Commending William Kyger, Jr.

Commending Nancy B. Welch.

Celebrating the life of Archie Goodwyn.

Celebrating the life of William L. Prentiss, Jr.

Celebrating the life of Louis Ray Jones.

Commending John W. Jones.

Celebrating the life of Elizabeth Lewis Beamer.

Certificate of public need exemption; nursing home facility in Amherst County. Directs the State Health Commissioner to accept and review applications and issue a certificate of public need for a new 90-bed nursing home facility, given the unique and extenuating circumstances of this potential facility, provided that such facility is located on the property of the former Central Virginia Training Center (CVTC) in Amherst County and is owned by the Commonwealth as of July 1, 2023. Establishes requirements for the sale of CVTC, in the event that the CVTC property is declared surplus to the needs of the Commonwealth, including requirements that must be met by the offeror and information that must be included in the property sale request for offer. Certificate of public need exemption; nursing home facility in Amherst County. Directs the State Health Commissioner to accept and review applications and issue a certificate of public need for a new 90-bed nursing home facility, given the unique and extenuating circumstances of this potential facility, provided that such facility is located on the property of the former Central Virginia Training Center (CVTC) in Amherst County and is owned by the Commonwealth as of July 1, 2023. Establishes requirements for the sale of CVTC, in the event that the CVTC property is declared surplus to the needs of the Commonwealth, including requirements that must be met by the offeror and information that must be included in the property sale request for offer.

Income tax; rates and deductions. Lowers the top income tax rate from 5.75 percent to 5.5 percent for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2024. The bill also raises the standard deduction to $9,000 for single individuals and $18,000 for married persons for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2024, but before January 1, 2026.

Electric utilities; small modular nuclear reactors; pilot program. Provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to promote the development and operation of small modular nuclear reactors at the earliest reasonable time possible, with a goal of having the first small modular nuclear reactor operating by the end of 2032, and requires the State Corporation Commission to establish a small modular nuclear reactor pilot program. Under the program, any entity that holds a license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to construct or operate one or more existing nuclear facilities at the time of the application may apply to the State Corporation Commission for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to complete site permitting and construct and operate one or more small modular nuclear reactors. Under the bill, the pilot program will be limited to three small modular nuclear reactor sites in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the State Corporation Commission to consider certain factors in considering an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a small modular nuclear reactor under the pilot program.

Richard Bland College; governance. Removes the authority of the board of visitors of The College of William and Mary in Virginia to supervise, manage, and control Richard Bland College and establishes the 12-member board of visitors of Richard Bland College to generally direct the affairs of Richard Bland College, including appointing all teachers and fixing their salaries, providing for the employment of other personnel as required, and caring for and preserving all property belonging to Richard Bland College.

Establishment of the Care for Retired Police Canines Grant Program and Fund. Establishes the Care for Retired Police Canines Grant Program and Fund. The bill provides that the Program is established to award grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide stable funding for the veterinary care of eligible retired police canines, as defined in the bill. The bill directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to issue guidelines for the grant application process, criteria for the award of such grants, the process for disbursement of such grant funds, and limits on grant amounts.

Workers' compensation; post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, or depressive disorder' law-enforcement officers, firefighters, and dispatchers. Provides that an anxiety disorder or depressive disorder, as both are defined in the bill, incurred by a law-enforcement officer, correctional officer, firefighter, or dispatcher is compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act on the same basis as post-traumatic stress disorder. The bill adds dispatchers and correctional officers to the list of individuals for whom the workers' compensation presumption for post-traumatic stress disorder applies. The bill provides that a mental health professional must diagnose the covered individual as suffering from anxiety disorder or depressive disorder as a result of a qualifying event, defined in the bill as an incident or exposure occurring in the line of duty on or after July 1, 2020, for post-traumatic stress disorder and on or after July 1, 2023, for anxiety disorder or depressive disorder, and includes other conditions for compensability. The bill requires employers of law-enforcement officers and dispatchers to provide resilience and self-care technique training beginning July 1, 2023. The bill also adds mental health professionals to certain provisions that currently apply to physicians and surgeons.

Carrying dangerous weapon to place of religious worship; penalty; repeal. Repeals the prohibition on the carrying of a dangerous weapon in a place of worship without good and sufficient reason while a meeting for religious purposes is being held at such place.

Study; joint subcommittee; creation of a Virginia Gaming Commission; report. Establishes a joint subcommittee of the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology, the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the House Committee on General Laws, and the House Committee on Appropriations to study the feasibility of establishing the Virginia Gaming Commission to regulate and oversee all forms of gaming in the Commonwealth.