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SB1101Intro

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Sales tax exemption; school supplies, clothing, and footwear. Moves the "back-to-school" sales tax holiday for certain school supplies, clothing, and footwear from the first weekend in August to the third weekend in August.
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2013-01-15
Passed by indefinitely in Finance (14-Y 0-N)
SB834Intro

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Portsmouth Port and Industrial Commission; annual report of financial performance. Requires the Commission to have an independent certified public accountant prepare a report of financial performance each year. The bill also requires the Commission t...
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2013-01-15
Stricken at request of Patron in Finance (13-Y 0-N)
SJR332PassCelebrating the life of Chris Yung.
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2013-01-15
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ332ER)
SR25PassCommending Tonya Mallory.
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2013-01-15
Bill text as passed Senate (SR25ER)
HJR626Intro

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Companion Animal Protection Day. Designates January 23, in 2013 and in each succeeding year, as Companion Animal Protection Day in Virginia.
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2013-01-15
Tabled in Rules by voice vote
SJR88Intro

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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...
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2013-01-15
Requires 21 affirmative votes for passage
SB873Intro

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Elections; absentee voting. Provides that persons age 65 and older on the day of an election for which an absentee ballot is requested are entitled to vote absentee.
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2013-01-15
Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
HJR729PassElection of Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, and the Auditor of Public Accounts.
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2013-01-15
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ729ER)
HB1967Intro

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Virginia Jobs Investment Program; eligibility for assistance. Expands the criteria for eligibility for assistance in any of the component parts of the Virginia Jobs Investment Program to include areas that have a higher labor force participation rate...
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2013-01-15
Stricken from docket by General Laws by voice vote
HR125PassNominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
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2013-01-15
Bill text as passed House (HR125ER)
HR126PassNominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.
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2013-01-15
Bill text as passed House (HR126ER)
HJR567Intro

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VegWeek. Designates the last full week in April, in 2013 and in each succeeding year, as VegWeek in Virginia.
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2013-01-15
Tabled in Rules by voice vote
HR127PassNominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic relations district court judgeships.
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2013-01-15
Bill text as passed House (HR127ER)
HR128PassNominating person to be elected as the Auditor of Public Accounts.
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2013-01-15
Bill text as passed House (HR128ER)
SB743Intro

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Absentee voting; application by electronic mail or other electronic means. Provides that the State Board of Elections shall implement a system to accept absentee ballot applications electronically. Currently, an applicant may request and receive an a...
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2013-01-15
Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (7-Y 8-N)
SB747Intro

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Income tax; industrial building rehabilitation tax credit. Creates a tax credit, not to exceed $100,000, for businesses that rehabilitate or retrofit vacant older industrial buildings in which a new business is located for taxable years beginning on ...
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2013-01-15
Stricken at request of Patron in Finance (13-Y 0-N)
SB752Intro

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Clerks' fees; collection of restitution payments. Allows the clerk of a circuit court to assess a fee of 10 percent of the total amount of restitution for collection of restitution payments.
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2013-01-14
Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N 1-A)
SB789Intro

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Equal compensation of employees irrespective of sex. Amends existing law requiring equal pay for equal work irrespective of sex to (i) increase the penalty for a violation from double unpaid wages to triple unpaid wages plus reasonable attorney fees;...
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2013-01-14
Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Labor (5-Y 10-N)
SB755Intro

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Payday lending. Repeals provisions authorizing payday lending in the Commonwealth.
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2013-01-14
Stricken at request of Patron in Commerce and Labor (12-Y 0-N)
SB711Intro

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Testamentary trustees; relief of duty to file an inventory or annual accounts. Provides that any trustee under a will of a decedent, whenever probated, shall be relieved of the duty to file an inventory or annual accounts with the commissioner of acc...
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2013-01-14
Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (2-Y 12-N 1-A)
SB762Intro

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Mandatory judicial retirement. Increases the mandatory retirement age under the Judicial Retirement System from 70 years of age to 73 years of age.
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2013-01-14
Incorporated by Courts of Justice
HR123PassCelebrating the life of Chris Yung.
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2013-01-14
Bill text as passed House (HR123ER)
SB726Intro

