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2012 SESSION
Delegate Gordon C. Helsel, Jr. (R) - House District 91
In-session address:
- General Assembly Building, Room 812
- Capitol Square
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
- email: DelGHelsel@house.virginia.gov
Mailing address:
- P.O. Box 2571
- Poquoson, Virginia 23662
Legislation as Co-Patron: (registered users: create report or csv file)
- HB 5 Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (voter referendum).
- HB 14 Persons acting in defense of property; civil immunity provided for an occupant of dwelling, etc.
- HB 15 School calendar; local school boards responsible for setting and determining opening of school year.
- HB 25 Concealed handgun permit; confidentiality of permittee information.
- HB 33 Public procurement; state agency agreements with labor organizations.
- HB 48 Castle doctrine; self-defense and defense of others.
- HB 49 DUI; raises penalty for aggravated involuntary manslaughter.
- HB 54 Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2012; created.
- HB 83 Mammograms; information on breast density.
- HB 85 HOV lanes; extends sunset provision on use by vehicles with clean special fuel license plates.
- HB 89 Citizenship of arrestee; if accused is not committed to jail, arresting officer to ascertain.
- HB 108 Federal immigration law; enforcement by State and its political subdivisions.
- HB 130 Income tax, state; military retirement pay subtraction.
- HB 131 Income tax, state; tax credit for disabled military veterans.
- HB 183 Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan; coverage for certain children and pregnant women.
- HB 189 Child-placing agency; shall not be required to participate in placement of child for foster care.
- HB 190 Real estate tax; exemption for disabled veterans.
- HB 219 Unemployment benefits; volunteer service requirement, report.
- HB 228 Income tax, corporate; credit for contracting with small or minority-owned businesses.
- HB 232 Renewable energy; expands definition.
- HB 243 Virginia Investment Partnership Act; definitions.
- HB 245 State agencies; procurement of nonprofessional services.
- HB 248 Income tax, corporate; eliminates tax for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2013.
- HB 249 VIEW; substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients.
- HB 250 Instructional spending; DOE to include in School Performance Report Card for school divisions.
- HB 253 Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference for veterans, surviving spouses, and children.
- HB 263 Correctional enterprises; Director of Purchases & Supply et al., to grant certain exemption, report.
- HB 279 DUI ignition interlock; required on first offense as a condition of a restricted license.
- HB 287 Gang-free zones; expansion of zone areas.
- HB 305 Higher educational institutions; crisis and emergency management plans.
- HB 321 Income tax, corporate; tax credits for donations to non-profit organizations, etc.
- HB 325 Students with autism spectrum disorders; school board to require training of personnel.
- HB 331 Obscenity; modifies educational, artistic, and theatrical exemption to obscenity laws.
- HB 343 Virginia All-Payer Claims Database; created, report.
- HB 346 Nurse practitioners; practice as part of patient care teams that includes a physician.
- HB 350 Virginia Retirement System; modifies disability benefits provided to state employees.
- HB 384 Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state employment for members of National Guard, etc.
- HB 460 Income tax, corporate; basis by which TAX shall assess manufacturing companies with additional tax.
- HB 462 Abortion; informed consent, shall undergo ultrasound imaging, exceptions.
- HB 465 Commonwealth, Secretary of; required to prepare an organizational chart of state government.
- HB 472 Immigration query at arrest; law-enforcement officer to determine status after lawful traffic stop.
- HB 505 Income tax, state; increases long-term care insurance credit.
- HB 508 Cannabinoids, synthetic; amends provisions regarding criminalization.
- HB 546 Gang crimes; includes definition of predicate criminal act.
- HB 547 School divisions, local; may use unexpended state funds to provide one-time bonus to teachers.
- HB 548 Higher educational institution; implement policies that recognize scheduling obligation by military.
- HB 551 Telework expenses tax credit; extended for employers through December 31, 2016.
- HB 562 Substance abuse assessment and screening; unemployment benefits.
- HB 573 Uniform Flag Act; flags shall be flown at half-mast for one day to honor fallen Virginians.
- HB 576 Public schools; teacher contract and evaluation policies.
- HB 578 Teacher licensure; Board of Education to develop criteria for those who teach only online courses.
- HB 585 Small Business Investment Grant Fund; created.
- HB 624 Sex offender registry; juvenile registration.
- HB 637 Grievance procedure; eliminates certain steps.
- HB 644 In-state tuition; eligibility of members of Virginia National Guard residing in state.
- HB 684 Coal mine safety; operator of coal mine to submit map and revisions that show directional changes.
- HB 714 Major business facility job tax credit; extends time credit may be taken over a two-year period.
- HB 719 Hunting and fishing license, special; permanently disabled veteran to apply and receive at no cost.
- HB 735 Community-based continuing care (CBCC) providers; required to be registered with SCC.
- HB 739 Virginia College Savings Plan; JLARC to oversee and evaluate, report.
- HB 751 Criminal street gang; recruitment of persons by telephone or electronic communication, penalty.
- HB 754 Concealed handgun permit applications; removes option for locality to require fingerprints.
- HB 765 College partnership laboratory schools; development of programs with public school divisions.
