Rep. Will Wampler

Insurers rehabilitation and liquidation; federalhome loan bank rights. Expands upon provisions that authorizea court, in instances of insurer rehabilitation and liquidation,to issue a restraining order or injunction to an insurer to preventthe transaction of future business or other business activities.The bill further creates provisions relating to federal home loanbank rights and insurer-members of federal home loan banks relatedto the transfer of assets, delinquency proceedings, and requirementsfor federal home loan banks upon appointing a receiver for an insurer-member.

Board of Education; local school boards; public notice and comment regarding certain materials. Requires the Board of Education (the Board), in order to provide appropriate opportunity for input from the general public, parents, teachers, and local school boards, to solicit public comment prior to revising, adopting, or approving any Standards of Learning resource guide or curriculum framework, list of recommended textbooks in any Standards of Learning academic subject, textbook, instructional aid or material, or required or recommended reading list. The bill requires the Board to publish notice of its intended action at least 30 days prior to soliciting public comment, provide interested parties reasonable opportunity to be heard and present information prior to final action of the Board, and make such materials available for public inspection at least 30 days prior to final revision, adoption, or approval, as the case may be. Under current law, such requirements for public input apply only to the adoption or revision of Standards of Learning resource guides and lists of recommended textbooks in any Standards of Learning academic subject. The bill also requires the Board to establish minimum standards for local school boards to provide appropriate opportunity for input from the general public, parents, and teachers by soliciting public comment prior to revising, adopting, or approving any curriculum, textbook, instructional aid or material, or required or recommended reading list. The bill requires each local school board to comply with such minimum standards, which are required to include opportunities for public input that are substantially similar to those that are required to be provided by the Board.

Special license plates; VIRGINIA CREEPER TRAILCONSERVANCY. Authorizes the issuance of revenue-sharing speciallicense plates for supporters of the Virginia Creeper Trail Conservancybearing the legend VIRGINIA CREEPER TRAIL CONSERVANCY.

Health insurance; coverage for the diagnosisof and treatment for infertility and standard fertility preservationservices. Requires health insurance policies, subscription contracts,and health care plans to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of infertility and for standard fertility preservation procedures,defined in the bill.

Capital murder; death penalty for the willful,deliberate, and premeditated killing of a law-enforcement officer.Authorizes punishment by death for the willful, deliberate, and premeditatedkilling of a law-enforcement officer.

Coal refuse energy and reclamation tax credit.Creates a nonrefundable individual and corporate income tax creditfor taxable years 2023 through 2027 equal to $4 per ton of qualifiedcoal refuse used to generate electricity at an eligible facility,defined in the bill, in the Commonwealth by an eligible taxpayer,defined in the bill, during the taxable year. The amount of creditsthat may be claimed for a single eligible facility shall not exceed$1,665,000 in taxable year 2023, $2,220,000 in taxable year 2024,and $4,440,000 in taxable years 2025, 2026, and 2027. The aggregatecredits in each taxable year are capped at $7.5 million in taxableyear 2023, $10 million in taxable year 2024, and $20 million in taxableyears 2025, 2026, and 2027. The credit may be carried forward forfive taxable years. The credit shallbe administered by Department of Taxation, who shall compile andsubmit an annual report by November 1 of each taxable year with thenumber of eligible taxpayers applying for and utilizing the credit,the amount of credits approved, and data on the benefits to the Commonwealthof the use of qualified coal refuse to generate electricity at aneligible facility to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Finance,the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Senate Committee onFinance and Appropriations.

Constitutional amendment (first reference);qualified immunity for government officials. Establishes theright of government officials to qualified immunity. The amendmentprovides that a government official may not be found liable for thedeprivation of any person's rights, privileges, or immunities securedby the Constitution of Virginia and the laws of Virginia if such official establishes that (i) the right, privilege, or immunity alleged tobe violated was not clearly established at the time of the person's deprivation by the official, or that at such time, the state of thelaw was not sufficiently clear that every reasonable official wouldhave understood that the conduct alleged constituted a violationof the Constitution or the laws of Virginia or (ii) a court of competentjurisdiction had issued a final decision on the merits holding thatthe specific conduct alleged to be unlawful was consistent with the Constitution and the laws of Virginia.

State park fees; active duty military and veterans.Directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to establisha policy that entitles any veteran or person on active duty militaryservice to pay no fee for access, entry, or parking at a state park,and to receive a 50 percent discount for various park services andamenities.

Commending Liberty University.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable LinwoodA. Holton, Jr.