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2018 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Local Government

Chairman: William M. Stanley, Jr.

Clerk: Chad Starzer
Staff: David Barry, Jeff Sharp
Date of Meeting: January 16, 2018
Time and Place: 1/2 Hour After Adj. Senate Committee Room, Pocahontas Building

S.B. 92 Loudoun County; agreements for treasurer to collect and enforce real & personal property taxes

Patron: Black

Agreements for the Loudoun County treasurer to collect and enforce real and personal property taxes on behalf of certain towns. Authorizes the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors to allow the county treasurer to enter into agreements with towns located partially or wholly within Loudoun County for the collection and enforcement of real or personal property taxes by the county treasurer.

A BILL to authorize Loudoun County to enter into agreements for the treasurer to collect and enforce real and personal property taxes on behalf of any town located in such county.

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S.B. 123 Loudoun County; agreements for treasurer to collect and enforce real and personal property taxes

Patron: Wexton

Agreements for the Loudoun County treasurer to collect and enforce real and personal property taxes on behalf of certain towns. Authorizes the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors to allow the county treasurer to enter into agreements with towns located partially or wholly within Loudoun County for the collection and enforcement of real or personal property taxes by the county treasurer.

A BILL to authorize Loudoun County to enter into agreements for the treasurer to collect and enforce real and personal property taxes on behalf of any town located in such county.

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S.B. 127 Chesapeake, City of; amending charter, director of audit services.

Patron: Cosgrove

Charter; City of Chesapeake; director of audit services. Provides that the director of audit services for the City of Chesapeake shall be known as the City Auditor, shall be chosen solely on the basis of professional qualifications, and shall serve at the pleasure of the city council.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 7.02, as amended, of Chapter 717 of the Acts of Assembly of 1980, which provided a charter for the City of Chesapeake, relating to director of audit services; City Auditor.

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S.B. 137 Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field.

Patron: Cosgrove

Notification of local appropriation to acquire property rights; Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field. Requires that the member of the House of Delegates and the member of the Senate of Virginia representing the area in which the Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field is located in Chesapeake, Virginia, be notified of any local appropriation made to acquire property rights surrounding the Landing Field.

A BILL to require notification of local appropriation to acquire property rights; Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field.

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S.B. 149 Outdoor amphitheater or concert venue;

Patron: Edwards

Smoking in outdoor amphitheater or concert venue; penalty. Authorizes any locality, by ordinance, to designate nonsmoking areas within an outdoor amphitheater or concert venue owned by the locality. The bill requires such ordinance to provide for adequate signage designating such areas and provides that a violation of such ordinance is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25 paid into the Virginia Health Care Fund.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 28.2 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-2823.1, relating to smoking in outdoor amphitheater or concert venue; penalty.

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S.B. 208 Impact fees; residential development.

Patron: Stuart

Impact fees for residential development. Repeals provisions that limit existing impact fee authority to (i) localities that have established an urban transportation service district and (ii) areas outside of such service districts that are zoned for agricultural use and that are being subdivided for by-right residential development. The effect of the repeal will be to make the existing impact fee provisions available for use by any locality that includes within its comprehensive plan a calculation of the capital costs of public facilities necessary to serve residential uses.

A BILL to repeal § 15.2-2328 of the Code of Virginia, relating to impact fees for residential development.

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S.B. 256 Norfolk, City of; amending charter appointment of officers.

Patron: Lewis

Charter; City of Norfolk; appointment of officers; record of ordinances; division of fire. Replaces a references to election of certain city officers with a reference to appointment of such officers and deletes a references to viva voce voting. The bill removes a provision requiring ordinances to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within 10 days after passage and outdated and duplicative provisions related to claims for property destroyed in a fire.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 10.1, § 16, as amended, and § 62 of Chapter 34 of the Acts of Assembly of 1918, which provided a charter for the City of Norfolk, relating to appointment of officers, record of ordinances, and division of fire.

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S.B. 356 Richmond, City of; amending charter, creates office of the inspector general.

