Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling

Commending Mark E. Smith.

Collective bargaining by firefighters and emergency medical services providers. Authorizes firefighters and emergency medical services providers employed by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth to engage in collective bargaining through labor organizations or other designated representatives. The bill provides for the appointment of a three-member board of arbitration regarding any dispute arising between an employer and firefighters or emergency medical services providers. Under the bill, determinations made by such board of arbitration are final on a disputed issue and are binding on the parties involved.

Commending Peter A. Blake.

Celebrating the life of Michelle Antonette Leete.

Acknowledging with profound regret the unethicaluse of Black bodies by medical institutions. Expresses the sentimentof the General Assembly in acknowledging with profound regret theunethical use of Black bodies by medical institutions in the Commonwealth.

Food and beverage tax; meals tax; discount.Allows a county, city, or town to provide a commission to a businessfor collecting and remitting to the locality a meals tax or a foodand beverage tax regardless of whether the business is delinquenton the collection and remittance of such tax. The rate of such commissionshall be set by ordinance and shall not exceed the amount of taxdue.

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.

Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices; days and hours of operation. Authorizes the governing body of any county or city establishing voter satellite offices for absentee voting in person to prescribe, by ordinance, the dates and hours of operation for such offices. The bill prohibits any reduction in the dates or hours of operation of such offices to be enacted within 60 days of any general election.

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

Black Maternal Health Week. Designates April11 through April 17, in 2024 and in each succeeding year, as BlackMaternal Health Week in Virginia.