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P Passed

P HB1554

Industrial development authorities. Provides that in Powhatan County the authority may be called an economic development authority.
Patron - Ware

P HB1583

Water and waste authority rates and charges. Deletes a reference to the jurisdiction of the State Corporation Commission (SCC) with regard to fees and charges of water and waste authorities. The SCC has no jurisdiction of such rates and charges.
Patron - Tate

P HB1602

Virginia Baseball Stadium Authority; entitlement to income and sales and use taxes. Extends the Authority's entitlement to certain income and sales and use taxes through January 1, 2005. The Authority would be entitled to income and sales and use tax revenues generated from (i) activities conducted on the premises or within a major league baseball stadium; and (ii) transactions made in connection with the development and construction of a major league baseball stadium. The entitlement is made conditional upon an appropriation directing these revenues to be paid over to the Authority. The entitlement to these revenues will expire on January 1, 2005, unless, before that time, the Authority executes a lease with a major league baseball team. Under current law, entitlement to such revenues would expire on January 1, 2002. The bill also contains a technical correction.
Patron - Callahan

P HB1634

Cutting of grass and weeds. Amends provisions that currently allow localities, after reasonable notice, to have grass, weeds or other foreign growth on vacant developed or undeveloped property cut by its agents or employees, with the cost and expenses thereof chargeable to and paid by the owner of such property, to provide that the locality shall determine what constitutes "reasonable notice."
Patron - Woodrum

P HB1681

Virginia Regional Industrial Facilities Act. Adds the area within Planning District 19 to those areas that may utilize the Virginia Regional Industrial Facilities Act.
Patron - Ingram

P HB1718

Advertising requirements for plans, ordinances and enactment of levies and fees. Reduces the time period required between the second advertisement of plans or ordinances and the holding of a public hearing from six days to five days.
Patron - Ware

P HB1790

Industrial development authorities. Allows Scott County to rename its industrial development authority as the Economic Development Authority of Scott County.
Patron - Kilgore

P HB1802

Regional industrial facility authority board. Provides that if an authority has only two member localities, the governing body of each locality may appoint three members each to the board instead of two.
Patron - Tate

P HB1804

Appointment to local parks and recreation commissions. Allows a member of a local governing body to be appointed to a local parks and recreation commission.
Patron - Broman

P HB1805

Salaries and benefits of town council members and mayors. Provides that in addition to salary, each member of the council and the mayor of any town may be compensated with such benefits as are provided town employees by the towns. Counties and cities already have similar authority. This bill is identical to SB 956.
Patron - Broman

P HB1823

Tattooing and body piercing. Provides additional protections for the public health and safety vis-a-vis tattooing and body piercing. This bill revises the authority of local governments to regulate tattoo parlors and body-piercing salons by adding specification of procedures for enforcement of compliance with disease control and disclosure requirements and requiring those localities that choose to regulate tattoo parlors and body-piercing salons to authorize unannounced inspections by appropriate personnel. In addition, the current criminal prohibition against tattooing or body piercing of minors without consent is expanded to any client unless the person performing the tattooing or body piercing complies with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines for "Universal Blood and Body Fluid Precautions" and provides the client with the proper disclosure. Also, the definition of tattoo is expanded to include permanent make-up or permanent jewelry. The disclosure requirements are that: (i) tattooing and body piercing are invasive procedures in which the skin is penetrated by a foreign object; (ii) if proper sterilization and antiseptic procedures are not followed by tattoo artists and body piercers, there is a risk of transmission of bloodborne pathogens and other infections, including, but not limited to, human immunodeficiency viruses and hepatitis B or C viruses; (iii) tattooing and body piercing may cause allergic reactions in persons sensitive to dyes or metals used in ornamentation; and (iv) tattooing and body piercing may involve discomfort or pain for which appropriate anesthesia cannot be legally made available by the person performing the tattoo or body piercing unless such person holds the appropriate license from a Virginia health regulatory board. This bill incorporates HB 2300.
Patron - Morgan

P HB1824

Screening of junkyards. Adds Caroline County and Fauquier County (described by population) to those localities with authority to require fencing or screening of automobile graveyards or junkyards regardless of when established.
Patron - Morgan

P HB1825

Condemnation by localities. Provides that a locality may condemn property outside of its boundaries only if expressly permitted by general law or special act. A locality may acquire property outside its boundaries through condemnation for purposes of establishing, maintaining or operating public utility facilities and mass transportation systems. This bill is a recommendation of the joint subcommittee studying eminent domain issues.
Patron - Morgan

