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- HB 63 Motor vehicle; forfeiture thereof for two or more offenses of driving without valid license.
- HB 95 Traffic infractions; deferral of proceedings.
- HB 104 Driver's license; penalty for driving without.
- HB 142 Successor Asbestos-Related Liability Fairness Act; created.
- HB 143 Medical bills and charges; patient, patient's attorney, etc. may obtain list at no cost.
- HB 145 Medical records; fees for copying.
- HB 158 Littering; illegal dumping or disposal of unsightly matter from motor vehicle.
- HB 173 Emergency custody orders; magistrate may designate police department or sheriff to execute.
- HB 178 Motor vehicle; forfeiture thereof for two or more offenses of driving without insurance.
- HB 180 Motor vehicle; forfeiture thereof for two or more offenses of driving without valid license.
- HB 232 Magistrates; power to issue felony arrest warrants.
- HB 256 Involuntary outpatient commitment; five day review of compliance.
- HB 257 Sexual predator determination proceedings, violent; court may require empanelment of jury.
- HB 258 Voluntary commitment; acknowledgement as sexually violent predator.
- HB 274 Parental rights; appeal when terminated.
- HB 296 Death penalty; moratorium on executions.
- HB 299 Death penalty; abolishes for all Class 1 felonies committed on or after July 1, 2007.
- HB 321 Juvenile correctional officer; assault or an assault and battery upon is Class 6 felony.
- HB 325 Guardians ad litem; dissemination of criminal records.
- HB 335 Stalking; enhanced penalties.
- HB 380 Motor vehicle; impoundment thereof after issuance of ticket for driving without license.
- HB 384 Computer trespass; alters elements of crime.
- HB 385 Computer invasion of privacy; personal information.
- HB 386 Computer crimes; exclusion of evidence.
- HB 409 Website address; unauthorized use of person's name.
- HB 422 Abortion; post-viability.
- HB 428 Supreme Court of Virginia; adoption of certain rules.
- HB 435 Law-enforcement officer; penalty for failure to identify oneself when requested.
- HB 446 Motor vehicle; forfeiture thereof for two offenses of driving without operator's license.
- HB 447 Driver's license; punishment for third or subsequent violation.
- HB 476 Doctrine of necessaries; repealed.
- HB 480 Conditional release; voluntary admission to state hospital.
- HB 488 Escheat land; notice of sale.
- HB 491 Indecent exposure; penalty.
- HB 495 Police officer, impersonating; punishment of offense.
- HB 515 Incarceration; waiving interest during period thereof.
- HB 519 Eminent domain; offer of repurchase to former owner.
- HB 535 Involuntary mental health treatment; prohibition from purchasing, etc. firearms.
- HB 540 Deed; cemetery usage disclosed.
- HB 550 Consent law, implied; applicability.
- HB 554 Computer crimes; website redirection, penalty.
- HB 558 Driving while intoxicated; elimination of requirement that intoxicant be self-administered.
- HB 589 Gangs; voluntarily submitting to hazing as part of initiation.
- HB 591 Probation officers; removes court services staff from list to advise child of right to counsel.
- HB 600 Neighborhood watch vehicles; allowance of amber warning lights thereon.
- HB 606 Juvenile defendants; electronic recording of interrogations.
- HB 610 Hate crimes; adds homeless persons to categories of acts.
- HB 624 Interpreters; cost for those appointed for non-English-speaking defendant.
- HB 657 Involuntary mental health treatment; prohibition from purchasing, etc. firearms.
- HB 658 Preliminary hearings; court reporter or mechanical or electronic device to record.
- HB 659 Evidence; defense motions to suppress.
- HB 661 Agritourism and marine tourism; activity liability.
- HB 670 Abortion; regulation of provider businesses.
- HB 705 Children; person convicted of sexual offenses prohibited near recreation centers, etc.
- HB 712 Judicial vacancies; removes requirement that Committee on District Courts and Supreme Court certify.
- HB 714 Traffic lights; creates Class 6 felony for running red light.
- HB 718 Courts; authority to order payment of fine, costs, forfeitures, penalties, or alternatives.
- HB 737 Independent examiner; records to be reviewed.
- HB 741 Involuntary mental health treatment; prohibition from purchasing, etc. firearms.
- HB 778 Recordation of deeds; required to be filed within 120 days of transaction.
- HB 782 Mental health records; disclosure, etc.
- HB 816 Outpatient treatment; community services board et al., to report any material noncompliance.
- HB 835 Firearms; misdemeanor to possess, etc. if mentally incompetent.
