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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Shellfish industry and state regulators; USFDA, et al., to work to improve shellfish safety. [HJR-624]
Memorializing resolution. Memorializes the United States Food and Drug Administration and the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference to work collaboratively with the shellfish industry and state regulators to improve shellfish safety.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynwood Lewis
Senate: Left In Rules on 02/21/2011
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Federal Trade Commission; urging Congress to refrain from granting expanded rulemaking authority. [HJR-578]
Memorializing Congress regarding the expansion of the Federal Trade Commission's rulemaking authority. Urges Congress to recognize the separation of powers principles established in the United States Constitution, acknowledges the importance of the Federal Trade Commission's streamlined rulemaking authority in limited circumstances, and encourages the United States Congress to refrain from expanding the Federal Trade Commission's streamlined rulemaking authority.
Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Senate: Left In Rules on 02/21/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Internet; urging Congress to recognize importance of unfettered access and limit regulation by FCC. [HJR-577]
Memorializes Congress to recognize the importance of unfettered access to the Internet. Urges Congress to limit the Federal Communications Commission's authority over regulation of the Internet.
Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Senate: Left In Rules on 02/21/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Amendments convention; expresses sense of General Assembly that Congress call convention. [HJR-565]
Memorializing the Congress of the United States to call an amendments convention. Expresses the sense of the General Assembly that the Congress of the United States call an amendments convention pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution for the purpose of proposing a constitutional amendment providing that an increase in the federal debt requires approval from a majority of the legislatures of the separate states.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Peace
House: Left In Rules on 02/08/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights; subcommittee to study compliance of federal government, etc. [HJR-558]
Study; federal government compliance with the Constitution and the Bill of Rights; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study the state of compliance by the federal government with the terms of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights in its treatment of the citizens of the Commonwealth and recommend remedies for (i) any unauthorized acts of the federal government, (ii) actions that amount to noncompliance by the federal government with the terms of the United States Constitution, and (iii) acts of Congress that are outside
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Marshall
House: Left In Rules on 02/08/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Alternative currency; subcommittee to study whether should adopt if breakdown of Federal Reserve. [HJR-557]
Study; adoption of an alternative currency; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee to study whether the Commonwealth should adopt a currency to serve as an alternative to the currency distributed by Federal Reserve System in the event of a major breakdown of the Federal Reserve System.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Marshall
House: Left In Rules on 02/08/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
U.S. Constitution; application to U.S. Congress to call convention to propose an amendment. [HJR-542]
United States Constitution; amendment. Makes application to the United States Congress to call a constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment that permits the repeal of any federal law or regulation by the vote of two-thirds of the state legislatures. The resolution states that the application would be revoked and withdrawn if the convention acts to amend the Constitution for any purpose other than an amendment to permit such repeal of a federal law or regulation.
Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Senate: Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/22/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Juvenile information dissemination; info. disseminated to State Police or U.S. Attorney General. [HB-2445]
CCRE juvenile information dissemination. Provides that, for purposes of a determination as provided in §§18.2-308.2 and 18.2-308.2:2 (records checks for possession and purchase, respectively) of eligibility to possess or purchase a firearm, juvenile record information maintained in the Central Criminal Records Exchange pursuant to the provisions of §16.1-299 (fingerprints and photographs of juveniles) shall be disseminated only to the State Police or the Attorney General of the United States. Currently, there are no named recipients.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cosgrove
House: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/08/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
State agencies; use of certified mail for certain notices. [HB-2337]
State agencies; use of certified mail for certain notices. Provides that whenever a state agency sends any mail or notice by certified mail and such mail or notice is sent certified mail, return receipt requested, then any additional mail or notice that is sent by such state agency pertaining to the same subject matter and purpose may be sent by regular mail.
