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1996 SESSION
Delegate Shirley F. Cooper (D) - House District 96
In-session address:
- General Assembly Building, Room 461
- Capitol Square
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
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- HB 73 Family court.
- HB 110 Sales tax exemption; nonprofit vocational-technical edu. in schools.
- HB 111 Sales tax exemption; Literacy Volunteers of America.
- HB 121 Sales tax exemption; United Way of Greater Williamsburg.
- HB 153 Family abuse; mandatory arrest.
- HB 155 Family abuse; protective orders.
- HB 201 Prohibition on taking sponge crabs.
- HB 206 Implementation of the National Voter Registration Act.
- HB 209 Workers' compensation; volunteer rescue squads and firefighters.
- HB 212 Conspiracy to commit felony & solicitation involving minors; penalty.
- HB 251 Serious juvenile offenders.
- HB 268 Sales tax exemption; research and development.
- HB 269 Sales tax exemption; property purchased by contractors.
- HB 292 Federal retirees missing deadline for filing.
- HB 293 BPOL tax uniform ordinance.
- HB 314 Fair campaign practices commissions in Fairfax County.
- HB 353 HOV lanes.
- HB 382 Public Procurement Act; purchase of utility marking services.
- HB 387 Junius H. Moody Bridge.
- HB 391 Traffic lights; 'photo enforcement' in York County.
- HB 429 In-state tuition for military personnel and their dependents.
- HB 442 Accident and sickness insurance; access to ob/gyn services.
- HB 456 Judicial Nominations Commission.
- HB 592 Department of Forestry regulation of railroad rights-of-way.
- HB 612 Seed tree law.
- HB 616 Spousal abuse statement in marriage pamphlet.
- HB 650 Appointment and term of school division superintendents.
- HB 657 Workers' compensation; stairway falls, injury presumption.
- HB 663 State lottery.
- HB 665 Parole of illegal aliens.
- HB 666 Special license plates; Virginians for the Arts.
- HB 668 Income tax, state; subtraction for Bosnia military service pay.
- HB 672 Williamsburg Pottery; signs along I-64.
- HB 691 Alcoholic beverage licenses; grounds for suspension or revocation.
- HB 737 Reforestation of timberlands.
- HB 743 Recyclable materials; penalty to scavenge or remove.
- HB 802 Elections; campaign finance disclosure reports.
- HB 805 Community development authorities; procurement exemption.
- HB 806 Service districts.
- HB 807 Personnel Act; preferential employment rights.
- HB 812 Practice of Optometry.
- HB 851 Seat belts.
- HB 865 Limitation on certain wine and beer licensees.
- HB 881 Housing; development of economically mixed project.
- HB 882 Preservation of historical sites.
- HB 883 Blight removal and maintenance.
- HB 928 Child support; continued after age 18.
- HB 931 Pickup trucks; transportation of persons under 16 in open beds.
- HB 935 Retirement System; early retirement.
- HB 953 Constitutional amendment; school boards and personnel.
- HB 1005 Revenue bonds for institutions of higher education.
- HB 1006 Higher Education and Related Educational Facilities Bond Act of 1996.
- HB 1038 Revenue bonds for institutions of higher education.
- HB 1045 Tax credits for family savings accounts.
- HB 1056 Jamestown ferry; discontinuation of tolls.
- HB 1060 Motor Vehicle Emissions Reduction Program; created.
- HB 1106 Child Support Security Deposit Act; created.
- HB 1127 Employment; prohibits discharge based upon pregnancy or childbirth.
- HB 1145 Retirement System; definition of 'normal retirement date.'
- HB 1153 Pesticide control; notice of application.
- HB 1164 Special license plates; firefighters and ride-sharing vehicles.
- HB 1193 School-To-Work Transition Grants Program and Fund; created.
- HB 1217 Native American Indian Month and Day of Appreciation.
- HB 1224 Conditional zoning.
- HB 1225 Multi-county transportation improvement districts.
- HB 1226 Affordable dwelling unit ordinances.
- HB 1234 Hampton Roads Sports Facility Authority; created.
- HB 1235 Furnishing handgun to minor.
- HB 1246 Charges and fees on subordinate mortgage loans.
- HB 1292 Workers' compensation; tolling of statute of limitations.
- HB 1293 School bus warning devices in Hampton City.
- HB 1316 Local government; subdivision ordinances on shrink-swell soil.
- HB 1325 Virginia-Israel Advisory Board; created.
- HB 1327 Commercial Real Estate Broker's Lien Act.
- HB 1329 Agricultural Stewardship Act; created.
- HB 1330 Requirements for licensure of teachers.
- HB 1348 Workers' compensation; medical examinations; second opinions.
- HB 1350 Special license plates; various organizations.
- HB 1357 Mopeds.
- HB 1366 School health services; liability protections.
- HB 1367 Motorcycle warranties.
