2007 Uncodified Acts

2007 Virginia Uncodified Acts

7/4/2025

Administration of Government Generally

Chapter 3 (HB 3018): Old Dominion University; certain undergraduate classes offered at Va. Beach Higher Ed. Center.
Chapter 195 (HB 2342): Miller School of Albemarle; eliminates provision that 2 members of Board be appointed by Gov.
Chapter 201 (HB 2536): Special license plates; repeal of authorizations.
Chapter 378 (SB 1099): Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission; change in membership.
Chapter 401 (HB 2040): Career and Technical Education, Advisory Council on; extends sunset date.
Chapter 490 (HB 2431): Reversion of federal lands; State to take title to lands in NoVa with environmental contamination.
Chapter 635 (SB 2198)
Chapter 688 (HB 3133): Sanitary landfills; Department of Environmental Quality to develop postclosure guidelines.
Chapter 851 (HB 1710): Treatment works; reimbursement to localities of funds for upgrades thereof.
Chapter 855 (HB 1851): Rappahannock Area Community Services Board; Governor to convey certain property in Caroline County.
Chapter 862 (HB 2203): Subaqueous lands; parties in City of Norfolk to pay amount commensurate with property interest.
Chapter 896 (HB 3202): Transportation funding; authority to certain localities to impose additional fees therefor, report.
Chapter 900 (SB 771): Treatment works; reimbursement to localities of funds for upgrades thereof.
Chapter 912 (SB 1047): Southampton County Jail Farm; Board of Corrections to convey to Southampton County sheriff's office.
Chapter 913 (SB 1083): State Police Headquarters, former; State to convey property on Rt. 83 to Buchanan County.

Agriculture, Horticulture and Food

Chapter 345 (HB 3111): Tobacco Settlement Foundation Endowment; created.

Appropriations

Chapter 57 (HB 1628): Coal and gas road improvement tax, local; extends sunset provision.
Chapter 433 (HB 1711): Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2007; created.
Chapter 542 (SB 770): Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2007; created.
Chapter 586 (SB 734): Coal and gas road improvement tax, local; extends sunset provision.
Chapter 847 (HB 1650): Budget Bill.
Chapter 851 (HB 1710): Treatment works; reimbursement to localities of funds for upgrades thereof.
Chapter 900 (SB 771): Treatment works; reimbursement to localities of funds for upgrades thereof.

Armed Forces

Chapter 66 (HB 2240): War Memorial; State Treasurer to advance loan for construction of wing.
Chapter 580 (SB 1352): War Memorial; State Treasurer to advance loan for construction of wing.
Chapter 669 (HB 2787): License plates, special; issuance to members of U.S. Coast Guard.

Bonds

Chapter 237 (SB 957): Portsmouth Port and Industrial Commission.
Chapter 339 (HB 2989): Portsmouth Port & Industrial Commission; authority to provide financing by leasing, etc. facilities.
Chapter 433 (HB 1711): Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2007; created.
Chapter 542 (SB 770): Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2007; created.

Business, Commerce and Trade

Chapter 186 (HB 2001): Life insurance; clarifies provisions addressing when a trustee has an insurable interest therein.

Charitable, Civic, Religious and Volunteer Institutions and Organizations

Chapter 96 (SB 1090): State Firefighter's Association; created.
Chapter 186 (HB 2001): Life insurance; clarifies provisions addressing when a trustee has an insurable interest therein.

