Virginia Freedom of Information Act; Virginia Parole Board member votes. Provides that individual votes of the members of the Virginia Parole Board are public records and subject to the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders. Limits the duration of any executive order issued by the Governor pursuant to his powers under the Emergency Services and Disaster Law to no more than 45 days from the date of issuance. The bill provides that if the General Assembly does not take any action on the rule, regulation, or order within the 45 days during which the rule, regulation, or order is effective, the Governor shall thereafter be prohibited from issuing the same or a similar rule, regulation, or order relating to the same emergency. Under current law, once issued, such executive orders are effective until June 30 following the next regular session of the General Assembly.
Introduced by: David R. Suetterlein | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Elections; absentee voting; ballots to be sorted and results to be reported by precinct. Provides that absentee ballots processed at a central absentee precinct must be sorted by the precinct to which the voter who cast the absentee ballot is assigned and that the resulting vote totals from such ballots must be reported separately for each voter precinct.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Sales tax exemption; gold, silver, and platinum bullion. Removes the sunset date for the sales tax exemption for gold, silver, and platinum bullion and legal tender coins whose sales price exceeds $1,000. Under current law, the exemption will expire on June 30, 2022.
Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove, Jr. | all patrons ... [...]