Absentee voting; qualified voters may vote absentee for any reason, special provisions concerning military, overseas, and disabled voters. Amending §§ 24.2-612, 24.2-700, 24.2-701, 24.2-703.2, and 24.2-706; adding §§ 24.2-701.1 and 24.2-701.2; repealing §§ 24.2-702 through 24.2-703.1. (Patron-Dance, HB 1621 (F); Caputo, HB 2301 (F))

Benefit claims assistance; requires Commissioner of Department of Veterans Services to ensure assistance is provided on a regular basis at locations other than established service offices. Amending §§ 2.2-2002 and 2.2-2002.1. (Patron-Bowling, HB 2279 (Chapter 136))

Constitutional amendment; property tax exemption for certain veterans (first reference). Adding Section 6-A in Article X. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HJR 18 (CD); Ware, O., HJR 38 (CD); O’Bannon, HJR 648 (Chapter 775); Puller, SJR 8 (CD); Reynolds, SJR 10 (CD); Puller, SJR 275 (Chapter 777); Stuart, SJR 304 (I) See SJR275)

Constitutional amendment; property tax exemptions for certain veterans (first reference). Amending Section 6 of Article X. (Patron-Janis, HJR 669 (I) See HJR648)

Course credit; students called to active military duty may receive full credit. Adding § 23-9.2:3.7. (Patron-Morrissey, HB 1810 (Chapter 190))

Custody and visitation orders; expedited hearings for those on active military duty. Amending § 20-124.1; adding § 20-124.3:2. (Patron-Suit, HB 1074 (CD))

Firearms; purchase by members of United States Armed Forces or Virginia National Guard. Amending § 18.2-308.2:2. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HB 1851 (V))

Freedom of Information Act; exempts certain records of Department of Veterans Services Care Centers and Veterans Services Foundation. Amending §§ 2.2-3705.7 and 2.2-3711. (Patron-Jones, HB 2639 (Chapter 223))

Graduate teaching assistants; allows member in service to purchase retirement credit for prior service rendered at institution of higher education. Amending § 51.1-142.2. (Patron-Stuart, SB 953 (F))

Homestead exemption; increased for veterans. Amending §§ 8.01-512.4 and 34-4.1. (Patron-Johnson, HB 2560 (Chapter 388))

Honorary diplomas; requires Board of Education to award to certain veterans of Vietnam War. Amending §§ 2.2-3309.1, 2.2-3310, and 22.1-17.4. (Patron-Dance, HB 1767 (Chapter 66))

Hunting license; authorizes Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to issue at no cost to residents on active military service. Adding § 29.1-302.01. (Patron-Shuler, HB 1950 (F))

Hunting permit, special; issued to patients from veterans or military hospitals. Amending § 29.1-312. (Patron-Merricks, HB 1618 (Chapter 5); Cole, HB 1666 (I) See HB1618)

Income tax, state; deduction for military retirement pay. Amending § 58.1-322. (Patron-Frederick, HB 2593 (F))

Income tax, state; honorably discharged veteran job creation tax credit. Adding § 58.1-439.12:03. (Patron-Poisson, HB 2439 (F))

Income tax, state; subtraction for Military Family Relief Fund. Amending § 58.1-322. (Patron-Marsden, HB 2512 (F))

Income tax, state; subtraction for National Guard or Reserve personnel pay. Amending § 58.1-322. (Patron-Watts, HB 473 (CD); Cline, HB 1364 (CD))

Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; created, report. Adding §§ 22.1-360 and 22.1-361. (Patron-Cole, HB 1727 (Chapter 187))

Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; established, report. Adding § 22.1-360. (Patron-Cole, HB 395 (CD))

License plates, special; issuance for supporters of Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital Foundation and National D-Day Memorial Foundation. Repealing Chapters 432 and 634, 2008 Acts. (Patron-Landes, HB 1586 (I) See HB2534)

Military Family Relief Fund; provides calculating taxable income for individuals who receive benefits thereunder. Amending § 58.1-322. (Patron-Bouchard, HB 2414 (F))

Motorcycles; issuance by DMV classifications by mail to U.S. Armed Services members, their spouses, and their dependents who hold valid driver’s licenses. Amending § 46.2-328. (Patron-Cosgrove, HB 1873 (Chapter 77))

Oysters, sterile non-native; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers encouraged to support responsible cultivation thereof as part of its management scheme. (Patron-Stuart, SJR 411 (F))

Rental agreement; early termination by military personnel. Amending § 55-248.21:1. (Patron-Loupassi, HB 1798 (F); Byron, HB 2124 (F))

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program; higher educational institutions encouraged to support by providing academic credit toward baccalaureate degree for participating students. (Patron-Cox, HR 39 (P))

Retirement System; modifies several provisions governing benefits of members disabled or killed in military. Amending §§ 51.1-142.2, 51.1-156, 51.1-162, and 51.1-505. (Patron-Cox, HB 2128 (Chapter 362))

Special license plates for disabled veterans; amends definition, allow any veteran receiving disabled parking license plates to receive. Amending § 46.2-100. (Patron-Ingram, HB 2556 (F))

State parks; establishes a Disabled Veteran’s Passport for disabled persons for free entry and discounted services. Adding § 10.1-202.2. (Patron-Puckett, SB 1198 (Chapter 560))

Tuition assistance; member of National Guard have a minimum of two years remaining on his service requirement in order to receive a grant. Amending § 23-7.4:2. (Patron-Amundson, HB 2342 (Chapter 470))

Unemployment compensation; voluntarily leaving employment to accompany military spouse. Amending §§ 60.2-528 and 60.2-618. (Patron-Locke, SB 1495 (Chapter 878))

Vehicle license fees and taxes; allows localities to exempt veterans and surviving spouses of veterans. Amending § 46.2-752. (Patron-Phillips, HB 2182 (Chapter 366); Puckett, SB 1200 (Chapter 843))

Vehicle safety inspection; extends to five business days amount of time a person in armed forces has to get inspection upon returning to State. Amending § 46.2-1158.1. (Patron-Saslaw, SB 1159 (Chapter 523))

Veterans; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study ways to reduce homelessness among those in State. (Patron-Bouchard, HJR 727 (F))

Veterans; tuition waiver for certain. Amending § 23-7.4:1. (Patron-Shannon, HB 1109 (CD))

Veterans Services, Department of; processing of disability claims. Amending § 2.2-2001. (Patron-Cox, HB 1732 (Chapter 62))

Veterans Services, Department of; required to provide burial vaults at no costs to eligible veterans and family members interred at state-operated veterans cemeteries. Amending § 2.2-2001. (Patron-Edwards, SB 1512 (F))

Veterans Services Foundation; member of Board of Trustees may be removed by appointing authority for that member. Amending § 2.2-2715. (Patron-Watts, HB 2199 (Chapter 368))

Virginia National Guard; commending. (Patron-Cosgrove, HJR 910 (P); Herring, SJR 455 (P))

Virginia National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 116th Brigade Combat Team; commending. (Patron-Sherwood, HJR 923 (P); Vogel, SJR 444 (P))

War Memorial; term “Killed in Action” shall include any deployed active duty military personnel. Amending § 2.2-2708. (Patron-Watts, HB 2192 (I) See HB1875)

War Memorial Foundation; establish criteria to honor Virginia’s war casualties. (Patron-Cosgrove, HB 1875 (Chapter 404))