Del. Barry Knight

Allowances for jurors; unclaimed funds; retentionby the court for jury operations or expenses. Exempts funds heldby the court for payment to a juror from the provisions of the VirginiaDisposition of Unclaimed Property Act and provides that such fundsmay be used by the court for jury operations or other jury-relatedexpenses if such funds are unclaimed for more than one year afterbecoming payable.

Short-term rentals. Provides that no localityshall require a person to register a short-term rental pursuant tothe locality's land use and zoning authority if the person meetscertain criteria set out in the bill.

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum);reapportionment; technical adjustments permitted. Provides for a referendum at the November 3, 2020, election to approve or rejectan amendment that would allow the General Assembly to make technicaladjustments to legislative election district boundaries in the periodbetween decennial reapportionments, provided that the adjustment'ssole purpose is to align legislative election district boundarieswith the boundaries of voting precincts established in counties andcities.

Trespass with an unmanned aircraft system; localor state correctional facilities; penalty. Provides that anyperson who knowingly and intentionally causes an unmanned aircraftsystem to come within 400 feet of the lateral boundaries of any localor state correctional facility, for any reason, is guilty of a Class1 misdemeanor.

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.

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.

Commending M.M. Gunter & Son.

Commending Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

Celebrating the life of the Reverend WalterAllen Whitehurst.

Commending E.G. Middleton, Inc.