Proposed Virginia Firearm Legislation HB2461
Legislation Overview
Title: COVID-19; penalty reimbursements, sunset provision.
Subject: COVID-19: Uncodified Legislation: State Agencies: Finance Secretary of
Description: Secretary of Finance; COVID-19 penalty reimbursements; sunset. Requires all state agencies to report to the Secretary of Finance the total amount of fines, fees, and interest imposed on individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations, including any withdrawal, suspension, or cancellation of an individual's license or certification, resulting from violations of the Commonwealth's COVID-19 practices, guidelines, rules, or operating procedures and any state contracts that were not awarded as a result of noncompliance with the Commonwealth's COVID-19 guidelines. The bill also requires all state agencies to include in such report the fund into which such amounts were deposited. The bill directs the Secretary of Finance, in consultation with the Cabinet Secretaries with responsibility for the impacted agencies, to develop a procedure to provide reimbursement to such individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations up to the amount of fines, fees, or interest previously paid for such violations. The bill specifies that the procedure developed by the Secretary of Finance shall provide for the reimbursement to such individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations of such amounts from the fund into which the original amounts were deposited. The bill has a sunset date of July 1, 2025. Secretary of Finance; COVID-19 penalty reimbursements; sunset. Requires all state agencies to report to the Secretary of Finance the total amount of fines, fees, and interest imposed on individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations, including any withdrawal, suspension, or cancellation of an individual's license or certification, resulting from violations of the Commonwealth's COVID-19 practices, guidelines, rules, or operating procedures and any state contracts that were not awarded as a result of noncompliance with the Commonwealth's COVID-19 guidelines. The bill also requires all state agencies to include in such report the fund into which such amounts were deposited. The bill directs the Secretary of Finance, in consultation with the Cabinet Secretaries with responsibility for the impacted agencies, to develop a procedure to provide reimbursement to such individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations up to the amount of fines, fees, or interest previously paid for such violations. The bill specifies that the procedure developed by the Secretary of Finance shall provide for the reimbursement to such individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations of such amounts from the fund into which the original amounts were deposited. The bill has a sunset date of July 1, 2025.
Session: 2023 Regular Session
Last Action: Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 6-N)
Last Action Date: February 15, 2023
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Tara Durant (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 15, 2023 | Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 6-N) |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2023 | Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations |
| Senate | Feb 8, 2023 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| House | Feb 7, 2023 | Read third time and passed House (52-Y 47-N) |
| House | Feb 7, 2023 | VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) |
| House | Feb 6, 2023 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 6, 2023 | Committee substitute agreed to 23106161D-H1 |
| House | Feb 6, 2023 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2461H1 |
| House | Feb 5, 2023 | Read first time |
| House | Feb 2, 2023 | Committee substitute printed 23106161D-H1 |
| House | Feb 2, 2023 | Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 10-N) |
| House | Feb 2, 2023 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) |
| House | Jan 30, 2023 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| House | Jan 20, 2023 | Presented and ordered printed 23104547D |
| House | Jan 20, 2023 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 2, 2023 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 20, 2023 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Substitute for HB2461 General Laws, Subcommittee #1 | Substitute for HB2461 General Laws, Subcommittee #1 | Feb 2, 2023 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Substitute for HB2461 General Laws, Subcommittee #1 | Substitute for HB2461 General Laws, Subcommittee #1 | Feb 2, 2023 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N) | 02/2/2023 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (12-Y 10-N) | 02/2/2023 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: VOTE: Passage (52-Y 47-N) | 02/7/2023 | 52 | 47 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 6-N) | 02/15/2023 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
