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HB292 - Drug Treatment Court Act; renames the Act as the Recovery Court Act.
Jason S. Ballard, Jonathan Arnold, Nadarius E. Clark
Last updated 8 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Drug Treatment Court Act; name change. Renames the Drug Treatment Court Act as the Recovery Court Act. The bill also directs the Supreme Court of Virginia to rename the state Drug Treatment Court Advisory Committee as the Recovery Court Advisory Committee.
STATUS
Passed
HB759 - Food inspections; pickles and acidified vegetables, gross sales.
Nicholas J. Freitas, Mike A. Cherry, William Chad Green
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Food inspections; private homes; pickles and acidified vegetables; gross sales. Increases from $3,000 to $9,000 the gross sales annual revenue cap for sales of pickles and other acidified vegetables that have an equilibrium pH value of 4.6 or lower and are processed and prepared in a private home without an inspection as otherwise required to operate a food establishment. The bill expands the exemption for private homes where the resident processes and prepares certain food products to allow for such person to sell the food at a temporary event that operates for a period of no more than 14 consecutive days. The bill also clarifies that such person may advertise such food products over the Internet provided that the sale takes place in person and complies with certain restrictions. Food inspections; private homes; pickles and acidified vegetables; gross sales. Increases from $3,000 to $9,000 the gross sales annual revenue cap for sales of pickles and other acidified vegetables that have an equilibrium pH value of 4.6 or lower and are processed and prepared in a private home without an inspection as otherwise required to operate a food establishment. The bill expands the exemption for private homes where the resident processes and prepares certain food products to allow for such person to sell the food at a temporary event that operates for a period of no more than 14 consecutive days. The bill also clarifies that such person may advertise such food products over the Internet provided that the sale takes place in person and complies with certain restrictions.
STATUS
Passed
HB749 - Sexual extortion; penalty.
Wendell Scott Walker, Baxter Ennis, William Chad Green
Last updated 10 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Sexual extortion; penalty. Makes it a Class 5 felony for any person to maliciously threaten eviction, loss of housing, property damage, or any financial loss with the intent to cause the complaining witness to engage in sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anilingus, anal intercourse, inanimate or animate object sexual penetration, or an act of sexual abuse and thereby engage in sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anilingus, anal intercourse, inanimate or animate object sexual penetration, or an act of sexual abuse. The bill also creates an unclassified felony punishable by not less than one nor more than 20 years and a fine of not more than $100,000 for any adult who violates the provisions of the bill with a person younger than 18 years of age.
STATUS
Introduced
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 8 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
HB233 - Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; eligible site for site development grant.
Ellen H. Campbell, Ian T. Lovejoy, Kim A. Taylor
Last updated 7 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
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
HB7 - State Air Pollution Control Board; regulations, low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards.
Hyland F. Fowler, Jason S. Ballard, Ellen H. Campbell
Last updated 12 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
State Air Pollution Control Board; regulations; low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards. Repeals the State Air Pollution Control Board's authority to implement low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards that apply for vehicles with a model year of 2025 and later.
STATUS
Introduced
HB546 - Law-enforcement officers; protected personal information.
Wendell Scott Walker, Mike A. Cherry, Baxter Ennis
Last updated 10 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Law-enforcement officers; protected personal information. Provides that any law-enforcement officer who provides information relative to a criminal investigation or in proceedings preliminary to a criminal prosecution may refuse, unless ordered by a court, to disclose his residence address, home telephone number, or any personal information concerning his family. The bill also provides that any law-enforcement officer who testifies as a witness in a criminal case may refuse to disclose personal information concerning his family unless it is determined by the court that such evidence is relevant to the case.
STATUS
Introduced
HB545 - Law-enforcement officers; prohibits Internet publication of personal information.
Wendell Scott Walker, Mike A. Cherry, Baxter Ennis
Last updated 10 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Law-enforcement officers; Internet publication of personal information; exemption. Prohibits publication of the personal information of active and retired law-enforcement officers on the statewide geographic information system (GIS) if a request to redact such information is made by the officer to the entity that manages the GIS in the officer's locality. Current law prohibits the Commonwealth from publishing personal information on the Internet of public officials only if a petition has been granted by the circuit court.
STATUS
Introduced
HB99 - Virginia Retirement System; return to work for law-enforcement officers.
William Chad Green, Jason S. Ballard, Ellen H. Campbell
Last updated 11 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Virginia Retirement System; return to work for law-enforcement officers. Allows a retired law-enforcement officer to return to work full time as a law-enforcement officer and continue to receive his pension under the Virginia Retirement System. Such person shall be required to have a break in service of at least six calendar months before reemployment. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025. Virginia Retirement System; return to work for law-enforcement officers. Allows a retired law-enforcement officer to return to work full time as a law-enforcement officer and continue to receive his pension under the Virginia Retirement System. Such person shall be required to have a break in service of at least six calendar months before reemployment. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1160 - Independent contractors; establishes portable benefit accounts and nonrefundable tax credit.
Phillip A. Scott, Ian T. Lovejoy, Eric R. Zehr
Last updated 10 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Portable benefit accounts; tax credit. Authorizes a Virginia resident who has worked as an independent contractor to establish a portable benefit account. Under the bill, a portable benefit account offered through and administered by a bank, credit union, or other depository institution and distributions from the account may be used for the payment of various health-related costs. The bill establishes a nonrefundable tax credit for taxable years 2024 through 2028 for individuals who contribute to a portable benefit account.
STATUS
Introduced
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