SJR7 - Celebrating the life of Granville Edison Fisher, Jr.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Richard H. Stuart
Last updated 8 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
SB540 - Illegal gambling; exemptions.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Lamont Bagby
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Illegal gambling; exemptions. Exempts from the provisions of Code prohibiting illegal gambling the placement or operation of or communication to and from data center equipment in the Commonwealth associated with the hosting of lottery games duly authorized by another state or jurisdiction and regulated and operated consistent with and exclusively for the benefit of such state or jurisdiction, provided that wagering on such games is legally authorized in such other state or jurisdiction and the individuals wagering on such games are required by the laws or regulations of such other state or jurisdiction to be physically located within the geographic bounds of such other state or jurisdiction at the time the wager is initiated or placed.
STATUS
Passed
SR170 - Celebrating the life of Jeanette Lucille Graves White.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Barbara A. Favola
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
SB526 - Resale Disclosure Act; fees charged for delivery of resale certificate.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Angelia Williams Graves, Saddam Azlan Salim
Last updated 6 months ago2 Co-Sponsors
Resale Disclosure Act; delivery of resale certificate; remedies. Provides that failure to deliver a resale certificate within 14 days, as required by the Resale Disclosure Act, deems the resale certificate unavailable. The bill grants a purchaser three days from the date of ratification of the contract or the date of receipt of the resale certificate or notice that such certificate is unavailable, as applicable, to cancel the contract. Additionally, the bill (i) excludes from the resale certificate requirements of the Act an initial disposition of a lot to a person who is not acquiring the lot for his own residence and (ii) allows a resale certificate to be delivered to a purchaser's authorized agent. Current law excludes the resale certificate requirements of the Act for any initial disposition, regardless of its intended use, and only allows a resale certificate to be delivered to a purchaser. Finally, the bill mandates the seller to be responsible for all fees associated with the preparation and delivery of the financial update. However, the settlement agent or other requesting party may pay such fees up front, regardless of whether such requesting party requests to be reimbursed for such fees from the seller. Resale Disclosure Act; delivery of resale certificate; remedies. Provides that failure to deliver a resale certificate within 14 days, as required by the Resale Disclosure Act, deems the resale certificate unavailable. The bill grants a purchaser three days from the date of ratification of the contract or the date of receipt of the resale certificate or notice that such certificate is unavailable, as applicable, to cancel the contract. Additionally, the bill (i) excludes from the resale certificate requirements of the Act an initial disposition of a lot to a person who is not acquiring the lot for his own residence and (ii) allows a resale certificate to be delivered to a purchaser's authorized agent. Current law excludes the resale certificate requirements of the Act for any initial disposition, regardless of its intended use, and only allows a resale certificate to be delivered to a purchaser. Finally, the bill mandates the seller to be responsible for all fees associated with the preparation and delivery of the financial update. However, the settlement agent or other requesting party may pay such fees up front, regardless of whether such requesting party requests to be reimbursed for such fees from the seller.
STATUS
Passed
SR147 - Celebrating the life of Lorraine Burchett Nicewonder.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Todd E. Pillion
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
SB251 - Content manufacturing tax credit; removes sunset for the motion picture credit, redesignates credit.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ghazala F. Hashmi, Christie New Craig, Todd E. Pillion
Last updated 9 months ago4 Co-Sponsors
Content manufacturing tax credit. Removes the sunset for the motion picture tax credit, which currently is set to expire after taxable year 2026, and expands and redesignates the tax credit as the content manufacturing tax credit. The bill increases the total amount of credits that can be allocated to taxpayers to $46.5 million beginning in fiscal year 2024; however, should less than $100 million worth of certain new investments, as described by the bill, occur in Virginia by January 1, 2027, the cap will be reduced to $10 million per fiscal year. The bill also amends the definition of the "qualifying expenses" eligible for the content manufacturing tax credit to mean certain amounts spent in connection with the production of an eligible project filmed in the Commonwealth. The bill defines "eligible project" to be the production of a motion picture or an episodic television series.
STATUS
Introduced
SR161 - Commending Sarah Thomas Mayhew.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Stella G. Pekarsky
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
SB135 - Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; eligible site for site development grant.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Chris T. Head
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; eligible site for site development grant; minimum acreage requirement. Provides that the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority may determine a site of at least 50 contiguous acres to be an eligible site if such site meets certain criteria provided in the bill to receive a site development grant from the Virginia Business Ready Sites Program Fund.
