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2011 SESSION
Delegate Mark L. Cole (R) - House District 88
In-session address:
- General Assembly Building, Room 808
- Capitol Square
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
- email: DelMCole@house.virginia.gov
Mailing address:
- P.O. Box 41965
- Fredericksburg, Virginia 22404-1965
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- HB 1397 Residential energy efficiency standards; exempts certain homes from federal cap & trade legislation.
- HB 1398 Carbon dioxide emissions; defers USEPA enforcement of any standards or cap and trade provisions.
- HB 1408 License plates, special; issuance to those bearing national motto: "In God We Trust."
- HB 1409 Prayer at public events; governmental agency shall have no authority to regulate, etc.
- 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 1434 Cannabinoids, synthetic; penalties for transport, possession, sale, or distribution, etc.
- HB 1440 Unborn children; construing the word "person" under Virginia law to include.
- HB 1501 Elections; distribution of mail voter registration application forms.
- HB 1535 Licensure or certification by Board of Medicine, etc.; consideration of military experience.
- HB 1573 Castle doctrine; encodes version allowing use of deadly force against an intruder in dwelling.
- HB 1588 Real property tax assessments; appeals.
- HB 1592 Public procurement; state agencies to put requests for bids, etc., on DGS' website.
- HB 1636 Intangible personal property tax; classification of certain machinery and tools.
- HB 1647 Higher educational institutions; military reinstatement guidelines.
- HB 1681 State agencies; those submitting budget request to utilize zero-based budgeting methodology.
- HB 1697 Medical care facility; exempts facility of Department of Veterans Services.
- HB 1701 Retail Sales & Use Tax; exempts gold or silver bullion coins, bars, and ingots.
- 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 1731 Firearms, etc.; those manufactured and retained in State exempted from federal regulation.
- HB 1761 Human Resource Management, Department of; TRICARE supplemental health coverage to military retirees.
- HB 1775 Students; school boards report to Board of Education number enrolled in English as second language.
- HB 1858 Elections; voter registration for certain overseas voters, absentee voting by certain overseas.
- HB 1861 Tuition, in-state; eligibility for veterans who elect to establish Virginia as residence.
- HB 1862 Spouse of member of armed forces; provides extension of expiration of certain licenses, etc.
- HB 1893 Abduction; penalty when person recruits, etc., child under 16 years of age for prostitution.
- HB 1898 Abduction of minors; for sexual purposes, penalty.
- HB 2042 Veterans Services Foundation; annual report to Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security.
- HB 2052 Labor organization representation; right to vote by secret ballot.
- HB 2069 Concealed handguns; person to inform law-enforcement officer of his possession, penalty.
- HB 2105 Electric vehicle charging service; excludes certain persons from retail sale of electricity.
- HB 2147 Health benefits exchanges; abortion coverage not permitted.
- HB 2161 Eminent domain; condemnor is required to provide an appraisal to owner of condemned property.
- HB 2314 Education Improvement Scholarships; tax credit for donations by business entities.
- HB 2332 Citizenship of arrestee; arresting officer to ascertain.
- HB 2333 Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for Virginia firms using E-Verify program.
- HB 2370 Multiple-year licenses; Board of Game & Inland Fisheries to issue for hunting, fishing, etc.
- HB 2386 Concealed weapons permit; authorizes person to obtain permit to carry any lawfully possessed weapon.
- HB 2440 Prostitution; expungement of charge if person was forced.
- HB 2465 Virginia Retirement System; defined contribution retirement program for state and local employees.
- HB 2511 Civil immunity; provided for persons acting in defense of property.
- HB 2517 Budget bill; basis for preparation.
- HB 2520 Advisory boards, councils, and other advisory collegial bodies, certain; elimination.
- HB 2533 Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Trust Fund; administration of Fund, report.
- HJ 500 Constitutional amendment; right to work (first reference).
- HJ 511 Constitutional amendment; Transportation Funds.
