Bills & Legislation

Commending Sally Bell's Kitchen.

Commending Sally Bell's Kitchen.

Lamont BagbyDemocrat

Celebrating the life of Elizabeth Boden.

Celebrating the life of Elizabeth Boden.

Russet PerryDemocrat

Celebrating the life of Harry Arthur Tenney.

Celebrating the life of Harry Arthur Tenney.

R. Creigh DeedsDemocrat

Commending hemp farmers in Virginia.

Commending hemp farmers in Virginia.

Russet PerryDemocrat

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Walter Benjamin Keister, Sr.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Walter Benjamin Keister, Sr.

R. Creigh DeedsDemocrat

Commending Rising Mount Zion Baptist Church.

Commending Rising Mount Zion Baptist Church.

Lamont BagbyDemocrat

Horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering; amends definition of breakage.

Horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering; breakage. Amends the definition of "breakage" for the purposes of horse racing other than historical horse racing to mean the odd cents by which the amount payable on each dollar wagered exceeds one cent ($0.01). The bill also provides that 70 percent of the legitimate breakage from each pari-mutuel pool for historical horse racing shall be distributed to the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund and 30 percent of such breakage shall be deposited in the Racing Benevolence Fund.

Paul E. KrizekDemocrat

Adult adoptee access to original birth certificate; contact preference form.

Adult adoptee access to original birth certificate; contact preference form. Allows the State Registrar to provide, upon written request, any adult adopted person access to his original birth certificate. The bill allows a birth parent to indicate whether they would like to be contacted by an adoptee on a contact preference form provided by the State Registrar that shall accompany the adoptee's original birth certificate, which shall be released to an adopted person when he requests his original birth certificate.

Wendell S. WalkerRepublican

High-risk artificial intelligence; development, deployment, and use by public bodies, report.

High-risk artificial intelligence; development, deployment, and use by public bodies; work group; report. Creates requirements for the development, deployment, and use of high-risk artificial intelligence systems, as defined in the bill, by public bodies. The bill also directs the Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth (CIO) to develop, publish, and maintain policies and procedures concerning the development, procurement, implementation, utilization, and ongoing assessment of systems that employ high-risk artificial intelligence systems that are consistent with the requirements created by the bill. The bill directs the CIO to convene a work group to examine the impact on and the ability of local governments to comply with the requirements of the bill. The substantive requirements of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

Bonita G. AnthonyDemocrat

Commending Ross A. Mugler.

Commending Ross A. Mugler.

W. Chad GreenRepublican

Unemployment benefits; maximum duration.

Unemployment benefits; maximum duration. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2025, for claims effective on or after July 1, 2025, an eligible individual's weekly unemployment compensation benefit amount shall be paid for a maximum duration of 26 weeks.

Marty MartinezDemocrat

Commending Scott McGeary.

Commending Scott McGeary.

Bryce E. ReevesRepublican

Commending Kimberly Ann Bobo.

Commending Kimberley Ann Bobo.

Betsy B. CarrDemocrat

Postrelease supervision; revocation of parole, supervision of certain felons, etc.

Revocation of postrelease supervision. Moves the supervision and oversight related to postrelease supervision from the Virginia Parole Board to the circuit court and probation office of the original sentencing jurisdiction.

Mark D. ObenshainRepublican

Commending Dave Perno.

Commending Dave Perno.

Mike A. CherryRepublican

Electric utilities; data center cost allocation.

Electric utilities; data center cost allocation. Directs the State Corporation Commission to initiate proceedings to determine if the current allocation of costs among different customer classifications of electric utilities requires customers that are not data centers to unreasonably subsidize the costs of customers that are data centers. If the Commission determines that the current allocation of costs requires customers that are not data centers to unreasonably subsidize the costs of customers that are data centers, the bill directs the Commission to promulgate such rules as necessary to eliminate or minimize such unreasonable subsidies to the maximum possible extent.

Russet PerryDemocrat

Standards of Quality; class size limits, exception for ensemble music classes.

Standards of Quality; class size limits; exception for certain ensemble music classes. Exempts any ensemble music class offered in grade six from the provision limiting the size of any class offered in grades four through six to no larger than 35 students and, instead, permits any such ensemble music class to have up to 45 students.

