Friday, May 16, 2008
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40 bills are being tracked.

HB12: Payday Loan Act; requires SCC to contract with one or more parties to develop, etc. database.

Patron: Del. Glenn Oder (R-94)
Status: passed house

Glenn Oder is the man. A stalwart in the movement against predatory lending.

There are 18 comments about this bill. »

HB36: Fair housing law; unlawful discriminatory housing practice.

Patron: Del. Jim Scott (D-53)
Status: failed committee

Nobody has commented on this bill. »

HB45: Illegal aliens; fraudulently assisting thereof, penalty.

Patron: Del. Robert Tata (R-85)
Status: failed committee

There are 10 comments about this bill. »

HB55: English; designating as official language of State.

Patron: Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-31)
Status: failed committee

Xenophobic nonsense. Even from a business point of view, it makes no sense.

There are 25 comments about this bill. »

HB189: Payday lending charges; power of localities to regulate.

Patron: Del. Bob Marshall (R-13)
Status: failed committee

Nobody has commented on this bill. »

HB249: Payday lending charges; establishes maximum annual interest rate.

Patron: Del. John O'Bannon (R-73)
Status: in committee

Nobody has commented on this bill. »

HB284: Income tax credit, earned; employers to provide notice to employees.

Patron: Del. David Toscano (D-57)
Status: failed committee

Nobody has commented on this bill. »

HB296: Death penalty; moratorium on executions.

Patron: Del. Frank Hargrove (R-55)
Status: failed committee

Nobody has commented on this bill. »

HB593: VirginiaShare Health Insurance Program; established, report.

Patron: Del. Phil Hamilton (R-93)
Status: failed committee

Nobody has commented on this bill. »

HB638: Voting equipment; acquisition and securing by localities.

Patron: Del. Joe May (R-33)
Status: failed committee

One person has commented on this bill. »

HB675: Discrimination; Fairfax County to prohibit in executive form of government.

Patron: Del. Ken Plum (D-36)
Status: failed committee

Nobody has commented on this bill. »

HB676: Climate Change, Commission on; created, report.

Patron: Del. Ken Plum (D-36)
Status: in committee

Nobody has commented on this bill. »

HB805: Advance Health Care Directive Registry; created.

Patron: Del. David Englin (D-45)
Status: signed by governor

There are 5 comments about this bill. »

HB1082: Virginia Housing Trust Fund; creates dedicated source of funding via percentage of recordation tax.

Patron: Del. Terrie Suit (R-81)
Status: failed committee

Rural areas need this. Suburban and urban areas need this. It's time for Virginia to get serious about meeting the housing needs of its real workforce.

One person has commented on this bill. »

HJ168: Payday lending industry; JLARC to study.

Patron: Del. Mark Sickles (D-43)
Status: failed committee

One person has commented on this bill. »

HJ173: Consumers; joint subcommittee to study access to credit in State.

Patron: Del. Tim Hugo (R-40)
Status: failed committee

Nobody has commented on this bill. »

SB24: Payday lending charges; establishing maximum annual interest rate.

Patron: Sen. Roscoe Reynolds (D-119)
Status: failed committee

Level the playing field. All the other state lenders are limited to 36%. The payday shops can do it, too, or they shouldn't get to play at all.

One person has commented on this bill. »

SB38: Bipartisan Redistricting Commission; created, report.

Patron: Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-124)
Status: failed committee

There are 11 comments about this bill. »

SB51: Health insurance; extension of coverage funded by localities.

Patron: Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-130)
Status: failed committee

Nobody has commented on this bill. »

SB238: Payday lending charges; establishes maximum annual interest rate.

Patron: Sen. Mamie Locke (D-101)
Status: failed committee

Nobody has commented on this bill. »

SB279: Payday lending charges; establishes maximum annual interest rate.

Patron: Sen. John Miller (D-100)
Status: failed committee

Nobody has commented on this bill. »

SB290: Advance Health Care Directive Registry; created.

Patron: Sen. George Barker (D-138)
Status: signed by governor

Nobody has commented on this bill. »

SB320: Solar energy collection devices; covenants restricting.

Patron: Sen. Frank Wagner (R-106)
Status: passed senate

One person has commented on this bill. »

SB565: Motor vehicle equity loans; caps interest thereon.

Patron: Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-125)
Status: in committee

Nobody has commented on this bill. »

SB578: VirginiaShare Health Insurance Program; established, report.

Patron: Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-134)
Status: failed committee

Nobody has commented on this bill. »

SB625: Bipartisan Redistricting Commission; created, report.

Patron: Sen. Ken Stolle (R-107)
Status: in committee

Nobody has commented on this bill. »

SB670: Payday lending charges; establishes a maximum annual interest rate.

Patron: Sen. Don McEachin (D-108)
Status: failed committee

Nobody has commented on this bill. »

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