Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg)

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Party
Republican
District
26: Harrisonburg City (All), Page County (All), Rappahannock County (All), Shenandoah County (All), Warren County (All), Rockingham County (Part) [map]
Took Office
January 2004
Next Election
November 2019
Committees
Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, Commerce and Labor, Judiciary, Transportation
Website
markobenshain.com
Twitter
@MarkObenshain
Copatroning Habits
71% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 71% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 56% of them are Republicans.
Partisanship
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abortion alcohol appointment board of education business charter school children commendation constitution constitutional amendment court crime education election eminent domain governor income tax murder police privacy property real estate regulation sbe school tax transportation voter identification voter registration voting
Bills Passed
38.1% in 2022
Bio

Attorney with Lenhart Obenshain PC. Senate Republican party whip, sharing the duty with Sen. Frank Wagner. Holds degrees from Virginia Tech and Washington & Lee. His father, Richard D. Obenshain, was a major political figure in Virginia throughout the 60s and 70s. His sister, Kate Obenshain Griffin, chaired the Republican Party of Virginia from 2004-6. He is married with two children.

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These are all of the video clips of Mark Obenshain’s remarks on the floor of the Senate since 2009. There are 560 video clips in all.

Bills

  • SB1220: Dominic 'Nick' J. Winum Memorial Bridge; designating as the U.S. Route 211 westbound bridge, etc.
  • SB1221: Assisted living facilities; minimum liability insurance.
  • SB1223: Vulnerable adults; financial exploitation, venue for trial.
  • SB1224: Unlawful picketing or parading to obstruct or influence justice; penalty.
  • SB1225: Killing the fetus of another; guilty of manslaughter, penalties.
  • SB1226: Alcohol; liability for sale to an underage person.
  • SB1228: Line of Duty Act; campus police officers, contributing private institutions of higher education.
  • SB1229: Admission to bail; creates rebuttable presumptions against bail.
  • SB1233: Marijuana; advertising restrictions, penalties.
  • SB1235: Charitable gaming; exemptions from certain requirements for specified organizations.
  • SB1236: Firearms, etc.; control of possession by locality.
  • SB1237: Legal notices; online publications.
  • SB1238: Motor carriers; financial responsibility.
  • SB1239: Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program Fund; created, extends sunset provision.
  • SB1240: Sales and use tax; agricultural exemptions.
  • SB1241: Child Pornography Registry; required information.
  • SB1242: Geriatric prisoners; conditional release, review hearings.
  • SB1245: Parolee or felon; arrest & return when serving a period of postrelease supervision.
  • SB1246: Emergency medical services agencies; ordinances or resolutions, designation as emergency response.
  • SB1247: Parole Board; decision requirements, annual reports.
  • SB1449: Judicial Retirement System; creditable service and contributions, extended absence.
  • SB1474: Mobile food units; Department of Health to amend its regulations.
  • SB1475: Food establishments; Board of Health to adopt certain regulations.
  • SB1517: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; removes confidentiality of papers and proceedings.
  • SJ254: Constitutional amendment; establishing charter schools (first reference).
  • SJ291: Commending students of the Old Dominion Association of Church Schools.
  • SJ310: Commending William Kyger, Jr.
  • SJ319: Commending Michael A. Breeden.
  • SJ337: Earl Hamner, Jr., Day; designating as July 10, 2023, and each succeeding year thereafter.
  • SJ363: Commending Jerry Michael Schiro.
  • SR103: Celebrating the life of Jesse Walker Dove.
  • SR106: Celebrating the life of Wanda Driver Wilt.
  • SR116: Commending the Woodstock Fire Department.
  • SB122: Killing the fetus of another; guilty of manslaughter, penalties.
  • SB123: Criminal cases; sentencing by jury.
  • SB124: Misuse of power of attorney; financial exploitation of incapacitated adults by an agent, penalty.
  • SB125: Public schools; regional charter school divisions.
  • SB126: Abuse and neglect; financial exploitation, changes term incapacitated adults, penalties.
  • SB127: Voter identification; identification containing a photograph required.
  • SB128: Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; redefines 'small business.'
  • SB221: Index of wills; Rockingham Circuit Court to establish pilot program.
  • SB227: Misdemeanor sexual offenses where the victim is a minor; statute of limitations, penalty.
  • SB228: Children; use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses, consecutive sentence.
  • SB229: Persons with autism or intellectual disabilities; deferred disposition, offenses against minors.
  • SB374: Project labor agreements; prevailing wage, collective bargaining for employees of local gov'ts, etc.
  • SB390: Elections; annual post-election audits.
  • SB554: Will contest; presumption of undue influence.
  • SB555: Alcohol; liability for sale to an underage person.
  • SB680: Geriatric prisoners; conditional release.
  • SB681: Health insurers; duty of in-network providers to submit claims, prohibited practices.
  • SB694: Eminent domain; various changes to the laws pertaining to condemnation procedures.
  • SB721: Public employees; labor union dues deduction authorization.
  • SB754: Motor vehicle insurance; uninsured motor vehicle.
  • SB763: Firearms; control of firearms by localities, concealed handgun permit exception.
  • SJ125: Celebrating the life of Fred Ellsworth Eberly.
  • SJ126: Celebrating the life of Gloria Ann Smith Stickley.
  • SJ127: Celebrating the life of Carlyle Whitelow.
  • SJ128: Celebrating the life of Michael Eugene Ruckman, Jr.
  • SJ129: Commending Joe Simmons.
  • SJ130: Commending the Boys & Girls Clubs of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County.
  • SJ131: Celebrating the life of J. Kenneth Klinge.
  • SJ132: Celebrating the life of the Honorable Richard Allen Claybrook, Jr.
