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- HB 1320 Peanuts; extends excise tax on those grown in and sold in Virginia.
- HB 1327 Port of Va. Economic & Infrastructure Development Zone Grant Fund; certain businesses eligible.
- HB 1336 Telework tax credit; creates income tax credit for certain employees.
- HB 1392 Higher educational institutions; modifications to prior revenue bond bills, emergency.
- HB 1398 Land preservation tax credits; Budget Bill to include an appropriation for land preservation, etc.
- HB 1399 RS&UT; deletes portion of tax exemption for pollution control equipment and facilities.
- HB 1400 Oyster replenishment tax; penalties.
- HB 1401 Real property tax; collection of delinquent taxes, notice to taxpayer regarding payment agreement.
- HB 1435 Senior judge system; to study feasibility & effect of implementing for circuit & district courts.
- HB 1500 Budget Bill.
- HB 1522 Personal property tax; classification of motor vehicles leased by locality/constitutional officer.
- HB 1532 Virginia Retirement System; benefits for certain local employees.
- HB 1553 Real property tax assessment; affordable housing.
- HB 1598 Real property tax; boards of equalization.
- HB 1658 Circuit court clerks; revises various powers and duties for certification of records, etc.
- HB 1670 Transient occupancy tax; adds Dickenson County to list of counties authorized to levy.
- HB 1697 Real property tax; land use valuation.
- HB 1699 Personal property tax, tangible; computer equipment & peripherals used in data centers, definition.
- HB 1751 Assault and battery; includes certain employees of DBHDS, penalty.
- HB 1767 Machinery and Equipment Donation Grant Program; established.
- HB 1771 Gas severance taxes, local; validation of coal & gas severance tax & road improvement tax ordinance.
- HB 1783 Contraband cigarettes, tax-paid; increases penalty for possession with intent to distribute.
- HB 1784 Accident and sickness insurance; individual open enrollment program.
- HB 1785 RS & UT; revenue dedicated for public facility in Town of Wise.
- HB 1797 Transient occupancy tax; adds Greensville County to list of counties authorized to levy.
- HB 1806 Methamphetamine; substances used to manufacture.
- HB 1816 Methamphetamine manufactory; penalty for allowing minor under age 15, etc., to be present.
- HB 1820 Cigarettes; sale, purchase, possession, etc., for purpose of evading taxes, penalties.
- HB 1824 Virginia port volume; increase tax credit to certain entities, clarifies definitions.
- HB 1850 Assault and battery; adds employees of local or regional correctional facility.
- HB 1860 Personal property tax; advertising signs.
- HB 1872 Investments; qualification for tax credits, clarifies meaning of funding portal, guidelines.
- HB 1923 Worker retraining tax credit; increase in credit amount for tax years beginning January 1, 2012.
- HB 1927 Assault and battery; adds volunteer firefighter or any emergency medical service personnel, penalty.
- HB 1952 Higher educational institutions; board of visitors governance, report.
- HB 1953 U.S. Route 58 Corridor Development Program; issuance of bonds.
- HB 1955 Impersonating a law-enforcement officer or other public safety personnel; impersonating, penalty.
- HB 1982 Local tax bills; permits treasurers to convey access online from database on treasurer's website.
- HB 1993 Motor vehicle rental tax; exclusions from gross rental proceeds.
- HB 1996 Nonprofit organizations; tax credits for donations to those assisting low-income families, etc.
- HB 2039 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; added to list to receive contributions of refunds.
- HB 2047 Long-term health care insurance; tax credit not allowed if person claimed fed. income tax deduction.
- HB 2054 RS&UT; exemption includes property used for harvesting forest products.
- HB 2059 Landlords; reduces amount of income tax credits that may be issued each fiscal year by DHCD.
- HB 2083 Strategic Compensation Grant Initiative and Fund; established.
- HB 2092 Tax information; disclosure.
- HB 2098 School boards; releases from state regulation.
- HB 2100 Coal severance taxes, local; establishes gross income for certain purposes. Emergency.
- HB 2110 Coal and Gas Road Improvement Fund; tax revenue used to construct, etc., natural gas service lines.
- HB 2145 Virginia College Savings Plan; deposit of income tax refunds.
- HB 2150 Tax code, state; advances conformity with Internal Revenue Code.
- HB 2155 Insurance premiums license tax; technical corrections for administration.
- HB 2167 Income tax, state; deductions for prepaid funeral, medical, and dental insurance premiums.
- HB 2175 Veterans care center; construction in Northern Virginia.