P HB1944

Local grievance procedure. Provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that increasing the penalty that is the subject of the grievance at any level of the grievance shall be an act of retaliation.
Patron - Hull

P HB1978

Voluntary downzoning. Allow localities by ordinance to enter into a voluntary agreement with a landowner that would result in the downzoning of the landowner's undeveloped or underdeveloped property in exchange for a tax credit equal to the amount of excess real estate taxes that the landowner has paid due to the higher zoning classification. The locality may establish reasonable guidelines for determining the amount of excess real estate tax collected and the method and duration for applying the tax credit.
Patron - Orrock

P HB2094

Granting of franchises. Provides that prior to granting certain franchises, municipalities shall advertise the proposed ordinance two successive weeks, rather than four. Other amendments clarify the method for receiving bids for franchises.
Patron - Devolites

P HB2114

Fees and charges for sewer services. Provides that in Virginia Beach (described by population) delinquent water and sewer connection fees may be included with those unpaid fees and charges that shall constitute a lien against the subject property.
Patron - Suit

P HB2171

Fingerprinting of fire department applicants in Arlington County. Provides for fingerprinting of such applicants for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Central Criminal Records Exchange and the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding the applicant.
Patron - Brink

P HB2176

Continuation of state aid to certain localities. Provides that the Commonwealth shall continue to distribute certain state funds to localities at the same level such funds would have been provided had no consolidation taken place where the consolidation takes place after January 1, 1995.
Patron - Bennett

P HB2241

Appointment to regional industrial facilities authorities board. Provides that in any instance in which the member localities are not equally contributing funding to the authority, and upon agreement by each member locality, the number of appointments to be made by each locality may be based upon the percentage of local funds contributed by each of the member localities. Otherwise, each member locality shall appoint two members to the board. This bill is identical to SB 894.
Patron - Day

P HB2312

Mandatory connection to water and sewage systems. Allows Goochland County to require connection to its water and sewage systems by owners of property that may be served by such systems if the property, at the time of installation of such system, does not have a then-existing, correctable or replaceable domestic supply of potable water and a system for the disposal of sewage adequate to prevent the contraction or spread of diseases. The provisions as they apply to Goochland County shall become effective on July 1, 2002. This bill is identical to SB 817.
Patron - Dickinson

P HB2358

Septic tank permits in certain counties. Allows Augusta County (described by population) to require any person desiring to install a septic tank to secure a permit to do so. The county may prescribe reasonable fees, not to exceed $50, for the issuance of such permits.
Patron - Weatherholtz

P HB2360

Arts and cultural district. Allows the City of Harrisonburg and the City of Charlottesville, by ordinance, to establish within their boundaries an arts and cultural district for the purpose of increasing awareness and support for the arts and culture in the cities. Each City may provide incentives for the support and creation of arts and cultural venues in the district including certain tax incentives.
Patron - Weatherholtz

P HB2363

Liens for gas utilities charges. Allows the governing body of any locality with a municipally-owned gas utility to provide that charges imposed for gas service within or outside such locality shall be a lien on the real estate served by such gas utility. Where residential rental real estate is involved, no lien shall attach (i) unless the user of the gas utility services is also the owner of the real estate or (ii) unless the owner of the real estate negotiated or executed the agreement by which such gas utility services were provided to the property.
Patron - Jones, D.C.

P HB2433

Notification to localities of state construction. Amends current provisions that require state agencies to give notice to localities of construction projects by requiring such notice to be given earlier, during the planning phase of the project.
Patron - Van Yahres

P HB2442

Affordable housing. Grants Arlington County (described by form of government) greater flexibility in administration of its affordable dwelling program by placing the County's authority under the broader enabling provisions currently applying only to Fairfax County and Loudoun County. This bill is identical to SB 1228.
Patron - Almand

P HB2468

Industrial development authorities. Adds the City of Norfolk to those localities that may rename their industrial development authority as an economic development authority.
Patron - Williams

P HB2476

Disclosure of proffered cash payments and expenditures. Requires localities to make annual disclosures of such payments and expenditures to the Commission on Local Government. The Commission shall compile the information and prepare a report to make available to the public and the chairmen of the Senate Local Government and House Counties, Cities and Towns Committees.
Patron - Hall