  • SJ133: Celebrating the life of Warren Ballinger French, Jr.
  • SJ151: Commending Charlie King.
  • SJ152: Celebrating the life of John Elwood Painter.
  • SJ153: Celebrating the life of Vashon A. Jefferson.
  • SJ154: Celebrating the life of Stacey White Thomas.
  • SJ155: Commending Russell Montgomery.
  • SB699: Juries; fine for failure to respond to questionnaire.
  • SB1042: Wills; presumption of undue influence.
  • SB1104: Parole; notice and certification, monthly reports.
  • SB1104: Parole; notice and certification, monthly reports.
  • SB1123: Will contest; presumption of undue influence.
  • SB1123: Will contest; presumption of undue influence.
  • SB1124: Execution of wills; witnesses to a will required to be disinterested, definition.
  • SB1125: Parole Board; notice of parole of prisoner to victim.
  • SB1125: Parole Board; notice of parole of prisoner to victim.
  • SB1193: Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program; established.
  • SB1193: Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program; established.
  • SB1194: Produce safety; removes the sunset date.
  • SB1194: Produce safety; removes the sunset date.
  • SB1195: Motor vehicle insurance; underinsured motor vehicle, uninsured motorist coverage.
  • SB1195: Motor vehicle insurance; underinsured motor vehicle, uninsured motorist coverage.
  • SB1297: Emergency order for adult protective services; acts of violence, etc., or financial exploitation.
  • SB1297: Emergency order for adult protective services; acts of violence, etc., or financial exploitation.
  • SB1369: Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; redefines 'small business.'
  • SB1369: Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; redefines 'small business.'
  • SB1466: Concealed handgun permit; local control of firearms.
  • SJ353: Celebrating the life of William Mantz.
  • SJ354: Celebrating the life of Karl David Stoltzfus, Sr.
  • SJ355: Celebrating the life of Joseph Brisco Dellinger.
  • SJ356: Celebrating the life of Lowell Robert Barb.
  • SR717: Commending Bob Corso.
  • SR727: Celebrating the life of Dominic Jared Winum.
  • SB690: Dayton, Town of; amending charter, organizational and technical changes.
  • SB691: School Guardian Fund and Program; created and established.
  • SB692: Interstate 81 Corridor; motor vehicle fuels sales tax.
  • SB693: Common-law defense of intra-family immunity; abolished in certain cases.
  • SB694: Notaries; qualifications, conviction of a felony.
  • SB695: Telemarketing; financial exploitation, agency communication.
  • SB697: Execution of wills; requires the witnesses to be disinterested, definition.
  • SB699: Juries; fine for failure to respond to questionnaire.
  • SB700: Wills; indexed in the name of executor as listed in such instrument.
  • SB701: Conflict of Interests Act, State & Local Gov't, and FOIA; training requirements for ex. directors.
  • SB703: Conflict of Interests Act, State and Local Government; disclosure by executive directors & members.
  • SB705: United States passports; issuance by circuit court clerk's office.
  • SB706: Human trafficking; assessments by local departments.
  • SB736: Court fines and costs; community service work in lieu of payment, during imprisonment.
  • SB737: Local electoral boards; office vacated if board member ceases to be qualified voter of county, etc.
  • SB740: County and city precincts; required to be wholly contained within election districts.
  • SB951: Eminent domain; written offer to purchase property.
  • SB954: Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program; established.
  • SB1041: Online Virginia Network Authority; adds President of James Madison University as member, etc.
  • SB1042: Wills; presumption of undue influence.
  • SB5050: Parole; notice and certification, monthly reports, discretionary early consideration.
  • SJ82: Commending the Garden Club of Virginia.
  • SJ132: Celebrating the life of David M. Hinkle.
  • SJ172: Commending Pablo Cuevas.
  • SJ176: Celebrating the life of Charles W. Ahrend.
  • SJ184: Celebrating the life of Robert Hopkins Strickler.
  • SJ185: Commending Fulks Run Grocery.
  • SJ186: Celebrating the life of Thomas Martin.
  • SJ235: Celebrating the life of Cecil Filmore Gilkerson.
  • SR41: Celebrating the life of the Honorable Kevin G. Miller, Sr.
  • SR42: Celebrating the life of William Edward Mills.
  • SR43: Celebrating the life of Nancy Mulcahy Sweet.
  • SR68: Commending Bob F. Holton.
  • SR70: Celebrating the life of Jerry F. Morris.
  • SR537: Celebrating the life of the Honorable Bonnie Lineweaver Paul.
  • SB516: Public schools; Board of Education to establish regional charter school divisions.
  • SB541: Involuntary manslaughter; death of a fetus, penalty.
  • SB561: Interstate 81; pilot program for right lane restrictions for tractor trucks.
  • SB980: Statewide e-filing system; creating for civil case filings.
  • SB1068: Members of boards of visitors; employment waiting period.
  • SB1069: Habeas corpus; reorganizes, updates outdated language, and removes unused provisions.
  • SB1087: House of Delegates & Senate districts; technical adjustments subsequent to decennial redistricting.
  • SB1421: Eminent domain; entry upon private property, calculation of just compensation, damages.
  • SB1422: Lease agreements; requirements, emergency.
  • SB1424: Luray, Town of; new charter (previous charter repealed).
  • SB1426: Clerks of circuit courts; retention of wills lodged in clerk's office for safekeeping.
  • SB1427: Water and sewerage companies; cost allocation and rate design.
  • SB1428: Income tax, state; modification for certain companies, grants, Page County.
  • SB1429: Medical evidence admissible in juvenile and domestic relations district court; hearings.
  • SB1430: Va. Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; duties, training requirement for officials.
  • SB1431: Virginia Freedom of Information Act; training requirements for local elected officials.
