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1997 SESSION
Senator Janet D. Howell (D) - Senate District 32
In-session address:
- General Assembly Building, Room 329
- Capitol Square
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
- email: district32@senate.virginia.gov
Mailing address:
- P.O. Box 2608
- Reston, Virginia 20195-0608
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- HB 1233 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptives.
- HB 1357 Mopeds.
- HB 1566 Concealed weapons permits; fingerprinting.
- HB 1677 Property tax exemption; The Potomac Conservancy.
- HB 1700 Sales tax exemption; machinery, equipment and computer items.
- HB 1776 Sales tax exemption; Autism Society of America, Northern Virginia.
- HB 1811 Storage of biological evidence.
- HB 1832 Sales tax exemption; nonprofit community & service organizations.
- HB 1833 Sales tax exemption; American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics.
- HB 1834 Sales tax exemption; Community Bible Study, Inc.
- HB 1861 Sales tax exemption; Community Residences, Inc.
- HB 1862 Pedestrians.
- HB 1872 Denying stalkers weapons.
- HB 1886 Stalking; protective orders.
- HB 1946 Possessing a dangerous weapon in a publicly-owned building.
- HB 1968 Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
- HB 1987 Nonemergency health-related services in schools.
- 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 2071 Protective orders.
- HB 2075 Community corrections for public inebriates.
- HB 2102 Regional criminal justice training academy funding.
- HB 2130 Study; sale of alcoholic beverages by persons under 18.
- HB 2151 Alternative education programs.
- HB 2165 Licensed child day center personnel qualifications.
- HB 2166 School board salaries in County of Fairfax.
- HB 2167 School employees; certain crimes reported to school officials.
- HB 2169 Pupil suspensions and expulsions.
- HB 2171 Licensed child day center staff-to-child ratios.
- HB 2172 Health; reports by nursing homes.
- HB 2173 Health Care Decisions Act; organ, tissue, and eye donations.
- HB 2174 Public safety employees and testing for blood-borne pathogens.
- HB 2181 Internal investigators in Department of Juvenile Justice.
- HB 2182 Internal investigators in Department of Corrections.
- HB 2225 Recordation information form.
- HB 2248 Report of arrest of school employees for certain crimes.
- HB 2253 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA).
- HB 2276 Liability insurance; carbon monoxide exclusions.
- HB 2325 Application for certain federal education funds and grants.
- HB 2336 Concealed weapons; fingerprinting.
- HB 2463 Parking fines; rented vehicles.
- HB 2464 Taxicab advertising.
- HB 2481 Programs to promote educational opportunities.
- HB 2484 Arts Foundation.
- HB 2510 Income tax; tax credit for caregivers.
- HB 2614 Securities; registration.
- HB 2645 Capital Formation Act.
- HB 2646 Parking in Fairfax County.
- HB 2647 Disclosure of medical test results to insurance applicants.
- HB 2648 Department of General Services, value engineering.
- HB 2682 Children's Medical Security Insurance Plan and Trust Fund.
- HB 2687 Retirement System; retirement allowance calculation.
- HB 2689 Minorities in Teaching Program.
- HB 2692 Earned-income credit.
- HB 2716 Health and related insurance for state employees.
- HB 2719 Law-Enforcement Officers and Employees Privacy Act.
- HB 2742 Indoor Clean Air Act; restaurants.
- HB 2757 Standards of accreditation.
- HB 2787 Removal of sheriff's deputies.
- HB 2806 Programs for impaired practitioners.
- HB 2812 Concealed weapons; exception for retired law-enforcement officers.
- HB 2870 Health maintenance organizations; continuing care facilities.
- HB 2901 Employment; political subdivisions, meet and confer.
- HB 2909 Secretary of the Commonwealth; reports.
- HJ 417 Commemorating Northern Virginia Building Industry Association.
- HJ 443 Study; methods for providing substance abuse treatment services.
- HJ 444 Study; Commonwealth's public library system.
- HJ 457 Commemorating Lewinsville Presbyterian Church on its 150th anniv.
- HJ 458 Commemorating 40th anniversary of Kent Gardens Elementary School.
- HJ 459 Commending Fairfax County Commission for Women.
- HJ 464 Study; Department of Corrections capital construction policies.
