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- HB 2 Clean Power Plan; state implementation plan, General Assembly approval.
- HB 8 Virginia Virtual School; Board established.
- HB 15 Personal property tax; classifications.
- HB 22 Income tax, state; sunset provision for tax credit for contributions to political candidates.
- HB 23 Fuels tax; refunds of taxes to certain nonprofit entities.
- HB 29 Budget Bill.
- HB 30 Budget Bill.
- HB 47 Mixed-Delivery Preschool Fund and Grant Program; established, report, sunset provision.
- HB 63 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for certain nonprofit entities.
- HB 64 Transmission of case papers to appellate court, etc.; acceptability of electronic case papers.
- HB 80 Property certified as tax exempt; effective date of tax exemption.
- HB 95 Income tax, corporate; addback for Captive REIT dividends.
- HB 127 Real property tax; exemption on residence of spouse of military service member killed in action.
- HB 138 Virginia Beach arena; extends an existing contingent sunset provision.
- HB 148 Real property tax assessment; changes date counties, cities, and towns are required to fix tax rate.
- HB 177 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Act; crimes against nature, penalty.
- HB 180 Drug treatment courts; establish in City of Winchester and Counties of Clarke, Frederick, & Warren.
- HB 182 Transient occupancy tax; authorizes Frederick County to impose an additional tax.
- HB 186 Port-related tax credits; sunset extension.
- HB 256 Relief; Robert Scott.
- HB 268 Land Bank Entities Act; established.
- HB 287 Mediation; fee paid to mediators appointed in certain cases.
- HB 298 Coal tax; limits aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated or claimed for employment, etc.
- HB 315 Conservation police officers; certain officers of Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
- HB 328 Transient occupancy tax; Botetourt County may impose additional tax.
- HB 339 Recordation tax; securing of loan by locality for certain borrower.
- HB 364 Court-appointed attorney; increases fee paid for providing representation in commitment proceedings.
- HB 369 State Executive Council for Children's Services; state and local advisory team; membership.
- HB 389 Virginia Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts; established, report, effective clause.
- HB 398 Sales and use tax; refunds.
- HB 402 Commonwealth's tax code; conformity with federal law, emergency.
- HB 409 The Virginia Retirement System; technical corrections.
- HB 420 Auxiliary grants; regulations adopted by Commissioner of DARS for adult foster care home, etc.
- HB 421 Real property tax; exemptions for military members and their surviving spouses.
- HB 450 Comprehensive community colleges, certain; veterans advisors and veterans resource centers.
- HB 476 Animal intake policy; animal control officers, etc., shall annually file with State Veterinarian.
- HB 477 Veterans care centers; issuance of bonds for certain projects.
- HB 526 Living shorelines; tax exemption from local property taxes.
- HB 568 Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; changes to grants.
- HB 590 Research and development expenses tax credit; eliminates reporting requirement.
- HB 596 Recordation tax; exemption of certain deeds of partition and deeds transferring property.
- HB 610 Protective orders; penalty.
- HB 643 Taxation, Department of; limitations on collecting taxes.
- HB 675 Auxiliary grants; supportive housing providers.
- HB 700 Claims; Michael Kenneth McAlister.
- HB 742 Neighborhood Assistance Program; eligibility for tax credits.
- HB 760 Auditor of Public Accounts; Auditor to incorporate in Commonwealth Data Point.
- HB 834 Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board and Fund; established, report.
- HB 842 Teachers; preparation and licensure, professional development in indicators of dyslexia.
- HB 846 Virginia Collaborative Economic Development Act; established, sunset provision.
- HB 858 Virginia International Trade Corporation; established, report.
- HB 859 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for beer-making equipment and materials.
- HB 872 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for certain data centers.
- HB 884 Research and development expenses tax credits.
- HB 886 Stalking; second offense, Class 6 felony.
- HB 910 Appeal of tax assessments; prior to receipt of information, person to sign acknowledgment of order.
- HB 951 Taxation, Department of; disclosure of certain tax information.
- HB 961 Higher educational institutions; alternative tuition or fee structures to students, report.
