Electoral college; allocation of electoral votes.Revises the process by which the Commonwealth's electoral votes areallocated among the slates of presidential electors. The bill providesthat a voter will vote for two electors for the Commonwealth at largeand one elector for the congressional district in which he is qualifiedto vote. The candidates for President and Vice President receivingthe highest number of votes cast statewide are allocated the twoelectoral votes for the Commonwealth at large, and the candidatesfor President and Vice President receiving the highest number ofvotes cast in each congressional district are allocated the one electoralvote for that congressional district. Currently, the candidates for President and Vice President receiving the highest number of votescast statewide are allocated the total number of the Commonwealth'selectoral votes.
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Filing an order of disposition from a criminalcase in general district courts. Provides that any adult criminaldisposition for a misdemeanor or felony in a juvenile and domesticrelations district court may be submitted to the general districtcourt of the same territorial jurisdiction to be filed as a generaldistrict court record upon a petition filed by the victim of theoffense and with the consent of the juvenile and domestic relationsdistrict court.
Criminal cases; transfer to general districtcourt. Provides that any criminal proceeding pending in a juvenileand domestic relations district court may be transferred to the generaldistrict court in the same territorial jurisdiction for disposition,provided that the offender and the victim are both age 18 or olderat the time of the offense, upon the petition of a victim and withconsent of a juvenile and domestic relations district court judge.
Conditional release of geriatric prisoners;exceptions. Prohibits persons serving a sentence imposed upona conviction of murder in the first or second degree or murder ofa pregnant woman, if the offense resulting in such conviction occurredon or after July 1, 2021, from petitioning the Parole Board for conditionalrelease on the basis of age. The bill also provides that personsmay petition the Parole Board for conditional release when they reachage 70 and have served at least 65 percent of their sentence. Undercurrent law, such persons may petition the Parole Board when theyreach age 65 and have served at least five years of their sentenceor reach age 60 and have served at least 10 years of their sentence.A person serving a sentence for a Class 1 felony will continue tobe an exception as in current law and may not petition the ParoleBoard for conditional release on the basis of age.
Constitutional amendment (first reference);General Assembly; term limits. Limits members of the Senate tothree full terms (12 years) and members of the House of Delegatesto six full terms (12 years). The limitations apply to service forboth consecutive and nonconsecutive terms. Service for a partialterm does not preclude serving the allowed number of full terms.The limits apply to terms of service beginning on and after the startof the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
COVID-19 vaccination; discrimination in employment prohibited. Prohibits discrimination in employment based on aperson's vaccination status with respect to any COVID-19 vaccine.
COVID-19 immunization; prohibition on requirement; employment discrimination prohibited. Prohibits discriminationbased on a person's vaccination status with respect to any COVID-19vaccine in numerous employment contexts.
Department of General Services; equal accessto state and local public property by persons who choose not to receiveCOVID-19 vaccine. Prohibits state agencies and localities fromdenying the use of certain public facilities to any person based on such person's vaccination status with respect to any COVID-19 vaccine.
Income tax; subtraction for military retirementincome and survivor benefits. Establishes starting in taxableyear 2021 an income tax subtraction for all military retirement incomeand military benefits paid to the surviving spouse of a veteran.
Celebrating the life of the Honorable AugustusBenton Chafin, Jr.