LEGISLATION

Virginia General Assembly Legislation Sponsored by Delegate Don Merricks

2011 General Assembly Session – Delegate Merricks as Chief Patron

• HB 1535 Licensure or certification by Board of Medicine, etc.; consideration of military experience.
• HB 1536 Charter; City of Martinsville.  
• HB 1537 School calendar; opening of school year in certain school divisions.
• HB 1538 Health insurance; multiple employer welfare arrangements.  
• HB 1706 Judicial records; admissibility into evidence.  
• HB 1707 Criminal history record information; Department of Rehabilitative Services to obtain for employment.  
• HB 1708 Pittsylvania County school board; staggered terms.  
• HB 1709 Pawnbrokers and precious metals dealers; records required to be maintained.  
• HB 1717 Insurance fraud; clarifies definition of insurer includes self-insured private & public employers.  
• HB 1718 Uniform Commercial Code; negotiable instruments and bank deposits and collections.  
• HB 1916 Virginia's Heritage Music Trail: The Crooked Road; adds portion of U.S. Route 58.  
• HB 1917 Health professionals; assisted living facility administrator report those with mental health issues.  
• HB 1918 Uniform Statewide Building Code; limitation on prosecutions for violation.  
• HB 2283 Small business investment companies; creates credit against insurance license tax for investments.  
• HB 2514 Electric utility regulation; excludes certain investor-owned electric utility.  
• HJ 720 Celebrating the life of J. Clyde Hooker, Jr.
• HJ 721 Celebrating the life of Melvin Brown.
• HJ 722 Celebrating the life of Walter Holladay Yeaman.
• HJ 768 Celebrating the life of Taylor McGregor.
• HJ 781 Commending Dr. George P. Scouras.

2010 General Assembly Session – Delegate Merricks as Chief Patron

• HB 246 Local government investment pool; limitations.
• HB 249 School calendar; opening of 2010-2011 school year in Planning Districts 5 and 12.
• HB 250 Contractors, Board for; raises threshold for Class C contractors license.
• HB 251 Self-defense; person who lawfully occupies dwelling may use degree of force against an intruder.
• HB 252 Unemployment benefits; waiver of overpayment due to administrative error.
• HB 253 Registered and practical nurses; licensure qualifications.
• HB 284 Investment of public funds; removes requirement that public funds must be invested in certificates.
• HB 604 Center for Rural Virginia Board of Trustees; membership.
• HB 605 Housing and Community Development, Board for; powers.
• HB 606 Investor-owned electric utilities; establishes process used by SCC in reviews of rates, etc.
• HB 705 Workers' Compensation Commission; repeals requirement of sending copies of awards by priority mail.
• HB 1326 Workers' compensation; medical services.
• HB 1384 License tax credit; credit against state license tax liability on certain insurance companies.
• HJ 49 Unemployment compensation benefits; JLARC to study overpayment as result of errors by VEC.
• HJ 50 Textile Heritage Week; designating as first week of September 2010, and each succeeding year.
• HJ 213 Commending the Chatham High School baseball team.
• HJ 214 Commending Brittany Arnn.
• HJ 242 Commending Roger Cook.
• HJ 462 Commending Gary L. Fitts.
• HJ 486 Commending Fieldale-Collinsville Middle School.

2009 General Assembly Session – Delegate Merricks as Chief Patron

• HB 1617 Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; extends sunset until July 1, 2014, etc.
• HB 1618 Hunting permit, special; issued to patients from veterans or military hospitals.  
• HB 2102 Pittsylvania County; Board of Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to adopt regulations.
• HB 2103 Charter; Town of Hurt
• HB 2294 Alternative on-site sewage systems; no locality shall prohibit use thereof.
• HB 2583 Local government investment pool; limitations.
• HB 2643 Economic development entities; extension of performance agreements.
• HB 2644 Locksmiths; certain exempt from certification if employed by licensed private security business.
• HJ 881 Commending Lindsay Bowman.
• HR 62 Commending Kent Masonic Lodge No. 305 on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

2008 General Assembly Session – Delegate Merricks as Chief Patron

• HB 455 North and South Mayo Rivers; designating portions thereof in Henry County as State scenic rivers.
• HB 456 Charter; City of Martinsville. 
• HB 457 Veterinarian & animal licensure; repeals requirement to provide treasurer with rabies information.
• HB 458 Correctional facilities, local; City of Danville & Pittsylvania County to enter into jail project.
• HB 460 Off-road motorcycles; limitations on operation.
• HB 1236 Criminal Justice Services, Department of; powers and duties.
• HB 1443 Energy generators; streamlined permitting process for those qualified.
• HJ 214 Commending Susan Worley.

Committee Assignments for Delegate Merricks

Commerce and Labor
Counties, Cities and Towns
Health, Welfare and Institutions
Militia, Police and Public Safety

For detailed information on legislation sponsored by Delegate Merricks, visit the Virginia General Assembly Website at http://legis.state.va.us