Virginia National Guard; state active duty for emergency response; pay and allowances for members. Establishes rates of pay and allowances for members of the Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force.
Possession, purchase, and transport of certainfirearms in certain localities; withholding state funds. Allowsa person to lawfully possess, purchase, or transport a firearm orfirearms magazine that he would otherwise be lawfully permitted to possess, purchase, or transport on January 1, 2020, while he isin a locality that has adopted or enforced any ordinance, resolution,or motion that declares such locality a sanctuary for Second Amendmentrights. The bill also provides that no funds payable by the Commonwealthto a locality for any and all purposes shall be withheld from a localitysolely on the basis of such locality adopting or enforcing any ordinance,resolution, or motion that declares such locality a sanctuary for Second Amendment rights.
Celebrating the life of Thomas Franklin Repass,USN, Ret.
Celebrating the life of Jon Odom.
Celebrating the life of the Reverend SydneyStrother Smith III.
Coal and Energy Worker Relief Task Force.Establishes the Coal and Energy Worker Relief Task Force for the purpose of assisting Virginia residents whose employment by a business related to the exploration for or the extraction, processing, ortransportation of coal or natural gas terminates pursuant to theemployer's complete or partial closure. The purposes of the TaskForce are to (i) provide a single point of contact for displacedcoal and energy workers; (ii) direct resources of the Virginia EmploymentCommission, state and regional workforce systems, the Departmentof Social Services, and Virginia's community colleges to areas wherecoal or energy operations have ceased or reduced operations; and (iii) develop a package of assistance measures that is scalable and transferable across the Commonwealth.
Public elementary and secondary school teachers; probationary term of service. Provides that a probationary term of service of at least three years shall be required before a public elementary or secondary school teacher is issued a continuing contract. Current law provides that a probationary term of service of at least three years and, at the option of the local school board, up to five years in the same school division shall be required before a public elementary or secondary school teacher is issued a continuing contract. This bill was incorporated into HB 365.
Individual and corporate income tax credit;employers of National Guard members and self-employed National Guardmembers. Provides for taxable years 2020 through 2024 a nonrefundabletax credit against individual and corporate income taxes for (i) wages paid by an employer to an employee who is an active or reserveVirginia National Guard member or (ii) income of a self-employedactive or reserve Virginia National Guard member attributable to his business. The amount of the credit shall be 25 percent if such memberwas in a military pay status for 65 days or more during such taxableyear or 15 percent if such member was in a military pay status forat least 45 days but less than 65 days during such taxable year.The credit shall not be allowed if such member was in a military pay status for less than 45 days during such taxable year. The billallows a taxpayer to carry unused credits over for up to five taxableyears.
Business entity fees for new entities. Reducesby 50 percent the amount of any registration fee, filing fee, charterfee, entrance fee, or annual registration fee required under Title13.1 (Corporations) or Title 50 (Partnerships) to be assessed, charged,or collected by the clerk of the State Corporation Commission ifthe fee pertains to the filing of a document or instrument by oron behalf of a domestic corporation, limited liability company, businesstrust, partnership, or limited partnership that is formed on or afterJanuary 1, 2021, and is in existence for a period not exceeding 24months. The measure has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021,and directs the Commission to adopt implementing regulations by thatdate.
Commending the Washington Nationals.
