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VB Dems : We Have the Power 2 Change!

March 27, 2008
We Have the Power 2 Change! Crossposted at Raising Kaine. ?The choices we make in 2008 will define our future, especially when it comes to the election and energy issues,? said Delegate Margaret Vanderhye at yesterday?s launch of the Sierra Club?s Power 2 Change campaign. Endorsements for the campaign to make clean energy the top issue in the 2008 elections also came from State Senator George Barker, Delegate Ken Plum and Fairfax County Supervisor Catherine Hudgins. ?[E]lected officials need...

Democratic Central : Environmental legislation in the General Assembly

March 11, 2008
Here is a run-down of the environmental legislation presented in this session of the General Assembly: HB 18 and 19 -- David Englin's bills to amend and to repeal legislation passed during the 2007 session of the General Assembly to consolidate the existing three citizen boards -- the State Air Pollution Control Board, the State Water Control Board, and the Waste Management Board -- into one 11- member citizen board died in Committee. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bi... , http://leg1.state.va.us...

Pam's House Blend ...always steamin'! : Lobbying in Richmond for LGBT rights with Equality Virginia

January 27, 2008
The other day I got with Equality Virginia for their annual Lobby Day. Picture several hundred of us talking with Virginia state delegates and senators about the issues that matter to us. This year in the Virginia legislature, we have an extraordinary first: There is no pending legislation that EV opposes. In other words, no anti-LGBT bills. There are only LGBT-positive bills this session which Equality Virginia is supporting. What a long way we've come in a few short years! I was there all day...

blog.vivianpaige.com: Dissing redistricting reform

January 18, 2008
Thanks to Assembly Access, we get to see the House P&E subcommittee on Elections kill not one, but two redistricting bills this morning. First up: Del. Ken Plum?s HB339. By the way, note that he says that he introduced this same proposal in 1978, when there were 75 Democrats in the House of Delegates. And they also killed Del. Bob Brink?s HB1070. HB836, which was proposed by Del. Brian Moran and was supported by the Virginia Redistricting Coalition, was pulled this morning. I unders...

blog.vivianpaige.com: Dissing redistricting reform

January 18, 2008
Thanks to Assembly Access, we get to see the House P&E subcommittee on Elections kill not one, but two redistricting bills this morning. First up: Del. Ken Plum?s HB339. By the way, note that he says that he introduced this same proposal in 1978, when there were 75 Democrats in the House of Delegates. And they also killed Del. Bob Brink?s HB1070. HB836, which was proposed by Del. Brian Moran and was supported by the Virginia Redistricting Coalition, was pulled this morning. I unders...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Reston Connection: Reston's Best Honored

May 1, 2008
"It?s always great to come to an event like this and meet new people doing great things out in the community," said state Del. Ken Plum (D-36), ...

Reston Connection: Week in Reston

April 23, 2008
State Del. Ken Plum (D-36) is seeking constituent input on transportation through a survey on his Web site, www.kenplum.com. The General Assembly will be ...

• HB339
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Left in Privileges and Elections
  
  : Advisory Redistricting Commission; created, report.
• HB340
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Incorporated by Transportation (HB1-Peace)
  
  : Disabled veteran; definition thereof.
• HB341
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Incorporated by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (HB233-Cosgrove)
  
  : Dishwashing detergents; bans use of phosphorus therein for household dishwashing machines.
• HB342
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Incorporated by Transportation (HB1014-Hugo)
  
  : High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes; use by vehicles bearing special fuel vehicle license plates.
• HB343
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0012)
  
  : Cathode ray tubes; disposal bans.
• HB344
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0541)
  
  : Computer Recovery and Recycling Act; adoption and implementation of recovery plan.
• HB345
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB1311-Byron)
  
  : Credit reports; authorizes an individual to freeze access thereto.
• HB346
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Left in General Laws
  
  : Property owners' associations; Real Estate Board to develop classification.
• HB347
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Stricken from docket by Transportation
  
  : Transportation Commissioner; contracts for grounds keeping, mowing, etc. on highways in Reston.
• HB348
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Left in Transportation
  
  : VDOT; supplying information to and soliciting comments from Reston.
• HB349
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0213)
  
  : Insurance licensing; certificates of authority. 
• HB675
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
  
  : Discrimination; Fairfax County to prohibit in executive form of government.
• HB676
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Incorporated by Rules (HB796-Englin)
  
  : Climate Change, Commission on; created, report.
• HB677
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 667 (effective 7/1/08)
  
  : Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002; public hearing.
• HB1052
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Incorporated by Science and Technology (HB1469-Byron)
  
  : Identity theft; notice of database breach.
• HB1265
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0081)
  
  : Health, Department of; payment for medical care services.
• HB1413
  Introduced: January 11, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0522)
  
  : Public utilities; required to use competitive bidding in purchasing and construction practices.
• HB1448
  Introduced: January 15, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0022)
  
  : State park employees; Department of Conservation & Recreation to lease private residential property.
• HB1533
  Introduced: January 18, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  
  : Television Waste Recycling Act; established.
• HJ68
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Left in Rules
  
  : LEED; DGS to adopt standards for new state office buildings.
• HJ69
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Left in Rules
  
  : Long-term care needs; Joint Commission on Health Care to study alternative solutions.
• HJ70
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Privileges and Elections
  
  : Constitutional amendment; establishing Redistricting Commission (first reference).
• HJ77
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ77ER)
  
  : Resolution; Commending "Cool Cities" and "Cool Counties" of the Commonwealth.
• HJ104
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Rules
  
  : Standards of Quality and Standards of Learning; Board of Education to recommend changes, report.
• HJ356
  Introduced: February 06, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  
  : Commending Margaret Thomas.
• HJ389
  Introduced: February 13, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  
  : Commending Ruth Overton.
• HJ390
  Introduced: February 13, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  
  : Commending Tetra Partnerships.
• HJ391
  Introduced: February 13, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  
  : Commending JBG Companies.
• HJ459
  Introduced: February 22, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate
  
  : Celebrating the life of Sergeant Scott Lange Kirkpatrick.

