Virginia 2022 Regular Session All Bills (Page 17)
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1214
Introduced
1/18/22
Refer
1/18/22
Damage to motor vehicles; catalytic converter; penalties. Makes it a Class 6 felony for a person to commit larceny of a catalytic converter from a motor vehicle, regardless of the converter's value, and provides that any person found in possession of a catalytic converter that has been detached from a motor vehicle shall be presumed to have committed larceny of the catalytic converter unless such person (i) is an authorized scrap seller or (ii) has in his possession documentation establishing that such person lawfully possesses the catalytic converter. The bill also makes it a Class 6 felony for a person to willfully break, injure, tamper with, or remove any part or parts of any vehicle, aircraft, boat, or vessel for the purpose of injuring, defacing, or destroying said vehicle, aircraft, boat, or vessel, or temporarily or permanently preventing its useful operation, or for any purpose against the will or without the consent of the owner, or to in any other manner willfully or maliciously interfere with or prevent the running or operation of such vehicle, aircraft, boat, or vessel, when such violation causes damage to such vehicle, aircraft, boat, or vessel of $1,000 or more. Current law makes such violation a Class 1 misdemeanor with no limit on the amount of damage. Under the bill, the penalty for damage of less than $1,000 remains a Class 1 misdemeanor. For the purposes of determining whether there is damage of $1,000 or more, the bill provides that the cost of any replacement part or parts of any vehicle, aircraft, boat, or vessel and any additional cost necessary to install such replacement part or parts shall be included in the cost of the damage. Damage to motor vehicles; catalytic converter; penalties. Makes it a Class 6 felony for a person to commit larceny of a catalytic converter from a motor vehicle, regardless of the converter's value, and provides that any person found in possession of a catalytic converter that has been detached from a motor vehicle shall be presumed to have committed larceny of the catalytic converter unless such person (i) is an authorized scrap seller or (ii) has in his possession documentation establishing that such person lawfully possesses the catalytic converter. The bill also makes it a Class 6 felony for a person to willfully break, injure, tamper with, or remove any part or parts of any vehicle, aircraft, boat, or vessel for the purpose of injuring, defacing, or destroying said vehicle, aircraft, boat, or vessel, or temporarily or permanently preventing its useful operation, or for any purpose against the will or without the consent of the owner, or to in any other manner willfully or maliciously interfere with or prevent the running or operation of such vehicle, aircraft, boat, or vessel, when such violation causes damage to such vehicle, aircraft, boat, or vessel of $1,000 or more. Current law makes such violation a Class 1 misdemeanor with no limit on the amount of damage. Under the bill, the penalty for damage of less than $1,000 remains a Class 1 misdemeanor. For the purposes of determining whether there is damage of $1,000 or more, the bill provides that the cost of any replacement part or parts of any vehicle, aircraft, boat, or vessel and any additional cost necessary to install such replacement part or parts shall be included in the cost of the damage. The bill also requires a scrap metal purchaser, when purchasing proprietary articles from a person who is not an authorized scrap seller, to (a) make copies of the documentation received from the seller establishing the seller lawfully possesses the proprietary articles and keep such copies with the permanent ledger maintained at the scrap metal purchaser's place of business and (b) after purchasing a proprietary article from a person, submit a report to the local sheriff's department or the chief of police describing the proprietary article and including a copy of the seller's identifying information and documentation that the seller lawfully possessed such article.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1215
Introduced
1/18/22
Refer
1/18/22
Report Pass
2/7/22
Engrossed
2/10/22
Refer
2/14/22
Report Pass
3/3/22
Engrossed
3/8/22
Engrossed
3/9/22
Enrolled
3/11/22
Chaptered
4/7/22
Passed
4/7/22
Physical education; personal safety training. Requires any physical education class offered to students in grades seven and eight to include at least one hour of personal safety training per school year in each such grade level that is developed and delivered in partnership with the local law-enforcement agency and consists of situational safety awareness training and social media education. Physical education; personal safety training. Requires any physical education class offered to students in grades seven and eight to include at least one hour of personal safety training per school year in each such grade level that is developed and delivered in partnership with the local law-enforcement agency and consists of situational safety awareness training and social media education.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1216
Introduced
1/18/22
Refer
1/18/22
Housing Authorities Law; powers of legal entity; use of funds and tax credits. Requires any legal entity formed by a local redevelopment and housing authority to expend funds or utilize tax credits only in support of projects within its area of operation. The bill also provides that the books and records of any such legal entity shall be made available, upon request, to the local governing body or its designee. Housing Authorities Law; powers of legal entity; use of funds and tax credits. Requires any legal entity formed by a local redevelopment and housing authority to expend funds or utilize tax credits only in support of projects within its area of operation. The bill also provides that the books and records of any such legal entity shall be made available, upon request, to the local governing body or its designee.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1217
