Recent Mentions on Blogs

thenewdominion.wordpress.com: Right makes might: GOP senators face challenges from conservatives

May 11, 2008
Story by Chris Graham They don?t even try to call you a moderate anymore. Nope, if you?re a Republican who believes that the state needs to figure out a way to commit more money to transportation or education or public safety or another public service, your name gets attached to the l-word label pretty quickly and readily. And how do you fight back? Seriously, Emmett Hanger would like to know. ?I?m not sure where that comes from, when you look at my voting record,? says Hanger, a Republic...

Raising Kaine The Voice of Progressive Virginia : R.I.P. Abuser Fees.

March 9, 2008
Courtesy of your Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus, R.I.P. abuser fees! Now, time for a statewide, comprehensive approach to the entire transportation issue... DEMOCRATIC SENATE MAJORITY SUCCESSFULLY REPEALS ABUSIVE DRIVER FEES Caucus Makes Good on Its Pledge to Repeal and Refund Abusive Driver Fees (Richmond, Va.) - Senate Democrats successfully passed Senate Bill 1 30-10, sponsored by Sen. Edd Houck, (D-Spotsylvania). It earlier passed the House of Delegates 98-1. In July, House Speaker ...

citizentom.wordpress.com: SENATOR KEN CUCCINELLI ON BUDGET DAY

February 22, 2008
The General Assembly is in the process of trying to figure out how to tax us and spend our money. In the latest edition of the Cuccinelli Compass (February 22, 2008), Senator Ken Cuccinelli?s provides a summary of how he thinks Republicans are doing in the Virginia Senate. February 22, 2008 Dear Fellow Republican: For my long-time readers, you know that I have occasionally struggled in the past with my own Senate Republican caucus. So today I?m pleased to write to let you know that our ...

Square One : Virginians, please ask your senators to support SB 51!

January 22, 2008
Given the time sensitivity of this matter (if you are moved to respond, please do so before tomorrow morning!), I won?t elaborate much about this bill, except to pass along the alert I received from Equality Virginia, and share my own email to my Senator Walter Stosch (R). More info here; go here to find out who your state Senator is. From Equality Virginia: ?The measure, patroned by Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-Arlington) passed an important vote today, but on a very strict party-line vote...

Square One : Virginians, please ask your senators to support SB 51!

January 22, 2008
Given the time sensitivity of this matter (if you are moved to respond, please do so before tomorrow morning!), I won?t elaborate much about this bill, except to pass along the alert I received from Equality Virginia, and share my own email to my Senator Walter Stosch (R). More info here; go here to find out who your state Senator is. From Equality Virginia: ?The measure, patroned by Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-Arlington) passed an important vote today, but on a very strict party-line vote...

Recent Mentions in the Media

Richmond Times Dispatch: Movement on judges and SCC?

May 4, 2008
Bill Janis and Sen. Walter Stosch, both Republicans. But this is why the state constitution requires governors to choose top judges when legislators fail to ...

Lynchburg News and Advance: Path to naming judges in Va. can be rocky

April 25, 2008
William R. Janis, R-Henrico, and Sen. A. Donald McEachin, D-Henrico, county Circuit Court Judge Catherine B. Hammond would have shifted to the SCC, ...

• SB5
  Introduced: November 21, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0138)
  
  : Retail Sales and Use Tax exemption; extends sunset date for exemption of certain printed material.
• SB145
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  
  : Natural gas utilities; recovery of funds for capital projects.
• SB146
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0091)
  
  : Stock and nonstock corporations; authorizes SCC to correct Commission records at any time.
• SB147
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Finance
  
  : Retail Sales and Use Tax; absorption and payment by seller.
• SB148
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Left in Appropriations
  
  : Two-Year College Transfer Grant; clarification for eligibility.
• SB149
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0092)
  
  : Surety bond; increases amount under CRESPA.
• SB207
  Introduced: January 07, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0095)
  
  : Foreign and alien insurers; exemption for insuring industrial insureds.
• SB208
  Introduced: January 07, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0096)
  
  : Reduced cigarette ignition propensity; prohibits manufacture, etc. thereof unless meets standards.
• SB209
  Introduced: January 07, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0265)
  
  : Professional corporations & limited liability companies; those licensed to be shareholders, etc.
• SB210
  Introduced: January 07, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0266)
  
