Legislation

2008 Legislative Agenda

Senator Stosch and Virginia Republican leaders in the General Assembly are championing a forward-looking agenda for governing that builds upon their past accomplishments (many listed below). Read our full 2008 Legislative Agenda for Virginia.

Recent Stosch legislation

Recent bills that Senator Stosch has sponsored or co-sponsored:

2007

• SJ 400 Commending Elliott Yamin.

• SJ 319 Commending Justin Brooks Verlander.

• SB 1395 Public Accountancy; revises and makes several amendments to public accounting statute.

• SB 1419 Students with Disabilities Tuition Assistance Grant Program; created.

• SB 1394 Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credit; makes several changes thereto.

• SB 1393 Libraries; state funded shall have technology protection measures against Internet restrictions.

• SB 1384 Enjoyment of easement; interference thereof.

• SB 1352 War Memorial; State Treasurer to advance loan for construction of wing.

• SB 1326 Payday Loan Act; repeals Act effective July 1, 2009.

• SB 1286 Nonstock Corporation Act; updates to make consistent with changes to Stock Corporation Act.

• SB 1285 Stock Corporation Act; establishes and modifies certain requirements thereof.

• SB 1284 Auditor of Public Accounts; searchable database of state agency expenditures & revenues.

• SB 1283 Income tax, state; provisions for income and loss of an electing small business corporation.

• SB 1282 Law-enforcement officers; removal of their land records from Internet.

• SB 1281 Economic Development Incentive Grants; reduces waiting period for payments.

• SB 794 Limited liability companies; parties to actions, and recordation tax exemptions.

• SB 793 Health Research Fund; investment of moneys therein would be governed by certain provisions.

• SB 792 Secondary highway maintenance payments; increase thereof to Henrico County.

• SB 790 Caregivers Grant Program; modifies definition of eligible caregivers.

• SB 789 Postemployment public benefits; creates trusts or equivalent arrangements to fund costs thereof.

• SB 788 Real estate tax; increases income limit for elderly and disabled taxpayers in certain cities, etc.

• SB 787 Animal emergency response plan; Department of Emergency Management to address needs thereof.

• SB 786 Private College Enrollment Grant Program Fund; established.

• SB 778 Income tax, state; filing threshold amounts.

• SB 761 Secondary highway maintenance payments; increase thereof to Henrico County.

• SB 760 General fund revenue; year-end surplus use thereof.

• SB 759 Students with Disabilities Tuition Assistance Grant Program; created.

• SB 758 Minimum wage Act; repeals exclusion for persons who are 65 thereunder.

• SB 756 Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission; created.

• SB 757 Neighborhood Assistance Act; makes several changes thereto.

• SB 749 Community College Transfer Grant Program; created.

2006

• SJ 44 Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.

• SB 707 Cable service; establishes franchising procedures.

• SB 601 Retail sales and use tax; exemption for semiconductor wafers.

• SB 583 Income tax, state; tax payers have one year to file amended return after change in another state.

• SB 582 Easement; placing objects that create visual nuisance.

• SB 547 Limited liability companies; establishes procedures thereof.

• SB 546 Insurance companies; dividends and distributions.

• SB 545 Scholarship for Disabled Students Program; created.

• SB 544 Neighborhood Assistance Act; Schools for Students with Disabilities Fund, created.

• SB 543 Witness; allows in child and spousal support proceedings.

• SB 542 In-state tuition; limitation on eligibility.

• SB 541 Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission; created, report.

• SB 540 Community College Transfer Grant Program Fund; created.

• SB 539 Private College Enrollment Grant Fund; created.

• SB 538 Higher educational articulation agreements; requires agreements between four-yr. & community col.

• SB 475 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include semiconductor production.

• SB 115 Retirement System; benefit restoration plans.

• SB 110 Retail Sales Tax and Use Tax; exemptions include medicines & drugs purchased by nursing homes, etc.

• SB 109 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; changes thereto.

• SB 108 Employee stock ownership plan; authorizes option plans.

2005

• SB 1107 Public Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002; changes in provisions.

• SB 936 Banks or savings institutions; authorized to amend terms of revolving credit agreement.

• SB 935 Caregivers Grant Program; extends sunset provision.

• SB 934 Public Accounts, Auditor of; duties.

• SB 933 Limited liability companies; procedure for filing of articles of restatement.

• SB 932 Corporate notes; allows Department of Treasury to invest money therein.

• SB 930 Economic Development Incentive Act; created.

• SB 785 Retirement System; default payment option.

• SB 786 Retirement System; liability of Board of Trustees.

• SB 1108 Public-Private Transportation Act; changes in provisions.

• SB 1202 Master Settlement Agreement; release of escrow funds to certain cigarette manufacturers.

• SB 1219 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemptions include sales to nonresidents and bad debts.

• SB 1225 Income tax; preparers of fraudulent returns, felony.

• SB 1227 Life insurance; person may take out contract upon himself for another's benefit.

• SB 1228 Stock Corporation Act; changes in provisions.

• SB 1337 Video infrastructure development; equalizing franchise requirements for competitors.

• SJ 325 Unfunded liabilities; joint subcommittee to study.