Commending the Graham High School football team.

Celebrating the life of Freda Jenay Tate.

Commending Nuckols Farm Elementary School.

Confirming Governor's appointments; August 1. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor Glenn Youngkin and communicated to the General Assembly August 1, 2022. Confirming Governor's appointments; August 1. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor Glenn Youngkin and communicated to the General Assembly August 1, 2022.

Data centers and cloud computing; sales tax exemption; grant fund. Creates the Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund for the purpose of providing grants to qualified companies, defined in the bill as a company, including its affiliates, that enters into a memorandum of understanding with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority and is expected to (i) make or cause to be made a capital investment of at least $50 billion and (ii) create at least 1,500 new full-time jobs that pay an average annual wage of at least one and one-half times the prevailing average wage in the locality where the job is located. The bill requires that, in order to become a qualified company, a company successfully complete a qualification process that includes an endorsement from the MEI Commission and approval in the appropriation act for the amount of grants that are to be provided. Data centers and cloud computing; sales tax exemption; grant fund. Creates the Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund for the purpose of providing grants to qualified companies, defined in the bill as a company, including its affiliates, that enters into a memorandum of understanding with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority and is expected to (i) make or cause to be made a capital investment of at least $50 billion and (ii) create at least 1,500 new full-time jobs that pay an average annual wage of at least one and one-half times the prevailing average wage in the locality where the job is located. The bill requires that, in order to become a qualified company, a company successfully complete a qualification process that includes an endorsement from the MEI Commission and approval in the appropriation act for the amount of grants that are to be provided. The bill also extends the data center sales and use tax exemption to 2040 for a data center operator that (a) makes a capital investment of at least $35 billion in data centers in the Commonwealth and (b) creates at least 1,000 direct new jobs, of which at least 100 of such jobs pay at least one and one-half times the prevailing average wage in the Commonwealth. Such data center operator shall be eligible for further extension of the sales and use tax exemption to 2050 if the data center operator (1) makes a total capital investment of at least $100 billion, inclusive of the initial $35 billion investment, and (2) creates a total of at least 2,500 direct new jobs, of which at least 100 of such jobs pay at least one and one-half times the prevailing average wage in the Commonwealth, inclusive of the 1,000 jobs initially created.

Temporary detention; certified evaluators; report. Authorizes hospitals with a psychiatric emergency department to employ certain trained individuals to perform evaluations to determine whether a person meets the criteria for temporary detention for behavioral health treatment. The bill requires participating hospitals with psychiatric emergency departments to annually report the number of temporary detention order evaluations completed, the number of temporary detention orders petitioned, the number of individuals evaluated for temporary detention who were determined to not meet the criteria for temporary detention, and the number of individuals under a temporary detention order admitted to a state facility to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health, the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, and the Behavioral Health Commission. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2025. Temporary detention; certified evaluators; report. Authorizes hospitals with a psychiatric emergency department to employ certain trained individuals to perform evaluations to determine whether a person meets the criteria for temporary detention for behavioral health treatment. The bill requires participating hospitals with psychiatric emergency departments to annually report the number of temporary detention order evaluations completed, the number of temporary detention orders petitioned, the number of individuals evaluated for temporary detention who were determined to not meet the criteria for temporary detention, and the number of individuals under a temporary detention order admitted to a state facility to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health, the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, and the Behavioral Health Commission. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2025.