• HB657
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Health insurance; mandated coverage for habilitative services for children.
• HB1508
  Introduced: January 20, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Credit reports; security breaches.
• HB1510
  Introduced: January 20, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Science and Technology
  
  : Personal Information Privacy Act; restricted use of social security numbers.
• HB1512
  Introduced: January 20, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Transportation
  
  : Disabled veteran; definition thereof.
• HB2598
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Tabled in Counties, Cities and Towns (13-Y 9-N)
  
  : Urban county executive form of government; commission on human rights.
• HB2599
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  
  : Advisory Redistricting Commission; created.
• HB2600
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Impact statement from DPB (HB2600)
  
  : Protection of disposed records; businesses to take measures to protect against unauthorized access.
• HB2601
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0124)
  
  : Veterans Day; Board of Education to provide information for commemoration thereof.
• HB2602
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070)
  
  : Voluntary contributions of tax refunds; adds public library foundations, etc to list.
• HB2603
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0810)
  
  : Foreign stock and nonstock corporations; annual registration and filing fees.
• HB2946
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0701)
  
  : Electronics disposal and recycling; policies thereof are consistent with data, etc. policies.
• HB3057
  Introduced: January 15, 2007
  Status: Assigned Transportation sub: #1 (Welch)
  
  : HOV lanes; extends sunset provision for vehicles bearing clean special fuel vehicle license plates.
• HJ686
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ686ER)
  
  : Electricity; Commission on Electric Utility Restructuring's feasibility of voluntary program.
• HJ687
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Referred to Committee on Rules
  
  : Electronic waste (eCycling); Joint Commission on Technology & Science to study collection, etc.
• HJ688
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ688ER)
  
  : Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport; JCOTS to study enhanced development of cargo, etc.
• HJ715
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  
  : Constitutional amendments; establishing Redistricting Commission (first reference).
• HJ753
  Introduced: January 16, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ753ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Barbara R. Aaron.
• HJ824
  Introduced: January 30, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ824ER)
  
  : Commending Jennifer Blackwell.
• HJ825
  Introduced: January 30, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ825ER)
  
  : Commending NII Holdings, Inc.
• HJ826
  Introduced: January 30, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ826ER)
  
  : Commending Frank Bensinger.
• HJ857
  Introduced: February 05, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ857ER)
  
  : Commending the Alzheimer's and Related Diseases Research Award Fund on the occasion of its 25th anni
• HJ866
  Introduced: February 06, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ866ER)
  
  : Commending the Reston Children's Center on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
• HJ867
  Introduced: February 06, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ867ER)
  
  : Commending the Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.
• HJ912
  Introduced: February 14, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ912ER)
  
  : Commending ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia, Inc., on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.
• HJ913
  Introduced: February 14, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ913ER)
  
  : Commending Martin Luther King Jr. Christian Church on the occasion of its 25th anniversary
• HJ914
  Introduced: February 14, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ914ER)
  
  : Commending Terraset Elementary School on the occasion of its 30th anniversary.
• HR48
  Introduced: January 11, 2007
  Status: VOTE: REJECTED (39-Y 59-N)
  
  : House of Delegates; amends and readopts Rule 18 pertaining to subcommittees and voting.

• HB654
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  
  : Dogs and cats; those seized by animal control officers to board in kennels at owner's expense.
• HB655
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Incorporated by Transportation (HB1248-Hugo)
  
  : High-occupancy lanes; extends sunset provision for vehicles bearing clean fuel license plates.
• HB656
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections
  
  : Advisory Redistricting Commission; created.
• HB657
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Health insurance; mandated coverage for habilitative services for children.
• HB1508
  Introduced: January 20, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Credit reports; security breaches.
• HB1509
  Introduced: January 20, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0298)
  
  : Identity theft; reporting to law-enforcement agencies.
• HB1510
  Introduced: January 20, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Science and Technology
  
  : Personal Information Privacy Act; restricted use of social security numbers.
• HB1511
  Introduced: January 20, 2006
  Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB1508-Plum)
  
  : Credit report security freeze; protection for credit header information.
• HB1512
  Introduced: January 20, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Transportation
  
  : Disabled veteran; definition thereof.
• HJ263
  Introduced: February 03, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ263ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Alan M. Voorhees.
• HJ301
  Introduced: February 10, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ301ER)
  
  : Commending the South Lakes High School girls' swim team.
• HJ354
  Introduced: February 21, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ354ER)
  
  : Commending Lynn and Philip Lilienthal and WorldCamps, Inc.
• HJ397
  Introduced: February 27, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ397ER)
  
  : Commending B.J. and Marilyn Silvey.
• HJ398
  Introduced: February 27, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ398ER)
  
  : Commending Brent Park.
• HJ399
  Introduced: February 27, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ399ER)
  
  : Commending John and Susan Adney.
• HJ400
  Introduced: February 27, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ400ER)
  
  : Commending Northrop Grumman's Information Technology and Mission Systems sectors.
• HJ435
  Introduced: March 02, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ435ER)
  
  : Commending Dingwall Fleary.
• HJ448
  Introduced: March 03, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ448ER)
  
  : Commending Rosemary Tran Lauer and Devotion to Children.