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 a Virginia NationalGuard member or (ii) income of a self-employed National Guard memberattributable to his business. The amount of the credit shall be 25percent if such member was in a military pay status for 65 days ormore during such taxable year or 15 percent if such member was ina military pay status for 45 days or more during such taxable year.The credit shall not be allowed if such member was in a militarypay status for less than 45 days during such taxable year.
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Eligibility for food stamps; drug-related felonies. Provides that a person who is otherwise eligible to receive food stamp benefits shall not be denied such assistance solely because he has been convicted of a drug-related felony. Under current law, a person otherwise eligible to receive food stamp benefits shall not be denied food stamp benefits based on a felony conviction of possession of a controlled substance in violation of § 18.2-250, provided that such person is complying with, or has already complied with, all obligations imposed by the criminal court, is actively engaged in or has completed a substance abuse treatment program, participates in periodic drug screenings, and fulfills any other obligations as determined by the Department of Social Services. This bill was incorporated into HB 566.
Commending Mission BBQ.
Commending the Washington Nationals.
Constitution of the United States; Equal RightsAmendment. Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitutionof the United States that was proposed by Congress in 1972. The jointresolution advocates the position that the 1972 Equal Rights Amendmentremains viable and may be ratified notwithstanding the expirationof the 10-year ratification period set out in the resolving clause,as amended, in the proposal adopted by Congress.
Department of Environmental Quality; consolidationof erosion and sediment control, stormwater, and Chesapeake Bay preservationlaws. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to studythe statutory and regulatory changes necessary to fully integrateand consolidate (i) the Erosion and Sediment Control Law, (ii) theStormwater Management Act, and (iii) the Chesapeake Bay PreservationAct. The Department shall report the results of its study by December1, 2020.
Commending Pat Hines.
Commending Tyrone Hines.
Commending the United States Women's NationalSoccer Team.
Commending the Omicron Alpha Lambda Chapterof Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.