Introduced
1/18/22
Refer
1/18/22
Virginia local journalism sustainability credits. Creates a nonrefundable income tax credit for eligible local newspaper publishers, defined in the bill, for compensation paid to local news journalists. The credit is equal to (i) for the first taxable year in which the credit is claimed, the lesser of 10 percent of the actual amounts paid in wages to local news journalists during such taxable year or $5,000 and (ii) in subsequent taxable years, the lesser of five percent of the actual amounts paid in wages to local news journalists during such taxable year or $2,500. The credit includes an aggregate cap of $5 million per taxable year. Virginia local journalism sustainability credits. Creates a nonrefundable income tax credit for eligible local newspaper publishers, defined in the bill, for compensation paid to local news journalists. The credit is equal to (i) for the first taxable year in which the credit is claimed, the lesser of 10 percent of the actual amounts paid in wages to local news journalists during such taxable year or $5,000 and (ii) in subsequent taxable years, the lesser of five percent of the actual amounts paid in wages to local news journalists during such taxable year or $2,500. The credit includes an aggregate cap of $5 million per taxable year. The bill also creates a nonrefundable income tax credit for eligible small businesses with fewer than 50 employees for certain expenses incurred for local media advertising in a local newspaper, or in a broadcast of a local radio or television station. The credit is equal to (a) for the first taxable year in which the credit is claimed, the lesser of 80 percent of the actual amounts paid or incurred for qualified local media advertising expenses or $4,000 and (b) the lesser of 50 percent of the actual amounts paid or incurred for qualified local media advertising expenses during such taxable year or $2,000 for subsequent taxable years. The credit includes an aggregate cap of $10 million. Each of the credits may be claimed in taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2022, but before January 1, 2027.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1218
Introduced
1/18/22
Refer
1/18/22
Towing enforcement. Provides that violations of existing provisions regarding tow truck drivers and towing and recovery operators are subject to the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. The bill repeals the $150 civil penalty for certain towing violations in Planning District 8.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1219
Introduced
1/18/22
Refer
1/18/22
Historic rehabilitation tax credit. Increases from $5 million to $10 million the maximum amount of the historic rehabilitation tax credit, including amounts carried over from prior taxable years, that may be claimed by a taxpayer in any taxable year beginning in taxable year 2022.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB122
Introduced
1/7/22
Refer
1/7/22
Issuing citations; certain traffic offenses; exclusion of evidence. Removes the provisions stating that no law-enforcement officer may lawfully stop a motor vehicle for operating (i) with an expired registration sticker prior to the first day of the fourth month after the original expiration date; (ii) with defective and unsafe equipment; (iii) without tail lights or brake lights; (iv) without an exhaust system in good working order; (v) with certain signs, posters, stickers or decals; (vi) with objects or other equipment suspended so as to obstruct the driver's view; or (vii) with an expired inspection prior to the first day of the fourth month after the original expiration date, as well as the accompanying exclusionary provisions.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1220
Introduced
1/18/22
Refer
1/18/22
Right to unionize. Repeals the provisions of the Code of Virginia that, among other things, prohibit any agreement or combination between an employer and a labor union or labor organization whereby (i) nonmembers of the union or organization are denied the right to work for the employer, (ii) membership in the union or organization is made a condition of employment or continuation of employment by such employer, or (iii) the union or organization acquires an employment monopoly in any such enterprise.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1221
Introduced
1/18/22
Refer
1/18/22
Hospitals; charity care policies; meaningful access; individuals with low English proficiency. Requires every hospital that is subject to the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to make available information about the hospital's charity care policies, including information regarding specific eligibility criteria and procedures for applying for charity care, to individuals with low English proficiency in the same manner and languages, and to the same degree, as the hospital makes available other information regarding hospital programs and services.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1222
Introduced
1/19/22
Refer
1/19/22
Revocation of driver's licenses; completion of specialty dockets. Provides that a conviction that resulted from a final order being entered by a court after the successful completion of a Veterans Treatment Court Program, behavioral health docket, or other specialty docket shall not be counted as a conviction for the purposes of revoking a person's driver's license for multiple convictions of driving while intoxicated.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1223
