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signed · Virginia · Senate Feb 21, 2017

SB 920: Lien priority.

Inserts "real estate" in several places related to the priority of tax liens so that the operative language now reads "on a parity with liens for unpaid local real estate taxes." This bill is identical to
John Edwards (D) · 1 co-sponsor
signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2017

HB 1889: License taxes, local; exemption for certain defense production businesses.

Clarifies that the exemption for wholesale manufacturers from local license taxes includes a manufacturer that is also a defense production business selling manufacturing, rebuilding, repair, and maintenance services at the place of manufacture to the United States or for which consent of the United States is required. This bill is identical to
Timothy D. Hugo (R) · 2 co-sponsors
in committee · Virginia · Senate Feb 21, 2017

SB 1227: Drug Treatment Court Act; eligibility.

Eliminates the restriction that renders persons convicted of breaking and entering dwelling house with intent to commit other misdemeanor, punishable as a Class 6 Felony, ineligible to participate in a drug treatment court. Persons convicted of other violent felony offenses remain ineligible to participate in a drug treatment court.
George Barker (D) · 1 co-sponsor
signed · Virginia · Senate Feb 21, 2017

SB 1193: Contractors, Board for; exemptions, responsibility for contracting with unlicensed person.

Exempts from licensure work undertaken by a person providing construction, remodeling, repair, improvement, removal, or demolition valued at $2,500 or less per project on behalf of a properly licensed contractor, provided that such contractor holds a valid license in the residential or commercial building contractor classification. The bill provides, however, that any construction services that require an individual license or certification shall be rendered only by an individual licensed or certified by the Board for Contractors. The bill also provides that any contractor that directly employs or otherwise contracts with a person who is not credentialed by the Board for Contractors for work requiring a credential shall be solely responsible for any monetary penalty or other sanction resulting from the act of employing or contracting with a person who lacks the proper credential based upon such person's failure to obtain or maintain the required credential. This bill is identical to
Richard Stuart (R) · 1 co-sponsor
in committee · Virginia · Senate Feb 21, 2017

SB 1428: Education improvement scholarships tax credit; eligibility of students with a disability.

Expands the education improvement scholarships tax credit program by removing the requirement that a child with a disability be a student enrolled or recently enrolled in public school in order to be eligible. The bill reduces the penalty for failure to fully disburse all donations received from 200 percent to 100 percent of unused donations.
Bill Stanley (R)
signed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2017

HB 2279: Child-protective services; complaints involving members of the United States Armed Forces.

Requires local departments of social services to transmit information regarding reports, complaints, family assessments, and investigations involving children of active duty members of the United States Armed Forces or members of their household to family advocacy representatives of the United States Armed Forces. Under current law, local departments of social services may transmit such information but are only required to transmit information regarding founded complaints or family assessments. This bill is identical to
Daun S. Hester (D) · 26 co-sponsors
passed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2017

HB 1606: Handheld personal communications devices; use of devices in highway work zones.

Prohibits any person from texting or otherwise using a handheld personal communications device while operating a motor vehicle in a highway work zone, defined in the bill, when workers are present. The bill adds an exemption to the prohibition against using a handheld personal communications device in a moving motor vehicle for an operator of a vehicle who activates, deactivates, or initiates a factory-installed feature or function on the vehicle.
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