Sen. Scott Surovell

Commending Pohick Episcopal Church.

Commending Marie Ridder.

Commending the Honorable Jennifer Wexton.

Commending Michael E. Stone.

Commending Claudia Flores.

Celebrating the life of Commander Edward S.Stolle, Jr., USN, Ret.

Celebrating the life of John Oliver Wynne.

Commending the ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation.

Virginia Sports and Entertainment Authority and Financing Fund established; report. Establishes the Virginia Sports and Entertainment Authority as a political subdivision charged with financing the construction of a sports and entertainment campus. The Authority is composed of nine members, six of whom are appointed by the Governor and three of whom are appointed by the governing body of the City of Alexandria. Each appointed member is subject to specific criteria for appointment. The bill authorizes the Authority to hire independent contractors, enter contracts, acquire property, borrow money, and exercise other similar powers and exempts it from the Personnel Act and the Public Procurement Act. Under the bill, the Authority may issue bonds with a maximum maturity date of 40 years.The bill entitles the Authority to the following revenues: (i) sales tax revenues from construction and transactions on the campus, defined in the bill, but certain revenues that current law dedicates to transportation and education are excluded; (ii) all pass-through entity tax revenues and corporate income tax revenues from income generated by the company, defined in the bill, or any professional sports team or any affiliates as well as in the development and construction of the campus; and (iii) all personal income tax revenues from income generated through employment and business activity on the campus. It also authorizes the City of Alexandria to appropriate tax revenues to the Authority.The revenues shall be deposited in the Virginia Sports and Entertainment Authority Financing Fund, created in the bill, from which the Authority will deposit revenues into priority accounts for Authority revenues, debt service, subordinate debt service, reserves, and capital expenditures and maintenance. If the Authority determines that all such accounts are sufficiently funded, the bill directs the Authority to issue the excess to the Commonwealth and the City of Alexandria if so provided for in any bond or financing agreements.

Income tax; Foreign Service retirement benefits subtraction. Establishes for certain individuals receiving ForeignService retirement benefits an income tax subtraction of such benefitsup to $5,000 in taxable year 2024, up to $10,000 in taxable year2025, up to $15,000 in taxable year 2026, and up to $20,000 in taxableyear 2027 and each taxable year thereafter. The bill defines ForeignService retirement benefits as any retirement income received byan individual for employment in the Foreign Service of the UnitedStates and as an eligible member of the Foreign Service Retirementand Disability System or the Foreign Service Pension System.