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2013 SESSION

Convened January 9, 2013
Adjourned sine die February 23, 2013
Reconvened April 3, 2013
Adjourned sine die April 3, 2013


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(P) Passed (F) Failed (V) Vetoed (I) Incoporated into other legislation
(C) Carried over from 2012 Session (CD) Carried over but died in committee on or before 11/29/2012
Absentee voting; procedures for military and overseas voters. Amending §§ 24.2-101, 24.2-419, 24.2-444, 24.2-612, 24.2-700, 24.2-701, 24.2-702.1, 24.2-703, 24.2-706, 24.2-709, and 24.2-713; adding §§ 24.2-419.1, 24.2-419.2, 24.2-701.1, and 24.2-701.2; repealing §§ 24.2-440 through 24.2-443.4. (Patron-Anderson, HB 1057 (CD))
Absentee voting; State Board of Elections to provide instructions and procedures for submission of ballots from military and overseas voters by fax or other electronic means. Amending §§ 24.2-101 and 24.2-706. (Patron-McWaters, SB 82 (CD))
Absentee voting and procedures; secure return of voted military-overseas ballots. Amending § 24.2-706. (Patron-McWaters, SB 874 (I) See SB830)
Absentee voting and procedures; State Board of Elections to provide to military overseas, ballots that can be returned securely by electronic format. Amending § 24.2-706. (Patron-Puller, SB 830 (F))
Boating safety education; exempts those serving or have qualified as United States Navy surface warfare officers or enlisted surface warfare specialists from having to pass a course in order to operate motorboat. Amending § 29.1-735.2. (Patron-Wagner, SB 1053 (Chapter 48))
Businesses; exempts those owned by certain disabled veterans from certain fees imposed by State Corporation Commission and all beginning businesses from local license tax. Amending §§ 58.1-3700.1 and 58.1-3703; adding §§ 12.1-21.3 and 58.1-439.12:11. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HB 1831 (F))
Constitutional amendment; General Assembly may exempt from taxation real property of surviving spouses of soldiers killed in action (first reference). Amending Section 6-A of Article X. (Patron-Ramadan, HJR 551 (Chapter 727))
Constitutional amendment; General Assembly shall exempt from taxation real property of surviving spouses of soldiers killed in action (first reference). Amending Section 6-A of Article X. (Patron-Black, SJR 272 (F))
Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption for certain surviving spouses of disabled veterans (first reference). Amending Section 6-A of Article X. (Patron-Barker, SJR 74 (CD))
Drones; moratorium on use of unmanned aircraft systems by state or local government department, agency, or instrumentality having jurisdiction over criminal law enforcement before July 1, 2015, provision for Amber Alert, etc., shall not apply to Virginia National Guard when performing certain duties, etc., report. (Patron-Cline, HB 2012 (Chapter 755); McEachin, SB 1331 (Chapter 796))
Firearms; residency of armed forces members for purposes of purchases in State shall include both member’s permanent duty post and nearby state in which member resides. Amending § 18.2-308.2:2. (Patron-Anderson, HB 2317 (Chapter 450); Vogel, SB 1363 (Chapter 662))
Gold-Certified Veteran Employment Grant Fund; established. Adding §§ 2.2-2001.2 and 2.2-2001.3. (Patron-Puller, SB 831 (F))
Higher educational institutions; expands eligibility for in-state tuition to certain dependents of active duty military personnel, activated or temporarily mobilized reservists, or guard members, etc. Amending § 23-7.4. (Patron-Blevins, SB 857 (Chapter 139))
Income tax, corporate; tax credit for federal contractors that subcontract with small or minority-owned, veteran-owned, or women-owned businesses. Adding § 58.1-439.12:11. (Patron-Habeeb, HB 228 (CD); Habeeb, HB 1304 (F))
Income tax, state; military retirement pay subtraction. Amending § 58.1-322. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 130 (CD))
Income tax, state; tax credit for disabled military veterans. Adding § 58.1-339.13. (Patron-Kilgore, HB 131 (CD))
Income tax, state and corporate; tax credit for hiring military persons as STEM (science, technology, engineering, or mathematics) interns. Adding § 58.1-439.12:11. (Patron-Anderson, HB 1050 (CD))
Income tax, state and corporate; tax credit for hiring returning or disabled veterans into new full-time jobs paying annual salary of at least $30,000. Adding § 58.1-439.12:11. (Patron-Head, HB 2290 (F))
Income tax, state and corporate; tax credit for hiring veterans. Adding § 58.1-439.12:11. (Patron-Keam, HB 1041 (CD))
Korean American veterans of Vietnam War; commending. (Patron-Keam, HJR 746 (P))
License plates, special; authorizes issuance for active duty members, etc., with six months service in United States Navy or United States Air Force, exemptions. Amending § 46.2-743. (Patron-Puller, SB 1298 (Chapter 478))
License plates, special; issuance to members and former members of U.S. Army Rangers. (Patron-Cox, J.A., HB 1236 (CD))
Marine Corps Association; commemorating its 100th anniversary. (Patron-Puller, SJR 351 (P))
Military Affairs, Department of; providing of flag to next of kin. Amending § 44-114. (Patron-Greason, HB 1638 (Chapter 198); Black, SB 1056 (Chapter 150))