Land use classifications; property qualifications. Allows a property that formerly participated in and continues to meet the qualifications of a state or federal soil and water conservation program but is no longer receiving payments or other compensation as a result of such program to continue to be eligible for designation as real estate devoted to agricultural use and real estate devoted to horticultural use. The bill further states that the presence of noxious weeds or woody growth shall not be the sole basis for denial of a property's designation as real estate devoted to agricultural use. Further, the bill requires that the application form for taxation on the basis of a use assessment allow a landowner who received payments or compensation as a result of the former participation of his property in a state or federal soil and water conservation program, and whose property continues to meet the qualifications of such program but is no longer receiving such payments or compensation, to certify that the land continues to meet the requirements of such program for the purposes of classification. Land use classifications; property qualifications. Allows a property that formerly participated in and continues to meet the qualifications of a state or federal soil and water conservation program but is no longer receiving payments or other compensation as a result of such program to continue to be eligible for designation as real estate devoted to agricultural use and real estate devoted to horticultural use. The bill further states that the presence of noxious weeds or woody growth shall not be the sole basis for denial of a property's designation as real estate devoted to agricultural use. Further, the bill requires that the application form for taxation on the basis of a use assessment allow a landowner who received payments or compensation as a result of the former participation of his property in a state or federal soil and water conservation program, and whose property continues to meet the qualifications of such program but is no longer receiving such payments or compensation, to certify that the land continues to meet the requirements of such program for the purposes of classification.

Virginia Public Procurement Act; private contracts; payment of subcontractors. Clarifies certain definitions throughout the Code for consistency between public and private construction contracts. The bill updates the notice required when a general contractor withholds all or a part of the amount invoiced by a subcontractor in a public construction contract and when an owner withholds payment from a general contractor to include language specifically identifying the contractual noncompliance, the dollar amount being withheld, and the lower-tier subcontractor responsible for the contractual noncompliance.

Certificate of public need; certain cardiology-related services; exemption. Exempts from the requirements of a certificate of public need certain outpatient cardiology-related services performed in connection with a Department of Health or Division of Certificate of Public Need pilot program for cardiovascular single specialty use ambulatory surgery centers authorized by an executive order of the Governor that are approved for reimbursement and performed in a facility certified as a Medicare and Medicaid supplier by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Department of Medical Assistance Services. Certificate of public need; certain cardiology-related services; exemption. Exempts from the requirements of a certificate of public need certain outpatient cardiology-related services performed in connection with a Department of Health or Division of Certificate of Public Need pilot program for cardiovascular single specialty use ambulatory surgery centers authorized by an executive order of the Governor that are approved for reimbursement and performed in a facility certified as a Medicare and Medicaid supplier by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Department of Medical Assistance Services.

Protective orders; extensions and continuances; penalty. Provides that if a petitioner files a written motion requesting a hearing to extend a permanent protective order, the court may issue an ex parte protective order until the extension hearing, which shall be held within 15 days of the issuance of such ex parte protective order and may be held after the expiration of the permanent protective order. If the respondent fails to appear at the extension hearing because the respondent was not personally served with such motion, a new date for the extension hearing shall be given and the judge may extend the ex parte preliminary protective order until the new date. The bill also provides that if the respondent was personally served, where the petitioner shows by clear and convincing evidence that a continuance is necessary to meet the ends of justice or the respondent shows good cause, the court may continue the extension hearing and such ex parte preliminary protective order shall remain in effect until the extension hearing.

Procedure for disciplining attorneys and reinstatement of attorneys by three-judge circuit court. Provides that any former attorney who has had his license revoked and filed a petition for reinstatement with the Virginia State Bar may elect and demand that such reinstatement proceedings be conducted by a three-judge circuit court. The bill also provides that a decision from a three-judge circuit court convened to sit for disciplinary matters or reinstatement proceedings may be appealled to the Court of Appeals and, if necessary, to the Supreme Court of Virginia. Under current law for disciplinary matters, the appeal is to the Supreme Court. Procedure for disciplining attorneys and reinstatement of attorneys by three-judge circuit court. Provides that any former attorney who has had his license revoked and filed a petition for reinstatement with the Virginia State Bar may elect and demand that such reinstatement proceedings be conducted by a three-judge circuit court. The bill also provides that a decision from a three-judge circuit court convened to sit for disciplinary matters or reinstatement proceedings may be appealled to the Court of Appeals and, if necessary, to the Supreme Court of Virginia. Under current law for disciplinary matters, the appeal is to the Supreme Court.

