Rep. Baxter Ennis

Carrying a firearm or explosive material intoa building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exception for highwayrest areas. Provides that the prohibition on carrying a firearmor explosive material in any building owned or leased by the Commonwealthshall not apply to any highway rest area.

State Air Pollution Control Board; regulations; low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards. Repeals theState Air Pollution Control Board's authority to implement low-emissionsand zero-emissions vehicle standards that apply for vehicles witha model year of 2025 and later.

Free use of toll facilities; certain disabledveterans. Authorizes the free use of all toll bridges, toll roads,and other toll facilities in the Commonwealth for drivers who havebeen rated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as having a100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability. Thebill also replaces the current window sticker for certain personsexempted from tolls due to a disability with a specialized electronictoll collection device identifying such person as eligible for freepassage.

Militia state active duty; cyber-related support.Provides that the Governor or his designee may call forth the militiaor any part thereof to state active duty for service when the Governordetermines that cyber-related support is needed to assist state orlocal agencies or to assist private entities that provide criticalinfrastructure. The bill contains technical amendments.

Rate of tax on gasoline and diesel fuel.Lowers the rate of tax on gasoline and diesel fuel on July 1, 2024,from 26.2 cents per gallon to 21.2 cents per gallon on gasoline andfrom 27 cents per gallon to 20.2 cents per gallon on diesel fuel,which are the rates that were in effect before July 1, 2021. Thebill provides that the rate of tax on gasoline and diesel fuel willreturn to 26.2 and 27 cents per gallon, respectively, on July 1,2025, and will be indexed based on the change in the United StatesAverage Consumer Price Index occurring between 2021 and 2024; thereafter,the rate will be indexed annually.

Special lifetime hunting and fishing license;military veterans. Allows any resident of the Commonwealth whois a veteran of the United States Armed Forces or the National Guardand Reserve who applies for the resident lifetime hunting licenseor the resident lifetime fishing license to receive such license.The cost for such license is set for one of the following fees basedon age: age 50 or younger, $200; age 51 through 55, $150; age 56through 60, $100; age 61 through 64, $50; and age 65 or older, $10.

Governor; chief of staff and Governor's Secretaries.Provides that no chief of staff appointed by the Governor andno Secretary appointed by the Governor shall be members of each other'simmediate family when each is serving in his appointed capacityat the same time.

Law-enforcement officers; protected personalinformation. Provides that any law-enforcement officer who providesinformation relative to a criminal investigation or in proceedingspreliminary to a criminal prosecution may refuse, unless orderedby a court, to disclose his residence address, home telephone number,or any personal information concerning his family. The bill alsoprovides that any law-enforcement officer who testifies as a witnessin a criminal case may refuse to disclose personal information concerninghis family unless it is determined by the court that such evidenceis relevant to the case.

State parks; First Responder and Veteran Passport;discounted entry and parking. Establishes a First Responder andVeteran Passport that entitles a first responder or a veteran ofthe Armed Forces of the United States or other military service toreceive a 50 percent discount on parking and admission fees at stateparks in the Commonwealth.

Income tax subtraction; military retirementbenefits; uniformed services. Expands the definition of "militarybenefits" to include an income tax subtraction of retirement incomereceived for service in the uniformed services of the United States,which includes the United States Armed Forces, the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the commissionedcorps of the United States Public Health Service. Under current law,the subtraction is only allowed for military retirement income receivedfor service in the United States Armed Forces.