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- HB 8 Concealed handgun permit; renewal by mail.
- HB 9 State Police Volunteer Chaplaincy Program; established.
- HB 15 Terrorism, federal; those accused or convicted shall not be held in custody in state/local facility.
- HB 22 Handheld personal communications device; prohibits use while operating motor vehicle, etc., penalty.
- HB 26 Concealed handgun permit; documentation and information provided by applicant.
- HB 32 Concealed handguns; possession by faculty members at state institutions of higher education.
- HB 46 Virginia Defective Drywall Correction and Restoration Assistance Fund; created.
- HB 49 Handguns; repeals one-gun-a-month limitation.
- HB 52 Concealed handgun permit; failure to produce upon demand of a law-enforcement officer, penalty.
- HB 54 Handgun; person with lawful possession may carry into courthouse.
- HB 58 Wireless telecommunications devices; prohibits talking on such device unless in hands-free mode.
- HB 69 Firearms, ammunition, etc.; those manufactured and retained in State not subject to federal law.
- HB 72 Firearms; possession with intent to use on school property is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
- HB 79 Concealed handgun permit; prohibits clerk of court from providing public access to applications.
- HB 106 Concealed handguns; person with valid permit allowed to carry in place of worship with permission.
- HB 108 Firearms; disposition of those acquired by localities.
- HB 109 Firearms; repealing requirement for sellers of pistols to send report to clerk of circuit court.
- HB 124 Alcoholic beverages; penalty for possession of open container in a motor vehicle.
- HB 139 Correctional facilities, state; allows exception for purchase of products by state agencies.
- HB 151 Home/electronic incarceration program; deemed to be term of confinement for convicted offender.
- HB 152 Electronic security employees; those with valid permits may carry concealed handguns.
- HB 160 Prisoners; mandatory testing for HIV.
- HB 168 Personal flotation devices; requires children 12 and under to wear.
- HB 171 Firearms in locked vehicles; immunity from liability.
- HB 186 Smoking in cars with minor present; civil penalty.
- HB 212 Handheld personal communications device; texting while driving primary offense.
- HB 221 Handheld personal communication device; person guilty of careless driving unless in hands-free mode.
- HB 236 Firearms; Class 1 misdemeanor to discharge in certain areas.
- HB 239 Animal protection officers; powers of those in localities with county manager form of government.
- HB 255 Gang membership reporting; Juvenile Justice to enter names in Organized Criminal Gang File.
- HB 256 Prisons; disposal of unclaimed personal property of prisoner.
- HB 290 Fire programs; fire/EMS departments donating equipment shall be immune from civil liability.
- HB 357 Jail farms; transportation of prisoners.
- HB 360 Jail superintendent and jail officers; powers and authority of sheriff or sheriff's deputy.
- HB 361 Regional jails; disposition of fees for prisoners' keep.
- HB 368 Regional criminal justice academy training; local fee charged to support.
- HB 395 Helmet use; exempts operators and passengers riding on motorcycles with wheels of 8" or less.
- HB 469 War Memorial Foundation; inclusion in Virginia War Memorial.
- HB 475 Concealed handgun permit; permit to carry in part of school building not being used for activities.
- HB 489 Concealed weapon and concealed handgun permits; reorganizes existing law.
- HB 490 Concealed handguns; development of plan for issuance of lifetime permit by State Police.
- HB 505 Concealed handguns; prohibits person carrying onto premises of restaurants from consuming alcohol.
- HB 520 Sale of firearms at firearms shows; person who sells 3 or more to be licensed as a firearms dealer.
- HB 543 Prisoners; use to maintain medians or other nontraveled portions of state highways.
- HB 559 Wrongful incarceration for felony conviction; individuals granted an absolute pardon.
- HB 637 Concealed handgun permit; waives fee for certain members of United States Coast Guard.
- HB 684 Concealed weapon; prohibits a person from carrying a concealed butterfly knife.
- HB 712 Law-enforcement employees; overtime compensation.
- HB 757 Prisoners; allowed on private property to remove graffiti in certain localities.
- HB 767 Virginia War Memorial; codifies criteria for memorialization of fallen Virginians.
- HB 783 Wireless telecommunications devices; prohibits talking on such device unless in hands-free mode.
- HB 838 Correctional facilities, local; use of state funds for local alternative incarceration programs.
- HB 852 Southwest Regional Recreational Authority; board to establish ranger police division.
- HB 855 Sex offender registry; Internet registry information system to include person wanted for crime.
- HB 870 Concealed handgun permit; removes option for locality to require applicant to submit fingerprints.
- HB 871 Concealed handgun permit applications; upon denial, clerk to provide notice of right to hearing.
- HB 873 Juvenile correctional facilities; DJJ to maintain at least one facility for nonviolent offenders.
- HB 879 Firearms; locality may adopt an ordinance that prohibits use thereof in libraries.
