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- HB 36 Fair housing law; unlawful discriminatory housing practice.
- HB 75 Attorney General; general registrar added to list of individuals that may request official opinions.
- HB 127 Alcoholic beverages; penalty for providing to an underaged person.
- HB 164 Buildings, state-owned and occupied; use of compact fluorescent light bulbs, report.
- HB 174 Uniform Statewide Building Code; rental inspections.
- HB 182 Virginia Museum of Natural History and Science Museum of Virginia; consolidation thereof.
- HB 187 Public Procurement Act; expands forms of bid, payment, and performance security.
- HB 206 Consumer Affairs, Office of; removed from Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
- HB 226 Charitable gaming; use of proceeds.
- HB 266 Mixed beverage restaurant licensees; liquor sale calculations.
- HB 288 Indoor Clean Air Act; smoking in restaurants.
- HB 292 State Lottery; privatization of administration of the lottery, report.
- HB 302 Uniform Statewide Building Code; use of diesel fuel or motor oil as release agent prohibited.
- HB 313 Freedom of Information Act; working papers and correspondence.
- HB 330 Affordable housing; price controls.
- HB 332 Spot blight abatement; alternative procedure when owner of record fails to respond.
- HB 333 Automatic sprinkler systems; tax credit for initial installation.
- HB 346 Property owners' associations; Real Estate Board to develop classification.
- HB 363 Escheat funds; requirement to report and remit to State Treasurer
- HB 391 Uniform Statewide Building Code; rental inspection districts.
- HB 415 Competition Council; repeals Council.
- HB 418 Uniform Statewide Building Code; energy efficiency rating to be included in final inspection.
- HB 421 Alcoholic beverage control; privatization of ABC stores, report.
- HB 426 Public Procurement Act; expands forms of bid, payment, and performance security.
- HB 485 Carbon monoxide detectors; locality to require installation in certain buildings.
- HB 498 Uniform Statewide Building Code; standards for installation of in-building antenna systems.
- HB 500 Smoke Free Air Act; smoking in public places, civil penalties.
- HB 541 Uniform Statewide Building Code; statute of limitation for prosecution of violations.
- HB 562 Criminal Justice Services Board; increases membership of Committee on Training.
- HB 564 Fire Prevention Code; fees for inspection, exceptions.
- HB 572 Smoke Free Air Act; smoking in public places.
- HB 585 Juvenile care facilities; Board of Juvenile Justice to est. regulations for smoke detectors, etc.
- HB 598 Uniform Statewide Building Code; notice to owner prior to issuance of building permits.
- HB 601 Alcoholic beverage control; localities to regulate the sale for off-premises consumption, etc.
- HB 611 Alcoholic beverage control; privatization of ABC stores, report.
- HB 693 Health insurance pools; technical assistance for small businesses.
- HB 740 Underaged drinking; eligibility for deferred disposition.
- HB 793 Greenhouse gas emissions; Secretary of Natural Resources to develop strategy to reduce.
- HB 807 Health insurance pools; technical assistance for small businesses.
- HB 821 Smoke Free Air Act; smoking in public places.
- HB 834 Irrigation systems; state-owned buildings and private property.
- HB 862 Alcoholic beverage control; alcohol content in prepared foods.
- HB 864 Alcoholic mixed beverages; ABC Board to grant special events licenses to local governments.
- HB 895 Uniform Statewide Building Code; definition of amusement devices.
- HB 910 Technology, Nanotechnology and Biotechnology Investment Fund; created.
- HB 943 Veterans services; changes references, etc. of Commissioner to Secretary of Public Safety.
- HB 947 Homeowners foreclosure protection; Attorney General may enforce violations.
- HB 959 Uniform Statewide Building Code; grading limitations.
- HB 962 Residential Property Disclosure Act; disclosure of stormwater detention facilities.
- HB 997 Residential Property Disclosure Act; condition of real property to include evidence of mold presence
- HB 1002 Condominium Act; notice of increased assessments.
- HB 1008 Derelict structures; locality authorized to impose fee on record owner.
- HB 1019 Telecommuting; state agencies to keep savings.
- HB 1020 Freedom of Information Act; electronic meetings of interim study committees.
- HB 1030 Telecommuting; state contractors to offer to employees.
- HB 1063 Indoor Clean Air Act; smoking in restaurants in Northern Virginia.
- HB 1064 Veterans; Commissioner et al., to establish comprehensive program to address mental health needs.
- HB 1076 Property Owners' Association Act; adds new definitions and sets limits for disclosure packet fees.
- HB 1081 Elevator mechanics; Board for Contractors to issue temporary certifications in event of shortage.
- HB 1085 Fair housing law; unlawful discriminatory housing practice.
- HB 1087 Social security numbers; public access, exceptions.
- HB 1088 Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of; disclosure of official records.
- HB 1096 Protection of Social Security Numbers Act; created.
- HB 1102 Freedom of Information Act; records containing social security numbers.
- HB 1104 Veterans services; changes references under powers and duties to Secretary of Public Safety.
- HB 1119 Derelict structures; locality authorized to impose fee on record owner.
- HB 1137 Green roof incentive programs; Board of Housing & Community Development to develop guidelines.
- HB 1184 Financial and management review; Governor to initiate for all state agencies, report.
- HB 1195 Green Buildings Act; established.
- HB 1199 Wines; ABC Board to sell in stores magazines, etc. whose purpose is to educate consumers.
- HB 1200 Contracts; improper use of payment device numbers.
- HB 1253 Smoking; prohibited in restaurants.
- HB 1269 Alcoholic mixed beverages; allows licensee to make sangria.
- HB 1303 Residential Property Disclosure Act; property located within historic district.
- HB 1341 Indoor Clean Air Act; smoking in restaurants.
- HB 1353 Fire Prevention Code; prohibits locality from restricting manufacture, etc. of permissible firework.
- HB 1356 Lottery Department, State; lottery sales agents.
- HB 1405 Residential Property Disclosure Act; disclosure of storage tanks.
- HB 1416 Alcoholic beverage control; ABC Board to deduct percentage from its net profits.
- HB 1423 Cemeteries; purchasing property containing private cemetery shall not be moved, relocated, etc.
- HB 1432 Indoor Clean Air Act; smoking in restaurants in certain cities.
- HB 1467 Leases; prohibited covenants.
- HB 1483 Certified home inspection; revises definition.
- HB 1492 Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, etc., Board for; land surveyors.
- HB 1497 Small business health insurance advisor; Sec. of Health and Human Resources to create position.
- HB 1537 Simulcast horse racing; redefines to include live or pre-recorded races.
- HB 1549 Glass containers; on-premises licensees required to recycle.
- HB 1554 Public Procurement Act; awarding of contracts to small, women-, or minority-owned businesses.
- SB 20 Carbon monoxide alarms; locality to require installation in certain buildings.
- SB 202 Indoor Clean Air Act; smoking in restaurants.
- SB 298 Smoke Free Air Act; smoking in public places.
- SB 302 Higher Education Board Appointments, Commission on; removes sunset provision.
- SB 347 Smoking; prohibited in restaurants in Planning District 23.
- SB 418 Real Estate Board; waiver of broker education requirements.
- SB 447 Green Buildings Act; Department of General Services determines when project qualifies for exemption.
- SB 501 Smoking; prohibited in restaurants.
- SB 784 ABC Board; sell magazines in government stores that educate public about Virginia wine industry.