  • SB1432: Motor vehicles; immobilization of vehicles.
  • SB1486: Summary judgment; limited use of discovery depositions and affidavits.
  • SB1490: Aged or incapacitated adults; financial exploitation, authority to refuse transactions.
  • SB1602: Central Criminal Records Exchange; reports, duties and authority.
  • SB1603: Human trafficking; prevention and awareness.
  • SB1619: Evidence; establishes that a party or potential litigant has a duty to preserve.
  • SB1620: Protective orders; violation of provisions.
  • SB1621: Assault and battery against a family or household member; enhanced penalty.
  • SB1716: Interstate 81; Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Fund created, etc.
  • SB1781: Contests of certain elections; location of proceeding to contest.
  • SB1782: Notaries; qualifications.
  • SJ267: Celebrating the life of Evelyn Marie Kerr.
  • SJ348: Commending Daniel T. McEathron.
  • SJ354: Commending the Page County High School baseball team.
  • SJ355: Commending the Page County High School softball team.
  • SJ394: Celebrating the life of Anthony Robert Whetzel.
  • SJ395: Celebrating the life of T. Rodman Layman.
  • SJ408: Commending Mary Price.
  • SJ416: Celebrating the life of Cynthia Grim Dellinger.
  • SJ417: Celebrating the life of Frank Huff.
  • SR92: Judge; nomination for election to Court of Appeals of Virginia.
  • SR93: Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
  • SR94: Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
  • SR95: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
  • SR96: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; nomination for election of a member.
  • SR120: Judge; nomination for election to Supreme Court of Virginia.
  • SR121: Judge; nomination for election to Court of Appeals of Virginia.
  • SR122: Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
  • SR123: Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
  • SR124: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
  • SR125: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; nomination for election of a member.
  • SR138: Celebrating the life of Brittney L. Cason.
  • SR144: Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
  • SR145: Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
  • SR146: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
  • SR147: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; nominations for election of members.
  • SB516: Public schools; Board of Education to establish regional charter school divisions.
  • SB521: Registered voters and persons voting; reports of persons voting at elections.
  • SB523: Voter identification; electronic pollbooks to contain photographs of voters, effective clause.
  • SB524: Electronic case papers; transmission between district and circuit courts.
  • SB525: Judges; maximum number in each judicial district and circuit.
  • SB526: Trespass; use of an unmanned aircraft system, penalty.
  • SB535: Personal injury claim; disclosure of insurance policy limits.
  • SB536: Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP; duty of in-network providers to submit claims.
  • SB541: Involuntary manslaughter; death of a fetus, penalty.
  • SB542: Surplus lines insurance; establishes criteria for SCC licensing of domestic surplus line insurers.
  • SB544: Prescription drugs; donation of used medicines.
  • SB545: Court reporters or court reporting services provider; prohibited actions, civil penalties.
  • SB546: Broadway, Town of; amending charter, November municipal elections.
  • SB550: Front Royal, Town of; amending charter, extensive updates to outdated provisions and references.
  • SB554: Statewide Fire Prevention Code; installation or use of landscaping cover materials.
  • SB561: Interstate 81; pilot program for right lane restrictions for tractor trucks.
  • SB562: Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; restitution owed to victims.
  • SB563: Unlawful creation of image of another; incapacitated adult, penalty.
  • SB564: Nonconfidential court records; clerk of court shall make records available to public upon request.
  • SB565: DNA; analysis upon conviction of certain misdemeanors.
  • SB566: Arrests; law-enforcement agency to report, etc.
  • SB567: Agricultural operations; nuisance.
  • SB568: Higher educational institutions, public; federal student loan information.
  • SB784: Building Code; provisions for buildings & structures in rural areas.
  • SB926: Special counsel; contingency fees for those employed by a state agency.
  • SB928: School boards; employment of certain individuals, certain contracts.
  • SB962: Herd shares; written shared herd ownership agreements, requirements, penalty.
  • SB971: Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Plan; Commonwealth Transportation Board to develop.
  • SB972: Vested rights; owners of property not required to retrofit existing landscape cover materials.
  • SB980: Statewide e-filing system; creating for civil case filings.
  • SB983: Elections; precincts not to be changed between certain dates.
  • SB994: Restitution; probation.
  • SJ209: Commending Karen Darnell Wagner.
  • SJ222: Commending Cheryl Thompson-Stacy.
  • SJ223: Commending Donald Hays Hopson.
  • SR11: Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
  • SR12: Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
  • SR13: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
  • SR38: Celebrating the life of Ronald E. Carrier.
  • SR40: Commending Donna Whitley-Smith.
  • SR41: Celebrating the life of James Michael Eastham, Sr.
  • SR52: Commending the Garden Club of Virginia.
  • SR77: Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
  • SR78: Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
  • SR79: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
  • SR80: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
  • SB439: Voter identification; information contained in electronic pollbook.
  • SB447: Attorney General, Offices of; employment of special counsel.
  • SB591: Taxicab services; regulation by localities, background checks.
  • SB733: Income tax, state; annual adjustment for inflation.
  • SB757: Income tax, state; modifies tax by establishing a flat 5.75% tax on all taxable income.
  • SB902: Primary elections; voter registration by political party.
  • SB903: Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.
  • SB904: VWC; permits commissioners and deputy commissioners to carry a concealed weapon.
  • SB945: Examining and approving a statement in lieu of the settlement of accounts; fee for commissioner.
  • SB946: Appeal to Supreme Court; time frame for filing of petition.
  • SB947: Petition for appeal to Supreme Court; time period within which petition must be presented.
  • SB966: Residential rental property.
  • SB1044: Nonconfidential court records; secure remote access, date of birth verification.
