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blog.vivianpaige.com: Legislative Black Caucus reception

April 23, 2008
On the eve of the start of the extended session of the General Assembly, in which the legislators intend to tackle a number of issues in one day, the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus held their annual legislative reception Tuesday night. Nearly all of the Democratic legislators were already in town and in attendance. I dare not try to mention all of the ones that I talked to, but I did have the opportunity to meet Paul Nichols for the first time. He?s an interesting guy, with a great sense of...

blog.vivianpaige.com: Del. Dwight Jones announces for Richmond mayor

April 17, 2008
The race for the mayor of Richmond is heating up. Del. Dwight Jones, a member of the House since 1994 and Chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, announced Wednesday that he will seek this office. Jones becomes the third announced candidate, while sitting Mayor Doug Wilder has not announced if he will run for re-election. If Jones wins in November, he will have to resign his seat in the House and a special election will have to be held to replace him. While I would hate to see him leave the...

blog.vivianpaige.com: Del. Dwight Jones announces for Richmond mayor

April 17, 2008
The race for the mayor of Richmond is heating up. Del. Dwight Jones, a member of the House since 1994 and Chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus, announced Wednesday that he will seek this office. Jones becomes the third announced candidate, while sitting Mayor Doug Wilder has not announced if he will run for re-election. If Jones wins in November, he will have to resign his seat in the House and a special election will have to be held to replace him. While I would hate to see him leave the...

Democratic Central : Today's news stories

April 17, 2008
A Pennsylvania victory for Clinton may give her a gain of 3 delegates -- http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmsp... Delegate Dwight Jones will run for Richmond Mayor -- http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/... A report from the shad planking -- http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/... One year after Virginia Tech shootings, a lie-in at the Capital for tougher gun laws -- http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/... and in remembering, can we forgive? http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/... Debate is more on politics than poli...

NBC12 | Virginia News : Delegate may enter mayor's race in Richmond

April 15, 2008
Delegate may enter mayor's race in Richmond Another candidate may be entering Richmond's mayor's race. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Delegate Dwight Jones could announce his plans Tuesday when he speaks to the Richmond Crusade for Voters. ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Style Weekly: Dwight Jones Hires Gov. Kaine?s Fundraiser

May 2, 2008
Mayoral hopeful Delegate Dwight C. Jones has taken on a fundraising heavy-hitter to pull money into his campaign. Matthew Felan serves as executive director ...

Richmond Style Weekly: Up With Jones

April 22, 2008
?Dwight Jones and Doug Wilder, it?s going to be a slugfest,? he says. ?Mr. Wilder is a formidable foe. He has enough old guard and he knows the vernacular ...

WWBT: Jackson pulls out of Richmond mayor race

April 22, 2008
Delegate Dwight Jones and former Wilder aide, Paul Goldman, have announced their runs for Mayor. Current Mayor Doug Wilder has not announced any plans for ...

• HB905
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice
  
  : Statutory burglary; increased punishment.
• HB906
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
  
  : Prisoners; earned sentence credits.
• HB907
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Privileges and Elections
  
  : Absentee voting; qualified voters may vote absentee for any reason.
• HB942
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Transportation
  
  : Driver's license, provisional; repeals provision allowing use of wireless devices when stopped.
• HB943
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Incorporated by General Laws (HB229-Cosgrove)
  
  : Veterans services; changes references, etc. of Commissioner to Secretary of Public Safety.
• HB1007
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 792 (effective 7/1/08)
  
  : Fusion Intelligence Center; confidentiality and immunity from service of process.
• HB1038
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Minimum wage law; enforcement.
• HB1237
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB559-Bell)
  
  : Inmates; emergency psychiatric treatment.
• HB1404
  Introduced: January 10, 2008
  Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB12-Oder)
  