- HJ 525 Celebrating the life of Lynda Lee Waddill.
- HJ 530 Celebrating the life of Dean Ridings.
- HJ 546 Commending Josiah P. Rowe III.
- 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 578 Federal Trade Commission; urging Congress to refrain from granting expanded rulemaking authority.
- HJ 587 Constitutional amendment; limits total on appropriations (first reference).
- HJ 615 Constitutional amendment; restriction on contents of bill or law that appropriates funds.
- HJ 637 Veterans; Department of Veterans Services to study certification and licensing opportunities.
- HJ 642 VAT; urging Virginia delegation of Congress to oppose legislation that would levy on certain goods.
- 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 733 FERPA and HIPAA, federal; urges Congress to restore in loco parentis, etc.
- 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 744 Celebrating the life of Creston Martin Owen.
- HJ 746 Celebrating the life of Edwin F. Gulick.
- HJ 747 Celebrating the life of Specialist Sean Russell Cutsforth.
- HJ 753 Commending Lucille Liechty.
- HJ 759 Celebrating the life of Colonel Edward J. Burke, USA (Ret.).
- HJ 767 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Ronald Wilson Reagan.
- 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 785 Commending Arthur W. Arundel.
- 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 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 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 882 Commending Russell Claar.
- HJ 883 Commending Anne C. Hall.
- HJ 884 Commending Harvey and Ellen Ussery.
- HJ 885 Commending Ed Dandar.
- HJ 886 Commending Cecil Campbell.
- HJ 887 Commending Caitlin Connor Uze.
- HJ 889 Commending Christine Loveday Hall.
- HJ 896 Celebrating the life of Former Delegate FitzGerald Bemiss.
- HJ 937 Commending the Hampton Roads Stuff the Bus toy collection program.
- HJ 938 Commending Charles Maurice Robinson.
- HJ 944 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Willard Rhoades Finney.
- HJ 975 Commending Corbin Alexander Anglin.
- HJ 976 Commending the Reverend Cessar L. Scott, Sr.
- HR 46 State sovereignty; Congress urged to honor Tenth Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
- HR 74 Celebrating the life of Henrietta Lacks.
- SB 804 License plates, special; issuance to those bearing legend: IN REMEMBRANCE, APRIL 16, 2007.
- SB 869 Urban development areas; developable acreage is redefined to exclude certain lands.
- SB 872 Gang-free zones; expanded to include any school bus stop or public buildings, etc.
- SB 876 Castle doctrine; encodes version allowing use of deadly force, etc. against an intruder in dwelling.
- SB 892 Human Resource Management, Department of; TRICARE supplemental health coverage to military retirees.
- SB 958 Veterans care centers; removes requirement for Commissioner to establish an advisory committee.
- SB 986 Certificate of public need; exempts Veterans Services facilities.
- SB 1074 Tuition, in-state; person of other state meeting requirements called to National Guard is eligible.
- SB 1250 Firearms; regulation by state entities.
- SB 1251 Electronic tracking devices; prohibits person from placing in or on vehicle, penalty.
- SB 1271 Auditor of Public Accounts; required to review collection, etc., of local retail sales & use tax.
- SJ 410 Commending the Veterans Independence Program.
- SJ 441 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Walter Henry Maxwell, Sr.
- SJ 458 Celebrating the life of Andra Kern Foss.
- SJ 459 Commending Sean Brown.
- SJ 460 Commemorating the life of Dr. James Leonard Farmer, Jr., and the 50th Anniversary of Freedom Ride.
- SJ 481 Commending George E. Lovelace.
- SJ 494 Commending the George Washington Regional Commission.
- SJ 495 Commending Margo Deihl.
- SJ 506 Commending Esson McKenzie Miller, Jr.
- SJ 516 Commending Daniel M. Chichester.
- SR 32 Celebrating the life of Frank Joseph Wittman.