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- HB 74 Justice for Victims of Sterilization Act; established, creates Compensation Fund.
- HB 605 Localities; funds dedicated for economic development for those with high unemployment rates.
- HB 659 Community services boards and behavioral health authorities; information about services available.
- HB 775 Virginia Disaster Relief Fund; established.
- HB 965 Governor's Child Safety Test; local school board to include as part of program of physical fitness.
- HB 1304 Virginia Public School Educational Technology Grants Program; leases of educational technology.
- HB 1314 Student eligibility for in-state tuition at public institutions of higher education; state subsidy.
- HB 1325 Visually impaired students; instruction in Braille, etc.
- HB 1377 Health insurance; credits for retired school division employees.
- HB 1388 Courthouse and courtroom security; increase of certain fee.
- HB 1403 Prisons; telephone systems within correctional facilities.
- HB 1410 Motor fuels; reduces tax rate on gasoline and gasohol.
- HB 1442 Police and court records; fees for expungement from record.
- HB 1504 Justice for Victims of Sterilization Act; established, sunset provision.
- HB 1529 General appropriation act; expiration date of second enactment Chapter 2, 2014 Sp. I Acts.
- HB 1546 Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; sworn members of enforcement division of DMV added.
- HB 1556 Economic development, local; revenues from certain taxes for qualified locality.
- HB 1569 TANF; eligibility, drug-related felonies.
- HB 1574 Voter registration; proof of citizenship.
- HB 1577 Veteran Employment Grant Fund and Program; created.
- HB 1595 Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversion Grant Fund; grants to assist agencies.
- HB 1614 Southwestern Va. Training Center & Southeastern Va. Training Center; closure prohibited.
- HB 1650 Renewable energy property; establishes grants for placing into service.
- HB 1659 Virginia Retirement System; increase of retirement allowance.
- HB 1670 Sheriffs; always serving as chief law-enforcement officer of locality.
- HB 1688 State Comptroller; deposit of fines and fees for violation of local ordinances.
- HB 1709 Offshore natural gas and oil; allocation of royalties.
- HB 1710 Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Trust Fund; use of funds.
- HB 1726 Enterprise zone real property; investment grants.
- HB 1740 Enterprise Zone Grant Program; zones limited in county/city to an aggregate of 10 square miles.
- HB 1779 Civil commitment proceedings; fees and compensation.
- HB 1787 Virginia Port Authority; gubernatorial appointments to the Board of Commissioners.
- HB 1788 Higher educational institutions; frequency of reporting six-year plans.
- HB 1805 Veteran Entrepreneurship Grant Fund and Program; created.
- HB 1866 Dam Safety, Flood Prevention, and Protection Assistance Fund; use of Fund.
- HB 1872 Schools denied accreditation, etc.; principal and assistant principal training program.
- HB 1883 Virginia Sickness and Disability Program; open enrollment period; State Police Retirement System.
- HB 1982 Commonwealth Transportation Board; voting.
- HB 2001 MMIE projects; Virginia Public Building Authority authorized to finance certain activities.
- HB 2003 Virginia Public School Authority; loans to school boards for the acquisition of capital projects.
- HB 2007 Protective orders; assault and battery, penalty.
- HB 2041 Open Education Resources Innovation Council; established, report.
- HB 2066 Public libraries; policy of the Commonwealth concerning service to the communities.
- HB 2078 Community Wastewater Treatment Grant Program and Fund, established.
- HB 2084 Auxiliary grants; supportive housing.
- HB 2087 Court-appointed counsel; waiver application for compensation in child welfare cases.
- HB 2107 Employees of local school divisions; DHRM to develop health insurance program similar to state plan.
- HB 2110 Military dependents, spouses, and surviving spouses; scholarships.
- HB 2121 Tuition, in-state; members of the Virginia National Guard.
- HB 2122 Higher educational institutions; in-state tuition for certain students.
- HB 2133 Veterans Services, Department of; programs to create employment opportunities for veterans.
- HB 2147 VIEW Program; screening and assessment for use of illegal substances.
- HB 2194 Immunizations; meningococcal vaccine.
- HB 2214 Firearms; restoration of rights, report to Department of State Police.
