Sen. Rosalyn Dance
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District SD-016
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 0
Sponsored Legislation
Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Birth control; adds definition. [HB-1071]
Birth control; definition. Adds a definition of birth control. Birth control means contraceptive methods that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Birth control shall not be considered abortion for the purposes of Title 18.2.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin House: Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/12/2008
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Constitutional amendment; exempts certain homeowners from taxation (voter referendum). [HB-11]
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); property exempt from taxation. Provides for a referendum at the November 2008 election on approval of a proposed constitutional amendment relating to property tax exemptions. The proposed amendment authorizes the General Assembly to enact legislation that will allow localities by ordinance to exempt or partially exempt from real property taxes, or defer real property taxes on, up to 20 percent of the value of residential or farm property that is the owner-occupant's primary dwelling and lived in continuously.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin Senate: Continued To 2009 In Privileges And Elections on 02/25/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Vacant building registration; enhances penalties for failure to register. [HB-1210]
Vacant building registration; penalties. Provides for enhanced penalties for failure to register vacant buildings.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rosalyn Dance House: Read Third Time And Defeated By House (62-y 36-n) on 02/12/2008
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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
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
Real estate tax; exemptions for elderly and handicapped persons in certain cities and counties. [HB-1274]
Real property tax exemptions for the elderly and handicapped. Raises the maximum income eligibility restriction from $62,000 to $67,000 in the Cities of Charlottesville, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Richmond, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach and the Counties of Chesterfield, Goochland, and Henrico. This bill was incorporated into
Sponsored by: Sen. Rosalyn Dance House: Incorporated By Finance (hb1503-loupassi) By Voice Vote on 02/04/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Absentee voting; adds persons age 65 and older to list of persons eligible. [HB-1276]
Elections; persons entitled to vote absentee. Adds persons age 65 and older to the list of persons eligible to vote absentee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rosalyn Dance House: Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/12/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto. [HB-1311]
Freezing access to credit reports. Authorizes any consumer to freeze access to his credit report. If a consumer has placed a freeze on his credit report, a consumer reporting agency is prohibited from releasing the credit report, or any information in it, without the consumer's express authorization. The measure provides a means by which a consumer can release his report, permanently, temporarily, or to a specific third party. Certain disclosures are exempt from the freeze. A fee of up to $10 may be charged for establishing a freeze, except identity
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Sponsored by: Rep. John O'Bannon Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0496) on 03/14/2008
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Virginia 2008 Regular Session
Workforce development; Governor's responsibilities. [HB-1312]
Workforce development; Governor's responsibilities. Provides that the strategic plan for workforce development shall be developed in coordination with the development of the comprehensive economic development policy required from the Governor during the first year of his administration. The bill changes the staff support for the Virginia Workforce Council from the Office of the Governor to the Virginia Community College System. The Governor, as Chief Workforce Development Officer, is required to report on the transfer of Workforce Investment Act
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Byron Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0388) on 03/11/2008