Commissions, Boards and Institutions

Chapter 50 (HB 3005): Natural gas pipeline; Marine Resources Commission to grant easements and rights-of-way.
Chapter 83 (SB 1367): Subaqueous land; Marine Resources Commission to convey certain S&S Marine Supply in Hampton.
Chapter 96 (SB 1090): State Firefighter's Association; created.
Chapter 123 (HB 2542): No Child Left Behind Act; Board of Education requesting waiver from certain provisions.
Chapter 174 (SB 1418): First Landing State Park; Department of Conservation and Recreation to lease portion thereof.
Chapter 237 (SB 957): Portsmouth Port and Industrial Commission.
Chapter 339 (HB 2989): Portsmouth Port & Industrial Commission; authority to provide financing by leasing, etc. facilities.
Chapter 401 (HB 2040): Career and Technical Education, Advisory Council on; extends sunset date.
Chapter 690 (HB 3151): First Landing State Park; Department of Conservation to lease certain land therein.
Chapter 730 (SB 1212): No Child Left Behind Act; Board of Education requesting waiver from certain provisions.
Chapter 795 (SB 1232): School boards; referendum for election of chairman in Page County.
Chapter 875 (HB 2642): Subaqueous land; Marine Resources Commission to convey certain S&S Marine Supply in Hampton.
Chapter 884 (HB 2990): Subaqueous lands; Marine Resources Commission to convey adjoining parcels thereof.

Counties, Cities and Towns

Chapter 54 (SB 963): George Washington's Grist Mill State Park; Department of Conservation and Recreation to convey.
Chapter 57 (HB 1628): Coal and gas road improvement tax, local; extends sunset provision.
Chapter 83 (SB 1367): Subaqueous land; Marine Resources Commission to convey certain S&S Marine Supply in Hampton.
Chapter 155 (SB 1092): American Former Prisoners of War Memorial Highway; designating as portion of Route 19 in Russell Co.
Chapter 271 (HB 2105): Charles B. Morris Memorial Bridge; designating as I-77 bridge over Route 58 in Carroll County.
Chapter 274 (HB 2165): Monacan Parkway; designating as portion of Route 29 within Town of Amherst and Campbell County.
Chapter 330 (HB 2735): National Association of Counties; locality to participate.
Chapter 348 (HB 3181): Richmond, City of; Governor to disclaim state interests to certain escheated parcels therein.
Chapter 466 (HB 2095): Retirement System; additional information to localities and authorized to assess fees.
Chapter 564 (SB 1069): Drug and alcohol treatment pilot program; local or regional jail may establish for inmates.
Chapter 586 (SB 734): Coal and gas road improvement tax, local; extends sunset provision.
Chapter 795 (SB 1232): School boards; referendum for election of chairman in Page County.
Chapter 851 (HB 1710): Treatment works; reimbursement to localities of funds for upgrades thereof.
Chapter 855 (HB 1851): Rappahannock Area Community Services Board; Governor to convey certain property in Caroline County.
Chapter 875 (HB 2642): Subaqueous land; Marine Resources Commission to convey certain S&S Marine Supply in Hampton.
Chapter 896 (HB 3202): Transportation funding; authority to certain localities to impose additional fees therefor, report.
Chapter 900 (SB 771): Treatment works; reimbursement to localities of funds for upgrades thereof.
Chapter 940 (HB 2951): Tolls; VDOT to impose and collect for use of Route 17 in City of Chesapeake.

Crimes and Offenses Generally

Chapter 878 (HB 2776): Sex offender treatment offices; prohibited in certain residential areas.

Education

Chapter 3 (HB 3018): Old Dominion University; certain undergraduate classes offered at Va. Beach Higher Ed. Center.
Chapter 66 (HB 2240): War Memorial; State Treasurer to advance loan for construction of wing.
Chapter 123 (HB 2542): No Child Left Behind Act; Board of Education requesting waiver from certain provisions.
Chapter 124 (HB 2601): Veterans Day; Board of Education to provide information for commemoration thereof.
Chapter 132 (HB 2837): George Washington's birthday; Department of Education to provide schools information thereon.
Chapter 195 (HB 2342): Miller School of Albemarle; eliminates provision that 2 members of Board be appointed by Gov.
Chapter 401 (HB 2040): Career and Technical Education, Advisory Council on; extends sunset date.
Chapter 433 (HB 1711): Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2007; created.
Chapter 542 (SB 770): Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2007; created.
Chapter 580 (SB 1352): War Memorial; State Treasurer to advance loan for construction of wing.
Chapter 585 (SB 1425): Hampton University; amending incorporation thereof to expand the purpose of the University.
Chapter 730 (SB 1212): No Child Left Behind Act; Board of Education requesting waiver from certain provisions.
Chapter 795 (SB 1232): School boards; referendum for election of chairman in Page County.

