Administration Of Government
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Economic development, local; transfer of taxes to qualified locality. [SB-15]
[Economic Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Local economic development. Provides that the Virginia income tax net revenue and sales and use tax generated by certain corporations or limited liability companies within a qualified locality be transferred to the qualified locality under certain conditions. A qualified locality is one that (i) has made application to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority for a Major Employment and Investment Project Site Planning Grant and has been rejected for such grant and (ii) has expended local funds for the economic development purposes
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas A. Garrett
Left In Finance on 12/02/2016
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Virginia Electronic Communications Privacy Act; established, report. [HB-1332]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Virginia Electronic Communications Privacy Act; report. Prohibits a state or local government agency from taking certain actions relating to access to electronic communication information from a service provider, access to electronic device information from any person other than the authorized possessor of the device, or access to electronic device information by means of physical interaction or electronic communication with the electronic device. Exceptions allow access to electronic communication information or access to electronic device information
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Sponsored by: Rep. Richard L. Anderson
Left In Science And Technology on 12/01/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Veterans Docket Act; established, report. [SB-317]
[Veterans ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Crime ]
Veterans Dockets; established. Establishes, by the Veterans Docket Act (the Act), problem-solving courts as specialized court dockets within the existing structure of Virginia's court system, offering judicial monitoring of intensive treatment and supervision of offenders who have special conditions and needs based on military service. The bill establishes a state veterans docket advisory committee and requires localities intending to establish such dockets to establish local veterans docket advisory committees. The bill gives the Supreme Court
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kenneth Cooper Alexander
Left In Courts Of Justice on 12/02/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Problem-Solving Docket Act; established, report. [SB-26]
[Mental Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Problem-Solving Dockets; established. Establishes, by the Problem-Solving Docket Act (the Act), problem-solving courts as specialized court dockets within the existing structure of Virginia's court system, offering judicial monitoring of intensive treatment and supervision of offenders who have special conditions and needs based on military service, mental illness, or societal reentry. The bill establishes a state problem-solving docket advisory committee and requires localities intending to establish such dockets to establish local problem-solving
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bryce E. Reeves
Left In Courts Of Justice on 12/02/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Public employment; prohibits discrimination on basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. [SB-783]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Veterans ]
[Human Rights ]
Nondiscrimination in public employment. Prohibits discrimination in public employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, as defined in the bill. The bill also codifies for state and local government employment the current prohibitions on discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, or status as a veteran.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam P. Ebbin
Left In General Laws on 02/21/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Government Data Collection & Dissemination Practices Act; collection & use of personal information. [SB-236]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; collection and use of personal information by law-enforcement agencies. Provides that, unless a criminal or administrative warrant has been issued, law-enforcement and regulatory agencies shall not use surveillance technology to collect or maintain personal information where such data is of unknown relevance and is not intended for prompt evaluation and potential use regarding suspected criminal activity or terrorism by any individual or organization. The bill authorizes law-enforcement
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Chapman Petersen
Left In General Laws And Technology on 12/02/2016