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in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 1908: Virginia Institute of Marine Science; study of the cumulative impacts of surface water intakes on aquatic fauna and water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and its major Virginia tributaries; report.

Virginia Institute of Marine Science; study of the cumulative impacts of surface water intakes on aquatic fauna and water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and its major Virginia tributaries; report. Directs the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) to study the cumulative impacts of surface water intakes on aquatic fauna and water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and its major Virginia tributaries. The bill requires VIMS to submit a report of its findings and any recommendations to the Governor, the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality, and the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, and the House Committee on Appropriations no later than October 1, 2028.
Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentRequires study of water intake impacts on Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, aiming to protect aquatic fauna and water quality through data-driven recommendations.85% confidence
Hillary Pugh Kent (R) · 3 co-sponsors
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 1865: Virginia Access to Justice Act; establishes public defender office in each judicial circuit.

Virginia Access to Justice Act. Establishes a public defender office in each judicial circuit. Currently, public defender offices have been established in certain localities. The bill also establishes an appellate defender office to represent indigent persons in appeals of their convictions to the Court of Appeals of Virginia or Supreme Court of Virginia. The bill raises the limitation of fees that court-appointed counsel can receive for representation on various offenses in district and circuit courts. Further, the bill requires the attorney for the Commonwealth and assistant attorney for the Commonwealth to prosecute Class 1, 2, and 3 misdemeanors, or any other violation, the conviction of which carries a penalty of confinement in jail, or a fine of $500 or more, or both such confinement and fine. Current law allows discretion for prosecuting such misdemeanors and violations. Lastly, the bill expands the definition of "victim" as it relates to compensating victims of crime to include persons awarded restitution pursuant to relevant law.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeEstablishes public defender offices in all judicial circuits and appellate office, enhancing indigent defense access - directly advancing criminal justice reform through expanded representation rights.95% confidence
Katrina Callsen (D)
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 2411: Consumer Counsel, Division of; expands duties, artificial intelligence fraud and abuse.

Division of Consumer Counsel; duties; artificial intelligence fraud and abuse. Expands the duties of the Division of Consumer Counsel to include establishing and administering programs to address artificial intelligence fraud and abuse. The bill provides that such programs would include establishing a statewide fraud and abuse alert system to be administered by the Division.
Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyExpands consumer protection programs targeting AI fraud and abuse, establishing a statewide alert system to safeguard consumers from AI-related harms.95% confidence
Jackie Glass (D)
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 1879: Department of Housing and Community Development; rental assistance pilot program.

Department of Housing and Community Development; rental assistance pilot program. Establishes the rental assistance pilot program within the Department of Housing and Community Development for the purpose of providing monthly rental assistance to qualifying households, as defined by the bill. The bill directs the Department to submit an annual report to the General Assembly on the implementation and impact of the rental assistance program. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2028.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesEstablishes state-funded rental assistance program, allocating budget for housing support as essential public service per bill's funding requirements.90% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingEstablishes rental assistance pilot program funding monthly aid to qualifying households, advancing affordable housing access.95% confidence
Briana Sewell (D) · 2 co-sponsors
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 1551: Income tax, state; removes sunset on elevated standard deduction amounts, etc.

Virginia taxable income; standard deduction; sunset. Removes the sunset on elevated standard deduction amounts for single individuals and married persons that is scheduled to expire for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2026.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRemoves sunset on elevated standard deductions, extending tax relief for middle-income filers without increasing taxes or defunding services.95% confidence
Joe McNamara (R) · 33 co-sponsors
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 1747: Motor vehicle safety inspection approval sticker; increases member of armed services grace period.

Motor vehicle safety inspection approval sticker; armed services grace period. Increases the grace period for motor vehicle safety inspection from 14 calendar days to 30 calendar days for members of the armed services following their return to Virginia from active duty.
Topics ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationExtends grace period for motor vehicle safety inspections, enhancing compliance with transportation safety standards for military members.90% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransExtends vehicle inspection grace period from 14 to 30 days for returning veterans, easing post-duty administrative burden.90% confidence
Baxter Ennis (R) · 1 co-sponsor
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 1852: "Family or household member"; clarifies definition.