- HB 876 DUI Court; establishing in City of Colonial Heights and Chesterfield County.
- HB 880 Incarceration; waiving interest during period thereof.
- HB 893 Juvenile detention facility employee; assault and battery against, penalty.
- HB 905 Statutory burglary; increased punishment.
- HB 916 Supreme Court; circuit court case management system changes to be approved by Executive Secretary.
- HB 935 Criminal cases; admissibility of prior inconsistent statements.
- HB 940 Evidence; defense motions to suppress.
- HB 966 ABC agent; assault and battery against, penalty.
- HB 968 District courts; withdrawal of appeals.
- HB 969 Criminal street gangs; causing or encouraging acts rendering children delinquent.
- HB 970 Protective orders; probation violation.
- HB 973 Children; what constitutes taking indecent liberties, penalty.
- HB 974 Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN); establishing precise time protective orders expire.
- HB 992 Prostitution; definition thereof.
- HB 1001 Bomb threat; restitution for cost of response.
- HB 1041 Sexually violent predators; revises provisions relating to civil commitment & conditional release.
- HB 1051 Medical malpractice; definition of professional services.
- HB 1054 Involuntary mental health treatment; prohibition from purchasing, etc. firearms.
- HB 1057 Cockfighting; imposes penalty of Class 6 felony on any person who knowingly engages in venture.
- HB 1059 Emergency custody orders, temporary detention orders, and involuntary commitment; criteria.
- HB 1067 School employees; school board to develop policies to address complaints of sexual abuse thereby.
- HB 1071 Birth control; adds definition.
- HB 1138 Petitioner during civil commitment hearing; representation by an attorney from local State office.
- HB 1139 Involuntary commitment; consideration of preadmission screening report.
- HB 1146 Medical records; persons involved in civil commitment process to access.
- HB 1156 Drug distribution; penalties if results in death or serious bodily injury.
- HB 1168 Temporary detention order; prohibits purchasing firearms if agrees to mental health treatment.
- HB 1169 Misdemeanor and felony fees; increases fixed fees.
- HB 1180 Assault and battery; second offense against family member, penalty.
- HB 1233 Reckless driving; suspension of license on conviction of minor.
- HB 1237 Inmates; emergency psychiatric treatment.
- HB 1255 Juveniles; transfer of jurisdiction.
- HB 1256 Individual retirement accounts (IRAs); exemption from civil judgments.
- HB 1282 Medical Malpractice Settlement Offer and Recovery Act; established.
- HB 1290 Restorative justice programs; established.
- HB 1295 Supreme Court; direct appeals.
- HB 1300 State employee; penalty for threatening.
- HB 1322 Involuntary outpatient treatment; court to determine treatment of orders.
- HB 1324 Mental health records; mandatory sharing.
- HB 1325 Child support; exemption for parents who are imprisoned for life.
- HB 1327 Custody and visitation; ex parte orders.
- HB 1333 Sexual battery; manner by which committed.
- HB 1337 Children; unlawful for any person to leave in motor vehicle unattended child under age six.
- HB 1369 Incarceration of defendant; pending appeal of bond by attorney for State.
- HB 1370 Interpreters; use during testifying.
- HB 1374 Restricted permit; issuance thereof for license suspension for nonpayment of fines and costs.
- HB 1378 Incompetent defendants; disposition.
- HB 1381 Corporations; may be represented by an officer or an employee pro se before general district courts.
- HB 1383 Life expectancy; evidence.
- HB 1465 Dogfighting; violations include attending such fights.
- HB 1475 Central Criminal Records Exchange; clarifies orders for mental health treatment forwarded by court.
- HB 1488 Polygraph; no sexual offense victim shall be requested to submit for investigation to proceed.
- HB 1493 Nondiscrimination; prohibits discrimination in state government employment based on race, etc.
- HB 1506 Reckless driving; violation of right-of-way resulting in death of another.
- HB 1517 Criminal Records Exchange; prohibits person with mental health treatment from purchasing firearms.
- HB 1519 Juveniles; released to detention home between 11 and 13 years of age.
- HB 1569 Deferred disposition; court dismiss any criminal case set forth re deferral & dismissal for crimes.
- SB 504 Assault and battery; penalty when against attorneys for State.
- SB 556 Reckless driving; violation of right-of-way resulting in death of another.
- SB 628 Incarceration; waiving interest during period thereof.
- SB 629 Child support; tolling thereof for incarcerated parents.
- SB 655 Contractors; employees having direct contact with students on school property.