  • SB1073: Bridgewater, Town of; amending charter, sets out various powers typically exercised by towns, etc.
  • SB1105: Registered voters and persons voting; reports of persons voting at elections.
  • SB1127: State Water Control Board; stormwater management programs, regulations, professional license.
  • SB1139: Vested property rights; nonconforming uses.
  • SB1153: Inverse condemnation proceeding; reimbursement of owner's costs.
  • SB1173: Vested property rights; nonconforming uses.
  • SB1174: Fines and court costs; community work in lieu of payment.
  • SB1252: Absentee voting; signature verification.
  • SB1253: Voter identification; photograph contained in electronic pollbook.
  • SB1254: Voting machines; Department of Elections shall coordinate post-election risk-limiting audit, report.
  • SB1283: Public schools; Board of Education shall only establish regional charter school divisions.
  • SB1284: Court-ordered restitution; form order, enforcement, noncompliance, etc.
  • SB1285: Restitution; supervised probation.
  • SB1286: Land preservation tax credits; withholding tax of nonresident owners.
  • SB1363: Statewide one-stop online portal for address changes; Secretary of Transportation to study.
  • SB1435: Motor Vehicles, Department of; regulation of property carriers.
  • SB1526: Income-producing realty; income data.
  • SB1533: Antique firearms; possession by nonviolent felons.
  • SJ240: Constitutional amendment (first resolution); charter schools.
  • SJ241: Appointment; Chairman of the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission.
  • SJ274: Study; JLARC; Department of Elections; report.
  • SJ373: Commending John W. McCarthy III
  • SJ415: Celebrating the life of Marshall Lee Garst.
  • SR109: Judge; nomination for election to Court of Appeals.
  • SR110: Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
  • SR111: Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
  • SR112: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
  • SR113: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; nominations for election of members.
  • SR117: Commending Marshall Price.
  • SR118: Celebrating the life of Abram H. Clymer.
  • SR125: Commending the James Madison University football team.
  • SR134: Celebrating the life of Madison Montgomery Shinaberry.
  • SR135: Commending Wanda Willis.
  • SR136: Celebrating the life of Wayne F. Geisert.
  • SR137: Celebrating the life of Caramalita Vicars.
  • SR138: Commending Jack Larry Harris.
  • SR158: Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
  • SR159: Nominating a person to be elected to general district court judgeship.
  • SR160: Nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic relations district court judgeships.
  • SR161: Nominating persons to be elected as members of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.
  • SB439: Voter identification; information contained in electronic pollbook.
  • SB446: Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); right to work.
  • SB447: Attorney General, Offices of; employment of special counsel.
  • SB448: Trooper Harry Lee Henderson Memorial Bridge; designating as Interstate 66 bridge in Warren County.
  • SB451: Dayton, Town of; amending charter, election of council.
  • SB478: Eminent domain; reimbursement of costs.
  • SB480: Drug Control Act; Schedule 1.
  • SB482: Clean Power Plan; state implementation plan; General Assembly approval.
  • SB542: Delinquent sewer charges; lien on property, delinquent charges.
  • SB543: Inverse condemnation proceeding; reimbursement of owner's costs.
  • SB549: Conditional zoning; provisions applicable to certain rezoning proffers.
  • SB589: Education improvement scholarship tax credit program; extends time for disbursement of donations.
  • SB590: When circuit courts open; Judicial Council.
  • SB591: Taxicab services; regulation by localities, background checks.
  • SB733: Income tax, state; annual adjustment for inflation.
  • SB734: Public charter schools.
  • SB735: Local planning commission; action on proposed plat, commercial real estate.
  • SB736: Landscape cover materials; local ordinances concerning installation or use.
  • SB737: Public employers; award of leave from their official duties, penalty.
  • SB757: Income tax, state; modifies tax by establishing a flat 5.75% tax on all taxable income.
  • SJ6: Constitutional amendment (second resolution); charter schools.
  • SJ70: Constitutional amendment; right to work (second reference).
  • SJ127: Constitutional amendment; right to work (submitting to qualified voters).
  • SJ142: Commending the Page County High School softball team.
  • SJ155: Commending Virginia 4-H.
  • SJ198: Commending Myron D. Rummel.
  • SR25: Judge; nomination for election to Court of Appeals.
  • SR26: Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
  • SR27: Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
  • SR28: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
  • SR39: Celebrating the life of C. Robert Heath.
  • SR40: Celebrating the life of Allen Ray Ritchie.
  • SR42: Judge; nomination for election to Supreme Court of Virginia.
  • SR62: Commending George Hirschmann.
  • SR74: Nominating a person to be elected as a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
  • SR81: Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
  • SR82: Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.
  • SR83: Nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic relations district court judgeships.
  • SR84: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; nomination for election of member.
  • SR96: Judge; nomination for election to general district court.
  • SR97: Nominating a person to be elected to a juvenile and domestic relations district court judgeship
  • SB455: Emergency custody orders; duration, extension.
  • SB1059: Special counsel; employment by Attorney General or Governor, requirements.
  • SB1060: Primary elections; voter registration by political party.
  • SB1061: Electronic pollbooks; photographs and identifying information for each voter.
  • SB1062: Presidential elections; number of officers of election and ballot scanner machines.
  • SB1063: Charter schools; personnel.
  • SB1064: Administration of estates; liability of heir or devisee for real estate conveyed.
  • SB1065: Cash proffer for residential construction; sunset date.
  • SB1066: Elected offices; term of officer elected to fill vacancy, filling vacancies in U.S. Senate & House.
  • SB1067: Petition for attachment; removes judges from list of persons.
  • SB1100: Enticing, etc., real estate licensee with intent to commit certain felonies; penalty.
  • SB1102: Transportation network companies.
