Mountain ridges; prohibition on construction;local ordinance. Prohibits the construction of any building morethan 50 feet tall at any elevation within 100 feet of the crest ofa vulnerable mountain ridge, as defined in the bill. The bill providesan exception for construction that complies with a county or cityordinance adopted to mitigate the effect of such structures on viewsof the ridge. The bill also authorizes any city or county to optout of the prohibition on construction by referendum if the petitionfor such referendum is made prior to January 1, 2022. The bill directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to produce maps showing vulnerable mountain ridges in Virginia and authorizes the Departmentto develop a model ridge conservation ordinance.
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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 a Virginia NationalGuard member or (ii) income of a self-employed National Guard memberattributable to his business. The amount of the credit shall be 25percent if such member was in a military pay status for 65 days ormore during such taxable year or 15 percent if such member was ina military pay status for 45 days or more during such taxable year.The credit shall not be allowed if such member was in a militarypay status for less than 45 days during such taxable year.
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; provider contracts; business practices;penalties. Provides that amendments to a provider contract or any materialprovision, addenda, schedule, exhibit, or policy thereto, as it relates to anymaterial provision that was agreed to or accepted by the provider in theprevious 12-month period, or that occurred during the current term of theprovider contract and resulted in an adverse change, are not effective unlessagreed to by the provider in writing. The measure requires such an amendment tobe agreed to by the provider in a signed written amendment to the providercontract. The measure defines a material provision of a provider contract asany policy manual, coverage guideline, edit, multiple procedure logic, or auditprocedure that (i) decreases the provider's payment or compensation, (ii)limits an enrollee's access to covered services under his health plan, or (iii)changes the administrative procedures applicable to a provider contract in away that may reasonably be expected to significantly increase the provider'sadministrative expense. The measure requires carriers to permit a provider todetermine the carrier's policies regarding the use of edits or multipleprocedure logic. The measure requires carriers to provide, for each health planin which the provider participates or is proposed to participate, a completefee schedule for all health care services included under the provider contractwith the provider in writing and to make such fee schedules available inmachine-readable electronic format. The measure requires a provider contract topermit a provider a minimum of one year from the date a health care service isrendered to submit a claim for payment, unless otherwise agreed upon. Themeasure also (a) requires the State Corporation Commission to assist providersand to examine and investigate provider complaints and inquiries relating to analleged or suspected failure by a carrier to comply with required minimum fairbusiness standards, (b) requires the Commission to provide a determination ofwhether a carrier has failed to comply with these standards within 60 days ofreceipt of a provider's complaint or inquiry, (c) authorizes the Commission todetermine whether a carrier's practices comply with these standards, (d)subjects a person that refuses or fails to provide information in a timelymanner to the Commission to enforcement and penalty provisions, and (e)authorizes the Commission to impose penalties or issue a cease and desist orderto a carrier that fails to comply with these standards.
Solemn Covenant of the States to Award Prizesfor Curing Diseases; compact. Establishes a compact to award prizes for curing diseases. The compact shall become effective upon enactmentinto law by two states.
Commending the Washington Nationals.
Commending the Washington Nationals.
Commending The American Legion Auxiliary.
Commending the United States Women's NationalSoccer Team.
Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) to develop or obtain a mental health mobile application to facilitate the provision of crisis intervention services by licensed clinicians to individuals in the Commonwealth through calls, texts, and online chat portals. The bill requires the mobile application to be integrated with the crisis intervention phone hotline administered by a third-party provider under contract with the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) and requires DMAS to provide the DBHDS with data and other information necessary to ensure such integration. The Secretary of Health and Human Services is directed to promote, market, and advertise the use of such application.