Real property tax exemption for certified pollutioncontrol equipment and facilities. Advances the sunset date ofthe real property tax exemption for solar photovoltaic (electricenergy) projects greater than 20 megawatts from 2024 to 2021.
Mortgage loan originators; exemption. Exemptsretailers of manufactured or modular homes and employees of suchretailers from the licensing and other requirements applicable tomortgage loan originators. The exemption applies if the retaileror employee (i) does not receive compensation or gain for engagingin certain activities that exceeds any compensation or gain receivedin a comparable cash transaction; (ii) makes certain disclosures;and (iii) does not directly negotiate loan terms with the consumeror lender.
Offshore oil and gas drilling. Recognizesopposition to exploration and drilling for oil and gas off the coastof Virginia.
Cost of competing adjustment; eligibility; certainschool boards. Declares the Accomack County School Board andthe Northampton County School Board eligible to receive the costof competing adjustment to salaries for instructional and supportpositions as part of the state share of basic aid pursuant to thegeneral appropriation act.
Commending William H. Goodwin, Jr.
Department of Education and Department of EnvironmentalQuality; sixth grade science curriculum. Directs the Departmentof Education to coordinate with the Department of Environmental Qualityto update the "Window into a Green Virginia" curriculum developedby the Departments for sixth grade science to include a unit on thebenefits, including the energy benefits, of recycling and reuse.
County food and beverage tax. Eliminates the limit that restricts a county from imposing a food and beverage tax (commonly referred to as the meals tax) at a rate greater than four percent. The bill also removes the requirement that a county hold a referendum before imposing a meals tax. Under current law, the tax limit and referendum requirement apply to counties but not cities. This bill was incorporated into SB 588.
Virginia Security for Public Deposits Act; collateralfor public deposits; timeframe. Requires a qualified public depositoryto deposit eligible collateral with a qualified escrow agent equalto or in excess of the required collateral within two business daysof accepting a public deposit. Current law requires deposits to becollateralized at the time of deposit.
Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming. Authorizes casino gaming in the Commonwealth to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board. Casino gaming shall be limited to certain cities that meet the criteria that is outlined in the bill, and a referendum must be passed in the city on the question of allowing casino gaming in the city. This bill is a reenactment of the first enactment of Senate Bill 1126 of the 2019 legislative session. The bill was incorporated into SB 36.
Campgrounds; inherent risks; liability. Provides that a person who goes camping at a campground shall be presumed to have known the inherent risks of camping, defined in the bill. The bill states that a campground, an owner or operator of a campground, and any employee or officer of a campground shall be immune from civil liability for acts or omissions related to camping at a campground if a person is injured or killed, or the property of an individual or group is damaged, as a result of the inherent risks of camping. An owner or operator of a campground, and any employee or officer of a campground, may be held civilly liable under this section if the person or agents of the campground seeking immunity intentionally cause injury, death, or property damage; act with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of others or the property of others; or fail to conspicuously post warning signs of a dangerous inconspicuous condition known on the property if the owner of the campground is aware of the condition by reason of a prior injury involving the same location or the same mechanism of injury.