- HB 1012 Virginia College Building Authority; financing projects, participating institutions.
- HB 1017 Education improvement scholarships; tax credit, reporting and other requirements.
- HB 1063 Bonds for institutions of higher education.
- HB 1068 Advanced Shipbuilding Production Facility Grant Program; established, Fund created.
- HB 1069 Tolls; toll collection procedures, fees, etc.
- HB 1087 Protective order; violation of order, possession of a firearm or other deadly weapon, penalty.
- HB 1093 Income tax, state and corporate; tax credits for food crop donations to nonprofit food bank.
- HB 1102 Trauma-informed sexual assault investigation; DCJS to establish.
- HB 1111 Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission; distribution of moneys.
- HB 1147 Transient occupancy tax; reinstates authority of Arlington County to impose, sunset provision.
- HB 1152 Local gas road improvement and Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority tax.
- HB 1170 Real property tax; members of board of equalization.
- HB 1189 Child welfare agency; operating without a license, abuse and neglect of child, penalty.
- HB 1191 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for certain items sold by a sheriff at a correctional facility.
- HB 1194 Transient occupancy tax; Bedford County permitted to impose.
- HB 1203 Real property tax; exemption for disabled veterans and spouse of a service member killed in action.
- HB 1207 Family and Children's Trust Fund; exempt from taxation.
- HB 1224 Bank franchise tax; sets a cap of $18 million on total annual tax liability per taxpayer.
- HB 1237 Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority; powers.
- HB 1305 Solar and wind energy equipment, etc.; tax exemptions.
- HB 1331 Income tax, state; withholding taxes, penalties.
- HB 1343 Research & development in the Commonwealth; Va. Research Investment Fund & Committee, created, etc.
- HB 1344 Bonds; certain capital projects.
- HB 1345 Line of Duty Act; revises Act by codifying revisions.
- HB 1376 Claims; Paul R. DesRoches II.
- SB 17 STEM programs; grants for donations to programs at qualified schools.
- SB 19 Telemedicine; pilot program.
- SB 21 Clean Power Plan; state implementation plan; General Assembly approval.
- SB 24 MMIE projects; Virginia Public Building authorized to finance.
- SB 29 Budget Bill.
- SB 30 Budget Bill.
- SB 44 Coal tax; limits aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated or claimed for employment, etc.
- SB 46 Commonwealth Space Flight Fund; extends transfer of funds through fiscal year 2023-2024.
- SB 49 Protective orders; possession of firearms, penalty.
- SB 50 Courthouse and courtroom security; assessment.
- SB 51 Virginia Retirement System; technical corrections to programs.
- SB 57 Judges; increases number in 19th and 25th Judicial Districts.
- SB 58 Research and development expenses; modifies the existing tax credits.
- SB 60 Commonwealth of Virginia Transform I-66 Corridor Outside the Beltway Bond Act of 2016; created.
- SB 61 Commonwealth of Virginia Institutions of Higher Education Bond Act of 2016; created.
- SB 64 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for certain data centers.
- SB 93 Correctional Officer Procedural Guarantee Act; created.
- SB 99 Real property tax; exemption on residence of spouse of military service member killed in action.
- SB 115 Income tax, state; repeals personal tax credit for contributions to political candidates.
- SB 116 Virginia-Korea Advisory Board; established, report, sunset provision.
- SB 135 Human trafficking training; DCJS to establish for law-enforcement, etc.
- SB 160 Transient occupancy tax; reinstates authority of Arlington County to impose.
- SB 182 Local gas road improvement & Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority tax; use of revenues.
- SB 190 Voting systems; prohibits use of direct recording electronic machines (DREs) after July 1, 2020.
- SB 196 Tax returns; subject to perjury, penalty.
- SB 197 Interstate 73 Corridor Development Fund and Program; created.
- SB 216 Parole; limitation on the application of parole statutes.
- SB 227 Environmental Quality, Department of; toxic waste site inventory.
- SB 230 Income tax withholding; employer penalties.