- HB 2251 Appeals of adverse initial determinations of overpayment; attorney fees.
- HB 2258 Nursing facility services; preadmission screening.
- HB 2278 Virginia Resources Authority; economic and community development projects.
- HB 2302 Full-day kindergarten; school boards to develop programs.
- HB 2339 Electronic textbooks; access by students in their residence.
- HB 2346 Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; eligibility.
- HB 2374 Teacher licensure; professional development in indicators of dyslexia.
- HB 2376 Pre-kindergarten Grant Program; established, grants for at-risk four-year-olds.
- HB 2377 Justice for Victims of Sterilization Act.
- HB 2380 Community services boards and behavioral health authorities; information for students.
- SB 334 Virginia Disaster Relief Fund; established.
- SB 451 Law-enforcement officer; sworn municipal park rangers added to definition of officer.
- SB 647 Teledentistry pilot program; Department of Medical Assistance Services to create, report.
- SB 692 Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; conservation officers.
- SB 718 Telemedicine; Department of Health to establish a three-year pilot program, report.
- SB 736 Courthouse and courtroom security; increases assessment.
- SB 738 Virginia Sickness and Disability Program; open enrollment period for certain members of VRS.
- SB 742 Elections; run-off elections.
- SB 747 Absentee voting; application for ballot.
- SB 754 Vehicle registration; increases fees, allocates funds for Department of State Police.
- SB 771 Toxic waste site; to inventory Department of Environmental Quality.
- SB 800 Budget Bill.
- SB 805 STEM programs; grants for donations to qualified schools.
- SB 808 Building Revitalization Grant Fund; established, report.
- SB 866 Health insurance; school board allowed to elect to have employees & retirees to receive state plan.
- SB 883 Virginia-Korea Advisory Board; established, report.
- SB 950 Veteran Employment Grant Fund and Program; created.
- SB 967 Extended Foster Care Services and Support Program; created.
- SB 971 Community College Workforce Training Grant Program; established.
- SB 977 Virginia Sickness and Disability Program; open enrollment period.
- SB 978 Virginia Retirement System; participation in Plan One.
- SB 991 Virginia Tourism Growth Incentive Fund; established, report.
- SB 1013 Virginia Public Building Authority; Military Mission Improvement and Expansion projects.
- SB 1022 Virginia Retirement System; increase of retirement allowance.
- SB 1028 Court-appointed counsel; waiver application for compensation in child welfare cases.
- SB 1051 Biennial appropriation act; changing biennial appropriations.
- SB 1053 Civil commitment proceedings; fees and compensation.
- SB 1054 Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families, State Executive Council for; regulations.
- SB 1055 Child welfare agencies; background checks, barrier crimes.
- SB 1061 Electronic pollbooks; photographs and identifying information for each voter.
- SB 1105 School Health Advisory Board; established, report.
- SB 1123 Child care subsidy; license required.
- SB 1135 Adoption leave benefit; creates new classification for state employee.
- SB 1209 New Economy Industry Credential Assistance Training Grants; established.
- SB 1213 Human Trafficking, Advisory Council on; established, report, sunset provision.
- SB 1282 Administrative Process Act; disciplinary proceedings.
- SB 1305 Unclaimed property; use of death master file.
- SB 1317 Virginia Shoreline Resiliency Fund; established.
- SB 1327 Higher education; in-state tuition.
- SB 1342 Residential Improved Accessibility and Universal Visitability Grant Fund and Program; established.
- SB 1386 Teacher licensure; professional development.
- SB 1408 Emergency services; routine review, report.
- SB 1409 Community services boards; DBHDS to enter into agreements with certain health care providers.
- SB 1421 TANF; Back-to-School Supplies and Clothing Allowance Program.
- SB 1431 Commonwealth Space Flight Fund; allocations, 2021-2022 fiscal year sunset.
- SB 1449 Governor's Powering Economic Growth Program; created.
- SB 1455 Commonwealth of Virginia Veterans Bond Act of 2015; created.
- SJ 281 Urban schools; joint subcommittee to study unique and specific challenges facing school divisions.
- SJ 285 Family and medical leave; feasibility of expanding in the state to complement federal requirements.