Del. Jeffrey L. Campbell

Marijuana cultivation facility licenses; preferencefor certain Virginia farmers. Provides that, if an act of assemblyis passed by the 2022 Session of the General Assembly that createsa license that authorizes the licensee to cultivate retail marijuanaand perform related activities, preference for the award of suchlicenses shall be given to farmers who have legally grown hemp inVirginia prior to October 1, 2021, and farmers from economicallydistressed areas in Virginia. The bill also provides that such licensesshall be issued beginning April 1, 2023.

Study; JLARC; workforce development in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission(JLARC) to update its 2014 review of workforce training in the Commonwealthwith a new study of workforce development. In conducting its study,JLARC shall examine which entities in the Commonwealth are conductingworkforce development activities, how much money is being spent onsuch activities, the sources of such money, which metrics can beused to determine the effects of spending on workforce developmentactivities, and, based on those metrics, which entities in the Commonwealthare producing the best results.

Constitutional amendment (first reference);real property tax; exemption for certain surviving spouses of membersof the armed forces. Authorizes the General Assembly to exemptfrom tax the real property of a surviving spouse of a member of thearmed forces who died in the line of duty while performing officialmilitary activities. The amendment provides that such exemption isonly available when the death of such member of the armed forces did not result from criminal conduct. The current Constitution exemptsthe real property of a surviving spouse of a member of the armedforces who was killed in action, a disabled veteran, and the survivingspouse of a disabled veteran.

Family caregiver tax credit. Creates a nonrefundableincome tax credit for taxable years 2022 through 2026 for expensesincurred by an individual in caring for an eligible family member,defined in the bill, who requires assistance with one or more activitiesof daily living, also defined in the bill. The credit equals 50 percentof eligible expenditures incurred by the caregiver up to $1,000. Inorder to qualify for the credit, the family caregiver must (i) notreceive any compensation or reimbursement for the eligible expendituresand (ii) have federal adjusted gross income that is no greater than$100,000 for an individual or $200,000 for married persons. The billrequires the Tax Commissioner to establish guidelines for claimingthe credit and provides that any unused credit may be carried forwardby the taxpayer for five taxable years following the taxable yearfor which the credit was issued. The bill is a recommendation ofthe Joint Commission on Health Care.

Criminal records; sealing of records. Makeschanges to the sealing provisions as they shall become effectivepursuant to Chapters 524 and 542 of the 2021 Acts of Assembly, SpecialSession I, related to the types of offenses eligible to be sealedby petition. The bill limits such offenses eligible for sealing bypetition to convictions for a Class 2, 3, or 4 misdemeanor and deferraland dismissals of misdemeanor offenses, Class 5 or 6 felonies, or felony larceny-related offenses. Under the related provisions asthey shall become effective pursuant to Chapters 524 and 542, a personconvicted of or who has had a charge deferred and dismissed for amisdemeanor offense, Class 5 or 6 felony, or felony larceny-relatedoffense is eligible to petition to have such conviction or chargesealed. The bill also changes the provisions related to criminalpenalties for disclosure of sealed records to require proof thatsuch disclosure was done maliciously and intentionally and reducesthe penalty for such violation to a Class 1 misdemeanor. Under therelated provisions as they shall become effective pursuant to Chapters524 and 542, disclosure of such records done willfully is a Class1 misdemeanor and disclosure done maliciously and intentionally isa Class 6 felony.

Modification of sentence for marijuana-related offenses. Creates a process by which persons convicted of certain felony marijuana-related offenses committed prior to July 1, 2021, who remain incarcerated or on community supervision on July 1, 2022, may receive an automatic hearing to consider modification of such person's sentence. The provisions of the bill sunset on July 1, 2024.

Income tax credit; employers of G3 Program orcybersecurity graduates. Creates a nonrefundable individual andcorporate income tax credit for employers that hire eligible employeeswho are (i) graduates of the Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back Program(G3 Program) or (ii) graduates with a degree in cybersecurity froma Virginia four-year institution of higher education. The creditis available for taxable years 2022 through 2026, is equal to $1,000per eligible employee hired during the taxable year who works ina full-time position, and includes an aggregate annual cap of $5million.

Celebrating the life of Jon Kevin Griffin.

Agribusiness. Clarifies that existing agribusinessin the Commonwealth includes farmers markets and roadside farm markets.

Wrongful death; death of the parent or guardianof a child resulting from driving under the influence; child support.Provides that any action for death by wrongful act where the defendant,as a result of driving a motor vehicle or operating a watercraftunder the influence, unintentionally caused the death of anotherperson who was the parent or legal guardian of a child, the personwho has custody of such child may petition the court to order thatthe defendant pay child support.