliminates requirement for re-adoption in State.
- HB 2172 Virginia Index of Performance program; Board of Education to encourage achievement in science, etc.
- HB 2179 Choice health insurance pool; local inclusion of employees of area agencies on aging.
- HB 2314 Education Improvement Scholarships; tax credit for donations by business entities.
- HB 2323 State lottery; instant ticket game to benefit veterans.
- HB 2324 Virginia Research and Technology Investment Program; created, report.
- HB 2332 Citizenship of arrestee; arresting officer to ascertain.
- HB 2333 Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for Virginia firms using E-Verify program.
- HB 2465 Virginia Retirement System; defined contribution retirement program for state and local employees.
- HB 2510 Virginia Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2011; established, report.
- HB 2533 Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Trust Fund; administration of Fund, report.
- HJ 500 Constitutional amendment; right to work (first reference).
- HJ 515 Constitutional amendment; taking of private property for public uses (first reference).
- HJ 525 Celebrating the life of Lynda Lee Waddill.
- HJ 542 U.S. Constitution; application to U.S. Congress to call convention to propose an amendment.
- HJ 571 Celebrating the life of Owen Bradford Pickett.
- HJ 577 Internet; urging Congress to recognize importance of unfettered access and limit regulation by FCC.
- HJ 606 Commending Robert W. Tucker, Jr.
- HJ 615 Constitutional amendment; restriction on contents of bill or law that appropriates funds.
- HJ 647 Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (first reference).
- HJ 679 Constitutional amendment; legislative sessions.
- HJ 693 Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (first reference).
- HJ 697 Celebrating the life of Lieutenant Colonel John F. McDonnell, USAF (Ret.).
- HJ 717 Commending Major General Jerrold P. Allen, USAF (Ret.).
- HJ 734 Pope John Paul II's Pilgrimage Day; designating as June 2, 2011, & each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 737 Commending Brittany Nicole Poteet.
- HJ 747 Celebrating the life of Specialist Sean Russell Cutsforth.
- HJ 753 Commending Lucille Liechty.
- HJ 758 Commending Charles A. Sledd.
- HJ 772 Celebrating the life of Mel Leaman.
- HJ 777 Commending Joy Ranch on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
- HJ 779 Celebrating the life of Francis V. Gardner.
- HJ 782 Commending the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
- HJ 793 Commending Chief Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell, Sr.
- HJ 796 Celebrating the life of Janie E. Bowen.
- HJ 800 Commending the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance on its 30th anniversary.
- HJ 808 Celebrating the life of William Baxter Perkinson, Sr.
- HJ 820 Commending LaTonya E. Waller.
- HJ 821 Commending the United States Army's First Infantry Division.
- HJ 822 Commending those who have immigrated to the United States while adhering to the immigration laws.
- HJ 834 Celebrating the life of Richard DeForest Robertson.
- HJ 854 Celebrating the life of Ronald Earl Price.
- HJ 857 Commending Jack Knapp.
- HJ 862 Commending James I. Robertson, Jr.
- HJ 863 Commemorating the life of Dr. James Leonard Farmer, Jr., and the 50th anniversary of Freedom Ride.
- HJ 874 Celebrating the life of Leroy Rountree Hassell, Sr.
- HJ 878 Celebrating the life of Joseph J. Kokalas.
- HJ 880 Celebrating the life of Albert Teich, Jr.
- HJ 887 Commending Caitlin Connor Uze.
- HJ 889 Commending Christine Loveday Hall.
- HJ 896 Celebrating the life of Former Delegate FitzGerald Bemiss.
- HJ 921 Celebrating the life of John Wesley Hill.
- HJ 938 Commending Charles Maurice Robinson.
- HJ 944 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Willard Rhoades Finney.
- HJ 950 Commending the Honorable Lewis F. Payne.
- HR 46 State sovereignty; Congress urged to honor Tenth Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
- HR 74 Celebrating the life of Henrietta Lacks.
- HR 89 Commending Donald C.J. Gehring.
- 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 776 DMV offices and agencies; agreements with commissioner of the revenue.
- SB 804 License plates, special; issuance to those bearing legend: IN REMEMBRANCE, APRIL 16, 2007.
- SB 824 Tuition, in-state; waiver of one-year residency requirement for veterans.
- SB 1063 Veterans and military servicemembers; specialty treatment procedures.
- SB 1066 Judicial retirement; mandatory retirement.
- SB 1082 Marijuana, synthetic; added to Schedule I, penalty for possession.
- SB 1102 Point source nutrient trading; shall not be subject to a two-for-one trading ratio.
- SB 1191 Motor vehicle dealers and manufacturers; places limitations and conditions on relationship.
- SB 1318 Sex offenders; prohibiting entry onto school grounds during school-related activities.
- SB 1369 Clerks; may provide official certificates and certified records in digital form, etc.
- SB 1386 Lottery Proceeds Fund; appropriates a portion to Department of Veterans Services.
- SB 1399 Veterans Services, Department of; ratio of department staff to veterans residing in State.
- SJ 280 U.S. Constitution; application to U.S. Congress to call convention to propose an amendment.
- SJ 323 Constitutional amendment; right to work (first reference).
- SJ 441 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Walter Henry Maxwell, Sr.
- SJ 446 Celebrating the life of Fred H. Scott.
- SJ 448 Celebrating the life of the Honorable George Moffett Cochran.
- SJ 449 Celebrating the life of Richard DeForest Robertson.
- SJ 481 Commending George E. Lovelace.
- SJ 502 Commending the Staunton Augusta Art Center.
- SJ 506 Commending Esson McKenzie Miller, Jr.