- SB 232 Capital outlay plan; revises six-year plan for projects.
- SB 246 STEM Competition Team Grant Program and Fund; established, created.
- SB 271 Adoption; leave benefit.
- SB 282 Virginia Shoreline Resiliency Fund; established, annual audit of Virginia Resources Authority.
- SB 291 Physical evidence; procedure for collection, etc., of recovery kits.
- SB 325 Department of Taxation; disclosure of certain tax information.
- SB 339 Stalking; penalty.
- SB 354 Statute of limitations; sexual crimes against minors.
- SB 359 Biennial appropriations; changes to begin in an odd-numbered year.
- SB 364 Health insurance plan; Department of Human Resource Management to consider all participants.
- SB 366 Real property tax; exemption for disabled veterans and spouse of a service member killed in action.
- SB 369 Telemedicine pilot program; to expand access, etc., to health care services in certain areas.
- SB 372 Tax-related statutes; repeals obsolete statutes.
- SB 416 Limited Residential Lodging Act; established, penalty.
- SB 422 Neighborhood Assistance Act; increases maximum amount of tax credits that may be issued.
- SB 433 Kinship Guardianship Assistance program; established.
- SB 436 Fostering Futures program; established.
- SB 440 Virginia Guaranteed Assistance Program; eligibility; use of funds.
- SB 444 Sales and use tax; refunds.
- SB 445 Real property tax assessment; date to fix tax rate.
- SB 449 Virginia Growth and Opportunity Act; report.
- SB 457 Asset forfeiture; changes burden of proof.
- SB 459 Virginia Collaborative Economic Development Act; established.
- SB 460 Voter registration; notification to other states of a person's registration in Virginia.
- SB 476 Hampton Roads Transportation Fund; distribution of moneys.
- SB 506 Small businesses; waiver of penalties related to taxes.
- SB 508 Corporate income tax; addback for Captive REIT dividends.
- SB 535 Virginia Behavioral Health Practitioner Student Loan Repayment Fund and Program; created.
- SB 545 Commonwealth's tax code; conformity with federal law; emergency.
- SB 563 RS&UT; exemption for materials & equipment used to drill natural gas & oil, sunset provision.
- SB 580 Income tax, state and corporate; tax credits for food crop donations to nonprofit food bank.
- SB 589 Education improvement scholarship tax credit program; extends time for disbursement of donations.
- SB 597 Appeal of tax assessments; prior to receipt of information, person to sign acknowledgment of order.
- SB 601 Child care providers; criminal history background checks.
- SB 602 Virginia Economic Development Incentive Grant Program; extends award of grants for eligible project.
- SB 625 Port Opportunity Fund; funds appropriated for grants, exception.
- SB 642 Virginia Beach arena.
- SB 646 Fantasy Contests Act; created, registration required, conditions of registration, civil penalty.
- SB 661 Virginia Lottery; ticket courier services.
- SB 670 Bank franchise tax; sets a cap of $18 million on total annual tax liability per taxpayer.
- SB 677 Concealed handgun permits; fees.
- SB 690 Local tax officials; electronic dissemination of tax bills and tax documents.
- SB 711 Women's Right to Vote, Commission for Commemoration of Centennial of; established.
- SB 715 Firearms shows; voluntary background checks by Department of State Police, penalties.
- SB 717 Vineyards and Orchards Grant Fund and Program; created and established.
- SB 731 Capital outlay funding; issuance of bonds by VPBA & VCBA for certain projects & programs.
- SB 742 Motor vehicles; fuels sales tax in certain transportation districts.
- SB 743 Division of Energy; state certifying authority for solar energy projects.
- SB 750 Commonwealth's Development Opportunity Fund; political contributions, report.
- SB 751 Limited Residential Lodging and Short-term Rental Lodging Act; penalty.
- SB 775 DMAS; Medicaid eligibility and application.
- SJ 83 Medicaid fraud cases; DMAS, et al., to study conferral of authority to local departments.
- SJ 95 TANF; Commission on Youth to study DSS's administration of Program.
- SJ 96 College readiness; State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, et al.