General Provisions of Virginia Code

Passed

P SB94

Official emblems and designations; covered bridge capital of the Commonwealth. Designates Patrick County as the Covered Bridge Capital of the Commonwealth.
Patron - Reynolds

P SB699

Computation of time; when statute of limitations ends on Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Clarifies that when the last day for bringing an action falls on a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day or part of a day on which the clerk's office is closed as authorized by an act of the General Assembly, then the action may be filed on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or day or part of a day on which the clerk's office is closed as authorized by an act of the General Assembly.
Patron - Petersen

Failed

F HB565

State song. Designates "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia," by James A. Bland, as amended and adopted by the 2008 Session of the General Assembly, as the state song of the Commonwealth.
Patron - Crockett-Stark

F HB988

State song. Designates "Virginia: Where Heaven Touches Earth," lyrics and music by Leslie Brooks and Ray Roberts to be the state song of the Commonwealth. The bill sets out the lyrics.
Patron - Nutter

F HB1418

State song. Designates "Cradle of Liberty," by Thomas L. DeBusk, as the official state song.
Patron - Bowling

Carried Over

C HB55

English as the official language of the Commonwealth. States that, except as provided by federal law, English is the official language of the Commonwealth, and no state agency or local government shall provide or otherwise assist in providing any documents, information, literature, or other written materials in any language other than English. The bill provides exceptions to this general rule for any documents, information, literature, or other written materials in a language other than English used in connection with foreign language instruction, administration of justice in the courts of the Commonwealth, law-enforcement purposes, or the provision of health care services. This bill was continued to the 2009 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Patron - Lingamfelter

C SB736

State song. Designates "Cradle of Liberty," by Thomas L. DeBusk, as the official state song.
Patron - Smith

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