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- Senate Bill 1225 (Ayers) — relating to an electric vehicle infrastructure program and fund creation: passed by indefinitely (Ayes 13, Noes 0).
- Senate Bill 1085 (Craig) — relating to income tax credits for alternative schooling and public school tax credits: stricken at the request of the patron (Ayes 13, Noes 0).
- Senate Bill 943 (Steff) — relating to an income tax subtraction for certain federal retirement income: passed by indefinitely (Ayes 13, Noes 0).
- Senate Bill 857 (French) — relating to the Dam Safety Act; powers and duties of DCR and dam owners: reported (Ayes 13, Noes 0).
- Senate Bill 1179 (Hashmi) — Motion Picture Production Tax Credit: subcommittee recommended to pass for the day (recorded as pass for the day by subcommittee).
- Senate Bill 789 (Head) — newborn and stillborn tax credit: passed by indefinitely (Ayes 12, Noes 1).
- Senate Bill 795 (Head) — establishment of Virginia Museum of Transportation as a state agency: subcommittee recommendation pass for the day.
- Senate Bill 796 (Head) — Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority authority to dissolve: reported (Ayes 14, Noes 0).
- Senate Bill 927 (Head) — Virginia Sports Tourism Fund: adopted subcommittee amendments and reported as amended (Ayes 14, Noes 0).
- Senate Bill 828 (Locks) — Housing Opportunity Tax Credit: passed for the day (subcommittee recommendation).
- Senate Bill 1117 (Rhomes) — income tax credit for braille labeling: passed for the day by subcommittee.
- Senate Bill 971 (Rouse) — income tax credit for second chance employment: passed for the day by subcommittee.
- Senate Bill 766 (Servant) — Museum of the Virginia National Guard as a state agency: passed by indefinitely (Ayes 10, Noes 4).
- Senate Bill 1343 (Servels) — Department of Tax award for underpayment detection assistance: passed by indefinitely with a letter to the joint committee on tax policy (Ayes 15, Noes 0).
- Senate Bill 1113 (Williams Graves) — income tax credit for adaptive repurposing of underutilized structures: passed for the day by subcommittee.
- Senate Bill 1122 — paid family medical leave insurance (reported with substitute; covered separately above).
- Senate Bill 780 (Foy) — contraceptive drugs coverage: reported (Ayes 10, Noes 5).
- Senate Bill 897 (Foy) — overtime for certain domestic workers, delay effective date by one year: reported with committee amendment (Ayes 10, Noes 5).
- Senate Bill 1195 (Deeds) — Line of Duty Act payments to beneficiaries: reported (Ayes recorded; no opposing votes recorded in transcript excerpt).
- Senate Bill 1201 (Deeds) — add conservation officers to Virginia Law Officers Retirement System: reported (Ayes 15, Noes 0).
- Senate Bill 1224 (Deeds) — add conservation police officers to the State Police Officers Retirement System: passed for the day with a letter to JLARC to evaluate.
- Senate Bill 1286 (Durant) — add auxiliary police and volunteer deputy sheriffs to the Line of Duty Act: passed for the day with a letter to JLARC to evaluate.
- Senate Bill 1292 (Durant) — retirement system return-to-work for law enforcement at regional academies: reported with substitute (Ayes 15, Noes 0).
- Senate Bill 1065 (Hashmi) — Commonwealth Savers/Connella Savers plan; surplus 529 funds access: passed for the day with possible budget language.
- Senate Bill 1396 — enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers: passed by indefinitely (Ayes 15, Noes 0).
- Senate Bill 950 — judicial retirement system amendment (delayed effective date to July 1 next year): reported with amendment (Ayes 15, Noes 0).
- Senate Bill 1142 (Obenshane) — add campus and private police officers to the Line of Duty Act: reported with two amendments (Ayes 15, Noes 0).
- Senate Bill 928 (Stewart) — similar to SB1224 (conservation police officers): passed for the day with JLARC evaluation recommended.
- Senate Bill 835 (Scurville) — Commonwealth Savers plan, opportunity endowment and fund: passed for the day with possible budget language.