  : Freedom of Information Act; certain audit records of Department of Transportation.
• SB352
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0273)
  
  : Public Private Education Facilities & Infrastructure Act of 2002; definition of qualifying projects.
• SB353
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Impact statement from VRS (SB353ER)
  
  : Long-term care coverage; transfers administration thereof for public employees to Retirement System.
• SB662
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 709 (effective 7/1/08)
  
  : Virginia War Memorial; State Treasurer to advance loan for construction of an educational wing.
• SB749
  Introduced: January 18, 2008
  Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 712 (effective 7/1/08)
  
  : Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission; technical assistance shall be provided by DGS.
• SB750
  Introduced: January 18, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0634)
  
  : License plates, special; issuance to supporters of National D-Day Memorial Foundation.
• SJ1
  Introduced: November 19, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ1ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Walter R. Stickel, Jr.
• SJ101
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ101ER)
  
  : Multistate corporations; joint subcommittee to study benefits of adopting a single sales factor.
• SJ102
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ102ER)
  
  : Family caregivers; Joint Commission on Health Care to study support services therefor.
• SJ156
  Introduced: February 04, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ156ER)
  
  : Commending the All Saints Choir of Men and Boys on the occasion of its 110th anniversary.
• SJ165
  Introduced: February 06, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ165ER)
  
  : Commending Jane Garrant Roane.
• SJ192
  Introduced: February 13, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ192ER)
  
  : Commending Diana F. Cantor.
• SJ214
  Introduced: February 21, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ214ER)
  
  : Commending Helen L. Smith.
• SJ269
  Introduced: March 03, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ269ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Susan McFarland Markel.
• SJ270
  Introduced: March 03, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ270ER)
  
  : Commending the Douglas S. Freeman High School boys’ indoor track and field team.
• SR13
  Introduced: March 07, 2008
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate (SR13ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Tommy Jo West.

• SB545
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
  
  : Scholarship for Disabled Students Program; created.
• SB749
  Introduced: December 05, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0899)
  
  : Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; created.
• SB756
  Introduced: December 11, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0764)
  
  : Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission; created.
• SB757
  Introduced: December 11, 2006
  Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB757)
  
  : Neighborhood Assistance Act; makes several changes thereto.
• SB758
  Introduced: December 11, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0816)
  
  : Minimum Wage Act; repeals exclusion for persons who are 65 thereunder.
• SB759
  Introduced: December 11, 2006
  Status: Rereferred to Education and Health
  
  : Students with Disabilities Tuition Assistance Grant Program; created.
• SB760
  Introduced: December 11, 2006
  Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB760E)
  
  : General fund revenue; year-end surplus use thereof.
• SB761
  Introduced: December 11, 2006
  Status: Referred to Committee on Transportation
  
  : Secondary highway maintenance payments; increase thereof to Henrico County.
• SB778
  Introduced: December 22, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0543)
  
  : Income tax, state; filing threshold amounts.
• SB786
  Introduced: December 27, 2006
  Status: Assigned App. sub: Higher Education (Morgan)
  
  : Private College Enrollment Grant Program Fund; established.
• SB787
  Introduced: December 27, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0902)
  
  : Animal emergency response plan; Department of Emergency Management to address needs thereof.
• SB788
  Introduced: December 27, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0587)
  
  : Real estate tax; increases income limit for elderly and disabled taxpayers in certain cities, etc.
• SB789
  Introduced: December 27, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710)
  
  : Postemployment benefits; creates trusts or equivalent arrangements to fund costs thereof.
• SB790
  Introduced: December 27, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0588)
  
  : Caregivers Grant Program; modifies definition of eligible caregivers.
• SB792
  Introduced: December 28, 2006
  Status: Impact statement from VDOT (SB792)
  
  : Secondary highway maintenance payments; increase thereof to Henrico County.
• SB793
  Introduced: December 28, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0711)
  
  : Health Research Fund; investment of moneys therein would be governed by certain provisions.
• SB794
  Introduced: January 03, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0233)
  
  : Limited liability companies; parties to actions, and recordation tax exemptions.
• SB1281
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0576)
  
  : Economic Development Incentive Grants; reduces waiting period for payments.
• SB1282
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0736)
  
  : Law-enforcement officers; removal of their land records from Internet.
• SB1283
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0359)
  
  : Income tax, state; provisions for income and loss of an electing small business corporation.
• SB1284
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0577)
  
