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1997 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 1357 Mopeds.
- HB 1513 Water and sewer connection fees.
- HB 1603 Income tax, state; deduction for first $15,000 of military basic pay.
- HB 1777 Sales tax exemption; Literacy Volunteers of America.
- HB 1778 Sales tax exemption; Friends of Dragon Run, Inc.
- HB 1787 Community College Incentive Scholarship Program and Fund.
- HB 1797 Malicious bodily injury to law-enforcement officer.
- HB 1804 Lag pay for state employees; abolished.
- HB 1863 Sales tax exemption; Friends of the Library in No. Va.
- HB 1884 Safety belts on public school buses.
- HB 1885 School board salaries in Chesapeake and Suffolk Cities.
- HB 1886 Stalking; protective orders.
- HB 1898 Altering photographs or films in campaign advertisements.
- HB 1899 Hate crimes and offenses.
- HB 1908 Property tax exemption; Moose International, Inc.
- HB 1926 Rescheduling of flunitrazepam.
- HB 1927 Gamma-hydroxybutyrate; penalty for manufacturing, etc.
- HB 1928 Unlawful administration of a poison or controlled substance.
- HB 1936 Alternative education programs.
- HB 1959 Registration of physicians to administer heroin as a medicine.
- HB 1987 Nonemergency health-related services in schools.
- HB 2019 In-state tuition for spouses & dependents of military personnel.
- HB 2020 Minimum hospital stay for patients following mastectomy.
- HB 2024 Sex Offender Registry; fingerprinting and photographing.
- HB 2031 Enterprise zones; designation of zone areas.
- HB 2141 Real property tax; environmental restoration sites.
- HB 2151 Alternative education programs.
- HB 2191 Marriage license; information furnished.
- HB 2192 Income tax; wastewater discharge nutrient reduction tax credit.
- HB 2213 Revisions to Standards of Accreditation.
- HB 2264 Employee assistance professionals.
- HB 2265 Higher Education Tuition Trust Fund.
- HB 2288 Dates for primaries.
- HB 2289 Election-day and post-election procedures.
- HB 2290 Legislative immunity from arrest.
- HB 2312 Programs to promote educational opportunities.
- HB 2325 Application for certain federal education funds and grants.
- HB 2330 Water Quality Improvement Act of 1997.
- HB 2353 Century Farm Program.
- HB 2372 Enterprise zone; qualified business firm eligibility.
- HB 2396 Campaign fundraising activities; legislative sessions.
- HB 2424 Small Business Growth Fund.
- HB 2445 Notice of charges absent a grievance procedure for deputy sheriffs.
- HB 2448 Cotton Board; created.
- HB 2473 Additional campaign finance disclosure reports to be filed.
- HB 2480 Campaign fundraising activities; legislative sessions.
- HB 2481 Programs to promote educational opportunities.
- HB 2484 Arts Foundation.
- HB 2485 Health and related insurance for state employees.
- HB 2510 Income tax; tax credit for caregivers.
- HB 2531 Deadline to replace candidate who withdraws.
- HB 2532 Absentee voting; business emergencies.
- HB 2535 Special assessments; limitations.
- HB 2559 Unemployment compensation; weekly benefit amount.
- HB 2566 Pupil-teacher ratios.
- HB 2580 Juvenile assaults on school personnel.
- HB 2594 Teacher license fees.
- HB 2604 Outdoor advertising.
- HB 2612 Income tax; contribution to Family and Children's Trust Fund.
- HB 2663 Implementation and development of tributary plans.
- HB 2672 State employees' grievance procedure.
- HB 2676 Child support enforcement; information sharing.
- HB 2677 Paternity establishment.
- HB 2678 Public assistance; Temporary Assistance to Needy Families.
- HB 2679 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
- HB 2680 Child support enforcement; license suspension.
- HB 2682 Children's Medical Security Insurance Plan and Trust Fund.
- HB 2685 Child support orders; periodic review.
- HB 2689 Minorities in Teaching Program.
- HB 2692 Earned-income credit.
- HB 2714 Anti-Drug Switching Patient Protection Act; created.
- HB 2721 Substance abuse treatment practitioners; licensure.
- HB 2723 Academic Achievement and Development Pilot Program.
- HB 2727 Public assistance; Independence Program.
- HB 2741 Hampton Roads Sports Facility Authority.
- HB 2746 Reservoir development.
- HB 2752 Real Estate Board.
- HB 2755 Licensed child day centers; variance to regulations.
- HB 2757 Standards of accreditation.
- HB 2768 Voluntary environmental assessment.
- HB 2782 Earned-income credit & sales tax exemption for nonprescription drugs.
- HB 2791 Gross receipts; real estate brokers.
- HB 2806 Programs for impaired practitioners.
- HB 2833 Bawdy places; includes vehicle.
- HB 2834 How parent and child relationship terminated.
- HB 2871 Commercial real estate broker's lien on property.
- HB 2883 AFDC; eligibility.
- HB 2884 Local parking ordinances in cities.
- HB 2894 Child care; applicants for licensure.
- HB 2895 Prostitution; penalties.
- HB 2904 Gun-free school zones.
- HB 2909 Secretary of the Commonwealth; reports.
- HB 2915 Public service companies; rights-of-way.
- HJ 439 Commending the Virginia Defense Force.
