Individual health insurance coverage; resident of State not required to obtain, etc., policy. [HB-10]
Individual health insurance coverage; requirement to obtain. Provides that a resident of the Commonwealth shall not be required to obtain or maintain a policy of individual insurance coverage except as required by a court or the Department of Social Services where the individual is named a party in a judicial or administrative proceeding. This applies regardless of whether the person has or is eligible for health insurance coverage under any policy or program provided by or through his employer or a plan sponsored by the Commonwealth or the federal
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HB-10: Individual health insurance coverage; resident of State not required to obtain, etc., policy.
Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0818) on 04/21/2010
Lieutenant Governor; membership on certain boards, councils, and commissions. [HB-1077]
Lieutenant Governor; membership on certain boards, councils and commissions. Adds the Lieutenant Governor to the membership of the board of directors of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority, the board of directors of the Virginia Tourism Authority, and the Council on Virginia's Future. Removes the Lieutenant Governor from the membership of the board of trustees of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Disability Commission.
HB-1077: Lieutenant Governor; membership on certain boards, councils, and commissions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Peace
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0101) on 03/09/2010
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; penalties. [HB-1215]
General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; penalties. Makes it a Class 6 felony to knowingly violate §30-103, which lists 11 categories of prohibited conduct for General Assembly members, if the violation involves a monetary value of more than $250. Current law makes a knowing violation of the Act a Class 1 misdemeanor.
HB-1215: General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
House: Left In Rules on 02/16/2010
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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HB-1235: Absentee ballots; procedure for various deadlines and ballot requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Scott Lingamfelter
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0645) on 04/11/2010
Constitutional amendment; property tax exemption for certain veterans. [HB-1270]
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); property tax exemptions. Provides for a referendum at the November 2, 2010, election to approve or reject an amendment requiring the General Assembly to provide a real property tax exemption for the principal residence of a veteran, or his or her surviving spouse, if the veteran has a 100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability.
HB-1270: Constitutional amendment; property tax exemption for certain veterans.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennifer McClellan
House: Incorporated By Privileges And Elections (hb149-o'bannon) By Voice Vote on 02/09/2010
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.
HB-128: Fishing license, special; DGIF to issue free licenses to disabled active duty military personnel.
Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0822) on 04/21/2010
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.
HB-1282: Prayer at public events; governmental agency to have no authority to regulate.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
House: Left In General Laws on 02/16/2010