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FAMILYFOUNDATIONBLOG.COM : Conservative Caucus Expanding Reach And Influence

March 7, 2008
Conservative Caucus Expanding Reach And Influence March 7th, 2008 by admin in Capitol Square Diary One of the great opportunities afforded a lobbyist with The Family Foundation is the chance to work with members of the Conservative Caucus. There are many caucuses in the General Assembly, each with a certain purpose, and not all solely geared to legislation. Some are for fellowship or Bible study. However, the business of the legislature is legislation - passing good bills and defeating bad on...

thecontemporaryconservative.blogspot.com: Americans for Prosperity

February 23, 2008
Americans for Prosperity This morning I attended a breakfast with Attorney General Bob McDonnell, State Senator Steve Martin, Delegate Sam Nixon and the state Director of the grassroots Organization Americans for Prosperity, Benjamin Marchi. Americans for Prosperity is America's premier Grassroots Orhanization dealing with economic policy in the United States. Americans for Prosperity's mission is to educate citizens about economic policy;mobilize citizens to acheive fiscal and regulatory re...

swacgirl.blogspot.com: SWAC's Delegate Ben Cline co-chair of VA Conservative Caucus

February 6, 2008
Delegate Ben Cline (R-24th House District) is the new House Chairman of the Virginia Conservative Caucus, serving along with Senator Mark Obenshain (R-26 Senate District). Together they are seeking to advance the conservative values in the General Assembly. Members of the Conservative Caucus are from both the House and the Senate, and represent all areas of the Commonwealth. Delegate Cline is extremely well respected by voters in the SWAC area as well as the GOP activists. He works hard and sta...

FAMILYFOUNDATIONBLOG.COM : Breaking: It?s Official: Cuccinelli Wins!

December 20, 2007
Breaking: It?s Official: Cuccinelli Wins! December 19th, 2007 by admin in Politics It?s official. After three attempts to overturn his November victory, Republican Sen. Ken Cuccinelli was declared the winner in the 37th Senate District election. (Where have we seen losers trying multiple times to overturn an undesired result? Virginia 2005. Washington State 2004. Florida 2000. Indiana Congressional race 1984. Soviet Union vs. USA gold medal basketball game, Munich Olympics, 1972. As the Sovie...

FAMILYFOUNDATIONBLOG.COM : Breaking: House Leadership Change!

December 19, 2007
Breaking: House Leadership Change! December 19th, 2007 by admin in Politics We learned from GOP sources this evening that Del. Sam Nixon of Chesterfield (R-27) will become the new chairman of the House Republican Caucus. Nixon, a principled conservative leader ? he?s chaired the General Assembly?s Conservative Caucus the last two years ? will bring persuasiveness and conviction to the House majority?s leadership team. As various media outlets reported earlier today, the position opened when D...

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• HB542
  Introduced: January 07, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0357)
  
  : Insurance agents; notice of appointment. 
• HB543
  Introduced: January 07, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0639)
  
  : Natural gas utilities; alternative ratemaking plan, report.
• HB544
  Introduced: January 07, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Local Government (9-Y 6-N)
  
  : Richmond Metropolitan Authority (RMA); powers and duties of Authority.
• HB545
  Introduced: January 07, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Telephone service; alternatives to regulation.
• HB546
  Introduced: January 07, 2008
  Status: Governor's recommendation received by House
  
  : Telephone systems, multiline; alternative method of providing emergency calls.
• HB547
  Introduced: January 07, 2008
  Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 725 (effective - see bill)
  
  : Unemployment compensation; maximum weekly benefit.
• HB548
  Introduced: January 07, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0172)
  
  : Alcoholic mixed beverages; holder of license to sell and serve dessert wine.
• HB549
  Introduced: January 07, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0216)
  
  : Insurance accounts; funding agreements.
• HB927
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Left in Finance
  
  : Tax rates; requires localities to fix for ensuing year at least 30 days prior to approval of budget.
• HB955
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 731 (effective 7/1/08)
  
  : Public-Private Education Facilities & Infrastructure Act of 2002; definition of qualifying projects.
• HB1504
  Introduced: January 17, 2008
  Status: Incorporated by Science and Technology (HB1469-Byron)
  
  : Compromised Data Notification Act; created.
• HB1505
  Introduced: January 17, 2008
  Status: Passed by for the day in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Payday Loan Act; requires SCC to contract with one or more parties to develop, etc. database.
• HB1506
  Introduced: January 17, 2008
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Reckless driving; violation of right-of-way resulting in death of another.
• HB1530
  Introduced: January 18, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397)
  
  : Foster children; placement of siblings together.
• HJ364
  Introduced: February 07, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  
  : Commending Peter Zaino.
• HJ613
  Introduced: March 05, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  
  : Commending the agencies and vendors involved in moving the Commonwealth's computing center.

