Commending Jacob Johnson.
Sponsored bills
Tax credits; vested interest. Creates avested interest when a taxpayer claims a tax credit, including aninterest in any conditions placed upon the credit, and prohibitsalteration of such interest by a subsequent action of the GeneralAssembly. The provisions of the act are retroactive but shall notbe construed to extend the time during which a taxpayer may filean amended tax return.
Commending the Loudoun Hunt.
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.
Possession, purchase, and transport of certainfirearms in certain localities; withholding state funds. Allowsa person to lawfully possess, purchase, or transport a firearm orfirearms magazine that he would otherwise be lawfully permitted to possess, purchase, or transport on January 1, 2020, while he isin a locality that has adopted or enforced any ordinance, resolution,or motion that declares such locality a sanctuary for Second Amendmentrights. The bill also provides that no funds payable by the Commonwealthto a locality for any and all purposes shall be withheld from a localitysolely on the basis of such locality adopting or enforcing any ordinance,resolution, or motion that declares such locality a sanctuary for Second Amendment rights.
Commending the Appomattox County High Schoolfootball team.
Commending the Appomattox Dixie Darlings softballteam.
Historical African American cemeteries; Buckingham County. Adds the Stanton Family Cemetery in Buckingham County, with 36 eligible graves, to the list of cemeteries for which qualified organizations may receive funds from the Department of Historic Resources for the care of historical African American cemeteries and graves. This bill was incorporated into HB 1523.
Virginia State Police; Executive ProtectionUnit; possession of firearms. Provides that notwithstanding anyother provision of law, a state police officer serving on the ExecutiveProtection Unit may possess a firearm only to the extent permittedby law for a civilian.
Commending Albemarle County.