Sen. Joe Morrissey

Expungement of police and court records; misdemeanor and felony convictions. Allows a person convicted of a criminal offense to file a petition requesting expungement of the police and court records relating to the conviction if such person (i) has been free from any term of incarceration, probation, and postrelease supervision imposed as a result of such conviction for (a) at least eight years for a misdemeanor offense or (b) at least 12 years for a felony offense; (ii) has no subsequent convictions other than traffic infractions; and (iii) has no pending criminal proceeding.

Recognizing that the Virginia Beach TragedyFund is performing an essential government service with respect tothe Virginia Beach mass shooting. States that the Senate of Virginiarecognizes that the Virginia Beach Tragedy Fund, which is administeredby United Way of South Hampton Roads in cooperation with the City of Virginia Beach, is performing an essential government servicewith respect to the Virginia Beach mass shooting.

Income tax; subtraction for low-income military veterans with a permanent service-connected disability. Provides an income tax subtraction for the military retirement income received by a veteran who has been rated with a 100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability. The bill provides that the subtraction is available only to those taxpayers whose federal adjusted gross income is no greater than 150 percent of the federal poverty level for a four-person household.

Voter identification; repeal of photo identification requirements. Removes the requirement that voters show a form of identification containing a photograph in order to be allowed to vote. The bill requires a voter to show either his voter registration confirmation documents; his valid Virginia driver's license, his valid United States passport, or any other identification issued by the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States; any valid student identification card issued by any institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth or any private school located in the Commonwealth; any valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer's business; or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter. The bill adds language regarding identification requirements for certain voters pursuant to the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002. This bill was incorporated into SB 65.

Certified community health workers. Establishes requirements for use of the title "certified community health worker." This bill was incorporated into HB 688.

Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatoryhousing practices; sexual orientation and gender identity. Addsdiscrimination on the basis of an individual's sexual orientationor gender identity as an unlawful housing practice. The bill defines"sexual orientation" and "gender identity." This bill was incorporatedinto HB 1663.

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); personal property tax exemption; motor vehicle owned by a veteran who is disabled. Provides for a referendum at the November 3, 2020, election to approve or reject a personal property tax exemption for a motor vehicle that is owned and used primarily by or for a veteran of the armed forces of the United States or the Virginia National Guard who has a 100-percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability.

Campaign finance; candidate contribution limits;civil penalty. Prohibits any single contribution, or any combinationof contributions, that exceeds $2,500 from any individual or $5,000from any committee to any one candidate for any election. The bill permits unlimited contributions by a candidate or a candidate's family to the candidate's campaign. The bill prohibits contributions fromany person that is not an individual or a committee to any candidate.The bill imposes civil penalties for violations of the limits ofup to two times the excess contribution amounts.

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Minimum wage. Increases the minimum wage from its current federally mandated level of $7.25 per hour to $8.50 per hour, effective July 1, 2020; to $9.75 per hour, effective July 1, 2021; to $11 per hour, effective July 1, 2022; to $12.25 per hour, effective July 1, 2023; to $13.50 per hour, effective July 1, 2024; and to $15 per hour, effective July 1, 2025, unless a higher minimum wage is required by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The measure also provides that the Virginia minimum wage applies to persons whose employment is covered by the FLSA and to public employees.