Elections

Chapter 303 (HB 2780): House of Delegates districts; technical adjustment in boundary line within King William County.
Chapter 795 (SB 1232): School boards; referendum for election of chairman in Page County.

Emergency Services

Chapter 96 (SB 1090): State Firefighter's Association; created.

Environment and Conservation

Chapter 50 (HB 3005): Natural gas pipeline; Marine Resources Commission to grant easements and rights-of-way.
Chapter 57 (HB 1628): Coal and gas road improvement tax, local; extends sunset provision.
Chapter 174 (SB 1418): First Landing State Park; Department of Conservation and Recreation to lease portion thereof.
Chapter 490 (HB 2431): Reversion of federal lands; State to take title to lands in NoVa with environmental contamination.
Chapter 586 (SB 734): Coal and gas road improvement tax, local; extends sunset provision.
Chapter 688 (HB 3133): Sanitary landfills; Department of Environmental Quality to develop postclosure guidelines.
Chapter 690 (HB 3151): First Landing State Park; Department of Conservation to lease certain land therein.
Chapter 789 (SB 1152): Energy Policy Act of 2006; appropriations for certain funds.
Chapter 851 (HB 1710): Treatment works; reimbursement to localities of funds for upgrades thereof.
Chapter 852 (HB 1722): Road to Revolution Heritage Trail; establishment thereof.
Chapter 896 (HB 3202): Transportation funding; authority to certain localities to impose additional fees therefor, report.
Chapter 900 (SB 771): Treatment works; reimbursement to localities of funds for upgrades thereof.

Game, Inland Fisheries and Domestic Animals

Chapter 554 (SB 900): Virginia Beach Police Department Marine Patrol; enforcement of federal security and safety zones.

General Assembly

Chapter 303 (HB 2780): House of Delegates districts; technical adjustment in boundary line within King William County.
Chapter 401 (HB 2040): Career and Technical Education, Advisory Council on; extends sunset date.
Chapter 896 (HB 3202): Transportation funding; authority to certain localities to impose additional fees therefor, report.

Health

Chapter 2 (HB 1630): Nursing facility or extended care services; extends sunset provision therefor.
Chapter 6 (SB 1112): Health care data reporting; repeals sunset provisions.
Chapter 8 (SB 740): Nursing facility services; extends sunset provision for certain certific. of public need.
Chapter 21 (HB 2367): Health care data reporting; repeals sunset provisions.
Chapter 345 (HB 3111): Tobacco Settlement Foundation Endowment; created.
Chapter 398 (HB 1992): Nursing home beds; authorizes issuance of certificates of public need for relocation thereof.
Chapter 635 (SB 2198)
Chapter 677 (HB 2962): Life-sharing communities; defines and establishes criteria for licensing and inspection thereof.

Labor and Employment

Chapter 466 (HB 2095): Retirement System; additional information to localities and authorized to assess fees.

Land Use

Chapter 50 (HB 3005): Natural gas pipeline; Marine Resources Commission to grant easements and rights-of-way.
Chapter 490 (HB 2431): Reversion of federal lands; State to take title to lands in NoVa with environmental contamination.
Chapter 789 (SB 1152): Energy Policy Act of 2006; appropriations for certain funds.
Chapter 862 (HB 2203): Subaqueous lands; parties in City of Norfolk to pay amount commensurate with property interest.
Chapter 912 (SB 1047): Southampton County Jail Farm; Board of Corrections to convey to Southampton County sheriff's office.

