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• HB 147 Driving under the influence; penalty.
• HB 150 Family or household member assault.
• HB 157 Maiming, etc., of another resulting from driving while intoxicated.
• HB 189 Drug kingpins.
• HB 755 Public Procurement Act; retainage on construction projects.
• HB 855 Bail; hearings.
• HB 1044 Denial of bail.
• HB 1115 Malicious bodily injury/assault to law-enf. officers or firefighters.
• HB 1267 Administrative Process Act; recovery of attorneys' fees.
• HB 1320 Watercraft, motor and warranty work.
• HB 1341 Termination of spousal support.
• HB 1450 Condemnation; appointment of commissioners.
• HB 1531 Compensation of court-appointed counsel.
• HB 1559 Release of liens for support.
• HB 1560 Jury service exemption; persons indispensable to business.
• HB 1567 Bulk Sales Act.
• HB 1578 Criminal Justice Services Bd., Committee on Training; members.
• HB 1589 Same sex marriages.
• HB 1596 Workers' compensation; determination of employment status.
• HB 1607 Public defender offices.
• HB 1612 Reports to the Central Criminal Records Exchange.
• HB 1620 Conservators of the peace.
• HB 1621 Marijuana illegal as a medicine.
• HB 1635 Immunity from civil liability for E-911 response.
• HB 1636 Tattooing minors; penalty.
• HB 1645 Small claims court; representation.
• HB 1646 Circuit court clerks' discretion to accept credit card payment.
• HB 1648 Service of process by sheriffs.
• HB 1652 Retirement System; legal representation of trustees, etc.
• HB 1653 Improper discharge or release of prisoner.
• HB 1664 Damage to property.
• HB 1671 Charitable gaming; permit exemption for Lions Club.
• HB 1694 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; registration.
• HB 1789 Charitable immunity for certain church or religious members.
• HB 1793 Money laundering; transaction reports.
• HB 1806 Hunting injury.
• HB 1808 Agreements for enforcement of county laws by federal officers.
• HB 1811 Storage of biological evidence.
• HB 1843 Escapes from secure juvenile facilities.
• HB 1873 Stalking.
• HB 1886 Stalking; protective orders.
• HB 1889 Arson of a church; penalty.
• HB 1911 Hate crimes.
• HB 1915 Impeding fishing.
• HB 1920 General district court judges.
• HB 1921 Circuit court judges.
• HB 1925 Conspiracy to commit felony & solicitation involving minors; penalty.
• HB 1928 Unlawful administration of a poison or controlled substance.
• HB 1931 Fair Housing Law; filing of complaints in James City County.
• HB 1932 Assault against a law-enforcement officer.
• HB 1954 Civil remedies; judgment creditors.
• HB 1959 Registration of physicians to administer heroin as a medicine.
• HB 1971 Appointment of counsel for indigent prisoners.
• HB 1986 Disposal of exhibits in civil cases.
• HB 1991 Court books and records in need of repair.
• HB 1992 Fees and mileage allowances for sheriffs and deputies.
• HB 1996 Representation in suits relating to real property of disabled person.
• HB 1999 Tire deflation devises used to terminate vehicle pursuits.
• HB 2004 Administrative impoundment of motor vehicles.
• HB 2006 Dissemination of criminal history record information.
• HB 2024 Sex Offender Registry; fingerprinting and photographing.
• HB 2027 Mental health; payment for guardians ad litem.
• HB 2032 Children in need of services; evaluation.
• HB 2051 Release of identifying information on juvenile escapee.
• HB 2058 Commitment of convicted felons.
• HB 2059 Youth gang reporting.
• HB 2067 First time drug offenders.
• HB 2068 First time offender reduction for prescription fraud.
• HB 2069 Administrative license revocation for multiple DUI offenses.
• HB 2071 Protective orders.
• HB 2074 Criminal history records check of school board employees.
• HB 2075 Community corrections for public inebriates.
• HB 2077 Fiduciary fees paid to commissioners of accounts.
• HB 2079 Day fines abolished as part of parole abolition.
• HB 2085 Commissioners of accounts and fiduciaries.
• HB 2091 Minors; mental health commitments.
• HB 2096 Search warrants by marine patrol officers.
• HB 2106 Child custody and visitation.
• HB 2121 Court-appointed special advocates; volunteers.
• HB 2122 Forecasting offender populations.
• HB 2191 Marriage license; information furnished.
• HB 2193 Small claims courts.
• HB 2200 Bondsmen; collateral.
• HB 2216 Regional jail boards.
• HB 2220 Fiduciaries; appointment of trustees.
• HB 2222 Apportionment for estate tax purposes.
• HB 2231 Courts; pro bono counsel for family abuse victims.
• HB 2232 Indeterminate commitment of youthful offenders.
• HB 2233 Criminal history records check by firearms dealers.
• HB 2238 Removal of vessel.
• HB 2240 Child support enforcement.
• HB 2241 Child support delinquency; license suspension.
• HB 2250 Proceedings of Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission confidentiality.
• HB 2257 Release of deed of trust or other lien.
• HB 2274 Payment of court appointed counsel.
• HB 2278 Beepers on school property.
• HB 2282 Civil remedies; chiropractors as expert witness.
• HB 2284 Juvenile justice reform.
• HB 2290 Legislative immunity from arrest.
• HB 2317 Exemplary damages for persons injured by intoxicated drivers.
• HB 2318 Driving while intoxicated.
• HB 2321 Service upon a corporation.
• HB 2336 Concealed weapons; fingerprinting.
• HB 2381 Courts; tax map reference indexing.
• HB 2383 Civil immunity for architects.
• HB 2404 Resource centers for student employment.
• HB 2458 Defacement of structures.
• HB 2467 General district courts; civil jurisdiction.
• HB 2478 Status offenders.
• HB 2483 Fees in tax cases instituted by city treasurer.
• HB 2504 Civil immunity for teachers under certain circumstances.
• HB 2528 Falsifying patient records.
• HB 2530 Sale of tobacco to minors; enforcement by ABC special agents.
• HB 2539 Service of process outside the Commonwealth.
• HB 2545 Crime victims.
• HB 2546 Juveniles; guardians, custodians, etc.
• HB 2572 Uniform Principal and Income Act; trusts.
• HB 2579 Study; fees assessed by circuit court clerks for info technology.
• HB 2591 Spouse's survivorship under will or trust.
• HB 2621 Aggravated malicious wounding of a pregnant woman.
• HB 2637 Habitual offenders.
• HB 2638 Sentencing guidelines.
• HB 2675 Community policy and management teams.
• HB 2677 Paternity establishment.
• HB 2679 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
• HB 2691 Home/electronic incarceration monitoring.
• HB 2693 Driving under the influence; VASAP.
• HB 2697 Jurisdiction over magistrate's office.
• HB 2700 Governor's warrant of arrest.
• HB 2705 Support cases; appeal.
• HB 2706 Validation statutes.
• HB 2708 Cases stricken from docket.
• HB 2713 Separate writing identifying recipients of tangible personal property.
• HB 2749 Privileged communications of certain committees and entities.
• HB 2762 Remote access to nonconfidential court records.
• HB 2778 Abortion; informed consent.
• HB 2798 Office expenses of circuit court clerks.
• HB 2828 Detaining person for prostitution or consenting thereto (pandering).
• HB 2830 Costs of withdrawal of blood sample for DNA analysis.
• HB 2852 Defamation of former employees.
• HB 2869 Place for bringing an action under a contract for construction.
• HB 2890 Discharge of person claiming workers' compensation.
• HB 2898 Partial birth abortion.
• HB 2899 Abortion; minors, notification.
• HB 2902 Actions where parental rights have been terminated.
• HB 2911 Capital murder of a police officer.
• HB 2912 Removal of safety equipment; penalty.
• HB 2917 Eluding police.
• HJ 561 Study; arson against church buildings.
• HJ 564 Congress to implement intentions for Fifth Amendment.
• HJ 578 Study; need for lay medical examiners.
• HJ 594 Study; divorce.
• HJ 624 Study; maint., renovation, construction and financing of courthouses.
• HJ 625 Study; Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.
• HJ 647 Study; shoplifting.
• HJ 664 Study; training in family violence issues.
• SB 23 Driving intoxicated while an habitual offender.
• SB 47 Driving under influence of alcohol or drugs.
