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- HB 324 Virginia Virtual School; established, report, effective date.
- HB 1275 Veterans Care Center projects; funding of projects.
- HB 1276 Northern Virginia Veterans Care Center; funding of project.
- HB 1279 Motor vehicle sales and use tax; expands certain exemption.
- HB 1286 Income tax, state; refund payments.
- HB 1287 Forfeiture of property used in connection with commission of crimes; conviction required.
- HB 1291 Real property tax; notice of assessments.
- HB 1297 Machinery and tools tax; production of renewable energy.
- HB 1329 Out-of-state concealed handgun permits; photo identification.
- HB 1340 Tangible personal property tax relief; autocycles.
- HB 1345 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for certain light bulbs.
- HB 1386 Disaster relief; assistance by out-of-state businesses and employees.
- HB 1400 Budget Bill.
- HB 1427 Felony homicide; felony drug offenses, penalty.
- HB 1459 Neighborhood assistance tax credits; eligibility of physician and health care specialists.
- HB 1483 Real property assessment; valuation for land preservation.
- HB 1489 Local taxes; payment by a third party.
- HB 1493 Enticing another into a dwelling house; person who commits certain violations, Class 6 felony.
- HB 1533 Obscene sexual display in a public place; third offense, penalty.
- HB 1554 Recyclable materials; changes tax credit by extending expiration date to January 1, 2020.
- HB 1560 Electronic summons systems; towns may assess an additional sum.
- HB 1567 Tax-delinquent property; multijurisdictional sale.
- HB 1570 Child day centers and family day homes; regulations, national background check required, report.
- HB 1589 Personal property; tax relief on certain motor vehicles leased by members of the military.
- HB 1648 Sales and use tax; exemption includes gold, silver, or platinum whose sales price exceeds $1,000.
- HB 1666 Firearms or ammunition for firearms; petition for permit of restoration of right to possess, venue.
- HB 1692 Higher educational institutions; alternative tuition or fee structures offered to students.
- HB 1701 Neighborhood assistance tax; tax credit percentage for business firm or an individual.
- HB 1702 Firearms; transfer, etc., from licensed dealer.
- HB 1704 Transient occupancy tax; Bland Co. added to list of counties that may impose tax at a rate up to 5%.
- HB 1705 Gas severance tax; no tax shall be imposed on or after January 1, 2018.
- HB 1711 Real property tax; nonjudicial sale of certain tax-delinquent property.
- HB 1716 Income tax, state; individual subtraction for income attributable to discharge of student loan.
- HB 1721 Real property tax; exemption for surviving spouses of members of armed forces killed in action.
- HB 1724 Forest products; revision of definition, changing of tax on all products.
- HB 1727 Commonwealth's tax code; conformity with federal law.
- HB 1741 Income tax, state; subtraction for long-term capital gains, extends investment period.
- HB 1756 Tourism zones; tax revenues for tourism projects.
- HB 1766 Real property tax; exemption for certain leasehold interests.
- HB 1784 Virginia Port Authority; capital projects.
- HB 1790 State agency or official; prohibition on payments without an appropriation, prohibition on IOUs.
- HB 1828 Land preservation; tax credit.
- HB 1842 Performance and incentive grants; review of incentive packages, report, repeals certain provisions.
- HB 1843 Green job creation tax credit; extends sunset provision to January 1, 2018.
- HB 1844 Major business facility; job tax credit to spread over two years per qualified full-time employee.
- HB 1879 Coalfield employment enhancement; coal tax credits.
- HB 1885 Virginia Retirement System; revocation of participation of political subdivision.
- HB 1890 Virginia Retirement System; purchase of service credit for prior service.
- HB 1891 Capital outlay plan; creates a six-year plan.
- HB 1892 Commonwealth of Virginia Institutions of Higher Education Bond Act of 2015; created.
- HB 1895 Higher educational institutions; additional financial and administrative authority.
- HB 1896 Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; grants.
- HB 1897 Intercollegiate athletics programs; format for each institution to report revenues and expenses.
- HB 1898 Pulp, Paper, and Fertilizer Advanced Manufacturing Performance Grant Program; created.
- HB 1968 Recordation tax; open line deeds of trust.
- HB 1969 Virginia Retirement System; cash balance retirement plan.
- HB 2019 Virginia Port Authority; additional exemptions from the Public Procurement Act.
- HB 2029 Concealed handgun permits; background check, exemption for permit holders.
- HB 2040 Prostitution, pandering, etc.; violation of certain provisions is punishable.
- HB 2047 Income tax refunds; voluntary contributions to Federation of Virginia Food Banks.
- HB 2061 Circuit court; electronic filing in civil proceedings.
- HB 2098 Tangible personal property; miscellaneous and incidental property.
