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1997 SESSION
Senator Joseph B. Benedetti (R) - Senate District 10
In-session address:
- General Assembly Building, Room 621
- Capitol Square
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
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- HB 1603 Income tax, state; deduction for first $15,000 of military basic pay.
- HB 1773 Property tax exemption; Henricus Foundation.
- HB 1785 BPOL tax; filing deadline.
- HB 1786 Property tax exemption; Chesterfield Alternatives, Inc.
- HB 1902 Rape.
- HB 1929 Claims; Pond, Glen D.
- HB 1934 Sales tax exemption; National Guard Veterans' group.
- HB 1935 Charter; City of Richmond.
- HB 1955 Legislative summaries.
- HB 2012 Waste Tire Trust Fund.
- HB 2044 Open-space Lands Preservation Trust Fund.
- HB 2045 Personnel system in certain cities.
- HB 2087 School board salaries in Powhatan County.
- HB 2088 Zoning violations.
- HB 2092 Workers' compensation; exclusion of certain employees.
- HB 2118 Open containers of alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles; penalty.
- HB 2139 Attorney General; prosecution of certain environmental crimes.
- HB 2141 Real property tax; environmental restoration sites.
- HB 2148 Personal property tax classifications; vintage aircraft.
- HB 2235 Racing Commission; licenses for Colonial Downs.
- HB 2243 Real Estate Transaction Recovery Fund.
- HB 2256 Commonwealth Day of Prayer and Religious Freedom Day.
- HB 2271 Public Procurement Act; transactions by certain public employees.
- HB 2272 VHDA; disapproval of housing developments.
- HB 2304 Charitable gaming; definition of 'net receipts'.
- HB 2315 Authority to cut grass.
- HB 2316 Local sales tax revenue payments to cities and counties.
- HB 2366 Workers' compensation; carpal tunnel syndrome.
- HB 2375 Workers' compensation; temporary payments.
- HB 2381 Courts; tax map reference indexing.
- HB 2409 Workers' compensation; opinion and award.
- HB 2418 Arbitrary refusal of motor vehicle insurance claim.
- HB 2429 Workers' compensation; medical examination, good cause.
- HB 2455 Public utilities; nonregulated
- HB 2461 Impersonating public safety personnel.
- HB 2471 Juvenile detention commissions.
- HB 2475 Housing Development Authority; capital reserve funds.
- HB 2501 Insurance; uninsured motorist coverage.
- HB 2540 Lottery revenues; return to localities.
- HB 2636 Subdivision ordinances.
- HB 2637 Habitual offenders.
- HB 2638 Sentencing guidelines.
- HB 2661 Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW).
- HB 2683 Health insurance credits for retired members of Retirement System.
- HB 2721 Substance abuse treatment practitioners; licensure.
- HB 2790 Environmental mediation.
- HB 2792 Withdrawal of zoning applications.
- HB 2833 Bawdy places; includes vehicle.
- HB 2870 Health maintenance organizations; continuing care facilities.
- HB 2879 Flood damage relief.
- HB 2885 Window-tinting restrictions; exemptions.
- HB 2895 Prostitution; penalties.
- HJ 391 Conduct of business coming before the 1997 General Assembly.
- HJ 393 Commending Manchester High School softball team.
- HJ 396 Commending Thomas R. Fulghum.
- HJ 397 Commending Robert L. Eanes.
- HJ 398 Commending Joseph E. Pittman, Jr.
- HJ 472 Postage stamp honoring Lieutenant General Puller.
- HJ 473 Health care; payment to pharmacists for cognitive services.
- HJ 480 Commending Powhatan High School football team.
- HJ 485 Commending Henrico County Division of Police.
- HJ 486 Paddle Virginia Waters Month.
- HJ 494 Western Week in Virginia.
- HJ 501 On the death of Robert E. Harris.
- HJ 512 Constitutional amendment; qualification of voters, overseas employees.
- HJ 513 Study; composite index.
- HJ 514 Memorializing Congress; U.S. troops under U.S. command.
- HJ 543 Public support for the arts.
- HJ 585 Study; water and sewer authorities.
- HJ 587 Study; examples of water reuse.
- HJ 588 Designating PTA Appreciation Day in Virginia.
- HJ 601 Study; upkeep of Oakwood Cemetery in Richmond City.
- HJ 614 Study; programs on payment for pharmacists' cognitive services.
- HJ 622 Study; non credit education and workforce training programs.
- HJ 623 Health care; pharmacy services.
- HJ 629 Study; suspensions and expulsions.
