Prohibited sales and loans to juveniles; definition of sexual conduct. Clarifies the definition of "sexual conduct" so that it is neutral regarding sexual orientation for the purposes of crimes related to prohibited sales and loans to juveniles.

Constitutional amendment (first reference); real property tax exemption; surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty. Expands the current tax exemption for real property available to the surviving spouses of soldiers killed in action to the surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty with a Line of Duty determination from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Study; juvenile restitution; report. Directs the Virginia State Crime Commission to study juvenile restitution, evaluating (i) the frequency of court-ordered juvenile restitution in the Commonwealth; (ii) the average amount of restitution ordered; (iii) the percentage of juveniles who pay court-ordered restitution in full; (iv) the percentage of juveniles penalized for failure to pay restitution; (v) the percentage of victims completely compensated with restitution; and (vi) the demographics of juveniles ordered to pay restitution, including age, race, prior criminal history, and familial socioeconomic status. The bill directs the Commission to provide recommendations to make the juvenile restitution process more rehabilitative from the perspective of the juvenile while ensuring that victims of crime are compensated and to report its findings and recommendations no later than November 30, 2023.

Department of Labor and Industry; Safety and Health Codes Board; Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Program; use of cranes and derricks in construction; report. Requires the Safety and Health Codes Board of the Department of Labor and Industry to adopt regulations to the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Program, regarding cranes and derricks in construction, to allow an active load stabilization mechanism or passive load stabilization mechanism, defined in the bill, to be used if necessary to prevent hazardous rotation of a load as determined by the project manager or safety engineer. The bill requires the Department to report the final regulations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology by November 1, 2023. Department of Labor and Industry; Safety and Health Codes Board; Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Program; use of cranes and derricks in construction; report. Requires the Safety and Health Codes Board of the Department of Labor and Industry to adopt regulations to the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Program, regarding cranes and derricks in construction, to allow an active load stabilization mechanism or passive load stabilization mechanism, defined in the bill, to be used if necessary to prevent hazardous rotation of a load as determined by the project manager or safety engineer. The bill requires the Department to report the final regulations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology by November 1, 2023.

Income tax; pass-through entities. Makes changes to the elective entity level tax on pass-through entities effective beginning with taxable year 2021. The bill would impose the tax only on the share of income, gain, loss, or deduction attributable to eligible owners as opposed to imposing the tax on the entire entity. The bill defines "eligible owner" as an owner of a pass-through entity that is a natural person, estate, or trust. The bill also removes the requirement that to qualify for the tax election a pass-through entity must be 100 percent owned by natural persons or persons eligible to be shareholders in an S corporation.

Charter; City of Newport News; real estate assessment. Requires persons who are aggrieved by any assessment made by the City of Newport News real estate assessor to apply for relief with the board of review as a prerequisite to filing for relief in circuit court. The bill also updates references to the Code of Virginia.

Golf carts and utility vehicles; Town of Stony Creek. Adds the Town of Stony Creek to the list of towns that may authorize the operation of golf carts and utility vehicles on designated public highways despite not having established their own police departments.

Claims; Michael Haas; compensation for wrongful incarceration. Provides relief in the amount of $1,530,653 to Michael Haas, who was wrongly convicted of forcible sodomy.

Prohibited sales and loans to juveniles; definition of sexual conduct. Clarifies the definition of "sexual conduct" so that it is neutral regarding sexual orientation for the purposes of crimes related to prohibited sales and loans to juveniles.

Rabies vaccination of companion animals; maximum charge. Provides that no licensed veterinarian, licensed veterinary technician, or other employee under the direction of such veterinarians shall (i) charge a fee or impose other costs for a rabies vaccination exceeding $20 or (ii) require additional services alongside such vaccination.

Motor vehicle dealers; franchise agreements; sale or lease of new motor vehicles. Provides that the threat to withhold incentive payments or the right to participate in incentive programs is included in the existing prohibition on any vehicle manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or distributor branch coercing or attempting to coerce a dealer into entering into an agreement. The bill prohibits vehicle manufacturers, factory branches, distributors, or distributor branches from taking certain listed actions related to direct contact with buyers or lessees or coercing or requiring a dealer to allow such actions in the franchise agreement. The bill prohibits and makes void any provisions of a franchise agreement or similar agreement authorizing a manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or distributor branch to unilaterally amend the franchise agreement or similar agreement. The bill provides that the existing prohibition on a manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or distributor branch owning, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle dealership includes any dealership of a new line-make established by a manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, distributor branch, or subsidiary thereof or a company affiliated through ownership of the manufacturer, factory branch, distributor, or distributor branch of at least 25 percent of the equity of the company. The bill provides that the existing requirement that manufacturers, factory branches, distributors, or distributor branches provide the cost of initiation, update, change, or maintenance of each accessory or function of the vehicle that may be initiated, updated, changed, or maintained by the manufacturer or distributor through over-the-air or remote means shall be the cost at the time of the new motor vehicle sale.

Admission to bail; act of violence. Provides that a magistrate shall not admit a person to bail who is charged with an act of violence without the consent of the attorney for the Commonwealth for the jurisdiction in which the case it filed.

Health insurance; provider contracts; audits. Prohibits a health insurance carrier, in conducting an audit of a provider, from reviewing any claim that was paid more than six months prior to the date of the audit. The bill prohibits a carrier from seeking recoupment from a provider until the time period for filing an appeal to an initial audit report has passed or until the appeals process has been exhausted, whichever is later.

Issuing citations; certain traffic offenses. Removes the provisions that provide that no law-enforcement officer may lawfully stop a motor vehicle for operating (i) without a light illuminating a license plate, (ii) with defective and unsafe equipment, (iii) without brake lights or a high mount stop light, (iv) without an exhaust system that prevents excessive or unusual levels of noise, (v) with certain sun-shading materials and tinting films, and (vi) with certain objects suspended in the vehicle and removes the accompanying exclusionary provisions. Issuing citations; certain traffic offenses. Removes the provisions that provide that no law-enforcement officer may lawfully stop a motor vehicle for operating (i) without a light illuminating a license plate, (ii) with defective and unsafe equipment, (iii) without brake lights or a high mount stop light, (iv) without an exhaust system that prevents excessive or unusual levels of noise, (v) with certain sun-shading materials and tinting films, and (vi) with certain objects suspended in the vehicle and removes the accompanying exclusionary provisions.

Joint Commission on Technology and Science; telephone solicitation calls and text messages; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science to consider the practice of unwanted telephone solicitation calls and telephone solicitation calls via text message and develop recommendations related to requiring a telephone solicitor to permit any person to opt out of receiving such calls or messages. The bill requires the Joint Commission on Technology and Science to report its findings and recommendations by November 1, 2023, to the Chairs of the House Committee on Commerce and Energy and the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor.