SEARCH SITE

VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

ACROSS SESSIONS

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2016 SESSION

  • print version
Senate Committee on Local Government

Chairman: William M. Stanley, Jr.

Clerk: John Garrett
Staff: Jeffrey Sharp, Scott Meacham
Date of Meeting: January 26, 2016
Time and Place: 1/2 Hour after Adjournment Senate Room B
*updated to remove SB 451, 542 & 549 and add SB 653, 674 and 705

S.B. 270

Patron: Garrett

Sanctuary policies prohibited. Provides that no locality shall adopt any ordinance, procedure, or policy that restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws to less than the full extent permitted by federal law. The General Assembly shall reduce state funding to the extent permitted by state and federal law to any locality found to have violated the provisions of the bill.

Impact Statements

S.B. 426

Patron: Vogel

Virginia Community Impact Authority and Fund. Establishes the Virginia Community Impact Authority with the authority to (i) provide grants, investments, and loans to support job training programs, health care delivery systems, and affordable housing programs and initiatives; (ii) provide start-up capital and loans to assist private enterprises; (iii) provide grants to local community impact funds; (iv) support clean and energy-efficient programs and initiatives; and (v) support other initiatives that are determined by the Authority to have a meaningful community impact. The grants, investments, and loans are to be made from the Virginia Community Impact Fund, established by the bill, which is to be funded by allocation of one percent of the total consideration paid by state public bodies in state procurement contracts valued at more than $300,000.

S.B. 481

Patron: Ebbin

Vacant building registration. Requires either that a vacant building be vacant for 12 months or that it meet the definition of "derelict building" under § 15.2-907.1 before cities and certain towns may require the building's owner to register it and pay an annual registration fee. Current law requires that such a building comply with both the vacancy period and the definition of "derelict building."

S.B. 547

Patron: Edwards

Water and sewer service provided by locality. Provides that certain liens for the unpaid fees and charges of a lessee or tenant shall be placed only if the owner of the property has agreed in writing at the time service is initiated to be responsible for such unpaid fees and charges.

Impact Statements

S.B. 629

Patron: Stanley

Special use permit; camping in tent or recreational vehicle. Prohibits any locality from barring or requiring a special use permit for camping by a landowner and his family or nonpaying guests in a tent or recreational vehicle on the landowner's property for a total of no more than two months per year.

S.B. 642

Patron: DeSteph

Virginia Beach arena. Extends from 2043 to 2050 an existing contingent sunset provision relating to the Virginia Beach arena.

Impact Statements

S.B. 653

Patron: Ruff

Charter; Town of South Hill. Updates the town's boundary description and replaces a reference to the town treasurer with "finance director." The bill also provides that the town manager, not the mayor, shall have power over the police forces. The bill contains technical amendments.

S.B. 674

Patron: Chafin

Charter; Town of Tazewell. Provides for an interim appointment and special election to fill a vacancy in the office of mayor or a member of the town council. The bill lengthens from one month to 12 months the time period during which a planning commission member is allowed to miss no more than four meetings and reduces from five to four the number of voting members of the planning commission who shall constitute a quorum.

S.B. 705

Patron: Black

Liability of sanctuary cities for certain injuries and damages. Provides that a sanctuary city, defined in the bill as any locality that adopts any ordinance, procedure, or policy that restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws to less than the full extent permitted by federal law, shall be responsible for the full amount of any personal injury or property damage caused by an illegal alien within such locality.