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Votes at a glance: Senate Resources Committee docket — many bills reported, several passed by indefinitely, one stricken
Summary
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.
The Senate Resources Committee took action on a large docket of measures. Below are bill-by-bill outcomes recorded in committee. Descriptions reflect the sponsor text summarized in the committee record.
- 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.
