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- HB 1 Scholastic records; prohibited access to directory information.
- HB 23 Red Tape Reduction Commission; created, review of regulatory requirements, report.
- HB 26 Pawnbrokers; allowable late fees.
- HB 48 Charitable solicitations; registration statement.
- HB 58 State agencies; use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on outdoor lighting fixtures.
- HB 59 Transportation, Department of; use of practical design methods.
- HB 62 Libraries, local and regional; boards not mandatory in Caroline County.
- HB 63 Private security; compliance agent experience, surety bond.
- HB 67 Virginia Human Rights Act; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, causes of action.
- HB 78 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; waiver of first-time licensing fees.
- HB 97 Virginia Public Procurement Act; methods of procurement, single or term contracts.
- HB 98 Virginia Public Procurement Act; competitive negotiation for professional services.
- HB 101 Tradesmen; expiration date of licenses issued by Board for Contractors.
- HB 102 Alcoholic beverage control; gourmet shop licensees.
- HB 130 Chief Resiliency Officer; Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to designate.
- HB 134 Value engineering; raises minimum project cost.
- HB 136 Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage special events licenses for museums.
- HB 147 FOIA; scholastic records, student handheld mobile telephone numbers, etc.
- HB 160 Building code; mutual assistance.
- HB 164 Contractors, Board for; prerequisites to obtaining a building permit.
- HB 178 Virginia Fair Housing Law; exemptions.
- HB 193 Virginia Public Procurement Act; bid match preference for Virginia businesses.
- HB 206 Pawnbrokers; digital image of forms of identification.
- HB 212 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; school boards and school board employees.
- HB 213 Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; formal advisory opinions, immunity.
- HB 228 Virginia Public Records Act; records retained in electronic medium.
- HB 254 DHRM; duties of department, employee communication.
- HB 257 Virginia Public Procurement Act; definitions, responsible bidder or offeror.
- HB 282 VHDA Act; pilot program to help low-income persons who are currently renters become home owners.
- HB 297 Administrative Process Act; exempts certain guidance documents from Act.
- HB 306 Va. Public Procurement Act; preference for business participating in Va. Registered Apprenticeship.
- HB 321 Real estate brokers & salespersons; cease & desist orders for unlicensed activity.
- HB 375 Local government; prohibiting certain practices requiring contractors to provide compensation, etc.
- HB 391 Uniform Statewide Building Code; enforcement, inspection warrants, hoarding.
- HB 394 Philanthropy and Social Innovation, Advisory Board on; established, sunset provision.
- HB 398 Virginia Public Procurement Act; bid, performance, and payment bonds, waiver by localities, sunset.
- HB 401 Discrimination; sexual orientation and gender identity.
- HB 422 Alcoholic beverage control; sales by brewery on licensed premises.
- HB 439 Real Estate Board; licensees may assist in translation of real estate documents.
- HB 459 Red salamander; designating as state salamander.
- HB 473 Virginia Public Procurement Act; use of best value contracting.
- HB 486 Alcoholic beverage control; granting of certain mixed beverage licenses.
- HB 500 Veteran Entrepreneur and Capital Resources Program and Fund; established.
- HB 504 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definition of "custodian."
- HB 513 Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; implementation of certification programs.
- HB 523 Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, etc., Board for; membership.
- HB 536 Alcoholic beverage control; sales conducted at government stores established.
- HB 543 General Services, Department of; lease or sublease of surplus property to charitable organizations.
- HB 547 Alcoholic beverage control; brewery licensees.
- HB 550 Alcoholic beverage control; expands privileges of bed and breakfast licensees.
- HB 552 Bed-and-breakfast operations; definition of restaurant.
- HB 555 Professions and occupations; hair braiding.
- HB 557 Virginia Public Procurement Act; public works contract requirements, apprenticeship utilization.
- HB 570 Real estate settlement agents; presumption of competency, etc.
- HB 574 Va. Public Procurement Act; cooperative procurement, stream restoration & stormwater management.
- HB 600 Public employment; inquiries by state agencies and localities regarding criminal convictions.
- HB 608 Virginia Public Procurement Act; high-risk contracts, report.
- HB 609 Housing; installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental property.
- HB 619 Alcoholic beverage control; possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages by interdicted persons.
- HB 647 Virginia Public Procurement Act; architectural and professional engineering term contracts.
- HB 654 Alcoholic beverage control; distiller licensee, commission from sales on licensed premises, etc.
- HB 655 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; disclosure by local government officers.