Social Work Advisory Board; established; report. Establishes the Social Work Advisory Board to advise the Governor on efforts to improve the social work profession in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Social Work Advisory Board to report annually by December 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding its activities and recommendations. Social Work Advisory Board; established; report. Establishes the Social Work Advisory Board to advise the Governor on efforts to improve the social work profession in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Social Work Advisory Board to report annually by December 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding its activities and recommendations.

Charitable gaming; Texas Hold'em poker tournaments. Amends the definition of "Texas Hold'em poker tournament" to include an organized competition of players who (i) pay an initial seating fee for entry into the competition and an additional seating fee up to once every 30 minutes, thereby allowing such players to purchase additional poker chips as needed for use in the competition, and (ii) may be seated at no more than 4 tables consisting of 10 players each simultaneously playing Texas Hold'em poker games. The bill prohibits a qualified organization from charging any initial or additional seating fee in excess of $8 for the conduct of any such Texas Hold'em poker tournament and requires qualified organizations to hire a security officer that is licensed by the Department of Criminal Justice Services to be present during the times that any tournament is being played. The bill also requires any qualified organization that conducts any Texas Hold'em poker tournament to use at least 30 percent of its gross receipts from the conduct of Texas Hold'em poker tournaments for (a) those lawful religious, charitable, community, or educational purposes for which the organization is specifically chartered or organized or (b) those expenses related to the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or repair of any interest in real property involved in the operation of the organization and used for lawful religious, charitable, community, or educational purposes. This bill requires any qualified organization that conducts any Texas Hold'em poker tournament to certify that any individual acting as a dealer is 21 years of age or older and defines the required knowledge and skill for such individuals. The bill also requires any qualified organization that conducts any Texas Hold'em poker tournament to appoint a game manager and post a sign in a conspicuous location at the place where the organization collects of money for chips or seating fees, stating that the game manager is present and outlining the game manager's responsibilities. Charitable gaming; Texas Hold'em poker tournaments. Amends the definition of "Texas Hold'em poker tournament" to include an organized competition of players who (i) pay an initial seating fee for entry into the competition and an additional seating fee up to once every 30 minutes, thereby allowing such players to purchase additional poker chips as needed for use in the competition, and (ii) may be seated at no more than 4 tables consisting of 10 players each simultaneously playing Texas Hold'em poker games. The bill prohibits a qualified organization from charging any initial or additional seating fee in excess of $8 for the conduct of any such Texas Hold'em poker tournament and requires qualified organizations to hire a security officer that is licensed by the Department of Criminal Justice Services to be present during the times that any tournament is being played. The bill also requires any qualified organization that conducts any Texas Hold'em poker tournament to use at least 30 percent of its gross receipts from the conduct of Texas Hold'em poker tournaments for (a) those lawful religious, charitable, community, or educational purposes for which the organization is specifically chartered or organized or (b) those expenses related to the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or repair of any interest in real property involved in the operation of the organization and used for lawful religious, charitable, community, or educational purposes. This bill requires any qualified organization that conducts any Texas Hold'em poker tournament to certify that any individual acting as a dealer is 21 years of age or older and defines the required knowledge and skill for such individuals. The bill also requires any qualified organization that conducts any Texas Hold'em poker tournament to appoint a game manager and post a sign in a conspicuous location at the place where the organization collects of money for chips or seating fees, stating that the game manager is present and outlining the game manager's responsibilities.

Wholesome food donation tax credit. Renews the wholesome food donation tax credit for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, but before January 1, 2028. The bill allows any person engaged in the business of farming that donates food crops or wholesome food, defined in the bill, produced by the person in the Commonwealth to a nonprofit food bank to claim a tax credit for the taxable year of the donation in the amount of 50 percent of the fair market value of such donation, not to exceed $10,000 for all such donations made by the person during such year.

Smyth-Washington Regional Industrial Facilities Authority; dissolution. Dissolves the Smyth-Washington Regional Industrial Facilities Authority upon the request of the Authority's board of directors and satisfaction of the statutory requirements for the dissolution of regional industrial facilities authorities.