Sen Aaron R. Rouse (SD-007)
Virginia Senatesince 10 months
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SB14 - Sales and use tax, local; additional tax authorized in counties & cities to support schools.
Jeremy S. McPike, Creigh Deeds, Jennifer D. Carroll Foy
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Additional local sales and use tax to support schools; referendum. Authorizes all counties and cities to impose an additional local sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed one percent with the revenue used only for capital projects for the construction or renovation of schools if such levy is approved in a voter referendum. The bill removes the requirement that such a tax must have an expiration date on either (i) the date of the repayment of any bonds or loans used for such capital projects or (ii) a date chosen by the governing body. Under current law, only Charlotte, Gloucester, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Northampton, Patrick, and Pittsylvania Counties and the City of Danville are authorized to impose such a tax.
STATUS
Vetoed
SB183 - Income tax, state; eligible low-income taxpayers to claim a refundable tax credit.
Aaron R. Rouse
Last updated 11 months ago
1 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
SB343 - Military centered community zones; localities may establish, by ordinance, one or more zones.
Aaron R. Rouse
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Military centered community zones; local designation. Allows localities to establish, by ordinance, one or more military centered community zones, defined in the bill as a community that has a significant presence of military personnel living or working in the designated area and where such presence drives, or has the potential to drive, significant economic activity. The bill provides that a locality, or another political subdivision acting on behalf of the locality, may offer unique benefits to businesses looking to locate within a zone for the purpose of serving the needs of the military personnel, including reduction of certain fees and taxes. In addition, the bill provides that local governing bodies are authorized to enter into agreements for the payment of economic development incentive grants to such businesses. The bill also allows a governing body to provide for certain regulatory flexibility and incentives and provides that the establishment of a military centered community zone shall not preclude the area from also being designated as an enterprise zone or from receiving support under the Virginia Military Community Infrastructure Grant Program.
STATUS
Passed
SB300 - Voter registration; list maintenance activities, cancellation procedures, required record matches.
Aaron R. Rouse
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Voter registration; list maintenance activities; cancellation procedures; required record matches; required identification information; data standards. Requires certain, specified identification information to be included on the lists received by the Department of Elections for list maintenance purposes and requires the Department, upon receiving any such list, to do an initial comparison of the information included on such list with the list of registered voters and determine the confidence score for any match. Matches with a confidence score of at least 80 are transmitted to the appropriate general registrars. The bill prohibits the use of voter data received from another state or jurisdiction or through a list comparison for list maintenance purposes when the data file does not include a unique identifier for each individual whose information is contained in the data file. The bill requires the Department of Elections to annually review all sources of data utilized for list maintenance activities for the purpose of determining the validity, completeness, accuracy, and reliability of the data received from each source, and to include the results of such review in its annual report to the Committees on Privileges and Elections regarding its list maintenance activities. The bill requires the general registrars to send notice prior to cancelling a voter's record regardless of the reason for cancellation. Lastly, the bill clarifies that when a voter's registration is canceled, a cancellation record must be created, and that such records are public in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and the National Voter Registration Act. The bill includes numerous technical amendments for organizational purposes.
STATUS
Vetoed
SB680 - Manufactured homes; conversion to real property.
Aaron R. Rouse
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Manufactured homes; conversion to real property. Creates a process by which a manufactured home with a security interest may be converted to real property and provides requirements and procedures for doing so.
STATUS
Introduced
SB448 - Cannabis control; establishes a framework for creation of a retail marijuana market, penalties.
Aaron R. Rouse, Jeremy S. McPike, Adam P. Ebbin
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Cannabis control; retail market; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth, to be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill allows the Authority to begin issuing all marijuana licenses on September 1, 2024, but provides that no retail sales may occur prior to May 1, 2025.
STATUS
Vetoed
SJR34 - Governor; confirming appointments.
Aaron R. Rouse
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Confirming Governor's appointments; June 1. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor Glenn Youngkin and communicated to the General Assembly June 1, 2023. Confirming Governor's appointments; June 1. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor Glenn Youngkin and communicated to the General Assembly June 1, 2023.
STATUS
Passed
SB650 - Local government; ongoing health care for employees exposed to toxic materials.
Aaron R. Rouse
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Department of Fire Programs; work group; options for local government employees who respond to emergencies with toxic material exposure. Directs the Department of Fire Programs to convene a work group to identify and analyze options to help ensure that local government employees who respond to emergencies that expose them to toxic materials have appropriate preemptive and ongoing health care and are able to pay any health expenses related to such emergency and its aftereffects that are not covered by relevant health insurance plans. The work group is directed to report its findings to the General Assembly by November 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
SB189 - Virginia Beach, City of; amending charter, transition of city council.
Aaron R. Rouse
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Charter; City of Virginia Beach. Amends the charter for the City of Virginia Beach to reflect the City's transition to a city council consisting solely of single-member districts and the mayor.
STATUS
Vetoed
SR6 - Commending the Honorable Dr. Luke E. Torian.
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy, Lashrecse D. Aird, Lamont Bagby
Last updated 10 months ago
39 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
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