- HB 657 Virginia Public Procurement Act; competitive sealed bidding.
- HB 664 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; transfer of public records, definition of "custodian."
- HB 666 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; school boards and school board employees.
- HB 674 Common Interest Community Board; developer may obtain surety bond or letter of credit.
- HB 677 "The New Dominion" by Edward W. Lull; designating as state poem.
- HB 683 Uniform Statewide Building Code; security of certain records.
- HB 702 Libraries; assessment for costs in civil actions, disbursement for law libraries.
- HB 710 Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; created.
- HB 714 Building Code; provisions for buildings & structures in rural areas.
- HB 722 Property Owners' Association Act; action of the board of directors.
- HB 724 Virginia Public Procurement Act; amends prompt payment provisions, etc.
- HB 725 Small businesses; change in definition.
- HB 726 Virginia Public Procurement Act; small business and microbusiness procurement enhancement program.
- HB 727 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusion of records relating to public safety.
- HB 732 Contractors; work without valid Va. license, prohibited acts.
- HB 741 Human Rights, Virginia Division of; informal determinations inadmissible in civil action.
- HB 752 Accountants, public; issuance, renewal, and reinstatement of licenses.
- HB 753 Administrative Process Act; exemption for certain regulations of the Board of Accountancy.
- HB 760 Virginia Public Procurement Act; exemption for Virginia-grown food products.
- HB 774 Public procurement; contracting for construction on a construction management basis.
- HB 783 Legal notices; advertisement by certain towns.
- HB 790 Barbers and cosmetologists, licensed; exemptions.
- HB 794 Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act; smoking in public buildings prohibited, penalty.
- HB 816 Governor's Secretaries; reporting substance abuse data and information.
- HB 820 Alcoholic beverage control; delivery of wine or beer to retail, wholesaler requirement.
- HB 824 Short-term rentals; local ordinances regulating rentals in Cities of Lexington and Virginia Beach.
- HB 826 Alcoholic beverage control; increases general license application fee.
- HB 849 Virginia Lottery; digital vendors.
- HB 851 Virginia Public Procurement Act; request for proposals, publication.
- HB 852 Virginia Institutions of Higher Education Substance Use Advisory Committee; established.
- HB 855 Landlord and tenant law; notice requirements, landlord's acceptance of rent with reservation.
- HB 857 Landlord and tenant law; general provisions and Act.
- HB 859 Uniform Statewide Building Code; administration and enforcement, agreements for assistance.
- HB 862 Real estate licenses; required to obtain a business entity license.
- HB 864 Real Estate Board; powers and duties, escrow funds.
- HB 883 Regulatory reduction pilot program; Department of Planning and Budget to implement, report.
- HB 892 Barbering, cosmetology, etc.; deregulates practice, abolishes Board of Barbers and Cosmetology.
- HB 898 Prerequisites to obtaining a building permit; elimination of affidavit requirement.
- HB 904 Virginia FOIA; general exclusion for trade secrets submitted to a public body.
- HB 905 Virginia Public Procurement Act; designation of trade secrets and proprietary information.
- HB 906 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; clarifies definition of electronic communication.
- HB 907 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; meetings held by electronic communication means.
- HB 908 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; meetings held by electronic communication means.
- HB 909 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; disclosure of law-enforcement and criminal records.
- HB 910 Alcoholic beverage control; breweries that manufacture less than 5,000 barrels of beer per year.
- HB 921 Virginia Public Procurement Act; allows public bodies to utilize cooperative procurement.
- HB 922 Electric vehicle charging stations; local and public operation.
- HB 923 Common Interest Community Board; information on covenants, association disclosure packets.
- HB 940 Freedom of Information Act Ombudsman; created, Attorney General to appoint.
- HB 957 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definition of "custodian."
- HB 958 Virginia FOIA; records containing both excluded and nonexcluded information.
- HB 959 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; transfer of public records.
- HB 971 Fair Housing Law; unlawful discrimination, gender identity.
- HB 1005 Alcoholic beverage control; wine wholesaler, primary area of responsibility.
- HB 1006 Labor market information; transfer of administration from VEC.
- HB 1013 Transportation network company; discrimination.
- HB 1028 Real estate settlement; choice of settlement service provider.
- HB 1031 Common interest communities; disclosure packets.
- HB 1032 Real estate settlements; prohibition against kickbacks, rebates, or other things of value.
- HB 1038 Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; maintenance of stormwater management facilities.