- HB 2161 Deeds of trust or mortgages; calculation of tax shall be calculated using rate scale, etc.
- HB 2162 Income tax, corporate; taxable income of taxpayers with enterprise data center operations.
- HB 2173 Real property tax; waiver of delinquent taxes.
- HB 2178 Hybrid retirement program; disclosure of services, etc., associated with voluntary contributions.
- HB 2179 Tax information; release to Commonwealth Attorneys and the Attorney General.
- HB 2204 Line of Duty Act; codifying revisions to the Act.
- HB 2222 Commonwealth's Attorneys Training Fund; established.
- HB 2238 Virginia Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts; established.
- HB 2273 Virginia Port Authority; expands police powers.
- HB 2277 Life insurance; coverage for retired state employees.
- HB 2306 ABLE savings trust accounts; established, administered by the Virginia College Savings Plan.
- HB 2307 Withholding taxes; employer may request a waiver from Tax Commissioner.
- HB 2320 Cooperative degree program; Secretary of Education, et al., shall develop a plan to establish.
- HB 2384 Workers' compensation; electronic billing and payment.
- HB 2385 Wireless telecommunications device; possession, etc., by prisoner, penalty.
- HJ 597 Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption.
- SB 674 Virginia Information Technologies Agency; email archiving.
- SB 675 Northern Virginia Veterans Care Center; funding of project.
- SB 676 Hampton Roads Veterans Care Center; funding of project.
- SB 678 Real property tax; notice of assessments.
- SB 687 Virginia Retirement System; limitations on average final compensation.
- SB 689 Concealed handgun permits; lifetime permits.
- SB 692 Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System; conservation officers.
- SB 700 Animal Cruelty Conviction List established.
- SB 701 Income tax, state; refund payments.
- SB 707 Capitol Square; payment of restitution for any damage to Square or any building, etc.
- SB 709 Computer and other crimes; venue for prosecution.
- SB 710 Human trafficking; new felonies created, penalties.
- SB 718 Telemedicine; Department of Health to establish a three-year pilot program, report.
- SB 736 Courthouse and courtroom security; increases assessment.
- SB 738 Virginia Sickness and Disability Program; open enrollment period for certain members of VRS.
- SB 739 State Police, Department of; appointment of supervisory officers.
- SB 741 Coalfield employment enhancement; extends expiration date of tax credit to January 1, 2019.
- SB 742 Elections; run-off elections.
- SB 754 Vehicle registration; increases fees, allocates funds for Department of State Police.
- SB 759 Transient occupancy tax; Isle of Wight County authorized to impose a tax of up to two percent.
- SB 771 Toxic waste site; to inventory Department of Environmental Quality.
- SB 774 Admissions tax; all counties authorized to levy.
- SB 784 Cigarettes; all localities allowed to impose a tax.
- SB 788 Public assistance; changes in custody.
- SB 791 Motor vehicle safety inspection; increases charge.
- SB 800 Budget Bill.
- SB 805 STEM programs; grants for donations to qualified schools.
- SB 807 Income tax, corporate; lower rate for certain businesses.
- SB 808 Building Revitalization Grant Fund; established, report.
- SB 809 Virginia Economic Development Authority; may develop a site and building assessment program.
- SB 810 Income tax, state; changes credit for low-income taxpayers.
- SB 813 Virginia Retirement System; technical amendments to the programs administered by System.
- SB 819 TANF eligibility; drug-related felonies.
- SB 826 State appropriations; limitations
- SB 827 Voting systems; use of direct recording electronic machines on and after July 1, 2016.
- SB 843 Claims; Jonathan Christopher Montgomery.
- SB 846 Recipients of public assistance; access to financial literacy courses.
- SB 849 Community colleges; enrollment policies.
- SB 854 Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned Business Loan Fund; established.
- SB 866 Health insurance; school board allowed to elect to have employees & retirees to receive state plan.
- SB 872 Real property; explanation of increased assessment.
- SB 873 Virginia Veterans Recovery Program; created, report.
- SB 883 Virginia-Korea Advisory Board; established, report.
- SB 886 Plastic bags; tax imposed in Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
- SB 887 Real property; tax on commercial and industrial property in certain localities.
- SB 888 Electronic summons systems; fees assessed by towns.
- SB 903 Problem-Solving Docket Act; established, report.
- SB 904 Income tax subtraction; long-term capital gain from qualified investments.
- SB 905 Educational Improvement Scholarships Tax; norm-referenced tests to be Board approved.
- SB 913 Custody or visitation orders; filing fees.
- SB 933 Individual income tax subtraction; discharge of student loan.
- SB 941 Protective orders; compensation for required representation of respondents.
- SB 942 Virginia Retirement System; purchase of prior service credit.
- SB 943 Firearms; possession or transportation following convictions for certain misdemeanor crimes.