- HB 767 Small Business Jobs Grant Fund Program; developed to assist small businesses job creation.
- HB 768 Virginia Jobs Investment Program; created, Dept. of Business Assistance to administer programs.
- HB 776 Federal Oversight, Commission on; created, report.
- HB 864 Transportation Board; changes composition, Governor shall appoint or remove members, etc.
- HB 895 Voter registration; requires proof of U.S. citizenship, residence, and photo ID to register.
- HB 922 Real estate tax; exemption for disabled veterans.
- HB 933 Real estate tax; exemption for disabled veterans.
- HB 937 Spouses of military service members; expediting issuance of business licenses, etc.
- HB 940 Handguns; eliminates prohibition on purchasing more than one in a 30-day period.
- HB 945 Virginia Public Procurement Act; performance and payment bonds on transportation-related projects.
- HB 954 Criminal law; redefinition of triggerman rule, penalty.
- HB 955 VIEW; screening and assessment of public assistance recipients for use of illegal substances.
- HB 958 Citizenship of arrestee; if accused is not committed to jail, arresting officer to ascertain.
- HB 964 Child pornography or grooming video; person 18 years of age or older displaying to a minor, penalty.
- HB 965 Campus police; mutual aid agreements with local law-enforcement agencies and State Police.
- HB 968 Drug trafficking; 3 years shall be mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for subsequent offense.
- HB 970 Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporting, penalties.
- HB 973 Sex crimes; penalties for offender who is 18 or older for rape, etc. of child under age 13.
- HB 986 Cannabinoids, synthetic; amends provisions regarding criminalization.
- HB 987 Financial exploitation of incapacitated adults; penalties.
- HB 999 Teleworks tax credit; for individual who teleworks a minimum of 20 hours per week.
- HB 1000 Telework expenses tax credit; raises cap on aggregate amount available in years 2012 and 2013.
- HB 1001 Immigration laws; agreement with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- HB 1013 Income tax, state & corporate; extends subtraction for capital gains from investments in businesses.
- HB 1015 Public Procurement Act; bid match preference for State businesses.
- HB 1049 Income tax, state; tax credit for taxpayers employing persons in STEM internship positions.
- HB 1050 Income tax, state; tax credit for hiring military persons as STEM interns.
- HB 1057 Absentee voting; procedures for military and overseas voters.
- HB 1060 Citizenship of arrestee; if accused is not committed to jail, arresting officer to ascertain.
- HB 1077 Day labor centers; use of E-Verify program.
- HB 1083 In-state students; admission at certain higher educational institutions.
- HB 1102 Renewable energy portfolio standard program; credits for investments.
- HB 1106 Behavior and assistant behavior analysts; licensure by Board of Medicine.
- HB 1112 Human papillomavirus vaccine; eliminates requirement of vaccination for female children.
- HB 1121 Veterans Services, Department of; ratio of claims agents to number of veterans in State.
- HB 1134 Line of Duty Act; definition of deceased person.
- HB 1236 License plates, special; issuance to members and former members of U.S. Army Rangers.
- HB 1273 Chemotherapy; requirements for orally administered cancer drugs.
- HJ 3 Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (second reference).
- HJ 9 Constitutional amendment; religious or theological education for military chaplains, etc.
- HJ 49 Governor's Executive Reorganization Plan; approval by each house of General Assembly.
- HJ 52 Tax structure, State's; joint subcommittee to study reforming.
- HJ 90 Constitutional amendment; Transportation Funds (first reference).
- HJ 94 School prayer and prayer in public meetings, public voluntary; urges Congress to propose amendment.
- HJ 96 Summer flounder; Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to allow options for harvest.
- HJ 108 Higher educational institutions; JLARC to study cost efficiency and opportunities to reduce cost.
- HJ 109 United States Constitution; urges Congress to propose an amendment to impose a balance budget.
- HJ 141 Unfunded federal mandates; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study.
- HJ 144 Small Business Day; designating as September 21, 2012, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 145 Preeclampsia Month; designating as May 2012, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 155 Commending the Honorable G. Glenn Oder.
- HJ 198 Commending Alan G. Merten.
- HJ 230 Wilson, Edith Bolling; General Assembly to recognize Birthplace and Childhood Home in Wythe County.
- HJ 238 Commending Dr. Linwood H. Rose.
- HJ 349 Commending the Virginia State Police.
- HJ 390 National Guard Day; designating as third Monday in January 2013, & each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 394 Celebrating the life of Andrea Lynch Lohr.
- HJ 396 Celebrating the accomplishments of the Virginia National Guard in 2011.
- HJ 413 Commending the Virginia Biotechnology Association.
- HJ 423 Celebrating the life of Joshua Weissman.
- HJ 517 Commending the Augusta Regional Free Clinic.
- HR 10 Federal immigration training and enforcement authority; supporting Governor's § 287(g) request.
- HR 45 Celebrating the life of Colonel Van T. Barfoot.
- HR 67 Celebrating the life of John Watts Bowditch.
- HR 71 Commending Dr. William M. Kelso.
- HR 74 Commending Ken Sorenson.
- SB 433 Veterans; determination of status of unclaimed cremains.
- SJ 207 Celebrating the life of Andrea Lynch Lohr.