Celebrating the life of Anastasius Jack Georgalas.
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Celebrating the life of the Honorable WilliamLunsford Person, Jr.
Commending Stephen J. Chantry.
Celebrating the life of Commander Brian MichaelBourgeois, USN.
Commending the Honorable William C. Mims.
Bicycle operators; failure to stop at a stopsign. Imposes a $500 fine on the operator of a bicycle who failsto stop at a stop sign. The bill also provides that the bicycle shallbe impounded for a period of six months.
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 capacity atthe same time.
Celebrating the life of the Honorable ArthurR. Giesen, Jr.
Retail sales and transient occupancy taxes on room rentals. Provides that retail sales and hotel taxes on transient room rentals shall be computed on the basis of the total charges or the total price paid for the use or possession of the room. For those cases in which a hotel or similar establishment contracts with an intermediary to facilitate the sale of the room and the intermediary charges the customer for the room and such facilitation efforts, the bill requires the intermediary to separately state the taxes on the bill or invoice provided to the customer and to collect the taxes based upon the total charges or the total price paid for the use or possession of the room. The bill provides that an estimated amount equivalent to the sales tax revenue attributable to the charge for the service provided by the intermediary shall be dedicated to the Virginia Tourism Authority to administer grants for tourism promotion.
Conditional release of geriatric or terminally ill inmates; notice to attorney for the Commonwealth. Requires the Virginia Parole Board to notify by certified mail or verifiable electronic means at least 21 business days prior to conditional release of any geriatric or terminally ill inmate convicted of a felony the attorney for the Commonwealth in the jurisdiction where the inmate was sentenced. The bill also allows the notice that must be sent to the attorney for the Commonwealth prior to the release of an inmate on discretionary parole to be sent through verifiable electronic means.