- HB 1399 Subdivision ordinances; recordation of plats.
- HB 1441 Undersized crabs.
- HB 1465 Pupil-teacher ratios for certain classes in public schools.
- HB 1466 Professional regulation; substance abuse counselors.
- HB 1513 Water and sewer connection fees.
- HB 1515 Regional Competitiveness Act; created.
- HB 1516 Economic growth sharing agreements.
- HB 1517 Real property; dedications, payments and conveyances.
- HB 1525 School drop out prevention programs.
- HB 1526 Secretary of Natural Resources; position abolished.
- HB 1537 Virginia-Israel Partnership Council; created.
- HJ 47 Study; women's access to ob/gyn services.
- HJ 90 Study; educational needs of underserved gifted students.
- HJ 91 Study; rights and responsibilities for learning.
- HJ 98 Commemorating 75th anniversary of admission of women to Virginia Tech.
- HJ 102 George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge.
- HJ 112 Study; child day care fee system.
- HJ 126 Jamestown's 400th anniversary.
- HJ 153 Constitutional amendment; school boards and personnel grievance.
- HJ 165 Study; school incentive reward program.
- HJ 174 Study; funding for visual and performing arts.
- HJ 187 Memorializing naming of a ship the U.S.S. Virginia.
- HJ 192 Study; innovation in public education.
- HJ 196 Study; Commission on the Future of Public Education.
- HJ 205 Board for Contractors; examinations for Class A and B licenses.
- HJ 206 Shrink-swell soil; two-zone map.
- HJ 221 Study; environmental future.
- HJ 230 Study; employee assistance program professionals.
- HJ 237 Study; structure of technology governance.
- HJ 239 Constitutional amendment; local debt.
- HJ 241 Study; school drop out prevention.
- HJ 242 Study; Virginia's Historic Triangle.
- HJ 243 Building code officials; training on expansive soils.
- HJ 244 Building Code; notice of opportunity to appeal decisions.
- HJ 258 On the death of S. Page Higginbotham.
- HJ 260 On the death of John Harvard Randolph.
- HJ 263 Commending Dana B. Hamel.
- HJ 281 Commending City of Newport News.
- HJ 300 On the death of Marion Virginia Engle Hazel.
- HJ 304 On the death of Donald J. Gonzales.
- HJ 306 On the death of Donald Archer Holden.
- HJ 317 Commending Ruritan on its 68th anniversary.
- HJ 319 Commending Maurice 'Mo' Vaughn.
- HJ 324 Commending Virginia Power employees.
- HJ 328 SAVE Month and SAVE Today for Tomorrow Day.
- HJ 347 Commending Troy Collier.
- HJ 348 Commending Raymond G. Washington.
- HJ 354 National Infant Immunization Week.
- HJ 355 Retired Teachers Day in Virginia.
- HJ 357 Commending Gloucester High School Automotive & Electric Vehicle Team.
- HJ 366 On the death of William C. Dodson, Jr.
- HJ 369 Commending David Poole, John Register, Jr., and J.D. Rock.
- HJ 372 On the death of James B. Tabb, Sr.
- HR 14 Commending George Albert Williams, Jr.
- HR 15 Commending Margaret Louise Hawkins Leynes.
- HR 16 Commending Barbara Jean Hurt Hanback.
- HR 17 Commending Sharon Alice Boggess Woodson.
- SB 179 Certified stormwater management developments and property.
- SB 236 Transition from city to town status; restriction on annexation.
- SB 237 Transition of city to town status.
- SB 269 Condominium Act.
- SB 325 State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act.
- SB 330 Practice of optometry.
- SB 348 Special license plates; supporters of 4-H Foundation.
- SB 354 Freedom of information; exempting certain candidate forums.
- SB 459 Childhood sexual abuse.
- SB 482 Retirement System; prior service credit for active military service.
- SB 487 Real estate brokers and salespersons; licensure.
- SB 492 Medical assistance services; social workers, professional counselors.
- SB 601 Bodily injuries; assault.
- SB 621 Child protective services.
- SJ 38 On the death of Virginius Dabney.
- SJ 57 On the death of Stephen Holmes Hendley.
- SJ 78 Commending David Poole, John Register, Jr., and J.D. Rock.
- SJ 79 Commending Hampton High School football team.
- SJ 82 Commending Judge Preston Caperton Shannon.
- SJ 83 Constitutional amendment; school boards and personnel grievance.
- SJ 106 Commending Virginia Girls State.
- SJ 107 Study; implementation of plans from study of women-owned businesses.
- SJ 108 Women's Business Advocate position.
- SJ 112 Study; vocational high schools.
- SJ 134 Commending Jack Hodge.
- SJ 146 United States Constitution, balanced budget amendment.
- SJ 150 Commending Saint Gertrude High School.
- SJ 151 Commending Saint Gertrude High School basketball team.
- SJ 156 Commending the Winchester Star.