P HB2496

Review of board of zoning appeals decisions. Clarifies that a petition to review the decision of a board of zoning appeals shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit court within 30 days after the final decision of the board.
Patron - Larrabee

P HB2532

Public-private partnerships for provision of water and waste services. Provides that the power granted localities and water and waste authorities to enter into contracts with private entities includes the authority to enter into public-private partnerships for the establishment and operation of water and sewage systems.
Patron - Phillips

P HB2564

Appointment to industrial development authorities. Allows the town council of the Town of Saint Paul to appoint 10, rather than seven, members to its industrial development authority.
Patron - Stump

P HB2577

Expenses incurred in responding to DUI incident. Amends the section that currently allows localities to collect reasonable expenses from those causing certain DUI incidents by stating that in determining the "reasonable expense," a locality may bill a flat fee of $100 or a minute-by-minute accounting of the actual costs incurred. Under current law the total amount may not exceed $1,000 per incident.
Patron - McDonnell

P HB2606

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority. Establishes the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, consisting of the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William, and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park. The authority's responsibilities shall include long-range transportation planning for regional transportation projects in Northern Virginia. The authority may issue bonds as authorized by law. It is the intention of the General Assembly that the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission shall merge and be consolidated with the Authority no later than July 1, 2003.
Patron - McClure

P HB2737

Fees for solid waste disposal. Allows Wise County (described by population) to require that landfill use fees be paid prior to issuance of certain land use permits and motor vehicle licenses.
Patron - Phillips

P HB2758

Return of local surplus funds. Provides that Albemarle County (described by population) may by ordinance develop a method for returning surplus real property tax revenues to taxpayers who paid real property tax in any fiscal year in which such county reports a surplus.
Patron - Harris

P HB2788

Appointment of standing grievance panel in certain counties. Provides that in any county with the county manager form of government (Henrico County), the final step of its grievance procedure shall provide for a hearing before an impartial panel consisting of one member appointed by the grievant, one member appointed by the county manager or his designee, and a third member appointed in a manner determined by the board of supervisors.
Patron - Rhodes

P HB2848

Shell building initiative. Expands the scope of the shell building initiative to include renovation of existing buildings and the use of shell buildings by technology-related businesses. This is an interim recommendation of the Rural Virginia Prosperity Commission.
Patron - Landes

P HB2850

Annexation. Provides that the current moratorium on city-initiated annexations also applies to petitions to annex city-owned land that is located within a county.
Patron - Rapp

P SB793

P SB817

P SB874

Conditional zoning. Provides that localities shall not include, as part of the conditional zoning process, conditions that require the applicant to create a property owners' association and that require members of a property owners' association to pay an assessment for the maintenance of public facilities owned in fee by the public entity, including open space, parks, schools, and fire departments.
Patron - Watkins

P SB876

Payment by subdivider of pro rata share of certain costs. Amends provisions that currently allow a locality to provide in its subdivision ordinance for payment by a subdivider or developer of land of the pro rata share of the cost of providing certain sewerage, water, and drainage facilities by providing that when a locality determines the proportionate share that shall be borne by each subdivider or developer within an area, such share shall be limited to the amount necessary to protect water quality based upon the pollutant loading caused by the subdivision or development.
Patron - Watkins

P SB894

P SB956

P SB957

Regional industrial facility authorities. Adds Planning District 10 to those planning districts in which localities are authorized to create regional industrial facility authorities. Planning District 10 is also added to existing provisions that allow creation of such an authority by two rather than three localities and that require that the authority board consist only of members of the local governing bodies.
Patron - Couric

P SB1062

Adoption of water supply emergency ordinances. Authorizes localities to adopt water supply emergency ordinances where a water supply emergency is reasonably likely to occur if water conservation measures are not taken. Currently, a locality may only adopt a water supply emergency ordinance if it finds that a water supply emergency exists.
Patron - Quayle

P SB1227

P SB1228

F Failed

F HB1630

Preservation of historical sites and architectural areas. States the policy and purpose for existing provisions that allow localities to adopt ordinances to protect historic landmarks and other areas. Adds architectural areas to those areas that may be included in such an ordinance and defines "architectural area" to include an area where the visual impact of buildings and development can be significant on the economic, cultural, or scenic attributes of the community. Localities that adopt an architectural area district are required to adopt standards to guide decision making within the district.
Patron - Callahan