- HJ 697 Commending Richmond Rage Basketball Team.
- HJ 709 On the death of Ruth Brown Blair.
- HJ 710 On the death of Robert T. Greene, Sr.
- HJ 714 On the death of Alexander H. Williams, Jr.
- HJ 717 Commending James Loftin.
- HJ 731 On the death of Mason T. New.
- HJ 732 On the death of Claude W. Woodward.
- HJ 733 On the death of James E. Knight.
- SB 684 Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; third offense.
- SB 729 Property tax exemption; Foundation for Senior Independence.
- SB 775 Crimes; money laundering.
- SB 776 Drug offenders; penalties.
- SB 777 Capital murder; criminal drug enterprise.
- SB 783 Claims; Pond, Glen D.
- SB 812 Lobbyist's disclosure statement and reporting.
- SB 813 Conflict of interests laws; disclosure forms.
- SB 816 Definition of intimidation regarding rape and sexual battery.
- SB 819 Local enterprise zone development taxation program.
- SB 820 Enterprise Zone Act.
- SB 831 Computation of Virginia taxable income.
- SB 871 Child support; distribution.
- SB 872 Housing Development Authority; financing of housing developments.
- SB 884 Same sex marriages.
- SB 891 Higher Education Tuition Trust Fund.
- SB 929 Confidentiality of tax and employment information.
- SB 930 Motor carriers.
- SB 934 Computation of Virginia taxable income; standard deduction.
- SB 935 Computation of Virginia taxable income; personal exemptions.
- SB 940 Prisons and jails; local facility inspection.
- SB 941 Civil immunity for teachers rendering health-related assistance.
- SB 946 Semiconductor performance grants.
- SB 952 Supplemental environmental projects.
- SB 953 Income tax, state; deduction for first $15,000 of military basic pay.
- SB 956 Court opinions; Internet access.
- SB 957 Public safety employees and testing for blood-borne pathogens.
- SB 960 Unemployment compensation; tax rates for new employers.
- SB 973 Attorneys; appointment for those who are disqualified.
- SB 975 Workers' compensation; exclusion of certain employees.
- SB 989 Special license plates; supporters of Operation Smile.
- SB 990 Crime victims.
- SB 1008 Civil immunity for teachers under certain circumstances.
- SB 1011 Earned-income credit.
- SB 1013 Public service companies; rights-of-way.
- SB 1018 Unemployment compensation; fund balance factor.
- SB 1024 Campaign finance reforms for elections for General Assembly.
- SB 1028 Passing stopped school buses; penalty.
- SB 1032 Charges by banks or savings institutions; revolving credit, etc.
- SB 1043 Workers' compensation; occupational diseases.
- SB 1044 Workers' compensation; temporary payments.
- SB 1096 Abortion; minors, notification.
- SB 1099 Employment presumption.
- SB 1105 Regulating handguns in public parks in Richmond City.
- SB 1106 Enterprise Zone Act.
- SB 1131 Water Quality Improvement Act of 1997.
- SB 1148 Abortion; minors, notification.
- SB 1171 Community development authorities.
- SJ 188 On the death of Peter L. Poli.
- SJ 228 Constitutional authority for enactment of laws.
- SJ 229 Constitutional amendment; federal courts and taxation.
- SJ 231 On the death of Robert T. Greene, Sr.
- SJ 246 Commemorating 50th anniversary of Model General Assembly.
- SJ 252 On the death of Frederick Z. Hetzel.
- SJ 281 Commending Tom Dolan.
- SJ 289 Recognizing Law Enforcement Month.
- SJ 292 Study; Commission on Management Workforce continued.
- SJ 299 Study; regional jails.
- SJ 314 Memorializing Congress; approval of new drugs.
- SJ 329 Commending Stonewall Jackson High School golf team.
- SJ 330 Commending Barry E. DuVal.
- SJ 333 Commending Dr. Gordon K. Davies.
- SJ 342 On the death of Gregory P. Fleenor.
- SJ 346 Study; welfare fraud.
- SJ 351 Commending Helga, Christian, and Erivan Haub.
- SJ 352 Study; motion picture industry.
- SJ 369 Study; waste motor oil and antifreeze recycling.
- SJ 385 Study; tangible personal property tax.
- SJ 387 Commending Shenandoah University women's basketball team.
- SJ 396 On the death of Noman M. Cole, Jr.
- SJ 402 On the death of Pamela C. Harriman.
- SJ 405 On the death of Senator William L. Scott.
- SR 30 Commending Women's Advisory Board of George Mason University.