Rep. Rae Cousins

Commending Peter A. Blake.

Commending Technical Sergeant Jacquelyn N. Montoya,VA ANG.

Commending Staff Sergeant Britney Phillips,VA ANG.

Celebrating the life of Michelle Antonette Leete.

Commending Senior Airman Kostiantyn Khymchenko,USAF.

Prisoners; Department of Corrections-issued and jailer-issued identification. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall establish a procedure for securing a government-issued identification card, birth certificate, or Social Security card through the Department of Motor Vehicles and that the Department of Motor Vehicles shall expedite the processing of an application submitted by a prisoner for such government-issued identification card and the issuance of such identification. The bill also requires the Department of Corrections, in coordination with the State Board of Local and Regional Jails, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the State Registrar of Vital Records, to (i) review the processes involved in assisting a prisoner in applying for and obtaining a government-issued identification card, birth certificate, or Social Security card; (ii) identify any obstacles that may interfere with a prisoner obtaining such identification or documents prior to such prisoner's release or discharge; and (iii) issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2024.

Firearm locking device required for sale ortransfer of firearm; warning against accessibility to children; penalty.Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any licensed manufacturer, licensedimporter, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any firearmto any person other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer,or licensed dealer unless the transferee is provided with a lockingdevice for that firearm and the firearm is accompanied by a warning,in conspicuous and legible type in capital letters printed on a labelaffixed to the firearm and on a separate sheet of paper included within the packaging enclosing the firearm, that firearms should be lockedand kept away from children and that there may be civil and criminalliability for failing to do so. The bill provides exceptions forlaw-enforcement and governmental agencies.

Local tax; penalties and interest. Requireslocalities to apply voluntary payments made by a taxpayer to thetax return that accompanies such payment. The bill provides thatno interest will accrue on any unpaid balances 90 days after thedate on which a taxpayer files an application for correction by thelocality, an administrative appeal, or an application to court formeals taxes, until such appeal is resolved. The bill creates noticeprocedures prior to a locality making a levy on property due to delinquenttax payments. With respect to any local food or beverage tax, followingthe denial of a taxpayer's application for correction, the bill providesthat the locality and taxpayer may agree to settle the liabilitypursuant to an offer in compromise. The bill also provides that followingan application to court to correct erroneous assessments of locallevies, the court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailingparty.

Television and Film Production Development GrantProgram and Fund established; report. Establishes the Televisionand Film Production Development Grant Program and Fund that allowsthe Virginia Tourism Authority, with assistance from the VirginiaFilm Office, to award competitive grants to businesses in the televisionor film industry for filming or investing in television or film productionor television or film production-related infrastructure projectsin the Commonwealth. The bill provides that the Office and the Authorityshall submit a report every two years detailing television and filmindustries and related infrastructure spending in the Commonwealthand information related to the issuance of such grants through theProgram from the Fund.

Black Women's History Month. Designates April, in 2024 and in each succeeding year, as Black Women's History Month in Virginia.