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GENERAL ASSEMBLY UPDATE 2.25.20252025 General Assembly Session wrap-up Brent McKenzie, Legislative Affairs Director 2 2025 General Assembly Update Today’s update: •Schedule •Status of Legislative Agenda items •Budget Update •Legislation of interest Goal of today’s presentation is to provide an update on the General Assembly session. 3 2025 Regular Session Statistics Typ e Introduced Passed House Passed Senate Passed Incorporated Failed Pending Approved Vetoed H.B 1236 624 541 486 31 895 537 0 0 H.J.R 332 310 308 308 0 48 23 0 0 H.R 434 430 0 430 0 4 0 0 0 S.B 758 382 447 336 34 487 380 0 0 S.J.R 201 189 193 189 0 23 19 0 0 S.R 146 0 146 146 0 0 0 0 0 To t a ls 3107 1935 1635 1895 65 1457 959 0 0 •February 22nd, Adjournment sine die •Governor Youngkin has 30 days to act on legislation; sign, amend, or veto, deadline midnight March 24th •April 2nd,Reconvene session 4 Status of Legislative Agenda items Code Amendments Bill & Patron Status Property Title Report in Eminent Domain Proceedings HB 1690 Delegate Convirs -Fowler Agreed to by House 97-0 Agreed to by Senate 40-0 Zero Waste Awareness Week HJ 446 Delegate Feggans Agreed to by House 57-39 Agreed to by Senate by voice vote 5 Budget Highlights Item Amount/Details Taxes Tax Rebate $200 individual/$400 joint Expanding standard deduction $8,750 individual/$17,500 joint EITC Refundable 20% of federal credit Education Support Positions Cap Provides $222.9 million GF to raise the support cap to the prevailing ratio of 27.89 positions per 1,000 Teacher Bonus $1,000/state supported teacher and support positions, no local match required Special Education Add-On $52.8 million in FY 2026 Mathematics Advisory Task Forces $12 million 6 Budget Highlights Pre -K/Childca re Public Private Partnership Pilot $25 million. Eligibility to receive a state contribution through the program is limited to households with income below 85 percent of the state median income. Family copayments are limited to 5-10 percent of income, with the state contributing 40 percent of the remaining cost, with employers or others contributing the remainder of the cost.) Childcare facilities grant program $15.0 million for a childcare facilities grant program to support mixed delivery early childhood education. Housing Grant program to support the efforts of Virginia localities to create local housing trust funds $13 million grant program eligible to localities or planning district commissions that have established or will establish by December 31, 2025, a local Housing Trust Fund for long-term local investments related to affordable housing. Family rental assistance pilot program $20.0 million to establish and fund a family rental assistance pilot program in Planning District Commission Regions 8 and 23 to provide rental assistance to households with children under age 16 whose income does not exceed 50 percent of the area median income for the locality. Virginia Housing Opportunity Tax Credit $64 million First Time Home Buyers Grant Program $15.0 million for a first-time homebuyers grant program. Eligible homebuyers may receive a grant equal to five percent of the sale price, up to $10,000 ForKids $1.5 million to support Fo rKid s eviction prevention services and target support for McKinney Vento children in the Hampton Roads area 7 Budget Highlights Flooding/Water Stormwater Local Assistance Fund $40 million Community Flood Prevention Fund $50 million Solar Solar Interconnection Grant Program $1 million State Employees 1.5 percent bonus to state employees and state-supported local employees $83.1 million Public Safety Support costs related to the provision of fire support services $200,000 to Virginia Beach for cancer screenings for employees who responded to 2012 jet crash Firefighter Protective Equipment (non-vehicular) $5 million Communications Infrastructure Grant Program $2.5 million 8 Budget Highlights Workforce Development Hampton Roads Workforce Council $500,000 to launch the Regional Healthcare Talent Pipeline program Cultural Affairs Virginia African American Cultural Center $1 million (City will be a pass through to the VAACC) Transportation Hampton Roads Transit $200,000 Investment to cover cost of tolls for buses Social Services Fund a Multipurpose Sports Court at the Hallow by Samaritan House $200,000 (City will be a pass through to Samaritan House) 9 Policy Priorities Policy Priorities Bill #Summary Update Affordable Housing HB1701 Housing Opportunity Tax Credit – Increasing the annual threshold and the extending the sunset Was included in the budget Affordable Housing HB2153; SB1178 Faith and housing; comprehensive plan; zoning; Department of Housing and Community Development Agreed to by House 52-45 Agreed to by Senate 21-19 Economic Development HB1616 Workforce Development for Offshore Wind Industry Agreed to by House 57-41 Agreed to by Senate 20-19 No funding included in the budget Education SB1307 Local authority to call for a referendum on a 1% sales tax for school construction Agreed to by House 62-33 Agreed to by Senate 27-12 Vetoed by Governor last year Flooding and Stormwater HJ434 JLARC to study state support for local CSRM projects Agreed to by House 69-27 Agreed to by Senate by voice vote Transportation HB2466 Hampton Roads Interstate Highway Corridor created, etc.; sales & use tax Agreed to by House 56-39 Agreed to by Senate 39-0 Military SB757;HB1726 Trespass with an unmanned aircraft system; contracted defense facility Agreed to by House 95-0 Agreed to by Senate 38-0 10 10-1 Legislation 10-1 Legislation Bill & Patron Update 10-1 Charter Amendment Delegate Convirs - Fowler HB1687 Charter; City of Virginia Beach Passed the House 69-26-1 (required 2/3 to pass) Passed Senate Local Government 8-7 Failed passage in Senate 21-19 10-1 General Law Delegate Askew HB1990 Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single - member districts. Senator Rouse SB814 Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single - member districts. Agreed to by House 50-46 Agreed to by Senate 21-17 Agreed to by House 51-46 Agreed to by Senate 20-19 11 Legislation of Interest Legislation Bill #Update License Plate Readers HB2724 Creates framework for how license plate reader technology can be used by law enforcement Agreed to by House 71-24 Agreed to by Senate 28-11 Zoning; civil penalties for certain repeat violations in Planning District 23 (Hampton Roads) SB992 Enhanced civil penalties for repeat violations involving nonpermitted commercial uses; (i) $200 for the initial violation, (ii) $1,000 for a second violation, and (iii) $1,500 for a third or subsequent violation, not to exceed an aggregate amount of $4,200 Agreed to by House 97-0 Agreed to by Senate 39-0 HB 2036 street takeover HB2036 Expands reckless driving to include street takeovers and exhibition driving Agreed to by House 92-5 Agreed to by Senate 35-5 Memorial Bridge HB1793 Captain Matthew "Chevy" Chiaverotti Memorial Bridge; designates bridge over I-264 in VA. Beach. Agreed to by House 99-0 Agreed to by Senate 40-0 Solar Interconnection Grant program HB2113 Assist local governments with the costs associated with the interconnection of solar facilities to the grid Agreed to by House 68-30 Agreed to by Senate 39-0 $1 million included in the budget Tree Canopy Fund HB2630 Allows localities by ordinance to establish a tree canopy fund Agreed to by House 63-35 Agreed to by Senate 27-9 Speed Cameras SB1233 Speed safety cameras; placement and operation Agreed to by House 54-40 Agreed to by Senate 25-15 Collective Bargaining HB2764; SB917 Collective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives Agreed to by House 50-47 Agreed to by Senate 21-19 Vetoed by Governor last year 12 Discussion & Questions