| HJR47 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; severe shortage of medical doctors; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the current and impending severe shortage of medical doctors in Virginia. The joint subcommittee shall consider the impact of the current and impending shor...
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| HJR52 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; clerks' offices; report. Continuing the joint subcommittee to study the operations of circuit court clerks' offices.
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| HJR53 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; competition in the commercial health insurance market; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study measures to increase competition in the commercial health insurance market in the Commonwealth. In conducting it...
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| HJR62 | Intro
Sine Die | Public service academy. Urges the United States Congress to create a national public service academy.
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| HJR63 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission's recommendations for Fort Belvoir; Report. Creates a joint subcommittee to study the impact of the BRAC Commission's base realignment at Fort Belvoir on transportation, public schools, the envi...
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| HJR68 | Intro
Sine Die | Resolution; Department of General Services; LEED standards for new state office buildings. Encourages the Department of General Services to adopt the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System into state procur...
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| HJR69 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; Alternative solutions to long-term care needs in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study alternative solutions to long-term care needs, including intentional communities of clustered homes.
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| HJR71 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; small business acting collectively to obtain health insurance; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study whether state laws and regulations impede the ability of small businesses to act collectively in procuring health insurance. The ...
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| HJR73 | Intro
Sine Die | Resolution; local school divisions. Urges all local school divisions in the Commonwealth to implement the nutrition and physical activity standards of the Governor's Nutrition and Physical Activity Award Program.
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| HJR74 | Intro
Sine Die | Continue study; childhood obesity in Virginia's public schools; report. Continues the Joint Subcommittee to Study Childhood Obesity in Virginia's Public Schools. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee shall continue to examine the relations...
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| HJR80 | Intro
Sine Die | Consolidating certain departments; report. Requests the Governor to determine the most appropriate methods and timing for consolidating the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, the Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and the Depart...
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| HJR81 | Intro
Sine Die | Consolidating certain departments; report. Requests the Governor to determine the most appropriate methods and timing for consolidating the Department of Charitable Gaming, the Virginia Racing Commission, and the State Lottery Department into a sing...
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| HJR83 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; school funding recommendations; report. Creates a joint subcommittee to study the feasibility and appropriateness of implementing the recommendations of the 2002 Review of Elementary and Secondary School Funding by the Joint Legislative Audit ...
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| HJR84 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; Virginia Housing Commission; methods to procure affordable housing units for public employees working in areas where the median cost of a home exceeds $300,000; report. Directs the Virginia Housing Commission to study methods to procure affor...
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| HJR85 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; fiscal autonomy for elected school boards; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study implications of granting fiscal autonomy to elected school boards in the Commonwealth. In conducting its study, the Joint Le...
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| HJR86 | Intro
Sine Die | Memorializing the Congress of the United States. Withdraw the United States from the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America and any other bilateral or multilateral activity which seeks to create a North American Union.
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| HJR88 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; Transition process from school to work for disabled students; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the transition process from school to work for students with disabilities. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee shall e...
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| HJR92 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; electronic license plate recognition systems; report. Requests the Secretary of Public Safety to study the feasibility of increasing the use of electronic license plate recognition systems as a law-enforcement tool.
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| HJR93 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; Department of Social Services to study foster care code of ethics; report. Requests the Department of Social Services to study and develop a statewide foster care code of ethics and responsibility agreement. In conducting its study, the Depar...
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| HJR94 | Intro
Sine Die | Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS). Encourages the Governor of the Commonwealth to initiate a memorandum of agreement with the Governor of Maryland to create a bi-state compact and commission to jointly fund and operate the Mid-Atlantic Regional...
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| HJR98 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; bus rapid transit in Northern Virginia; report. Creates a 10-member joint subcommittee to study the establishment of bus rapid transit corridors in Northern Virginia.
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| HJR101 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; Directs JCHC to study various responses to medical errors; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the use of disclosure, apologies, alternative dispute resolution, and other measures in the case of medical errors and ad...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2008-02-12
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| HJR103 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; redistricting process; report. Creates a joint subcommittee to (i) evaluate the present Virginia redistricting process and its impact on competitive elections and district criteria, (ii) review alternative redistricting processes used in othe...
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| HJR104 | Intro
Sine Die | Standards of Quality and Standards of Learning; academic excellence of all students. Requests the Board of Education to recommend changes to the Standards of Quality and the Standards of Learning to transition from minimum competency requirements to...
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| HJR106 | Intro
Sine Die | Recycling of fluorescent bulbs; study. Requests the Virginia Recycling Markets Development Council to study the costs and benefits of recycling fluorescent light bulbs that contain mercury.
