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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Immigration laws; immunity to State agencies and employees, etc. for authorized enforcement. [HB-157]
Immunity for enforcement of immigration laws. Provides immunity to agencies and employees of the Commonwealth and political subdivisions for the authorized enforcement of immigration laws.
Sponsored by: No sponsors House: Left In Rules on 02/12/2008
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Name change; proof that applicant is citizen of United States. [HB-151]
Name change; proof that the applicant is U.S. citizen. Requires that every application for a change of name contain proof that the applicant is a United States citizen.
Sponsored by: No sponsors House: Failed To Pass In House on 03/13/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Congressional, Senate, & House of Delegates districts; makes technical adjustment between districts. [HB-1494]
Congressional, Senate, and House of Delegates Districts. Makes technical adjustments between the First and Third Congressional Districts, First and Third Senatorial Districts, and Ninety-Third and Ninety-Sixth House of Delegates Districts to reflect boundary adjustments between York County and the City of Newport News made in 2007.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brenda Pogge Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0395) on 03/11/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Juvenile records; intake officer to report to Bureau of Immigration & Customs if in U.S. illegally. [HB-1254]
Juvenile crime; reports. Provides that a juvenile intake officer must report to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the United States Department of Homeland Security a juvenile who has been detained in a secure facility based on an allegation that he committed a violent juvenile felony, if the intake officer has probable cause to believe that the juvenile is in the U.S. illegally.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dave Marsden Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0798) on 04/14/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Immigrant Assistance, Office of; created. [HB-1174]
Office of Immigrant Assistance; created. Establishes in the Department of Social Services an Office of Immigrant Assistance, to assist persons lawfully entering the United States and the Commonwealth for the purpose of becoming citizens. The Office shall provide (i) advice and assistance regarding the citizenship application process, and (ii) assistance with finding and securing employment, housing, and services for which such persons may be eligible.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin Senate: Subject Matter Referred By Letter To Commission On Immigration Pursuant To Rule (l) on 02/26/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Collection of debts; reciprocal agreement with federal government to include nontax payments. [HB-1023]
Collection of debts owed the Commonwealth. Expands the reciprocal agreement with the federal government to include the offset of nontax payments owed to debtors.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeffrey Frederick Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0314) on 03/11/2008
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Presidential candidates; federal tax and state income tax returns required. [SB-1543]
Presidential candidates; federal tax and state income tax returns required. Requires any person seeking the nomination for the office of President of the United States to submit his federal tax returns and income tax returns filed in any state from each year of the five-year period immediately preceding the general election. Any person who does not submit this statement shall not have his name printed on the ballot for a presidential primary election or the official ballot for the presidential election. The bill also requires a candidate nominated
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeremy McPike
Failed To Report (defeated) In Privileges And Elections (6-y 8-n) on 01/31/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Presidential candidates; required statement regarding disclosure of federal tax returns. [HB-2444]
Presidential candidates; required statement regarding disclosure of federal tax returns and foreign payments and remuneration. Requires any person seeking the nomination for the office of President of the United States to submit a statement, signed under penalty of perjury by the person seeking the nomination, that he has disclosed (i) his federal tax returns from each year of the 10-year period immediately preceding the general election and (ii) any payments or remuneration exceeding $1,000 received from any foreign source during the 10-year period
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Levine
Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/08/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
U.S. Constitution; application for a convention of the states. [SJR-312]
United States Constitution; application for a convention of the states. Makes application to Congress to call a convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution to restrain the abuse of power by the federal government.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Carrico
Left In Rules on 02/08/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Instant runoff voting; provided in elections for statewide offices. [HB-2315]
Instant runoff voting. Provides for instant runoff voting in elections for statewide offices, the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, and the General Assembly. With instant runoff voting, voters rank the candidates for each office in order of choice, and only the candidate receiving a majority of the votes for such office is declared the winner. Ballots are initially counted as one vote for the first-choice candidate on the ballot; if no candidate receives a majority of the first-choice votes, additional rounds of ballot
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholas Freitas
Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/08/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Governor; enter into agreements regarding Medicaid services, benefits, and programs. [HJR-710]
Governor; enter into agreements regarding Medicaid services, benefits, and programs. Encourages the Governor to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services to extend to all eligible residents of the Commonwealth the full range of services, benefits, and programs available under federal law and regulations through the Medicaid program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kenneth Plum
Left In Appropriations on 02/08/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Sanctuary policies; enforcement of federal immigration laws [HB-2236]
Sanctuary policies prohibited. Provides that no locality shall adopt any ordinance, procedure, or policy that restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws to less than the full extent permitted by federal law. The General Assembly shall reduce state funding to the extent permitted by state and federal law to any locality found to have violated the provisions of the bill.
