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- HB 1356 Health insurance; local government employees eligibile to participate in state employee plan.
- HB 1363 Private security services businesses; exempts certain employees and representatives from training.
- HB 1379 Law-Enforcement Assistance Program; DCJS to develop a peer-counseling program.
- HB 1393 Fleet management; DGS to issue guidance documents to govern use of vehicles in State fleet.
- HB 1449 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage licenses for certain properties.
- HB 1469 Higher educational institutions; State Inspector General to conduct a comprehensive financial audit.
- HB 1478 State Inspector General; powers and duties.
- HB 1479 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; agenda to be included in meeting notices, etc.
- HB 1480 Real Estate Board; authority to hear fair housing violations by real estate licensees.
- HB 1482 Wastewater works operator; must sit for conventional onsite sewage system operator examination.
- HB 1489 State employees; State Comptroller to process payroll on weekly basis.
- HB 1521 Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; designation of tourism activity zones, etc.
- HB 1524 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; records of minors participating in park and recreation program.
- HB 1554 Risk management plans; insurance coverage for sheriffs or deputies, limitation on liability.
- HB 1563 Burial services; Cemetery Board to develop process to ensure consumers get accurate cost estimates.
- HB 1574 Uniform Statewide Building Code; enforcement of provisions by towns for construction, etc.
- HB 1587 ABC; contemplated actions by brewery or beer wholesaler.
- HB 1593 Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures of property used as methamphetamine lab.
- HB 1595 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; imposition of late fees for assessments, etc.
- HB 1600 Alcoholic beverage control; transfers of wine.
- HB 1615 Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; disclosure of methamphetamine laboratory.
- HB 1624 Virginia Public Procurement Act; contracts with state agencies for transportation facility, etc.
- HB 1630 Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act; developer control in time-share estate program, etc.
- HB 1639 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exempts correspondence of members of General Assembly & aides.
- HB 1641 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; powers and duties of regulatory boards.
- HB 1645 Tradesmen; Board for Contractors shall evaluate continuing education requirements, report.
- HB 1649 Pawnbrokers and precious metals dealers; records required to be maintained, etc.
- HB 1659 Private security services businesses; exceptions for certain out-of-state businesses.
- HB 1667 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage licenses for certain properties in Smyth County.
- HB 1668 Southwestern VA Mental Health Institute; DBHDS authorized to convey real property in Smyth County.
- HB 1671 Alcoholic beverage control; exemption from tied house restriction for one out-of-state winery.
- HB 1685 General Services, Department of; conveyance of certain real property located in City of Richmond.
- HB 1711 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; notice to owners of election of directors.
- HB 1720 Alcoholic beverages; person not requiring evidence of legal age guilty of Class 3 misdemeanor, etc.
- HB 1734 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; technical amendments.
- HB 1736 Real Estate Board; protection of escrow funds by real estate licensee, rental agreement, etc.
- HB 1737 Transparency in Developer-Owned Country Club Act; established.
- HB 1749 Landlord and tenant laws; application to certain occupants of hotel, motel, etc.
- HB 1761 Property Owners' Association Act; waiver of assessments, voting of members.
- HB 1801 Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Act; claims review process.
- HB 1802 Contractors, Board for; creation of residential and commercial contractor license categories.
- HB 1807 Condominium & Property Owners' Association Acts; disclosure of qualification for federal financing.
- HB 1819 DCJS; criminal justice training schools.
- HB 1823 Public procurement; posting by local public bodies of procurement opportunities.
- HB 1834 High Performance Building Act; use of certain forest products.
- HB 1845 Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Reward Fund; amount of reward.
- HB 1849 Alcoholic beverage control; operation of contract winemaking facilities.
- HB 1851 Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, Virginia Board for; renewal of asbestos contractors licenses.
- HB 1855 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exempts records of Department of Aviation.
- HB 1882 Virginia Public Procurement Act; resident employment and apprenticeship participation.
- HB 1890 General Services, Department of; public access to standard vendor accounting information.
- HB 1906 Veterans; Department of Veterans Services to develop comprehensive program to reduce unemployment.
- HB 1936 Minority Business Enterprises, Department of; changes definition of small business.
- HB 1951 Virginia Public Procurement Act; bid match preference for Virginia businesses.
- HB 1959 Certified public accountants; time for filing complaints with Board of Accountancy, etc.
- HB 1960 Board for Contractors; necessity for license, commissioning of public works of art.