These outcomes reflect the committee transcript: where the transcript records a formal electronic vote the tally is listed; where the subcommittee recommendation was “pass for the day” or similar language, the summary records that disposition. Bills that were discussed at length are covered in separate articles in this package.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","January 21, 2025 - SFAC: Resources - 7:30 am; Finance and Appropriations - SR A (305) - 9:00 am","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate Resources Committee handled a wide docket: several bills were reported (some with amendments), several were passed by indefinitely, and one was stricken at the patron's request. This roundup lists bill numbers, short descriptions (as stated in committee), and committee outcomes as recorded on the transcript.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature VA, Virginia","taxId",77687,"location","Virginia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":42,"_43":78,"_45":78,"_46":79,"_48":80,"_50":81,"_52":82,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6379098,"Senate committee unanimously reports task force to study low-income energy-efficiency and weatherization",1576000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2136732-9b432aa6938df97e287ee2236694821e&start=1576&end=1576","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2136732-9b432aa6938df97e287ee2236694821e/thumbnail_1576000.jpg","/articles/6379098/Virginia/Senate-committee-unanimously-reports-task-force-to-study-low-income-energy-efficiency-and-weatherization","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6379098-7272bfd4be980a8d250747f3a0047518/orig.mp4?Expires=1775885029&Signature=RUaoaX0am6ONUUxWI7-JDQrYrKOvAXinXJT2cF3TvOYPXTMcGPDEmNJ9lGZ~acXKOj2bFoHSt2lhUWoIUxie88CUMDuwobfBkUz-aUSMpSIotx8VmRR9PhRVbXCh77DO-1heABnjvb7LlgWGBr0Wq1fHUgsddZkUgRKJTL0n68HMCsNvwcUGVpQyvWtAthsExxdZaKA0PJlfcOuZnmHehS0-6u~iaBtqiWL6h6Cye5xB9b7GVD6So2Phl4EPI~zPcZ6th24TZUgqddW1t-WrclcYHj3-w9HU2zxxvoBcKP8JXkQr8hvQ~NIsetg0qIJ7msspESj-kGAqCb~RDO4o8w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Resources Committee unanimously reported Senate Bill 777 as amended. The bill would create a task force to evaluate accessibility of energy-efficiency resources for low-income households, identify barriers to retrofit and weatherization work, and develop actionable solutions.

Senator Locke offered two line amendments to change task force composition to require “no less than 12 nonlegislative citizen members” (rather than exactly 12) and to add both a representative from the residential construction industry and a representative from a Commonwealth-based firm that specializes in building energy performance, diagnostics, or energy code compliance. The amendments were adopted and recorded. Senator Locke then moved to report the bill as amended; the clerk recorded a vote of Ayes 15, Noes 0.

The task force would study low-income energy-efficiency access and report findings and recommendations; the legislation as amended clarifies membership and adds industry perspectives to the panel. The measure now advances for further Senate consideration.

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The sponsor described the measure as intended to “prohibit to the degree possible the release of any kind of data that would be related to reproductive services or menstrual health,” and said the bill targets willful and fraudulent disclosures without consumer consent. The sponsor told the committee the bill “does not affect anything that is protected under HIPAA.”

The sponsor also said the Attorney General’s office did not identify an unabsorbable fiscal cost. After discussion, a motion to report the bill passed and the clerk recorded the vote Ayes 10, Noes 5.

Committee members did not place substantive parameters on HIPAA-protected records in the transcript; the sponsor emphasized that the bill provides a private right of action because it is enacted under the Consumer Protection Act. The bill now moves from committee with the reported recommendation.

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Senator McDougall told the committee he was worried the state would pay for services taxpayers already receive: “I'm concerned about us spending money for something that can be done already,” he said, and added that “most commissioners, if not all commissioners of the revenue, will provide the service for free if you go to their office.” He also noted that for many paid tax-preparation platforms the IRS Free File program is available up to an income threshold of $84,000.