  • SB1174: Cemetery Board; perpetual care trust funds, requirements.
  • SB1182: Health benefit exchange; information on health benefit plans.
  • SB1186: Naloxone; administration in cases of opiate overdose.
  • SB1187: DNA; analysis upon conviction of certain misdemeanors.
  • SB1188: Commercial sex trafficking; penalties.
  • SB1380: Schedule I drugs.
  • SB1450: Privacy Expectation Afterlife and Choices Act; created, undue burden restriction, etc.
  • SJ65: Constitutional amendment; Transportation Funds.
  • SJ66: Constitutional amendment; grants Board of Education authority to establish charter schools.
  • SJ255: Constitutional amendment; Transportation Funds.
  • SJ256: Constitutional amendment (first resolution); charter schools.
  • SJ335: Celebrating the life of Marvin Bennett Milam.
  • SB453: Human trafficking; penalties.
  • SB454: Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry Act; amends to add solicitation of prostitution.
  • SB455: Emergency custody orders; duration, extension.
  • SB456: Voting equipment; technical amendments to reflect updates in equipment technology.
  • SB457: Charter schools; participation of personnel in Virginia Retirement System.
  • SB473: Foreign judgments; Uniform Foreign Country Money-Judgments Recognition Act.
  • SB501: Conditions of release on bond; no contact provision.
  • SB578: Permits and approvals, certain; damages for unconstitutional grant or denial by locality.
  • SB594: Controlled substance analogs; regulation by Board of Pharmacy, synthetic cannabinoids, penalties.
  • SB654: Criminal Justice Services, Department of; human trafficking policy.
  • SB655: Involuntary commitment; appeal of order.
  • SJ65: Constitutional amendment; Transportation Funds.
  • SJ66: Constitutional amendment; grants Board of Education authority to establish charter schools.
  • SJ67: Governor; confirming appointments.
  • SJ68: Governor; confirming appointments.
  • SJ70: Governor; confirming appointments.
  • SJ107: Governor; confirming appointments.
  • SJ212: Celebrating the life of George Walker Patteson.
  • SJ5009: Celebrating the life of Richard Allen Claybrook, Sr.
  • SB247: Child support; DCE to withhold payments from prisoners who maintain job within Department.
  • SB439: Medical Fraud Control Unit; Attorney General to appoint investigators.
  • SB934: Charter schools, public; allowed to designate whether employees will participate in VRS.
  • SB935: Public schools; change to teacher contracts and evaluation policies.
  • SB938: Multijurisdiction grand jury; additional criminal violations that may investigate.
  • SB957: Electoral boards; meetings.
  • SB958: Voter registration; final day of registration and mail registration application.
  • SB982: Medical reports or records; method for introducing into evidence in general district court.
  • SB983: Expert witnesses; literature designations.
  • SB984: Settlement payment; notification by insurer required.
  • SB985: G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area; conveyance of certain land to Warren County.
  • SB1028: Child support; confidentiality of guidelines worksheets in mediated agreements.
  • SB1072: Elections; electronic pollbooks, photographs.
  • SB1073: Attorney; fees in certain land use cases.
  • SB1074: Student organizations; religious or political organizations may determine core functions, etc.
  • SB1077: Registered voters; citizenship, SAVE Program.
  • SB1173: Computer trespass; penalty.
  • SB1174: Computer crimes; prohibits use of an electronic device to commit.
  • SB1256: Voter identification requirements; photo ID required at polls, application for absentee ballot.
  • SB1292: Human trafficking hotline; posted notices.
  • SB1321: General fund balance; assignment of fund surplus to Transportation Trust Fund at end of fiscal year.
  • SB1335: Concealed handgun permits; confidentiality of permittee information.
  • SB1348: Criminal judgment; appeal based on erroneously admitted evidence.
  • SJ2: Constitutional amendment; Transportation Funds (first reference).
  • SJ17: Constitutional amendment; Board of Education authorized to establish charter schools.
  • SJ275: Constitutional amendment; Transportation Funds (first reference).
  • SJ302: Constitutional amendment; Board of Education authorized to establish charter schools.
  • SJ322: Governor; confirming appointments.
  • SJ323: Governor; confirming appointments.
  • SJ324: Governor; confirming appointments.
  • SJ381: Governor; confirming appointments.
  • SJ382: Governor; confirming appointments.
  • SJ393: Celebrating the life of Rebecca Beall Jackson Graves.
  • SJ394: Celebrating the life of Henry Clay Clark.
  • SJ397: Celebrating the life of Iva Mary Hopkins.
  • SJ409: Governor; confirming appointments.
  • SJ426: Celebrating the life of John H. Smedley, Sr.
  • SJ432: Celebrating the life of Robert James Sullivan, Jr.
  • SJ433: Celebrating the life of Robert Earl Wetsel.
  • SR29: Auditor of Public Accounts; nomination for election.
  • SB55: Voter identification requirements; revises list of items a voter may show to prove identification.
  • SB56: Elections; party identification on ballots in local elections.
  • SB57: Absentee voting; applications shall be processed 5 days after person registers to vote, exceptions.
  • SB58: Criminal law; redefinition of triggerman rule, penalty.
  • SB59: Injunctions; requirement for bond.
  • SB60: Divorce; failure to respond by defendant.
  • SB158: Admission to bail; notice to State attorney.
  • SB159: Drug trafficking; 3 years shall be mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for subsequent offense.
  • SB240: Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (voter referendum).
  • SB241: Tax credits; businesses providing assistance to low-income families, etc., in private schools.
  • SB242: Public procurement; state agency agreements with labor organizations.
  • SB243: Charter schools, public; allowed to choose whether its employees will participate in VRS, etc.
