Authorities
Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Industrial development authority, local; Louisa County airports. [HB-1570]
Local industrial development authority; Louisa County airports. Authorizes Louisa County, by ordinance, to empower a local industrial development authority to acquire, own, operate, and regulate the use of airports and related facilities. The bill authorizes Louisa County to appoint members of the board of directors of the local industrial development authority to serve for terms coincident with the term of its supervisors.
Sponsored by: Rep. Peter Farrell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0560) on 03/16/2017
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Community services boards and behavioral health authorities; services to be provided, report. [HB-1549]
Community services boards and behavioral health authorities; services to be provided. Provides that, effective July 1, 2019, the core of services provided by community services boards and behavioral health authorities shall include (i) same-day access to mental health screening services and (ii) outpatient primary care screening and monitoring services for physical health indicators and health risks and follow-up services for individuals identified as being in need of assistance with overcoming barriers to accessing primary health services. The
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Bell
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0683) on 03/20/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; membership composition. [SB-929]
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA); membership composition. Increases from 17 to 18 the membership of the NVTA and provides that the additional nonlegislative citizen member represent towns that receive funds for urban highway systems.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Petersen
Passed By Indefinitely In Rules (11-y 4-n) on 02/02/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Redevelopment and housing authority; compensation of commissioners. [SB-905]
Redevelopment and housing authority; compensation of commissioners. Increases from $150 to $300 per month the maximum compensation that may be paid to a redevelopment and housing authority commissioner.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dave Marsden
Left In General Laws on 02/21/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Gas severance tax. [SB-886]
Gas severance tax. Extends the sunset date from January 1, 2018, to January 1, 2020, for the local gas severance tax that is dedicated to (i) the local Coal and Gas Road Improvement Fund, (ii) the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Fund, and (iii) water, sewer, and natural gas systems and lines. This bill is identical to HB 2169.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benton Chafin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0443) on 03/13/2017
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Creation of the Commonwealth Genomics and Personalized Medicine Authority. [SB-429]
Creation of the Commonwealth Genomics and Personalized Medicine Authority. Creates the Commonwealth Genomics and Personalized Medicine Authority (the Authority) as a political subdivision of the Commonwealth. The Authority's purpose is to encourage coordination and collaboration between public and private entities in the Commonwealth in translational research and commercialization related to genomics and personalized medicine.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Saslaw
Left In Finance on 12/02/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia Student Loan Refinancing Authority; established, report. [HB-400]
Virginia Student Loan Refinancing Authority established. Establishes the Virginia Student Loan Refinancing Authority, to be governed by a 10-member board, for the purpose of developing and implementing a program by which each individual who incurred qualified education loan debt as a Virginia student at an institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and who is eligible, on the basis of criteria established by the Authority that are substantially similar to criteria used by private lenders in the Commonwealth to evaluate student eligibility
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Left In Commerce And Labor on 12/01/2016
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Virginia Student Loan Refinancing Authority; established, report. [SB-52]
Virginia Student Loan Refinancing Authority established. Establishes the Virginia Student Loan Refinancing Authority, to be governed by a 10-member board, for the purpose of developing and implementing a program by which each individual who incurred qualified education loan debt as a Virginia student at an institution of higher education in the Commonwealth and who is eligible, on the basis of criteria established by the Authority that are substantially similar to criteria used by private lenders in the Commonwealth to evaluate student eligibility
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Left In Education And Health on 12/02/2016