Sponsored by: Rep. T. Scott Garrett
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0566) on 03/25/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Citizenship of arrestee; arresting officer to ascertain. [HB-2332]
Arresting officer to ascertain citizenship of arrestee. Supplements the existing law that requires sheriffs to make a query into legal presence when a person is "taken into custody" at a jail. This bill expands such inquiries by requiring inquiries of everyone arrested, independent of whether they were taken into custody at a jail, and requires that an arresting officer inquire of every arrestee whether he (i) was born in a country other than the United States and (ii) is a citizen of a country other than the United States. The bill further provides
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Senate: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/22/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Tax returns; filing by overnight delivery service. [HB-2141]
Tax; filing tax returns by overnight delivery service. Places filing of tax returns by overnight delivery service in the same category as filing by U.S. mail for timely filing purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mamye BaCote
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0368) on 03/22/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Immigration laws; State Police to enter into agreement with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement. [HB-1934]
Enforcement of immigration laws; agreement with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Provides that the Superintendent of State Police shall seek to enter into a memorandum of agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement that would allow the State Police to perform certain federal immigration law-enforcement functions in the Commonwealth. Such an agreement is often referred to as an agreement under the federal 287(g) program.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Senate: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/22/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
State's tax code; advances conformity with federal law. [HB-1874]
Commonwealth's tax code; conformity with federal law; emergency. Advances the conformity with the federal tax code from January 22, 2010, to December 31, 2010, and restores conformity to the qualified motor vehicle tax deduction. The bill also contains an emergency clause and ensures that the measure will override certain budget language.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harry Purkey
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0002) on 02/16/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Spouse of member of armed forces; provides extension of expiration of certain licenses, etc. [HB-1862]
Professions and occupations; expiration of certain documents issued to spouses of citizens of Virginia serving in the armed forces of the United States. Provides an extension of the expiration of certain licenses, certifications, registrations or other documents held by the spouse of a member of the armed forces of the United States when the spouse accompanies the citizen for a period of service outside of the country.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0342) on 03/22/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Presidential primary; moves date to first Tuesday in March. [HB-1843]
Presidential primary. Moves the presidential primary date from the second Tuesday in February to the first Tuesday in March. The bill retains the first Tuesday in March as the primary date before the May general election.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0570) on 03/25/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Students; school boards report to Board of Education number enrolled in English as second language. [HB-1775]
English as a Second Language; report. Requires local school boards to annually collect data on the number of students enrolled in English as a Second Language courses and report such data to the Board of Education, as well as provide the number of students unable to provide a birth record upon admission to the public schools. The Board of Education must compile all such data and report it, aggregated by school division, to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Cole
Senate: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/22/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Redistricting process; new method for preparation of state legislative and redistricting plans. [HB-1749]
Redistricting process. Provides a new method for the preparation of state legislative and congressional redistricting plans; spells out standards for developing plans including population equality, compactness, maintenance of cores of existing districts, and respect for locality boundaries; precludes consideration of incumbency and political data in developing plans; assigns responsibility to the Division of Legislative Services to prepare plans for submission to the General Assembly; and establishes a temporary redistricting advisory commission
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kenneth Plum
House: Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/08/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Presidential primary; moves date to first Tuesday in March. [HB-1667]
Presidential elections and primaries. Moves the presidential primary date from the second Tuesday in February to the first Tuesday in March and retains the first Tuesday in March as the primary date before the May general election. The bill also reduces the petition requirement for presidential candidates from 10,000 to 5,000 signatures. This bill was incorporated into
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
House: Incorporated By Privileges And Elections (hb1843-cole) By Voice Vote on 02/04/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Driver's licenses, permits, and special identification cards; issuance only to U.S. citizens. [HB-1651]
Licenses, permits, and special identification cards issued only to U.S. citizens. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to cancel any license, permit, or special identification card it has issued to an individual if it is notified by a federal government agency that the individual is not a citizen of the United States or is not legally present in the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cosgrove
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0396) on 03/23/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Goods; those produced or manufactured within State are not subject to federal law, regulation, etc. [HB-1438]
Goods produced or manufactured in the Commonwealth; not subject to federal regulation. Provides that all goods produced or manufactured within the Commonwealth, when such goods are held, retained, or maintained in the Commonwealth, shall not be subject to federal law, federal regulation, or the constitutional power of the United States Congress to regulate interstate commerce. The bill does not apply to goods ordered, procured, or purchased by the federal government or by a federal contractor. The bill only applies to goods produced or manufactured
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Senate: Left In Commerce And Labor on 02/22/2011