- SB 949 Hybrid vehicle registration; tax credit for certain vehicle owners.
- SB 950 Veteran Employment Grant Fund and Program; created.
- SB 960 Juvenile on probation; funding for re-entry and release services.
- SB 967 Extended Foster Care Services and Support Program; created.
- SB 971 Community College Workforce Training Grant Program; established.
- SB 973 Assault and battery; when attorney or deputy attorney for Commonwealth is victimized.
- SB 975 Tourism zones; tax revenues for tourism projects.
- SB 976 Obscene sexual display in a public place; third offense, penalty.
- SB 977 Virginia Sickness and Disability Program; open enrollment period.
- SB 978 Virginia Retirement System; participation in Plan One.
- SB 985 Virginia Public School Educational Technology Grants Program; leases of educational technology.
- SB 991 Virginia Tourism Growth Incentive Fund; established, report.
- SB 997 Emergency medical services personnel; background checks, process.
- SB 999 Deeds of trust or mortgages; calculation of tax shall be calculated using rate scale, etc.
- SB 1004 Electronic cigarettes and other vapor products; state tax created, localities authorized to impose.
- SB 1005 Income tax, state; refund payments.
- SB 1006 Virginia Marine Resources Commission; submerged lands, permit fees.
- SB 1007 Port of Virginia Economic & Infrastructure Development Grant Fund & Program; grants.
- SB 1009 Income tax, state; deduction for long-term health care insurance premiums.
- SB 1010 Taxation, Department of; disclosure of information.
- SB 1012 Income tax, state; subtraction, sale of land for open-space use.
- SB 1013 Virginia Public Building Authority; Military Mission Improvement and Expansion projects.
- SB 1019 Land preservation; tax credit.
- SB 1022 Virginia Retirement System; increase of retirement allowance.
- SB 1028 Court-appointed counsel; waiver application for compensation in child welfare cases.
- SB 1031 Real property tax exemption; certain leasehold interests.
- SB 1032 Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; created, report, eliminates ABC Board.
- SB 1033 Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; increases membership.
- SB 1035 Felony homicide; felony drug offenses; penalty.
- SB 1037 Green job creation tax credit; sunset.
- SB 1040 License tax; businesses ceasing operations.
- SB 1041 Community policy and management teams; policies governing referrals and reviews.
- SB 1042 Capital outlay plan.
- SB 1043 Bonds for institutions of higher education.
- SB 1044 Commonwealth's tax code; conformity with federal law; emergency.
- SB 1046 Benefits consortium; formation of a not-for-profit consortium by localities.
- SB 1049 Regional jails; reimbursement of capital costs, regional contracts for cooperative jailing.
- SB 1051 Biennial appropriation act; changing biennial appropriations.
- SB 1053 Civil commitment proceedings; fees and compensation.
- SB 1054 Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families, State Executive Council for; regulations.
- SB 1055 Child welfare agencies; background checks, barrier crimes.
- SB 1056 Child pornography and obscenity offenses; penalties.
- SB 1070 Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority; dedicated revenues.
- SB 1074 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; supplement to Registry.
- SB 1075 State health plan; participation by employees of local school divisions.
- SB 1083 Immunizations; adds certain doses of meningococcal vaccine to minimum requirements.
- SB 1098 Juvenile Justice and Prevention, Advisory Committee on; delinquency prevention.
- SB 1100 Enticing, etc., real estate licensee with intent to commit certain felonies; penalty.
- SB 1113 Impersonation via computer; Class 3 misdemeanor.
- SB 1119 Retail Sales and Use Tax; gross proceeds.
- SB 1123 Child care subsidy; license required.
- SB 1127 Tangible personal property; miscellaneous and incidental property.
- SB 1135 Adoption leave benefit; creates new classification for state employee.
- SB 1138 Sexual abuse of certain children; penalty.
- SB 1141 RS&UT; exemption includes computer equipment and software used in certain data centers.
- SB 1142 Income tax, corporate; taxable income of taxpayers with enterprise data center operations.
- SB 1144 Local economic development.
- SB 1147 Median income taxpayers; creates a $250 nonrefundable tax credit.
- SB 1159 Highway projects; Commonwealth Transportation Board to develop a life-cycle cost analysis.
- SB 1161 Coal tax; limits amount of credit that may be claimed for coal employment and production incentive.
- SB 1162 Hybrid retirement program; disclosure of services, etc., associated with voluntary contributions.
- SB 1168 Family day homes and child day centers; local government to report business licenses issued.
- SB 1170 Assault and battery against family or household member; penalty.
- SB 1172 Developments of regional impact; entitlement to certain sales tax revenues.
- SB 1173 Virginia Retirement System; revocation of participation by Town of Damascus.
