U.S. Constitution; application for aconvention of the states. Makes application to Congress to calla convention of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution that impose fiscal restraints on the federal governmentand limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government.
Firearm-free zones designated by the Commonwealthor a locality; waiver of sovereign immunity. Provides that (i)if the Commonwealth designates any property owned by it or (ii) ifany locality designates such locality or any part of such localityas a firearm-free zone, the Commonwealth or such locality waivesits sovereign immunity as it relates to any injuries sustained bypersons lawfully present in such firearm-free zone.
Stormwater Management Fund. Provides thatgrants from a local Stormwater Management Fund may be used for anauthorized local stormwater credit option for Virginia StormwaterManagement Program authorized program administrators as a stormwaterretrofit for any development within the local watershed that predatesthe 2005 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of EnvironmentalQuality best management practice criteria. Currently, the grantsmay only be used for (i) the construction, improvement, or repairof a stormwater management facility or (ii) erosion and sedimentcontrol.
Study; harmful algal blooms in Lake Anna; report. Requests the Virginia Department of Health to study harmful algal blooms in Lake Anna and submit its report by the first day of the 2021 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts established.Permits the parents of certain children to apply to the schooldivision in which the child resides for a one-year, renewable ParentalChoice Education Savings Account that consists of an amount thatis equivalent to a certain percentage of all applicable annual Standardsof Quality per pupil state funds appropriated for public school purposesand apportioned to the resident school division in which the studentresides, including the per pupil share of state sales tax funding in basic aid and any state per pupil share of special education fundingfor which the student is eligible. The bill permits the parent touse the moneys in such account for certain education-related expenses of the student, including tuition, deposits, fees, and required textbooksat a private elementary school or secondary school that is locatedin the Commonwealth. The bill also contains provisions relating to auditing, rescinding, and reviewing expenses made from such accounts.
Constitutional amendment (second resolution);reapportionment; technical adjustments permitted. Gives the GeneralAssembly the authority to make technical adjustments to legislative electoral district boundaries following the enactment of any decennial reapportionment law. Such adjustments may be made solely for thepurpose of causing legislative electoral district boundaries to coincidewith the boundaries of voting precincts established in the countiesand cities and shall be permitted only to the extent necessary toaccomplish this purpose. Any change made shall be consistent withany criteria for legislative electoral districts adopted for thepreceding decennial redistricting.
Virginia National Guard; state active duty for emergency response; pay and allowances for members. Establishes rates of pay and allowances for members of the Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force.
Virginia taxable income; subtractions; volunteer firefighters and volunteer emergency medical services personnel.Provides a state income tax subtraction of $20 per hour, up toa maximum of 300 hours per taxable year, for bona fide volunteerswho perform qualifying services, defined in the bill as volunteerfirefighting and fire prevention services, emergency medical services,ambulance services, emergency rescue services, and all training andtraining-related activities required by law.
Possession, purchase, and transport of certainfirearms in certain localities; withholding state funds. Allowsa person to lawfully possess, purchase, or transport a firearm orfirearms magazine that he would otherwise be lawfully permitted to possess, purchase, or transport on January 1, 2020, while he isin a locality that has adopted or enforced any ordinance, resolution,or motion that declares such locality a sanctuary for Second Amendmentrights. The bill also provides that no funds payable by the Commonwealthto a locality for any and all purposes shall be withheld from a localitysolely on the basis of such locality adopting or enforcing any ordinance,resolution, or motion that declares such locality a sanctuary for Second Amendment rights.
Prescribing of opioids; required patient disclosures. Requires prescribers to discuss with a patient or the patient'sparent or guardian prior to prescribing an opioid information regardingthe prescribed opioid, including the risks of addiction and overdoseassociated with opioids; the dangers of taking opioids with alcohol,benzodiazepines, and other central nervous system depressants; thereasons why the prescription is necessary; and alternative treatmentsthat may be available. The bill also requires the prescriber to includea notation in the patient's medical record indicating that theserequired patient disclosures were discussed.