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Poker; definition of illegal gambling and charitable gaming; poker games authorized; regulation of poker tournaments. Defines "poker games" as games of skill and therefore not illegal gambling. The bill allows a qualified organization to conduct poke...
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2013-01-14
Stricken at request of Patron in General Laws and Technology (10-Y 0-N)
SB784Intro

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Number of judges; Henrico General District Court. Increases the number of general district court judges in Henrico County from four to five.
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2013-01-14
Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
SB735Intro

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Charging orders entered against a member of a limited liability company. Entitles judgment creditors to levy upon the membership interest of a judgment debtor when the debtor is a member of a limited liability company that is operating as an instrume...
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2013-01-14
Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Labor (7-Y 8-N)
SB910Intro

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Statewide Fire Prevention Code; permissible fireworks. Redefines what constitutes permissible fireworks in Virginia, also known as consumer fireworks, to be ground or hand-held sparkling devices as defined in §§ 3.1.1, 3.2, and 3.5 of the 2...
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2013-01-14
Stricken at request of Patron in General Laws and Technology (10-Y 0-N)
SB741Intro

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Payday loans; permitted interest. Repeals provisions of the Payday Loan Act that authorize lenders to charge a loan fee or verification fee, thereby limiting permissible charges on payday loans to simple interest at a maximum annual rate of 36 percen...
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2013-01-14
Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Labor (4-Y 11-N)
HB1995Intro

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Condominium Act; convertible land. Provides that no mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien shall be subject to the provisions of a recorded declaration unless such mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien expressly so provides. The bill also provides t...
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2013-01-14
Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice by voice vote
SB941Intro

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Alleged child abuse or neglect; authority to talk to child or sibling. Limits the authority of a person required to make a report or conduct an investigation or family assessment in cases of alleged child abuse or neglect to talk to a child or his si...
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2013-01-11
Stricken at request of Patron in Rehabilitation and Social Services (12-Y 0-N)
HR90PassCommending Andrew Dalton Rhinehart.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed House (HR90ER)
HR100PassCommending Carita J. Richardson.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed House (HR100ER)
HB1965Intro

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Portsmouth Port and Industrial Commission; annual report of financial performance. Requires the Commission to have an independent certified public accountant prepare a report of financial performance each year. The bill also requires the Commission t...
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2013-01-11
Stricken from docket by Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote
HB1427Intro

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Bristol Virginia Utilities Authority; eminent domain. Grants to the Authority the "quick take" condemnation powers that are currently available to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
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2013-01-11
Stricken from docket by Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote
HR85PassCommending the Galax High School baseball team.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed House (HR85ER)
HR86PassCelebrating the life of Ralph E. McCray.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed House (HR86ER)
HR87PassCommending Glade Spring Middle School.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed House (HR87ER)
HR88PassCelebrating the life of John Bassett Vaughan.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed House (HR88ER)
SR21PassCommending the 2013 inductees into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed Senate (SR21ER)
HR110PassCommending the Town of Smithfield.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed House (HR110ER)
HR89PassCelebrating the life of Merle Martin Warren Dickert.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed House (HR89ER)
HR91PassCommending Justin Grimm.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed House (HR91ER)
HR101PassCommending Cathal Armstrong.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed House (HR101ER)
HR112PassCelebrating the life of Elmore Whitehurst.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed House (HR112ER)
HR92PassCommending Emma Buchanan.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed House (HR92ER)
HR102PassCelebrating the life of Harry Cecil Curtis, Jr.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed House (HR102ER)
HR113PassCelebrating the life of Chief Oscar C. Watson.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed House (HR113ER)
HR114PassCommending Suzanne M. Sherman.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed House (HR114ER)
HR115PassCommending the Bridging Communities Regional Career and Technical Center.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed House (HR115ER)
HR103PassCelebrating the life of Audrey Louise McCray Wheaton.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed House (HR103ER)
HR116PassCommending Richmond Hill.
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2013-01-11
Bill text as passed House (HR116ER)
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