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- HB 10 Judges; retirement allowance and service after retirement.
- HB 29 Budget Bill.
- HB 30 Budget Bill.
- HB 44 Va. Defense Force; creates personal property tax classification for vehicle owned by member.
- HB 46 Real property tax; exemption for spouses of members of armed forces killed in action.
- HB 86 Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission from local correctional facility; criteria.
- HB 99 Tax information; changes unlawful dissemination or publication to Class 1 misdemeanor.
- HB 121 Tax information; disclosure by Department of Taxation.
- HB 131 Chesapeake Bay; voluntary tax contributions for restoration, report.
- HB 133 Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; eligibility criteria.
- HB 147 Medicaid program independent contractors; deferred compensation plan.
- HB 149 Real property tax; board of equalization.
- HB 156 Real and personal property tax; exemption for religious bodies.
- HB 187 Real and personal property tax exemption; aviation museum.
- HB 225 Richmond, City of; reassessment of real estate and equalization.
- HB 232 Immediate sanction probation program; extends sunset provision on establishment of programs.
- HB 235 Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry Act; amends to add solicitation of prostitution.
- HB 272 Judicial performance evaluation program; evaluation reports on justices and judges.
- HB 331 First-time home buyer savings plans; established.
- HB 460 Income tax; motion picture production credit.
- HB 477 Electronic summons system; fees.
- HB 480 Domestic international sales corporations (DISC); exempt from income taxation.
- HB 497 BPOL; appeal of business license tax classification.
- HB 499 Real property tax; nonjudicial sale of certain delinquent property.
- HB 525 Real property tax; notice of assessment.
- HB 534 King William County and Town of West Point; localities to govern allocation of revenues for schools.
- HB 567 Sexual battery; touching a person's intimate parts, etc., penalty.
- HB 573 Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; students eligible for grants.
- HB 576 Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; residency requirements.
- HB 589 Personal property tax; exemption for household goods.
- HB 593 Entitlement to certain sales and use tax revenues; City of Bristol and Washington County.
- HB 606 Judges; maximum number in circuit, general district, and juvenile courts, etc.
- HB 617 Personal property tax; classification.
- HB 663 Real estate; judicial sale of property for delinquent taxes.
- HB 672 Port of Virginia Economic and Infrastructure Development Grant Program; expands existing program.
- HB 700 Higher educational institutions; maintenance of optional retirement plan.
- HB 708 Assault and battery; family or household member.
- HB 737 Neighborhood assistance tax credits; increases percentage of persons served by organization.
- HB 780 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program; distribution of benefits.
- HB 869 Commonwealth of Virginia Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2014; created.
- HB 873 VA's ports-related tax credits; increases annual amount of international trade facility tax credits.
- HB 876 Virginia Port Authority; changes composition of Board of Commissioners.
- HB 877 Hybrid retirement program; local deferred compensation and cash match plans.
- HB 898 Civil penalty; untaxed tobacco products.
- HB 960 Retail Sales and Use Tax; modifies exemption for school supplies and clothing.
- HB 972 Protective orders; companion animals.
- HB 975 Hybrid electric motor vehicles; repeals annual license tax.
- HB 976 Homicides, certain; accessories after the fact.
- HB 1000 Real property tax; exemption for certain elderly and disabled persons.
- HB 1028 Gas severance tax; extends sunset provision to December 31, 2015.
- HB 1085 Income tax, state; earned income tax credit.
- HB 1095 Innovation and Technology Transportation Fund; created, report.
- HB 1099 Local meals, & food & beverage taxes; exempts nonprofit entity from collecting on fundraising sales.
- HB 1105 Life insurance; basic coverage for retired state employees, creditable service.
- HB 1108 Motor vehicle sales and use tax; exemptions.
- HB 1168 Wetland and stream mitigation banks; state lands that are used to provide compensatory mitigation.
- HB 1179 Neighborhood assistance tax credits; proposals, emergency.
- HB 1191 Economic development incentive programs; SCT to develop & issue report on effectiveness of program.
- HB 1202 Mineral lands; local property and license taxes.
- HB 1220 Research and development, qualified; increases amount of tax credit for expenses.
- HB 1239 Real and personal property taxes; exemption for solar energy equipment, facilities, or devices.
- HB 1251 Sex offenders; reregistration, name change.
- HJ 8 Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption for spouses of soldiers killed in action.
- SB 1 Hybrid electric motor vehicles; repeals annual license tax, refunds.
- SB 7 Clients' Protection Fund; extends sunset provision on Supreme Court's authority to adopt rules.
- SB 14 Sodomy; crimes against nature, clarifies provisions of clause, penalty.
- SB 19 Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.
- SB 25 Offshore natural gas & oil resources; Va. Offshore Energy Emergency Response Fund, established.
- SB 27 Income tax, state; Tax Commissioner and State Comptroller to implement procedures for tax refunds.
- SB 28 Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; export of Virginia products and services.
- SB 29 Budget Bill.
- SB 30 Budget Bill.
- SB 32 Animal Cruelty Registry; established.
- SB 38 Hybrid electric motor vehicles; repeals annual license tax, refunds.