- HB 1966 Enterprise zones; permits locality to apply for status based on distress factors in area.
- HB 1967 Virginia Jobs Investment Program; eligibility for assistance.
- HB 1968 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; expands eligibility for grants.
- HB 1969 Contractors, Board for; necessity for license, commissioning of public works of art.
- HB 1973 Real Estate Board; death or disability of a broker.
- HB 1992 State grievance procedure; review of hearing decisions.
- HB 2002 State Inspector General; authorized to conduct review of legislative and judicial branches.
- HB 2005 Virginia Housing Partnership Revolving Fund; renamed Virginia Housing Trust Fund, report.
- HB 2021 Public employment; prohibits discrimination.
- HB 2026 Virginia FOIA; remote participation in meeting by member of public body.
- HB 2032 Virginia FOIA; allows regional public bodies to conduct electronic meetings.
- HB 2038 Fort Monroe Authority; payments in lieu of real property taxes.
- HB 2043 Virginia FOIA; allows board of trustees of Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation to convene closed meeting.
- HB 2062 Executive Mansion, Citizens' Advisory Council on Furnishing and Interpreting; membership.
- HB 2071 Business Assistance, Department of, et al.; marketing campaign.
- HB 2073 Real estate brokers and salespersons; liability of false advertising and false information.
- HB 2075 Commonwealth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Measurement System; authorizes IEIA to create.
- HB 2078 Public procurement; increases public notice of requests for proposals, technical amendments.
- HB 2079 VA Public Procurement Act; process for competitive sealed bidding and negotiation.
- HB 2085 Consumer Counsel of Dept. of Law, Division of; replaces referenece to Office of Consumer Affairs.
- HB 2087 VA Jobs Investment Program; moves administration of Program to VA Economic Development Partnership.
- HB 2095 Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of; removes references to Office.
- HB 2097 Career Pathways System Advisory Council; established, report.
- HB 2114 State Inspector General; additional powers and duties, report.
- HB 2123 Juvenile Justice, Board of; increases membership.
- HB 2125 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; requests for records.
- HB 2128 Virginia Public Procurement Act; small procurements.
- HB 2133 Employment discrimination; current employment status.
- HB 2134 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; state agencies to post schedule of costs for producing records.
- HB 2139 State officers and employees; removal of certain officers from office.
- HB 2140 Statewide Fire Prevention Code; fees charged by State Fire Marshal.
- HB 2146 Virginia War Memorial; powers and duties of division of Department of Veterans Services.
- HB 2170 Public procurement; posting by local public bodies of procurement opportunities.
- HB 2178 Charitable gaming; authorizes network bingo.
- HB 2200 Property Owners' Association Act; lot owner permitted to operate home-based business, etc.
- HB 2205 Virginia Public Procurement Act; qualified Virginia businesses afforded opportunity to bid.
- HB 2210 Virginia Public Procurement Act; procurement of professional services.
- HB 2212 Women-owned and minority-owned businesses; enhancement measures.
- HB 2218 Condominium Act; convertible land.
- HB 2222 Appraisal management companies; provision of appraisal services.
- HB 2233 Enterprise zones; expiration dates and renewal periods extended in certain counties and cities.
- HB 2257 Property Owners' Association Act; rule enforcement.
- HB 2262 Nonprofit organizations; exemptions from regulations applicable to restaurants, etc.
- HB 2268 Alcoholic beverage control; privileges of farm winery licensees.
- HB 2273 Enterprise Zone Grant Program; redesignation of certain joint enterprise zones.
- HB 2275 Condominium Act; expands respective declarant control period, warranty review committees.
- HB 2276 Virginia Port Authority; reform by adding Chief Executive Officer to Board of Commissioners, etc.
- HB 2278 State Police, Department of; variable housing allowance.
- HB 2280 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exempts records of disaster recovery plans, etc.
- HB 2283 Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority; designated as an agency in executive branch of state.
- HB 2288 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage licenses for certain properties in Wythe County.
- HB 2300 Alcoholic beverage control; tied house exception.
- HB 2302 Electronic security sales representatives; shall possess valid registration issued by DCJS.
- HB 2304 Commercial use of seals of the Commonwealth; commemorative coins, recommendations.
- HB 2305 Community associations; restrictions on solar panels.
- HB 2309 Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act; prohibits smoking in health care facilities.
- HB 2316 Virginia Public Procurement Act; multiple project contracts for architectural, etc., services.
