Sponsored bills
New River Valley Passenger Rail Station Authority; creation. Authorizes the creation of a regional passenger rail station authority in Planning District 4 to assist in the creation and maintenance of passenger rail in the region. The authority would be authorized to enter into revenue sharing agreements and to issue revenue bonds. The authority would be governed by a board consisting of members of each participating locality and institution of higher education.
Alcoholic beverage control; privileges of banquet licensees. Provides that banquet licensees that are nonprofitcorporations or associations conducting fundraisers and that are authorizedto sell wine, as part of any fundraising activity, in closed containersfor off-premises consumption to persons to whom wine may be lawfullysold may, if conducting such fundraiser through an online meetingplatform, ship such wine, in accordance with the regulations of theBoard of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority,in closed containers to persons located within the Commonwealth.
Celebrating the life of Isabel Gallimore Shelor.
Commending Valerie Braxton-Williams.
Celebrating the life of Michael Wayne Woods.
Commending James D. Politis.
Special license plates; NOT FORGOTTEN. Authorizesthe issuance of revenue-sharing special license plates for supportersof Americans listed as prisoners of war or missing in action bearingthe legend NOT FORGOTTEN. The bill requires that the design of suchplate incorporate the POW/MIA Flag as designated by the federal NationalPOW/MIA Flag Act. The bill exempts these special license plates fromthe requirement to obtain 450 prepaid applications for such plate.The bill provides that some of the license plate fees will be depositedin the POW/MIA Fund, established within the Department of Accounts,and paid annually to the National League of Families of American Prisonersand Missing in Southeast Asia and used to support its operation andprograms in Virginia.