  : Auditor of Public Accounts; searchable database of expenditures and revenues of state agency, etc.
• SB1285
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0165)
  
  : Stock Corporation Act; establishes and modifies certain requirements thereof.
• SB1286
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0925)
  
  : Nonstock Corporation Act; updates to make consistent with changes to Stock Corporation Act.
• SB1326
  Introduced: January 12, 2007
  Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB1326)
  
  : Payday Loan Act; repeals Act effective July 1, 2009.
• SB1352
  Introduced: January 16, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0580)
  
  : War Memorial; State Treasurer to advance loan for construction of wing.
• SB1384
  Introduced: January 18, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0931)
  
  : Enjoyment of easement; interference thereof.
• SB1393
  Introduced: January 19, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0583)
  
  : Libraries; state funded shall have technology protection measures against Internet restrictions.
• SB1394
  Introduced: January 19, 2007
  Status: Failed to report (defeated) in Finance (9-Y 10-N)
  
  : Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credit; makes several changes thereto.
• SB1395
  Introduced: January 19, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0804)
  
  : Public Accountancy; revises and makes several amendments to public accounting statute.
• SB1419
  Introduced: January 19, 2007
  Status: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  
  : Students with Disabilities Tuition Assistance Grant Program; created.
• SJ319
  Introduced: December 11, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ319ER)
  
  : Commending Justin Brooks Verlander.
• SJ399
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ399ER)
  
  : Commending the Goochland High School football team
• SJ400
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ400ER)
  
  : Commending Elliott Yamin.
• SJ412
  Introduced: January 11, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ412ER)
  
  : Commending Bon Secours Richmond Health System.
• SJ461
  Introduced: January 29, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ461ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Jane Ross Francis Wagner.
• SJ469
  Introduced: January 31, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ469ER)
  
  : Commending the Deep Run High School football team.
• SJ475
  Introduced: February 02, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ475ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Milton Glaser.
• SJ491
  Introduced: February 07, 2007
  Status: Failed to pass in Senate
  
  : Commending the Council on Virginia's Future for the creation of the Virginia Performs website.
• SJ507
  Introduced: February 14, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ507ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Sidney A. Bailey.
• SJ532
  Introduced: February 19, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ532ER)
  
  : Commending Thomas M. Berry, Jr.

• SB108
  Introduced: January 09, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0715)
  
  : Employee stock ownership plan; authorizes option plans.
• SB109
  Introduced: January 09, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0890)
  
  : Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; changes thereto.
• SB110
  Introduced: January 09, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0217)
  
  : Retail Sales Tax and Use Tax; exemptions include medicines & drugs purchased by nursing homes, etc.
• SB115
  Introduced: January 09, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0307)
  
  : Retirement System; benefit restoration plans.
• SB538
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0379)
  
  : Higher educational articulation agreements; requires agreements between four-yr. & community col.
• SB539
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Left in Appropriations
  
  : Private College Enrollment Grant Fund; created.
• SB540
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Left in Appropriations
  
  : Community College Transfer Grant Program Fund; created.
• SB541
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Failed to pass in Senate
  
  : Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission; created, report.
• SB542
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0806)
  
  : In-state tuition; limitation on eligibility.
• SB543
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0757)
  
  : Witness; allows in child and spousal support proceedings.
• SB544
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Left in Appropriations
  
  : Neighborhood Assistance Act; Schools for Students with Disabilities Fund, created.
• SB545
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
  
  : Scholarship for Disabled Students Program; created.
• SB546
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0577)
  
  : Insurance companies; dividends and distributions.
• SB547
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0912)
  
  : Limited liability companies; establishes procedures thereof.
• SB582
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: VOTE: DEFEATED (37-Y 60-N)
  
  : Easement; placing objects that create visual nuisance.
• SB583
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0234)
  
  : Income tax, state; tax payers have one year to file amended return after change in another state.
• SB601
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524)
  
  : Retail sales and use tax; exemption for semiconductor wafers.
• SB707
  Introduced: January 20, 2006
  Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (SB706-Stolle) (15-Y 0-N)
  
  : Cable service; establishes franchising procedures.
• SJ44
  Introduced: January 09, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ44ER)
  
  : Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. 
• SJ5025
  Introduced: May 23, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ5025ER)
  
  : Commending Lisa A. Parrish.
• SJ5043
  Introduced: June 19, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ5043ER)
  
  : Commending Lela Richmond.