Virginia 2022 1st Special Session All Bills (Page 17)
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Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HR805
Introduced
9/7/22
Engrossed
9/7/22
Passed
9/7/22
Commending John Cooley.
VA
Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HR806
Introduced
9/7/22
Engrossed
9/7/22
Passed
9/7/22
Commending Harry Lee Cross III.
VA
Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HR807
Introduced
9/7/22
Engrossed
9/7/22
Passed
9/7/22
Commending Bethlehem Christian Church.
VA
Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HR808
Introduced
9/7/22
Engrossed
9/7/22
Passed
9/7/22
Celebrating the life of Margaret Jackson Smith.
VA
Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HR809
Introduced
9/7/22
Engrossed
9/7/22
Passed
9/7/22
Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.
VA
Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HR810
Introduced
9/7/22
Engrossed
9/7/22
Passed
9/7/22
Nominating a person to be elected to a general district court judgeship.
VA
Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia House Bill HR811
Introduced
9/7/22
Engrossed
9/7/22
Passed
9/7/22
Nominating a person to be elected to a juvenile and domestic relations district court judgeship.
VA
Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB273
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
1/25/22
Engrossed
1/28/22
Refer
2/22/22
Report Pass
3/4/22
Engrossed
3/9/22
Elections; absentee voting; verification by social security number or unique identifier in lieu of witness signature. Requires the State Board of Elections to promulgate regulations for providing a unique identifier to any qualified voter who lacks a social security number and provides that such unique identifier can be accepted in place of a social security number for the purposes of voting absentee. The bill makes optional the current absentee ballot witness signature requirement by giving the voter the option to provide the last four digits of the voter's social security number and the voter's date of birth in lieu of a witness signature. The bill clarifies that verification of the required voter affirmation on absentee ballots by the general registrar includes matching any date of birth and last four digits of the social security number or assigned unique identifier provided as part of the voter affirmation against the information in the voter's registration record. Elections; absentee voting; verification by social security number or unique identifier in lieu of witness signature. Requires the State Board of Elections to promulgate regulations for providing a unique identifier to any qualified voter who lacks a social security number and provides that such unique identifier can be accepted in place of a social security number for the purposes of voting absentee. The bill makes optional the current absentee ballot witness signature requirement by giving the voter the option to provide the last four digits of the voter's social security number and the voter's date of birth in lieu of a witness signature. The bill clarifies that verification of the required voter affirmation on absentee ballots by the general registrar includes matching any date of birth and last four digits of the social security number or assigned unique identifier provided as part of the voter affirmation against the information in the voter's registration record.
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Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB324
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
2/2/22
Report Pass
2/9/22
Engrossed
2/11/22
Refer
2/18/22
Report Pass
2/22/22
Engrossed
2/25/22
Engrossed
3/11/22
Engrossed
3/11/22
Engrossed
3/11/22
Engrossed
3/12/22
Engrossed
6/17/22
Enrolled
7/20/22
Chaptered
8/4/22
Passed
8/4/22
Public agencies; privacy of personal donor information; penalty. Provides that public agencies shall not request personal donor information, defined in the bill, from (i) any individual or any entity organized under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) any bidder, offeror, or contractor of an agency. The bill prohibits such public agencies from disclosing personal donor information without the express, written permission of every individual who is identifiable from the potential release of such personal donor information, including individuals identifiable as members, supporters, or volunteers of, or donors to, the agency. The bill also excludes from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act names and data that directly or indirectly identify an individual as a member, supporter, or volunteer of, or donor of financial or nonfinancial support to, any entity exempt from federal income tax pursuant to § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, except for those entities established by or for, or in support of, a public body as authorized by state law, not to include a nonprofit foundation designed to support an institution of higher education or other educational or cultural institution subject to Title 23.1. The bill also exempts the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006 from the requirements that public agencies protect personal donor information and refrain from requesting personal donor information. Public agencies; privacy of personal donor information; penalty. Provides that public agencies shall not request personal donor information, defined in the bill, from (i) any individual or any entity organized under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) any bidder, offeror, or contractor of an agency. The bill prohibits such public agencies from disclosing personal donor information without the express, written permission of every individual who is identifiable from the potential release of such personal donor information, including individuals identifiable as members, supporters, or volunteers of, or donors to, the agency. The bill also excludes from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act names and data that directly or indirectly identify an individual as a member, supporter, or volunteer of, or donor of financial or nonfinancial support to, any entity exempt from federal income tax pursuant to § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, except for those entities established by or for, or in support of, a public body as authorized by state law, not to include a nonprofit foundation designed to support an institution of higher education or other educational or cultural institution subject to Title 23.1. The bill also exempts the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006 from the requirements that public agencies protect personal donor information and refrain from requesting personal donor information.
