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2016 SESSION
HOUSE MEMBERS
Legislation that counts toward the member's limit.
- Les R. Adams (1)
- Lashrecse D. Aird (2)
- HB 1182 Sheriffs; standard vehicle markings.
- HB 1216 Elections; absentee voting by persons age 65 or older.
- David B. Albo (4)
- HB 1213 Minors; certain education records as evidence.
- HB 1247 Higher educational institutions; student expulsion, appeal.
- HB 1248 Private property; landowner also owns airspace.
- HB 1280 Virginia Public Procurement Act; competitive negotiation, professional services.
- Richard L. Anderson (5)
- HB 1175 Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force; pay allowance.
- HB 1176 In-state tuition; members of the Virginia National Guard.
- HB 1196 Arrest; failure to be physically taken into custody by using physical means to resist.
- HB 1279 Public schools; fire drills and lock-down drills.
- HB 1283 Line of Duty Act; certification expiration for temporarily disabled persons.
- Terry L. Austin (1)
- Lamont Bagby (2)
- HB 1323 Civil immunity; forcible entry of motor vehicle to remove unattended companion animal.
- HB 1324 Loans; maximum amount of interest and fees permitted.
- John J. Bell (3)
- HB 1352 Public elementary and secondary schools; teacher grievance procedures.
- HB 1353 U.S. of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia; purchase of flags by public bodies.
- HB 1354 Virginia Public Procurement Act; use of best value contracting, etc.
- Richard P. Bell (1)
- Robert B. Bell (2)
- HB 1054 Alcoholic beverage control; certain laws transferred to State Police.
- HB 1160 Physical evidence recovery kits.
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. (2)
- HB 1316 Driver's licenses, temporary; eligibility.
- HB 1331 Income tax, state; withholding taxes, penalties.
- Jennifer B. Boysko (1)
- David L. Bulova (2)
- HB 1365 High school graduation; Board of Education's requirements.
- HB 1374 Interstate 66; Commonwealth Transportation Board may impose tolls to use.
- Kathy J. Byron (2)
- HB 856 Women's Right to Vote, Commission for Commemoration of Centennial of; established.
- HB 1390 Neighborhood assistance tax credits; allocation of credits.
- Jeffrey L. Campbell (2)
- HB 1257 Personal injury and wrongful death actions; disclosure of address.
- HB 1364 Uniform Statewide Building and Statewide Fire Prevention Codes; revision.
- Betsy B. Carr (2)
- HB 1193 Line of Duty Act; probation and parole officers.
- HB 1287 Behind-the-wheel and knowledge examinations; retake of examinations.
- Benjamin L. Cline (5)
- HB 1294 Multi-jurisdiction grand juries; access to record of testimony and evidence.
- HB 1315 General Assembly; introduction of legislation, recorded vote in committee or subcommittee.
- HB 1317 Sexual abuse of certain children; penalty.
- HB 1328 Unfaithful delegates; constitutional convention, penalty.
- HB 1334 Assault and battery; persons charged with first offense against family or household member, penalty.
- Mark L. Cole (5)
- HB 1144 Local taxes; interest on refunds.
- HB 1145 Electoral boards, local; reassigning certain duties related to elections administration.
- HB 1156 Protective orders; expungement of order if denied or dissolved by court.
- HB 1221 Motor vehicle bumper heights; decreases from 14 inches to nine the distance must be from the ground.
- HB 1222 Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; eligibility.
- Christopher E. Collins (4)
- HB 1200 Assault and battery; certain students.
- HB 1209 Landlord and tenant law; tenant remedies.
- HB 1231 Dogs chasing livestock; district court may order dog to be transferred to a different owner, etc.
- HB 1319 Military status or decorations; false representation with intent to obtain services, penalty.
- M. Kirkland Cox (1)
- Glenn R. Davis (4)
- HB 1227 Securities Act; registration exemptions.
- HB 1327 Local law-enforcement agencies; body-worn cameras.
- HB 1372 Autonomous vehicles and piloted vehicles; definitions.
- HB 1373 Virginia Public Procurement Act; design-build contracts, purchase of intellectual property.
- L. Mark Dudenhefer (4)
- HB 1165 Virginia Grade Level Alternative; electronic submission of evidence.
- HB 1202 State Inspector General; lean government initiative.
- HB 1236 Unpaid toll collection; toll facility operator prohibited from charging administrative fees.
