Del. Kathy J. Byron

Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitationon duration of executive orders. Limits the duration of any executiveorder issued by the Governor pursuant to his powers under the EmergencyServices and Disaster Law to no more than 45 days from the date ofissuance. The bill provides that if the General Assembly does nottake any action on the rule, regulation, or order within the 45 daysduring which the rule, regulation, or order is effective, the Governorshall thereafter be prohibited from issuing the same or a similarrule, regulation, or order relating to the same emergency. Under current law, once issued, such executive orders are effective untilJune 30 following the next regular session of the General Assembly.

Facilitate the administration of the COVID-19vaccine; emergency.

Wake surfing; proximity to certain structuresor other persons. Prohibits a person within 200 feet of a dock,pier, boathouse, boat ramp, or other person in the water from operatinga vessel on any inland lake that is more than 500 feet above sealevel and of 20,000 acres or more in size, and wholly located withinthe Commonwealth (Smith Mountain Lake), while accompanied by a personor persons engaged in wake surfing.

Commending the Monument Terrace "Support Our Troops" rallies.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable AugustusBenton Chafin, Jr.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable AugustusBenton Chafin, Jr.

Sales and use tax; exemption for railroad rollingstock. Provides that the sales tax exemption for railroad rollingstock shall expire on July 1, 2021.

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.

Health insurance; in-network guarantees.Prohibits a health carrier that offers a managed care plan from enteringinto, extending, or renewing a provider contract with a facilityunless such provider contract contains provisions requiring thateach health care provider (i) that provides emergency or ancillaryservices at the facility is an in-network provider or has agreed to have his reimbursement from the health carrier included as partof the health carrier's payment to the facility and to not separatelybill the health carrier or the covered person for emergency or ancillaryservices provided at such facility and (ii) that any laboratory ordiagnostic services provided at the facility are in-network or, ifsuch services are referred by a provider at the facility, the referralis to an in-network provider.

Virginia's Region 2000 Airport Authority.Authorizes the City of Lynchburg, acting alone or with one or moreof the Counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, or Campbell to createan airport authority pursuant to the 2007 Virginia's Region 2000Airport Authority Act. Current law would only allow the creationof a Virginia's Region 2000 Airport Authority (the Authority) ifLynchburg and one of the above-mentioned counties participated. The bill would also give the Authority the power to use its facilitiesfor any governmental use approved by the Board of Directors of theAuthority. The bill contains technical changes.