F HB1662

Law enforcement crisis intervention for persons with mental illness. Permits a locality to establish, by ordinance, a Crisis Intervention Team program to assist law-enforcement officers and deputy sheriffs to respond to crisis situations involving persons with mental illness. The goals of a Crisis Intervention Team are affording persons with mental illness a sense of dignity in crisis situations, reducing the likelihood of physical confrontations, decreasing arrests and use of force, identifying underserved persons with mental illness and linking them with appropriate care, providing support and assistance for mental health treatment professionals, decreasing use of temporary detention, increasing public recognition and appreciation, decreasing injuries of law-enforcement officers and deputy sheriffs during crisis events, reducing misdemeanor arrests of individuals with mental illness in crisis situations, and decreasing the need for mental health treatment in jail. The ordinance shall provide for a multidisciplinary training curriculum delivered by mental health providers, legal experts and mental health consumer groups to members of the Crisis Intervention Team. In addition, the ordinance shall provide for the development of a protocol whereby the Crisis Intervention Team shall refer persons with mental illness and their families whom they encounter in crisis situations to local community services boards or, when appropriate, take such persons with mental illness into emergency custody. The locality shall evaluate and report annually on the impact and effectiveness of the Crisis Intervention Team program to the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). DCJS may make available funds from the Community Policing Fund for the Crisis Intervention Team program.
Patron - Jones, J.C.

F HB1673

Clustering of single-family detached dwellings. Provides that subdivision and zoning ordinances shall contain reasonable provisions allowing the clustering of single-family detached dwellings so as to preserve open space. No local ordinance shall require that a special exception, special use, or conditional use permit be obtained for the clustering of single-family detached dwellings on lots that are up to 20 percent smaller than otherwise required by local ordinance. There is a delayed effective date of July 1, 2002.
Patron - Albo

F HB1736

Use of public funds to support private reinvestment in residential structures. Authorizes the City of Fairfax (described by population) to make appropriations of public funds, in conjunction with local private lending institutions, to assist residents to obtain loans for the improvement of residential structures located within the locality.
Patron - Rust

F HB1794

Local government taxing authority. Equalizes city and county taxing authority by granting counties the same authority available to cities and towns through the uniform charter powers.
Patron - Hull

F HB1829

Impact fees for residential development. Provides that a locality may adopt an ordinance providing for payment of impact fees for residential development. The impact fee shall be in an amount representing the proportional total or partial cost of capital improvements reasonably related to the transportation, education, emergency services, law enforcement, recreation, library or other needs for public facilities generated by the additional residential development. No impact fee shall be assessed unless the capital improvements related to the additional development have been included in the locality's capital improvement program. All impact fees collected shall be used by the locality for the purpose of completing capital improvements specified in the ordinance.
Patron - Hargrove

F HB1834

Local budget reports. Allows localities to file their audited financial report to the Auditor of Public Accounts rather than a detailed statement of revenues, expenditures and fund balances.
Patron - Howell

F HB1835

Inoperable motor vehicles. Allows certain localities to enforce violations of inoperable motor vehicle ordinances under its zoning ordinance as it would a zoning violation.
Patron - Howell

F HB1917

Loans for preservation historical property. Permits localities to make loans of money appropriated from public funds to owners of historically significant property for the purpose of preserving, rehabilitation or repairing such property.
Patron - Van Yahres

F HB1948

Clustering of dwellings. Requires localities to include in their subdivision and zoning ordinances provisions allowing the clustering of single-family detached dwellings on lots of lesser size so as to preserve open space. No ordinance shall require that a special use permit be obtained for such clustering.
Patron - Hull

F HB1969

Local control of firearms. Provides that a statute that does not refer to firearms, including rifles and shotguns, or ammunition shall not be construed to provide express authorization for localities to regulate firearms. From and after January 1, 1987, no locality shall adopt any ordinance, resolution, motion, administrative rule or regulation governing the purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, carrying or transporting of firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof other than those expressly authorized by statute.
Patron - McClure

F HB2026

Regulation of exterior illumination. Allows localities to provide for the regulation of exterior illumination levels of certain buildings and property. Exterior illumination shall be accomplished with standard engineering practices that will cause such illumination to be confined to the boundaries of the property. Any state project utilizing public funds shall use standard engineering practices that will cause such illumination to be confined to the boundaries of the property.
Patron - Bloxom

