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Raising Kaine The Voice of Progressive Virginia : "Neanderthal Chris" (Jones)' Bill Passed the House

February 26, 2008
One just can't afford to be sick. While we weren't looking, Neanderthal Del. Chris Jones' (R-Suffolk) monstrous bill (HB 1126) passed the House (68 to 31) and is in Committee (Education and Health) in the Senate! Del. Jones wants to felonize women having either an abortion or miscarriage. It's bad enough to felonize women having an abortion. But the inclusion of miscarriage, which occurs naturally in 20% of all pregnancies, is simply draconian. The upshot could be that up to 20% of all pre...

Speed Trap Ahead » Your civil rights behind the wheel.: Virginia House of Delegates rejects bill allowing plainclothed officers to issue speeding tickets

February 14, 2008
Legislation allowing plainclothes police officers to give speeding tickets was rejected by the Virginia House of Delegates. Delegate Roslyn Tyler of Sussex County was against the bill, saying female motorists could be endangered by criminals impersonating police officers. Delegate Bill Carrico of Grayson County, also spoke against the bill. A former state trooper, Carrico said it would be confusing for a public that?s accustomed to only getting speeding tickets from uniformed officers. Deleg...

Raising Kaine The Voice of Progressive Virginia : Tell the House General Laws Committee to Fight for Smokefree Air!

February 13, 2008
Just got an alert from Smokefree Virginia Now:The smoke free air bills are still alive and will be voted on in the ABC/Gaming subcommittee THIS THURSDAY, February 14, 2008. The Chairman of the ABC/ Gaming subcommittee personally does not like the idea of telling restaurant owners what to do, has publicly stated in the press he will kill the bills in subcommittee, thus not allowing the full committee to vote on the bills. "They're all in the tank, we killed them all. If the restaurants want to ...

Raising Kaine The Voice of Progressive Virginia : Tell the House General Laws Committee to Fight for Smokefree Air!

February 13, 2008
Just got an alert from Smokefree Virginia Now:The smoke free air bills are still alive and will be voted on in the ABC/Gaming subcommittee THIS THURSDAY, February 14, 2008. The Chairman of the ABC/ Gaming subcommittee personally does not like the idea of telling restaurant owners what to do, has publicly stated in the press he will kill the bills in subcommittee, thus not allowing the full committee to vote on the bills. "They're all in the tank, we killed them all. If the restaurants want to ...

virginiavirtucon.wordpress.com: Delegates take an axe to Contract Law & Prop. Owners? Assoc. Act

February 5, 2008
Yesterday morning, the House Transportation Committee?s Sub-Committee: 2 (comprised of Chairman Bill Carrico and Dels. Tom Rust, William Fralin, Manoli Loupassi, Jeion Ward, Dave Marsden, and Paul Nichols) killed H.B. 1027, a bill that would have allowed a property owners? association whose declaration or rules restricts the parking of commercial vehicles within that development to petition its local governing body to promulgate restrictions of such vehicles on the public roads within its boun...

Recent Mentions in the Media

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• HB365
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Left in Appropriations
  
  : Substance abuse screening; person become ineligible for public assistance if using illegal drugs.
• HB366
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 719 (effective 7/1/08)
  
  : Unemployment compensation; testing for controlled substances. 
• HB367
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Left in Rules
  
  : Sanctuary cities; prohibits localities from adopting policy that protects undocumented immigrants.
• HB368
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Incorporated by Rules (HB820-Albo)
  
  : Inmates; officer of correctional facility to inquire of alien status.
• HB369
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Left in Appropriations
  
  : Retirement System; state & local law-enforcement officers may take full retirement if have 25 yrs.
• HB370
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
  
  : Concealed handgun permit applications; access to personal information.
• HB371
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N)
  
  : Firearm control; locality to pay attorney fees resulting from taking actions prohibited.
• HB372
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0166)
  
  : Motor vehicle dealer; advertising.
• HB373
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Left in Transportation
  
  : Highway welcome and exit signs; localities may put up within highway rights-of-way.
• HB374
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Transportation
  
  : CHILD WITH AUTISM signs; VDOT to post within an area in which child resides.
• HB375
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Passed by indefinitely in Education
  
  : School students, nonpublic; participation in interscholastic sports.
• HJ76
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  
  : Recognizing the Town of Independence as the Official Home of the Grand Privy Race in Virginia.
• HJ413
  Introduced: February 18, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  
  : Commending Angela G. Lawson.
• HJ414
  Introduced: February 18, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  
  : Commending Leah Paige Truitt.
• HR21
  Introduced: March 04, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by House
  
  : Celebrating the life of John Ashby Bowden, Jr.
• HR22
  Introduced: March 04, 2008
  Status: Introduced bill reprinted 089262460
  
  : Celebrating the life of James Paul Shaw.

• HB2105
  Introduced: January 08, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0271)
  
  : Charles B. Morris Memorial Bridge; designating as I-77 bridge over Route 58 in Carroll County.
• HB2106
  Introduced: January 08, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0272)
  
  : Concealed handgun permits; certain applicants not required to submit fingerprints.
• HB2107
  Introduced: January 08, 2007
  Status: Impact statement from DPB (HB2107)
  
  : Sex offender registry; requires persons convicted of certain crimes to register.
• HB2108
  Introduced: January 08, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0110)
  
  : Visual displays; permits visual displays if driver's view is enhanced.
• HB2109
  Introduced: January 08, 2007
  Status: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
  
  : Law-Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantee Act; includes those employed by sheriff's office, etc.
• HB2110
  Introduced: January 08, 2007
  Status: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
  
  : Cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine; exclusion from drug first-offender deferral consideration.
• HB2111
  Introduced: January 08, 2007
  Status: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
  