- SB 45 Virginia Health Benefit Exchange; established and operated by new division within SCC.
- SB 46 Motion picture production; increases percentage of company's qualifying expenses for tax credit.
- SB 56 Persons not guilty by reason of insanity; court-appointed counsel fees.
- SB 57 Livable Home Tax Credit; increases total amount granted for program.
- SB 62 Residences; grants for purchasing or expending money on existing property to improve accessibility.
- SB 65 Firearms; willful discharge resulting in permanent physical impairment, Class 6 felony.
- SB 66 Richmond, City of; reassessment of real estate and equalization.
- SB 68 Real estate; delinquent taxes.
- SB 79 Higher educational institutions; maintenance of optional retirement plan.
- SB 84 Retail Sales and Use Tax; direct payment to Department of Taxation.
- SB 87 VRS; technical amendments to programs administered by System.
- SB 89 Virginia Retirement System; disability program for hybrid retirement plan participants.
- SB 93 Unlawful photographs or videos; Class 6 felony for person to publish on Internet.
- SB 96 Tobacco products; purchase, etc., of nicotine vapor products by minors, penalty.
- SB 100 Retail Sales and Use Tax; satellite television programming equipment.
- SB 101 Life insurance; optional coverage for retired state employees.
- SB 102 Life insurance; coverage for retired state employees.
- SB 103 Health insurance; credit for retired state employees.
- SB 107 STEM education grant programs; Stem Education Fund created, etc.
- SB 109 Health insurance; credit for certain retired employees.
- SB 112 License, local and local machinery and tools taxes; Commonwealth to pay on behalf of taxpayers.
- SB 113 Meadows of Dan Elementary School; Literary Fund loan to Patrick County Board of Supervisors.
- SB 127 Hybrid electric motor vehicles; repeals annual license tax.
- SB 131 School calendar; continuing waivers.
- SB 132 TNAF recipients; Board of Social Services shall annually review amount of assistance paid.
- SB 137 Arrest photos; placement and removal on Internet, penalty.
- SB 141 Income tax, state; Tax Commissioner and State Comptroller to implement procedures for tax refunds.
- SB 159 Hybrid electric motor vehicles and alternative fuel vehicles; repeals annual license tax.
- SB 168 Teachers Relocation Incentive Grant Fund; created, grants awarded to qualified teachers.
- SB 170 Judicial retirement; increases mandatory age under Judicial Retirement System.
- SB 175 Real and personal property tax; exemption for religious bodies.
- SB 187 Biennial appropriations, Commonwealth's; changing to begin in an odd-numbered year.
- SB 188 State and local employees; deferred compensation plans.
- SB 191 Voter registration lists; duties of State Board of Elections and general registrars, etc.
- SB 206 Department of State Police; appointment of supervisory officers.
- SB 208 Grand larceny & property injury; health & safety made an element of crimes where coal mine damaged.
- SB 213 Dextromethorphan Distribution Act; penalty.
- SB 214 Entitlement to certain sales and use tax revenues; City of Bristol and Washington County.
- SB 215 Virginia College Savings Plan; Plan established as a body politic and corporate.
- SB 221 Hybrid electric motor vehicles; eliminates annual license tax.
- SB 227 Virginia - Korea Advisory Board; established, report.
- SB 252 Insurance; state health care plan to provide that coverage of 1 additional adult may be purchased.
- SB 255 Sexual crimes against minors; extend statute of limitations.
- SB 256 Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; conservation officers members of System.
- SB 260 Emergency custody & temporary detention; web-based psychiatric bed registry, period of custody.
- SB 262 Internet Crimes Against Children Fund; fee, Governor's Child Safety Test.
- SB 267 Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; certified industrial parks.
- SB 269 Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits Program; claiming credits.
- SB 277 Foster care and adoption assistance; DSS to include individuals between age 18 & 21 years of age.
- SB 282 Virginia Fire Services Board; Board shall meet no more than six times per year.
- SB 284 Kinship care; DSS shall review current policy governing placement of children to avoid foster care.
- SB 285 Civil penalty; untaxed tobacco products.
- SB 288 Commonwealth's tax code; conformity with federal law.
- SB 289 Line of Duty Act; funding and review.
- SB 291 Visually impaired students; evaluation by certified Teacher of Visually Impaired.
- SB 292 Downtown Tunnel Construction Relief Grant Fund; established.
- SB 293 Reckless driving; causing death or injury of certain persons, Class 5 felony.
- SB 303 Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; eligibility.
- SB 320 Paper and plastic bags, disposable; localities in Planning District 8 authorized to impose.
- SB 338 Mineral lands; local property and license taxes.
- SB 352 Cigarettes; sealed labeled pack shall be prima facie evidence.
- SB 364 Cigarette taxes; ineligibility to be an authorized holder.
- SB 373 Trafficking in persons; penalties.
- SB 378 Notaries; application for recommission.
- SB 381 Public Safety & Homeland Security, & Veterans & Defense Affairs, Secretaries of; transfer of powers.
- SB 384 Sexual offenders; certain persons prohibited proximity to children at public libraries, penalty.
- SB 385 Virginia Retirement System and local government retirement systems; investments.
