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House Commerce and Labor Bills

109 bills found.

  • HB4
    Patron: Robert Tata
    Introduced: 2007-11-19
    Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB1311-Byron)
    : Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto.
  • HB16
    Patron: Lee Ware
    Introduced: 2007-11-27
    Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB1311-Byron)
    : Credit reports; authorizes an individual to freeze access thereto.
  • HB24
    Patron: Danny Marshall
    Introduced: 2007-11-30
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Employment Commission; required to close Commonwealth-operated employment offices.
  • HB35
    Patron: Glenn Oder
    Introduced: 2007-12-04
    Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB1311-Byron)
    : Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto.
  • HB49
    Patron: Mark Cole
    Introduced: 2007-12-05
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Utility easements; conveyance thereof subject to condition is void if not used within 20 years.
  • HB62
    Patron: Bob Marshall
    Introduced: 2007-12-07
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : State Corporation Commission; introduction of evidence from certain experts.
  • HB83
    Patron: Bob Marshall
    Introduced: 2007-12-11
    Status: Impact statement from DPB (HB83)
    : Children; insurance companies to provide coverage for habilitative services.
  • HB101
    Patron: Dave Albo
    Introduced: 2007-12-17
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Telephone solicitations; charitable organizations for law-enforcement officers.  
  • HB106
    Patron: Terry Kilgore
    Introduced: 2007-12-17
    Status: Impact statement from SCC (HB106)
    : Utility Transfers Act; acquisition or disposal of assets or of control of telephone companies.
  • HB116
    Patron: Lee Ware
    Introduced: 2007-12-17
    Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0248)
    : Foreign title insurance companies; unearned premium reserves.
  • HB153
    Patron: David Poisson
    Introduced: 2007-12-21
    Status: Impact statement from SCC (HB153)
    : Solar water heating system pay-as-you-save pilot program; SCC to analyze and establish, report.
  • HB168
    Patron: Dave Albo
    Introduced: 2007-12-26
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Motor vehicle liability insurance; increases coverage limits.
  • HB175
    Patron: Onzlee Ware
    Introduced: 2007-12-26
    Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB1311-Byron)
    : Credit reports; authorizes military personnel and their spouses to freeze access thereto.
  • HB176
    Patron: Onzlee Ware
    Introduced: 2007-12-26
    Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB12-Oder)
    : Payday Loan Act; requires SCC to contract with one or more parties to develop, etc. database.
  • HB189
    Patron: Bob Marshall
    Introduced: 2007-12-26
    Status: Tabled in Commerce and Labor
    : Payday lending charges; power of localities to regulate.
  • HB237
    Patron: John Cosgrove
    Introduced: 2007-12-28
    Status: Passed by in Commerce and Labor with letter
    : Health insurance; mandated coverage for hearing aids for minors. 
  • HB249
    Patron: John O\'Bannon
    Introduced: 2007-12-28
    Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB12-Oder)
    : Payday lending charges; establishes maximum annual interest rate.
  • HB252
    Patron: John O\'Bannon
    Introduced: 2007-12-28
    Status: Impact statement from SCC (HB252)
    : Health insurance; mandated coverage for evaluations of brain tumors.
  • HB253
    Patron: John O\'Bannon
    Introduced: 2007-12-28
    Status: Impact statement from SCC (HB253)
    : Health Insurance, Bureau of; establishes division within State Corporation Commission.
  • HB284
    Patron: David Toscano
    Introduced: 2008-01-02
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Income tax credit, earned; employers to provide notice to employees.
  • HB298
    Patron: Frank Hargrove
    Introduced: 2008-01-03
    Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0212)
    : Surplus lines insurance; diligent effort requirement.
  • HB318
    Patron: Kirk Cox
    Introduced: 2008-01-04
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Hospitalization insurance; balance billing by nonparticipating physicians. 
  • HB329
    Patron: Jennifer McClellan
    Introduced: 2008-01-04
    Status: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor
    : Gift certificates; certain information required for those charged a fee.