Tara A. DurantRepublican

Taxation; extension of expiring sunsets, etc.

Taxation; extension of expiring sunsets. Extends to taxable year 2026: 1. The exemption for discharged loans for eligible veterans currently set to expire January 1, 2026; 2. The credit for amounts paid to another state for income taxes of a pass-through entity currently set to expire January 1, 2026; 3. The standard deduction in an amount equal to $8,500 for single individuals and $17,000 for married persons currently set to revert to $3,000 for single individuals and $6,000 for married persons as of January 1, 2026; 4. The deduction for eligible educator expenses currently set to expire January 1, 2025; 5. The tax credit for low-income taxpayers currently set to expire January 1, 2026; 6. The tax credit for reforestation and afforestation currently set to expire January 1, 2025; 7. The election for eligible owners of pass-through entities to be taxed at the entity level currently set to expire January 1, 2026; 8. The subtractions from the numerators of the property and payroll apportionment factors for eligible companies for (i) property acquired in any qualified locality before January 1, 2025, and (ii) payroll attributable to jobs created within such locality before January 1, 2025; 9. The major business facility job tax credit currently set to expire July 1, 2025; 10. The worker training tax credit for (i) expenses incurred by a business for eligible worker training currently set to expire July 1, 2025, and (ii) direct costs incurred by a business engaged primarily in manufacturing in conducting orientation, instruction, and training in the Commonwealth, relating to the manufacturing activities undertaken by the business currently set to expire January 1, 2025; 11. The tax credit for purchase of machinery and equipment used for advanced recycling and processing recyclable materials currently set to expire January 1, 2025; 12. The tax credit for participating landlords renting qualified housing units (i) in eligible census tracts currently set to expire January 1, 2026, and (ii) in eligible non-metropolitan census tracts currently set to expire January 1, 2026; 13. The tax credit for green and alternative energy job creation currently set to expire January 1, 2025; 14. The tax credit for qualified research and development expenses currently set to expire January 1, 2025; 15. The tax credit for Virginia qualified major research and development expenses currently set to expire January 1, 2025; 16. The exemption from sales and use taxation for gold, silver, or platinum bullion or legal tender coins currently set to expire June 30, 2025; 17. The exemption from sales and use taxation for certain printed materials purchased from an advertising business from a printer within the Commonwealth and distributed outside the Commonwealth before July 1, 2025; and 18. The exemptions from sales and use taxation for (i) parts, engines, and supplies for aviation component parts currently set to expire July 1, 2025, and (ii) prescription medicines and drugs purchased by veterinarians currently set to expire July 1, 2025.

Vivian E. WattsDemocrat

Senate chamber; sale of chairs.

Senate chamber; sale of chairs. Provides for the sale of the chairs used in the Senate chamber to former and current Senators in accordance with guidelines established by the Clerk of the Senate.

Mamie E. LockeDemocrat

Commending Kimberly Ann Bobo.

Commending Kimberley Ann Bobo.

Barbara A. FavolaDemocrat

Commending the Petersburg Home for Ladies.

Commending the Petersburg Home for Ladies.

Lashrecse D. AirdDemocrat

Commending Ken Jessup.

Commending Ken Jessup.

Christie New CraigRepublican

Unauthorized use of name, portrait, etc.; digital replica, civil liability, statute of limitations.

Unauthorized use of name, portrait, voice, likeness, or picture of any person; digital replica; civil liability; statute of limitations. Expands the existing ability for any person to maintain a suit in equity, including the accompanying remedies available, for the unauthorized use of his name, portrait, or picture for advertising purposes or for the purposes of trade to include the unauthorized use of his voice or likeness. The bill also creates civil liability for a person who produces, distributes, or makes available the digital replica, defined in the bill, of a person's voice or likeness in an expressive audiovisual work or sound recording without prior written consent, with exceptions enumerated in the bill. The bill also extends the current statute of limitations for such civil suits from 20 years to 100 years after the death of such person.

Jackie H. GlassDemocrat

Loudoun County; DCR to accept certain property to establish a state park.

Department of Conservation and Recreation; acceptance of property to establish a state park; Loudoun County. Authorizes the Department of Conservation and Recreation to accept or acquire from The Conservation Fund approximately 1,240 acres of real property and any buildings or structures thereon between Little River Turnpike, James Monroe Highway, and Tail Race Road, known as Oak Hill Farm, in Loudoun County for the purpose of establishing and operating a state park that provides outdoor recreation and historical interpretation opportunities and supports agricultural uses on such property.