- SB 394 Commonwealth of Virginia Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2014; created.
- SB 412 Medicaid program independent contractors; deferred compensation plan.
- SB 414 Chesapeake Bay; voluntary tax contributions for restoration, report.
- SB 418 Real and personal property taxes; exemption for solar energy equipment, facilities, or devices.
- SB 420 Virginia Retirement System; impact statements.
- SB 422 Hybrid retirement program; local deferred compensation and cash match plans.
- SB 428 Personal property tax; localities authorized to tax telephone and telegraph companies.
- SB 429 Two-Year College Transfer Grant Program; amount of grant.
- SB 442 Sexual abuse; increases penalty for abuse of child 13 or 14 years of age to Class 6 felony.
- SB 443 Judges; maximum number in circuit, general district, and juvenile courts, etc.
- SB 450 Driving under influence of alcohol; first offenders, license conditions.
- SB 451 Law-enforcement officer; sworn municipal park rangers added to definition of officer.
- SB 454 Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry Act; amends to add solicitation of prostitution.
- SB 457 Charter schools; participation of personnel in Virginia Retirement System.
- SB 476 Incest; definition of parent, includes step-parent, grandparent includes step-grandparent, penalty.
- SB 478 Cigarettes, tax-paid contraband; illegal distribution.
- SB 480 Real property tax; notice of assessment.
- SB 481 Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; residency requirements.
- SB 483 Real property tax liens; assignment to third party.
- SB 487 Driving or boating while intoxicated; serious bodily injury, penalty.
- SB 488 King William County and Town of West Point; localities to govern allocation of revenues for schools.
- SB 489 Cigarettes, tax-paid contraband; penalty for possession with intent to distribute, exception.
- SB 493 Line of Duty Act; funding and review.
- SB 494 Reduced cigarette ignition propensity; penalties.
- SB 505 Natural gas; incentives for expanded use as transportation fuel, report.
- SB 506 Hybrid electric motor vehicles; eliminates annual license tax.
- SB 508 Real and personal property tax exemption; aviation museum.
- SB 510 Firearms; possession following a misdemeanor conviction of certain crimes.
- SB 512 Solar equipment; certified pollution control equipment and facilities.
- SB 515 Domestic international sales corporations (DISC); exempt from income taxation.
- SB 524 Segregated revenues; local fines and penalties.
- SB 552 Gas severance tax; extends sunset provision to December 31, 2015.
- SB 559 Commonwealth's tax code; conformity with federal law.
- SB 563 Neighborhood Assistance Act; increases amount of tax credits that may be issued under program.
- SB 566 Virginia Retirement System; increase of retirement allowance.
- SB 568 Land preservation tax credit; retention of qualified mineral interest.
- SB 570 Assault and battery; full-time or part-time employee, penalty.
- SB 571 Va.Beach arena; if Va. Beach issues bonds for a facility, it shall create an Arena Financing Fund.
- SB 573 Transient occupancy tax; adds Highland County to list of counties authorized to levy.
- SB 579 Retail Sales and Use Tax; revenues from certain baseball facilities.
- SB 586 Communications sales and use tax revenues; changes distribution.
- SB 590 Minimum wage; increases wage from its current federally mandated level.
- SB 591 Neighborhood assistance tax credits; proposals, emergency.
- SB 594 Controlled substance analogs; regulation by Board of Pharmacy, synthetic cannabinoids, penalties.
- SB 597 Regional Criminal Justice Academy Training Fund; local fee.
- SB 604 Immigrant Assistance, Office of; created.
- SB 606 Secondary highway system; withdrawal of county from system.
- SB 608 Concealed handgun permits, lifetime; Department of State Police to issue, penalty.
- SB 611 Automated sales suppression devices; falsifying electronic records, penalties.
- SB 619 Income tax, corporate; eliminates tax for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2015.
- SB 623 Research and development, qualified; increases amount of tax credit for expenses.
- SB 627 Training center residents; DBHDS to ensure resources available prior to transfer to another center.
- SB 628 Community colleges; workforce training.
- SB 647 Teledentistry pilot program; Department of Medical Assistance Services to create, report.
- SB 653 Renewable energy property; grants for placing into service, Renewable Energy Property Grant Fund.
- SB 654 Criminal Justice Services, Department of; human trafficking policy.
- SB 656 Economic development, local; revenues from certain taxes for qualified locality.
- SB 658 Physical evidence recovery kits; local and state law-enforcement agencies shall report an inventory.
- SB 663 Community college mental health services; Virginia Community College System to create pilot program.
- SB 666 Eminent domain; costs, attorney fees.
- SB 672 Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind; out-of-state students.
- SB 673 Retail Sales and Use Tax; distribution of certain revenue.
- SJ 10 Students with developmental and intellectual disabilities; SCHEV to study.
- SJ 25 Pay It Forward, Pay It Back; SCHEV to study feasibility of implementing.
- SJ 47 Mental health; joint subcommittee to study services in the Commonwealth in twenty-first century.
- SJ 56 Virginia Preschool Initiative; JLARC to study and identify policy and funding options to expand.
- SJ 81 Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption for spouses of soldiers killed in action.