  • HB336
    Patron: Jennifer McClellan
    Introduced: 2008-01-04
    Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0249)
    : Insurance market analyses; confidentiality. 
  • HB345
    Patron: Ken Plum
    Introduced: 2008-01-04
    Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB1311-Byron)
    : Credit reports; authorizes an individual to freeze access thereto.
  • HB349
    Patron: Ken Plum
    Introduced: 2008-01-04
    Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0213)
    : Insurance licensing; certificates of authority. 
  • HB364
    Patron: Harry Purkey
    Introduced: 2008-01-04
    Status: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor
    : Hospital-Emergency Treatment Reimbursement Fund; established.
  • HB397
    Patron: Phil Hamilton
    Introduced: 2008-01-04
    Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0214)
    : Health maintenance organizations; removes certain limitations on deductibles.
  • HB431
    Patron: Jackson Miller
    Introduced: 2008-01-04
    Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0250)
    : Title insurance agents; pre-licensing education course.
  • HB450
    Patron: Tom Rust
    Introduced: 2008-01-04
    Status: Stricken from docket by Commerce and Labor
    : Motor vehicle repair services; those embraced by Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads Authorities.
  • HB504
    Patron: Phil Hamilton
    Introduced: 2008-01-07
    Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0215)
    : Health insurance; insurers to offer individual or group exclusive policies or contracts.
  • HB532
    Patron: Bobby Mathieson
    Introduced: 2008-01-07
    Status: Tabled in Commerce and Labor (12-Y 9-N)
    : Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor.
  • HB542
    Patron: Sam Nixon
    Introduced: 2008-01-07
    Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0357)
    : Insurance agents; notice of appointment. 
  • HB545
    Patron: Sam Nixon
    Introduced: 2008-01-07
    Status: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor
    : Telephone service; alternatives to regulation.
  • HB547
    Patron: Sam Nixon
    Introduced: 2008-01-07
    Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 725 (effective - see bill)
    : Unemployment compensation; maximum weekly benefit.
  • HB549
    Patron: Sam Nixon
    Introduced: 2008-01-07
    Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0216)
    : Insurance accounts; funding agreements.
  • HB599
    Patron: Jennifer McClellan
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Unemployment compensation; services not constituting employment.
  • HB607
    Patron: Al Eisenberg
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB1311-Byron)
    : Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto.
  • HB615
    Patron: Kris Amundson
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Impact statement from SCC (HB615)
    : Health insurance; mandated coverage for medically necessary amino acid-based elemental formulas.
  • HB628
    Patron: Joe May
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor
    : Antique, vintage, and collectible items; designating items, penalty.
  • HB636
    Patron: Joe May
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor
    : Insurance notices; electronic delivery.
  • HB646
    Patron: Clarke Hogan
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Electrical transmission lines; State Corporation Commission review. 
  • HB664
    Patron: Jackson Miller
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Tabled in Commerce and Labor
    : Court-appointed attorneys; workers' compensation coverage.
  • HB665
    Patron: Bob Marshall
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Utility Transfers Act; SCC to find that acquisition will not cause rates of cooperative to increase.
  • HB666
    Patron: Bob Marshall
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Utility Transfers Act; prohibits SCC from approving an application by an investor-owned elec. util.
  • HB667
    Patron: Bob Marshall
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Passed by in Commerce and Labor with letter (21-Y 0-N)
    : Health insurance; coverage for alternatives to surgery.
  • HB668
    Patron: Bob Marshall
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Health insurance, individual; statements regarding grounds for refusal to cover.
  • HB669
    Patron: Bob Marshall
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Passed by in Commerce and Labor with letter
    : Health insurance; mandated coverage for medically necessary amino acid-based elemental formulas.
  • HB730
    Patron: Jennifer McClellan
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB12-Oder)
    : Payday Loan Act; repealing Act referring thereto.
  • HB733
    Patron: Chuck Caputo
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Restroom Access Act; created.
  • HB742
    Patron: Chuck Caputo
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Corporations; business office of registered agent. 
