Legislative Research: VA HB279 | 2016 | Regular Session
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Regular Regular Session (Introduced) | Average teacher salary in the Commonwealth; national average. Requires the Governor's introduced budget bills for the 2027 and 2028 Regular Sessions of the General Assembly to propose funding for, and state funding to be provided pursuant to the gene... [HB279 2026 Detail][HB279 2026 Text][HB279 2026 Comments] | 2026-02-18 Left in Committee Appropriations |
| 2024 Regular Session (Passed) | Military leaves of absence for employees of Commonwealth or political subdivisions; professional firefighters. Provides that any person who is employed by the Commonwealth or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth as a professional firefighter s... [HB279 2024 Detail][HB279 2024 Text][HB279 2024 Comments] | 2024-03-28 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0184) |
| 2022 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Criminal records; sealing of records by petition; criteria. Removes the requirement that a petitioner has not previously obtained the sealing of two other deferrals or convictions arising out of different sentencing events from the criteria that must... [HB279 2022 Detail][HB279 2022 Text][HB279 2022 Comments] | 2022-02-15 Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2020 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Sentencing proceeding by the jury after conviction; recommendation of leniency. Provides that a jury may, in ascertaining the punishment for a person convicted of a felony or Class 1 misdemeanor, recommend that the sentence imposed be suspended in wh... [HB279 2020 Detail][HB279 2020 Text][HB279 2020 Comments] | 2020-02-11 Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2018 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | RICO Act; computer crimes; penalty. Adds certain felony offenses contained in the Virginia Computer Crimes Act as qualifying offenses under the Virginia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act. Such crimes include computer fraud, tra... [HB279 2018 Detail][HB279 2018 Text][HB279 2018 Comments] | 2018-02-15 Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2016 Regular Session (Passed) | Career and technical education; three-year licenses. Directs the Board of Education to provide for the issuance of three-year licenses to qualified individuals to teach high school career and technical education courses in specific subject areas for ... [HB279 2016 Detail][HB279 2016 Text][HB279 2016 Comments] | 2016-04-01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0651) |
| 2014 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Mandatory judicial retirement. Increases mandatory judicial retirement to the expiration of a judge's term after the age of 70. However, the bill only becomes effective if the Judicial Performance Evaluation Program is funded and implemented. [HB279 2014 Detail][HB279 2014 Text][HB279 2014 Comments] | 2014-02-12 Left in Appropriations |
| 2012 Regular Session (Passed) | DUI ignition interlock limitations. Provides that a person who is convicted of DUI may drive only with an ignition interlock after the first offense, as a condition of a restricted license and is required to have an ignition interlock installed in ea... [HB279 2012 Detail][HB279 2012 Text][HB279 2012 Comments] | 2012-03-07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0141) |
| 2010 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Alcoholic beverage control; third party shipment of wine and beer. Authorizes a third party located off the licensed premises and under the direction and control of the Virginia wine or beer shipper licensee to (i) solicit and receive orders for wine... [HB279 2010 Detail][HB279 2010 Text][HB279 2010 Comments] | 2010-02-02 House: Incorporated by General Laws (HB630-Scott, E.T.) by voice vote |
| 2008 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Small Estate Act. Updates certain banking and fiduciary statutes to make them consistent with the changes made to the Code under the Small Estate Act (promulgated in 2006), namely raising the qualifying amount from $15,000 to $50,000. [HB279 2008 Detail][HB279 2008 Text][HB279 2008 Comments] | 2008-01-21 House: Continued to 2009 in Courts of Justice by voice vote |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
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| [Virginia HB279] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Delegate Kathy Byron VA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Delegate Scott Garrett VA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Delegate Margaret Ransone VA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
VA HB279 | 2016 | Regular Session. (2016, April 01). LegiScan. Retrieved June 12, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/HB279/2016
MLA
"VA HB279 | 2016 | Regular Session." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 01 Apr. 2016. Web. 12 Jun. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/HB279/2016>.
Chicago
"VA HB279 | 2016 | Regular Session." April 01, 2016 LegiScan. Accessed June 12, 2026. https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/HB279/2016.
Turabian
LegiScan. VA HB279 | 2016 | Regular Session. 01 April 2016. https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/HB279/2016 (accessed June 12, 2026).
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB573 | Same As | 2016-04-01 | Part-time teachers; Board of Education to provide for issuance of permits. | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0642) |
