Rep. Jeion Ward
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Bills Introduced 75
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Illegal immigrants; document verification for employment. [HB-1047]
Document verification for employment of illegal immigrants; penalty. Provides that each day of continued unlawful employment of an alien worker, each alien who cannot provide documents indicating that he is legally eligible for employment in the United States, or of false representation that an alien worker has documentation indicating that he is legally eligible for employment in the United States constitutes a separate civil offense punishable by a $100 civil penalty. The measure also (i) makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to falsely represent that
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts House: Left In Rules on 02/12/2008
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Absentee ballot and voting; adds women who are pregnant at time of applying to list of eligible. [HB-1062]
Elections; persons entitled to vote absentee. Adds women who cannot go to the polls on election day because of pregnancy to the list of persons eligible to vote absentee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0425) on 03/14/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Absentee voting and ballot applications; persons performing volunteer service may vote absentee . [HB-1069]
Elections; absentee voting and absentee ballot applications. Provides that any person who will be commuting to perform volunteer service on election day may vote absentee if his commute and service time equals 11 or more hours of the 13 hours that the polls are open.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin House: Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Foster care; independent living services. [HB-1141]
Foster care; independent living services. Provides that any person who was committed or entrusted to a local board or licensed child-placing agency may choose to discontinue receiving independent living services any time before his 21st birthday in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board. The local board or licensed child-placing agency shall restore independent living services at the request of that person provided that (i) the person has not yet reached 21 years of age and (ii) the person has entered into a written agreement, less than
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Toscano Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0187) on 03/05/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Breast and cervical cancer; coverage of treatment. [HB-1227]
Medical assistance services; coverage of treatment for breast and cervical cancer. Eliminates requirement that women be screened in under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program to qualify for coverage.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynwood Lewis House: Left In Appropriations on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Electric utilities; notice of renewable power options. [HB-1228]
Electric utilities; notice of renewable power options. Requires each investor-owned electric utility in the Commonwealth, effective January 1, 2009, to include in its customer's bills, at least once each quarter, a notice directing customers to a toll-free telephone number or Internet website that will provide information on options to purchase electric energy provided from renewable energy sources. The notice shall include instructions for purchasing electric energy from renewable sources from the utility or other licensed supplier of electric
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0518) on 03/17/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include WaterSense qualified products. [HB-1229]
Sales and use tax; energy and water conservation products tax holiday. Adds water-efficient products to the products sales tax holiday held during a four-day period in the month of October. The bill incorporates HB 795.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kenneth Plum Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0554) on 03/17/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Personal flotation devices; requirements for children. [HB-1250]
Personal flotation devices required for children; civil penalty. Requires children 12 years of age or younger to wear a Type I, II, III, or Type V U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device on recreational vessels under 21 feet in length. The Director of Game and Inland Fisheries may assess any recreational vessel operator found in violation of this provision a civil penalty of up to $250. However, this penalty may be waived if the person completes a boating safety education course. All penalties collected are to be paid to the Motorboat
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts House: Left In Appropriations on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Family life education; instruction on use of Food & Drug Administration contraception methods. [HB-1403]
Family life education. Requires instruction on the use of Food and Drug Administration approved methods of contraception to be added to the family life education curriculum in public schools.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin House: Left In Education on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Indoor Clean Air Act; smoking in restaurants in certain cities. [HB-1432]
Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act; restaurants in certain cities. Allows cities with a population of at least 200,000 to adopt ordinances containing standards or provisions relating to smoking in restaurants that exceed those established in the Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts House: Left In General Laws on 02/12/2008