• HB566
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
  
  : Wages and salaries; payments by employers.
• HB571
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Preneed funeral contracts; clarifies deposits in trust accounts thereof.
• HB572
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Appropriations
  
  : Medical assistance services; burial expenses disregard from countable resources.
• HB2065
  Introduced: January 08, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0627)
  
  : General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; modifies disclosure form.
• HB2066
  Introduced: January 08, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0628)
  
  : Unemployment compensation; increases maximum weekly benefit.
• HB2196
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0276)
  
  : Chief Information Officer; powers and duties.
• HB2197
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0470)
  
  : Libraries; state funded shall have technology protection measures against Internet restrictions.
• HB2198
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0635)
  
  : Electronic health records; requires those purchased by state agency to adhere to accepted standard.
• HB2393
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0868)
  
  : Medical Examiner's reports; confidential except when death of prisoner committed in local facility.
• HB2394
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0488)
  
  : Insurance companies; confidentiality of analyses. 
• HB2722
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
  
  : Burial expenses; increase disregard from countable resources when calculating Medicaid eligibility.
• HB2723
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0811)
  
  : Communications sales and use tax; exemptions include military base customers.
• HB2724
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0758)
  
  : Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include certain property purchased by churches.
• HB3035
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Insurance; unfair claims settlement practices. 
• HB3105
  Introduced: January 18, 2007
  Status: Failed to report (defeated) in Education and Health (7-Y 8-N)
  
  : Child day centers, licensed; approved credentials for program directors.
• HB3106
  Introduced: January 18, 2007
  Status: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
  
  : Richmond Metroplitan Authority (RMA); revises composition of Board of Directors.
• HB3153
  Introduced: January 19, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0537)
  
  : Income tax, state; SCC to determine tax costs for investor-owned public utilities.

• HB563
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0647)
  
  : Court records; removes sunset provision on prohibiting information from court-controlled website.
• HB564
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0595)
  
  : Freedom of Information Act; posting of minutes by state boards and commissions.
• HB565
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB865-Byron)
  
  : Workers' compensation; requires compensation for temporary partial disability up to 13 wks.
• HB566
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Commerce and Labor (14-Y 0-N)
  
  : Wages and salaries; payments by employers.
• HB567
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0258)
  
  : Unemployment compensation; increases maximum weekly benefit.
• HB568
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0780)
  
  : Communications tax reform; revises services, report.
• HB569
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0409)
  
  : Cigarette tax; increases penalty for failure to properly affix stamps.
• HB570
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Failed to pass in House
  
  : Public libraries; technology protection measures.
• HB571
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Preneed funeral contracts; clarifies deposits in trust accounts thereof.
• HB572
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Appropriations
  
  : Medical assistance services; burial expenses disregard from countable resources.
• HB573
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0410)
  
  : Burial insurance; agent licensing.
• HB574
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0070)
  
  : Youth trapping license; created.
• HB575
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0020)
  
  : Trapping; exempts trappers using body grip traps that are completely submerged.
• HB576
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0338)
  
  : Retail sales and use tax; exemption for certain church property.
• HB577
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0781)
  
  : Children's group homes and residential facilites; regulatory requirements for licensure.
• HB774
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0656)
  
  : Community services boards and behavioral health authorities; joint agreements.
• HJ60
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ60ER)
  
  : Comprehensive Services Act; JLARC to evaluate adminstration thereof.
• HJ271
  Introduced: February 03, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ271ER)
  
  : Commending the General Federation of Women Clubs of Virginia; occasion of its 100th anniversary.
• HJ344
  Introduced: February 17, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ344ER)
  
  : Commending Lt. Steven V. Traylor; Firefighters Michael C. Harrell and William J. Jeffords.
• HJ380
  Introduced: February 23, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ380ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Anne Kincaid.
• HJ472
  Introduced: March 06, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ472ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of retired Police Chief Joseph E. Pittman, Jr.
• HJ521
  Introduced: March 06, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ521ER)
  
  : Commending the Meadowbrook High School Monarchs men's basketball team.
• HJ5105
  Introduced: June 20, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ5105ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Elizabeth Burgess Davis.