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| HJR107 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; underage drinking. Requests the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to study underage drinking prevention programs. In conducting its study, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control shall identify programs and policies from other stat...
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| HJR108 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; affordable housing incentives; report. Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Department of Taxation to study incentives for affordable housing. They are to complete their work by November 30, 2008.
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| HJR109 | Intro
Sine Die | Cost of investment in high-carbon-emitting generation; study. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the potential economic impact to the Commonwealth of further investment in high-carbon-emitting generation facilities, s...
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| HJR111 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; Dillon Rule; report. Creates an 11-member joint subcommittee for a two-year study of the Dillon Rule and its impact on Virginia's localities.
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| HJR114 | Intro
Sine Die | Access to waterways; study. Establishes a six-member joint subcommittee to study the public's right to float, fish, and navigate the waters of the Commonwealth
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| HR8 | Intro
Sine Die | State Corporation Commission. Require compliance with conservation and energy consumption requirements in making determination about need, corridor or route, and method of installation of electric transmission lines.
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| HJR116 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; options for energy-efficient office buildings and public buildings. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study options for energy-efficient office buildings and public buildings. The joint subcommittee is directed to propose amendments to the ...
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| HJR118 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; legislative efficiency; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the operations of each house and all agencies in the legislative branch to develop recommendations for improving efficiency. The Commission is ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2008-02-12
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| HJR125 | Intro
Sine Die | Illegal immigration; memorializing Congress to act. Requests Congress to provide federal agencies with the necessary resources for the enforcement of existing federal immigration laws or, if Congress chooses not to provide those resources, to enact ...
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| HJR126 | Intro
Sine Die | Encourage the Government of Turkey to grant certain rights to the Ecumenical Patriarch. Encourages the Government of Turkey to grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate international recognition, ecclesiastical succession, and the right to train cle...
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| HJR127 | Intro
Sine Die | Resolution; school divisions of the Commonwealth. Encourages the school divisions of the Commonwealth to consider launching a Project Lead the Way program in the division's high schools.
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| HJR128 | Intro
Sine Die | Resolution; encouraging international education programs. Encourages the Commonwealth%92s public institutions of higher education to enhance opportunities for international educational programs. The Commonwealth%92s institutions of higher education ...
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| HJR129 | Intro
Sine Die | Resolution; increase energy security. Expresses the General Assembly support for the 25X'25 Project.
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| HJR153 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; competitive bidding under PPTA. Establishes a 10-member joint subcommittee to study competitive bidding on projects under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 and similar projects.
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| HJR154 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; laws and policies relating to purchase, possession, and transport of firearms in the Commonwealth; report. Creates a joint subcommittee to review existing laws regarding the purchase, possession, and transport of firearms in the Commonwealth, ...
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| HJR156 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; Commission on Local Government; report. Requests the Commission on Local Government to study the need for contingency plans for local governing bodies to operate in the event of public health emergencies.
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| HJR157 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; state transportation entities; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Transportation Accountability to study the functions and authorities of state entities with transportation responsibilities.
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| HJR158 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; decline in funding from federal Highway Trust Fund; report. Establishes a 10-member joint subcommittee to study the impact on Virginia of a decline in funding from the federal Highway Trust Fund.
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| HJR161 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; merit pay and bonus system for public school teachers in the Commonwealth. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the efficacy and appropriateness of establishing a merit pay and bonus system for public school teachers in the Commonwealth.
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| HJR162 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; Bonds and other investment actions by state entities. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the feasibility of consolidating the issuance and administration of bonds and other investment activity of state governme...
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| HJR163 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; companion animals; report. Creates a joint subcommittee to study issues related to companion animals including veterinary medicine, commercial breeding practices, overpopulation, animal shelters and pounds, dangerous animal laws, tethering pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2008-02-12
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| HJR164 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; Virginia Commission on Immigration; report. Requests the Virginia Commission on Immigration to study the pervasiveness of licensed contractors in Virginia hiring undocumented workers or otherwise violating the federal Immigration and Reform A...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2008-02-12
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| HJR165 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; cost of caring for "baby boomers"; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study reducing the cost of caring for the aging population of the Commonwealth. In conducting its study, the joint subcommittee shall examine alternative...
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| HJR166 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; Use of certain cleaning and maintenance products in the public schools of the Commonwealth; report. Requests the Board of Education, in cooperation with the Department of General Services, to study the use of certain cleaning and maintenance p...
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| HJR167 | Intro
Sine Die | Study; Virginia Housing Commission; vacant residential units in densely populated urban areas; report. Directs the Virginia Housing Commission to study the impact of abandoned and vacant residential buildings on densely populated urban areas.
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