Landmarks, Parks and Outdoor Recreation

Chapter 54 (SB 963): George Washington's Grist Mill State Park; Department of Conservation and Recreation to convey.
Chapter 66 (HB 2240): War Memorial; State Treasurer to advance loan for construction of wing.
Chapter 580 (SB 1352): War Memorial; State Treasurer to advance loan for construction of wing.
Chapter 852 (HB 1722): Road to Revolution Heritage Trail; establishment thereof.

Law Enforcement

Chapter 93 (SB 881): Manion, Kevin Carder; parents awarded handgun for his service to Department of State Police.
Chapter 141 (HB 3144): Lettner, Kimberly S.; authorized to retain her service pistol & shotgun for service to State Police.
Chapter 554 (SB 900): Virginia Beach Police Department Marine Patrol; enforcement of federal security and safety zones.
Chapter 878 (HB 2776): Sex offender treatment offices; prohibited in certain residential areas.
Chapter 913 (SB 1083): State Police Headquarters, former; State to convey property on Rt. 83 to Buchanan County.

Motor Vehicles

Chapter 184 (HB 1964): License plates, special; issuance to registered nurses.
Chapter 201 (HB 2536): Special license plates; repeal of authorizations.
Chapter 235 (SB 803): License plates, special; issuance honoring Robert E. Lee.
Chapter 669 (HB 2787): License plates, special; issuance to members of U.S. Coast Guard.
Chapter 842 (SJ 842)
Chapter 896 (HB 3202): Transportation funding; authority to certain localities to impose additional fees therefor, report.
Chapter 940 (HB 2951): Tolls; VDOT to impose and collect for use of Route 17 in City of Chesapeake.

Pensions, Benefits and Retirement

Chapter 466 (HB 2095): Retirement System; additional information to localities and authorized to assess fees.

Persons with Disabilities

Chapter 677 (HB 2962): Life-sharing communities; defines and establishes criteria for licensing and inspection thereof.

Prisons and Other Methods of Correction

Chapter 564 (SB 1069): Drug and alcohol treatment pilot program; local or regional jail may establish for inmates.

Professions and Occupations

Chapter 184 (HB 1964): License plates, special; issuance to registered nurses.
Chapter 625 (HB 2031): Parasail operators; Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to promulgate regulations applicable thereto.
Chapter 677 (HB 2962): Life-sharing communities; defines and establishes criteria for licensing and inspection thereof.
Chapter 719 (SB 1067): Volunteer assistant attorneys; adds City of Richmond to those localities with authority to appoint.

Property and Conveyances

Chapter 54 (SB 963): George Washington's Grist Mill State Park; Department of Conservation and Recreation to convey.
Chapter 83 (SB 1367): Subaqueous land; Marine Resources Commission to convey certain S&S Marine Supply in Hampton.
Chapter 174 (SB 1418): First Landing State Park; Department of Conservation and Recreation to lease portion thereof.
Chapter 348 (HB 3181): Richmond, City of; Governor to disclaim state interests to certain escheated parcels therein.
Chapter 490 (HB 2431): Reversion of federal lands; State to take title to lands in NoVa with environmental contamination.
Chapter 690 (HB 3151): First Landing State Park; Department of Conservation to lease certain land therein.
Chapter 749 (HB 2090): Lingebach, Walter S.; amends previous legislation providing relief thereto for property purchase.
Chapter 855 (HB 1851): Rappahannock Area Community Services Board; Governor to convey certain property in Caroline County.
Chapter 862 (HB 2203): Subaqueous lands; parties in City of Norfolk to pay amount commensurate with property interest.
Chapter 875 (HB 2642): Subaqueous land; Marine Resources Commission to convey certain S&S Marine Supply in Hampton.
Chapter 884 (HB 2990): Subaqueous lands; Marine Resources Commission to convey adjoining parcels thereof.
Chapter 912 (SB 1047): Southampton County Jail Farm; Board of Corrections to convey to Southampton County sheriff's office.
Chapter 913 (SB 1083): State Police Headquarters, former; State to convey property on Rt. 83 to Buchanan County.