- HB 885 Concealed weapons; person may carry a handgun in motor vehicle or vessel if secured in compartment.
- HB 886 Firearms, ammunition, etc.; those manufactured and retained in State not subject to federal law.
- HB 901 Safety belts; makes nonuse thereof a primary offense.
- HB 909 Unclaimed property; storage fee for those in possession of sheriff or police.
- HB 912 Sex offender registry; person to designate location where spending night if no legal residence, etc.
- HB 913 Victims of crime; may visit perpetrator in prison facility.
- HB 927 Immediate sanction probation program; established.
- HB 995 Firearms; purchaser may present military identification card or concealed handgun permit.
- HB 1002 New River Valley Emergency Communications Regional Authority; created.
- HB 1031 Correctional enterprises; intentional violations constitute malfeasance, exception.
- HB 1070 Concealed handguns; person who possesses valid permit may carry into emergency shelter.
- HB 1080 Police chaplains; certification.
- HB 1084 Mopeds; traffic infraction when operator and passenger are not wearing a helmet.
- HB 1089 Cold War Service Medal; authorizes Adjutant General to issue.
- HB 1092 Concealed handgun; certain retired law-enforcement officer may carry wherever he travels in State.
- HB 1104 Newspapers; notice to stop delivery, civil penalty.
- HB 1123 Second Chance Act; Secretary of Public Safety, et al. to study and make recommendations.
- HB 1146 Firearms; possession by certain persons who have had parental rights terminated.
- HB 1151 Concealed weapon; prohibits a person from carrying a concealed butterfly knife.
- HB 1161 Jailer issued identification; allows sheriffs to issue special identification card to prisoners.
- HB 1191 Concealed handgun permit; clerk immune from suit arising from acts or omissions related thereto.
- HB 1204 Conservators of the peace, special; authorized to use seal of State.
- HB 1209 Machine guns; Superintendent of VSP to be notified in writing of change of address of registrant.
- HB 1210 Judges; allowed to carry a concealed handgun without a permit at all times.
- HB 1214 Firearm on public school property; prohibits those in closed container in motor vehicle.
- HB 1217 Firearm safety education program; school boards may offer in elementary grades.
- HB 1226 Veterans Day; adds Global War on Terrorism, etc., to wars that are honored.
- HB 1233 Virginia National Guard; if called to active duty by Governor, health care, etc., will continue.
- HB 1234 Criminal history record check; required to transfer firearm from firearms show vendor.
- HB 1256 Concealed weapon; certain law-enforcement officers who have resigned eligible to carry.
- HB 1257 Service handguns; certain law-enforcement officers eligible for retirement may purchase.
- HB 1267 Motorcycle helmets; penalty.
- HB 1271 Firearms; governing body of an educational institution has power to establish rules therefor.
- HB 1316 Residential community programs; DOC to give nonviolent prisoners opportunity to participate.
- HB 1328 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; written notice of applicable law to offenders.
- HB 1379 Child-care facilities; local regulation of possession and storage of firearms, etc., at facilities.
- HJ 53 Honor and Remember Flag; U.S. Congress urged to designate as national emblem of service.
- SB 3 Concealed handgun permits; renewal by mail.
- SB 9 Safety belts; makes nonuse thereof a primary offense.
- SB 42 Service handgun; allows law-enforcement officer retiring at age 70 with 10 yrs. service to purchase.
- SB 93 Personal flotation devices; requires children 12 and under to wear.
- SB 219 Safety belts; those 18 and under who are occupying a vehicle are required to wear.
- SB 229 Safety belts; use required for all occupants of a motor vehicle.
- SB 230 Driver's license, provisional; restriction of cell phone use while driving.
- SB 334 Concealed handguns; prohibits person who carries into restaurant from consuming alcoholic beverage.
- SB 349 Virginia National Guard, State Defense Force, or naval militia; reemployment rights of members.
- SB 408 Concealed weapons; person may carry a handgun in motor vehicle or vessel if secured in compartment.
- SB 501 Concealed handgun permit; DUI from another state disqualifies individual from obtaining.
- SB 517 Wireless telecommunications devices; prohibits talking on such device unless in hands-free mode.
- SB 518 Safety belts; primary enforcement when violations are observed at traffic safety checkpoints.
- SB 523 Disaster Response Fund; funds to be disbursed for removal of Chinese drywall hazardous materials.
- SB 528 Prisoners; licensed psychiatrist or clinical psychologist to oversee sex offender treatment program.
- SB 529 Sexually violent predators; evaluation determining whether a prisoner meets definition thereof.
- SB 532 Masks; prohibition on wearing in certain places, exception.
- SB 580 Airsoft guns; prohibited on school property.
- SB 613 Virginia National Guard; if called to active duty by Governor, health care, etc., will continue.
- SB 635 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; name of offender's employer not to be published.
- SB 670 Correctional facility work program; person who participates to contribute part of his pay for fines.