Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 32 of Title 23.1 a section numbered 23.1-3200.1 as follows:
§23.1-3200.1. Disabled Veteran's State Museum Passport established; free entry into state museums and other cultural institutions.
The Department of Veterans Services shall establish a Disabled Veteran's State Museum Passport that entitles the bearer to enter state museums and other cultural institutions established pursuant to this chapter without the payment of a parking or admission fee. The passport shall be issued upon request to a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States, or a reserve component thereof, including the National Guard with a letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, or from the military service that discharged the veteran, certifying that such veteran has a service-connected disability rating of 50 percent or higher. The passport shall be valid for as long as the determination of the 50 percent or higher service-connected disability by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs remains in effect.