  • HB785
    Patron: Bob Brink
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB1311-Byron)
    : Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto.
  • HB792
    Patron: David Englin
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Parental leave for school involvement; employers to permit employees annual leave.
  • HB804
    Patron: David Englin
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Passed by in Commerce and Labor with letter
    : Consumer Real Estate Settlement Protection Act; interest on escrow accounts.
  • HB859
    Patron: Adam Ebbin
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Gift certificates; prohibited practices.
  • HB865
    Patron: Adam Ebbin
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Group life insurance; coverage to be extended to insure any class of persons.
  • HB887
    Patron: Matt Lohr
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor
    : Scrap metal processors; seller to provide his driver's license number.
  • HB897
    Patron: Matt Lohr
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB1311-Byron)
    : Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto.
  • HB914
    Patron: Harry Purkey
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221)
    : Liability, fire, & motor vehicle insurance policies; establishes exceptions to prohibitions.
  • HB919
    Patron: Johnny Joannou
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Passed by in Commerce and Labor with letter
    : Underinsured motorist insurance coverage; establishes mechanism by which liability insurer pays.
  • HB925
    Patron: Kathy Byron
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0222)
    : Employment Commission; employment stabilization.
  • HB950
    Patron: Sal Iaquinto
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Uniform Power of Attorney Act; established.
  • HB1038
    Patron: Dwight Jones
    Introduced: 2008-01-08
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Minimum wage law; enforcement.
  • HB1072
    Patron: Chuck Caputo
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB228-Cosgrove)
    : Fire-safe cigarettes; prohibits manufacture, etc. unless tested to meet performance standard.
  • HB1091
    Patron: Mark Sickles
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor
    : Mortgage loans; escrowing taxes and insurance.
  • HB1093
    Patron: Mark Sickles
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor
    : Mortgages; requirements for certain.
  • HB1097
    Patron: Mark Sickles
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Passed by in Commerce and Labor with letter
    : Mortgage lenders and brokers; licensure and regulations.
  • HB1103
    Patron: Mark Sickles
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Payday Loan Act; requires SCC to contract with one or more parties to develop, etc. database.
  • HB1140
    Patron: Joe May
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 841 (effective 7/1/08)
    : Tolls; State Corporation Commission authority to approve or revise rates charged.
  • HB1153
    Patron: Bud Phillips
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Electric utilities; notice of rate increase. 
  • HB1223
    Patron: Danny Bowling
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Tabled in Commerce and Labor
    : Employment Commission; must maintain at least one regional office in each planning district.
  • HB1225
    Patron: Danny Bowling
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor
    : Fire Programs Fund; increases rate of assessment.
  • HB1230
    Patron: Margi Vanderhye
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Greenhouse gas emissions; mandatory reporting.
  • HB1287
    Patron: Clay Athey
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Electric energy conservation; SCC to conduct meeting to establish goals.
  • HB1305
    Patron: Harvey Morgan
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0520)
    : Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; increases annual assessment for physicians.
  • HB1306
    Patron: Harvey Morgan
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program; increases annual assessment for physicians.
  • HB1307
    Patron: Harvey Morgan
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB1311-Byron)
    : Credit reports; fee exemption for security freezes for military personnel
  • HB1310
    Patron: Harvey Morgan
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor
    : State Corporation Commission; grants provisional certification of gas distributors.
  • HB1312
    Patron: Kathy Byron
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0388)
    : Workforce development; Governor's responsibilities.
  • HB1313
    Patron: Kathy Byron
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0556)
    : Unclaimed property; credit union accounts. 
  • HB1314
    Patron: Kathy Byron
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Passed by in Commerce and Labor with letter
    : Employment Commission; transfers responsibility for collection of employment taxes to Dept. of Tax.
  • HB1319
    Patron: Joe May
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 799 (effective 4/2/08)
    : Underground transmission lines; pilot program established.
  • HB1339
    Patron: William Barlow
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB1311-Byron)
    : Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto.