Alfonso H. LopezDemocrat

Firearms; secure storage, penalties.

Secure storage of firearms; penalties. Creates a Class 4 misdemeanor for any person who fails to securely store a firearm on any premises where such person knows, or reasonably should know, that a minor or a person who is prohibited by law from possessing a firearm is, or is likely to be, present. The bill increases the penalty to a Class 1 misdemeanor if a minor or a person who is prohibited by law from possessing a firearm obtains such firearm. The bill includes certain exceptions and requires firearms dealers to post a notice stating firearm storage requirements and the penalty for improperly storing such firearms. The bill also creates a Class 4 misdemeanor for any person who fails to report to law enforcement the theft or loss of a firearm from a vehicle and a Class 1 misdemeanor if another person obtains such firearm. Finally, the bill requires the Superintendent of State Police, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Health, to create a public awareness campaign on the importance of the secure storage of firearms by January 1, 2026.

Michael B. FeggansDemocrat

Illegal sale of cannabis; retail tobacco & hemp products, possession by person under 21yrs. of age.

Possession of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age prohibited; penalty. Prohibits any person younger than 21 years of age from possessing any retail tobacco product or hemp product intended for smoking, as those terms are defined in relevant law. A violation of such prohibition is punishable by seizure and forfeiture of such retail tobacco product or hemp product for a first violation. The bill imposes a civil penalty not to exceed $100 for a second violation and a civil penalty not to exceed $250 for a third or subsequent violation. The bill also provides that a court may, as an alternative to the civil penalty, and upon motion of the defendant, prescribe the performance of up to 20 hours of community service for a second violation and up to 40 hours of community service for a third or subsequent violation, but if the defendant fails or refuses to complete the community service as prescribed, the court may impose the civil penalty. Additionally, upon such violation, the judge may enter an order suspending the motor vehicle and driver's license of such person pursuant relevant law.

Mark J. PeakeRepublican

Commending Roy Holder.

Commending Roy Holder.

Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

Commending the Honorable William Ferguson Reid, M.D.

Commending the Honorable William Ferguson Reid, M.D.

Kannan SrinivasanDemocrat

Celebrating the life of Jake Kincaid.

Celebrating the life of Jake Kincaid.

T. Travis HackworthRepublican

Commending the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.

Commending the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.

Bryce E. ReevesRepublican

Commending Hollin Hills.

Commending Hollin Hills.

Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

Commending the United States Army.

Commending the United States Army.

Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

Commending the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce.

Commending the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce.

Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

Commending the Cave Spring High School cheerleading team.

Commending the Cave Spring High School cheerleading team.

David R. SuetterleinRepublican

Commending Woodlawn Little League.

Commending Woodlawn Little League.

Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

Commending the Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

Commending the Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

Stella G. PekarskyDemocrat

Commending Tara Dower.

Commending Tara Dower.

Bill DeStephRepublican

Celebrating the life of Lieutenant General Arthur J. Gregg, USA, Ret.

Celebrating the life of Lieutenant General Arthur J. Gregg, USA, Ret.

Lashrecse D. AirdDemocrat

Commending the Langley High School golf team.

Commending the Langley High School golf team.

Jennifer B. BoyskoDemocrat

Commending Renee Shi.

Commending Renee Shi.

Jennifer B. BoyskoDemocrat

Celebrating the life of Matthew Charles Obenshain.

Celebrating the life of Matthew Charles Obenshain.

David R. SuetterleinRepublican

Commending Kathryn Ha.

Commending Kathryn Ha.

David R. SuetterleinRepublican

Commending the Lorton Community Action Center.

Commending the Lorton Community Action Center.

Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

Commending Karen Black.

Commending Karen Black.

Christie New CraigRepublican

Celebrating the life of Henry Mills Harris.

Celebrating the life of Henry Mills Harris.

Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.Republican

Commending Teri McNally.

Commending Teri McNally.

Tara A. DurantRepublican

Commending Kian Tatsuo Linam.

Commending Kian Tatsuo Linam.

Jennifer B. BoyskoDemocrat