Del. Rob Bloxom

Commending the Honorable M. Kirkland Cox.

Hampton Roads Sanitation District. Makesnumerous changes to the enabling act for the Hampton Roads SanitationDistrict related to the addition of Northampton and Accomack Counties to the district, including realignment of the residency requirementsfor Commissioners. Other changes include (i) defining the term "associatedwater system" and inserting it as appropriate throughout the bill;(ii) amending certain eminent domain powers related to procurement of lands contiguous to the site of an existing sewage disposal systemfor construction and operation of an expanded sewage disposal systemto meet new regulatory requirements, including nutrient removal technology; (iii) altering authority related to rates; and (iv) makingvarious technical and clarifying updates.

Charter; Town of Nassawadox. Updates thecharter for the Town of Nassawadox to reflect the town's shift ofmunicipal elections from May to November.

Commending the T.C. Williams School of Lawat the University of Richmond.

Celebrating the life of Michael Wayne Woods.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable RobertS. Bloxom, Sr.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable AugustusBenton Chafin, Jr.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable AugustusBenton Chafin, Jr.

Individual and corporate income tax credit;employers of National Guard members and self-employed National Guardmembers. Provides for taxable years 2020 through 2024 a nonrefundabletax credit against individual and corporate income taxes for (i) wages paid by an employer to an employee who is an active or reserveVirginia National Guard member or (ii) income of a self-employedactive or reserve Virginia National Guard member attributable to his business. The amount of the credit shall be 25 percent if such memberwas in a military pay status for 65 days or more during such taxableyear or 15 percent if such member was in a military pay status forat least 45 days but less than 65 days during such taxable year.The credit shall not be allowed if such member was in a military pay status for less than 45 days during such taxable year. The billallows a taxpayer to carry unused credits over for up to five taxableyears.

Virginia National Guard; state active duty for emergency response; pay and allowances for members. Provides that whenever called to state active duty in response to certain emergencies, members of the National Guard and the Virginia Defense Force receive pay and allowance equal to their rank and years of service, as determined by the Department of Military Affairs. The bill also authorizes the Adjutant General to increase state active duty pay on an annual basis by a rate not to exceed the most recent percentage increase in basic pay for members of the Armed Forces. Current law provides that (i) officers of the National Guard receive the same pay and allowances as prescribed for members of like rank in the United States Armed Forces, (ii) members of the National Guard receive the same pay and allowances as if they were on a day of Annual Training, and (iii) members of the Virginia Defense Force called to state active duty receive the same pay and allowances as persons of like grade in the National Guard for a day of Annual Training, capped at 25 years of service. The provisions of the bills are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.