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- HB 1514 Virginia Disability Commission; clarifies that Commission shall serve as primary forum in State.
- HB 1540 Legislative Services, Division of; clarifies duties.
- HB 1842 Boards, commissions, and councils; makes policy improvements and clarifications.
- HB 2007 Intergovernmental Cooperation, Virginia Commission on; powers and duties.
- HB 2010 Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation; created.
- HB 2094 Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation; updates powers and duties.
- HB 2303 Health Care, Joint Commission on; extends sunset provision.
- HJ 512 Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month; designating as November 2011, and each succeeding year.
- HJ 561 Global Human Trafficking Awareness Day; designating as January 11, 2011, and each succeeding year.
- HJ 567 General Assembly; establishing schedule for conduct of business.
- HJ 568 General Assembly; establishing prefiling schedule for 2012 Regular Session.
- HJ 570 Costs and benefits of providing financial and other incentives to localities; JLARC to study.
- HJ 577 Internet; urging Congress to recognize importance of unfettered access and limit regulation by FCC.
- HJ 578 Federal Trade Commission; urging Congress to refrain from granting expanded rulemaking authority.
- HJ 580 Assisted living services; JLARC to study State's third-party payments.
- HJ 586 Producer licensing examination candidates; Bureau of Insurance within SCC to collect information.
- HJ 596 Corrections Officer Day; designating as March 16, 2011, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 605 National Offshore Wind Technology Center; General Assembly to support establishing in Hampton Roads.
- HJ 608 Commemorating Veterans Day.
- HJ 622 Histiocytosis Awareness Month; designating as September 2011, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 623 Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month; designating September 2011, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 624 Shellfish industry and state regulators; USFDA, et al., to work to improve shellfish safety.
- HJ 625 School divisions, local; DOE to study nature and effectiveness of antibullying policies.
- HJ 632 Shaken Baby Syndrome and abusive head trauma; Joint Commission on Health Care to study.
- HJ 635 PPACA; Joint Commission on Health Care to study implementation of insurance provisions thereof.
- HJ 642 VAT; urging Virginia delegation of Congress to oppose legislation that would levy on certain goods.
- HJ 643 Lyme Disease Awareness Month; designating as May 2011, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 645 Local governments; procurement and sharing of technology applications, report.
- HJ 646 Year-round schools; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study efficacy thereof.
- HJ 648 Uniform Statewide Building Code; DHCD, et al., to study feasibility of amendments, etc.
- HJ 683 Osteoporosis Awareness Day; designating as May 10, 2011, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 719 Patient Safety Day; recognizing as February 2, 2011.
- HJ 732 Speaker of the House of Delegates; confirming appointments.
- HJ 733 FERPA and HIPAA, federal; urges Congress to restore in loco parentis, etc.
- HJ 734 Pope John Paul II's Pilgrimage Day; designating as June 2, 2011, & each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 735 Manufacturing jobs; Manufacturing Development Commission directed to develop plan for repatriating.
- HJ 767 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Ronald Wilson Reagan.
- HJ 822 Commending those who have immigrated to the United States while adhering to the immigration laws.
- HJ 852 Federal budget; General Assembly to make application to U.S. Congress to call a convention, etc.
- HJ 863 Commemorating the life of Dr. James Leonard Farmer, Jr., and the 50th anniversary of Freedom Ride.
- HJ 982 General Assembly; extends deadline for first conference on budget bill until Feb. 24, 2011.
- HJ 984 Joint Rules Committee; confirming appointments.
- HJ 985 General Assembly; extends deadline for first conference on budget bill until Feb. 26, 2011.
- HJ 986 Redistricting special session; applies to Governor to call therefor and establish schedule, etc.
- HJ 987 General Assembly; extends deadline for first conference on budget bill until midnight 2/26/11, etc.
- SB 867 Budget bill; Conference Committee Report shall not be considered until on website for 72 hours.
- SB 893 Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation; created.
- SB 988 Health Care, Joint Commission on; extends sunset provision.
