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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: February 27, 2018
Time and Place: 1/2 Hour After Adj. Senate Room A, Pocahontas Building

H.B. 161

Patron: Cole

Powers of service districts. Adds general government facilities to those types of facilities that may be constructed pursuant to the power granted to service districts.

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

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H.B. 220

Patron: Morefield

Local parks; waterway activities; liability. Authorizes a locality or park authority to establish, conduct, and regulate a system of boating, canoeing, kayaking, or tubing activities on waterways and to exercise certain related powers. The bill releases from certain civil liability a locality that establishes such a system or a system of hiking, biking, or horseback riding trails, or the owner of any property leased or licensed for such uses, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 15.2-1806 and 15.2-1809.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local parks; waterway activities; liability.

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H.B. 233

Patron: Hope

Arts and cultural districts. Relocates an existing section in Title 15.2 (Counties, Cities and Towns) related to creation of arts and cultural districts. The existing section, once applicable only to certain municipalities but currently applicable to all localities, is logically relocated from Chapter 11 (Powers of Cities and Towns) to Chapter 9 (General Powers of Local Governments).

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-943.1 and to repeal § 15.2-1129.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to arts and cultural districts.

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H.B. 592

Patron: Carr

Land bank entities; acquisition of property. Makes a technical change by correcting from an authority to a land bank entity the entity to which a locality may grant or convey real property.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-7507 of the Code of Virginia, relating to land bank entities; acquisition of real property.

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H.B. 640

Patron: Boysko

Comprehensive plan; broadband infrastructure. Provides that a locality's comprehensive plan may consider strategies to provide broadband infrastructure that is sufficient to meet the current and future needs of residents and businesses in the locality. In the preparation of a comprehensive plan, broadband infrastructure shall be included among the matters that the local planning commission shall survey and study.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 15.2-2223 and 15.2-2224 of the Code of Virginia, relating to comprehensive plan; broadband infrastructure.

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H.B. 796

Patron: Hope

Zoning; disabilities. Requires a locality to give consideration to the need for reasonable modifications to requirements that are necessary to accommodate persons with disabilities when preparing a zoning ordinance. The bill also alters the standard by which a variance shall be granted by adding the phrases "including the safe and easy use thereof" in regard to property and "or would accommodate persons with disabilities as required under the Americans with Disabilities Act."

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 15.2-2283 and 15.2-2309 of the Code of Virginia, relating to zoning; disabilities.

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H.B. 1132

Patron: Aird

Dinwiddie Airport and Industrial Authority; residency requirements. Provides that at least four members of the seven-member Dinwiddie Airport and Industrial Authority (Authority) shall be residents of the County of Dinwiddie and removes the requirement that one member of the Authority shall be a resident of the City of Petersburg. Current law provides that only four members shall be residents of the County of Dinwiddie. The bill makes discretionary the removal of any appointee who ceases to reside within the County of Dinwiddie. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 3, as amended, of Chapter 94 of the Acts of Assembly of 1980, relating to the Dinwiddie Airport and Industrial Authority; residency requirements.

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H.B. 1154

Patron: Pillion

Virginia Coalfields Expressway Authority; powers and duties; grants. Authorizes the Virginia Coalfields Expressway Authority to apply for and accept grants and gifts to carry out its powers and duties.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-6015.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Coalfields Expressway Authority; powers and duties; grants.

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H.B. 1183

Patron: Price

City of Hampton; volunteer property maintenance and zoning inspectors. Adds the City of Hampton to the list of cities that may utilize volunteer inspectors to issue notice of noncompliance with certain ordinances related to the external maintenance of property or local zoning ordinances.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-1132 of the Code of Virginia, relating to City of Hampton; volunteer property maintenance and zoning inspectors.

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H.B. 1241

Patron: Hugo

Car-washing fundraisers; biodegradable cleaners. Prohibits any locality from banning car-washing fundraisers that use biodegradable, phosphate-free, water-based cleaners; nor shall any permit issued pursuant to the State Water Control Law prohibit the discharge of such noncommercial fundraising activity washwaters from a municipal separate storm sewer system.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-2114.1, relating to car-washing fundraisers; biodegradable cleaners.

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H.B. 1257

Patron: Cline

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.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-1409.1, relating to sanctuary policies.

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H.B. 1450

Patron: Campbell

The BVU Authority. Authorizes the BVU Authority to execute, assign, or transfer property without implementing the provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act any internal contract between the divisions of the Authority that following such execution, assignment, or transfer will be between the Authority and the purchaser of the Authority's assets.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-7207 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the BVU Authority.

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H.B. 1452

Patron: James

Regional industrial facility authority. Amends the enabling statute for creation of a regional industrial facility authority by reducing from three to two the required minimum number of participating localities.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-6402 of the Code of Virginia, relating to regional industrial facility authority.

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H.B. 1500

Patron: Rush

New River Valley Emergency Communications Regional Authority; annual contributions. Authorizes the Board of the New River Valley Emergency Communications Regional Authority to develop an allocation formula to determine each participating political subdivision's annual contribution to the Authority's annual budget. If the allocation formula is not approved by each participating political subdivision, then each political subdivision shall contribute an amount equal to the Authority's annual budget divided by the number of participating political subdivisions.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 3, 20, 28, and 29 of Chapter 638 of the Acts of Assembly of 2010, relating to the New River Valley Emergency Communications Regional Authority; annual contributions.

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H.B. 1546

Patron: Bell, Robert B.

Removal of county courthouse. Provides that certain provisions regarding removal of a county courthouse shall not apply to the removal or relocation of any county courthouse, whether located on county or city property, that is entirely surrounded by a city, and any such courthouse shall be removed or relocated only in accordance with the existing procedures.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-1644 of the Code of Virginia, relating to removal of county courthouse.

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H.B. 1560

Patron: Brewer

Hampton Roads area refuse collection and disposal system authority; board term. Provides that a board member of the Hampton Roads area refuse collection and disposal system authority appointed directly by a member locality shall not be subject to a term limit.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-5102.1, as it is currently effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to Hampton Roads area authority; board terms.

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