Commending John F. Reinhart.
Sponsored bills
Celebrating the life of the Honorable GeraldL. Baliles.
Commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. RobertRussa Moton.
Early retirement; constitutional officers. Provides that in certain circumstances a constitutional officer shall be eligiblefor the normal retirement allowance without requiring that such individualhave 20 or more years of creditable service at the date of separation.The bill applies to a constitutional officer who (i) is involuntary separated from service because their office was lawfully abolished,as a result of their city reverting to town status, and (ii) is servingin such office at the time of reversion.
Records of financial institutions; reimbursementof costs for production. Provides that a financial institutionthat is asked to provide records related to a customer of the financialinstitution pursuant to a court proceeding shall be reimbursed bythe requesting party for the reasonably necessary and directly incurredcosts for the production of such records.
Constitutional officers; hiring notices.Allows constitutional officers to use the local government's officialwebsite and related social media platforms to advertise employmentpositions.
Motor vehicle sales and use tax; definitionof sale price; trade-in vehicles. Provides that for the purposesof calculating the motor vehicle sales and use tax for new vehiclepurchases only, the sale price shall be reduced by the value of anytrade-in vehicle. Under current law, no allowance or deduction isgiven for the value of a trade-in vehicle.
Surrogacy contracts; provisions requiring abortionor selective reduction unenforceable. Provides that any provisionof a surrogacy contract requiring an abortion or selective reductionis against the public policy of the Commonwealth and is void andunenforceable.
Opioid addiction treatment pilot program.Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services(the Department), in partnership with community services boards,a hospital licensed in the Commonwealth, and telemedicine networks,to establish a two-year pilot program in Planning District 12 designedto provide comprehensive treatment and recovery services to uninsuredor underinsured individuals suffering from opioid addiction or opioid-relateddisorders. The bill requires the Department and its partners to collaboratewith a work group established by the Department of interested stakeholdersto develop the pilot program.
Virginia National Guard; state active duty for emergency response; pay and allowances for members. Establishes rates of pay and allowances for members of the Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force.