Absentee voting; procedural and process reforms, availability and accessibility reforms, penalty. [HB-1888]
Absentee voting; procedural and process reforms; availability and accessibility reforms; penalty. Makes various reforms to absentee voting processes and procedures, including those related to availability and accessibility. The bill requires certain actions to be taken to process absentee ballots returned before the day of an election, including verifying the correct completion of the voter affirmation statement, and provides for an opportunity for an absentee voter to make corrections to the statement in certain circumstances. The bill requires
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HB-1888: Absentee voting; procedural and process reforms, availability and accessibility reforms, penalty.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Continued To 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 In Privileges And Elections (15-y 0-n) on 02/05/2021
Virginia housing opportunity; tax credit established starting in taxable year 2021. [HB-2050]
Virginia housing opportunity tax credit. Establishes, starting in taxable year 2021, a Virginia housing opportunity tax credit, which is equal to the amount of the federal low-income housing tax credit allocated or allowed by the Virginia Housing Development Authority to a low-income building that is eligible for the federal credit. The credit would be nonrefundable and could be carried forward for up to five years.
HB-2050: Virginia housing opportunity; tax credit established starting in taxable year 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Left In Finance on 02/05/2021
Assistance for certain voters; curbside voting. [HB-1921]
Assistance for certain voters; curbside voting. Clarifies that any voter with a permanent physical disability, temporary physical disability, or injury is entitled to vote outside of the polling place. The bill further provides that during a declared state of emergency related to a communicable disease of public health threat, any voter shall be entitled to vote outside of the polling place. The bill requires that the area designated for voting outside of the polling place be clearly marked and instructions on how the voter is to notify an officer
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HB-1921: Assistance for certain voters; curbside voting.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Continued To 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 In Privileges And Elections (15-y 0-n) on 02/05/2021
Child-care services; regulation in localities. [HB-2326]
Regulation of child-care services in localities. Expands to include all cities the authority related to the regulation of child-care services that is currently available to certain Northern Virginia localities. This will have the effect of granting all cities authority by ordinance to regulate child-care facilities that provide regular care to one or more children not related by blood or marriage.
HB-2326: Child-care services; regulation in localities.
Sponsored by: Rep. L. Kaye Kory
Continued To 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 In Local Government (15-y 0-n) on 02/05/2021
Removal of clutter from property; definition, civil penalty. [HB-1778]
Removal of clutter from property; civil penalty. Provides that a locality may by ordinance require the removal of clutter from property, or may, whenever the governing body deems it necessary, after reasonable notice, have such clutter removed by its own agents or employees, in which event the cost or expenses thereof shall be chargeable to and paid by the owners of such property and may be collected by the locality as taxes are collected. The bill defines "clutter" as including mechanical equipment, household furniture, containers, and similar
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HB-1778: Removal of clutter from property; definition, civil penalty.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jeion Ward
Continued To 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 In Local Government (15-y 0-n) on 02/05/2021
Access to water; human right. [HJR-538]
Access to water; human right. Recognizing that access to clean, potable, and affordable water is a necessary human right. Access to water; human right. Recognizing that access to clean, potable, and affordable water is a necessary human right.
HJR-538: Access to water; human right.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamont Bagby
Continued To 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 In Rules (15-y 0-n) on 02/05/2021