Subject Armed Forces | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | HB2012 | Drones; moratorium. Places a moratorium on the use of unmanned aircraft systems by state and local law enforcement and regulatory entities until July 1, 2015, except in defined emergency situations or in training exercises related to such situations.... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0755) |
| VA | SB1331 | Drones; moratorium. Places a moratorium on the use of unmanned aircraft systems by state and local law enforcement and regulatory entities until July 1, 2015, except in defined emergency situations or in training exercises related to such situations.... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0796) |
| VA | HJR551 | Constitutional amendment (first resolution); real property tax exemption for spouses of soldiers killed in action. Provides that the General Assembly may provide a real property tax exemption for the primary residence of surviving spouses of members ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-26 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0727) |
| VA | HB2231 | Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Fund; amount of financial assistance. Specifies that qualified survivors and dependents are eligible for financial assistance from the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Fund in a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0719) |
| VA | HB2203 | Fee for solid waste disposal; exemption. Provides that Pittsylvania County may impose a fee for solid waste disposal in part to purchase or subsidize the purchase of equipment used for the collection of solid waste. The bill also provides that in Pit... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0699) |
| VA | HB1750 | Participation in interscholastic programs; students residing on a military or naval reservation. Requires any student who resides on a military or naval reservation with military-owned housing located wholly or partly within the geographical boundari... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0669) |
| VA | HB1497 | Participation in public school interscholastic programs by students in military families. Prohibits public elementary or secondary schools from joining an organization governing interscholastic programs that does not deem eligible for participation a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0553) |
| VA | HB1906 | Department of Veterans Services; programs to reduce unemployment among veterans. Provides for the Department of Veterans Services to develop a comprehensive program to reduce unemployment among veterans by assisting businesses to attract, hire, train... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0576) |
| VA | SB1191 | Participation in interscholastic programs; students residing on a military or naval reservation. Requires any student who resides on a military or naval reservation with military-owned housing located wholly or partly within the geographical boundari... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0641) |
| VA | SB1363 | Transfer of firearms; residency of armed forces members. Provides that residency for members of the armed forces for the purpose of firearms purchases in the Commonwealth shall include both the member's permanent duty post and the nearby state in whi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0662) |
| VA | SB1298 | Special license plates. Authorizes the issuance of special license plates for active duty members, retirees, or honorably discharged veterans with six months of service in the U.S. Navy or U.S. Air Force. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0478) |
| VA | HB2317 | Transfer of firearms; residency of armed forces members. Provides that residency for members of the armed forces for the purpose of firearms purchases in the Commonwealth shall include both the member's permanent duty post and the nearby state in whi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0450) |
| VA | HB1461 | Eligibility for in-state tuition charges; military. Clarifies eligibility for in-state tuition of current and former military personnel and their dependents. The bill also grants eligibility for in-state tuition charges to veterans residing within th... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0243) |
| VA | HB2027 | In-state tuition; active duty members. Allows any active duty member, activated guard or reservist member, or guard or reservist member mobilized or on temporary active orders for six months or more to pay no more than the in-state tuition rate to at... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0302) |
| VA | HB2029 | Speed limits. Allows the Town of Quantico to reduce speed limits on any highways within its boundaries to less than 25 mph. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0303) |
| VA | SB857 | Higher education; in-state tuition for military dependents. Expands eligibility for in-state tuition to certain dependents of active duty military personnel, or activated or temporarily mobilized reservists or guard members, who are either (i) assign... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0139) |
| VA | SB1029 | Planning and zoning; effects of development on military installations. Requires any local planning commission to consult with the commander of a military installation that will be affected by development within the locality in order to reasonably pro... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0149) |
| VA | HB1853 | Planning and zoning; effects of development on military installations. Requires any local planning commission to consult with the commander of a military installation that will be affected by development within the locality in order to reasonably pro... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0213) |
| VA | HB2146 | Virginia War Memorial division; powers and duties. Provides for the powers and duties of the Virginia War Memorial division of the Department of Veterans Services. The bill removes certain powers and duties from the Virginia War Memorial Board and pl... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0234) |
| VA | SB1064 | Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security; powers and duties. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security to work with veterans services organizations and counterparts in other states to monitor and encourage the timely ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0151) |
| VA | SB1242 | Eligibility for in-state tuition charges; military. Clarifies eligibility for in-state tuition of current and former military personnel and their dependents. The bill also grants eligibility for in-state tuition charges to veterans residing within th... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0166) |
| VA | SB987 | Memorialization of fallen Virginians at the Virginia War Memorial. Establishes the criteria, as was required by legislation adopted in 2009, for inclusion on the Shrine of Memory at the Virginia War Memorial of Virginians who died while serving in th... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0147) |
| VA | SB1056 | Department of Military Affairs; providing of flag to next of kin. Adds the Virginia State Defense to the list of organizations that receive state appropriations for presentation of a flag of the Commonwealth to the next of kin of a person who, upon h... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0150) |
| VA | HB1638 | Department of Military Affairs; providing of flag to next of kin. Adds the Virginia State Defense Force to the list of organizations that receive state appropriations for presentation of a flag of the Commonwealth to the next of kin of a person who, ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0198) |
