Sponsored by John A. Cox - Virginia (Current)
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | HB1609 | Higher education; mental health treatment coordination. Provides that the governing board of each public four-year institution of higher education may establish written memoranda of understanding with its local community services board or behavioral... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0735) |
| VA | HB1907 | Driving while texting; primary offense; increased penalties. Provides that driving while texting is a traffic infraction punishable, for a first offense, by a fine of $125 and, for a second or subsequent offense, by a fine of $250. The current penal... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0752) |
| VA | HB2077 | Motor carrier and commercial driver's licensing. Amends several motor carrier and commercial driver's licensing laws. The bill clarifies and strengthens fitness and operating authority requirements for intrastate motor carriers. It also enables Virgi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0582) |
| VA | HB2073 | Liability of real estate brokers and salespersons; false advertising and false information. Clarifies that a licensed real estate broker or salesperson shall not be liable for providing false information under certain circumstances, which includes an... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0499) |
| VA | HB1931 | Employment; release of personal information. Provides that an employer shall not be required to release, communicate, or distribute to a third party any current or former employee's personal identifying information, unless required by federal law, st... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0495) |
| VA | HB1358 | Impersonating a law-enforcement officer. Adds federal law-enforcement officers and any local, city, county, and state law-enforcement officers to the list of law-enforcement officers for which it is a Class 1 misdemeanor to falsely assume or exercise... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0410) |
| VA | HB1453 | Extension of loads beyond front of vehicles. Allows loads to extend 10 feet beyond the front of the vehicle for utility poles during the daytime and for emergency utility repair at night. Under current law, no vehicle is allowed to carry a load that ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0242) |
| VA | HB1461 | Eligibility for in-state tuition charges; military. Clarifies eligibility for in-state tuition of current and former military personnel and their dependents. The bill also grants eligibility for in-state tuition charges to veterans residing within th... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0243) |
| VA | HB1923 | Worker retraining tax credit; increase in credit amount. Increases the worker retraining tax credit for worker retraining courses taken by employees at private schools from a maximum of $100 per year per employee to $200 per year per employee or $300... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0294) |
| VA | HB1564 | Administration of drugs; private schools. Allows the administration of drugs by a person to a child in a private school that is accredited by the Virginia Council for Private Education and exempt from licensure by the Board of Social Services, or in ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0252) |
| VA | HB1709 | Dismissal of action by nonsuit; fees and costs. Clarifies that if notice to take a nonsuit is given to the opposing party during trial, the court may assess against the nonsuiting party reasonable witness fees and travel costs of expert witnesses sch... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0274) |
| VA | HB1638 | Department of Military Affairs; providing of flag to next of kin. Adds the Virginia State Defense Force to the list of organizations that receive state appropriations for presentation of a flag of the Commonwealth to the next of kin of a person who, ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0198) |
| VA | HB2004 | Liability for injury to trespasser. Provides that the possessor of real property owes no duty of care to a trespasser except in those circumstances where a common law right of action, statutory right of action, or judicial exception existed as of Jul... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0217) |
| VA | HB1508 | Congressman William Wampler, Sr., Memorial Highway. Designates I-81 between the Virginia/Tennessee line and Exit 118 the "Congressman William Wampler, Sr., Memorial Highway." [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0112) |
| VA | HB1618 | Venue in civil cases; conduct of business activity; change of venue. Provides that Category B venue exists where a defendant that is not an individual has its principal office or principal place of business. Currently, Category B venue exists where t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0071) |
| VA | HB1708 | Civil remedies; use of depositions. Allows that requests for admission for which the responses are submitted in support of a motion for summary judgment may be based, in whole or in part, upon discovery depositions and may include admitted facts lear... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0076) |
| VA | HJR868 | Child Identification Program Day. Designates May 25, in 2013 and in each succeeding year, as Child Identification Program Day in Virginia. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-28 Introduced bill reprinted 13105013D |
| VA | HJR974 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Clifton Alexander Woodrum III. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-23 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ974ER) |
| VA | HR218 | Commending the Richmond Ballet, The State Ballet of Virginia. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-22 Bill text as passed House (HR218ER) |
| VA | HJR926 | Commending Houff Transfer, Inc. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-22 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ926ER) |
| VA | HJR916 | Commending the Virginia National Guard. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-22 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ916ER) |
| VA | HJR884 | Commending Bessie Ann Morefield. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-21 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ884ER) |
| VA | HJR885 | Celebrating the life of George Montgomery Van Sant. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-21 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ885ER) |
| VA | HJR552 | K-9 Veterans Day. Designates March 13, in 2013 and in each succeeding year, as K-9 Veterans Day in Virginia. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-19 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ552ER) |