  : Payday lending charges; establishes maximum annual interest rate.
• HB1495
  Introduced: January 17, 2008
  Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Real estate lending practices; prohibits prepayment penalty if owner has occupied home over 2 years.
• HJ571
  Introduced: March 03, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  
  : Commending Mosby Memorial Baptist Church on the occasion of its 100th anniversary
• HJ572
  Introduced: March 03, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  
  : Commending Reverend Dr. Marjorie Leeper Booker.
• HJ599
  Introduced: March 03, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate
  
  : Celebrating the life of the Reverend Barry T. Young.
• HJ600
  Introduced: March 03, 2008
  Status: Introduced bill reprinted 089318580
  
  : Celebrating the life of John Oliver Green, Jr.
• HJ601
  Introduced: March 03, 2008
  Status: Stricken from House calendar
  
  : Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Darrel Rollins.

• HB223
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Education
  
  : College Partnership Laboratory School Fund; created.
• HB233
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Transportation
  
  : Cellular telephones; prohibits use while driving.
• HB1225
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Counties, Cities and Towns
  
  : Comprehensive plan; localities to incorporate specified smart growth policies.
• HB1226
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Left in General Laws
  
  : Contracts, procurement; sets minimum fees for those formed using electronic program known as eVa.
• HB1229
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Left in Education
  
  : Expulsion of students; amends the procedure thereof for readmission to school.
• HB2507
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: Impact statement from TAX (HB2507)
  
  : Real estate tax; assessments.
• HB2508
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Minimum wage; increase per hour.
• HB2509
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: Impact statement from DPB (HB2509)
  
  : College Partnership Laboratory School Fund; created.
• HB2510
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: Incorporated by Science and Technology (HB1876-Caputo)
  
  : Provisional driver's licenses; restriction on using cellular phones and wireless devices.
• HB2511
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
  
  : Support orders; eliminates ability of court to set up income withholdings.
• HB2512
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: Impact statement from DPB (HB2512)
  
  : Regional jails; allows state and city to partner and operate same as local governing body.
• HB2513
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0047)
  
  : Higher educatuonal institutions; to promote certain principles into freshman orientation process.
• HB2604
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Impact statement from DPB (HB2604)
  
  : Tuition; waiver thereof for children and spouses of certain public safety personnel.
• HB2927
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Assigned CC & T sub: #2 (Dudley)
  
  : Affordable dwelling unit ordinances; deletes exclusion for elevator structure four stories or above.
• HB3054
  Introduced: January 15, 2007
  Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Minimum wage; increases from its current federally mandated level.
• HJ29
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Privileges and Elections
  
  : Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights for certain felons (first reference).
• HJ680
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: Left in Privileges and Elections
  
  : Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights for certain felons (first reference).
• HJ1001
  Introduced: February 19, 2007
  Status: Failed to pass in House
  
  : Commending Robert C. Scott.
• HJ1002
  Introduced: February 19, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ1002ER)
  
  : Commending Murry N. DePillars.
• HJ1003
  Introduced: February 19, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ1003ER)
  
  : Commending Benjamin W. Robertson, Sr.
• HJ1009
  Introduced: February 19, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ1009ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Ronald E. Foster.
• HJ1010
  Introduced: February 19, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ1010ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Colonel Thomas Holt Felts, Sr.

• HB217
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Spot blight abatement; costs for repair or disposal of property.
• HB218
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Health, Welfare and Institutions
  
  : Jail farm board or regional jail authority; allows state to partner with city to establish.
• HB219
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Left in Finance
  
  : Income tax, corporate; employer-provided commuting benefits tax credit.
• HB220
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Left in General Laws
  
  : Public Procurement Act; consolidation of contracts.
• HB221
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Tabled in Appropriations
  
  : Prisoner Reentry Fund; created, rates for telephone services.
• HB222
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Stricken from docket by Commerce and Labor
  
  : Credit reports; consumer authorized to freeze access thereto, penalty.
• HB223
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Education
  
  : College Partnership Laboratory Schools; created.
• HB224
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Courthouse security; increase in assessments.
• HB225
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB912-Oder)
  
  : Payday loans; use of Internet database for borrowers, rollovers prohibited by lenders.
• HB226
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0395)
  
