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HB667 - Virginia Education Success Account Program; established, report.
Nicholas J. Freitas, Thomas A. Garrett, Mike A. Cherry
Last updated 9 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Virginia Education Success Account Program established. Permits the parents of qualified students, defined in the bill, to apply for a one-year, renewable Virginia Education Success Account that consists of an amount that is equivalent to a certain percentage of all applicable annual Standards of Quality per pupil state funds appropriated for public school purposes and apportioned to the school division in which the qualified student resides, including the per pupil share of state sales tax funding in basic aid and any per pupil share of state special education funding for which the qualified student is eligible. The bill permits the parent of the qualified student to use the moneys in such account for certain qualified expenses of the qualified student, including tuition, deposits, fees, and required textbooks at a private elementary school or secondary school that is located in the Commonwealth. The bill also contains provisions relating to program and account administration by the Department of the Treasury and a third party that serves as program administrator pursuant to a contract with the Department of the Treasury.
STATUS
Introduced
HB517 - European honey bee; designating as the official state pollinator.
Patrick A. Hope, Hyland F. Fowler, Betsy B. Carr
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Official emblems and designations; state pollinator; European honey bee. Designates the honey bee (Apis mellifera) as the official state pollinator. The bill contains a technical amendment.
STATUS
Passed
HB523 - Charitable gaming; clarifies definition of "social organization."
Paul E. Krizek, Hyland F. Fowler, Karrie K. Delaney
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Charitable gaming. Amends charitable gaming law to allow, as a condition of receiving a charitable gaming permit or authorization to conduct electronic gaming, certain organizations to use a predetermined percentage of its receipts for expenses related to the rental of real property where such real property is involved in the operation of the organization and used for lawful religious, charitable, community, or educational purposes. The bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services from promulgating electronic gaming regulations that prohibit (i) devices that display spinning, rotating, or rolling reels or animations or flashing lights; (ii) devices that accept vouchers; or (iii) the purchase and play of an electronic pull tab with a single press or touch of a button.
STATUS
Passed
HB62 - Local animal cruelty registries; any locality may establish, etc., a computerized registry.
Ellen H. Campbell, Baxter Ennis, Hyland F. Fowler
Last updated 6 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Local animal cruelty registries. Allows any locality to establish an animal cruelty registry for public access on the website of such locality or its local police department. The bill provides that such registry may include the names and relevant information of persons convicted of certain felony offenses for animal cruelty and that a person on such registry may request removal of his name after 15 years, provided that he has no additional felony convictions of an animal cruelty offense. The bill directs that all costs relating to a locality's animal cruelty registry shall be borne by such locality.
STATUS
Passed
HB1513 - Service members; active-duty status for any member injured while in the line of duty.
Hyland F. Fowler, Terry Lee Austin, Michael B. Feggans
Last updated 6 months ago
45 Co-Sponsors
Active-duty status for any service member injured while in the line of duty. Provides that the Adjutant General may maintain state active-duty status for any service member injured while in the line of duty during the course of a state active-duty mission who is unable to return to civilian employment for a period of up to 90 days after the date of the service member's injury. Active-duty status for any service member injured while in the line of duty. Provides that the Adjutant General may maintain state active-duty status for any service member injured while in the line of duty during the course of a state active-duty mission who is unable to return to civilian employment for a period of up to 90 days after the date of the service member's injury.
STATUS
Passed
HB1407 - Income tax, state; subtraction for tax, military retirement benefits, uniformed services.
Hyland F. Fowler, Mike A. Cherry, Baxter Ennis
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Income tax subtraction; military retirement benefits; uniformed services. Expands the definition of "military benefits" to include an income tax subtraction of retirement income received for service in the uniformed services of the United States, which includes the United States Armed Forces, the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the commissioned corps of the United States Public Health Service. Under current law, the subtraction is only allowed for military retirement income received for service in the United States Armed Forces.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1044 - Higher Education for Virginia, State Council of; membership, effective date.
Sam Rasoul, Israel D. O'Quinn, William P. Davis
Last updated 7 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; membership. Requires the membership of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to include at least one nonlegislative citizen member who has served as a chief executive officer of an accredited nonprofit private institution of higher education whose primary purpose is to provide collegiate, graduate, or professional education and not to provide religious training or theological education. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026, and is identical to
STATUS
Passed
HB356 - Investment of public funds; qualified public entity allowed to invest in asset-backed securities.
Hyland F. Fowler, William Chad Green, Ian T. Lovejoy
Last updated 6 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Investment of public funds. Allows any qualified public entity of the Commonwealth to invest in asset-backed securities that are guaranteed by the United States or any agency thereof.
STATUS
Passed
HB3 - State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards.
Tony O. Wilt, Jason S. Ballard, Ellen H. Campbell
Last updated 10 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards. Repeals the requirement that the State Air Pollution Control Board implement a low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle program for motor vehicles with a model year of 2025 and later. The bill prohibits the Board from adopting or enforcing any model year standards related to control of emissions from new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines, including low-emission vehicle and zero-emission vehicle standards pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act and prohibits the Commonwealth from requiring any new motor vehicle or new motor vehicle engine to be certified as compliant with model year standards related to the control of emissions adopted by California for which a waiver has been granted pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act.
STATUS
Introduced
HB44 - Absentee voting; absentee voting in person, available beginning 30 days prior to election.
William Chad Green, Baxter Ennis, Aijalon C. Cordoza
Last updated 9 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Absentee voting; absentee voting in person; available beginning 30 days prior to election. Limits the availability of absentee voting in person to 30 days before the election. Under current law, absentee voting in person is available beginning 45 days prior to the election.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Virginia district HD-055
COMMITTEES
Virginia House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration with a minor in Accounting and Economics from Carson Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee. Following graduation from Carson Newman College, Mr. Fowler joined his family business where he worked for over 30 years. In 2008, he founded a consulting company where he continues to serve as President and CEO. Mr. Fowler has been an active leader within his community having served on various local boards and commissions over the last three decades. He was first elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2014 and currently serves on the House Finance, Ways & Means Committee as well as the Joint Fiscal Review Committee.read less
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Virginia House from Virginia
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