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- HB 953 Abuse or neglect proceedings; videotaped statement.
- HB 982 Concealed handgun permit applications; access to personal information.
- HB 1426 Juvenile and domestic relations district court; recording courtroom proceedings.
- HB 1520 Sentencing order; guilty of Class 1 misdemeanor for failing to comply.
- HB 1695 Driving without a license; person may be placed under arrest if previously convicted of offense.
- HB 1711 Civil immunity for charitable food donation & distribution; exemption from civil liability in cases.
- HB 1753 Judges; if convicted of felony, etc., and all apeal rights terminated, his next term shall expire.
- HB 1796 Unsolicited bulk electronic mail; penalty.
- HB 1806 Disorderly conduct; conduct punishable thereas.
- HB 1898 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act; registration requirements.
- HB 1928 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; registration requirements.
- HB 1962 Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry; provision in conviction order, sentencing order, etc.
- HB 2021 Driving without license; motor vehicle impounded if previously convicted of certain offenses.
- HB 2041 Ignition interlock limitations; person convicted of DUI required to have device on first offense.
- HB 2045 Students, full-time; exemption from jury service while classes are in session.
- HB 2136 Misdemeanor arrest or summons; gives law-enforcement officer choice of issuing summons & releasing.
- HB 2229 Retirement plan; no person acting as trustee or custodian with respect thereto may exercise setoff.
- HB 2245 Driving under influence of alcohol; law-enforcement officer to arrest without warrant.
- HB 2274 Sex Offender Registry; not required to provide list of registrants' wanted offenses on Internet.
- HB 2302 Fiduciaries; naming fiduciary or subject of fiduciary relationship as party to an action.
- HB 2314 State Police Volunteer Chaplaincy Program; established.
- HB 2381 Protective orders; court may include therein provisions for protection of companion animals, etc.
- HB 2526 Judicial performance evaluation program; Survey & Evaluation Research Laboratory, etc. administer.
- SB 12 Service of process; cost of return.
- SB 19 Judges; increases mandatory retirement age.
- SB 115 Traffic lights; creates Class 1 misdemeanor for running red light.
- SB 224 Driver's license and registration; failure to carry.
- SB 274 Involuntary commitment order; detainee may petition court to transfer to outpatient treatment.
- SB 351 Grand larceny; threshold amount.
- SB 372 Sex offender registry; placement of certain juveniles required.
- SB 384 Firefighters and emergency rescue personnel; capital murder thereof, penalty.
- SB 394 Parental rights; appeal when terminated.
- SB 421 Bland County; State to convey an easement across certain property therein along Route 665.
- SB 454 Residential Property Disclosure Act; disclosure of stormwater detention facilities.
- SB 529 Concealed handgun permits; access to personal information of permittees.
- SB 601 Alcoholic beverages; changes penalty for underage possession.
- SB 638 Protective orders; notification of service.
- SB 725 Grounds for divorce; minor children.
- SB 771 Extradition; sheriff/police chief of locality may hire private entity to perform on behalf of State.
- SB 815 Intestate succession; if parent willfully deserts child, no person may inherit from child's estate.
- SB 825 Involuntary commitment hearing; certain requirement for 3rd yr. law student to represent petitioner.
- SB 835 Va. Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP); increase of fee for person entering program.
- SB 839 Protective order; notification of service by local police department, sheriff's office, etc.
- SB 840 Outpatient treatment; allows court to order mandatory treatment following involuntary admission.
- SB 842 Campaign finance; prohibited contributions from foreign nationals.
- SB 843 Medical malpractice limit; raises total amount recoverable in certain.
- SB 874 Mobile telephone and other wireless electronic devices; use of hands-free accessory while driving.
- SB 875 Jury costs; plaintiff who requests trial in civil case shall be assessed.
- SB 885 Drug-related personal injury actions; extends two-year statute of limitations.
- SB 902 Confidentiality of law-enforcement records; disclosures to school principal.
- SB 908 Public service corporation; prohibits acquiring land, etc. therein subject to conservation easement.
- SB 912 Interpreter; appointed for non-English-speaking defendant.
- SB 915 Children; court to obtain & submit to Dept. of Social Services names, etc. of defendants' children.
- SB 916 Fees in civil cases; increases fee for filing in general district court and in circuit court.
- SB 967 Sales of equines by dealers; requires receipt accompany any sale of horse greater than $10,000.
- SB 999 Gambling, illegal; revises portion of definition.
- SB 1007 Garnishment; parent who does not receive child support payments may hold exempt therefrom.
- SB 1042 Transfer on Death Real Property Act; created.
- SB 1061 House location survey; shall be recorded in deed book of clerk's office of county, etc., where lies.
- SB 1067 Governments, local; adoption of ordinances prohibiting delivery of unsolicited newspapers.
- SB 1072 Prayer at public events; governmental agency shall have no authority to regulate religious content.
- SB 1092 Charitable food donations and distributions; civil immunity.
- SB 1099 Incapacitated adults; financial exploitation thereof, penalty.
- SB 1136 Grand larceny; threshold amount.
- SB 1208 Commercial goods or services; obtaining or attempting to obtain without payment, penalty.
- SB 1229 Medical information; protection by adding definition of personal information.
- SB 1250 Civil immunity; officers and directors of certain local civic league and community organizations.
- SB 1284 Compulsory training standards; courthouse and courtroom security.
- SB 1289 Criminal conviction record; person convicted of certain criminal offenses to petition.
- SB 1297 Juvenile dispositions; juvenile who has previously been adjudicated delinquent of violent felony.
- SB 1303 Involuntary commitment; court may appoint counsel for a minor in proceedings seeking approval.
- SB 1310 Altavista Armory; Governor to convey to Town of Altavista.
- SB 1330 Personnel Act; willfully disclosing personal information prohibited by law, guilty of malfeasance.
- SB 1333 Paramilitary activity; Class 5 felony to provide land, etc. knowing it's used for illegal activity.
- SB 1340 School teachers as witnesses; party in any case involving custody of minor child may have subpoena.
- SB 1341 Alcoholic beverages; Class 3 misdemeanor when person permits underage person to consume.
- SB 1360 Motor vehicle liability insurance coverage limits; increases, penalty.
- SB 1362 Suppress evidence, etc.; criminal defendant to state grounds for a motion thereto.
- SB 1385 Firearms shows; state police presence.
- SB 1389 Medical malpractice; judgement in excess of $2 million to be paid from Patient's Compensation Fund.
- SB 1390 Judges; designates specific districts and circuits to provide judicial assistance to each other.
- SB 1392 Children in Need of Supervision or Services; created.
- SB 1393 Removal of public official; no person who signs petition for removal of shall be liable for costs.
- SB 1400 Rebuttable presumption; proceedings to establish boundary lines of lands.
- SB 1407 Criminal history record checks; adds Rita Welsh Adult Literacy Program to agencies to receive free.
- SB 1422 Crimes, several; penalties.
- SB 1428 Safety lap belts and shoulder harness; admissibility of evidence of nonuse in civil actions.
- SB 1434 Chief Justice of Virginia Supreme Court; shall serve thereas for only two consecutive terms.
- SB 1455 Elected or appointed officials; limit attorney-issued subpoenas unless subject matter is unrelated.
- SB 1496 Sentence credits; rate at which may be earned, prerequisites.
- SB 1503 Mental health court; Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court to establish in City of Richmond.