| VA | SJR351 | Commending the Marine Corps Association. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ351ER) |
| VA | SJR413 | Commending the Virginia National Guard. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ413ER) |
| VA | SB830 | Elections; absentee voting and procedures; secure return of voted military-overseas ballots. Directs the State Board of Elections to provide instructions and procedures so that uniformed-service voters can return voted military-overseas ballots secur... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-23 |
| VA | SB1053 | Boating safety education. Exempts United States Navy qualified surface warfare officers or qualified enlisted surface warfare specialists from having to pass a boating safety education course in order to operate a motorboat. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0048) |
| VA | HJR916 | Commending the Virginia National Guard. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-22 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ916ER) |
| VA | SB829 | Department of Veterans Services; programs to reduce unemployment among veterans. Provides for the Department of Veterans Services to develop a comprehensive program to reduce unemployment among veterans by assisting businesses to attract, hire, train... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0034) |
| VA | HB2175 | Veterans care center; construction in Northern Virginia. Authorizes the Governor to request federal funds to construct a new veterans care center in Northern Virginia, and requires the State Treasurer to issue a short-term treasury loan in an amount ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0031) |
| VA | SB831 | Gold-Certified Veteran Employment Grant Fund and Program. Creates the Gold-Certified Veteran Employment Grant Fund and Gold-Certified Veteran Employment Grant Program. Businesses who obtain the gold level of certification in the Department of Veteran... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-18 |
| VA | SB991 | Department of Veterans Services; veterans identification card; discount on state-operated attractions. Provides a 50 percent discount on the admission fee to all state-operated attractions for a Virginia veteran who presents a valid veterans identifi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-18 |
| VA | SB730 | Exemptions for nonprofit entities; veterans organizations. Adds veterans organizations to those nonprofit entities that can qualify for sales and use tax exemption. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-06 |
| VA | HB1576 | Virginia armed forces; educational materials. Requires the Adjutant General to distribute to members of the Virginia National Guard and the Virginia Defense Force educational materials relating to the lawful exercise of the power of the United States... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-06 |
| VA | HB1304 | Tax credit for contracting with small or minority-owned, veteran-owned, or women-owned businesses. Establishes a corporate income tax credit beginning January 1, 2013, for federal contractors with at least 250 full-time employees that subcontract wit... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1831 | Tax incentives for beginning businesses. Exempts beginning businesses owned by disabled veterans with service-connected disabilities from certain fees imposed by the State Corporation Commission (SCC) and exempts all beginning businesses from the loc... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1626 | Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System. Provides that the General Assembly may, by appropriate legislative action, add full-time employees of the Department of Military Affairs who provide fire protection services for facilities of the Virginia Nat... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HJR657 | Study; Department of Veterans Services; report. Requests the Department of Veterans Services to study the unmet needs of Virginia's veteran population and assess the level of preparedness of state and local governments and other service providers to ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB2290 | Tax credit for hiring military veterans. Establishes beginning January 1, 2013, but before January 1, 2018, an individual and corporate income tax credit for taxpayers hiring returning or disabled military veterans into new full-time jobs paying an a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | SJR272 | Constitutional amendment (first resolution); real property tax exemption for spouses of soldiers killed in action. Provides a real property tax exemption for the primary residence of surviving spouses of members of the military who are killed in acti... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-31 Passed by indefinitely in Finance with letter (13-Y 0-N) |
| VA | SB874 | Elections; absentee voting and procedures; secure return of voted military-overseas ballots. Directs the State Board of Elections to provide instructions and procedures so that uniformed-service voters can return voted military-overseas ballots secur... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-29 Incorporated by Privileges and Elections |
| VA | SB1360 | Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System. Provides that the General Assembly may, by appropriate legislative action, add full-time employees of the Department of Military Affairs who provide fire protection services for facilities of the Virginia Nat... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-29 Passed by indefinitely in Finance (14-Y 1-N) |
| VA | HJR746 | Commending Korean American veterans of the Vietnam War. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-24 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ746ER) |
| VA | SB1079 | DMAS to designate certain waiver slots for dependents of certain military personnel. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to designate 10 Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disabilities Medicaid Waiver slots, 10 Individual and Family De... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-17 Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) |
| VA | SB605 | Eligibility for in-state tuition; military personnel. Provides that, for current and former military personnel and their dependents, the intent to attend a public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth is sufficient for the purpose of e... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-30 |
| VA | SJR74 | Constitutional amendment (first resolution); real property tax exemption for certain surviving spouses of disabled veterans. Expands the real property tax exemption for the primary residence of a surviving spouse of a disabled veteran, to include the... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-30 |
| VA | HB130 | Individual income tax; military retirement pay subtraction. Establishes an individual income tax subtraction for annual retirement compensation received for service as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the Virginia National Guard. ... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-29 |
| VA | HB131 | Individual income tax credit; disabled military veterans. Establishes an individual income tax credit beginning with the 2012 taxable year for veterans with a military service-connected disability. The credit would be computed by multiplying the vete... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-29 |
| VA | HB228 | Tax credit for contracting with small or minority-owned, veteran-owned, or women-owned businesses. Establishes a corporate income tax credit beginning January 1, 2013, for federal contractors with at least 250 full-time employees that subcontract wit... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-29 |