• SB 64 Accessories after the fact.
• SB 408 Guardians and conservators.
• SB 486 Denial of bail.
• SB 495 Aggravated malicious wounding of a pregnant woman.
• SB 496 Child custody.
• SB 498 Child support; use of Medicaid.
• SB 601 Malicious bodily injury/assault to law-enf. officers or firefighters.
• SB 639 Legislative immunity from arrest.
• SB 642 Joint felony trials.
• SB 671 Law-enforcement records; juveniles.
• SB 677 Compensation of local jails for cost of incarceration.
• SB 684 Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; third offense.
• SB 692 Circuit court clerks' discretion to accept credit card payment.
• SB 694 Marriage license; information furnished.
• SB 704 Violations of the Drug Control Act.
• SB 724 Indeterminate commitment of youthful offenders.
• SB 746 Implementation of Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children Act.
• SB 747 Wearing body armor while committing a crime.
• SB 761 Improper disposal of solid waste; penalties.
• SB 764 Firearms; minors.
• SB 766 Certificate of transplant surgeon; evidence.
• SB 767 Bodily injuries caused by prisoners, etc., penalty.
• SB 769 Involuntary commitment proceedings.
• SB 774 Capital murder of a police officer.
• SB 775 Crimes; money laundering.
• SB 776 Drug offenders; penalties.
• SB 777 Capital murder; criminal drug enterprise.
• SB 778 Stalking.
• SB 788 Assisted suicide.
• SB 792 Trespass on church property; penalty.
• SB 793 Assault against a law-enforcement officer.
• SB 799 Release of identifying information on juvenile escapee.
• SB 816 Definition of intimidation regarding rape and sexual battery.
• SB 841 Limitations on AFDC benefits to parolees and probationers.
• SB 855 Sex Offender Registry; fingerprinting and photographing.
• SB 863 Recordation of documents.
• SB 865 Disposition of papers in ended cases.
• SB 871 Child support; distribution.
• SB 879 DNA testing in criminal cases.
• SB 884 Same sex marriages.
• SB 894 Governor's warrant of arrest.
• SB 895 Driving under the influence; VASAP.
• SB 898 Juvenile court proceedings; public access.
• SB 901 Restricted permit; failure to pay child support.
• SB 915 Dissemination of criminal history record information.
• SB 931 Juvenile detention commissions.
• SB 936 Crime victims' compensation; medical reports.
• SB 938 Attorneys; revocation of license.
• SB 939 Sexual battery.
• SB 947 Abused and neglected children; foster care.
• SB 956 Court opinions; Internet access.
• SB 962 Paternity establishment.
• SB 970 Statutes of limitations for childhood sexual abuse.
• SB 973 Attorneys; appointment for those who are disqualified.
• SB 977 Child support enforcement; license suspension.
• SB 982 Delinquent juveniles; boot camp.
• SB 993 Child support enforcement; information sharing.
• SB 994 Joint trials.
• SB 995 Child support; wage withholding.
• SB 997 Child support orders; periodic review.
• SB 998 Criminal procedure; Commonwealth's right of appeal.
• SB 1000 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
• SB 1008 Civil immunity for teachers under certain circumstances.
• SB 1010 Fees for appointees at adult involuntary commitment proceedings.
• SB 1038 Guardianships and conservatorships.
• SB 1040 Motorcycle dealers.
• SB 1049 Marital sexual assault cases.
• SB 1060 Support cases; appeal.
• SB 1061 Proceedings of Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.
• SB 1073 Clerks' offices.
• SB 1121 Juvenile court proceedings; notice.
• SB 1128 Immunity from civil liability.
• SB 1145 Rape.
• SB 1148 Abortion; minors, notification.
• SB 1162 Sale of tobacco to minors; enforcement by ABC special agents.
• SB 1168 Eminent domain; commissioners.
• SB 1170 Juvenile photographing and fingerprinting.
• SB 1191 Offenses involving telecommunication devices.
• SJ 249 Study; 'Megan's Law'.
• SJ 266 Study; crime victims' compensation.
• SJ 272 Study; batterer intervention program standards.
• SJ 278 Study; batterer intervention program.
• SJ 295 Study; pro bono legal services.