- HJ 465 Study; staffing and retirement benefits within Dept. of Corrections.
- HJ 471 Study; city sheriffs and deputies.
- HJ 472 Postage stamp honoring Lieutenant General Puller.
- HJ 488 Study; night courts in Virginia.
- HJ 491 Study; pay equity in state workforce.
- HJ 501 On the death of Robert E. Harris.
- HJ 506 Commemorating Va. Housing Develop. Authority on its 25th anniv.
- HJ 529 Commending Patricia L. Orend.
- HJ 531 Commemorating 50th anniversary of Fairfax Education Association.
- HJ 543 Public support for the arts.
- HJ 546 Study; Court of Appeals.
- HJ 561 Study; arson against church buildings.
- HJ 566 Technology and Science Advisor; appointment by Governor.
- HJ 568 Study; employment of recipients of public assistance.
- HJ 571 Woodrow Wilson Bridge; reconstruction.
- HJ 572 Study; rail and public transit needs in Northern Virginia.
- HJ 575 Study; educational needs of underserved gifted students.
- HJ 576 Identification of certain underserved gifted students.
- HJ 581 Study; infants and toddlers with disabilities.
- HJ 582 United States Constitution; Equal Rights Amendment.
- HJ 588 Designating PTA Appreciation Day in Virginia.
- HJ 622 Study; non credit education and workforce training programs.
- HJ 627 Study; organ, eye, and tissue donation.
- HJ 629 Study; suspensions and expulsions.
- HJ 642 Ob/Gyn direct access in self-insured plans.
- HJ 660 Dulles Toll Road.
- HJ 663 Study; Commission on Family Violence Prevention continued.
- HJ 664 Study; training in family violence issues.
- HJ 676 Commending Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
- HJ 682 Commending organizers of 1998 World Congress on Info. Technology.
- HJ 686 Commemorating 125th anniversary of VPI and State University.
- HJ 687 Commending Virginia Tech football team.
- HJ 688 Commending Charlotte Opal.
- HJ 697 Commending Richmond Rage Basketball Team.
- HJ 707 On the death of Blossom M. Kramer.
- HJ 714 On the death of Alexander H. Williams, Jr.
- HJ 717 Commending James Loftin.
- HJ 726 On the death of Noman M. Cole, Jr.
- HJ 732 On the death of Claude W. Woodward.
- HJ 733 On the death of James E. Knight.
- HJ 752 On the death of Joy G. Korologos.
- HJ 754 Commending Women's Advisory Board of George Mason University.
- SB 639 Legislative immunity from arrest.
- SB 679 Hate crimes and offenses.
- SB 680 Headlights.
- SB 681 Altering photographs or films in campaign advertisements.
- SB 685 Public assistance; day care.
- SB 694 Marriage license; information furnished.
- SB 745 Building Code; expedited review in Fairfax County.
- SB 763 Possessing a dangerous weapon in a publicly-owned building.
- SB 770 Salaries of board members in Arlington Co.
- SB 772 Virginia Clean Indoor Air Act.
- SB 819 Local enterprise zone development taxation program.
- SB 820 Enterprise Zone Act.
- SB 825 Subdivision street standards in cities and towns.
- SB 855 Sex Offender Registry; fingerprinting and photographing.
- SB 861 School board salaries in Fairfax County.
- SB 871 Child support; distribution.
- SB 876 Speed limits on unpaved roads.
- SB 891 Higher Education Tuition Trust Fund.
- SB 905 Establishment of stores in juvenile correctional facilities.
- SB 906 Work programs in juvenile correctional facilities.
- SB 907 Passing stopped school buses; penalty.
- SB 909 Wills and decedents' estates.
- SB 920 Neighborhood Assistance Act.
- SB 921 Income tax refund payments to divorced spouses.
- SB 922 Fire insurance; mailing of notice of cancellation or refusal to renew.
- SB 923 Trade and commerce; digital signatures.
- SB 926 Community College Incentive Scholarship Program and Fund.
- SB 932 Programs to promote educational opportunities.
- SB 933 Election-day and post-election procedures.
- SB 937 Administrative Process Act; judicial review for public assistance.
- SB 939 Sexual battery.
- SB 943 State cadets at VMI.
