Del. Karen Greenhalgh

Celebrating the life of Connor Garstka.

Celebrating the life of Nikia Yvonne Shaw.

Commending Dr. William R. Harvey.

Celebrating the life of Alyson Sudow Bailey.

Commending Ryan Zimmerman.

Provision of abortion; right to informed consent. Requires physicians and authorized nurse practitioners to followcertain procedures and processes to effect a pregnant woman's informedwritten consent prior to the performance of an abortion.

Russia; boycott of goods and services. Encouragingall residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia to boycott all goodsand services originating in Russia.

Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts established.Permits the parents of qualified students, defined in the bill, to apply to the school division in which the qualified student residesfor a one-year, renewable Parental Choice Education Savings Accountthat consists of an amount that is equivalent to a certain percentage of all applicable annual Standards of Quality per pupil state funds appropriated for public school purposes and apportioned to the residentschool division in which the qualified student resides, includingthe per pupil share of state sales tax funding in basic aid and any state per pupil share of special education funding for which thequalified student is eligible. The bill permits the parent of thequalified student to use the moneys in such account for certain education-relatedexpenses of the qualified student, including tuition, deposits, fees,and required textbooks at a private elementary school or secondaryschool that is located in the Commonwealth. The bill also contains provisions relating to auditing, rescinding, and reviewing expensesmade from such accounts.

Income tax; standard deduction. Increasesthe standard deduction, starting with taxable year 2022, from $4,500to $9,000 for single filers and from $9,000 to $18,000 for married filers (one-half of such amount in the case of a married individualfiling a separate return). The increase would remain in effect fortaxable years 2026 and after, when, under current law, the standard deduction is scheduled to be reduced to $3,000 for single filersand to $6,000 for married filers.

Collective bargaining; law enforcement; transparencyand accountability. Prohibits a county, city, or town from enteringinto a collective bargaining contract with a labor union or otheremployee association representing law-enforcement officers or employeesof a law-enforcement agency that (i) prevents the Attorney Generalfrom seeking equitable relief against a law-enforcement agency engagingin a pattern or practice of unconstitutional misconduct; (ii) includesany stipulation that delays officer interviews or interrogationsafter alleged wrongdoing for a set length of time; (iii) providesofficers with access to evidence before interviews or interrogations about alleged wrongdoing; (iv) mandates the destruction or purgingof disciplinary records from personnel files after a set length oftime, or limits the consideration of disciplinary records in futureemployment actions; (v) prohibits the interrogation, investigation,or punishment of officers on the basis of alleged wrongdoing if aset length of time has elapsed since its alleged occurrence, or sincethe initiation of the investigation; (vi) prohibits supervisors frominterrogating, investigating, or disciplining officers on the basisof anonymous civilian complaints; or (vii) requires arbitration of disputes related to disciplinary penalties or termination.