- HB 1040 Common Interest Community Board; complaints from association members and other citizens.
- HB 1041 Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; lot owner rights.
- HB 1043 Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; meetings of association boards of directors.
- HB 1047 Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; definition of manufactured home park.
- HB 1050 Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; sale of manufactured home park, notice to residents, penalties.
- HB 1084 Virginia Public Procurement Act; statute of limitations on actions on construction contracts.
- HB 1090 Virginia Personnel Act; equal pay for equal work, policy of the Commonwealth.
- HB 1101 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; right to speak at open meetings.
- HB 1114 Professional and occupational regulation; authority to suspend or revoke licenses, certificates.
- HB 1117 Virginia Personnel Act; exemptions for certain officers and employees.
- HB 1120 Common Interest Community Board; powers and duties concerning associations.
- HB 1121 Property owners' association; subject to provisions of Va. Nonstock Corporation Act, etc.
- HB 1122 Property Owners' Association Act; access to association records.
- HB 1123 Property Owners' Association Act; minutes of meetings of association boards of directors.
- HB 1124 Service and Volunteerism, Advisory Board on; membership terms, repeals sunset provision.
- HB 1135 Professions and occupations; prior criminal history.
- HB 1170 DGS; aid & cooperation of Division of Purchase and Supply to any fire company, etc.
- HB 1171 Construction contracts; liability for payment of wages.
- HB 1192 Administrative Process Act; development and periodic review of regulations, report.
- HB 1196 State agencies, certain; procurement of nonprofessional services.
- HB 1224 Uniform Statewide Building Code; applicability to farm buildings and structures.
- HB 1227 Landlord and tenant law; transient lodging as primary residence.
- HB 1247 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; right to speak at open meetings.
- HB 1262 General Services, Department of; disposition of surplus motor vehicles.
- HB 1271 Public procurement; construction management and transportation construction services.
- HB 1275 Virginia FOIA; record exclusion for trade secrets supplied to the VDOT.
- HB 1277 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; sharing and dissemination of data.
- HB 1299 Alcoholic beverage control; increases amount of spirits that may be offered.
- HB 1300 Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; implementation of certification programs.
- HB 1329 Government Data Collection & Dissemination Practices Act; dissemination of information.
- HB 1341 Virginia Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Fund; created.
- HB 1357 Public employment; inquiries by state agencies and localities regarding criminal convictions.
- HB 1359 Human Resource Management, Department of; establishment of state employee voluntary leave bank.
- HB 1362 Newborn screening; tests for time-critical disorders.
- HB 1379 Alcoholic beverage control; records of retail licensees.
- HB 1400 Alcoholic beverage control; distiller licensee, commission for sales on licensed premises.
- HB 1407 Virginia Public Procurement Act; small business and microbusiness procurement enhancement program.
- HB 1408 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
- HB 1415 Henrietta Lacks Commission; established.
- HB 1426 Va. FOIA; excludes certain information held by board of visitors of The College of William & Mary.
- HB 1431 Public School Capital Grant Program; established.
- HB 1432 Alcoholic beverage control; definition of "day spa."
- HB 1453 Real estate appraisers; changes definition of "evaluations."
- HB 1456 State Inspector General; powers and duties.
- HB 1462 Virginia Human Rights Act; sexual harassment, contracting agencies.
- HB 1465 Purchases and Supply, Division of; requirements to purchase, exceptions.
- HB 1476 Uniform Statewide Building Code; Board of HCD to amend.
- HB 1484 Alcoholic beverage control; distiller's license, remote store location and tasting room.
- HB 1506 Appraisal management companies; clarifies definition, state-licensed appraisers.
- HB 1509 Charitable Gaming Board; Texas Hold'em poker events.
- HB 1510 Professions & occupations; recognizing licenses/certificates issued by Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
- HB 1518 Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act; hookah lounges.
- HB 1519 Alcoholic beverage control; definition of "day spa."
- HB 1520 Alcoholic beverage control; exemptions from licensure certain nonprofit swim clubs.
- HB 1527 Civil Air Patrol; leave for volunteer members.
- HB 1531 Public Safety & Homeland Security, Secretary of; duties, public database.
- HB 1533 Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; applicability.
- HB 1541 Alcoholic beverage control; creates a new limited mixed beverage license for retail cigar shops.
- HB 1547 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
- HB 1554 Master barber; creates occupational title, issuance of license.
- HB 1585 Property Owners' Association Act; operation of association, requirements.
- HB 1602 Alcoholic beverage control; creates confectionery license.