Introduced
1/19/22
Refer
1/19/22
Report Pass
2/2/22
Engrossed
2/7/22
Refer
2/9/22
Report Pass
2/22/22
Enrolled
3/1/22
Chaptered
4/11/22
Passed
4/11/22
Scenic river designation; North Fork of the Shenandoah River. Designates an 8.8-mile portion of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River as the North Fork of the Shenandoah State Scenic River.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1224
Introduced
1/19/22
Refer
1/19/22
Report Pass
2/2/22
Engrossed
2/7/22
Engrossed
2/8/22
Refer
2/9/22
Report Pass
2/22/22
Engrossed
2/25/22
Engrossed
2/25/22
Engrossed
3/1/22
Enrolled
3/3/22
Chaptered
4/1/22
Passed
4/1/22
Stormwater management; proprietary best management practices; emergency. Directs the State Water Control Board to update its regulations providing for the certification and use of a proprietary best management practice (BMP) if another state, regional, or national program has verified its nutrient or sediment removal effectiveness and its having met or exceeded all of such program's established test protocol requirements. Currently, the BMP may only be used if another state, regional, or national certification program has verified and certified its nutrient or sediment removal effectiveness. The bill also directs the Department of Environmental Quality to prioritize review of any proprietary BMP that was on the Virginia Stormwater BMP Clearinghouse prior to December 31, 2021, and that submits documentation of verification of effectiveness by another state, regional, or national program. The bill contains an emergency clause. Stormwater management; proprietary best management practices; emergency. Directs the State Water Control Board to update its regulations providing for the certification and use of a proprietary best management practice (BMP) if another state, regional, or national program has verified its nutrient or sediment removal effectiveness and its having met or exceeded all of such program's established test protocol requirements. Currently, the BMP may only be used if another state, regional, or national certification program has verified and certified its nutrient or sediment removal effectiveness. The bill also directs the Department of Environmental Quality to prioritize review of any proprietary BMP that was on the Virginia Stormwater BMP Clearinghouse prior to December 31, 2021, and that submits documentation of verification of effectiveness by another state, regional, or national program. The bill contains an emergency clause.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1225
Introduced
1/19/22
Refer
1/19/22
Report Pass
2/9/22
Engrossed
2/14/22
Refer
2/16/22
Report Pass
2/22/22
Engrossed
2/25/22
Enrolled
3/1/22
Chaptered
4/11/22
Passed
4/11/22
Energy performance-based contracts; roof replacement. Allows procurement of a roof replacement as part of a larger energy conservation or operational efficiency measure if such replacement is either necessary for the installation of such measure or if the contracting entity determines that the replacement of more. The bill requires any roof replacements not included in the original contract to be publicly noticed on the Department of General Services' central electronic procurement website. Such procurement shall be designed by a licensed architect or professional engineer. Current law prohibits the inclusion of a roof replacement project as part of an energy performance-based contract.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1226
Introduced
1/19/22
Refer
1/19/22
Report Pass
2/9/22
Engrossed
2/14/22
Refer
2/16/22
Report Pass
3/3/22
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; baccalaureate public institutions of higher education; productivity analysis. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to conduct and submit to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December 1, 2022, a productivity analysis of each baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth that includes, among other metrics, an analysis of the (i) ten-year trend in the ratio of students to full-time equivalent faculty per academic program, (ii) published student to faculty ratio as a benchmark, (iii) completion rate per academic program, and (iv) plans to address both outlying low and outlying high student demand for academic programs. State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; baccalaureate public institutions of higher education; productivity analysis. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to conduct and submit to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than December 1, 2022, a productivity analysis of each baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth that includes, among other metrics, an analysis of the (i) ten-year trend in the ratio of students to full-time equivalent faculty per academic program, (ii) published student to faculty ratio as a benchmark, (iii) completion rate per academic program, and (iv) plans to address both outlying low and outlying high student demand for academic programs.
VA
Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia House Bill HB1227
Introduced
1/19/22
Refer
1/19/22
Housing authorities; appointment of commissioners; exception. Provides an exception to the prohibition against a local redevelopment and housing authority's appointment of an officer or employee of the city or county for which the authority was created as a commissioner by allowing an authority to appoint as a commissioner one member of its city or town's council and the mayor of its city or town, or his designee.