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Ruff (Chair), Colgan, Stosch, Martin, Locke, Herring, Petersen, Barker, Vogel, Stuart, Black, Reeves, Garrett, Deeds, Ebbin
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- HB 1363 Private security services businesses; exempts certain employees and representatives from training.
- HB 1393 Fleet management; DGS to issue guidance documents to govern use of vehicles in State fleet.
- 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 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 1547 Cemeteries; minimum tree canopy during development process shall be 10 percent.
- 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 1595 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; imposition of late fees for assessments, etc.
- HB 1615 Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; disclosure of methamphetamine laboratory.
- HB 1630 Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act; developer control in time-share estate program, etc.
- HB 1638 Military Affairs, Department of; providing of flag to next of kin.
- 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 1711 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; notice to owners of election of directors.
- 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 1749 Landlord and tenant laws; application to certain occupants of hotel, motel, etc.
- 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 1823 Public procurement; posting by local public bodies of procurement opportunities.
- HB 1845 Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower Reward Fund; amount of reward.
- HB 1855 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exempts records of Department of Aviation.
- 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 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 1994 Virginia Public Procurement Act; contract pricing arrangements.
- HB 2005 Virginia Housing Partnership Revolving Fund; renamed Virginia Housing Trust Fund, report.
- HB 2026 Virginia FOIA; remote participation in meeting by member of public body.
- 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 2073 Real estate brokers and salespersons; liability of false advertising and false information.
- HB 2079 VA Public Procurement Act; process for competitive sealed bidding and negotiation.
- HB 2082 Information Technology Advisory Council; Council to elect chairman and vice-chair from membership.
- HB 2095 Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of; removes references to Office.
- HB 2114 State Inspector General; additional powers and duties, report.
- HB 2123 Juvenile Justice, Board of; increases membership.
- HB 2128 Virginia Public Procurement Act; small procurements.
- HB 2139 State officers and employees; removal of certain officers from office.
- HB 2146 Virginia War Memorial; powers and duties of division of Department of Veterans Services.
- HB 2154 Virginia Workforce Council; powers and duties, change in membership.
- HB 2178 Charitable gaming; authorizes network bingo.
- HB 2200 Property Owners' Association Act; lot owner permitted to operate home-based business, etc.
- HB 2222 Appraisal management companies; provision of appraisal services.
- 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 2280 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exempts records of disaster recovery plans, etc.
- HB 2295 Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of; duties of Assistant to Governor.
- HB 2301 Volunteer fire/EMS departments; localities may have ordinances that include billing property owners.
- 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 2316 Virginia Public Procurement Act; multiple project contracts for architectural, etc., services.
- SB 687 Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; created, penalties, report.
- SB 689 Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; created, penalties, report.
- SB 695 Va. Toll Relief Act and Va. Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.
- SB 696 Va. Toll Abatement Act and Va. Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.
- SB 697 Va. Transportation Enhancement and Toll Abatement Act and Va. Casino Gaming Commission; regulation.
- SB 701 State government employment; nondiscrimination.
- SB 714 Va. Toll Mitigation Act & Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.
- SB 726 Poker; definition of illegal gambling and charitable gaming, etc.
- SB 748 Building Revitalization Grant Fund; created, report.
- SB 765 Legal notices; advertisement on websites by Towns of Damascus and Glade Spring.
- 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 827 Federal statutes or regulations; implementation of regulatory stringency standard.
- 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 860 State entities; procurement by using public-private partnerships.
- SB 871 Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, VA Board for; notice to asbestos workers, disciplinary action.
- 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 889 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; local school boards to hold electronic communication meetings.
- SB 894 Uniform Statewide Building Code; who may be cited for violations.
- SB 897 Spotsylvania Confederate Cemetery; increases number of Confederate graves maintained.
- SB 902 Virginia Public Procurement Act; alternative forms of security, acceptance of cashier's check.
- SB 910 Statewide Fire Prevention Code; redefines what constitutes permissible fireworks in State.
- SB 923 Open Education Curriculum Board; repeals Board.
- SB 927 Mount Hebron Cemetery; authorizes disbursement of funds for management of Confederate cemetery.
- SB 930 Charitable gaming; authorizes network bingo.
- SB 944 Administrative Process Act; issues on review, duty of court.
- SB 961 Open burning; Board of Housing and Community Development to promulgate regulations.
- SB 987 Virginia War Memorial Shrine of Memory; memorialization of fallen Virginians by inclusion of names.
- SB 990 Virginia Public Procurement Act; bid match preference for Virginia businesses.
- 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 1026 Law-enforcement officers; grounds for decertification, DCJS authorized to waive requirements.
- SB 1043 Administrative Process Act; emergency regulations.
- SB 1056 Military Affairs, Department of; providing of flag to next of kin.
- SB 1064 Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, Secretary of; powers and duties.
- SB 1071 Community Integration Advisory Commission; extends sunset provision to July 1, 2016.
- SB 1081 Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995, etc.; additional requirements.
- SB 1091 Risk management plan; local participation.
- 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 1125 Virginia Condominium Act; casualty insurance for common areas.
- SB 1134 VA Jobs Investment Program; moves administration of Program to VA Economic Development Partnership.
- SB 1137 SCC; integration of processes and forms by June 30, 2018, into Business Permitting Center, report.
- SB 1142 Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Board of; licensure of funeral establishments, hardship waivers.
- 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 1177 Virginia Workforce Council; powers and duties.
- 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 1181 IEIA, Commonwealth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Measurement System; authorizes to create.
- SB 1183 Information Technology Advisory Council; Council to elect chairman and vice-chair from membership.
- SB 1184 VITA; procurement of information technology and telecommunications by state agencies.
- 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 1224 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
- SB 1239 Uniform Statewide Building Code; enforcement by towns.
- SB 1246 Virginia Public Procurement Act; multiple project contracts for architectural, etc., services.
- 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 1305 Virginia Port Authority; reform by adding Chief Executive Officer to Board of Commissioners, etc.
- SB 1307 DPOR; Director authorized to purchase information technology and telecommunication goods & services.
- SB 1315 Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; limitation on amendment to declaration.
- SB 1316 Wetland delineator; requirements for certification.
- SB 1320 Job investment and incentive grant programs; information to verify employment status.
- SB 1325 Professional counselors, etc.; Board of Counseling to establish specified fees for licensure, etc.
- SB 1334 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exemption for Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council.
- SB 1344 Higher Education, State Council for; accrediting agencies.
- SB 1346 Charitable gaming; sale of pull tabs & other instant bingo games by volunteer fire departments, etc.
- SB 1350 Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; created, report.
- SB 1351 Virginia Port Authority; reform by adding Chief Executive Officer to Board of Commissioners.
- SB 1359 Funeral services; adds to definition of next of kin.
- SB 1362 Metropolitan Washington Airports; conditions upon Governor's authorization of Amendment No. 4.
- SB 1369 Virginia Riverboat Gaming Commission; created, penalties.
- SB 1371 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; repetitive requests, remedies.