- HB 1332 The Virginia Electronic Communications Privacy Act; report.
- James E. Edmunds, II (2)
- HB 1299 U. S. of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia; purchase of flags by public bodies.
- HB 1311 Snakes; DGIF may authorize use of snake exclusion devices by public utilities.
- C. Matthew Fariss (5)
- HB 1274 Judicial officers; recording of citizen complaints.
- HB 1275 Magistrates; complaint made by complainant, the written complaint shall be returned to complainant.
- HB 1329 Trespass by hunters using dogs; penalty.
- HB 1338 Law-enforcement officers; personal security for Governor.
- HB 1358 Gas emissions; control systems for certain landfills.
- Peter F. Farrell (4)
- HB 1187 Sales and Use Tax; exempts parking charges by providers of accommodations to transients.
- HB 1188 Senate districts; changes assignments of two census precincts in Louisa County.
- HB 1355 Research and development expenses tax credit; refundability.
- HB 1356 Impersonation of a minor; use of communications system, penalty.
- Eileen Filler-Corn (2)
- HB 1210 Gun safes; establishes an exemption from retail sales tax.
- HB 1342 Immunizations; requirements related to administration of vaccinations.
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. (2)
- HB 1170 Real property tax; members of board of equalization.
- HB 1318 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; noncriminal incidents and reports.
- Nicholas J. Freitas (5)
- HB 1183 Party candidates; method of nominating, incumbent selection.
- HB 1341 Veterans Services Foundation; membership.
- HB 1349 Resettlement of refugees; review process.
- HB 1350 Alcoholic beverage control; spirits tastings by distiller licensee.
- HB 1375 Alcoholic beverage control; privileges of distillery licensees.
- T. Scott Garrett (1)
- C. Todd Gilbert (2)
- HB 1361 Lobbyist reporting; disclosure of certain persons attending entertainment events prohibited.
- HB 1362 Conflicts of Interests Acts, State & Local Government & General Assembly, etc.; lobbyist reporting.
- Thomas A. "Tag" Greason (2)
- HB 1190 License plates, special; prohibits DMV from issuing certain plates to registered sex offenders.
- HB 1206 Comprehensive community colleges; Noncredit Workforce Credentials Act.
- Gregory D. Habeeb (5)
- HB 1232 Recalled motor vehicles; disclosures by and compensation of dealers.
- HB 1261 State Corporation Commission; interstate gas pipeline safety program.
- HB 1266 Guardianship appointments, modifications, and terminations; notice sent to DMAS.
- HB 1267 Guardianship or conservatorship; orders prior to the respondent's 18th birthday.
- HB 1290 Timber cutting; unlawful removal, determination of damages.
- Christopher T. Head (2)
- HB 1229 Excursion trains; certification requirements, liability of railroad company.
- HJ 181 Norfolk & Western Railway Class J 611; designating as the official steam locomotive of Virginia.
- Gordon C. Helsel, Jr. (2)
- HB 1212 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan; excludes Chesapeake Bay coastal watershed from Basins.
- HB 1249 York River; scenic and historic designations.
- Steve E. Heretick (2)
- HB 1180 Utility Transfers Act; telephone companies.
- HB 1347 Wireless communications; infrastructure established.
- Charniele L. Herring (3)
- HB 1230 Higher educational institutions; student intellectual property rights.
- HB 1298 Sentencing guidelines; written explanation that court must file.
- HB 1307 Vacant building; locality may by ordinance establish certain criteria.
- Daun S. Hester (4)
- HB 1161 Correctional Officer Procedural Guarantee Act.
- HB 1189 Child welfare agency; operating without a license, abuse and neglect of child, penalty.
- HB 1253 Norfolk, City of; repeals obsolete provisions for appointment of members to school board.
- HB 1381 License plates, special; issuance for supporters of curing ovarian cancer.
- M. Keith Hodges (5)
- HB 1260 Declaration of local emergency; increases time in which localities call a session.
- HB 1300 Mathews County; appointment of members to economic development authority.
- HB 1301 Pharmacy benefits administrators; explanation of benefits.
- HB 1302 Charitable gaming; conduct of bingo games, prohibited practices.
- HB 1340 Stormwater management programs; DEQ to operate.
- Patrick A. Hope (4)
- HB 1146 Local permitting or licensure; consent of common interest community association prohibited.