- HJ 448 On the death of Arthur M. 'Artie' Levin.
- HJ 461 Commending Howard Vincent Lee.
- HJ 472 Postage stamp honoring Lieutenant General Puller.
- HJ 491 Study; pay equity in state workforce.
- HJ 493 Constitutional amendment; Literary Fund to school construction fund.
- HJ 501 On the death of Robert E. Harris.
- HJ 507 Commending Virginia Symphony.
- HJ 522 Study; on-farm sales of agricultural products.
- HJ 529 Commending Patricia L. Orend.
- HJ 543 Public support for the arts.
- HJ 562 Study; dual enrollment fees.
- HJ 582 United States Constitution; Equal Rights Amendment.
- HJ 587 Study; examples of water reuse.
- HJ 598 Study; obstetrical and gynecological services.
- HJ 599 Standards of learning assessment program.
- HJ 622 Study; non credit education and workforce training programs.
- HJ 626 Study; potential for environmental harm resulting from plasti-culture.
- HJ 642 Ob/Gyn direct access in self-insured plans.
- HJ 644 Recognizing Law Enforcement Month.
- HJ 667 Encouraging prevention & intervention in state programs & services.
- HJ 669 On the death of Joyce Kaye Smith Gilding.
- HJ 672 On the death of Janet Jones Ballard.
- HJ 673 Commending Tom Dolan.
- HJ 676 Commending Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
- HJ 683 Commending Hans Christian Ackerman.
- HJ 684 Commending Ludwell H. Johnson III.
- HJ 685 Commending McKinley Lenard Price.
- HJ 686 Commemorating 125th anniversary of VPI and State University.
- HJ 687 Commending Virginia Tech football team.
- HJ 689 Commending Flora Crater.
- HJ 697 Commending Richmond Rage Basketball Team.
- HJ 705 Commending Virginia National Guard.
- HJ 707 On the death of Blossom M. Kramer.
- HJ 717 Commending James Loftin.
- HJ 722 On the death of Marie S. Spencer.
- HJ 723 Commending VDOT and the Tidewater Construction Corporation.
- HJ 732 On the death of Claude W. Woodward.
- HJ 733 On the death of James E. Knight.
- HJ 743 Commending Dr. Harvey W. Perkins.
- HJ 747 On the death of Dr. Stephen J. Wright, Jr.
- HJ 749 Commending Ralph W. Shelman.
- HJ 754 Commending Women's Advisory Board of George Mason University.
- HJ 764 On the death of Senator William L. Scott.
- HR 40 Study; plasti-culture.
- HR 41 Commending Charles R. Quarles on his retirement.
- SB 601 Malicious bodily injury/assault to law-enf. officers or firefighters.
- SB 725 Certain data required for school board employees.
- SB 726 Property tax exemption; Junior League of Hampton Roads, Inc.
- SB 727 Property tax exemption; Rosser Family Foundation.
- SB 728 Charter; City of Poquoson.
- SB 730 Trespass; felony.
- SB 750 Sales tax rate increase; local tangible personal property tax.
- SB 751 Sales tax exemption; Center for Employment Training (CET).
- SB 752 Sales tax exemption; Mid-Atlantic Teen Challenge.
- SB 778 Stalking.
- SB 786 Sales tax exemption; Health Care Foundation.
- SB 804 Enterprise zone requirements for full-time employee positions.
- SB 805 Prevention of patronage by employees and their family.
- SB 807 Local parking ordinances in cities.
- SB 808 Handicapped parking.
- SB 838 Victim impact; testimony.
- SB 841 Limitations on AFDC benefits to parolees and probationers.
- SB 843 Fees set by health regulatory boards.
- SB 871 Child support; distribution.
- SB 907 Passing stopped school buses; penalty.
- SB 941 Civil immunity for teachers rendering health-related assistance.
- SB 987 Minimum speed limits.
- SB 988 Programs designed to promote educational opportunities.
- SB 999 Earned-income credit & sales tax exemp. for nonprescription drugs.
- SB 1011 Earned-income credit.
- SB 1104 Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act.
- SB 1114 Anti-Drug Switching Patient Protection Act; created.
- SB 1125 Advisory Commission on Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
- SB 1132 Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative.
- SB 1136 Registration of family day homes.
- SB 1140 Real Estate Board.
- SB 1151 Parenting arrangements.
- SB 1152 Divorce; child abuse.
- SB 1153 Shared custody.
- SB 1172 Medical assistance services.
- SB 1173 Attorneys at law; real estate settlements, practice of law.
- SJ 207 Commending Hampton High School football team.
- SJ 232 Commending Dr. Harrison B. Wilson.
- SJ 246 Commemorating 50th anniversary of Model General Assembly.
- SJ 248 Study; genetic research.
- SJ 330 Commending Barry E. DuVal.
- SJ 333 Commending Dr. Gordon K. Davies.
- SJ 353 Study; access to public buildings.
- SJ 354 Study; National Voter Registration Act.
- SJ 355 Study; health status and conditions of African-Americans.
- SJ 357 Commemorating 20th anniversary of Debbie Ryan, coach at UVa.
- SJ 358 Commemorating 25th anniversary of the passage of Title IX.
- SJ 385 Study; tangible personal property tax.
- SJ 396 On the death of Noman M. Cole, Jr.
- SJ 402 On the death of Pamela C. Harriman.