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Notes
*Important Reminder: As of 2010, each bill
submitted costs approximately $3000-$5000 to process.*
Taxes:
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48 bills concerning taxes were tracked.
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12 were incorporated into the massive HB 2313
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Bills that passed include:
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HB 1320, SB 698-Peanut Excise Tax: According to Senator Hanger this tax was
requested by peanut growers. The money goes into a fund used by “peanut growers
and marketers to promote the use and sale of Virginia peanuts… The current tax
expires this year and they want to extend it for 3 more years.” Rick
Morris, Louis Lucas (Why can’t the
peanut industry handle this on their own without a government sponsored tax and
fund? What costs are we paying for the
administration of that fund in addition to the at least $6000 we pay each time
they want to renew this tax?)
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HB 1990 – License tax: Up to $250/year for not
displaying Virginia tags. Mark Sickles
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SB 1038 – Mopeds, etc.: It will now cost $14 to title your moped; it
must have a license plate; you must wear a face shield, goggles, or safety
glasses; and you must carry government issued photo id. Stephen
Newman
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24 failed, including:
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HB 1381 – 5 cent plastic bag tax. Failure of the retailer to collect and remit
the tax would lead to up to a $1000 fine for the third offense. Joseph
Morrissey
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HB 1457 – Reinstating the Estate Tax with the
revenues “used for funding the Medicaid cost of meeting staffing standards in
nursing homes required to be established under the bill,” and “five percent of the remaining revenues shall
be used to fund home-based and community-based services to enable older adults
and people with disabilities to remain in home settings.” Vivian Watts
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HB 1804 and SB 919 – A 3% uranium severance
tax. Jackson
Miller, John Watkins
Fees:
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10 bills concerning fees were tracked.
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A bill that passed:
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HB 1583 – The maximum annual fee to register a
vacant building has been raised from $25 to $100. Failing to register will cost
$200 or $400 if in a conservation district. Rosalyn
Dance
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7 failed, including:
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HB 1974 – a bill to increase the cost of state
safety inspections to $24. Tony Wilt
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HB 1352 – a bill to increase costs of copying
medical records. Gregory Habeeb
Funds/Grants: (I oppose all grants and most
funds. Funds should only be for essential government functions.)
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28 bills concerning funds and/or grants were
tracked.
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Bills that passed include:
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HB 1757 Aquatic Resources Improvements Fund;
established – Agenda 21 wetland mitigation banking. (DEQ anticipates requiring
one position at an annual cost of
$80,000 for salary and benefits.) Edward
Scott
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HB 1845, SB 1178 Fraud and Abuse Whistle Blower
Reward Fund; amount of reward – payment for tattling. Manoli
Loupassi, Frank Ruff
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16 failed, including:
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HB 1324 Efficiency Evaluation Fund; established,
grants to localities. Rick Morris
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HB 1651 Unified Innovation Fund; created. Rob Krupicka
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HB 1854 Prisons; telephone systems. Patrick
Hope
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HB 1968 Governor's Development Opportunity Fund;
expands eligibility for grants. Matthew
James
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HB 1970 Exemplary Teacher Grant Fund; created. David
Yancey
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HB 2067 Virginia Alternative Fuels Revolving
Fund. Charles Poindexter
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HB 2232 Problem Gambling Treatment Fund
established. Thomas Greason
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SB 1151 Virginia Student Achievement Fund;
established. George Barker
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SB 1283 Virginia Recreational Facilities
Authority Fund. Stephen Newman
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SB 748 Building Revitalization Grant Fund;
created, report. (“The amount of funding
to capitalize the fund is indeterminate; however, this bill establishes a cap
on the aggregate amount of grants awarded and outstanding at any time at $1.0
million. DHCD estimates that for a $1.0
million program, the agency will require an annual general fund
appropriation of $30,000.”) William Stanley
Authorities: (Which will need Funds)
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Two new Agenda 21 Authorities were created:
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HB 1790, SB 1138 Virginia Nuclear Energy
Consortium. Scott Garrett, Jeff McWaters
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SB 819 Tourist Train Development Authority;
created. Phil Puckett
Tax Credits/Exemptions: (I oppose all tax credits/exemptions. They
serve as a method for the government to manipulate behavior. They are a waste
of tax dollars.)