Relief

Chapter 480 (HB 2323): Claims; Anna Malenick Evans.
Chapter 749 (HB 2090): Lingebach, Walter S.; amends previous legislation providing relief thereto for property purchase.

Science and Technology

Chapter 789 (SB 1152): Energy Policy Act of 2006; appropriations for certain funds.

Taxation

Chapter 57 (HB 1628): Coal and gas road improvement tax, local; extends sunset provision.
Chapter 433 (HB 1711): Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2007; created.
Chapter 542 (SB 770): Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2007; created.
Chapter 586 (SB 734): Coal and gas road improvement tax, local; extends sunset provision.
Chapter 749 (HB 2090): Lingebach, Walter S.; amends previous legislation providing relief thereto for property purchase.
Chapter 842 (SJ 842)
Chapter 843 (SJ 354): Constitutional amendment; exempts certain homeowners from taxation (first reference).
Chapter 896 (HB 3202): Transportation funding; authority to certain localities to impose additional fees therefor, report.

Transportation, Highways, Roads and Bridges

Chapter 57 (HB 1628): Coal and gas road improvement tax, local; extends sunset provision.
Chapter 155 (SB 1092): American Former Prisoners of War Memorial Highway; designating as portion of Route 19 in Russell Co.
Chapter 173 (SB 1370): Trooper Ricky Marshall McCoy Memorial Bridge; designating as I-95 bridge over Route 635.
Chapter 201 (HB 2536): Special license plates; repeal of authorizations.
Chapter 271 (HB 2105): Charles B. Morris Memorial Bridge; designating as I-77 bridge over Route 58 in Carroll County.
Chapter 274 (HB 2165): Monacan Parkway; designating as portion of Route 29 within Town of Amherst and Campbell County.
Chapter 293 (HB 2540): Lance Corporal Jason Redifer Memorial Bridge; designating as Route 608 bridge over I-64 in Augusta.
Chapter 294 (HB 2541): Lance Corporal Daniel Scott Resner Bubb Memorial Bridge; designating as Route 256 bridge over I-81.
Chapter 378 (SB 1099): Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission; change in membership.
Chapter 531 (HB 3094): Virginia Coal Heritage Trail; designating as certain highway segments in Southwest Virginia.
Chapter 586 (SB 734): Coal and gas road improvement tax, local; extends sunset provision.
Chapter 852 (HB 1722): Road to Revolution Heritage Trail; establishment thereof.
Chapter 896 (HB 3202): Transportation funding; authority to certain localities to impose additional fees therefor, report.
Chapter 940 (HB 2951): Tolls; VDOT to impose and collect for use of Route 17 in City of Chesapeake.

Utilities

Chapter 50 (HB 3005): Natural gas pipeline; Marine Resources Commission to grant easements and rights-of-way.

Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors

Chapter 237 (SB 957): Portsmouth Port and Industrial Commission.
Chapter 339 (HB 2989): Portsmouth Port & Industrial Commission; authority to provide financing by leasing, etc. facilities.
Chapter 554 (SB 900): Virginia Beach Police Department Marine Patrol; enforcement of federal security and safety zones.
Chapter 625 (HB 2031): Parasail operators; Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to promulgate regulations applicable thereto.
Chapter 862 (HB 2203): Subaqueous lands; parties in City of Norfolk to pay amount commensurate with property interest.
Chapter 884 (HB 2990): Subaqueous lands; Marine Resources Commission to convey adjoining parcels thereof.

Welfare and Social Services

Chapter 398 (HB 1992): Nursing home beds; authorizes issuance of certificates of public need for relocation thereof.
Chapter 564 (SB 1069): Drug and alcohol treatment pilot program; local or regional jail may establish for inmates.
Chapter 677 (HB 2962): Life-sharing communities; defines and establishes criteria for licensing and inspection thereof.
Chapter 878 (HB 2776): Sex offender treatment offices; prohibited in certain residential areas.

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