Washington County; DCR to study feasibility of establishing a state park in Holston River watershed.

SR6, Qualifying vehicles, certain; Dept. of Tax. to study options for abolishing personal property tax.

Study; Department of Taxation; options for abolishing the personal property taxation of certain qualifying vehicles; report. Requests the Department of Taxation to study options for abolishing the personal property taxation of certain qualifying vehicles and to evaluate alternative local revenue sources in order to account for the shortfall in local tax revenues that will result from the abolition of such tax.

SB833, Open containers; prohibition on consumption and possession in the passenger area of motor vehicles.

Open containers; prohibition on consumption and possession in the passenger area of motor vehicles.

SB831, Challenges of qualified voters; duty of local electoral board to certify, civil penalty.

Elections; challenges of qualified voters; duty of local electoral board to certify; civil penalty. Provides that the certification of the results of an election is a clear ministerial duty of the local electoral boards and that a member of the local electoral board who neglects or refuses to perform such duty in accordance with law shall be subject to removal proceedings by the State Board of Elections and assessed a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000. The bill also authorizes the State Board of Elections to intervene and carry out the duties related to election certification in the event a local electoral board fails or refuses to do so. Additionally, the bill prohibits challenges to a voter's qualification to vote from any person who is not an officer of election.

SB829, Real property tax bills; disclosure, resource protection area.

Real property tax bills; disclosure; resource protection area.

SB821, Kratom; Virginia State Crime Commission to conduct an analysis of enforcement & regulation, report.

Virginia State Crime Commission; kratom regulation and enforcement; report.

SB814, Conservation easement owners, certain; DCR to report demographic information.

Virginia Conservation Easement Act; demographic information on certain conservation easement owners; report. Requires the Department of Conservation and Recreation to submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly containing demographic information about each owner of a conservation easement in the Commonwealth that is funded with public funds. The bill requires such information to include (i) the owner's age, gender, ethnicity, household income, and geographic location; (ii) the type of conservation entity the owner formed under the laws of the Commonwealth; and (iii) if an owner is a part of a Indian tribe, the identity of such tribe. The bill requires the Department to submit the initial report by November 1, 2026, and annually by November 1 of each year thereafter.