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in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 2169: Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail for an alien illegally present in the U.S.

Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail for an alien illegally present in the United States. Creates a rebuttable presumption against bail for an alien illegally present in the United States charged with certain criminal offenses enumerated in the bill. The bill also requires the court to consider specified factors when determining whether the presumption against bail has been rebutted and whether there are appropriate conditions of release.
Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeCreates rebuttable presumption against bail for undocumented immigrants charged with certain crimes, restricting defendant rights and increasing pretrial detention.92% confidence ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationCreates presumption against bail for undocumented immigrants charged with crimes, restricting pretrial release and limiting immigrant protections.95% confidence
Todd Gilbert (R)
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 1987: Disclosures in land use proceedings; statewide application.

Disclosures in land use proceedings; statewide application. Alters certain land use disclosure requirements applicable to officials in any county with the urban county executive form of government (Fairfax County) by replacing "relationship of employee-employer, agent-principal, or attorney-client" with the broader phrase of "business or financial relationship." The bill makes the same change to existing provisions that currently apply only to Loudoun County and applies the change statewide.
Ian Lovejoy (R)
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 2224: Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; offenses requiring registration, etc.

Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; offenses requiring registration; purchase or sale of minors; penalty. Adds the crime of purchasing or selling of minors to the list of offenses requiring registration in the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeExpands sex offender registry to include purchasing/selling minors, strengthening enforcement mechanisms in criminal justice.95% confidence
Mike Cherry (R)
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 1717: Earned income tax credit.

Earned income tax credit. Allows eligible low-income taxpayers to claim a refundable income tax credit equal to 20 percent of the federal earned income tax credit claimed that year by the taxpayer for the same taxable year. The bill also states that individuals who would have been entitled to the federal equivalent of this credit but for the fact that the individual, the individual's spouse, or one or more of the individual's children does not have a valid social security number are eligible to claim this credit. Under current law, taxpayers may choose to claim either a nonrefundable tax credit equal to 20 percent of the federal earned income tax credit claimed that year or a refundable tax credit equal to 15 percent of the federal earned income tax credit claimed that year.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides refundable tax credit for low-income taxpayers, directly offering tax relief to lower-income earners as a fiscal support measure.95% confidence ✓ ImmigrationSupports ImmigrationExpands EITC eligibility to individuals without valid SSN (for themselves, spouse, or children), directly supporting immigrant access to state tax benefits.85% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides refundable tax credit to low-income workers, increasing disposable income and directly expanding worker benefits per EITC framework.95% confidence
Cia Price (D) · 22 co-sponsors
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 1591: Tax credit; veterinary care for retired police canines.

Tax credit; veterinary care for retired police canines. Creates a nonrefundable income tax credit for taxable years 2025 through 2029 for costs directly incurred for the veterinary care, defined in the bill, of a retired police canine, also defined in the bill, during such taxable year up to $1,500. The bill requires the Tax Commissioner to establish guidelines for claiming the credit and provides that any unused credit may be carried forward by the taxpayer for five taxable years following the taxable year for which the credit was issued.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates a nonrefundable tax credit reducing tax liability for veterinary costs of retired police canines, providing targeted tax relief.90% confidence
Hillary Pugh Kent (R)
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 2770: Virginia School Safety Preparedness Fund and Program; created and established, report.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-137.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to school safety procedures; emergency situations; annual training; safety grants.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationCreates school safety fund and program with safety grants, directly enhancing school infrastructure and student safety within K-12 education context.95% confidence
Tom Garrett (R)
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 2006: RS and UT; food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products.

Sales and use tax; food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products. Eliminates, beginning July 1, 2025, the remaining one percent local sales and use tax that is imposed on food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products. Under current law, no other sales and use tax is currently applied to such products. The bill requires an equivalent amount of revenue to be distributed to cities and counties on a monthly basis in compensation for the lost tax revenue.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesEliminates 1% sales tax on essential food/hygiene products (tax relief for lower-income households) while compensating cities/counties with equivalent revenue.95% confidence
Joe McNamara (R)
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 2279: Attorney General; prosecuting violations of criminal law related to human/sex trafficking offenses.

Authority of Attorney General; criminal cases; human and sex trafficking. Authorizes the Attorney General to prosecute violations of criminal law relating to human and sex trafficking offenses in connection with racketeering.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeAuthorizes Attorney General to prosecute human/sex trafficking with racketeering, strengthening enforcement in criminal justice.95% confidence
David Owen (R) · 13 co-sponsors
in committee · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

HB 1720: State plan for medical assistance services; violence prevention services benefit; work group.

State plan for medical assistance services; violence prevention services benefit; work group. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment of medical assistance for violence prevention services, defined in the bill, provided by a qualified violence prevention professional to an individual who receives medical treatment for an injury sustained as a result of community violence, defined in the bill, and who is determined by a health care provider to be at risk of repeat injury or retaliation. The bill directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to convene a work group to advise the Board on the design and implementation of the violence prevention services benefit and to post on its website the date upon which violence prevention services may be provided and billed pursuant to the provisions of the bill.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareAdds violence prevention services to medical assistance coverage, expanding patient access to trauma-related care under state health program90% confidence
Cia Price (D) · 1 co-sponsor
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