- SB 1054 Civics Education, Commission on; continuation of Commission until July 1, 2012.
- SB 1069 Virginia Code Commission; changes appointment authority.
- SB 1139 Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation; updates powers and duties.
- SB 1183 Legislative sessions; no bills may introduced in an odd-year regular session, exception.
- SB 1201 Medicaid; JLARC to study feasibility, etc., of withdrawal in favor of state-run program.
- SB 1250 Firearms; regulation by state entities.
- SB 1269 Autism Advisory Council; created, report.
- SB 1280 Boards, commissions, and councils; makes policy improvements and clarifications.
- SB 1336 Aerospace Advisory Council; membership.
- SB 1338 Governor; submission of financial plan to General Assembly.
- SB 1345 Legislative Services, Division of; provide support only to commissions created by General Assembly.
- SB 1353 Appropriation bills; Chairmen of House Appropriations & Senate Finance Committees to issue reports.
- SB 1355 General Assembly; compensation during regular session extension.
- SJ 291 Family History Month; designating as October, 2011, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- SJ 292 Public transportation; DRPT to evaluate level of study for improved services in Route 1 corridor.
- SJ 294 Eating disorders; Joint Commission on Health Care to study those diagnosed within State, etc.
- SJ 297 Transit-related issues; Department of Rail and Public Transportation to study those in State.
- SJ 308 Engineering curriculum; Department of Education to development in public schools, report.
- SJ 315 E-ZPass Program; subcommittee to study policies & procedures of other states participating therein.
- SJ 320 Virginia school children; joint subcommittee to study academic achievement.
- SJ 322 Eating Disorder Awareness Week; designating as last full week in February 2011.
- SJ 328 Motor fuel tax; Center for Transportation Innovation & Research to study replacing with alternative.
- SJ 329 Economic development incentive grants; JLARC to study effectiveness in State.
- SJ 330 Subaqueous bottomland; VIMS and VMRC to jointly study ways to better utilize those on seaside.
- SJ 331 Light Rail Safety Day; designating as April 29, 2011, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- SJ 334 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program; Secretary of Natural Resources to study.
- SJ 335 Land conservation; JLARC to study long-term dedicated funding sources.
- SJ 341 Composite Index of Local Ability to Pay; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study.
- SJ 345 Independent contractors; JLARC to study misclassification of employees.
- SJ 346 Public schools; requests Department of Education to study recycling education in schools.
- SJ 348 Sex offender registry; Virginia State Crime Commission to study requirements.
- SJ 349 Death deeds; Virginia Bar Association to study merits of legislation authorizing transfer.
- SJ 350 Joint Subcommittee to Study Strategies and Models for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment.
- SJ 354 State employee compensation; JLARC to study salary structure and pay.
- SJ 355 Zero-based budgeting; requesting Governor to consider, report.
- SJ 358 Cancer Prevention Day; designating as February 4, 2011, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- SJ 359 Auditor of Public Accounts; joint committee to study method of selecting.
- SJ 364 Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; confirming appointment.
- SJ 397 Person-centered practice; SHHR & human services agencies to adopt & implement in providing services.
- SJ 399 FERPA and HIPAA, federal; urges Congress to restore in loco parentis, etc.
- SJ 400 Development loan defaults; Bureau of Financial Institutions of SCC to review certain issues, report.
- SJ 419 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Ronald Wilson Reagan.
- SJ 455 Contributions of Turkish-American community of Virginia.
- SJ 460 Commemorating the life of Dr. James Leonard Farmer, Jr., and the 50th Anniversary of Freedom Ride.
- SJ 478 Senate Committee on Rules; confirming appointment.
- SR 21 Senate; 2011 operating resolution.
- SR 22 VRS; Senate Committee on Finance to study investment portfolio managed thereby.
- SR 28 Natural right of an individual; memorializing Congress of United States to honor.
- SR 29 Greenhouse gas emissions; urging Congress of United States to address proposed regulations of EPA.