  : Transportation needs of populations with limited mobility; specific mobility goals to be addressed.
• HB227
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Incorporated by Health, Welfare and Institutions (HB1156-Janis)
  
  : Domestic violence; confidentiality of records.  
• HB228
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections
  
  : Election materials and ballots; county, city, or town may provide in non-English translations.
• HB229
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Tabled in Health, Welfare and Institutions (15-Y 7-N)
  
  : Chronic conditions; DMAS to provide for payment of assistance for prevention thereof.
• HB230
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
  
  : Inmates; Department of Corrections to include literacy and education programs in facilities.
• HB231
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Tabled in Health, Welfare and Institutions
  
  : Assisted living facilities, adult day care centers, etc.; emergency preparedness training.
• HB232
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections
  
  : Elections; polling place requirements.
• HB233
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Transportation
  
  : Cellular telephones; prohibits use while driving.
• HB234
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Fiscal impact statement from DPB (HB234)
  
  : Domestic Violence Victim Fund; changing name to Sexual and Domestic Violence Victim Fund.
• HB235
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety
  
  : Jail farm board or regional jail authority; provides procedures for membership, report.
• HB236
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Stricken from docket by Transportation
  
  : Regional Transportation Authority; created.
• HB1224
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
  
  : Zoning ordinances; locality may provide criteria for dispersal of business establishments.
• HB1225
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Counties, Cities and Towns
  
  : Comprehensive plan; localities to incorporate specified smart growth policies.
• HB1226
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in General Laws
  
  : Contracts, procurement; sets minimum fees for those formed using electronic program known as eVa.
• HB1227
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Incorporated by General Laws (HB122-Marshall, R.G.)
  
  : Small, women- and minority-owned businesses; may participate in any program if certified.
• HB1228
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Incorporated by General Laws (HB1591-Tyler)
  
  : Office of Small Business Advocacy; created.
• HB1229
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Education
  
  : Expulsion of students; amends the procedure thereof for readmission to school.
• HB1230
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0692)
  
  : Tattooing or body piercing of minors; penalty.
• HB1564
  Introduced: January 20, 2006
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Support orders; eliminates ability of court to set up income withholdings without notice.
• HB1565
  Introduced: January 20, 2006
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Child support; court give notice to incarcerated person for obligation adjustment thereof.
• HB1566
  Introduced: January 20, 2006
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Child support guidelines; net income as basis for calculating obligation.
• HB1614
  Introduced: January 27, 2006
  Status: Left in Appropriations
  
  : Vehicle registration fees; additional fee for transportation purposes.
• HJ29
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Privileges and Elections
  
  : Constitutional amendment ; restoration of civil rights for certain felons (first reference).
• HJ30
  Introduced: January 03, 2006
  Status: Passed by indefinitely in Rules
  
  : Voting Rights Act; urging Congress to reauthorize Section 5 and other special provisions.
• HJ396
  Introduced: February 27, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ396ER)
  
  : Commemorating the lifetime achievements of Prince Hall.
• HJ467
  Introduced: March 06, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ467ER)
  
  : Celebrating the lives of the Harvey family.
• HJ509
  Introduced: March 06, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ509ER)
  
  : Commending the Morning Star Baptist Church on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
• HJ510
  Introduced: March 06, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ510ER)
  
  : Commending Bensley Elementary School on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
• HJ511
  Introduced: March 06, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ511ER)
  
  : Commending the Reverend Robert C. Davis.
• HJ551
  Introduced: March 06, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ551ER)
  
  : Commending Dr. A. Lincoln James, Jr.
• HJ5004
  Introduced: March 27, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ5004ER)
  
  : Commending the Reverend Dr. Robert Lee Pettis.
• HJ5047
  Introduced: May 10, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ5047ER)
  
  : Commending Dave Robbins and the Virginia Union University men's basketball team.
• HR502
  Introduced: March 27, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House (HR502ER)
  
  : Commending Dr. A. Lincoln James, Jr.