- HB 1147 Transient occupancy tax; reinstates authority of Arlington County to impose, sunset provision.
- HB 1186 Advanced studies diploma; foreign language requirements, technical programming languages.
- HB 1288 Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Dept. of; certification of employment services organizations.
- William J. Howell (2)
- HJ 169 Virginia Barbecue Season; designating as May through October 2016, and each succeeding year.
- HJ 372 Speaker of the House of Delegates; confirming appointments.
- Timothy D. Hugo (4)
- HB 1281 Concealed weapons; exemption for certain retired officers from prohibition to carry.
- HB 1282 Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement; SCT to work with Virginia-Israel Advisory Board.
- HB 1293 Employee grievance procedure, local; impartial panel hearing, etc.
- HB 1314 Grapevine Grant Fund and Program; created.
- Riley E. Ingram (3)
- HB 1240 Virginia War Memorial; designation for Virginians killed during line of duty training.
- HB 1241 Guardians ad litem appointed in custody and visitation cases; certification form.
- HB 1242 Restaurants; separate stations for deep-fat frying.
- Matthew James (3)
- HB 1263 Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned Business Loan Fund; Va. Small Business Financing Authority.
- HB 1337 Local fiscal stress; task force appointed by Governor to review state mandates imposed on locality.
- HB 1351 Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
- S. Chris Jones (3)
- HB 1343 Research & development in the Commonwealth; Va. Research Investment Fund & Committee, created, etc.
- HB 1344 Bonds; certain capital projects.
- HB 1345 Line of Duty Act; revises Act by codifying revisions.
- Mark L. Keam (4)
- HB 1308 School board policies, local; students volunteering at polling places.
- HB 1309 Office of Immigrant Assistance created.
- HB 1382 Real property tax; tax on commercial and industrial property in certain localities.
- HB 1383 Highways, Commissioner of; annual report to be made public.
- Terry G. Kilgore (2)
- HB 1153 Retired judges; temporary recall, persons retired under Virginia Retirement System.
- HB 1215 Health insurance; programs for local employees.
- Barry D. Knight (3)
- HB 1191 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for certain items sold by a sheriff at a correctional facility.
- HB 1245 Judicial Retirement System; mandatory judicial retirement.
- HB 1289 Blind and Vision Impaired, Department for the; contracts for operation of certain vending machines.
- Kaye Kory (4)
- HB 1198 Cigarette taxes; increase of tax in Fairfax and Arlington Counties.
- HB 1199 School resource officers; prohibits possession of firearms and other weapons, penalty.
- HB 1366 Motor vehicle title loans and payday loans; military personnel.
- HB 1367 Four-year public institutions of higher education; alternative tuition or fee structures.
- Paul E. Krizek (2)
- R. Steven Landes (2)
- HB 1303 Higher educational institutions; educational programs for members of board of visitors.
- HB 1304 Bonds in recognizances; satisfaction.
- Dave A. LaRock (1)
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich (5)
- HB 1211 Animal control officers; training.
- HB 1233 Charitable gaming; conduct of bingo games.
- HB 1251 Health insurance; assignment of benefits.
- HB 1310 Failure to appear; service of process.
- HB 1320 Port Opportunity Fund; transfers to Fund.
- James M. LeMunyon (5)
- HB 1376 Claims; Paul R. DesRoches II.
- HB 1377 School boards; assignment of teachers, reduces maximum class sizes.
- HB 1378 Electrical transmission lines; construction near hospital helipads.
- HB 1379 Voter list maintenance; use of Electronic Registration Information Center, etc.
- HB 1380 Absentee voting; electronic signatures prohibited on certain applications for absentee ballots.
- Mark H. Levine (2)
- HB 1154 Electronic communications; contents; admissibility.
- HB 1278 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact of 1966; membership.
- Joseph C. Lindsey (3)
- HB 1167 Grand larceny; increases threshold amount of money taken, etc., to $1,000.
- HB 1168 Convictions & deferred disposition dismissals; person allowed to petition for expungement, etc.
- HB 1256 Improper driving; jury may find accused not guilty.
- L. Scott Lingamfelter (5)
- HB 1107 Concealed handgun permit; reciprocity, report.
- HB 1234 School security officers; carrying a firearm.
- HB 1235 Impaired waters clean-up plan; progress report; annual submission.
- HB 1386 Firearms shows; voluntary background checks by Department of State Police.