- SB 945 Immunity for local volunteers.
- SB 946 Semiconductor performance grants.
- SB 947 Abused and neglected children; foster care.
- SB 948 Health insurance; coverage for reconstructive breast surgery.
- SB 976 Smoke detectors in certain residences and facilities.
- SB 978 Dangerous weapons; police stations.
- SB 991 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA).
- SB 998 Criminal procedure; Commonwealth's right of appeal.
- SB 1002 Special grand juries.
- SB 1003 Accident and sickness insurance; coverage for annual PSA tests.
- SB 1006 Concealed weapons permits.
- SB 1010 Fees for appointees at adult involuntary commitment proceedings.
- SB 1011 Earned-income credit.
- SB 1022 Transplant Council.
- SB 1028 Passing stopped school buses; penalty.
- SB 1080 Water permit fees.
- SB 1081 Protective orders; firearms.
- SB 1104 Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act.
- SB 1107 BIDCO Act.
- SB 1131 Water Quality Improvement Act of 1997.
- SB 1132 Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative.
- SB 1134 Condominium and property owners' associations; assessments.
- SB 1135 Condominium and Property Owners' Association Act; lien.
- SB 1136 Registration of family day homes.
- SB 1137 Licensed child day center staff-to-child ratios.
- SB 1138 Firearms purchases.
- SB 1139 Study; certificates of public need.
- SB 1157 Hate crimes and offenses.
- SB 1159 Protocol related to organ, tissue, and eye donations.
- SB 1161 Pupil suspensions and expulsions.
- SB 1162 Sale of tobacco to minors; enforcement by ABC special agents.
- SB 1166 Laser speed detection devices; use in Northern Virginia.
- SB 1171 Community development authorities.
- SB 1172 Medical assistance services.
- SB 1173 Attorneys at law; real estate settlements, practice of law.
- SB 1174 Laser surgery.
- SJ 179 Constitutional amendment; immunity of legislators.
- SJ 201 Study; alternatives for welfare recipients who reach limit.
- SJ 208 Commending William K. Stover.
- SJ 225 Memorializing Congress; reauthorize federal surface transp. program.
- SJ 232 Commending Dr. Harrison B. Wilson.
- SJ 233 Highway incident management system.
- SJ 241 Commending Central High School girls' basketball team.
- SJ 242 Commending Central High School boys' cross country team.
- SJ 243 Commending W. T. Woodson High School concert band.
- SJ 246 Commemorating 50th anniversary of Model General Assembly.
- SJ 252 On the death of Frederick Z. Hetzel.
- SJ 265 On the death of Susan Bontecou DuVal.
- SJ 273 Designating October as Virginia Women's Network Month.
- SJ 274 Commending Sergeant Frankie Lee Hall.
- SJ 279 Special day; Great Irish Famine.
- SJ 281 Commending Tom Dolan.
- SJ 289 Recognizing Law Enforcement Month.
- SJ 290 Study; executive agencies' response to information requests.
- SJ 299 Study; regional jails.
- SJ 314 Memorializing Congress; approval of new drugs.
- SJ 320 Study; administration of local anesthesia.
- SJ 329 Commending Stonewall Jackson High School golf team.
- SJ 333 Commending Dr. Gordon K. Davies.
- SJ 342 On the death of Gregory P. Fleenor.
- SJ 350 Study; budget process.
- SJ 351 Commending Helga, Christian, and Erivan Haub.
- SJ 357 Commemorating 20th anniversary of Debbie Ryan, coach at UVa.
- SJ 358 Commemorating 25th anniversary of the passage of Title IX.
- SJ 385 Study; tangible personal property tax.
- SJ 387 Commending Shenandoah University women's basketball team.
- SJ 389 Commending Diameng Pa.
- SJ 391 Commending George Chancellor Rawlings, Jr.
- SJ 394 On the death of Father James K. Healy.
- SJ 396 On the death of Noman M. Cole, Jr.
- SJ 402 On the death of Pamela C. Harriman.
- SJ 403 Honoring Mrs. Hilda Hensley, mother of legendary singer, Patsy Cline.
- SJ 405 On the death of Senator William L. Scott.
- SJ 407 Commending Virginia S. Peters.
- SR 30 Commending Women's Advisory Board of George Mason University.