  • SB244: Primary elections; adds party affiliation to information an applicant to provide when registering.
  • SB245: Emergency Services and Disaster Law; constitutional rights of citizens to keep & bear arms.
  • SB246: Winter Sports Safety Act; limits liability of ski resorts and other winter sports area operators.
  • SB247: Child support; DCE to withhold payments from prisoners who maintain job within Department.
  • SB248: Employers of domestic service individuals; reporting and paying unemployment insurance taxes.
  • SB249: Marriage ceremonies; performance by a minister commissioned to pastoral ministry.
  • SB250: Small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses; enhancement or remedial measures.
  • SB251: Circuit court clerks; fees charged and collected.
  • SB436: Sex crimes; penalties.
  • SB437: Eminent domain; definitions of lost access and lost profits, determining compensation.
  • SB438: Public schools; teacher contract and evaluation policies.
  • SB439: Medical Fraud Control Unit; Attorney General to appoint investigators.
  • SB440: Charter schools, public; funding and service contracts.
  • SB441: Line of Duty Act; expeditious payment for burial expense for person whose death is in line of duty.
  • SB442: Onsite sewage systems; design and inspection.
  • SB541: Auxiliary police forces; Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish training requirements.
  • SB561: Garnishment, previous; allows costs incurred by judgment creditor are chargeable to judgment debtor.
  • SB574: Forfeited drug assets; redirection of assets to construction of Public Safety Memorial.
  • SB636: Senate Districts; technical adjustments in boundaries.
  • SB637: Virginia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; created, penalty.
  • SJ2: Constitutional amendment; Transportation Funds (first reference).
  • SJ3: Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (second reference).
  • SJ17: Constitutional amendment; Board of Education authorized to establish charter schools.
  • SJ97: Governor; confirming appointments.
  • SJ98: Governor; confirming appointments.
  • SJ99: Governor; confirming appointments.
  • SJ125: Governor; confirming appointments.
  • SJ129: Breast Cancer Awareness Day; designating as February 14, 2012.
  • SJ201: Governor; confirming appointments.
  • SJ207: Celebrating the life of Andrea Lynch Lohr.
  • SJ208: Celebrating the life of Cassandra Olson Scholte.
  • SJ209: Commending the Town of Luray.
  • SJ218: Celebrating the life of John Boyd Noftsinger, Jr., Ed.D.
  • SJ219: Commending the Page County High School baseball team.
  • SJ220: Celebrating the life of Donald Douglas Litten.
  • SJ221: Commending the Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Home.
  • SJ222: Commending the East Rockingham High School girls tennis team.
  • SB806: Expert witnesses; literature designations.
  • SB807: Commercial vehicles; person required to register with Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry.
  • SB808: Elections; voter identification requirements, absentee voting eligibility and procedures.
  • SB809: Attorney liability to client; removes language from statute authorizing malpractice actions, etc.
  • SB810: Accreditation of schools; delayed implementation of certain statutes and regulations.
  • SB811: License plates, special; issuance to those bearing national motto: IN GOD WE TRUST.
  • SB1194: Income tax, corporate; tax credits for donations to nonprofit organizations providing scholarships.
  • SB1195: Illegal gambling; amends definition.
  • SB1196: Voter registration system; State Board of Elections may share voter information with other states.
  • SB1197: DNA data bank; modifies entities to which Department of Forensic Science may release information.
  • SB1198: Communications intercepts; broadens court jurisdiction of order sought by Attorney General.
  • SB1199: Victims of domestic violence; expands Address Confidentiality Program to all jurisdictions in State.
  • SB1200: Criminal law; redefinition of triggerman rule, penalty.
  • SB1201: Medicaid; JLARC to study feasibility, etc., of withdrawal in favor of state-run program.
  • SB1202: Health benefits exchanges; abortion coverage not permitted.
  • SB1203: Primary elections; political party shall pay costs.
  • SB1204: Cash proffers; allows an award of fees, etc., to prevailing party when contesting certain actions.
  • SB1205: Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for sales of nongraded U.S. gold or silver bullion coins.
  • SB1206: Traffic impact analysis; removes certain requirements.
  • SB1207: Unborn children; constitutionally guaranteed rights.
  • SB1208: Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; court order plea.
  • SB1209: Personal jurisdiction or defective process; waiver of objection.
  • SB1210: Motor fuel inspection; affixation of decal showing state and federal taxes.
  • SB1272: Alcoholic beverage control; privatization of ABC stores.
  • SB1273: Minority Business Enterprise, Department of; small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses.
  • SB1274: Court records; secure remote access restrictions do not apply to secure access by attorneys, etc.
  • SB1275: Sexually violent predators; procedure for rescission of respondent's refusal for examination.
  • SB1277: Onsite treatment works; Department of Health oversight of requirements for review.
  • SB1320: Charter schools; allows employees to choose whether to participate in Virginia Retirement System.
  • SB1403: Income tax, corporate; eliminates State's tax for taxable years beginning January 1, 2011.
  • SB1417: Alcoholic beverage control; privatization of government stores.
  • SB1430: Motor vehicle insurance; premiums based on credit information.
  • SB1441: Impaired waters; requires plan developed and implemented to restore waters be controlling.
  • SJ27: Constitutional amendment; taking of private property for public use (first reference).
  • SJ307: Constitutional amendment; taking of private property for public use (first reference).
  • SJ353: Constitutional amendment; Transportation Funds.
  • SJ354: State employee compensation; JLARC to study salary structure and pay.
  • SJ360: Constitutional amendment; establishment of charter schools (first reference).
  • SJ412: Celebrating the life of Jason Allen Long.
  • SJ413: Celebrating the life of Specialist Brian Michael Anderson, United States Army.