- HB 1603 Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; charges for the production of public records.
- SB 55 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; disciplinary actions by regulatory boards.
- SB 61 Alcoholic beverage control; creates confectionery license.
- SB 120 Virginia Institutions of Higher Education Substance Use Advisory Committee; established.
- SB 124 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; school boards and school board employees.
- SB 125 Value engineering; raises minimum project cost.
- SB 149 Outdoor amphitheater or concert venue; nonsmoking areas, penalty.
- SB 154 Administrative Process Act; hearing officers, timely decisions.
- SB 174 Alcoholic beverage control; wine wholesaler, primary area of responsibility.
- SB 188 Virginia Public Procurement Act; competitive negotiation for professional services.
- SB 192 Virginia Lottery; interception of lottery prizes.
- SB 197 Landlord and tenant law; notice requirements, landlord's acceptance of rent with reservation.
- SB 202 Public employment; prohibits discrimination on basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
- SB 252 Public employment; inquiries by state agencies and localities regarding criminal convictions.
- SB 279 Administrative Process Act; exemption for certain regulations of the Board of Accountancy.
- SB 286 Landlord and tenant law; transient lodging as primary residence.
- SB 294 Administrative Process Act; exemption for certain regulations of Dept. of Veterans Services.
- SB 306 Alcoholic beverage control; sales by brewery on licensed premises.
- SB 312 Cooperative procurement of professional services; construction, solar power purchase agreements.
- SB 318 Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; implementation of certification programs.
- SB 320 Virginia National Guard; reversion of donated property.
- SB 325 Veterans Services, Department of; oversight of Department.
- SB 328 Common Interest Community Board; disclosure packets, registration of associations.
- SB 336 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; right to speak at open meetings.
- SB 382 Alcoholic beverage control; delivery of wine or beer to retail licensee, wholesaler requirement.
- SB 386 Va. Public Procurement Act; SWaM program, participation of service disabled veteran-owned business.
- SB 391 Housing; installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental property.
- SB 396 Libraries, local and regional; boards not mandatory in Caroline County.
- SB 423 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
- SB 428 Accountants, public; issuance, renewal, and reinstatement of licenses.
- SB 443 Common Interest Community Board; developer may obtain surety bond or letter of credit.
- SB 471 MMIE projects; Virginia Public Building Authority to finance or assist.
- SB 478 Contractors; work without valid Va. license, prohibited acts.
- SB 486 Alcoholic beverage control; distiller licensee, samples, etc.
- SB 512 FOIA; student addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses.
- SB 514 Real Estate Board; powers and duties, escrow funds.
- SB 528 Real Estate Board; licensees may assist in translation of real estate documents.
- SB 529 Contractors, Board for; prerequisites to obtaining a building permit.
- SB 569 Contractors, Board for; exemption from licensure certain students.
- SB 580 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; amends Act to facilitate sharing data.
- SB 584 Va. Public Procurement Act; establishes service disabled veteran businesses.
- SB 588 Alcoholic beverage control; annual mixed beverage special events licenses for museums.
- SB 630 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; civil penalty.
- SB 647 Alcoholic beverage control; applications for licenses, removes certain requirement.
- SB 651 Va. Public Procurement Act; executive branch agency's goals for participation by small businesses.
- SB 652 People with Severe Disabilities, Board for Purchases of Services from; established.
- SB 657 Va. FOIA; exclusion of information related to Va. Commercial Space Flight Authority.
- SB 688 Va. Public Procurement Act; cooperative procurement, stream restoration & stormwater management.
- SB 695 Alcoholic beverage control; creates an Internet beer retailer license, definition.
- SB 722 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; access to association books and records.
- SB 754 Freedom Flag; designating as official flag of remembrance of September 11, 2001.
- SB 758 Real estate licenses; required to obtain a business entity license.
- SB 769 Alcoholic beverage control; beer licenses.
- SB 858 Va. FOIA; excludes certain information held by board of visitors of The College of William & Mary.
- SB 884 Alcoholic beverage control; increases general license application fee.
- SB 906 Master barber; creates occupational title, issuance of license.
- SB 908 Electric vehicle charging stations; local and public operation.
- SB 921 Uniform Statewide Building Code; security of certain records.
- SB 924 Honor & Remember Flag; standards for display at state buildings, etc.
- SB 930 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; prohibited conduct relating to contracts.
- SB 979 Appraisal management companies; clarifies definition, state-licensed appraisers.