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- HB 16 Bar examination; mailing.
- HB 18 Suit by minor's next friend.
- HB 42 Trespassing upon grass in Capitol Square.
- HB 79 Possession of firearms or concealed weapons by felons.
- HB 103 Possession of controlled substances by regional jail officers.
- HB 104 Police dogs used or trained by a regional jail.
- HB 165 Protective orders.
- HB 173 District court judges.
- HB 174 Circuit court judges.
- HB 208 Courts of record; indexing by tax map reference.
- HB 213 Charter; City of Fairfax.
- HB 246 Criminal procedure; public defender offices.
- HB 259 Eluding police.
- HB 268 Marijuana; definition.
- HB 275 Computer trespass.
- HB 277 Tort Claims Act; immunity from computer error for 'Year 2000'.
- HB 288 Larceny; firearms.
- HB 290 Appeal by Commonwealth.
- HB 291 Protective orders.
- HB 314 Statute of limitations of prosecutions.
- HB 333 Criminal history records checks; colleges and universities.
- HB 338 Judges of Court of Appeals; senior status.
- HB 344 Fiduciaries; qualification.
- HB 351 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
- HB 384 Attorneys; licensure.
- HB 390 Motor vehicles; removal of inspection sticker.
- HB 391 Stalking and stalking protective orders.
- HB 392 Stalking; penalty.
- HB 411 Taking indecent liberties with children.
- HB 422 Prostitution; penalty.
- HB 446 Procedure for revocation of attorney's license to practice law.
- HB 487 Appointment of trustees.
- HB 489 Trustee's standard of judgment and care required.
- HB 490 Inheritance.
- HB 511 Standby guardianship.
- HB 512 Courts not of record; exclusive jurisdiction of district court.
- HB 517 Spousal support; rehabilitative alimony.
- HB 519 Confinement of juveniles.
- HB 530 Failure to pay fines and costs; license suspension.
- HB 531 Habitual offenders; driving without a license.
- HB 532 Power of attorney.
- HB 539 Involuntary commitment; detention.
- HB 560 Jury duty; exempts superintendents and jail officers.
- HB 566 Compromises on behalf of persons under a disability.
- HB 570 Megan's law; community notification.
- HB 571 Compensation for Victims of Crime Act.
- HB 575 Boating; personal watercraft rentals.
- HB 583 Protective orders; family abuse or stalking.
- HB 600 Victim impact testimony.
- HB 622 Filing of habeas corpus petitions in capital cases.
- HB 623 Judicial Conference.
- HB 628 Attorney General; prosecution of certain environmental crimes.
- HB 634 Restoration of privilege to drive after license revoked.
- HB 635 Uniform Arbitration Act.
- HB 642 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rent, appeals.
- HB 644 Property; estates in trust.
- HB 651 Threats communicated to people, electronically; penalty.
- HB 660 Juvenile Community Crime Control Act.
- HB 662 Persons charged with first drug offense.
- HB 664 Drug assessment of certain offenders.
- HB 665 Trusts; duties of trustees and commissioners of accounts.
- HB 670 Regional juvenile detention commissions.
- HB 694 Sentencing Commission; membership.
- HB 695 Sentencing guidelines; worksheets.
- HB 702 Unlawful purchase or possession of alcohol.
- HB 717 Support orders; income tax dependency exemption.
- HB 728 Juvenile detention commissions; appointment of alternates.
- HB 729 Criminal history records check for transfer of firearms.
- HB 742 Public defender offices.
- HB 757 Concealed weapons.
- HB 761 Wills and decedents' estates; augmented estate.
- HB 768 Ineligibility for concealed handgun permit.
- HB 777 Service of process on foreign defendants.
- HB 779 Property conveyance; lands in James River.
- HB 791 Lien for medical services.
- HB 792 Remote access to certain records.
- HB 793 Deeds; requirement for indexing.
- HB 794 Electronic filing of documents; sunset.
- HB 802 Addresses of trustees in deeds of trust.