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Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB371
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
1/18/22
Report Pass
1/26/22
Engrossed
1/28/22
Engrossed
2/3/22
Refer
2/22/22
Report Pass
2/25/22
Engrossed
3/2/22
State Board of Elections; membership; appointment of Commissioner of Elections. Exempts the Department of Elections from provisions allowing the Governor to appoint a chief deputy and a confidential assistant for policy or administration. The bill expands the membership of the State Board of Elections (the State Board) from five members to eight members with equal representation given to both parties. The bill requires the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia to designate a retired circuit court judge to serve as the tie breaker for the State Board. The bill also gives the State Board the authority and duty to appoint the Commissioner of Elections of the Department of Elections and requires an affirmative vote of five of the State Board's eight members for the appointment and removal of the Commissioner of Elections. In the event that a vacancy occurs in the office of the Commissioner of Elections, the bill provides that the Director of Operations of the Department of Elections will serve as the head of the agency until such vacancy is filled by the State Board. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2023. State Board of Elections; membership; appointment of Commissioner of Elections. Exempts the Department of Elections from provisions allowing the Governor to appoint a chief deputy and a confidential assistant for policy or administration. The bill expands the membership of the State Board of Elections (the State Board) from five members to eight members with equal representation given to both parties. The bill requires the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia to designate a retired circuit court judge to serve as the tie breaker for the State Board. The bill also gives the State Board the authority and duty to appoint the Commissioner of Elections of the Department of Elections and requires an affirmative vote of five of the State Board's eight members for the appointment and removal of the Commissioner of Elections. In the event that a vacancy occurs in the office of the Commissioner of Elections, the bill provides that the Director of Operations of the Department of Elections will serve as the head of the agency until such vacancy is filled by the State Board. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2023.
VA
Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB38
Introduced
12/27/21
Refer
12/27/21
Report Pass
2/11/22
Engrossed
2/15/22
Refer
2/22/22
Report Pass
3/3/22
Engrossed
3/8/22
Capitol Square Preservation Council; powers and duties; review and approval of plans for changes to artifacts contained within the Capitol Building. Grants the Capitol Square Preservation Council the authority to review and approve all plans or proposals for alterations, improvements, additions, or renovations to, or other disposition of, any monuments, statuary, artwork, or other historical artifacts contained within the Capitol Building, including within the old and new Senate chambers, the old and new halls of the House of Delegates, and the Rotunda.
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Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB440
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
2/7/22
Engrossed
2/9/22
Refer
2/21/22
Report Pass
2/25/22
Engrossed
3/1/22
Unlawful hazing; penalty. Provides immunity for arrest and prosecution for hazing and involuntary manslaughter if a person in good faith seeks or obtains emergency medical attention for a person who has received a bodily injury by hazing or renders emergency care or assistance, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), to a person who has received a bodily injury by hazing while another person seeks or obtains emergency medical attention for such person. The bill also clarifies that a prosecution of a hazing violation shall not preclude prosecution under any other statute. The bill also provides that the attorney for the Commonwealth may file a petition for mandamus or injunction against the president or other presiding official of any school or institution of higher education receiving appropriations from the state treasury seeking to enforce the required disciplinary and notifications provisions associated with acts of hazing. Unlawful hazing; penalty. Provides immunity for arrest and prosecution for hazing and involuntary manslaughter if a person in good faith seeks or obtains emergency medical attention for a person who has received a bodily injury by hazing or renders emergency care or assistance, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), to a person who has received a bodily injury by hazing while another person seeks or obtains emergency medical attention for such person. The bill also clarifies that a prosecution of a hazing violation shall not preclude prosecution under any other statute. The bill also provides that the attorney for the Commonwealth may file a petition for mandamus or injunction against the president or other presiding official of any school or institution of higher education receiving appropriations from the state treasury seeking to enforce the required disciplinary and notifications provisions associated with acts of hazing.
VA
Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB451
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
2/10/22
Engrossed
2/14/22
Refer
2/18/22
Report Pass
2/23/22
Engrossed
2/28/22
Engrossed
2/28/22
Engrossed
6/17/22
Engrossed
6/17/22
Enrolled
7/20/22
Chaptered
8/4/22
Passed
8/4/22
Sales tax; exemption for food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products. Provides a state sales and use tax exemption beginning January 1, 2023, for food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products. The bill also provides, beginning February 1, 2023, an allocation of state revenues to fund the distribution to localities for educational funding that would have been distributed to them absent the exemption created by the bill. Under current law, such products are taxed at a reduced state sales and use tax rate of 1.5 percent and the standard local rate of one percent.