F HB2059

Rezoning property to previous zoning designation in certain counties. Allows Prince William County (described by form of government) to include in its zoning ordinance provisions that permit the County to grant any rezoning with a condition requiring that an approved site plan or final subdivision plan be obtained for the development within a specified period of not less than 10 years. If no such approval is obtained during the specified period, the County may rezone the property to its previous zoning designation.
Patron - McQuigg

F HB2116

Liability for failure to provide adequate security or crowd control. Adds the City of Virginia Beach (described by population) to provisions that will allow the City to provide by ordinance that any person who has negligently failed to provide adequate security or crowd control at a sporting event, restaurant, night club or other business or commercial activity that draws large crowds of people may be liable in a separate civil action for the cost associated with any emergency response by the law-enforcement agency or emergency medical services personnel of such city caused by the sponsor, owner or tenant of any sporting event, restaurant, night club or other business or commercial establishment who negligently failed to provide adequate security or crowd control. The maximum liability under this section is increased from $1,000 to $5,000.
Patron - Suit

F HB2186

Referendum requirement for bonds issued by industrial development authorities for construction of public facilities. Requires bonds issued by an industrial development authority for construction of public facilities to comply with the referendum requirements set out in the Constitution for counties.
Patron - Purkey

F HB2187

Authorizing local governing bodies to deliver required public notices electronically. Provides that if a local governing body maintains an official government Internet website, the local governing body shall post required public notices on the official website in addition to publishing in the local newspaper.
Patron - Purkey

F HB2229

Group self-insurance pools. Expands the definition of "political subdivision" for purposes of participating in local government group self-insurance pools to include certain tax-exempt organizations that provide transportation services.
Patron - Hall

F HB2282

Exceptions to subdivision ordinance. Clarifies that such exceptions may include provisions allowing, on land zoned for agricultural use, the division of a lot or parcel that contains an existing residential dwelling for the purpose of conveying such lot or parcel.
Patron - Barlow

F HB2300

Regulation of body-piercing salons and tattoo parlors. Permits any locality by ordinance to require that all body-piercing salons and tattoo parlors have appropriate medical personnel on premises at all times that such body-piercing and tattooing take place. Appropriate medical personnel may, at the discretion of the locality, include a practitioner of medicine or osteopathy, a licensed nurse practitioner, or a licensed physician assistant. This bill has been incorporated into HB 1823.
Patron - Amundson

F HB2314

Blighted structures in certain cities. Allows the owner of blighted property in the City of Richmond (described by population) to request that the court waive certain civil penalties if (i) the property is sold to a third party who remains responsible for all violations under Title 36, or (ii) the property is donated to a local housing organization.
Patron - Baskerville

F HB2335

Adequate public facilities. Allows high-growth localities to adopt reasonable provisions allowing the locality to determine whether public facilities are adequate to support the services that will be required by a proposed subdivision, site plan or rezoning. Approval of a proposed subdivision, site plan or rezoning may be made contingent upon a finding by the governing body of adequate public facilities. Such provisions shall include reasonable exceptions for small developments or other categories of development as deemed appropriate by the governing body. A proposed subdivision, site plan or rezoning shall be delayed for no more than five years under these provisions.
Patron - Blevins

F HB2410

Issuance of building permits based on capital improvements. Allows any county that has an average annual growth rate of five percent or greater to establish the maximum number of building permits for new residences to be issued in each calendar year. As a condition to the exercise of this authority, the county shall (i) establish reasonable, maximum debt ratios for the county after consultation with its financial advisors, (ii) adopt a capital improvements program and annually fund the program, and (iii) annually fund at least 10 percent of the capital improvements program with current revenues, exclusive of debt service or funds collected pursuant to proffered zoning conditions. The ordinance may provide for the issuance of building permits for new residential units beyond the established maximum upon the payment by the permit holder of a proportional cash contribution for school and other local capital facilities' costs. Any such payment shall be subject to a reasonable credit for actual contributions to local capital facilities' costs that have been made pursuant to a proffered zoning condition.
Patron - May

F HB2436

Preservation of monuments and memorials. Provides that certain monuments or memorials that are erected on public property of the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions shall not be relocated, removed, disturbed or altered. No street, bridge, structure, park, preserve, reserve, or other public area of the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions dedicated in memory of or named for any historic figure or historic event may be renamed or rededicated. No person may prevent the public body from taking proper measures and exercising proper means for the protection, preservation, and care of these monuments, memorials, or nameplates. The bill further states that the provisions of the section may only be amended or repealed upon passage of an act that has received a two-thirds vote on the third reading of the bill in each branch of the General Assembly.
Patron - Katzen