- HB 803 Child protective services; infant dependent on controlled substance.
- HB 821 Property conveyance; Fort Boykin State Park.
- HB 830 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; notice to tenants.
- HB 835 Escheators' bonding requirements.
- HB 836 Jurisdiction of corporate authorities.
- HB 837 Assignment of lottery proceeds.
- HB 879 Property conveyance; property held by VPI & SU.
- HB 888 Payments for children from other areas in secure detention facilities.
- HB 905 Personal watercraft rentals.
- HB 924 Comprehensive Services Act.
- HB 940 Juveniles; mental health screening.
- HB 948 Compensation of court-appointed counsel.
- HB 952 Capias or warrant; arrest outside locality where charge is tried.
- HB 953 Suspension of driver's license.
- HB 961 Revision of civil verdict.
- HB 963 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.
- HB 964 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.
- HB 976 Property conveyance; Natural Tunnel State Park.
- HB 1003 Tort Claims Act; inmate claims.
- HB 1010 Cooperation with a law-enforcement officer.
- HB 1041 Costs of maintenance of juveniles.
- HB 1045 Criminal procedure; payment by credit card.
- HB 1054 Child support.
- HB 1080 Juvenile Community Crime Control Act.
- HB 1081 Placement of juveniles.
- HB 1083 Abandoned vehicles; liens.
- HB 1106 Habeas corpus.
- HB 1113 Civil immunity; ski patrol emergency assistance.
- HB 1114 Revision of Titles 14.1 and 17.
- HB 1144 Exemplary damages for persons injured by intoxicated drivers.
- HB 1145 Service of garnishments on corporations.
- HB 1155 State grievance procedures; award of attorneys' fees.
- HB 1173 Admission into evidence of certain certificates of analysis.
- HB 1204 Residential Property Disclosure Act.
- HB 1236 Contracts; Procurement Act.
- HB 1247 Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; abandoned property.
- HB 1256 Child support.
- HB 1267 Appeal bond; not required for certain transportation districts.
- HB 1282 Compensation of court-appointed counsel.
- HB 1293 Criminal history records check; community services boards, etc.
- HB 1295 Boating; reckless operation of a personal watercraft.
- HB 1297 Eminent domain; condemnation by a housing authority.
- HB 1312 Property transfer; Shenandoah Business Incubator and Tech. Center.
- HB 1336 Criminal history records check; community services boards.
- HB 1354 Small claims courts.
- HB 1356 Property and conveyances; Subdivided Land Sales Act.
- HB 1357 Real Estate Board; filing of annual reports by certain associations.
- HB 1367 Landlord and tenant; prevention of judgment of forfeiture.
- HB 1372 Child support enforcement; paternity.
- HB 1375 Domestic relations; support orders.
- HB 1376 Administrative orders for support.
- HB 1378 Assisted suicide.
- HB 1403 Disposal of exhibits.
- HB 1420 Capital murder.
- SB 11 Payment of certain court fees, etc., by personal check or credit card.
- SB 14 Guardians and conservators.
- SB 24 Property conveyance; National Guard Armory in Richlands.
- SB 25 Owners of mineral rights; partition of land.
- SB 34 Homestead exemption; real estate.
- SB 50 Stalking.
- SB 59 Transfer of property from VRS to Science Museum.
- SB 68 Law library assessment.
- SB 70 Traffic light violations; enforcement.
- SB 90 Capital murder; killing of a witness.
- SB 100 Court appearance of a person not free on bail.
- SB 105 Compromises on behalf of persons under a disability.
- SB 123 Charitable gaming; larceny.
- SB 124 Criminal gang activity.
- SB 127 Drug Control Act; penalty for violations.
- SB 133 Hit and run resulting in injury.
- SB 140 Penalty for brandishing a firearm or similar object.
- SB 178 Driving under the influence; penalty for 3rd offense.
- SB 180 Sentencing guidelines.
- SB 181 Attorney disciplinary proceedings.
- SB 182 Prostitution; penalty.