- HB 2321 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; State Corporation Commission subject to Act.
- SB 701 State government employment; nondiscrimination.
- SB 748 Building Revitalization Grant Fund; created, report.
- SB 772 Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act; developer control in time-share estate program, etc.
- SB 781 Women-owned and minority-owned businesses; enhancement measures.
- SB 791 State Inspector General, Office of; develop and implement an audit work plan, report.
- SB 822 Statewide Fire Prevention Code; fees charged by State Fire Marshal.
- SB 829 Veterans; Department of Veterans Services to develop comprehensive program to reduce unemployment.
- SB 841 Uniform Statewide Building Code; establishment of occupancy standards for residential dwelling unit.
- SB 849 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage licenses for certain properties.
- SB 871 Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, VA Board for; notice to asbestos workers, disciplinary action.
- SB 875 Provisional driver's license holders; changes from secondary offense to primary use of cell phones.
- SB 879 Employee Misclassification Task Force; created, report.
- SB 881 Volunteer fire/EMS departments; localities may have ordinances that include billing property owners.
- SB 886 Affordable housing; substitutes south urban region for Charlottesville MSA.
- SB 894 Uniform Statewide Building Code; who may be cited for violations.
- SB 902 Virginia Public Procurement Act; alternative forms of security, acceptance of cashier's check.
- SB 930 Charitable gaming; authorizes network bingo.
- SB 944 Administrative Process Act; issues on review, duty of court.
- SB 987 Virginia War Memorial Shrine of Memory; memorialization of fallen Virginians by inclusion of names.
- SB 991 Veterans; identification card, discount on state-operated attractions.
- SB 1004 Landlord and tenant laws; early termination of rental agreements by victims of family abuse, etc.
- SB 1013 Landlord and tenant laws; application to certain occupants of hotel, motel, etc.
- SB 1024 Administrative Process Act; exemption for Department of Criminal Justice Services.
- SB 1043 Administrative Process Act; emergency regulations.
- SB 1064 Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, Secretary of; powers and duties.
- SB 1070 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage licenses for certain properties in Town of Glade Spring.
- SB 1089 Health insurance; program for local government employees and other political subdivisions of State.
- SB 1104 State officers and employees; removal of certain officers from office.
- SB 1119 State & Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; definition of personal interest in transaction.
- SB 1120 Business Assistance, Department of, et al.; marketing campaign.
- SB 1123 Virginia Shakespeare Festival; designating as official Shakespeare festival.
- SB 1127 Alcoholic beverage control; operation of contract winemaking facilities.
- SB 1147 Cemetery Board; resale of interment rights by churches or religious organizations.
- SB 1170 Virginia Public Procurement Act; resident employment and apprenticeship participation.
- SB 1176 State Inspector General; additional powers and duties, report.
- SB 1178 Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Reward Fund; amount of reward.
- SB 1179 Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; powers and duties of regulatory boards.
- SB 1187 Juvenile Justice, Board of; increases membership.
- SB 1193 Alcoholic beverage control; renewal of licenses, payment of license tax and civil penalty.
- SB 1195 Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program; created, sunset provision.
- SB 1197 Virginia Public Procurement Act; contracts for architectural or professional engineering services.
- SB 1203 Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of; removes references to Office.
- SB 1215 State government officers and employees; representation of clients, prohibited conduct.
- SB 1235 Alcoholic beverage control; operation of government stores.
- SB 1246 Virginia Public Procurement Act; multiple project contracts for architectural, etc., services.
- SB 1253 Smoking; localities to ban in designated public parks, etc.
- SB 1263 VA FOIA; meeting by electronic communication means by certain committees, etc. of State bodies.
- SB 1264 VA. FOIA; access to criminal and other records.
- SB 1267 Contractors, Board for; licensure of tree care service providers, penalties.
- SB 1301 Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; export of Virginia products and services.
- SB 1304 Alcoholic beverage control; creates annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license, etc.
- SB 1305 Virginia Port Authority; reform by adding Chief Executive Officer to Board of Commissioners, etc.
- SB 1316 Wetland delineator; requirements for certification.
- SB 1317 Real property; DGS authorized to convey property to Mennel Milling Company in Roanoke County.
- SB 1320 Job investment and incentive grant programs; information to verify employment status.
- SB 1334 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exemption for Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council.
- SB 1349 Alcoholic beverage control; mandatory revocation of mixed beverage licenses, prohibited acts.
- SB 1350 Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; created, report.