Threats to members of the General Assembly;obstruction of justice; penalties. Makes it a Class 6 felonyto knowingly and willfully send, deliver or convey, or cause to besent, delivered, or conveyed, to a current member of the GeneralAssembly or his immediate family any threat to take the life of orinflict bodily harm upon a current member of the General Assemblyor his immediate family, whether such threat be oral or written.The bill also provides that any person who without just cause knowinglyobstructs any elected official in the performance of his duties assuch or fails or refuses without just cause to cease such obstructionwhen requested to do so by such elected official is guilty of a Class1 misdemeanor.
Removal of boundary or survey stake; penalty.Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who intentionallyor knowingly injures, removes, displaces, or destroys any boundaryor survey stake, or any part thereof, erected to designate, locate,survey, or map any land boundary.
Security camera monitoring by law-enforcementagencies. Provides that any law-enforcement agency having jurisdictionover criminal law enforcement or regulatory violations may establisha program to allow for the monitoring or reviewing of security cameras,as defined in the bill, for the purpose of tracking and reducingcrime by such law-enforcement agency. The bill requires that anylaw-enforcement agency establishing such program shall develop a policy for how such security cameras will be monitored and how suchdata from such security cameras will be used and maintained.
Live or recorded threats over public airwaysor by other means; penalty. Clarifies that, for the offense ofusing profane, threatening, or indecent language over public airwaysor by other methods, "over any telephone" includes any electronicallytransmitted communication producing a recorded or live visual orelectronic message that is received or transmitted by cellular telephoneor other wireless telecommunications device.
Administrative Process Act; executive branchagencies. Requires executive branch agencies to ensure that certainregulations and guidance documents under the Virginia Register Actand Administrative Process Act, as appropriate, are posted on theVirginia Regulatory Town Hall according to instructions issued bythe Department of Planning and Budget.
Governor; chief of staff and Governor's Secretaries.Provides that no chief of staff appointed by the Governor andno Secretary appointed by the Governor shall be members of each other'simmediate family when each is serving in his appointed capacityat the same time.
Siting of data centers; impacts on resourcesand historically significant sites. Provides that any local governmentland use application required for the siting of a data center shallonly be approved in areas where the data center will (i) have a minimal impact on historic, agricultural, and cultural resources and (ii)not be within one-half mile of a national park, state park, or otherhistorically significant site.
Solar-ready roofs for certain government buildings; net-zero energy consumption building design for schools. Requiresany executive branch agency or institution and any locality enteringthe design phase for the construction of a new building greater than5,000 gross square feet in size, or the renovation of a buildingwhere the cost of the renovation exceeds 50 percent of the valueof the building, to ensure that such building includes a solar-ready,cool, or energy-efficient roof, defined in the bill. The bill alsorequires new public school buildings and facilities and improvementsand renovations to existing public school buildings and facilities where the cost of the renovation exceeds 50 percent of the valueof the building to, after notice is given to the governing body,be designed and constructed to meet net-zero energy consumption standards.The provisions of this bill only apply to projects entering the designphase on or after January 1, 2025.
Department of Transportation; quick-build traffic calming projects; report. Requires the Department of Transportation to convene a work group with relevant stakeholders to develop a process for localities in Planning District 8 to plan, prioritize, and implement quick-build traffic calming projects to address safety issues in school crossing zones.
Local prohibition or regulation of gas-poweredleaf blowers; civil penalty. Provides that any locality may byordinance prohibit or regulate the use of gas-powered leaf blowers.The ordinance may include provisions for a civil penalty.
Nuisance; action against adjoining propertyowner. Provides that a civil action may be brought by a propertyowner against the owner of an adjoining property alleged to be anuisance for damages and reasonable attorney fees and costs. Thebill further provides that a hearing held pursuant to such actionshall be held 90 days after the filing of such action and that, ifthe defendant provides evidence that he has taken all actions necessaryto correct the nuisance, the case shall be dismissed.
Law-enforcement officers; protected personalinformation. Provides that any full-time or part-time law-enforcementofficer who provides information relative to a criminal investigationor in proceedings preliminary to a criminal prosecution may refuse,unless ordered by a court, to disclose his residence address, hometelephone number, or any personal information concerning his family.The bill also provides that any full-time or part-time law-enforcementofficer who testifies as a witness in a criminal case may refuseto disclose personal information concerning his family unless itis determined by the court that such evidence is relevant to thecase.