- SB 183 Dangerous weapons in courthouses; prohibits pepper spray, mace, etc.
- SB 185 Juvenile records.
- SB 186 Criminal gang activity.
- SB 187 Jury selection.
- SB 190 Offenses prohibiting proximity to children.
- SB 191 Obstruction of justice.
- SB 196 Additional jurors.
- SB 199 Offenses involving telecommunications devices.
- SB 202 Release on bail after conviction.
- SB 208 Criminal procedure; DNA analysis and databank.
- SB 209 Accessories after the fact.
- SB 212 Controlled substances; minimum penalty upon subsequent conviction.
- SB 213 Lottery; redemption of previously redeemed ticket.
- SB 214 Use of a firearm; felony.
- SB 215 Comprehensive Money Laundering Act; created.
- SB 217 Possession of firearm and drugs; penalty.
- SB 221 Subsequent offenses by juveniles.
- SB 222 Murder; animate object penetration is a premeditated crime.
- SB 225 Compromises on behalf of persons under a disability.
- SB 226 Premarital agreements.
- SB 227 Computer invasion of privacy.
- SB 240 Property lease; Smiley Block Company property.
- SB 256 Payment of costs and fees by credit card.
- SB 263 Public defender offices in Patrick County.
- SB 265 Immunity for ski patrol emergency assistance.
- SB 266 Civil immunity for persons taking blood tests.
- SB 275 Concealed weapons; reciprocity.
- SB 276 Small claims courts.
- SB 279 Compensation and expenses of clerks of circuit court.
- SB 291 Criminal background checks.
- SB 298 Juvenile court proceedings; public access.
- SB 300 Driver's license; suspended for failure to pay fines.
- SB 314 Warrantless arrest for brandishing a firearm.
- SB 317 Drug assessment of certain offenders.
- SB 320 Fee for courthouse maintenance, renovation, and construction.
- SB 321 Corporate trustees; substitution.
- SB 324 Statute of limitations of prosecutions.
- SB 327 Service of garnishments on corporations.
- SB 342 Concealed weapons.
- SB 343 Docketing judgments; name change of debtor.
- SB 349 Crimes; prostitution.
- SB 353 DNA sampling.
- SB 357 Sentencing guidelines; worksheets.
- SB 364 Juvenile records; access.
- SB 366 Reopening case after conviction.
- SB 369 Megan's law; community notification.
- SB 370 Exclusion of victims of crime.
- SB 377 Possession of firearms while in possession of drugs.
- SB 385 Landlord and tenant; who may recover rent or possession.
- SB 388 Foster care; adoption, termination of parental rights.
- SB 394 Public guardians and conservators.
- SB 404 Juvenile courts; termination of parental rights.
- SB 405 Funding for additional courtroom security officers.
- SB 410 Disabled parking fines; prepayment.
- SB 411 Lease of Mason Neck State Park.
- SB 412 Attorney-issued summonses and subpoenas.
- SB 414 Attorney-physician communications.
- SB 426 Threats.
- SB 444 Felony fees.
- SB 450 Juvenile courts; fieri facias.
- SB 481 Child support; retroactivity.
- SB 488 Certificates authorizing practice of law.
- SB 511 Criminal history records check for public school volunteers.
- SB 540 Civil cases; exclusive jurisdiction of general district court.
- SB 544 Driving under the influence.
- SB 545 Bail; procedures, findings.
- SB 629 Civil immunity; emergency care to animals.
- SB 631 Concealed handgun permits.
- SB 641 Condemnation; bona fide effort to purchase.
- SB 642 Judge suspension.
- SB 645 Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.
- SB 646 Assisted suicide.
- SB 647 Process; service by publication.
- SB 648 Prisoner litigation reform.
- SB 662 Alternative appointment and oath of commissioners.
- SB 664 Attorney General's power to prosecute environmental crimes.
- SB 691 Juvenile delinquents.
- SB 696 Prohibiting sale of tobacco from vending machines.
- SB 711 Traffic cases; discharge and dismissal.