- HB 1387 Large pre-election contributions; amends deadline for disclosure.
- Alfonso H. Lopez (1)
- G. Manoli Loupassi (1)
- Daniel W. Marshall, III (1)
- Robert G. Marshall (5)
- HB 1201 Concealed handgun permits; reciprocity.
- HB 1243 Interstate 66; referendum for tolling.
- HB 1244 Interstate 66; referendum for tolling.
- HB 1297 Certain uses in industrial zones; cost of infrastructure.
- HB 1326 Abortion; informed written consent, civil penalty.
- T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason (1)
- James P. "Jimmie" Massie, III (1)
- Jennifer L. McClellan (1)
- Delores L. McQuinn (1)
- Jackson H. Miller (4)
- HB 1228 Boxing and wrestling events; provisions for sanctioning organizations.
- HB 1305 Solar and wind energy equipment, etc.; tax exemptions.
- HB 1368 Statewide Fire Prevention Code; State Fire Marshal; consumer fireworks; penalties.
- HB 1371 Local government; prohibition on certain mandates upon employers.
- J. Randall Minchew (5)
- HB 1181 Electoral college; revises process of allocation of electoral votes.
- HB 1204 Virginia Health Care Access Fund; created.
- HB 1284 Lyme disease; certain treatment of a patient.
- HB 1285 Community energy programs; investor-owned electric utilities and electric cooperatives to establish.
- HB 1286 Distributed and renewable generation of electric energy; net energy metering.
- Jason S. Miyares (4)
- HB 1265 Practitioner of medicine, osteopathy, etc.; limits on dispensing of certain drugs, penalty.
- HB 1370 High school; prohibition of certain level course grading policies.
- HJ 177 Anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS); condemnation.
- HR 141 Recognizing the influence of Christian heritage in Virginia.
- James W. Morefield (5)
- HB 1152 Local gas road improvement and Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority tax.
- HB 1166 Virginia Public Procurement Act; small purchase procedures, transportation-related construction.
- HB 1214 Tazewell, Town of; amending charter, election to fill vacancies for mayor or town council, etc.
- HB 1238 General Services, Department of; disposition of surplus materials, police animals.
- HB 1296 All-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles; local regulation.
- Rick L. Morris (5)
- HB 1164 Local stormwater utility; waiver of charges for church or religious body.
- HB 1172 Unemployment compensation; notice of penalties for false or misleading statements.
- HB 1178 Campground; definition.
- HB 1179 Unemployment compensation; deprivation of benefits.
- HB 1357 Income tax, state; statute of limitations for certain amended returns.
- Kathleen Murphy (2)
- HB 1192 Cigarettes; levying of taxes by counties.
- HB 1391 Protective orders; possession of firearms, penalty.
- John M. O'Bannon, III (2)
- HB 1205 Secretary of Health and Human Resources; increase sharing of electronic health records, report.
- HB 1273 X-ray machines; expands authority of Department of Health to regulate.
- Israel D. O'Quinn (2)
- HB 1259 Auctioneers Board; requirement for continuing education, exception.
- HB 1325 BVU Authority; Board powers and duties, broadband, repeals certain provision.
- Robert D. Orrock, Sr. (4)
- HB 1270 Companion animal care advisory committee; State Veterinarian to establish.
- HB 1272 Claims; Frank and Amy Taylor.
- HB 1306 Family day homes; voluntary listing of certain homes.
- HJ 160 Dogs and cats, licensing; Virginia Department of Health to study Virginia's procedures.
- Christopher K. Peace (3)
- HB 1207 Family and Children's Trust Fund; exempt from taxation.
- HB 1312 Special license plates; MEG'S MILES.
- HB 1359 Transit Capital Project Revenue Advisory Board; established, report, sunset provision.
- Todd E. Pillion (5)
- HB 1169 Mineral mining; bonding program, reclamation.
- HB 1255 BVU Authority; alters Board powers and duties, change in membership, conflict of interest policy.
- HB 1292 Schedule IV drugs; adds eluxadoline to list.
- HB 1348 Smoking in motor vehicles; presence of minor under age eight, civil penalty.
- HJ 206 Omphalocele Awareness Day; designating as January 31, 2016, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- Brenda L. Pogge (1)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (3)
- HB 1159 Criminal Justice Services, Department of; revises powers and duties, community policing.