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43 bills concerning tax credits were tracked.
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Bills that passed include:
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HB 1398 Land preservation tax credit; unissued
tax credits. (“For the 2013 calendar year, the appropriation to be recommended
under this bill would be $13,909,000,
to be distributed as follows: $11,127,200 to the Virginia Land Conservation
Fund (at least $5,563,600 of which must be used for fee simple acquisitions
with public access or acquisitions of easements with public access); $1,390,900
to the Civil War Site Preservation Fund, and $1,390,900 to the Virginia
Farmland Preservation Fund.”) Lee Ware
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HB 1586, SB 1065 Arts and cultural districts,
local; tax incentives.(“… the bill would result in a decrease in local revenue,
the magnitude of which is unknown.” Randall Minchew,Mark Herring
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HB 1699 Personal property tax, tangible;
computer equipment and peripherals used in data centers. (“…the bill would
decrease local revenues by an unknown amount.) Barbara Comstock
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HB 1824 Virginia port volume increase tax
credit. (This bill would have no revenue impact…the credit cap would remain at $3.2 million.) Harry Purkey
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HB 1923 Worker retraining tax credit; increase
in credit amount. (“…unknown negative General Fund revenue impact. Although
this tax credit is capped at $2.5
million annually, the amount of tax credits currently claimed is
significantly below this amount.) David
Yancey
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27 failed, including:
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HB 1303 Small businesses; tax credit for hiring
graduates of Virginia's public colleges and universities. (Revenue Impact:
Could not exceed $2 million in a fiscal year.) Charniele Herring
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HB 1304 Income tax, corporate; credit for
contracting with small or minority-owned, etc., businesses. (The maximum
negative revenue impact in one fiscal year could not exceed the $10 million cap.) Gregory Habeeb
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HB 1336 Tax credit for employees who telework.
(Revenue Impact: $1 million each fiscal year.) David Ramadan
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HB 1370 Small businesses; creates an individual
and corporate tax credit for those creating new jobs. (Revenue Impact: “This
bill would have an unknown, but
potentially significant, negative impact on General Fund revenues for
Fiscal Years 2014 through 2016. The tax credit proposed by this bill would have
no cap.”) Dickie Bell
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HB 1523 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption
includes hurricane preparedness equipment. (Revenue Impact: “ the proposed
exemption could potentially decrease
annual revenues by $11,000.) R. Villanueva
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HB 1694 Land preservation tax credits;
application for credits prior to any donation. (“To be able to provide
preapproval for credit applications of
$1 million or more that require verification by DCR, the Department would
incur administrative costs…The Department’s costs for reviewing such
applications would be $120,220 in Fiscal
Year 2013 and $228,640 annually in Fiscal Year 2014 and thereafter. Randall Minchew
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HB 1800 Land preservation tax credit; property
conveyances for public use. Lynwood Lewis
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HB 1831 Tax incentives for beginning businesses. (Estimated General Fund Loss: 2014-$3.5 million, 2015-$2.5million, 2016
and 2017-$2.6 million, etc.) Scott
Lingamfelter
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HB 1834 High Performance Building Act; use of
certain forest products. (“The bill has the potential to limit competition and
increase construction costs…”) Charles
Poindexter
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HB 1916 Solar thermal system tax credit. (Expenditure Impact- $62,220/year 2013-2019; Revenue Impact - $6.2 million total for
same period.) Scott Surovell
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HB 2282 Tax credit for removing barriers at
places of public accommodation. Revenue Impact- $1 million/year) Kenneth Plum
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SB 1302 Tax credit for employees who telework.
(Revenue Impact - $2 million/year for 5
years) Bill Stanley
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