Rep. Robert Bell
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District HD-058
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 62
Sponsored Legislation
Virginia 2010 Regular Session
DUI ignition interlock; required to have on first offense as a condition of a restricted license. [HB-1197]
DUI ignition interlock limitations. Provides that a person who is convicted of DUI is required to have an ignition interlock on the first offense as a condition of a restricted license. Currently, the requirement for an interlock is imposed only upon a second offense or when the offender's BAC is above 0.15 percent. This bill incorporates
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Senate: Left In Courts Of Justice on 03/08/2010
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Absentee ballots; procedure for various deadlines and ballot requirements. [HB-1235]
Absentee ballots; various deadlines related to ballot preparation and receipt; write-in absentee ballots. Requires that ballots be prepared and available for absentee voting not later than 45 days before any election rather than 45 days before the November election and 30 days before other elections. The bill also requires preparation of ballots 45 days in advance of special elections for federal office and allows, if necessary, preparation as soon after that deadline as possible for other special elections. Various deadlines for nominations and
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0645) on 04/11/2010
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Virginia 2010 Regular Session
Fishing license, special; DGIF to issue free licenses to disabled active duty military personnel. [HB-128]
Special fishing license. Authorizes the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to issue free fishing licenses to disabled, active duty military personnel who are receiving inpatient or outpatient medical treatment from a hospital in Virginia, an adjoining state, or the District of Columbia. There is no cost for the license, and it is valid for one year.
Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0822) on 04/21/2010
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Virginia 2010 Regular Session
Prayer at public events; governmental agency to have no authority to regulate. [HB-1282]
Prayer at public events. Provides that whenever an individual is requested to provide prayer, invocation, or benediction at a public event that is sanctioned by a governmental agency, such governmental agency shall have no authority to regulate how that individual refers to God in prayer or to prohibit the religious content of the individual's prayer, invocation, or benediction, provided such prayer, invocation, or benediction is not used to advance a particular religion or to disparage another faith or belief.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
House: Left In General Laws on 02/16/2010
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Virginia 2010 Regular Session
Law-enforcement officers; prohibits public disclosure of personal information on Internet. [HB-1382]
Public disclosure of personal information; law-enforcement officers. Prohibits a state or local agency from publicly posting or displaying on the Internet the home address or personal telephone numbers of a law-enforcement officer if the officer has made a written demand that such information not be disclosed. The written demand must include a copy of a court order authorizing the state or locality to remove the information. The bill also clarifies that the publication of a person's primary residence address along with his name or photograph with
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0767) on 04/13/2010
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Virginia 2010 Regular Session
Virtual school programs; established. [HB-1388]
Establishment of virtual school programs. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop, and the Board of Education to approve, criteria for approving and monitoring multi-division providers of online courses and virtual school programs. The bill also allows local school boards to enter into contracts with approved private or nonprofit organizations to provide such courses and programs; such contracts shall be exempt from the Virginia Public Procurement Act. Any multi-division online provider operating prior to the adoption of approval
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0537) on 04/11/2010
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Virginia 2010 Regular Session
Charter schools, public; review & consideration of application by Board of Education & school board. [HB-1390]
Public charter schools; review and reconsideration. Requires the public charter school applicant to submit its proposed charter application to the Board of Education for review, comment, and a determination as to whether the application meets approval criteria developed by the Board, prior to submission to the local school board. Also, the bill provides for an opportunity for a public charter school applicant to petition for reconsideration of a decision by a local school board to deny an application. Prior to such petition for reconsideration,
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Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0650) on 04/11/2010
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Constitutional amendment; localities to establish either income or financial worth limitations. [HB-16]
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); property exempt from taxation. Provides for a referendum at the November 2010 election on the approval of a proposed constitutional amendment relating to property exempt from taxation. The proposed amendment allows the General Assembly to authorize localities to establish their own income or financial worth limitations for purposes of granting property tax relief for homeowners not less than 65 years of age or permanently and totally disabled. The Constitution presently requires a showing that the homeowners
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Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0490) on 04/11/2010
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Virginia 2010 Regular Session
MEI Project Approval Commission; expands scope of incentive packages to be reviewed. [HB-199]
MEI Project Approval Commission; work of the Commission. Expands the scope of incentive packages to be reviewed by the MEI Project Approval Commission by eliminating the limitation that the Commission may only review incentive packages for MEI projects that are proposed to be funded by bonds of the Virginia Public Building Authority and by providing for the Commission to review incentive packages (including but not limited to incentive packages for MEI projects) for which (i) one or more of the incentives in the incentive package is not authorized
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Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0543) on 04/11/2010
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Animal cruelty; increases penalties. [HB-281]
Animal cruelty; penalty. Increases the penalty for a second or subsequent violation of the animal care laws regarding an owner's failure to provide adequate food, adequate water, adequate shelter, and adequate veterinary care from a Class 4 to a Class 2 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation related to adequate space, adequate exercise, and adequate care, treatment and transportation are increased from a Class 4 to a Class 3 misdemeanor. The civil penalty for failure to sterilize a dog or cat adopted from a releasing agency is increased from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0875) on 05/21/2010