Sen. Robert Hurt
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Surety bond; increases amount under CRESPA. [SB-149]
CRESPA settlement agent; surety bond. Increases the required surety bond under CRESPA from $100,000 to $200,000.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Stuart Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0092) on 03/04/2008
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Voluntary admission; report to Central Criminal Records Exchange. [SB-216]
Involuntary mental health treatment; purchase of firearms; reporting to Central Criminal Records Exchange. Clarifies that orders for both involuntary inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment must be forwarded by the clerk of court to the Central Criminal Records Exchange, and that persons ordered to either involuntary inpatient or outpatient treatment or persons who were the subject of a temporary detention order and who subsequently agreed to voluntary commitment, are prohibited from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm. This
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0751) on 04/14/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Veterans; Commissioner et al., to develop various mental health programs. [SB-304]
Veterans Services; mental health program. Requires the Commissioner of Veterans Services to develop, in cooperation with the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, a strategy for coordinating the various programs that address the unique mental health needs of veterans, including post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries, and to seek additional federal, state, and private sources of funding for such programs. This bill was incorporated into
Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Senate: Incorporated By Education And Health (sb297-puller) (15-y 0-n) on 01/24/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
North and South Mayo Rivers; designating portions thereof in Henry County as State scenic rivers. [SB-40]
Scenic river. Designates portions of the North Mayo River and South Mayo River as components of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System. This bill is identical to
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Hurt Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0336) on 03/11/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Natural Resources Commitment Fund; created. [SB-511]
Natural resources funding. Establishes the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund. The Fund would be capitalized with appropriated funds and moneys from public and private sources. Beginning July 1, 2008, and for the next 10 years moneys in the Fund would be distributed to the Department of Conservation and Recreation's Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-Share Program for the implementation of agricultural best management practices (BMP). Fifty-seven percent of the moneys are to used for matching grants to implement BMPs on agricultural
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Edwards Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0701) on 04/14/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Master Settlement Agreement; makes several changes to enhance criminal enforcement activities. [SB-544]
Master Settlement Agreement; criminal enforcement activities; penalty. Makes several changes to enhance criminal enforcement activities. The bill provides that any tobacco product manufacturer, stamping agent, or importer of cigarettes, or any officer, employee, or agent of any such entity, who knowingly makes any materially false statement in reports, documents, and tax returns required to be filed or kept under the Master Settlement Agreement or other substantive law shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony. The Attorney General is authorized to prosecute
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Hurt House: Tabled In Appropriations By Voice Vote on 02/29/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Master Settlement Agreement; regulation of cigarette manufacturers. [SB-545]
Master Settlement Agreement; regulation of cigarette manufacturers. Makes several changes to enhance the regulation of cigarette manufacturers and stamping agents and enforcement provisions. Changes include (i) establishing a bonding requirement for newly qualified and elevated risk nonparticipating tobacco manufacturers, (ii) authorizing the Attorney General to conduct audits and investigations for compliance with the requirements of the Master Settlement Agreement, (iii) requiring nonparticipating manufacturers located outside of the United States
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Hurt Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0758) on 04/14/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Correctional facilities, local; City of Danville & Pittsylvania County to enter into jail project. [SB-546]
Local correctional facilities. Allows Danville and Pittsylvania to enter into a regional jail project without a third participating jurisdiction.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Hurt Senate: Continued To 2009 In Finance (16-y 0-n) on 01/29/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Criminal appeals; to appeal conviction defense counsel must certify there is legitimate issue. [SB-547]
Criminal appeals. Provides that in order to appeal a circuit court conviction of a traffic infraction or a crime the defense counsel or the trial judge must certify that there is a legitimate issue for appeal.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Hurt Senate: Passed By Indefinitely In Courts Of Justice (15-y 0-n) on 02/06/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Bail; presumption against thereof for person charged with failure to appear. [SB-548]
Presumption against bail. Provides a presumption against bail for a person charged with failure to appear.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Hurt Senate: Failed To Report (defeated) In Courts Of Justice (6-y 9-n) on 01/30/2008