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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Citizenship of arrestee; if accused is not committed to jail, arresting officer to ascertain. [HB-1430]
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, 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.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Senate: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/22/2011
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Immigration laws, federal; enforcement by State, political subdivisions, or localities. [HB-1421]
Enforcement of federal immigration law by the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions. Provides that no agency of the Commonwealth, political subdivision of the Commonwealth or locality, or an employee of any of them acting in his official capacity, may limit or restrict the enforcement of federal immigration laws to less than the full extent permitted by federal law.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Senate: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/22/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Immigration laws; State Police to enter into agreement with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement. [HB-1420]
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
House: Incorporated By Courts Of Justice (hb1934-miller, J.h.) By Voice Vote on 01/31/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Carbon dioxide emissions; defers USEPA enforcement of any standards or cap and trade provisions. [HB-1398]
Air pollution emissions. Defers to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the enforcement of any carbon dioxide standards or cap and trade provisions that are included in the federal Clean Air Act. The Governor through an executive order or the General Assembly is prohibited from enforcing any climate change international agreement until such agreement is part of an international treaty that has been approved by the U.S. Senate. The bill requires the Governor, in consultation with the Attorney General, to examine these provisions and determine
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Cole
House: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/08/2011
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Carbon dioxide emissions; defers USEPA enforcement of any standards or cap and trade provisions. [HB-1319]
Air pollution emissions. Defers to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) the enforcement of any carbon dioxide standards or cap and trade provisions that are included in the federal Clean Air Act. The bill requires the Governor, in consultation with the Attorney General, to examine these provisions and determine whether Congress has the authority to enact mandates upon the states. The Governor is to report his findings to the General Assembly. The bill authorizes the Attorney General to bring an action against the USEPA if he finds that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Cole
House: Left In Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources on 12/03/2010
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Illegal immigration; memorializing Congress to pursue solutions. [SJR-93]
Illegal immigration; memorializing Congress to act. Requests Congress to provide federal agencies with the necessary resources for the enforcement of existing federal immigration laws or, if Congress chooses not to provide those resources, to enact legislation giving states the authority and funding to address the problem of illegal immigration. This resolution has been incorporated into
Sponsored by: Sen. Kenneth Stolle Senate: Incorporated By Rules (sj120-colgan) By Voice Vote on 02/08/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
World Health Organization; Congress to support participation of Republic of China (Taiwan). [SJR-58]
Memorializing Congress to support participation of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the World Health Organization. Memorializes the Congress of the United States to support the Republic of China (Taiwan) in its efforts to be permitted full and meaningful participation in the activities of the World Health Organization.
Sponsored by: Sen. Creigh Deeds Senate: Left In Rules on 02/13/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Illegal immigration; Attorney General to pursue all remedies through litigation for reimbursement. [SJR-26]
Attorney General of Virginia; illegal immigration; report. Requests the Attorney General to pursue all remedies through litigation to recover moneys owing from the United States government to the Commonwealth for reimbursement of costs incurred by the State in dealing with illegal immigration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Emmett Hanger Senate: Continued To 2009 In Rules By Voice Vote on 02/08/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Birthright citizenship; memorializing Congress to amend Fourteenth Amendment of U.S. Constitution. [SJR-131]
Memorializing Congress regarding birthright citizenship. Urges the United States Congress to call for a constitutional convention to amend the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution to clarify specifically that a person born to a parent who is a U. S. Citizen is also a citizen of the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kenneth Cuccinelli Senate: Left In Rules on 02/13/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Comprehensive immigration policy; memorializing Congress of the United States to develop. [SJR-120]
Illegal Immigration; federal responsibility. Memorializes the Congress of the United States to develop a comprehensive immigration policy and to demonstrate leadership on the matter of illegal immigration. This resolution incorporates