Military personnel, active duty; Department of Medical Assistance Services to designate certain waiver slots for dependents. (Patron-Miller, SB 1079 (F))
Planning, zoning, and development procedures; local planning commission shall consult with installation commander of any military installation that will be affected by potential development. Amending §§ 15.2-2200, 15.2-2201, 15.2-2204, and 15.2-2211. (Patron-Knight, HB 1853 (Chapter 213); Reeves, SB 1029 (Chapter 149))
Public school interscholastic programs; participation by students in military families. Adding § 22.1-5.1. (Patron-Stolle, HB 1497 (Chapter 553))
Retail Sales and Use Tax; adds veterans organizations to those nonprofit entities that qualify. Amending § 58.1-609.11. (Patron-McDougle, SB 114 (CD); Puller, SB 730 (F))
Solid waste disposal fee; Pittsylvania County may by ordinance provide an exemption to any veteran who has service-connected, permanent, and total disability. Amending § 15.2-2159. (Patron-Marshall, D.W., HB 2203 (Chapter 699))
Speed limits; local government of any town located entirely within confines of United States military base may by ordinance reduce speed limit to less than 25 mph provided indicated by lawfully placed signs. Amending § 46.2-878. (Patron-Dudenhefer, HB 2029 (Chapter 303))
Students residing on military or naval reservation; participation in interscholastic programs, requirements for eligibility. Amending § 22.1-5. (Patron-Tata, HB 1750 (Chapter 669); Martin, SB 1191 (Chapter 641))
Tuition, in-state; active duty member, etc., that reside in State, mobilized or on temporary active orders for six months or more shall be eligible to pay to higher educational institutions. Amending § 23-7.4:2. (Patron-Dudenhefer, HB 2027 (Chapter 302))
Tuition, in-state; military personnel eligibility. Amending § 23-7.4. (Patron-McWaters, SB 605 (CD))
Tuition, in-state; veterans residing within State shall be eligible for in-state charges. Amending §§ 23-7.4 and 23-7.4:2. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HB 1461 (Chapter 243); Stuart, SB 1242 (Chapter 166))
Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act; established to promote uniformity of treatment and improved administration of election laws for military and overseas voters. Amending §§ 24.2-419, 24.2-444, 24.2-612, 24.2-700, 24.2-701, 24.2-702.1, 24.2-703, 24.2-706, and 24.2-709; adding §§ 24.2-451 through 24.2-470; repealing §§ 24.2-440 through 24.2-443.4. (Patron-Lingamfelter, HB 930 (CD))
Veteran population; Department of Veterans Services to study unmet needs and assess level of preparedness of state and local governments and other service providers to meet those needs. (Patron-Krupicka, HJR 657 (F))
Veterans; Department of Veterans Services to develop comprehensive program to reduce unemployment. Adding § 2.2-2001.2. (Patron-Anderson, HB 1906 (Chapter 576); Puller, SB 829 (Chapter 34))
Veterans; identification card, discount on state-operated attractions. Adding § 2.2-2001.2. (Patron-Miller, SB 991 (F))
Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, Secretary of; powers and duties. Amending § 2.2-231. (Patron-Herring, SB 1064 (Chapter 151))
Veterans care center; authorizes Governor to request federal funds and for Director of Department of Planning and Budget to approve treasury loan for construction in Northern Virginia. (Patron-Cox, M.K., HB 2175 (Chapter 31))
Virginia Law Officers’ Retirement System; General Assembly may, by appropriate legislative action, add full-time employees of Department of Military Affairs who provide fire protection services for facilities of Virginia National Guard to membership. (Patron-Tata, HB 1626 (F); Marsden, SB 1360 (F))
Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Fund; financial assistance in amount up to $2,000 for use and benefit of qualified survivors and dependents. Amending § 23-7.4:1. (Patron-Rush, HB 2231 (Chapter 719))
Virginia National Guard; commending. (Patron-Cosgrove, HJR 916 (P); Herring, SJR 413 (P))
Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force; Adjutant General to distribute to members educational materials relating to lawful exercise of power of United States Congress to declare war. Adding § 44-116.1. (Patron-Marshall, R.G., HB 1576 (F))
Virginia War Memorial; codifies criteria to memorialize fallen Virginians, Governor may establish criteria for those names to be engraved on walls of Virginia War Memorial Shrine of Memory. (Patron-Miller, SB 194 (CD))
Virginia War Memorial; powers and duties of division of Department of Veterans Services. Amending §§ 2.2-2001, 2.2-2004, 2.2-2465, 2.2-2466, 2.2-4002, and 58.1-344.3; adding § 2.2-2001.2; repealing §§ 2.2-2467, 2.2-2468, and 2.2-2469. (Patron-O’Bannon, HB 2146 (Chapter 234))
Virginia War Memorial Shrine of Memory; memorialization of fallen Virginians by inclusion of names on walls. (Patron-Miller, SB 987 (Chapter 147))

2013 Cumulative Index of Bills, Joint Resolutions, and Resolutions - For additional information, please contact the House of Delegates Information and Public Relations Office, P. O. Box 406, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia 23218, telephone (804) 698-1500.