Senator Deeds, speaking in reply, said the bill would return state practice to how it operated before July 1, 2010: “We are just returning the law to its state prior to 2010. We provide this a free service at the state level for every year prior to 2010. We're simply returning there.”

Committee members moved and adopted amendments and then voted to report the bill as amended; the clerk recorded the vote as Ayes 9, Noes 5. Committee discussion included that many local commissioners’ offices provide in-person free filing assistance and that availability through commercial free-file platforms exists up to certain income thresholds, but committee members disagreed about whether a state-funded filing portal is necessary.

The bill was reported out of committee with amendments and will continue through the Senate legislative process.

","Senate Bill 1306, a bill to create a free state tax filing program, was reported with amendments after lawmakers debated whether the service duplicates existing free options; the committee voted 9-5 to report the bill with amendments.",{"_33":110,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":111,"_41":112,"_43":113,"_45":114,"_46":115,"_48":116,"_50":117,"_52":118,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":119,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":120,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6379113,"Senate committee reports substitute for paid family medical leave after debate on employer costs and employee deductions",384,660000,1044000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2136732-9b432aa6938df97e287ee2236694821e&start=660&end=1044","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2136732-9b432aa6938df97e287ee2236694821e/thumbnail_660000.jpg","/articles/6379113/Virginia/Senate-committee-reports-substitute-for-paid-family-medical-leave-after-debate-on-employer-costs-and-employee-deductions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6379113-25173a037b2b992fbad843185268b6a1/orig.mp4?Expires=1775885029&Signature=KEzxIJjiF~0YKbbqOz59yXzeSTr8GJIbpwPYkX-Qvr07o7iEv1F3v~uzMpz2f1I4VhRYUUUJ~gh5ODpV-yzvfMVf-PM2T~2HF~KJtmUj5CYUJMofU5SkvbsDawQeCm0pd6lufe3PignQaIPJsfq6a7fkh-Mjd7Ar5qucvDWHamnmKZye2eYuzI~oQ8JawM1-zV7iYDDdxqKY6PddV5cS7FHmWrEhoRz~aukm-8p1p2SI4tYAiiUJAGySHEPtWN9NjKB9IORHtsTcjW5kq11YImwFsO1QIqyWVyKHOa5GqxDPiSfUSt~HXRO0K1R~Bqguq~NFPd1kk2hkrS0RuBDv7w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Resources Committee on an unrecorded date reported a substitute for Senate Bill 1122, a paid family medical leave insurance proposal, by a 10-5 vote.

Supporters said the measure would create a paid leave program to help workers care for family members without losing jobs. Senator Boisco moved adoption of the committee substitute and Senator Dietz moved that the substitute be reported; the motion carried 10-5.

The debate centered on who would carry the cost. Senator McDougall said the plan “will require all employees, except for state employees, because state employees are carved out, but all employees, regardless of whether their employer has a plan or not, to pay this, I call a tax, others call a fee into the system,” and added an estimate: “it's about 1,500,000,000 is the estimate in the 1st year.”

Senator Boisco responded with a cost example for individuals: for “an individual with a salary of $50,000 would pay $4.75 a week, which is about $230 a year annually,” and said employers that already provide leave would be exempt. Senator Favola argued the benefit would help workers — especially women — reenter the workforce and cited the broader economic benefits. Senator Stewart opposed additional payroll deductions, saying inflation has increased household strain and “I just don't think people can stand any more deductions out of their paycheck right now.”

Clarifying details recorded in committee: the substitute would carve out state employees from required participation; employers with fewer than 10 employees would not be required to pay an additional employer share above the employee contribution; companies that already provide private leave may be exempt from employer payments. Committee staff gave the reported first-year fiscal estimate cited on the record as about $1.5 billion.

The committee’s recorded action on the substitute was: motion to adopt substitute (mover: Senator Boisco; second: Senator Dietz), reported with a tally of Ayes 10, Noes 5. The measure was reported out of committee with the substitute. The committee recorded the vote electronically.

The bill will proceed through the Senate’s legislative process; no final floor action was taken in the committee meeting.

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