- HB 2194 Capital outlay; establishes revised six-year plan for projects.
- HB 2211 Stalking; Class 6 felony for conviction of second offense within five years of prior conviction.
- HB 2219 Cigarette taxes; certain bond or irrevocable letter of credit requirements.
- HB 2231 Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Fund; amount of financial assistance.
- HB 2235 Firearms; increases penalties for use, display, or discharge during commission of certain felonies.
- HB 2236 RS&UT; exemption for separately charged amounts for labor, etc., on property sold or rented.
- HB 2249 William and Mary, The College of; management agreement between the Commonwealth.
- HB 2303 Transient occupancy tax; Arlington County may impose additional tax.
- HB 2313 Revenues and appropriations of State; changes to revenues collected and distribution, report.
- HB 2320 Sports or entertainment arena; City of Virginia Beach may construct for professional sports teams.
- HB 2343 Public school security equipment; issuance of bonds for purpose of grant payments.
- HJ 762 Breast cancer awareness and prevention; local health departments to provide detailed report.
- SB 706 Mentally incapacitated persons; financial exploitation, penalty.
- SB 720 Transient occupancy tax; adds Grayson County to list of counties authorized to levy.
- SB 721 VIEW; substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients.
- SB 739 Mechanical and electronic voting devices; number required, effective date.
- SB 740 Mandatory judicial retirement; increases age under Judicial Retirement System from 70 to 73 years.
- SB 748 Building Revitalization Grant Fund; created, report.
- SB 754 Higher educational institutions; modifications to prior revenue bond bills, emergency.
- SB 766 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption includes hurricane preparedness equipment.
- SB 767 Retail sales and transient occupancy taxes; taxes on room rentals based upon charges for use, etc.
- SB 780 Accident and sickness insurance, individual; open enrollment program.
- SB 799 Real property tax; special valuation for land preservation.
- SB 800 Budget Bill.
- SB 811 False lien or encumbrance; filing against real or personal property of another, penalty.
- SB 816 Payment of wages to employees; requires employers to maintain and preserve certain records.
- SB 817 Property tax exemption; adds Historic Pocahontas, Inc. to list of organizations.
- SB 831 Gold-Certified Veteran Employment Grant Fund; established.
- SB 832 Mandatory minimum sentences; terms of confinement or imprisonment to be served consecutively.
- SB 835 TANF; assistance when convicted of drug-related felony, ineligible if fail or refuse drug testing.
- SB 838 State employees; option of converting accumulated sick leave into service credit under VRS.
- SB 848 Students; increases additional grant to those attending State 2-year colleges for engineering, etc.
- SB 851 Transient occupancy tax; reinstates authority of Arlington County to impose additional tax, etc.
- SB 853 Assault and battery; adds magistrates within enhanced penalty provision.
- SB 854 Virginia Retirement System; benefits for certain local employees.
- SB 857 Higher ed. institutions; expands eligibility for in-state tuition to certain dependents of military.
- SB 865 Tolls; General Assembly to approve prior to imposition and collection for use of Interstate System.
- SB 912 William and Mary, College of; management agreement between State.
- SB 918 Coal severance taxes, local; establishes gross income for certain purposes. Emergency.
- SB 929 State Police, Department of; variable housing allowance.
- SB 932 Landlords; reduces amount of income tax credits that may be issued each fiscal year by DHCD.
- SB 934 Charter schools, public; allowed to designate whether employees will participate in VRS.
- SB 980 Transient occupancy tax; adds Dickenson County to list of counties authorized to levy.
- SB 995 VRS; technical changes regarding retirement plans.
- SB 996 Temporary detention orders; increases maximum duration person may be detained from 48 to 72 hours.
- SB 1009 Neighborhood Assistance Act; certain requirements neighborhood organization must meet, etc.
- SB 1010 Identity theft; victim assistance, restitution, penalties.
- SB 1015 Prostitution; solicitation of a minor, penalty.
- SB 1017 Contraband cigarettes, tax-paid; increases penalty for possession with intent to distribute.
- SB 1018 Unstamped cigarettes; sale, purchase, possession, etc., for purpose of evading taxes, penalties.
- SB 1019 Counterfeit cigarettes; penalties.
- SB 1020 RICO; contraband cigarettes, penalties.
- SB 1021 Cigarette and other tobacco products taxes; electronic transactions.
- SB 1031 Children; taking indecent liberties, use of communications system to propose sex offenses.
- SB 1032 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act; add to list of offenses requiring registration.
