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1998 SESSION
Delegate Watkins M. Abbitt, Jr. (D) - House District 59
In-session address:
- General Assembly Building, Room 805
- Capitol Square
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
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- HB 1 Religious freedom preserved.
- HB 38 Tax on hunting, fishing and wildlife equipment.
- HB 80 Insurance companies; retaliatory tax credit.
- HB 145 Volunteer Firefighters' Pension Fund; created.
- HB 227 Medical College of Virginia Hospitals Authority.
- HB 304 Sex offenders; community notification.
- HB 431 Excellence in public schools.
- HB 437 Volunteer Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund.
- HB 455 Property lease; Smiley Block Company property.
- HB 469 Dealer's license plates.
- HB 486 Game laws.
- HB 547 Appomattox River; portion a scenic river.
- HB 556 Southside Virginia Marketing Council; abolished.
- HB 570 Megan's law; community notification.
- HB 574 General Assembly; limit on introduction of legislation.
- HB 575 Boating; personal watercraft rentals.
- HB 578 Lottery; distribution of state lottery profits.
- HB 586 Juvenile delinquency.
- HB 588 Campaign finance reports; electronic filings, Internet access.
- HB 630 Statutes of limitations; tax appeals.
- HB 653 Educational Excellence Incentive Reward Program.
- HB 657 Forest products tax.
- HB 668 Religious Freedom Protection Act; created.
- HB 679 Manufactured Housing Board; installation.
- HB 708 Motorcycles; tolls.
- HB 717 Support orders; income tax dependency exemption.
- HB 718 Health benefits and related insurance for state employees.
- HB 743 Legislative continuances.
- HB 744 Local judicial nominations committees.
- HB 746 Railroad crossings.
- HB 751 Income tax; tax credit for caregivers.
- HB 795 Unemployment compensation; benefit eligibility, drug use prohibited.
- HB 809 Board for Contractors; unlicensed activity.
- HB 812 Workers' compensation; payments to infants or incapacitated persons.
- HB 813 Workers' compensation; receipt of notice or awards, rehearing.
- HB 826 Purple Heart Trail.
- HB 845 Memorials for war veterans.
- HB 848 Earned-income tax credit.
- HB 849 Workforce training at community colleges.
- HB 851 Workforce Training Council, statewide; created.
- HB 886 Educational Excellence Incentive Reward Program and Fund.
- HB 891 Emblems of the Commonwealth; state soil.
- HB 972 Concrete plant water discharge general permits.
- HB 1010 Cooperation with a law-enforcement officer.
- HB 1028 Winegrowers Advisory Board; members.
- HB 1043 Information Access Act of 1998; created.
- HB 1053 Cemeteries and graves of historic significance.
- HB 1067 Child protective services; custody.
- HB 1069 Motorcycle riders.
- HB 1089 Water Quality Improvement Act point source grants.
- HB 1101 Prescription dispensing record disclosure.
- HB 1109 Emblems of the Commonwealth; official state reptile.
- HB 1130 Public School Construction Grants Fund.
- HB 1145 Service of garnishments on corporations.
- HB 1168 Speed limits.
- HB 1175 Mineral mining.
- HB 1204 Residential Property Disclosure Act.
- HB 1208 Highway beautification.
- HB 1217 Overweight vehicle permits.
- HB 1229 Tangible personal property tax relief program.
- HB 1246 Real Estate Board; protection of escrow funds.
- HB 1263 Property conveyance; Camp Pendleton.
- HB 1265 Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act.
- HB 1339 Commercial vehicles and commercial vehicle driver's licenses.
- HB 1342 Housing Development Authority; powers.
- HB 1348 Shipbuilding industry tax credit.
- HB 1365 Local grievance procedure; definition of grievance.
- HB 1394 Water permit fees.
- HJ 58 Tobacco settlement.
- HJ 84 Constitutional amendment; Literary Fund.
- HJ 91 Study; creation of a second veterans care facility in Commonwealth.
- HJ 95 On the death of William B. Spong, Jr.
- HJ 101 Commending Kingston Elementary School.
- HJ 102 Commending Trantwood Elementary School.
- HJ 108 Study; A. L. Philpott Southside Eco. Dev. Commission continued.
- HJ 109 Memorializing Congress; interstate transport of waste.
- HJ 115 Constitutional amendment; election of justices and judges.
- HJ 119 On the death of George H. Heilig, Jr.
- HJ 123 Commending 1997 Virginia Truck Driving Championships Team.
- HJ 132 Commending James I. Robertson, Jr.
- HJ 178 Future Farmers of America Day.
- HJ 189 Naming of buildings, etc.
- HJ 213 Study; financing options for school construction.
- HJ 219 Study; programs to prevent inner city decay.
- HJ 244 Study; Right-to-Farm Act.
- HJ 284 Honoring Lady Margaret Thatcher.
- HJ 289 On the death of George H. Heilig, Jr.
- HJ 290 On the death of Paul M. Shuford.
- HJ 298 On the death of John N. Sturdivant.
- HJ 324 Commending James Farmer.
- HJ 327 Commending Ruritan on its 70th anniversary.
- HJ 351 Commending Will Daniel.
- HJ 357 Commending Israel on occasion of its 50th anniversary.
- HJ 383 On the death of Colonel Bernard 'Ben' Brenman.
- HJ 386 Commending Barter Theatre.
- HJ 389 On the death of David Eskridge Shepard, Sr.
- HJ 420 On the death of Charles W. Holbert.
- HJ 430 John Glenn/NASA Langley Month.
- HJ 439 Commending Judge William W. Sweeney.
- HJ 453 On the death of Katherine S. Philpott.
- HJ 465 Amending Rule 20 of H.J R. 12 of 1998 Regular Session.
- SB 62 Board of zoning appeals.
- SB 241 Motor vehicle dealers; franchises.
- SB 242 Motor vehicle dealers; warranty obligations.
- SB 291 Criminal background checks.
- SB 339 Licensure of individuals conducting utilization review.
- SB 344 Vehicle window-tinting films.
- SB 421 Insurance fraud; delegation of duties to Department of State Police.
- SB 443 Workers' compensation; voluntary payments.
- SB 452 Charitable Gaming Commission; use of proceeds, audit fees.
- SB 453 Charitable Gaming Commission; audit fees.
- SB 482 Admissions tax in certain counties; Nelson County.
- SB 484 License reinstatement fee; neurotrauma fund.
- SB 536 Property and conveyances; required disclosures.
- SB 579 Traffic Safety Fund.
- SB 603 Certificate of public need.
- SB 604 Number of deputies.
- SB 632 Prescription dispensing record disclosure.
- SB 649 HMO liability; health care treatment decisions.
- SB 661 Confined animal feeding operations.
- SB 683 Southern Dairy Compact; created.
- SB 706 Shipbuilding industry tax credit.
- SJ 58 Kyoto Protocol (limiting global warming).
- SJ 63 States' ability to amend United States Constitution.
- SJ 80 Commending James Farmer.
- SJ 86 Community health centers.
- SJ 133 On the death of Dr. Harold W. Nase.
- SJ 185 Study; free clinics.
- SJ 228 Technology Month.