Income tax; standard deduction. Provides that for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2022, Virginia's standard deduction shall be in an amount equivalent to the federal standard deduction.

Hunting on Sundays. Permits hunting on Sunday on public or private land, so long as it takes place more than 200 yards from a place of worship. Hunting on Sundays. Permits hunting on Sunday on public or private land, so long as it takes place more than 200 yards from a place of worship.

Vacant building registration. Allows cities and certain towns to require annual registration by the owners of buildings that have been vacant for a continuous period of 12 months or more and that may endanger the public health, safety, or welfare. Under current law, buildings must meet a specific definition of "derelict building" before their owners can be required to register by these localities.

Maximum number of judges in each judicial circuit. Increases from six to seven the maximum number of authorized judges in the Thirty-first Judicial Circuit.

Department of Education; local school boards; instruction on climate change. Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with environmental groups and other relevant state agencies such as the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Health and to assist local school boards in the implementation of programs of instruction that comply with the requirements relating to the Standards of Learning, specifically relating to citizenship and environmental issues and geography necessary for responsible participation in American society and the international community, to develop, no later than July 1, 2023, an interdisciplinary program of instruction on the causes of and potential solutions for climate change. The bill requires each local school board to incorporate, during the 2024%962025 school year, such program of instruction into curricula and instruction in the local school division in each core academic subject area at the grade levels that it deems most appropriate. The bill requires the Department of Education to implement and oversee a one-year pilot program to provide training and technical assistance to a diverse cross section of local school boards to implement such program of instruction in the local school division during the intervening 2023–2024 school year between the development and full local implementation of such program of instruction. Department of Education; local school boards; instruction on climate change. Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with environmental groups and other relevant state agencies such as the Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Health and to assist local school boards in the implementation of programs of instruction that comply with the requirements relating to the Standards of Learning, specifically relating to citizenship and environmental issues and geography necessary for responsible participation in American society and the international community, to develop, no later than July 1, 2023, an interdisciplinary program of instruction on the causes of and potential solutions for climate change. The bill requires each local school board to incorporate, during the 2024%962025 school year, such program of instruction into curricula and instruction in the local school division in each core academic subject area at the grade levels that it deems most appropriate. The bill requires the Department of Education to implement and oversee a one-year pilot program to provide training and technical assistance to a diverse cross section of local school boards to implement such program of instruction in the local school division during the intervening 2023–2024 school year between the development and full local implementation of such program of instruction.

Department of Health; onsite sewage system pump-out oversight; certain localities. Requires the Department of Health (the Department), effective July 1, 2023, to manage and enforce onsite sewage system pump-out compliance for Accomack, Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties and the incorporated towns within those counties. The bill requires licensed operators conducting onsite sewage system pump-outs that are managed by the Department in these localities to provide a report on the results of the site visit using a web-based reporting system developed by the Department. The bill also requires the Board of Health to establish a uniform schedule of civil penalties for violations of onsite treatment system pump-out requirements in localities in which compliance with such requirements is managed and enforced by the Department and provides that any person who violates such requirements in a locality in which compliance is managed and enforced by the Department is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. Department of Health; onsite sewage system pump-out oversight; certain localities. Requires the Department of Health (the Department), effective July 1, 2023, to manage and enforce onsite sewage system pump-out compliance for Accomack, Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties and the incorporated towns within those counties. The bill requires licensed operators conducting onsite sewage system pump-outs that are managed by the Department in these localities to provide a report on the results of the site visit using a web-based reporting system developed by the Department. The bill also requires the Board of Health to establish a uniform schedule of civil penalties for violations of onsite treatment system pump-out requirements in localities in which compliance with such requirements is managed and enforced by the Department and provides that any person who violates such requirements in a locality in which compliance is managed and enforced by the Department is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.

Localities; public meeting; state project planning phase. Allows a locality the option to request a public meeting in the locality during the planning phase of a public facilities state project from the state agency or institution of higher education responsible for such project.

Regular grand jury; provisions for court reporter; use and disposition of notes, tapes, and transcriptions. Provides that a court reporter shall be provided for a regular grand jury to record, manually or electronically, and transcribe all oral testimony taken before a regular grand jury, but such reporter shall not be present during any stage of its deliberations. The bill provides that the foreman shall cause the notes, tapes, and transcriptions of the court reporter to be sealed, the container dated and delivered to the court, and that the court shall cause the sealed container to be kept safely. The bill provides for certain circumstances in which the court may authorize disclosure of such sealed notes, tapes, and transcriptions. Regular grand jury; provisions for court reporter; use and disposition of notes, tapes, and transcriptions. Provides that a court reporter shall be provided for a regular grand jury to record, manually or electronically, and transcribe all oral testimony taken before a regular grand jury, but such reporter shall not be present during any stage of its deliberations. The bill provides that the foreman shall cause the notes, tapes, and transcriptions of the court reporter to be sealed, the container dated and delivered to the court, and that the court shall cause the sealed container to be kept safely. The bill provides for certain circumstances in which the court may authorize disclosure of such sealed notes, tapes, and transcriptions.

Communication systems within state correctional facilities; free telephone calls and communication services. Requires the Department of Corrections to provide telephone systems and web-based or electronic communications systems free of charge to any person, whether such person is initiating or receiving the communication.

Commending Keira Carlstrom D'Amato.

Commending Michael E. Karmis.

Illegal gambling; definition. Eliminates certain provisions from the definition of illegal gambling regarding the making, placing, or receipt of any bet or wager of money or other consideration or thing of value to include the purchase of a product, Internet access, or other thing made in exchange for a chance to win a prize, stake, or other consideration or thing of value by means of the operation of a gambling device. The bill also eliminates certain provisions from the definition of gambling device.

Charitable gaming; exemptions from certain requirements for specified organizations. Exempts qualified organizations that reasonably expect, on the basis of prior charitable gaming annual results or any other quantifiable method, to realize gross receipts of $15,000 or less from all charitable gaming other than raffles, conducted on a total of no more than seven days per calendar year, from the requirements to (i) notify the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the Department) of their intention to conduct such charitable gaming or (ii) comply with the regulations of the Charitable Gaming Board. Under current law, only qualified organizations that reasonably expect to realize gross receipts of $40,000 or less from raffles in any 12-month period are exempt from these requirements. The bill provides that any qualified organization may sell instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards that are dispensed by mechanical equipment only, provided that the sale is limited to two events of no more than 14 days each per calendar year. Under current law, only athletic associations or booster clubs or band booster clubs may sell instant bingo, pull tabs, or seal cards at a single event in a calendar year. Finally, the bill prohibits the Department from requiring a qualified organization that realizes annual gross receipts of $15,000 or less to file a report of its receipts and disbursements.

Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; community groups and universities. Requires the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity to maintain a list of community groups, state and local governments, Community Development Financial Institutions, business and trade associations, and universities to be consulted in exercising the powers and fulfilling the duties of the Department. All community groups and universities maintained on the list shall be notified of all actions taken by the agency and provided an opportunity to comment prior to any permanent action taking place, such as the promulgation of regulations. The bill requires the Department to continue to work with such groups maintained on the list to develop targeted outreach and programming to build business capacity and encourage businesses to obtain appropriate certifications. The bill adds Community Development Financial Institutions, defined in the bill, to the lists of groups for which the Department shall promote the mobilization of activities and resources and that the Department is required to maintain on the list of community groups.

Board of Education; membership; qualifications. Requires the nine-member Board of Education, all of whom are appointed by the Governor, to include at least one member with experience or expertise in local government leadership or policymaking, at least one member with experience or expertise in career and technical education, and at least one member with experience or expertise in early childhood education.