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2014 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Local Government

Chairman: Ralph K. Smith

Clerk: John Garrett
Staff: Jeffrey Sharp, Scott Meacham
Date of Meeting: January 14, 2014
Time and Place: 1/2 Hr. After Adjournment, Senate Room B, General Assembly Bldg.

S.B. 53 Regulation of stormwater; waiver of charges for places of worship.

Patron: Stuart

Regulation of stormwater; waiver of charges for places of worship. Requires a locality that adopts a system of stormwater management service charges to provide for a waiver of at least 50 percent of such charge to any church, synagogue, or other place of worship.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2114 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the waiver of stormwater service charges.

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S.B. 64 Inoperable motor vehicles; City of Hopewell may prohibit any person from keeping on any property.

Patron: Marsh

Inoperable motor vehicles. Adds the City of Hopewell to those localities that may prohibit any person from keeping, except within a fully enclosed building or structure or otherwise shielded or screened from view, on any property zoned or used for residential purposes, or on any property zoned for commercial or agricultural purposes, certain inoperable motor vehicles.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-905 of the Code of Virginia, relating to inoperable motor vehicles.

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S.B. 72 Tourist Train Development Authority; reinstates Authority and its board.

Patron: Puckett

Tourist Train Development Authority. Reinstates the Authority and its board, repealed by the General Assembly in 2011, which consists of representatives from the governing bodies of Tazewell County, the Town of Bluefield, and the Town of Pocahontas; four citizen members from Tazewell County; and two legislators. The Authority's powers are similar to those of other authorities. The bill authorizes the Authority to cooperate with any private or governmental entity in the state of West Virginia in the development of a tourist train.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 15.2 a chapter numbered 65.1, consisting of sections numbered 15.2-6550 through 15.2-6554, relating to the Tourist Train Development Authority.

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S.B. 81 Water and sewer; liens for charges in Prince George County.

Patron: Ruff

Prince George County; ordinance providing that charges for water and sewer shall be a lien on real estate. Adds Prince George County to the list of localities permitted to provide by ordinance that charges for water and sewer shall be a lien on the real estate served by such waterline or sewer.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2118 of the Code of Virginia, relating to liens for water and sewer charges.

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S.B. 163 Local Government, Commission on; local mandates.

Patron: Locke

Commission on Local Government; local mandates. Extends from July 1, 2014, to July 1, 2016, the task force appointed by the Governor to review state mandates on localities.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2903 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commission on Local Government; state mandates.

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S.B. 199 Service districts; different classifications of property may be taxed based on benefit received.

Patron: Alexander

Service districts. Provides that different classifications of property within a service district may be taxed at different rates based on the benefit received within that particular classification.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2403 of the Code of Virginia, relating to service districts.

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S.B. 237 Optional provisions in subdivision ordinances; sidewalk improvements.

Patron: Petersen

Optional provisions in subdivision ordinances; sidewalk improvements. Adds to the list of optional provisions in local subdivision ordinances a provision allowing any town in the Northern Virginia Transportation District to require the dedication of land for sidewalk improvements where the property being developed is designated for such improvements on the locality's pedestrian plan.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2242 of the Code of Virginia, relating to subdivision ordinances; dedication of land for sidewalk improvements.

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S.B. 241 Development rights; locality may designate specific receiving areas for specific sending areas.

Patron: Stuart

Transfer of development rights. Provides that a locality may designate specific receiving areas for specific sending areas. Also, a locality may require that development comply with any locality-adopted architectural standards for the receiving area in which the development shall occur.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2316.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to transfer of development rights.

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S.B. 254 Law-enforcement officers; exceptions to territorial limits.

Patron: McDougle

Law-enforcement officers; exceptions to territorial limits; sex offenses. Provides that whenever the necessity arises for the enforcement of laws related to child pornography, grooming videos, or use of a communications system to facilitate certain sexual offenses against children, police officers and other officers, agents, and employees of a locality; Capitol Police officers; and campus police may be sent beyond their territorial limits.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-1724 of the Code of Virginia, relating to law-enforcement officers; exceptions to territorial limits; sex offenses.

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S.B. 290 Water & sewer charges; adds Smyth County to localities in which charges constitute lien on property.

Patron: Carrico

Real property lien; water and sewer charges. Adds Smyth County to those localities in which charges for water and sewer constitute a lien against the real property.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2118 of the Code of Virginia, relating to real property lien for water and sewer charges.

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S.B. 311 Economic development authorities; appointment.

Patron: Vogel

Appointment to industrial development authorities. Provides that in Frederick County the board of supervisors may appoint one of its members to the Economic Development Authority of the County of Frederick, Virginia. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-4904 of the Code of Virginia, relating to appointment to economic development authorities.

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S.B. 312 Annexation Moratorium Statute; continuation of the moratorium on annexation by cities.

Patron: Vogel

Annexation Moratorium Statute; continuation of the moratorium on annexation by cities. Extends the temporary restrictions on granting city charters, filing annexation notices, and instituting annexation proceedings and county immunity proceedings until July 1 following the 2014-2016 biennium. The bill also excepts towns with a population of 40,000 or more from the moratorium on the granting of city charters, and it permits a county that includes a town with a population of 40,000 or more to seek immunity from annexation.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-3201 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the continuation of the moratorium on annexation by cities.

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S.B. 340 Residential facility, certain; public notice and hearing, installation of smoke detectors.

Patron: Puller

Group homes of eight or fewer; public notice and hearing; smoke detectors. Allows a locality to require any party wishing to establish a certain type of residential facility for the aged, infirm, disabled, or those with mental illness to provide public notice and participate in a public hearing. The bill requires the operator of such a facility to install smoke detectors regardless of when the building was constructed and directs the Board of Housing and Community Development to adopt regulations establishing standards for requiring smoke detectors.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2291 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 36-99.5:2, relating to group homes.

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S.B. 407 Local Mandate Review, Governor's Task Force for; task force to review state mandates.

Patron: Newman

Governor's Task Force for Local Mandate Review. Reconstitutes the five-member task force appointed by the Governor to review state mandates as the nine-member Joint Task Force for Local Mandate Review, with the additional four appointments to be made by the General Assembly.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2903 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local government mandates.

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S.B. 549 Emergency relief; donations by localities to charitable institutions.

Patron: Puckett

Donations by localities; emergency relief. Provides that a locality may make gifts and donations to any nonprofit tax-exempt organization that is engaged in providing emergency relief to low-income residents, including providing the repair or replacement of private property damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-953 of the Code of Virginia, relating to donations to charitable institutions.

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