STATUS
Passed
SR169 - Commending Sewa International.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Suhas Subramanyam
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
SR173 - Commending T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman, Ph.D.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Suhas Subramanyam
Last updated 7 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
STATUS
Passed
SB183 - Income tax, state; eligible low-income taxpayers to claim a refundable tax credit.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Aaron R. Rouse
Last updated 9 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Earned income tax credit. Allows eligible low-income taxpayers to claim a refundable income tax credit equal to 20 percent of the federal earned income tax credit claimed that year by the taxpayer for the same taxable year. The bill also states that individuals who would have been entitled to the federal equivalent of this credit but for the fact that the individual, the individual's spouse, or one or more of the individual's children does not have a valid social security number are eligible to claim this credit. Earned income tax credit. Allows eligible low-income taxpayers to claim a refundable income tax credit equal to 20 percent of the federal earned income tax credit claimed that year by the taxpayer for the same taxable year. The bill also states that individuals who would have been entitled to the federal equivalent of this credit but for the fact that the individual, the individual's spouse, or one or more of the individual's children does not have a valid social security number are eligible to claim this credit.
STATUS
Introduced
SB399 - Six-year financial plan; modifies requirements for plans submitted by Governor to General Assembly.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Ryan T. McDougle
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Six-year financial plan. Modifies the requirements for the six-year financial plan submitted by the Governor to the General Assembly by (i) requiring that such plan be submitted on or before the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly instead of on or before the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly held in an even-numbered year as required by current law and (ii) providing that such plan ensure structural balance between projected revenues and expenditures for the six-year period.
STATUS
Passed
SB521 - Preneed funeral contracts; declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Angelia Williams Graves
Last updated 6 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Preneed funeral contracts; declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee. Defines "declinable preneed funeral guarantee fee" as an optional and declinable fee agreed to by a preneed funeral contract purchaser, if offered by a seller, for which the cost of the supplies and services as described in the preneed funeral contract are guaranteed. The bill describes certain requirements that must be met for funeral service licensees to offer declinable preneed funeral guarantee fees. The bill directs the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.
STATUS
Passed
SB454 - Electric utilities; recovery of development costs associated with small modular reactor.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Dave W. Marsden
Last updated 5 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Electric utilities; recovery of development costs associated with small modular reactor. Permits Dominion Energy Virginia to petition the State Corporation Commission at any time for the approval of a rate adjustment clause for the recovery of small modular reactor project development costs for up to one small modular reactor facility. The bill also permits the utility to petition the Commission for project development cost recovery along separate development phases. The bill has an expiration date of December 31, 2029. Electric utilities; recovery of development costs associated with small modular reactor. Permits Dominion Energy Virginia to petition the State Corporation Commission at any time for the approval of a rate adjustment clause for the recovery of small modular reactor project development costs for up to one small modular reactor facility. The bill also permits the utility to petition the Commission for project development cost recovery along separate development phases. The bill has an expiration date of December 31, 2029.
STATUS
Passed
SB729 - Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report.
Virginia - 2024 Regular SessionIntroduced by
Scott A. Surovell
Last updated 4 months ago1 Co-Sponsor
Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; established; report. Creates the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank to finance clean energy projects, greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects, and other qualified projects through the strategic deployment of public funds in the form of grants, loans, credit enhancements, and other financing mechanisms. The Bank is governed by a 12-member Board of Directors, consisting of nine nonlegislative citizen members and three ex officio members with voting privileges, who include the Director of the Department of Energy, the Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority, and the State Treasurer or their designees. The bill provides that the nonlegislative citizen members are to be appointed as follows: four members by the Senate Committee on Rules, four members by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and one member by the Governor, each of whom are required to have expertise in real estate, finance, or project development or legal expertise in zero-emission or low-emission energy generation, infrastructure, transportation, agriculture, storm water management, or housing. The bill contains provisions for (i) the appointment of a president and the hiring of staff, (ii) the powers and duties of the Bank, (iii) lending practices, (iv) a strategic plan, (v) an investment strategy, (vi) public outreach requirements, (vii) audits, (viii) exemptions from taxes and from personnel and procurement procedures, and (ix) reporting requirements. Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; established; report. Creates the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank to finance clean energy projects, greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects, and other qualified projects through the strategic deployment of public funds in the form of grants, loans, credit enhancements, and other financing mechanisms. The Bank is governed by a 12-member Board of Directors, consisting of nine nonlegislative citizen members and three ex officio members with voting privileges, who include the Director of the Department of Energy, the Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority, and the State Treasurer or their designees. The bill provides that the nonlegislative citizen members are to be appointed as follows: four members by the Senate Committee on Rules, four members by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and one member by the Governor, each of whom are required to have expertise in real estate, finance, or project development or legal expertise in zero-emission or low-emission energy generation, infrastructure, transportation, agriculture, storm water management, or housing. The bill contains provisions for (i) the appointment of a president and the hiring of staff, (ii) the powers and duties of the Bank, (iii) lending practices, (iv) a strategic plan, (v) an investment strategy, (vi) public outreach requirements, (vii) audits, (viii) exemptions from taxes and from personnel and procurement procedures, and (ix) reporting requirements.
STATUS
Vetoed