Sen. Mark Peake

Fingerprints and photographs by police authorities; reports to the Central Criminal Records Exchange. Provides that all duly constituted police authorities having the power of arrest may take the fingerprints and photographs of persons who plead guilty or are found guilty of driving while intoxicated when charged by summons. The bill also provides that such summons information may be entered into the Virginia Criminal Information Network. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission. This bill is identical to HB 1047.

Congressional and legislative district boundaries;alignment with boundaries of counties and cities; review of a voter'sregistration. Provides that, for purposes of congressional, Senate, and Houseof Delegates districts, if a boundary of such a district virtually coincideswith the boundary between two or more localities, the boundary of the districtshall conform to the boundary between the localities that has been (i) agreedupon by those localities, (ii) adopted in ordinances by those localities, (iii)reported by those localities to the United States Bureau of the Census, and(iv) the population of the district as a result of the boundary adjustment iswithin the allowable deviation for that type of district. The bill requires theState Board of Elections to review any change of boundary to determine whetherthere is evidence that the change was made with fraudulent intent, and if itappears there was fraudulent intent, to refer the matter to a circuit court toapprove or deny the change. If two or more localities sharing a boundary cannotagree on the true boundary line between them, the boundary shall be that whichwas in existence on April 1, 2011, and was reported by the United States Bureauof the Census in the 2010 Census reports provided pursuant to United StatesPublic Law 94-171. The bill provides a process by which a voter who believes hehas been incorrectly assigned to an election district or precinct may requestand have his assignment reviewed by the general registrar and, if necessary,the governing body of the county or city.

Emblem for honoring fallen public safety personnel;the Honor and Sacrifice Flag. Designates the Honor and SacrificeFlag as the Commonwealth's emblem for honoring the brave men and womenwho have given their lives for public safety. This resolution is identicalto SJ 31.

Commending Robert W. Duncan.

Commending Domenick D'Adamo, Jr.

Commending the Division of Capitol Police, theVirginia Department of State Police, the Richmond Police Department,the Department of General Services, and the many other support unitsof the Unified Command.

Surrogacy contracts; provisions requiring or prohibiting abortion or selective reduction unenforceable. Provides that any provision of a surrogacy contract requiring or prohibiting an abortion or selective reduction is against the public policy of the Commonwealth and is void and unenforceable.

Commemorating the life and legacy of Secretariat.

Tax credit for teaching material expenses. Establishes an individual nonrefundable income tax credit of up to $250 for licensed teachers in taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020, but before January 1, 2025, for the purchase price of materials used in teaching public primary or secondary school students that were purchased during the taxable year, provided that such purchases were neither reimbursed nor claimed as a deduction on the teacher's federal income tax return. The total amount of tax credits available for a taxable year shall not exceed $1 million. If the amount of the credit exceeds the taxpayer's tax liability for the taxable year in which the teaching materials were purchased, such excess may be carried over for five years. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable KossenGregory.