Sponsored by: Sen. Emmett Hanger House: Left In Rules on 03/03/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Crime victims and witnesses; immigration status. [SB-639]
Crime victims and witnesses; immigration status. Prohibits law enforcement from questioning or investigating the immigration status of a person who reports that he was a victim of or witness to a crime. This bill has been incorporated into
Sponsored by: Sen. Patricia Ticer Senate: Incorporated By Courts Of Justice (sb441-howell) (15-y 0-n) on 01/30/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Income tax, state; conformity of system with Internal Revenue Code. [SB-582]
Income tax; conformity with IRC. Advances the date as of which Virginia conforms with the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) from December 31, 2006, to December 31, 2007. Identical to
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Colgan Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0002) on 02/13/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Crime victims and witnesses; prohibits inquiry of immigration status. [SB-441]
Crime victims; immigration status. Provides that no law-enforcement officer or other agent of state or local government shall inquire into the immigration status of any person who reports that he is the victim of a crime or is the parent or guardian of a minor victim, or is a cooperating witness in a criminal investigation or is the parent or guardian of a minor witness. The bill does not prohibit a law-enforcement officer from inquiring into the immigration status of a victim or witness who has been arrested and charged with a criminal violation,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Janet Howell House: Vote: --- Reconsider Defeated (45-y 53-n) on 03/05/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Immigration laws; Governor to enter into memorandum of agreement w/Immigration and Customs. [SB-433]
Enforcement of immigration laws; agreement with United States Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. States that it is the responsibility of the Governor to enter into a memorandum of agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement that would allow designated state and local law-enforcement officers to perform certain federal immigration law functions in the Commonwealth. Such an agreement is often referred to as an agreement under the federal 287(g) program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Vogel Senate: Passed By Indefinitely In Courts Of Justice (11-y 4-n) on 01/30/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Electoral College; votes therein shall be allocated by popular vote for President & Vice President. [SB-277]
Electoral College. Provides that the Commonwealth's votes in the Electoral College shall be allocated by the popular vote statewide and in each congressional district. The candidates for President and Vice President who win the popular statewide vote will receive the votes of the two at-large statewide electors and the candidate who wins the popular vote in each congressional district will receive the vote of that district's elector. Maine and Nebraska allocate electoral college votes in this manner. This bill is identical to
Sponsored by: Sen. John Miller Senate: Failed To Report (defeated) In Privileges And Elections (2-y 9-n) on 01/29/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
General Assembly and Congressional redistricting plans; new method for preparation. [SB-105]
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: Sen. Kenneth Cuccinelli Senate: Incorporated By Privileges And Elections (sb38-deeds) (11-y 0-n) on 01/29/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Security & Prosperity Partnership of North America; U.S. to withdraw threrefrom. [HJR-86]
Memorializing the Congress of the United States. Withdraw the United States from the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America and any other bilateral or multilateral activity which seeks to create a North American Union.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Cole House: Left In Rules on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Public service academy, national; urging Congress to create. [HJR-62]
Public service academy. Urges the United States Congress to create a national public service academy.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Toscano House: Left In Rules on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Real ID Act; memorializing Congress to repeal or amend. [HJR-42]
Memorializing Congress to repeal or amend the federal Real ID Act. Expresses the sense of the General Assembly in opposition to the implementation of the federal Real ID Act unless the federal government provides adequate funds to the states to cover the costs of implementation and unless amendments are made to protect the privacy and preserve the essential civil rights and liberties of the citizens of the Commonwealth.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynwood Lewis House: Left In Rules on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Immigration Agreement; requesting Governor to enter into. [HJR-183]
Requesting the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia to enter into Immigration Agreement. Requests the Governor to enter into Memoranda of Agreement with the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to allow designated members of the Department of State Police, Department of Corrections, and Department of Motor Vehicles to perform certain federal immigration law functions. Such a Memoranda of Agreement is frequently referred to as a "287 (g)" agreement.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeffrey Frederick House: Left In Rules on 02/12/2008