VA
Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB47
Introduced
12/29/21
Refer
12/29/21
Report Pass
2/10/22
Engrossed
2/14/22
Refer
2/18/22
Refer
2/23/22
Report Pass
2/28/22
Engrossed
3/2/22
Engrossed
6/17/22
Engrossed
6/17/22
Enrolled
7/20/22
Chaptered
8/4/22
Passed
8/4/22
Income tax; housing opportunity tax credits. Makes various changes to the Virginia housing opportunity tax credit program. The bill provides that the annual cap for the amount of Virginia housing opportunity tax credits that may be issued per calendar year in calendar years 2022 through 2025 shall equal $60 million, where such credits issued in each calendar year are allowed ratably, with one-tenth of the total amount of such credits allowed annually for 10 years over the credit period. Under current law, the housing opportunity tax credit is subject to an annual cap of $15 million per calendar year. The bill also provides that $20 million of such $60 million annual cap must be first allocated exclusively for qualified projects located in a locality with a population no greater than 35,000. The bill imposes a new aggregate cap of $255 million on Virginia housing opportunity tax credits issued across all calendar years 2021 through 2025. The bill repeals authorization for the Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) to create a certificated program and instead provides that VHDA must provide information, data, and advisement on a separately authorized certificated program at the request of the chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Finance, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations. Income tax; housing opportunity tax credits. Makes various changes to the Virginia housing opportunity tax credit program. The bill provides that the annual cap for the amount of Virginia housing opportunity tax credits that may be issued per calendar year in calendar years 2022 through 2025 shall equal $60 million, where such credits issued in each calendar year are allowed ratably, with one-tenth of the total amount of such credits allowed annually for 10 years over the credit period. Under current law, the housing opportunity tax credit is subject to an annual cap of $15 million per calendar year. The bill also provides that $20 million of such $60 million annual cap must be first allocated exclusively for qualified projects located in a locality with a population no greater than 35,000. The bill imposes a new aggregate cap of $255 million on Virginia housing opportunity tax credits issued across all calendar years 2021 through 2025. The bill repeals authorization for the Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) to create a certificated program and instead provides that VHDA must provide information, data, and advisement on a separately authorized certificated program at the request of the chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Finance, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations.
VA
Virginia 2022 1st Special Session
Virginia Senate Bill SB471
Introduced
1/11/22
Refer
1/11/22
Report Pass
2/9/22
Engrossed
2/11/22
Refer
2/22/22
Report Pass
2/28/22
Engrossed
3/3/22
Engrossed
3/12/22
Engrossed
6/17/22
Engrossed
6/17/22
Enrolled
7/20/22
Chaptered
8/4/22
Passed
8/4/22
Literary Fund; loans; application process; maximum loan amounts; rates of interest; waiting lists. Makes several changes to the provisions relating to loans from the Literary Fund to finance the construction and renovation of public elementary and secondary school buildings in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Board of Education (the Board) to establish an annual open application process for Literary Fund loans to occur during the period that the Board deems most suitable and to prioritize applications on the basis of the composite index of local ability-to-pay. The bill increases from $7.5 million to $25 million the maximum Literary Fund loan amount and requires the Board to offer a loan add-on not to exceed $5 million per loan for projects that result in school consolidation and the net reduction of at least one existing school. The bill requires the Board, in consultation with the Department of Treasury, to establish loan interest rates that are benchmarked to a market index on an annual basis, not to exceed two percent per year for the localities with a school division composite index of local ability-to-pay between 0.0 and 0.299, and to utilize a sliding scale based on the local school division's composite index of local ability-to-pay to determine the interest rate on each such loan. Under current law, such rates are required to be set between two and six percent per year. The bill also permits the Board to remove any project that has been inactive for at least five years from any Literary Fund loan project waiting list that it maintains. Literary Fund; loans; application process; maximum loan amounts; rates of interest; waiting lists. Makes several changes to the provisions relating to loans from the Literary Fund to finance the construction and renovation of public elementary and secondary school buildings in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Board of Education (the Board) to establish an annual open application process for Literary Fund loans to occur during the period that the Board deems most suitable and to prioritize applications on the basis of the composite index of local ability-to-pay. The bill increases from $7.5 million to $25 million the maximum Literary Fund loan amount and requires the Board to offer a loan add-on not to exceed $5 million per loan for projects that result in school consolidation and the net reduction of at least one existing school. The bill requires the Board, in consultation with the Department of Treasury, to establish loan interest rates that are benchmarked to a market index on an annual basis, not to exceed two percent per year for the localities with a school division composite index of local ability-to-pay between 0.0 and 0.299, and to utilize a sliding scale based on the local school division's composite index of local ability-to-pay to determine the interest rate on each such loan. Under current law, such rates are required to be set between two and six percent per year. The bill also permits the Board to remove any project that has been inactive for at least five years from any Literary Fund loan project waiting list that it maintains.