Sponsored by: Rep. Benjamin Cline
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Supporting legislation regarding the Equal Rights Amendment. [HJR-712]
Supporting legislation regarding the Equal Rights Amendment. Expresses the General Assembly's support of legislation to remove the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. The resolution would be transmitted to the Virginia Congressional Delegation so that they may be apprised of the sense of the Virginia General Assembly on this matter.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Bell
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/31/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
United States Constitution; application for a convention of the states; free and fair elections. [HJR-701]
United States Constitution; application for a convention of the states; free and fair elections. Makes application to the United States Congress to call a constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution to ensure free and fair elections by limiting corporate personhood for purposes of campaign finance and political speech and declaring that money does not constitute speech and may be regulated.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Rasoul
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/31/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Speaker of the House; legal counsel. [HJR-685]
Speaker of the House; legal counsel. Authorizes the Speaker of the House of Delegates to employ legal counsel to represent the General Assembly in instituting legal action against any federal authority if the federal authority unconstitutionally violates the sovereign rights of the Commonwealth, its agencies, or local governments or their agencies, and if the Attorney General fails to take legal action against such violations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Marshall
Tabled In Rules By Voice Vote on 01/31/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Sanctuary policies; prohibited. [HB-2000]
Sanctuary policies prohibited. Provides that no locality shall adopt any ordinance, procedure, or policy that restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
Sponsored by: Rep. Benjamin Cline
(67 Affirmative Votes Required To Override) on 04/05/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions; immigration enforcement. [HB-2001]
Immigration enforcement at public institutions of higher education. Requires the governing board and each employee of each public institution of higher education to cooperate in the enforcement of federal law by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement on the institution's campus, in any noncampus building or property, and on public property, as such terms are defined in relevant state law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Poindexter
Left In Education on 02/07/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Temporary driver's licenses, permits, or special identification cards; requirements for issuance. [HB-2020]
Issuance of temporary licenses, permits, or special identification cards; requirements. Allows the issuance of a temporary driver's license, permit, or special identification card to an applicant presenting valid documentary evidence that a federal court or federal agency having jurisdiction over immigration has authorized the applicant to be in the United States for a period of at least 30 days from the date of application. The bill specifices which applicants are eligible for such license, permit, or card.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Villanueva
Failed To Report (defeated) In Transportation (6-y 7-n) on 02/15/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Filling vacancies in the United States Senate. [HB-1696]
Filling vacancies in the United States Senate. Removes the language limiting the date at which a special election can be held to fill a vacancy occurring in the representation of the Commonwealth in the United States Senate. The bill also removes the authority of the Governor to make a temporary appointment to fill such a vacancy. The bill allows the Governor to immediately issue a writ to call an election upon receipt of written notification by a Senator or Senator-elect of his resignation and makes such resignation irrevocable after the date stated
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Marshall
Read Third Time on 02/17/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Electors for President and Vice President; allocation of electoral votes by congressional district. [HB-1601]
Electors for President and Vice President; allocation of electoral votes by congressional district. Revises the process by which the Commonwealth's electoral votes are allocated among the slates of presidential electors. The bill provides that a voter will vote for two electors for the Commonwealth at large and one elector for the congressional district in which he is qualified to vote. The candidates for President and Vice President receiving the highest number of votes cast statewide are allocated the two electoral votes for the Commonwealth at
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Sponsored by: Rep. C. Matthew Fariss
Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/08/2017