Carbon dioxide; prohibits Air Polution Control Board and DEQ to restrict emission thereof. [HB-1357]
Department of Environmental Quality; carbon dioxide. Prohibits the Air Pollution Control Board and the Department of Environmental Quality from taking any action to restrict the emission of carbon dioxide. Any federal law or regulation that purports to prohibit, limit, or control in any way the emission of carbon dioxide shall be without authority, void, and of no force within the boundaries of the Commonwealth.
HB-1357: Carbon dioxide; prohibits Air Polution Control Board and DEQ to restrict emission thereof.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Bell
House: Left In Agriculture, Chesapeake And Natural Resources on 12/03/2010
Residential energy efficiency standards; exempts certain homes from federal cap & trade legislation. [HB-1397]
Residential energy efficiency standards. Exempts any residential building or manufactured home in Virginia from being subject to federal legislation relating to residential energy efficiency standards if such buildings comply with the Statewide Uniform Building Code. Except to the extent required by the Statewide Building Code, the owner of such building or home cannot be required by the federal government to (i) have an energy efficiency analysis conducted on his residence, (ii) have his residence meet federal energy efficiency standards, (iii)
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HB-1397: Residential energy efficiency standards; exempts certain homes from federal cap & trade legislation.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Senate: Left In Commerce And Labor on 02/22/2011
Prayer at public events; governmental agency shall have no authority to regulate, etc. [HB-1409]
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.
HB-1409: Prayer at public events; governmental agency shall have no authority to regulate, etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
House: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/08/2011
Income tax, corporate; small business reduced rate. [HB-1410]
Corporate income tax; small business reduced rate. Allows a reduction of one-half of one percent in the corporate income tax rate for up to three years for certain small businesses that increase the number of their employees by a minimum of five percent over the previous year, for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2012.
HB-1410: Income tax, corporate; small business reduced rate.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Peace
House: Left In Finance on 02/08/2011
License plates, special; issuance to those bearing legend: DONT TREAD ON ME. [HB-1418]
Special license plates. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates (i) bearing the legend: "DONT TREAD ON ME," (ii) bearing the national motto: "In God We Trust," (iii) for members and supporters of the Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Inc., and (iv) for supporters of the James River Park System. This bill incorporates
HB-1418: License plates, special; issuance to those bearing legend: DONT TREAD ON ME.
Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0760) on 04/06/2011
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.
HB-1420: Immigration laws; State Police to enter into agreement with U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
House: Incorporated By Courts Of Justice (hb1934-miller, J.h.) By Voice Vote on 01/31/2011