General Provisions of Virginia Code

Passed

P HB1011

Emblems; state fish and bat. Redesignates the Brook Trout as the official fish of the Commonwealth and corrects the spelling of the name of the state bat. The Code section that recognized the Brook Trout as the official state fish was inadvertently repealed during the recodification of Title 1 last year. The Brook Trout has been the Commonwealth's official fish since 1993.
Patron - Hurt

Failed

F HB765

Emblems, designations and honors; storyteller laureate. Creates the honorary position of Storyteller Laureate of Virginia, to be appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Virginia Storytelling Alliance. Each storyteller laureate shall serve a term of two years with no restrictions on reappointment.
Patron - Sickles

F HB1256

Storyteller Laureate of Virginia. Creates the position of Storyteller Laureate in the Commonwealth. The storyteller laureate will be appointed by the Governor and receive an annual honorarium of $5,000 to promote storytelling in the Commonwealth.
Patron - Hugo

F HB1273

Official emblems and designations of the Commonwealth; Freedom Flag as the official remembrance of September 11, 2001. Designates the Freedom Flag, designed by Richard Nicholas Melito, as the official flag of remembrance of September 11, 2001, in Virginia.
Patron - Janis

F HB1524

Jurisdiction of lands acquired by the United States; reversion to the Commonwealth; conveyance of certain lands by the Governor. Authorizes the Governor to convey the Commonwealth's reversionary interest to a locality should the United States Congress approve a military facility for closure pursuant to the federal Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 and (i) all or a portion of the land upon which such facility is located is conveyed to the United States with a provision in the deed that upon abandonment or use for any purpose other than that stated in the deed, such land shall revert to the Commonwealth or (ii) title to any such land otherwise reverts to the Commonwealth pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of § 1-405. The bill also provides that the approval of the Governor is not necessary when the Commonwealth conveys its reversionary interest to a locality.
Patron - Ward

F SB682

State Song. Designates "Shenandoah" as the interim state song.
Patron - Colgan

Carried Over

C HB156

Emblems and designations of the Commonwealth; state amphibian. Designates the Shenandoah Mountain Salamander (Plethodon Virginia) as the official state amphibian.
Patron - Ward

C SB696

Reversion of certain land to the Commonwealth. Authorizes the Governor to convey the reversionary interest in certain land to the locality in which the land is located.
Patron - Williams

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