Major Actions by 1978 Va General Assembly
Summary of Virginia’s 1978 General Assembly actions across transportation law enforcement education consumer local government human services state government taxes and more. Key items include traffic safety reforms school funding civil and criminal policy changes and the shift to an estate tax replacing inheritance tax in 1980.
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Va. General Assembly
Richmond
General Assembly
Virginia
State Highway Department
State Council of Higher Education
Blue Ridge Sanatorium
University of Virginia
VPISU
Department of Consumer Counsel
Boards of Supervisors
Human Services
State Water Control Board
State Health Department
Division of
Motor Vehicles
Department of Transportation Regulation
State Corporation Commission
Assembly
Fairfax
Governor Dalton Recieves Mixed Support From Virginia Assembly
Virginia Governor John Dalton, a Republican, saw about half of his administration backed by the Democrat-led 1978 General Assembly in a year of partisan tensions. Key wins included approval of pari mutuel betting and funding for Metro rail, while attempts such as a Department of Transportation Safety and a public utilities department failed or stalled.
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Richmond
John Dalton
General Assembly
Senate
Assembly
Dalton
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
Department of Aviation
Virginia Port Authority
Metro Rail
Division of
Motor Vehicles
Department of Transportation Regulation
Department of Transportation Safety
State Highway Department
Department of Public Utilities
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Mills Godwin
ABC Commission
Health Department
Secretary of Natural Resources
Department of Recreation and Historic Preservation
Department of Public Transportation
Virginia General Assembly
Virginia Tech
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Rehabilitative Services
Norelco & Sunbeam Electric Razors
Presto Burgers
Electric Hot Pots
Electric Woks
Sunbeam, Westbend and
General Electric Food Processors
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun St
Winchester
Blue Cross and
Blue Shield of
P.O
President's Council On Physical Fitness and Sports
Blue Cross
Blue Shield