F HB2522

Stay of board of zoning appeals action. Provides that all actions of the board shall be stayed if there is a pending criminal proceeding on the same matter as is being appealed.
Patron - Reid

F HB2539

Term limits for certain authorities in the City of Chesapeake. Provides for term limits of two consecutive terms for (i) directors of the Chesapeake Industrial Development Authority (amendments to § 15.2-4904), (ii) commissioners of the Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority (amendments to § 36-11), (iii) members of the Chesapeake Airport Authority (amendments in the second enactment clause); (iv) members of the Chesapeake Hospital Authority (amendments in the third enactment clause), and (v) members of the Board of Commissioners of the Chesapeake Port Authority (amendments in the fourth enactment clause). Currently, there are no term limits for the members and commissioners of these City of Chesapeake authorities.
Patron - Spruill

F HB2697

Full public disclosure of gifts and donations in certain counties. Provides that in any county that has adopted an optional form of county government and that requires members of the board of supervisors, the planning commission, and the board of zoning appeals to make a full public disclosure of certain gifts or donations from applicants in proceedings before the board, the members shall report the totals of all such gifts and donations. If a public agency that has purchased land from private owners subsequently requests a zoning change, the members shall be required to make a full public disclosure of gifts and donations from the previous owner. Furthermore, in any such county, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall submit an annual public report to demonstrate that local elected officials have complied with all disclosure requirements.
Patron - Dillard

F HB2702

Zoning amendments. Provides that no amendment to the zoning map shall be instituted without the written consent of the landowner whose property is the subject of such amendment.
Patron - Black

F HB2716

Appointment of governing body members to certain offices. Provides that notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, general or special, no public service authority or certain other appointed bodies shall be comprised of a majority of elected officials as members, nor shall any locality be represented on such appointed body by more than one elected official. However, any elected official appointed to such body prior to July 1, 2001, shall be permitted to complete the term for which appointed.
Patron - Phillips

F HB2730

Advisory referendum; King William reservoir. Provides for an advisory referendum in King and Queen County and King William County at the November 2001 election on the question of whether a proposed reservoir to supply water for Newport News and the Peninsula should be built in King William County.
Patron - Rapp

F HB2779

Public notice and hearing for certain residential uses. Provides that any locality may by ordinance require that, prior to any use in an area zoned for single-family use that includes five or more persons unrelated by blood, marriage or adoption residing in a single-family dwelling, notice of such use be given to the locality and to the owners or occupants of adjacent property. The locality shall hold a public hearing within 30 days of receipt of the notice allowing persons affected to appear and present their views.
Patron - Cox

F HB2834

Expiration of special exceptions. Allows any locality to impose restrictions providing that a special exception will automatically expire upon a change of ownership of the property, a change in possession, a change in the operation or management of a facility or upon the passage of a specific period of time. The current provisions allow the City of Norfolk (described by population) to impose such conditions on special exceptions related to ABC licenses.
Patron - Reid

F HB2862

Establishment of living wage requirements. Provides that localities shall not establish living wage requirements except with express authority from the General Assembly.
Patron - O'Brien

F HB2869

Urban county executive form of government; occupancy of certain dewellings. Allows the board to set occupancy limits for occupied dwellings on residential property.
Patron - Hull

F SB920

Discontinuation of certain health benefits for deputy sheriffs. Provides that if a deputy sheriff is injured as a direct or proximate result of the performance of his duty, a locality shall not discontinue the health insurance benefits of such deputy sheriff, or restrict the sheriff's ability to provide such benefits, so long as the deputy sheriff is rehabilitating from such injury and drawing workers' compensation benefits. Furthermore, a locality shall allow a deputy sheriff under such circumstances to apply accumulated sick or vacation time to the workers' compensation benefits so as to prevent a decrease in total pay.
Patron - Wampler

F SB925

Urban county executive form of government. Provides that those counties that have adopted the urban county executive form of government (Fairfax County) may adopt an ordinance that provides that the occupancy limitations of the maintenance provisions of the Uniform Statewide Building Code shall apply to dwelling units within the county, except that the ordinance may provide that certain habitable spaces shall not be occupied for sleeping purposes.
Patron - Byrne

