Authorities
Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Smyth-Washington Regional Industrial Facilities Authority; dissolution. [HB-2403]
Smyth-Washington Regional Industrial Facilities Authority; dissolution. Dissolves the Smyth-Washington Regional Industrial Facilities Authority upon the request of the Authority's board of directors and satisfaction of the statutory requirements for the dissolution of regional industrial facilities authorities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Israel O'Quinn
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0430) on 03/23/2023
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Va. Freedom of Information Act; exclusions, proprietary records & trade secrets to Fort Monroe Auth. [HB-2394]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions; proprietary records and trade secrets; Fort Monroe Authority. Excludes from mandatory disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act trade secrets, proprietary information, or financial information supplied by an individual or a private or nongovernmental entity to the Fort Monroe Authority for the purpose of complying with the obligations of any lease, easement, license, permit, or other agreement, whether of a commercial or residential real-estate nature, pertaining to the use or occupancy
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Sponsored by: Rep. Aijalon Cordoza
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0575) on 03/26/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; eligible site for site development grant. [HB-2332]
Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; eligible site for site development grant; minimum acreage requirement. Reduces from 100 acres to 50 acres the minimum number of contiguous acres required for a site that is not a brownfield to satisfy the acreage requirement to be considered eligible to receive a site development grant from the Virginia Business Ready Sites Program Fund by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ellen Campbell
Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/12/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Resources Authority; community development and housing projects. [SB-1401]
Virginia Resources Authority; purpose; community development and housing projects. Adds community development projects related to the production and preservation of housing, including housing for persons and families of low and moderate income, to those projects that the Virginia Resources Authority may finance. The bill directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to assist the Authority with determining which local governments are to receive grants from the Authority for such projects.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynwood Lewis
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0441) on 03/23/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Port Authority; tax credits, creates grant programs, sunset date. [SB-1345]
Virginia Port Authority; tax credits and grants. Creates grant programs to replace the barge and rail usage tax credit and the Virginia port volume increase tax credit when those credits expire on January 1, 2025. The bill also creates a new Port of Virginia Economic Development Grant Program consisting of two component programs: the Economic and Infrastructure Development Grant Program and the International Trade Facility Grant Program. The bill also moves the sunset date of the existing Port of Virginia Economic and Infrastructure Development
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Sponsored by: Sen. George Barker
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0239) on 03/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Liquid nicotine; Va. Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, et al., to assess a licensing scheme. [HB-2296]
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; assess licensing scheme for liquid nicotine; report. Directs the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, in consultation with stakeholders, to assess (i) a potential licensing scheme for manufacturers, distributors, and retail dealers of liquid nicotine in the Commonwealth and (ii) the most appropriate manner and entity to enforce and administer licensing, age verification, product verification, and advertising restrictions related to the sale of liquid nicotine. The bill requires the Authority
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0795) on 04/12/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Liquid nicotine; Va. Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, et al., to assess a licensing scheme. [SB-1350]
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; assess licensing scheme for liquid nicotine; report. Directs the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, in consultation with stakeholders, to assess (i) a potential licensing scheme for manufacturers, distributors, and retail dealers of liquid nicotine in the Commonwealth and (ii) the most appropriate manner and entity to enforce and administer licensing, age verification, product verification, and advertising restrictions related to the sale of liquid nicotine. The bill requires the Authority
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0761) on 04/12/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Fort Monroe Authority; powers and duties, collection of fees for goods and services. [HB-2256]
Fort Monroe Authority; fees; security. Grants the Fort Monroe Authority the ability to (i) charge certain fees for services within Fort Monroe and (ii) utilize security enhancement devices to enhance the safety of persons or property within Fort Monroe.
Sponsored by: Rep. Aijalon Cordoza
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0209) on 03/22/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; eligible site for site development grant. [SB-1308]
Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; eligible site for site development grant; minimum acreage requirement. Reduces from 100 acres to 50 acres the minimum number of contiguous acres required for a site that is not a brownfield to satisfy the acreage requirement to be considered eligible to receive a site development grant from the Virginia Business Ready Sites Program Fund by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority.
