Income tax; military benefits subtraction. Provides an individual income tax subtraction for up to $5,000 of military benefits in taxable year 2022, up to $10,000 in taxable year 2023, up to $15,000 in taxable year 2024, and up to $20,000 in taxable year 2025 and each taxable year thereafter. The subtraction is limited to recipients of such military benefits who are age 60 or older. Income tax; military benefits subtraction. Provides an individual income tax subtraction for up to $5,000 of military benefits in taxable year 2022, up to $10,000 in taxable year 2023, up to $15,000 in taxable year 2024, and up to $20,000 in taxable year 2025 and each taxable year thereafter. The subtraction is limited to recipients of such military benefits who are age 60 or older.

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; Department of State Police; mobile applications; mental health and public safety. Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) to develop or obtain a mental health mobile application for suicide prevention and the provision of educational materials related to suicide prevention. The bill requires the mobile application to provide a means to directly connect to the 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Secretary of Education to promote, market, and advertise the use of such application using existing resources. The bill also requires the Department of State Police to (i) develop or obtain a public safety mobile application to enable individuals in the Commonwealth to furnish confidential tips to the Department of State Police through text, audio, images, or video concerning a suspected, anticipated, or completed criminal violation or a school-related safety concern and (ii) develop a referral system to ensure that such confidential tips are referred to the chief law-enforcement officer of the relevant jurisdiction for proper coordination of response and investigation. The bill directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to promote, market, and advertise the use of such application using existing resources. The provisions of the bill related to an application developed by DBHDS have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2023. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; Department of State Police; mobile applications; mental health and public safety. Requires the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) to develop or obtain a mental health mobile application for suicide prevention and the provision of educational materials related to suicide prevention. The bill requires the mobile application to provide a means to directly connect to the 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Secretary of Education to promote, market, and advertise the use of such application using existing resources. The bill also requires the Department of State Police to (i) develop or obtain a public safety mobile application to enable individuals in the Commonwealth to furnish confidential tips to the Department of State Police through text, audio, images, or video concerning a suspected, anticipated, or completed criminal violation or a school-related safety concern and (ii) develop a referral system to ensure that such confidential tips are referred to the chief law-enforcement officer of the relevant jurisdiction for proper coordination of response and investigation. The bill directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to promote, market, and advertise the use of such application using existing resources. The provisions of the bill related to an application developed by DBHDS have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2023. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

Commissioner of Highways; roadways operating under the Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988 to operate under the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995. Directs the Commissioner of Highways to evaluate whether it is in the public interest for any roadway operated pursuant to the Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988 (HCA) to operate instead under the authority and requirements provided by the Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995 (PPTA). The bill authorizes the Commissioner, if he determines it is in the public interest for any such roadway to operate under the PPTA and if the Secretary of Transportation and the Transportation Public-Private Partnership Steering Committee concur, to negotiate and execute a new comprehensive agreement with the operator of such roadway to operate under the authority and requirements provided by the PPTA. The bill has an expiration date of January 1, 2024.

Employers; institutions of higher education; localities; public schools; face coverings. Prohibits any locality, institution of higher education, employer, school board, division superintendent, school principal, or private school from adopting, implementing, or enforcing any policy, rule, or order related to COVID-19 that requires individuals to wear a face covering.

Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board; Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund. Shifts the administration of the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund from the Department of Conservation and Recreation to the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board (the Board). The bill expands from nine to 11 the membership of the Board with the addition of two nonlegislative members, one of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates from a flood-prone community outside the Chesapeake Bay watershed and one of whom shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules from a flood-prone community in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The bill raises from five to six the number of Board members needed to constitute a quorum, at least four of whom shall be farmer or district director representatives. Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board; Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund. Shifts the administration of the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund from the Department of Conservation and Recreation to the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board (the Board). The bill expands from nine to 11 the membership of the Board with the addition of two nonlegislative members, one of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates from a flood-prone community outside the Chesapeake Bay watershed and one of whom shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules from a flood-prone community in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The bill raises from five to six the number of Board members needed to constitute a quorum, at least four of whom shall be farmer or district director representatives.

Celebrating the life of Eunice M. Wilder.

Celebrating the life of Thelma Bland Watson, Celebrating the life of Thelma Bland Watson, Ph.D.

Celebrating the life of Constance Pendleton Stuntz.

Commending Carol and Ryan Bailey.

Celebrating the life of Donna Helen Macdonald-Scarborough.

Commending Edgar Martin Wright, Jr.

Commending the Islamic Center of Richmond.

Commending Bourbon Boulevard.

Commending Sol Glasner.

Commending Opportunities, Alternatives & Resources.