- SB 1175 Rental property tax; localities permitted to impose a short-term tax on bicycles.
- SB 1177 Commissioners of the revenue; production of documents related to tax liability by taxpayer.
- SB 1185 Admissions tax; extends expiration of tax in Stafford County.
- SB 1187 DNA; analysis upon conviction of certain misdemeanors.
- SB 1188 Commercial sex trafficking; penalties.
- SB 1196 Judicial retirement; increases mandatory retirement age.
- SB 1205 Recyclable materials; changes tax credit by extending expiration date to January 1, 2020.
- SB 1208 Urban system construction projects; City of Norfolk may receive funds for projects.
- SB 1209 New Economy Industry Credential Assistance Training Grants; established.
- SB 1210 Retail sales and transient occupancy taxes on room rentals.
- SB 1212 Watercraft; raises sales and use tax.
- SB 1213 Human Trafficking, Advisory Council on; established, report, sunset provision.
- SB 1219 Tangible personal property tax relief; autocycles.
- SB 1224 Service dogs; establishes voluntary certification program.
- SB 1229 Real estate with delinquent taxes; appointment of special commissioner in City of Fredericksburg.
- SB 1230 ABC Board; regulation of distribution and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
- SB 1231 Cigarettes; possession with intent to distribute contraband, fraudulent purchase.
- SB 1240 Transient occupancy tax; Bland & Russell Counties added to list of counties authorized to impose.
- SB 1243 Tangible personal property; miscellaneous and incidental property.
- SB 1253 Sexual crimes against minors; extends statute of limitations.
- SB 1265 Acute psychiatric bed registry; frequency of updating.
- SB 1283 Certificate of public need; eliminates regional health planning agencies and adds an exception.
- SB 1285 Income tax, corporate; reduces tax rate by one percent for taxable years beginning January 1, 2016.
- SB 1292 Sanitary districts; boat ramps, shoreline management, and dredging.
- SB 1300 Northern Virginia Training Center; prohibition of closure.
- SB 1305 Unclaimed property; use of death master file.
- SB 1308 Gas severance tax; extends sunset provision to December 31, 2018.
- SB 1316 Circuit court clerks; changes to operation of clerks, including electronic records, fees, etc.
- SB 1319 Retail Sales and Use Tax; limited exemption for certain qualifying items, beginning in 2015.
- SB 1325 Nicotine Vapor products; prohibits purchase, etc., by minors, packaging, civil penalty.
- SB 1335 State Board for Community Colleges; policy for the award of academic credit for military training.
- SB 1336 Sales and use tax; exemption includes gold, silver, & platinum whose sales price exceeds $1,000.
- SB 1360 Commonwealth's Attorneys Training Fund.
- SB 1364 Income tax, corporate; apportionment of income for manufacturers, exemptions.
- SB 1386 Teacher licensure; professional development.
- SB 1391 Correctional Officer Procedural Guarantee Act.
- SB 1399 Political candidates; repeals personal income tax credit for contributions.
- SB 1401 Tourism project of regional significance; entitlement to tax revenues.
- SB 1408 Emergency services; routine review, report.
- SB 1409 Community services boards; DBHDS to enter into agreements with certain health care providers.
- SB 1410 Crisis intervention specialists; community services boards and behavioral health authorities.
- SB 1414 Cigarette tax, local; Montgomery and Pulaski Counties authorized to impose.
- SB 1421 TANF; Back-to-School Supplies and Clothing Allowance Program.
- SB 1422 Correctional facilities, local; state appropriations for operating costs.
- SB 1431 Commonwealth Space Flight Fund; allocations, 2021-2022 fiscal year sunset.
- SB 1432 Income tax, corporate; commercial spaceflight entities.
- SB 1433 Protective orders; assault and battery; penalty.
- SB 1441 Transfer of firearms at gun shows; voluntary background check; penalties.
- SB 1447 Income tax, corporate; subtraction for certain qualifying facility or business operations.
- SB 1449 Governor's Powering Economic Growth Program; created.
- SB 1453 Spirits in closed containers; commission on all sales.
- SB 1455 Commonwealth of Virginia Veterans Bond Act of 2015; created.
- SJ 218 Teachers; Department of Education to study implementing program to track turnover.
- SJ 273 Clean Power Plan; DEQ to compare projected health benefits with those of existing regulations.
- SJ 279 Tannerite; joint subcommittee to study danger of use of these explosives.
- SJ 281 Urban schools; joint subcommittee to study unique and specific challenges facing school divisions.
- SJ 285 Family and medical leave; feasibility of expanding in the state to complement federal requirements.
- SJ 291 Flood resilience; DEQ to study potential for funding source to localities in coastal Virginia.
- SR 62 Corrections, Department of; staffing levels and employment conditions.