F SB934

Urban county executive form of government; possession of weapons in county buildings. Allows Fairfax County (described by form of government) by ordinance to make it unlawful for any person to possess a dangerous weapon upon the property of publicly owned or publicly operated recreation or community center facilities and police stations. Such an ordinance shall provide reasonable exemptions for educational, instructional, theatrical and historic events. The ordinance shall not apply to law-enforcement officers, game and animal wardens, magistrates, court officers or judges, and any person who holds a valid concealed weapons permit. Notice of the ordinance shall be posted at each public entrance of such facilities. Violation of such an ordinance shall be punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Patron - Howell

F SB948

Zoning ordinance; low income and disabled or senior citizen dwelling units. Allows any locality to enact an ordinance requiring owners of new apartment projects with 25 units or more to set aside 10 percent of the units for persons of low income, persons aged 60 or older or disabled persons. Such ordinance shall provide that all building permit, impact, sewer and water connection fees for such units are waived.
Patron - Colgan

F SB959

Loans for preservation of historical property. Permits localities to make loans of money appropriated from public funds to owners of historically significant property for the purpose of preserving, rehabilitation or repairing such property.
Patron - Couric

F SB1061

F SB1111

Road impact fees. Adds Mecklenburg County (described by population) to those localities with the authority to impose road impact fees against new development in order to generate revenue to fund or recover the costs of reasonable road improvements necessitated by and attributable to the new development.
Patron - Ruff

F SB1147

Urban county executive form of government; discrimination based on sexual orientation. Allows Fairfax County (the only county with such form of government) by ordinance to prohibit discrimination in housing, real estate transactions, employment, public accommodations, credit and education on the basis of sexual orientation. Such authority currently exists with regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, national origin, age, marital status or disability.
Patron - Puller

F SB1151

Compensation Board. Requires the Compensation Board to include as expenses eligible for payment by the Commonwealth expenses of treasurers in taking the "Certified Governmental Treasurer" course and the expenses of deputy treasurers in taking the "Master Governmental Deputy Certification" course, both offered by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service of the University of Virginia. Eligible expenses in taking these courses include, but are not limited to, tuition and reasonable costs for food, travel, and lodging.
Patron - Puckett

F SB1226

County manager plan; health insurance benefits for dependents. Allows Arlington County by ordinance to provide that under the County's self-funded health plan, coverage may be extended to one adult dependent, who may be an employee's spouse or other adult who meets criteria established by the County.
Patron - Whipple

F SB1300

Review of capital improvement program. Provides that a governing body may order a review of any proposed capital project contained in the capital improvements program and all expenses and cost estimates associated with the project. The review may include independent examinations of existing studies, reports and estimates, the authorization of additional studies or a request for additional proposals. The governing body may base any future appropriation for a proposed capital project upon the results of such review.
Patron - Newman

F SB1302

Creation of Special Fund for Capital Projects. Allows the governing body of any locality to create by ordinance a special nonreverting fund to be used solely for construction, additions, renovations, infrastructure, and site acquisition for public buildings and facilities. The fund may be used as a mechanism to link specific capital projects with specific sources of revenue. Prior to approving an appropriation from the fund for a proposed capital project, the governing body may order a review of the proposed capital project and all expenses and cost estimates associated with the project. The review may include independent examinations of existing studies, reports and estimates, the authorization of additional studies or a request for additional proposals. The governing body may base its appropriation for a proposed capital project upon the results of such review.
Patron - Newman

F SB1323

Planning and zoning. Allows localities to subject telecommunications towers on state land to local zoning and comprehensive plan requirements.
Patron - Hawkins

F SB1354

Budgets of school divisions. Allows a school division to include in its budget a reasonable reserve for contingencies and capital improvements. The school division is required to obtain the consent of the local governing body prior to the expenditure of funds reserved for contingencies and capital improvements in the same manner as the expenditure of other funds.
Patron - Potts

F SB1355

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority. Establishes the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to consolidate the roles of the Northern Virginia Transportation District Commission and other regional transportation entities. The Authority is given general responsibility for transportation projects, programs, and priorities for Northern Virginia, and is vested with the ability to issue bonds, subject to General Assembly approval.
Patron - Mims

F SB1381

Intent and purpose of zoning ordinances. Provides that the provisions of Title 15.2 related to planning and zoning are to be liberally construed. The bill clarifies that local governing bodies have the responsibility of weighing and balancing the purposes of zoning.
Patron - Mims

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