Del. Jeffrey L. Campbell

Celebrating the life of John Walter Ainslie.

Commending Brigadier General Creighton W. AbramsIII, USA, Ret.

Commending John F. Reinhart.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable GeraldL. Baliles.

Statewide electronic filing system; circuitcourts, general district courts, and juvenile and domestic relationsdistrict courts; Supreme Court of Virginia to establish. Directsthe Supreme Court of Virginia to establish and operate a system forelectronic filing for civil and criminal proceedings for all circuitcourts, general district courts, and juvenile and domestic relationsdistrict courts on or before July 1, 2026. The bill further directsthe Supreme Court to promulgate rules to govern such filing system.

Family caregiver tax credit. Creates a nonrefundable income tax credit beginning in taxable year 2020 for expenses incurred by an individual in caring for an eligible family member, defined in the bill, who requires assistance with one or more activities of daily living, also defined in the bill. The credit equals 50 percent of eligible expenditures incurred by the caregiver, but shall not exceed $1,000. In order to qualify for the credit, the family caregiver must (i) not receive any compensation or reimbursement for the eligible expenditures and (ii) have federal adjusted gross income that is no greater than $75,000 for an individual or $150,000 for married persons. Both the caregiver and the eligible family member must be residents of Virginia. The bill requires the Tax Commissioner to establish guidelines for claiming the credit and provides that any unused credit may be carried forward by the taxpayer for five taxable years following the taxable year for which the credit was issued. The credit expires beginning with taxable year 2025.

Control of firearms in local government buildings;waiver of sovereign immunity. Provides that any locality thatadopts an ordinance or policy that generally prohibits firearms,ammunition, or components or combination thereof in any buildingowned or used by such locality for governmental purposes shall waiveits sovereign immunity protection with regard to any civil claimfor damages brought by an individual who claims his injuries arethe result, at least in part, of such ordinance or policy. In suchinstance, a locality will be subject to an ordinary negligence standardfor its invitees.

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.

Celebrating the life of Amanda Doane Holley.