  • HB1340
    Patron: William Barlow
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB1225-Bowling)
    : Fire Programs Fund; increases rate of assessment.
  • HB1349
    Patron: William Barlow
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Unemployment compensation; leaving employment to follow spouse of clergy.
  • HB1351
    Patron: Lee Ware
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Payday Loan Act; requires SCC to contract with one or more parties to develop, etc. database.
  • HB1377
    Patron: Joe Morrissey
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor
    : Payday lending charges; establishes maximum annual interest rate..
  • HB1404
    Patron: Dwight Jones
    Introduced: 2008-01-10
    Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB12-Oder)
    : Payday lending charges; establishes maximum annual interest rate.
  • HB1409
    Patron: Charles Poindexter
    Introduced: 2008-01-10
    Status: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor
    : Electric utility rates; incentives for use of alternatives and distributed generation.
  • HB1412
    Patron: Terry Kilgore
    Introduced: 2008-01-11
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Railroad corporations; prohibits foreign control without approval of State Corporation Commission.
  • HB1415
    Patron: Jim Scott
    Introduced: 2008-01-11
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Health insurance; extension of coverage funded by localities.
  • HB1419
    Patron: Dave Nutter
    Introduced: 2008-01-11
    Status: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor
    : Health insurance; coordination of benefits.
  • HB1443
    Patron: Don Merricks
    Introduced: 2008-01-15
    Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0258)
    : Energy generators; streamlined permitting process for those qualified.
  • HB1451
    Patron: Dave Albo
    Introduced: 2008-01-15
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Limited partnerships; distributions of assets. 
  • HB1462
    Patron: Lee Ware
    Introduced: 2008-01-15
    Status: Stricken from docket by Commerce and Labor
    : Motor vehicle insurance; provide reductions to certain persons who complete DMV approved course.
  • HB1466
    Patron: Steve Shannon
    Introduced: 2008-01-15
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Energy electric generating facilities; environmental impact of renewable.
  • HB1495
    Patron: Dwight Jones
    Introduced: 2008-01-17
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Real estate lending practices; prohibits prepayment penalty if owner has occupied home over 2 years.
  • HB1508
    Patron: Mark Sickles
    Introduced: 2008-01-17
    Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524)
    : Extended service contracts; revises definition thereof.
  • HB1512
    Patron: Kathy Byron
    Introduced: 2008-01-17
    Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0232)
    : Health care sharing ministries; insurance laws do not apply.
  • HB1526
    Patron: Kathy Byron
    Introduced: 2008-01-18
    Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 679 (effective 7/1/08)
    : Virginia Career Readiness Certificate Program; created, report.
  • HB1531
    Patron: Adam Ebbin
    Introduced: 2008-01-18
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Railroad corporation and railway company; liability for injury.
  • HB1541
    Patron: Tim Hugo
    Introduced: 2008-01-18
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Vehicle protection product warranties; establishes requirements regarding provision thereof.
  • HB1545
    Patron: Kenny Alexander
    Introduced: 2008-01-18
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Consumer Protection Act; advertising at price after rebate. 
  • SB14
    Patron: John Edwards
    Introduced: 2007-12-12
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Income tax credit, earned; employers to provide notice to employees.
  • SB51
    Patron: Mary Margaret Whipple
    Introduced: 2007-12-20
    Status: Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Labor (8-Y 14-N)
    : Health insurance; extension of coverage funded by localities.
  • SB234
    Patron: Mary Margaret Whipple
    Introduced: 2008-01-07
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Greenhouse gas emissions; mandatory reporting.
  • SB500
    Patron: Ralph Northam
    Introduced: 2008-01-09
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Infectious disease presumption; emergency declaration by Governor.
  • SB692
    Patron: John Edwards
    Introduced: 2008-01-15
    Status: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor
    : Insurance agents; revises definition of limited burial insurance authorities.
  • SB709
    Patron: Stephen Martin
    Introduced: 2008-01-16
    Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
    : Mortgage lenders, etc.; prohibits making a mortgage that is more expensive than borrower qualifies.

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