Definition of "family or household member." Clarifies that, for the purposes of the definition of "family or household member," an individual does not have to currently be or previously have been in a romantic, dating, or sexual relationship with another person for such individual to be considered a family or household member of such other person if such individual cohabits or, within the previous 12 months, cohabited with such other person and any children of either of them then residing in the same home with such other person.
Jed Arnold (R)
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 2108: Motion picture production; increases aggregate cap on tax credit.

Motion picture production tax credit. Increases the aggregate cap on the motion picture production tax credit allocated in each fiscal year from $6.5 million to $8.5 million beginning in fiscal year 2025.
Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesIncreases tax credit cap for film industry, creating tax break for business sector, aligning with OPPOSE indicator of tax breaks primarily for wealthy.90% confidence
Charniele Herring (D) · 19 co-sponsors
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 2487: Sales and use tax, additional local; school capital projects in Gloucester County.

Additional local sales and use tax to support schools; use of funds. Authorizes Gloucester County to utilize the revenues from its additional one percent local sales and use tax for school capital projects for repayment of existing indebtedness incurred from school projects that were begun or completed prior to the imposition of the tax. The bill allows use of funds for prior indebtedness regardless of whether such use of funds was described in the referendum authorizing such tax. Such use of funds would require approval via ordinance passed by the county board of supervisors.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAuthorizes additional 1% local sales tax specifically for school capital projects and repayment of existing school debt, directly funding public education infrastructure.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill authorizes local tax revenue for school capital projects and debt repayment, directly funding school infrastructure improvements.95% confidence
Chad Green (R) · 2 co-sponsors
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 2715: Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers, definitions.

Sales and use tax exemption; data centers. Requires data center operators to meet certain wage rate standards in order to be eligible for the sales and use tax exemption for data center purchases. Under the bill, a data center operator shall be eligible for the exemption only if such operator ensures that every building service employee, as defined by the bill, employed at the data center is compensated at a rate that is no less than the standard building service employee rate, as defined by the bill. The bill requires the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to audit any qualifying person claiming this exemption to determine whether such person is in compliance with the wage requirements. Upon three violations of the wage requirement, the Department of Taxation shall revoke any such exemption received by a data center operator or tenant and require repayment.
Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesBill grants tax exemption for data centers, reducing state tax revenue. Explicit tax break contradicts fiscal responsibility goals in Budget & Taxes topic.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRequires data center operators to pay building service employees at standard wage rate to qualify for tax exemption, directly advancing wage standards.95% confidence
Marty Martinez (D)
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 1556: Authority of Attorney General; criminal cases; criminal sexual assault and commercial sex trafficking committed against children.

Authority of Attorney General; criminal cases; criminal sexual assault and commercial sex trafficking committed against children. Authorizes the Attorney General to institute or conduct criminal prosecutions in cases involving a violation of criminal sexual assault or commercial sex trafficking when such crimes are committed against children.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeAuthorizes AG to prosecute child sexual assault/trafficking cases, strengthening enforcement against serious crimes against vulnerable victims.95% confidence
Wren Williams (R) · 11 co-sponsors
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 2135: Unemployment compensation; allowance for dependents.

Unemployment compensation: allowance for dependents. Provides that, in addition to the weekly unemployment benefit amount determined by relevant law, an eligible claimant who is unemployed in any week shall be paid an allowance of $25 for each of up to three dependents of such claimant. The bill defines "dependent" as the child, adopted child, or stepchild of a claimant who, on January 1 of the benefit year, is wholly or partly supported by such claimant and younger than 16 years of age. The bill requires any claimant declaring one or more dependents to provide proof of such dependents in a form and manner prescribed by the Commission in conformance with certain conditions enumerated in the bill. This bill is a recommendation of the Commission on Unemployment Compensation.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesIncreases state spending on unemployment benefits by adding $25/dependent/week, funding essential support for claimants through existing budget appropriations.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentAdds $25 weekly allowance per dependent to unemployment benefits, expanding financial support for unemployed workers with children under 16.95% confidence
Karen Keys-Gamarra (D)
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