Patron: McClellan

Charter; City of Richmond; office of the inspector general; city auditor. Creates an office of the inspector general for the City of Richmond. The inspector general shall be appointed by the council, and the duties of the inspector general shall be to conduct such investigations as are authorized by the Code of Virginia for a local government auditor. The bill authorizes the inspector general, in the conduct of such investigation, to order the attendance of any person as a witness and the production by any person of all relevant books and papers. The bill also authorizes the city auditor to appoint such accountants and other assistants for the performance of the duties of the city auditor's office as the council may provide for and sets out the duty of the city auditor to examine and audit all accounts, books, records, and financial transactions of the city, and of any department, board, commission, office, or agency thereof, including all trust funds, special funds, and other funds.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 4.16, as amended, and § 4.18 of Chapter 116 of the Acts of Assembly of 1948, which provided a charter for the City of Richmond, and to amend Chapter 116 of the Acts of Assembly of 1948 by adding a section numbered 4.19, relating to establishing the office of the inspector general; city auditor.

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S.B. 367 Regulation of stormwater; airports.

Patron: Newman

Regulation of stormwater; airports. Allows localities to provide for a partial waiver of service charges for stormwater management to airports for that portion of the property that is used for runways and taxiways.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2114 of the Code of Virginia, relating to regulation of stormwater; airports.

18100804D

S.B. 383 Tourism Development Authority; LENOWISCO and Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commissions.

Patron: Chafin

Tourism Development Authority; LENOWISCO and Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commissions. Reorganizes the Tourism Development Authority by increasing board membership and creating tourism advisory committees.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 15.2-5502 and 15.2-5505 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Tourism Development Authority; LENOWISCO and Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commissions.

18100702D

S.B. 444 Memorials for war veterans.

Patron: Wexton

Memorials for war veterans. Provides that a locality may remove, relocate, or alter a war monument or memorial, regardless of when erected.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-1812 of the Code of Virginia, relating to memorials for war veterans.

18104344D

S.B. 477 Boundary agreement between Counties of Spotsylvania and Orange; attachment of GIS map.

Patron: Reeves

Boundary agreement between Counties of Spotsylvania and Orange; attachment of GIS map to petitions. Allows the Counties of Spotsylvania and Orange, in adopting a voluntary boundary agreement, to attach to their petitions to the circuit court a Geographic Information System (GIS) map depicting the boundary change. Under current law, such use of a GIS map is permitted only regarding the boundary between the Counties of Louisa and Goochland and between the County of Loudoun and any town therein.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-3108 of the Code of Virginia, relating to voluntary boundary agreements; GIS map.

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S.B. 546 Charter; Town of Broadway.

Patron: Obenshain

Charter; Town of Broadway. Amends the town's charter to reflect the recent change to November municipal elections and changes the mayor's term from two years to four years.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 3.2, as amended, and § 4.1 of Chapter 836 of the Acts of Assembly of 1978, which provided a charter for the Town of Broadway, relating to municipal elections; term of the mayor.

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S.B. 550 Charter; Town of Front Royal.

Patron: Obenshain

Charter; Town of Front Royal. Makes extensive updates to the Town of Front Royal's charter by deleting outdated provisions and updating references to current law. Other changes include granting certain powers regarding blighted or derelict structures, rewriting public notice provisions, and granting authority to contract with users from outside the town for provision of water, gas, electric, sewer, or other utility services, notwithstanding any other provision of law.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2, §§ 4 and 6, as amended, § 9, § 11, as amended, § 12, §§ 13 and 18, as amended, §§ 28 and 37, § 39, as amended, and §§ 44, 60, 63, 64 (a), 65, and 67 of Chapter 44 of the Acts of Assembly of 1937, which provided a charter for the Town of Front Royal, relating to boundaries, town officers, town powers, and notices.

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S.B. 594 Charter; Town of Middleburg.

Patron: Vogel

Charter; Town of Middleburg. Provides that the Middleburg town council may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, levy a tax on business personal property, as described in the Code of Virginia, without regard to the existence of, or rate of, tax on motor vehicles or any other classification of tangible personal property. The bill contains an emergency clause.

A BILL to amend Chapter 423 of the Acts of Assembly of 1983, which provided a charter for the Town of Middleburg in Loudoun County, by adding a section numbered 2.4, relating to personal property taxes.

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EMERGENCY

S.B. 667 Regulation of attire at a public assembly.

Patron: Deeds

Regulation of attire at a public assembly. Authorizes a locality to pass an ordinance to regulate, restrict, or prohibit the wearing of any combination of attire or weaponry commonly associated with military combat, paramilitary operations, or warfare that gives the impression that the wearer is an on-duty member of the United States Armed Forces, an official law-enforcement agency, or the militia during any permitted assembly of persons or movement of persons or vehicles if such attire constitutes a threat to the public safety or welfare.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-925.01, relating to regulation of attire at a public assembly.

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