| VA | HJR561 | Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Secretariat's Triple Crown triumph. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-19 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ561ER) |
| VA | HJR820 | Commemorating the life and legacy of Captain Michael Dermott Mullan. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-19 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ820ER) |
| VA | HB2093 | Number of circuit court judges; Fifteenth Circuit. Creates an additional circuit court judgeship in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit (City of Fredericksburg and Counties of Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Spo... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-18 Passed by indefinitely in Finance (9-Y 6-N) |
| VA | HJR611 | Constitutional amendment (first resolution); the right to a secret ballot. Adds a provision to the Bill of Rights to preserve and protect the right to a secret ballot in elections for office, votes on ballot measures, and votes to designate or author... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-15 Rejected by Senate (18-Y 22-N) |
| VA | HJR755 | Tax restructuring; report. Requests the Virginia Municipal League, Virginia Association of Counties, Virginia Small Business Commission, and Virginia Manufacturing Development Commission to evaluate and develop a plan for implementing tax restructuri... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-14 Passed by indefinitely in Rules with letter by voice vote |
| VA | HJR653 | Tenth amendment of the United States Constitution. Reaffirms Virginia's rights and the rights of its citizens under the 10th amendment of the United States Constitution. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-14 Passed by indefinitely in Rules by voice vote |
| VA | HJR775 | Celebrating the life of Leeser Boone Howell. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-11 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ775ER) |
| VA | HJR760 | Commending Steven Allan Spielberg. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-08 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ760ER) |
| VA | HJR787 | Commending the Hanover County Sheriff's Office. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-08 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ787ER) |
| VA | HJR784 | Celebrating the life of Sergeant Aaron Xavier Wittman. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-08 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ784ER) |
| VA | HR157 | Celebrating the life of Tucker Carrington Watkins IV. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-08 Bill text as passed House (HR157ER) |
| VA | HJR776 | Commending Francena McCorory. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-08 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ776ER) |
| VA | HB2196 | Tolls on Interstate Highway System components. Requires approval by the General Assembly prior to tolling any Interstate Highway System component in operation prior to July 1, 2013, except for HOV lanes and HOT lanes and continued tolling on toll fac... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1789 | Substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients. Requires local departments of social services to screen each VIEW program participant to determine whether probable cause exists to believe the participant is e... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1676 | Service of process; timing. Provides that in order to be timely, service of process must be made within six months from the commencement of the action. Currently, service of process is timely if made within 12 months. The bill also provides that no n... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB2049 | Composition of Commonwealth Transportation Board. Increases the total membership of the Commonwealth Transportation Board from 17 to 20 members by doubling the representation for the Richmond, Hampton Roads, and Northern Virginia highway construction... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 VOTE: RECONSIDER (46-Y 51-N) |
| VA | HB1460 | Tolls; Interstate Highway System. Prohibits tolling on Interstate 95 without the approval of the General Assembly. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1773 | Nonsuits; fees and costs. Provides that when a nonsuit is taken within 14 days prior to trial or during trial and a new proceeding on the same cause of action is instituted, the court may award reasonable attorney fees, expenses, and costs to a defen... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HJR565 | United States Constitution; amendment. Makes application to the United States Congress to call an amendment convention for the purpose of proposing a constitutional amendment that requires a balanced federal budget. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-04 VOTE: REJECTED (46-Y 49-N) |
| VA | HB1360 | Reckless driving; using a handheld communications device; penalty. Provides that driving while simultaneously using a handheld communications device for something other than verbal communication constitutes driving a motor vehicle that is not under p... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-01 Incorporated by Courts of Justice |
| VA | HB1787 | Elections; identification required to vote. Amends the type of identification a voter must present to vote at the polls. All such identification must contain the voter's name, date of birth, and photograph; must be issued by the United States or the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-01 Incorporated by Privileges and Elections |
| VA | HB1788 | Elections; identification to register to vote and to vote. Requires that an applicant to register to vote must present proof of citizenship with his registration application. The bill provides that any person who is registered in Virginia as of Janua... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-01 Incorporated by Privileges and Elections |
| VA | HB1374 | Summary judgment; use of depositions. Allows motions for summary judgment to be based, in whole or in part, upon depositions, answers to interrogatories, admissions in the proceedings, or affidavits. Currently, such motions cannot be based on deposit... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 Incorporated by Courts of Justice |
| VA | HJR702 | Celebrating the life of Robert W. Farmer. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-24 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ702ER) |
| VA | HJR703 | Celebrating the life of Charles William Baltz, Jr. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-24 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ703ER) |
| VA | HJR704 | Commending Will Woodward. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-24 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ704ER) |