  • SJ414: Commending Donald J. Ford.
  • SJ427: Commending the Town of Strasburg on the occasion of its 250th anniversary.
  • SJ445: Celebrating the life of Henry Theodore Northcott Graves.
  • SJ446: Celebrating the life of Fred H. Scott.
  • SJ476: Celebrating the life of Wilbur Coleman Allen.
  • SJ488: Celebrating the life of Gerald Marshall Cubbage.
  • SJ503: Celebrating the life of Mary Alice Burch.
  • SB7: Triggerman rule; redefinition thereof.
  • SB132: Retail Sales and Use Tax; increases distribution to Transportation Trust Fund.
  • SB133: Nonprofit education organization; tax credit for business donations that provide educational funds.
  • SB134: Absentee voting eligibility and procedures; voter identification requirements.
  • SB135: Public schools; school divisions shall not be required to purchase new textbooks until 2011-2012.
  • SB136: License plates, special; issuance to those bearing legend: IN GOD WE TRUST.
  • SB137: Lists of registered voters; disclosure to commissioners of the revenue and treasurers.
  • SB351: Transportation programs; performance audit by Secretary of Transportation, report.
  • SB352: Schools; delayed implementation of statutes and regulations upon which accreditation is based.
  • SB353: Public schools; redirecting of class size reduction funds.
  • SB354: No Child Left Behind Act; school divisions shall administer limited English proficiency assessment.
  • SB355: Short-term rental property; shall classify as a separate classification of merchants' capital.
  • SB356: Child visitation; court may order ignition interlock system installed on vehicle of certain parents.
  • SB382: Jury panel; disclosure to counsel thereof within three business days.
  • SB383: Claims against county; attorney of county shall notify claimant by certified mail of date.
  • SB384: Attorney-client privilege and work product protection; limitations on waivers.
  • SB385: Affidavits; admissibility as evidence by government official regarding search of government records.
  • SB386: Motor fuel or lubricating oils; admission into evidence of certificates of analysis.
  • SB387: Certificates of analysis; two-way video conferencing in criminal cases.
  • SB388: Consumer protection law; transfers investigative & consumer complaint to Office of Attorney General.
  • SB443: Alcoholic beverage control; privatization of ABC stores.
  • SB632: Cash proffers; delays collection or acceptance by locality until completion of final inspection.
  • SB690: Voter registration drives; definition, payment or receipt of compensation for circulating petitions.
  • SB691: Minority Business Enterprise, Department of; enhancement measures for small, etc., businesses.
  • SJ27: Constitutional amendment; taking of private property for public use (first reference).
  • SJ239: Commending Phillip C. Stone.
  • SJ268: Celebrating the life of Ralph H. Dean.
  • SB543: Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions for non-profit schools licensed by Department of Education.
  • SB555: Auditor of Public Accounts; auditing services.
  • SB558: Vehicle weight limit statutes; enforcement by local law-enforcement agencies.
  • SB958: Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act; created.
  • SB959: Fraudulent conveyances; attorney fees.
  • SB960: Credit cards; clarifies language allowing acceptance thereof by clerks to make it clear.
  • SB961: Triggerman rule; redefinition thereof, penalty.
  • SB962: Fetal deaths; when occurs without medical attendance, mother, etc., must report within 24 hours.
  • SB963: Elections; voter identification requirements, absentee voting eligibility and procedures.
  • SB1218: Juveniles; transmission of probation and parole reports to school superintendent.
  • SB1219: Noose; hanging thereof on property of another or in public place with intent to intimidate, felony.
  • SB1220: Securities Act; sale of business doctrine.
  • SB1221: Businesses; tax credits for donations to nonprofit organizations providing educational funding.
  • SB1222: Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions for nonprofit entities.
  • SB1223: Corrections, Department of; powers and duties of Director.
  • SB1275: Privileged communications; provides communications between physicians and patients thereof.
  • SB1542: Alcoholic beverage control; privatization of ABC stores.
  • SJ88: Constitutional amendment; establishes limitations on takings of private property.
  • SJ290: Constitutional amendment; establishes limitations on takings of private property.
  • SJ348: Abandoned property; Department of Treasury to study reporting and remittance requirements.
  • SJ396: Global warming and energy problems; recognizing need to utilize scientific principles to address.
  • SJ400: Celebrating the life of Edgar Hall Bartley, Jr.
  • SR30: Commending the Town of Shenandoah on the occasion of its 125th anniversary.
  • SB538: Higher educational institutions; first warning and emergency notification system required.
  • SB539: Higher educational institutions; board of visitors, etc. to establish violence prevention committee.
  • SB540: Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN); protective order information sent thereto, expiration.
  • SB541: Electrical transmission lines; State Corporation Commission review.
  • SB542: Public schools; abortion services prohibited.
  • SB543: Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions for non-profit schools licensed by Department of Education.
  • SB554: Elections; voter identification requirements.
  • SB555: Auditor of Public Accounts; auditing services.
  • SB556: Reckless driving; violation of right-of-way resulting in death of another.
  • SB557: Students, first-time; preadmission physical examinations.
  • SB558: Vehicle weight limit statutes; enforcement by local law-enforcement agencies.
  • SB559: Composite index, local; number of students.
  • SB560: Triggerman rule; redefinition thereof.
  • SB561: Community foundations; added to list of organizations that may receive contributions of tax refunds.
  • SB562: Methamphetamine; manufacturing, selling, giving, and distributing thereof, penalty.
  • SB563: Civil cases; time limit for those held under advisement.
  • SB564: Support cases; appeal bonds.
  • SB565: Motor vehicle equity loans; caps interest thereon.
  • SB566: Circuit and district courts; withdrawal of appeals.
