Provides that at least four members of the seven-member Dinwiddie Airport and Industrial Authority (Authority) shall be residents of the County of Dinwiddie and removes the requirement that one member of the Authority shall be a resident of the City of Petersburg. Current law provides that only four members shall be residents of the County of Dinwiddie. The bill makes discretionary the removal of any appointee who ceases to reside within the County of Dinwiddie. The bill contains technical amendments.
Allows the organization Children of America Finding Hope to be listed on the individual income tax return for taxable years 2018 through 2020 as an organization eligible to receive voluntary contribution of tax refunds, despite the fact that it did not receive at least $10,000 in contributions in each of the three taxable years when it was previously listed. Beginning in taxable year 2021, Children of America Finding Hope will be listed on the individual income tax return only if it meets the $10,000 threshold in each of the previous three years.
Changes the appointing authorities for the members of the Secure and Resilient Commonwealth Panel who are selected from the Subcommittees on Public Safety of both houses from the subcommittees themselves to the Speaker of the House for the House subcommittee and the Senate Committee on Rules for the Senate subcommittee. The bill increases the membership of the Panel by adding an additional delegate appointed by the Speaker and an additional senator appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The option of appointing committee staff to the Panel is removed.
Provides that a person whose name or other identification has been used without his consent or authorization by another person may file with the Attorney General for the purposes of obtaining an Identity Theft Passport a copy of a police report showing that he has reported to a law-enforcement agency that his name or other identification has been used by another person without his consent or authorization.
Authorizes the Department of Conservation and Recreation to convey certain real property adjacent to the White Oak Technology Park in Henrico County to the Economic Development Authority of Henrico County in return for the grant of an open space easement and the dedication of a natural area preserve on a portion of the White Oak Technology Park property.
Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
Requires any health plan providing prescription drug coverage to permit and apply a prorated daily cost-sharing rate to prescriptions that are dispensed by a network pharmacy for a partial supply if the prescribing provider or the pharmacist determines the fill or refill to be in the best interest of the enrollee and the enrollee requests or agrees to a partial supply for the purpose of synchronizing the enrollee's medications. Such a proration shall not occur more frequently than annually. The measure also prohibits such a health plan from denying coverage for the dispensing of a medication that is dispensed by a network pharmacy on the basis that the dispensing is for a partial supply if the prescribing provider or the pharmacist determines the fill or refill is in the best interest of the enrollee and the enrollee requests or agrees to a partial supply for the purpose of synchronizing his medications. The measure requires health plans to allow a pharmacy to override denial codes indicating that a prescription is being refilled too soon for the purpose of synchronizing the enrollee's medications. The measure prohibits health plans from using payment structures incorporating prorated dispensing fees and requires that dispensing fees for partially filled or refilled prescriptions be paid in full for each prescription dispensed regardless of any prorated copay or fee paid for synchronization services.
Adds any locality or person that owns a historical African American cemetery to the list of qualified organizations able to receive funds for the preservation of historical African American cemeteries and graves. The bill also allows any locality to receive and hold such funds on behalf of any qualified organization until such time as the organization is able to receive or utilize the funds. The bill requires that the owner of a historical African American cemetery allow reasonable ingress and egress to such cemetery by members of an organization qualified to receive funds for cemetery care and maintenance.
Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
Clarifies that the authority of the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council (Council) to grant extensions from the deadline for filing disclosure forms does not extend to filings made by a candidate for public office, as such candidate filings are not filed with the Council. This bill is identical to
Provides that an order of publication for the enforcement of a lien for taxes owed on real property that has a value of $50,000 or less need be published only once. Under current law, such order is required to be published at least once a week for two successive weeks.
Requires jury commissioners to collect the information obtained from those persons not qualified to serve as jurors as a result of (i) not being a citizen of the United States, (ii) no longer being a resident of the Commonwealth, (iii) being a resident of another county or city in the Commonwealth, (iv) having been convicted of a felony and not having had voting rights restored, or (v) having been adjudicated incapacitated and disqualified to vote and not having had voting rights restored. The bill authorizes the sheriff, clerk of court, or other official responsible for maintaining such information provided by the commissioners to enter into an agreement with the general registrar for the locality to make that information available to that general registrar. The bill also requires the general registrars to use the information received to identify voters who are no longer qualified to vote and to initiate list maintenance procedures pursuant to current law. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2019.