- HB 1195 Threats of death or bodily injury; penalty.
- HB 1339 Localities; regulation of firearms in government buildings.
- Sam Rasoul (3)
- HB 1258 Minimum wage; increases wage from federally mandated level to $8.50 per hour.
- HB 1295 Abuse or neglect of child; definitions, penalty.
- HJ 137 Driver's license; suspension upon conviction of marijuana offense.
- Roxann L. Robinson (5)
- HB 1262 Charitable gaming; conduct of instant bingo, network bingo, pull tabs, and seal cards.
- HB 1264 Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; representations related to covenants, report.
- HB 1276 Motorcycle rider safety training courses; clarification of definition.
- HB 1277 Restaurants; annual inspections.
- HB 1389 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; record exclusion for trade secrets submitted to DMME.
- Nick Rush (3)
- HB 1171 Corrections, Board of; notification of tertiary care of prisoner.
- HB 1291 Virginia Lottery; prohibits ticket courier services in the Commonwealth.
- HB 1322 Correctional officers; survey upon resignation, termination, or employment transition.
- Mark D. Sickles (2)
- HB 1185 Reckless driving; raises threshold for speeding.
- HJ 205 Constitutional amendment; congressional and legislative districts.
- Marcus B. Simon (3)
- HB 1254 License plates, special; issuance of those bearing legend STOP GUN VIOLENCE.
- HB 1313 Concealed handguns; protective orders, surrender of firearms, penalty.
- HB 1363 Local officers; petition requirements for removal of county supervisor, etc.
- Lionell Spruill, Sr. (3)
- HB 1148 Recognizances; person subject to immigration detainer.
- HB 1149 Police & court records; if order of expungement, clerk of court shall refund petitioner costs paid.
- HB 1177 Bail bondsmen; licensure of nonresidents.
- Christopher P. Stolle (2)
- HB 1197 Law-enforcement officers; Internet publication of personal information, penalty.
- HB 1369 Virginia Health Care Innovation Fund; created, report.
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. (2)
- HB 1173 Careless driving; cause of injury to vulnerable road user, penalty.
- HB 1174 Electric energy; consumption reduction goal, report.
- Scott W. Taylor (5)
- HB 1217 Law enforcement, local and State Police; enforcement of executive actions or orders.
- HB 1218 Virginia Public Procurement Act; bid, performance, and payment bonds, waiver by localities.
- HB 1219 Graduation requirements; computer programming as foreign language.
- HB 1268 Limited Residential Lodging and Short-term Rental Lodging Act; established, penalty.
- HB 1335 Highway maintenance payments; bicycle lanes.
- Luke E. Torian (1)
- Roslyn C. Tyler (2)
- HB 1162 Ground water conservation incentive program; State Water Control Bd. to establish voluntary program.
- HB 1208 Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission; local representation.
- Ronald A. Villanueva (2)
- HB 1269 Vehicles owned or leased by maritime cargo terminal owners or operators.
- HB 1346 Commonwealth Transportation Board; regional membership.
- Jeion A. Ward (3)
- HB 1150 Wages; employer who willfully fails to pay, penalty.
- HB 1151 School boards; applicants for employment.
- HB 1155 Civil immunity; forcible entry of motor vehicle to remove unattended companion animal.
- R. Lee Ware (1)
- Vivian E. Watts (2)
- HB 1158 Physical evidence; procedure for collection, etc., of recovery kits.
- HB 1223 Polling place; voter may give full name and current residence address orally or in writing.
- Michael J. Webert (2)
- HB 1163 Concealed handgun permits; recognition of out-of-state permits.
- HB 1385 Land preservation tax credit; application for credits prior to any donation.
- Tony O. Wilt (2)
- HB 1246 Bail bondsmen; solicitation of business from person in court, etc., penalty.
- HB 1250 Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act; consolidation of programs, opt-out for locations.
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr. (1)
- David E. Yancey (2)
- HB 1220 Electric utility; recover of cost of purchasing certain solar energy facilities.
- HB 1252 Neighborhood assistance tax credit program; low-income persons.
- Joseph R. Yost (3)
- HB 1203 Real property tax; exemption for disabled veterans and spouse of a service member killed in action.
- HB 1360 Bicycles; helmets required to be worn by riders less than 18 years of age.
- HJ 161 Inclusive education practices pilot program; Division of Special Education of DOE to study.