- SB 1033 Juvenile and adult facilities; punishment for certain offenses committed within facilities, etc.
- SB 1041 Bedford, City of, reversion; taxation of real property in Town of Bedford and City of Bedford.
- SB 1054 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; added to list to receive contributions of refunds.
- SB 1067 RS & UT; exemption includes all-terrain vehicles, levies 5% motor vehicle sales & use tax.
- SB 1069 Virginia Longitudinal Data System and Advisory Council; established, report.
- SB 1083 Cannabinoids, research chemicals, synthetic; penalties.
- SB 1092 Cigarette taxes; certain bond or irrevocable letter of credit requirements.
- SB 1095 Wastewater treatment facilities; grant to Cities of Lynchburg and Richmond for CSO control projects.
- SB 1098 Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; Expected Family Contribution.
- SB 1105 Biennial appropriations; changing to start in odd-numbered year.
- SB 1111 Gas severance taxes, local; validation of coal & gas severance tax & road improvement tax ordinance.
- SB 1132 Claims; Bennett Barbour's estate.
- SB 1133 Personal property tax, tangible; computer equipment & peripherals used in data centers, definition.
- SB 1140 Mass Transit; implements performance-based funding for mass transit for revenues above $160 million.
- SB 1151 Virginia Student Achievement Fund; established.
- SB 1156 Teacher compensation; State goal that public school teacher compensation be nationally competitive.
- SB 1157 Commonwealth Teaching Fellows Program; established.
- SB 1170 Virginia Public Procurement Act; resident employment and apprenticeship participation.
- SB 1171 Public schools; reading intervention services for students in kindergarten through grade 3, etc.
- SB 1172 Standards of Quality; assignment of certain staff by local school divisions.
- SB 1185 Strategic Compensation Grant Initiative and Fund; established.
- SB 1186 Medical assistance services; duties of Attorney General.
- SB 1188 Career Pathways System Advisory Council; established, report.
- SB 1195 Entrepreneur-in-Residence Program; created, sunset provision.
- SB 1201 School divisions; regulations concerning Board of Education's process for submitting proposals, etc.
- SB 1205 Criminal street gang predicate offenses; penalties.
- SB 1214 Sentencing guidelines; definition of violent felony.
- SB 1216 Insurance premiums license tax; technical corrections for administration.
- SB 1220 Virginia College Savings Plan; deposit of income tax refunds.
- SB 1225 RS & UT; adds City of Fredericksburg.
- SB 1227 Nonprofit organizations; tax credits for donations to those assisting low-income families, etc.
- SB 1234 Juveniles; placement in secure local facility.
- SB 1236 Personal property tax; advertising signs.
- SB 1241 Tax code, Commonwealth's; advances conformity with Internal Revenue Code.
- SB 1251 Retirement System; law-enforcement officer retirees hired as school board security personnel.
- SB 1256 Voter identification requirements; photo ID required at polls, application for absentee ballot.
- SB 1262 Admissions tax; adds Stafford County to list of counties authorized to impose on certain admissions.
- SB 1265 Capital outlay; establishes revised six-year plan for projects.
- SB 1267 Contractors, Board for; licensure of tree care service providers, penalties.
- SB 1270 Marina operators; includes state & local agencies among those required to file lists of boat owners.
- SB 1272 DUI; penalty when person is convicted of felony offense, punishment for subsequent violation.
- SB 1290 Higher educational institutions; full or partial tuition waiver for dependent children of faculty.
- SB 1296 Unclaimed tax credits; tax credit obsolete if not claimed by any taxpayer in 5 years, etc., report.
- SB 1301 Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; export of Virginia products and services.
- SB 1311 Food and beverage tax; adds to list any county that maintains its own roads, etc.
- SB 1313 Income tax, local; City of Portsmouth authorized to levy to generate revenue for transportation.
- SB 1324 Opportunity Educational Institution; established, report.
- SB 1343 Charter; City of Fairfax.
- SB 1355 Revenues and appropriations of State; changes to revenues collected and distribution.
- SB 1356 Loudoun County; governing body to appoint members of its board of equalization.
- SB 1365 Tax administration; monetary awards for detection of tax underpayments, development of guidelines.
- SB 1374 Schools; interventions for those denied accreditation and failing to demonstrate progress.
- SB 1377 Explosive devices or firearms; possession of with intent to commit violent felony; penalties.
- SB 1378 Firearms; person guilty of Class 4 felony if sells to person he knows is prohibited from possessing.