  : Interpreters; fee for non-English-speaking defendants.
• HB2112
  Introduced: January 08, 2007
  Status: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  
  : Safe-deposit boxes; company or bank to permit spouse or next of kin of deceased lessee access to.
• HB2113
  Introduced: January 08, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0111)
  
  : Mopeds; requiring stickers thereon.
• HB2114
  Introduced: January 08, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0112)
  
  : Tuition, in-state; Community College System granting thereof to persons out of state within 30 mile.
• HB2515
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
  
  : Disorderly conduct in public places; prosecution thereof to include utterance or display of words.
• HB2516
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: Impact statement from DPB (HB2516)
  
  : Law-enforcement employees; overtime compensation therefor.
• HB2547
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0203)
  
  : Firearms; regulation by counties for hunting.
• HB2721
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Failed to report (defeated) in Health, Welfare and Institutions (7-Y 11-N)
  
  : Criminal history background checks; providers licensed by DMHMRSAS.
• HB2846
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Fiduciaries; expenses and commissions allowed reviewed by commissioners.
• HB3069
  Introduced: January 16, 2007
  Status: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  
  : Overtime compensation; to include state law-enforcement employees.
• HB3118
  Introduced: January 18, 2007
  Status: Letter sent to FOIA
  
  : Freedom of Information Act; records of Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
• HB3190
  Introduced: January 19, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0894)
  
  : Coal mine certification; requires pre-employment substance abuse testing and suspension for certain.
• HB3210
  Introduced: January 24, 2007
  Status: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
  
  : Police canines; training and certification requirements for those used by law-enforcement agencies.
• HJ631
  Introduced: January 08, 2007
  Status: Referred to Committee on Rules
  
  : Nurses and nursing aides, licensed practical; Board of Nursing to study pay parity therefor.
• HJ633
  Introduced: January 08, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ633ER)
  
  : Commending Evelyn Thompson Lawrence.
• HJ724
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Left in Privileges and Elections
  
  : Constitutional amendment; religious freedom (first reference).
• HJ823
  Introduced: January 30, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ823ER)
  
  : Commending the Virginia Department of State Police.
• HJ859
  Introduced: February 06, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ859ER)
  
  : Commending the Town of Independence's annual Mountain Foliage Festival and Grand Privy Race.

• HB5
  Introduced: November 21, 2005
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0008)
  
  : Trout fishing; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to issue special permits for handicapped.
• HB363
  Introduced: January 06, 2006
  Status: Stricken from docket by Transportation
  
  : Overweight vehicles; specialized mobile equipment with permits to operate on interstate highways.
• HB364
  Introduced: January 06, 2006
  Status: VOTE: DEFEATED (41-Y 59-N)
  
  : DUI of alcohol or drugs; removes reference to engine or train from DUI statutute.
• HB365
  Introduced: January 06, 2006
  Status: Left in Finance (15-Y 0-N)
  
  : Jail facilities, local or regional; extends deadline for consideration of construction, etc.
• HB366
  Introduced: January 06, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0538)
  
  : Mopeds, motorcycles, etc.; localities to adopt ordinances regualting noise therefrom.
• HB367
  Introduced: January 06, 2006
  Status: Tabled in Transportation
  
  : Registration card; contents to include insurance update.
• HB368
  Introduced: January 06, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0401)
  
  : Juveniles; mental health facility recommendations are admissible during commitment hearing.
• HB369
  Introduced: January 06, 2006
  Status: Left in Appropriations
  
  : Retirement System; changes in benefits for state employees, state & local law-enforcement officers.
• HB370
  Introduced: January 06, 2006
  Status: G Vetoed by Governor
  
  : Firearms; localities may adopt an ordinance that prohibits from carrying for hunting on public hwys.
• HB371
  Introduced: January 06, 2006
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Law-enforcement officer, etc.; persons using abusive language towards guilty of misdemeanor.
• HB372
  Introduced: January 06, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0250)
  
  : Solemn ceremonies; unlawful assembly in protest near or at ceremony is guilty of misdemeanor.
• HB373
  Introduced: January 06, 2006
  Status: Passed by indefinitely in Rules
  
  : I-SaveRx Prescription Drug Program; Sec. of Health Human Resources to discuss with other states.
• HB1179
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0139)
  
  : Speed limits; special limitation on interstates.
• HB1180
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0140)
  
  : Public safety employee hardship; powers of Governor during emergency.
• HB1181
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
  
  : Canine detector and patrol units; certification of those used by law-enforcement agencies.
• HB1182
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : DUI of alcohol or drugs; offense considered if certain milligrams in blood.
• HB1401
  Introduced: January 13, 2006
  Status: Incorporated by Militia, Police and Public Safety (HB1577-Cline)
  
  : Concealed handgun permit applications; removes option for locality to require fingerprints.
• HB1406
  Introduced: January 13, 2006
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Prostitution; solicitation from a minor.
• HB1474
  Introduced: January 19, 2006
  Status: Stricken from docket by Appropriations
  
  : Viral hepatitis; certain awareness program required.
• HB1475
  Introduced: January 19, 2006
  Status: Left in Appropriations
  
  : Commonwealth Transportation Board; bonds for Route 58 Corridor.
• HB5006
  Introduced: March 27, 2006
  Status: Left in Finance
  
  : Route 58 Corridor; authorizing Transportation Board to issue bonds therefor.
• HJ179
  Introduced: January 13, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ179ER)
  
  : Commending Charles Emmett Olive.
• HJ198
  Introduced: January 18, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ198ER)
  
  : Commending the Virginia Department of State Police for its support of Hurricane Katrina relief.
• HJ378
  Introduced: February 22, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ378ER)
  
  : Commending Tom Barr.
• HJ5086
  Introduced: June 19, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ5086ER)
  
  : Commending William Lee Strong.