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- HB 26 Pawnbrokers; allowable late fees.
- HB 48 Charitable solicitations; registration statement.
- HB 62 Libraries, local and regional; boards not mandatory in Caroline County.
- HB 63 Private security; compliance agent experience, surety bond.
- HB 97 Virginia Public Procurement Act; methods of procurement, single or term contracts.
- HB 101 Tradesmen; expiration date of licenses issued by Board for Contractors.
- HB 146 Va. National Guard, Va. Defense Force, etc.; employment protections.
- HB 153 Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves; disbursement of appropriated sums to maintain.
- HB 164 Contractors, Board for; prerequisites to obtaining a building permit.
- HB 206 Pawnbrokers; digital image of forms of identification.
- HB 228 Virginia Public Records Act; records retained in electronic medium.
- HB 237 One-stop small business permitting program; extends sunset date.
- HB 284 Historical African American cemeteries; owners and localities receiving funds.
- HB 297 Administrative Process Act; exempts certain guidance documents from Act.
- HB 345 Coastal Adaptation and Protection, Special Assistant to the Governor for; position created.
- HB 360 Historical African American cemeteries; adds Daughters of Zion Cemetery in Charlottesville to list.
- HB 375 Local government; prohibiting certain practices requiring contractors to provide compensation, etc.
- HB 398 Virginia Public Procurement Act; bid, performance, and payment bonds, waiver by localities, sunset.
- HB 439 Real Estate Board; licensees may assist in translation of real estate documents.
- HB 459 Red salamander; designating as state salamander.
- HB 523 Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, etc., Board for; membership.
- HB 527 Historical African American cemeteries and graves; adds Mt. Calvary Cemetery in City of Portsmouth.
- HB 533 Veterans; acceptance of substantially equivalent military training, etc.
- HB 543 General Services, Department of; lease or sublease of surplus property to charitable organizations.
- HB 555 Professions and occupations; hair braiding.
- HB 574 Va. Public Procurement Act; cooperative procurement, stream restoration & stormwater management.
- HB 609 Housing; installation and maintenance of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in rental property.
- HB 674 Common Interest Community Board; developer may obtain surety bond or letter of credit.
- HB 683 Uniform Statewide Building Code; security of certain records.
- HB 727 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusion of records relating to public safety.
- HB 729 Virginia Fire Services Board; powers & duties, modular training program for volunteer firefighters.
- 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 790 Barbers and cosmetologists, licensed; exemptions.
- HB 823 Contractors, general; waiver or diminishment of lien rights, subordination of lien rights.
- HB 824 Short-term rentals; local ordinances regulating rentals in Cities of Lexington and Virginia Beach.
- 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 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 923 Common Interest Community Board; information on covenants, association disclosure packets.
- HB 1006 Labor market information; transfer of administration from VEC.
- HB 1031 Common interest communities; disclosure packets.
- HB 1041 Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; lot owner rights.
- HB 1047 Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; definition of manufactured home park.
- HB 1124 Service and Volunteerism, Advisory Board on; membership terms, repeals sunset provision.
- HB 1163 Fire protection; applicant preemployment information with fire departments.
- HB 1170 DGS; aid & cooperation of Division of Purchase and Supply to any fire company, etc.
- HB 1221 Virginia Information Technologies Agency; additional duties of CIO, cybersecurity review.
- HB 1227 Landlord and tenant law; transient lodging as primary residence.
- HB 1262 General Services, Department of; disposition of surplus motor vehicles.
- 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 1367 Emergency Management, Virginia Department of; local sheltering data.
- HB 1412 Mental health awareness; training for firefighters and emergency medical services personnel.
- HB 1426 Va. FOIA; excludes certain information held by board of visitors of The College of William & Mary.
- HB 1453 Real estate appraisers; changes definition of "evaluations."
- HB 1506 Appraisal management companies; clarifies definition, state-licensed appraisers.
- HB 1527 Civil Air Patrol; leave for volunteer members.
- HB 1533 Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; applicability.
- HB 1554 Master barber; creates occupational title, issuance of license.
- HB 1609 Horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering; definition of "historical horse racing."
- SB 55 Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; disciplinary actions by regulatory boards.
- SB 143 Mortuary science education; practical experience required.
- SB 154 Administrative Process Act; hearing officers, timely decisions.
- SB 163 Historical African American cemeteries and graves; adds cemetery at Belmont in Loudoun County.
- SB 173 Consumer fireworks; regulation of the sale and use, criminal and civil penalties.
- SB 177 Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves; disbursement of appropriated sums to maintain.
- 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 198 Historical African American cemeteries and graves; adds Mt. Calvary Cemetery in City of Portsmouth.
- SB 202 Public employment; prohibits discrimination on basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
- SB 225 Patient-Centered Medical Home Advisory Council; DBHDS shall establish a pilot program.
- SB 226 Prescription Monitoring Program; veterinarians.
- SB 252 Public employment; inquiries by state agencies and localities regarding criminal convictions.
- SB 262 Adoption; leave benefit.
- SB 265 Coastal Adaptation and Protection, Special Assistant to the Governor for; position created.
- 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 290 Affordable dwelling unit ordinances; program to address housing needs.
- SB 294 Administrative Process Act; exemption for certain regulations of Dept. of Veterans Services.
- 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 319 Contractors, general; waiver or diminishment of lien rights, subordination of lien rights.
- 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 345 Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; school boards and school board employees.
- SB 347 Statewide cancer registry; collection of data on exposure to fire incidents and cancer incidence.
- 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 419 Discriminating between employees on the basis of sex; payment of wages.
- SB 423 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
- SB 424 Virginia Gaming Commission; established.
- SB 428 Accountants, public; issuance, renewal, and reinstatement of licenses.
- SB 429 Solar facilities; local regulation.
- SB 443 Common Interest Community Board; developer may obtain surety bond or letter of credit.
- SB 445 Philanthropy and Social Innovation, Advisory Board on; established, report.
- SB 471 MMIE projects; Virginia Public Building Authority to finance or assist.
- SB 478 Contractors; work without valid Va. license, prohibited acts.
- 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 624 Va. Consumer Protection Act; open-end credit plans.
- SB 630 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; civil penalty.
- 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 722 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; access to association books and records.
- SB 727 FOIA; exemptions for courts of record, courts not of records, and Office of the Executive Secretary.
- 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 831 Funeral services; acceptance of third-party-provided caskets.
- SB 858 Va. FOIA; excludes certain information held by board of visitors of The College of William & Mary.
- SB 881 Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Board of; increases membership.
- SB 906 Master barber; creates occupational title, issuance of license.
- SB 921 Uniform Statewide Building Code; security of certain records.
- SB 946 Auditor of Public Accounts; eliminates requirement that the Auditor audit certain entities annually.
- SB 970 Muscadine grape; designating as state grape.
- SB 979 Appraisal management companies; clarifies definition, state-licensed appraisers.
- SB 992 Charitable Gaming Board; Texas Hold'em poker events.