Sponsored by: Sen. Creigh Deeds
Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/12/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Conflict of Interests Act, State/Local Government; statement of economic interests, etc. [HB-2223]
State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; statement of economic interests; board of directors of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority. Adds the members of the board of directors of the Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority to the list of persons required to file the state and local statement of economic interests annually with the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council. The bill contains technical amendments. State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; statement of economic interests; board
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Sponsored by: Rep. Amanda Batten
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0129) on 03/21/2023
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Procurement policies; various Authorities to adopt. [HB-2113]
Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; Virginia Tourism Authority; Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority; adoption of procurement policies; exemptions. Requires the governing boards of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority, the Virginia Tourism Authority, and the Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority (the Authorities) to adopt policies for the procurement of goods and services by the respective authority. The bill requires such policies to incorporate certain provisions of the
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Bulova
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0662) on 03/26/2023
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Economically mixed projects; VHDA financial projects. [HB-2048]
Virginia Housing Development Authority; economically mixed projects; affordable rent for persons or families of low or moderate income. Provides that in any economically mixed project financed through the Virginia Housing Development Authority, at least 20 percent of the units must be held available for occupancy by persons and families earning 80 percent or less of the area median income, and the rent charged for such units shall be at least 10 percent below the rents of unrestricted units in the project. Economically mixed projects located in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Betsy Carr
Left In General Laws on 02/07/2023
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Fredericksburg Area Transportation Authority; created. [SB-1137]
Creation of Fredericksburg Area Transportation Authority; funding; recordation tax. Creates the Fredericksburg Area Transportation Authority, comprising the counties and cities located in Planning District 16. The Authority will administer transportation funding generated through the imposition of (i) an additional transportation improvement grantor's fee at a rate of $0.06 per $100 of the consideration for the conveyance and (ii) a local transportation transient occupancy tax at a rate of one percent of the amount of the charge for the occupancy
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Sponsored by: Sen. Scott Surovell
Read Second Time on 02/03/2023
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Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority; disbursement of funds for certain expenses. [SB-1206]
Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority; emergency. Overrides a provision in the appropriation act that required a certain approval from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration prior to disbursement of funds to the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority. The bill contains an emergency clause. Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority; emergency. Overrides a provision in the appropriation act that required a certain approval from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration prior to disbursement of funds to the Virginia Commercial
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lynwood Lewis
Left In Finance And Appropriations on 02/08/2023
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Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Industrial hemp; registration and renewal fees, no fee shall exceed $250. [HB-1881]
Industrial hemp; monopolies; registration and renewal fees. Imposes limits on the powers of the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services by prohibiting the Commissioner from granting, suspending, or revoking any registration for growing, dealing in, or processing of industrial hemp or hemp products in a manner that allows for the creation of a monopoly or otherwise lessens competition in the industrial hemp or hemp product industries in the Commonwealth. The bill also provides that all citizens of the Commonwealth shall
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholas Freitas
Left In Rehabilitation And Social Services on 02/22/2023
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Virginia-Taiwan Trade Office; Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to establish. [SB-1208]
Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; Virginia-Taiwan Trade Office. Directs the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of establishing a Virginia-Taiwan Trade Office to serve as the official representation of the Commonwealth in Taiwan by promoting and offering services relating to economic development and trade. Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority; Virginia-Taiwan Trade Office. Directs the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to conduct a cost-benefit
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bryce Reeves
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0637) on 03/26/2023
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Septic systems; loans to local governments or other entities. [HB-1941]
Loans to local governments; repair or upgrade to onsite sewage disposal systems. Authorizes the State Water Control Board to provide loans from the Virginia Water Facilities Revolving Fund to a local government for the purpose of correcting onsite sewage disposal problems (small water facility projects) to protect or improve water quality and prevent the pollution of state waters. The bill allows loan funding for repairs or upgrades to onsite sewage disposal systems that are owned by eligible businesses, defined in relevant law, where public health
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Sponsored by: Rep. M. Keith Hodges
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0097) on 03/21/2023
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Cannabis control; retail market, transitional sales, regulated hemp products, penalties. [SB-1133]
Cannabis control; retail market; transitional sales; regulated hemp products; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth, which would be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill allows the Authority to begin issuing marijuana licenses on July 1, 2024, and, beginning July 1, 2023, allows certain pharmaceutical processors, pending establishment of the retail market, to cultivate, manufacture, and sell cannabis products to persons 21 years of age or older. The bill transitions
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Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Ebbin
Left In General Laws on 02/22/2023
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South Central Wastewater Authority; watershed general permit for nutrients. [HB-1839]
South Central Wastewater Authority; watershed general permit for nutrients. Directs the South Central Wastewater Authority (SCWWA) to submit a phased construction program to the Department of Environmental Quality (the Department) by August 1, 2023, which the Department shall approve by September 1, 2023, or as soon as possible thereafter. Such phased upgrade construction program for the SCWWA shall be completed as soon as possible on a schedule approved by the Department but no later than January 1, 2030. The bill requires the SCWWA to begin the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kim Taylor
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0177) on 03/22/2023
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Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority; definitions, powers and duties. [SB-1116]
Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority; powers and duties; Department of Energy and Department of Environmental Quality; report. Provides that the Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority (the Authority) has the power and duty to (i) support energy development projects, including pump storage hydropower, energy storage, hydrogen production and uses, carbon capture and storage, geothermal energy, and advanced wind and solar energy; (ii) promote energy development projects on closed power plant sites, brownfield
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Sponsored by: Sen. Emmett Hanger
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0721) on 03/27/2023