  • SB753: Public-Private Transportation Act; prohibits private entity from imposing tolls on Interstates.
  • SB754: Public-Private Transportation Act; prohibits private entity from imposing tolls on Interstate 81.
  • SB782: Illegal aliens; corporate existence terminated involuntarily for employing.
  • SB800: State lottery revenues; transferred to Lottery Proceeds Fund for payment to counties, cities, etc.
  • SJ84: Celebrating the life of Emily Weese Purdy.
  • SJ85: Celebrating the life of Francis Bell, Jr.
  • SJ86: Celebrating the life of Emily Jane Hilscher.
  • SJ87: Celebrating the life of John Neff Neese.
  • SJ88: Constitutional amendment; defines term public uses & specifies which private property may be taken.
  • SJ89: Unclaimed Property Act; Department of Treasury to study reporting requirements established by State.
  • SJ209: Celebrating the life of Nelson Showalter Gardner.
  • SJ240: Commending Nielsen Builders, Inc., on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
  • SB331: Income taxes, state; establishes pilot program for refundable tax credits for tuition & textbooks.
  • SB332: Traffic offenses; additional penalties for certain violations.
  • SB333: Circuit courts; rules and procedures for tax cases.
  • SB338: Civil proceedings; privileged communications with professionals; .
  • SB340: Circuit court; standardizes removal of certain cases from district court to circuit court.
  • SB346: Highways; payments to Town of Broadway for maintenance, construction, or reconstruction thereof.
  • SB347: Motorcycles; emergency lights on those used by law enforcement.
  • SB906: Massanutten Military Academy; officers recognized as part of unorganized State militia.
  • SB907: Charter; Town of Timberville.
  • SB908: Libraries; state funded shall have technology protection measures against Internet restrictions.
  • SB909: Violation of right-of-way; guilty of reckless driving if cause death of another.
  • SB910: Alcoholic beverage control; definition of public place.
  • SB911: Nonsuits; notice required, dismissal of actions thereby.
  • SB912: Witness, contradiction of; extrajudicial statement.
  • SB913: Notice of claim; certain requirements for lawsuit against government entity.
  • SB1096: Eminent domain; definition of public uses.
  • SB1232: School boards; referendum for election of chairman in Page County.
  • SB1233: Assault and battery; adds conservators of the peace to definition in statute.
  • SB1234: Methamphetamine; manufacturing, selling, giving, and distributing thereof.
  • SB1235: Attorneys-in-fact; challenges thereto after death of principal.
  • SB1236: Juvenile offenses; judge may impose all penalties allowable by law therefor.
  • SB1237: Protective orders; increases penalty for second offense for violation thereof.
  • SB1238: Non-resident taxpayers; withholding tax paid by pass-through entities.
  • SB1239: Child pornography; seizure and forfeiture of equipment.
  • SB1288: Triggerman rule; redefinition thereof.
  • SB1357: Administrative subpoena; issued for records of electronic communication service, etc.
  • SB1378: Contracts; Director of Corrections to approve or deny community-based residential services.
  • SJ355: Commending Karl Stoltzfus.
  • SJ356: Celebrating the life of Harold Nelson Wood.
  • SJ357: Commending the Shenandoah Volunteer Fire Company on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
  • SJ382: Supreme Court of Virginia; Crime Commission to study efficiency of summons form published thereby.
  • SJ391: Commending Marshall A. Robinson.
  • SJ429: Celebrating the life of Judge Perry Wilson Sarver, Sr.
  • SJ430: Celebrating the life of John L. Heatwole.
  • SJ494: Celebrating the life of William A. Truban.
  • SJ528: Celebrating the life of Louis Rowe.
  • SB331: Income taxes, state; establishes pilot program for refundable tax credits for tuition & textbooks.
  • SB332: Traffic offenses; additional penalties for certain violations.
  • SB333: Circuit courts; rules and procedures for tax cases.
  • SB334: Public libraries; technology protection measures.
  • SB335: Methamphetamine; modification of sentencing guidelines.
  • SB336: Condemnation of property; definition of public uses by localities.
  • SB337: School board; referendum in Page County on question whether chairman should be elected at large.
  • SB338: Civil proceedings; privileged communications with professionals; .
  • SB339: Attorney-issued subpoenas; requires a sheriff to serve.
  • SB340: Circuit court; standardizes removal of certain cases from district court to circuit court.
  • SB341: Jurisdiction of corporate authorities of cities and towns; traffic cases included in offenses.
  • SB342: School board; referendum in Page County on question of whether should be elected biennially.
  • SB343: Jails, regional; exempts certain counties from funding limitation.
  • SB344: Gangs; person on probation prohibited from any contact.
  • SB345: False identification cards; used for establishing residency, penalty.
  • SB346: Highways; payments to Town of Broadway for maintenance, construction, or reconstruction thereof.
  • SB347: Motorcycles; emergency lights on those used by law enforcement.
  • SB672: Compulsory school attendance; truancy and chronic tardiness.
  • SB691: Adoption; prohibited to sexually violent offenders.
  • SJ85: Civilian Conservation Corps Day.
  • SJ230: Celebrating the life of Bonnie Neff Hoover.
  • SJ231: Celebrating the life of Frances Ann Minor Litten.
  • SJ232: Celebrating the life of Barry Daniel Murphy.
  • SJ233: Celebrating the life of Homer Allen Long, Jr..
  • SJ254: Celebrating the lives of Richard Alan Dunnand and Daniel Richard Dunn.
  • SJ255: Celebrating the life of Walter R. Trobaugh Jr.
  • SJ256: Celebrating the life of Julia Carpenter Stickley.
  • SJ257: Celebrating the life of James Maxwell Bays.
  • SJ5017: Commending Kristi Toliver.