Legislative Research: VA HB288 | 2016 | Regular Session
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Regular Regular Session (Passed) | Department of Education; certain instructional resources; website posting. Requires the Department of Education to post in a conspicuous and publicly accessible manner on the instructional resources section of its website links to instructional resou... [HB288 2026 Detail][HB288 2026 Text][HB288 2026 Comments] | 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0792) |
| 2024 Regular Session (Passed) | Stationary blinds for waterfowl; providing location of blinds to Department of Wildlife Resources. Requires a person that is obtaining a waterfowl blind license, at the time of the transaction, to provide the unique location of each stationary waterf... [HB288 2024 Detail][HB288 2024 Text][HB288 2024 Comments] | 2024-03-28 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0186) |
| 2022 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Carrying a concealed handgun; permit not required. Allows any person who is otherwise eligible to obtain a concealed handgun permit to carry a concealed handgun without a permit anywhere he may lawfully carry a handgun openly within the Commonwealth. [HB288 2022 Detail][HB288 2022 Text][HB288 2022 Comments] | 2022-02-15 Left in Rules |
| 2021 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Criminal sexual assault; definition of sexual abuse; complaining witness under age 13; penalty. Includes in the definition of "sexual abuse" the intentional touching of any part of a complaining witness's body, on either the skin or the material cove... [HB288 2021 Detail][HB288 2021 Text][HB288 2021 Comments] | 2020-12-04 Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2020 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Criminal sexual assault; definition of sexual abuse; complaining witness under age 13; penalty. Includes in the definition of "sexual abuse" the intentional touching of any part of a complaining witness's body, on either the skin or the material cove... [HB288 2020 Detail][HB288 2020 Text][HB288 2020 Comments] | 2020-02-07 Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice by voice vote |
| 2018 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Recordation tax exemption; certain limited liability companies and limited or general partnerships. Provides a recordation tax exemption for deeds transferring property (i) to a subsidiary limited liability company or partnership from its parent limi... [HB288 2018 Detail][HB288 2018 Text][HB288 2018 Comments] | 2018-02-13 Left in Finance |
| 2016 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Distribution of disposable plastic shopping bags prohibited; local option. Allows any locality by ordinance to prohibit the distribution, sale, or offer of disposable plastic shopping bags to consumers. The bill exempts from any such prohibition reus... [HB288 2016 Detail][HB288 2016 Text][HB288 2016 Comments] | 2016-02-16 Left in Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 2014 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | House of Delegates districts; technical adjustment. Changes district assignments of two census blocks between Districts 25 and 26 in Rockingham County in order to reflect a new precinct line. Both Districts will have a deviation of less than one perc... [HB288 2014 Detail][HB288 2014 Text][HB288 2014 Comments] | 2014-02-12 Left in Privileges and Elections |
| 2012 Regular Session (Passed) | Carrying weapons into courthouses; exception. Provides an exception from the prohibition against carrying a weapon into courthouses in the Commonwealth for city and county treasurers. [HB288 2012 Detail][HB288 2012 Text][HB288 2012 Comments] | 2012-03-21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0295) |
| 2010 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Punishment for stalking; penalty. Clarifies the number of instances of stalking behavior necessary for conviction of multiple offenses of stalking, and provides that a person may be convicted of stalking for a singular instance of stalking behavior w... [HB288 2010 Detail][HB288 2010 Text][HB288 2010 Comments] | 2010-02-16 House: Left in Courts of Justice |
| 2008 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act; restaurants. Allows localities to adopt ordinances containing standards or provisions relating to smoking in restaurants that meet or exceed those established in the Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act. [HB288 2008 Detail][HB288 2008 Text][HB288 2008 Comments] | 2008-02-12 House: Left in General Laws |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
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| [Virginia HB288] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Virginia House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | ||
| [Delegate Gordon Helsel VA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
VA HB288 | 2016 | Regular Session. (2016, February 16). LegiScan. Retrieved June 15, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/HB288/2016
MLA
"VA HB288 | 2016 | Regular Session." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 16 Feb. 2016. Web. 15 Jun. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/HB288/2016>.
Chicago
"VA HB288 | 2016 | Regular Session." February 16, 2016 LegiScan. Accessed June 15, 2026. https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/HB288/2016.
Turabian
LegiScan. VA HB288 | 2016 | Regular Session. 16 February 2016. https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/HB288/2016 (accessed June 15, 2026).
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB288 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB288+hil |
