Rep. S. Chris Jones

Primary HB 2361

Passed · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Stormwater management; land-disturbing activities, current regulations.

Provides that the statewide technical criteria for stormwater management that were adopted by the State Water Control Board during 2011 and became effective July 1, 2014, shall be applicable to those land-disturbing activities that are subject to a stormwater management permit that was initially issued prior to July 1, 2014, where notice of transfer of such permit to another party is provided to the Department of Environmental Quality after December 31, 2020, but no land-disturbing activities have commenced before such provision of notice. The bill creates exceptions for projects involving certain governmental bonding or public debt financing and for land-disturbing activities that are served by existing stormwater management facilities.

Passed Feb 19, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 2181

Signed into law · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Radford University; authority to establish Radford University-Roanoke Division.

Authorizes the Radford University Board of Visitors (the board) to establish the Radford University-Roanoke Division (the Division) through the acquisition of Jefferson College of Health Sciences, a nonprofit private institution wholly owned and operated by Carilion Clinic. The bill authorizes the board, upon establishment of the Division, to (i) exercise the same powers with respect to the operation of the Division as are vested in the board regarding the University and (ii) offer at the Division all programs of instruction offered by Jefferson College of Health Sciences at the time of acquisition, including associate-degree programs. The bill permits Radford University to award merit-based and need-based institutional aid to students enrolled at the Division in a manner that is consistent with practices at the former Jefferson College of Health Sciences. This bill is identical to

Signed into law Feb 19, 2019 1 co-sponsor

Primary HJ 768

Introduced · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Celebrating the life of Alvin W. Anderson, Sr.

Introduced Feb 18, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJ 664

Introduced · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Commending the Joe Bagley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2582.

Introduced Feb 18, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJ 714

Introduced · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Commending the Suffolk Christian Academy softball team.

Introduced Feb 18, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HR 271

Introduced · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Celebrating the life of Sergeant First Class Joshua Zachary Beale, USA.

Introduced Feb 18, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJ 769

Introduced · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Commending Lonnie Manuel Massey.

Introduced Feb 18, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJ 665

Introduced · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Commending the Western Branch High School track and field program.

Introduced Feb 18, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJ 666

Introduced · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Commending the Nansemond River High School girls' track and field team.

Introduced Feb 18, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 2529

Signed into law · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Income tax, state; conformity of taxation system with the IRC, taxable income deductions, etc.

Advances conformity of the Commonwealth's tax code with the federal tax code to December 31, 2018, effective starting in taxable year 2018. Starting in taxable year 2019, the bill deconforms from the provisions of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that limit the deduction for state and local taxes and that suspend the overall limit on itemized deductions.

Signed into law Feb 15, 2019 1 co-sponsor