[Peninsula-Patriots] Fw: Legislative update - YOU made a huge difference. HB 1035 passed committee with good language. Calls needed.

 

DeWitt Edwards 

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Subject: Legislative update - YOU made a huge difference. HB 1035 passed committee with good language. Calls needed.

Legislative Update 2-23-2012

 

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SUCCESS - CALL TODAY - SUPPORT

 

HB 1035 Eminent domain; definition of lost access and profits, determining compensation.

 

SUCCESS:  HB 1035 was amended in committee yesterday and passed 9-6.  The amended language means we can support this bill.  HB 1035 will now go to the Senate floor for the second reading (the first reading occurred before it went to the Senate committee), but is not on the calendar for today.  We expect HB 1035 will be on the Senate floor calendar tomorrow.  Call your Senator and thank them for their support (see below for vote count).

 

Contact your Senator and ask them to vote YES on HB 1035 (as amended in committee, but without any additional amendments) when it comes to the floor for a vote.

 

To find your legislator, please follow this link:

http://conview.state.va.us/whosmy.nsf/main?openform

 

 

SUCCESS - CALL TODAY - SUPPORT

 

HJ 3 Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (second reference).

 

HB 5 Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (voter referendum).

 

HJ 3 and HB 5 are on the Senate floor calendar for TODAY for the second readings.  They should be on the calendar for the third readings (and vote) tomorrow.  Contact your Senator NOW and ask them to vote YES on both HJ 3 and HB 5 when it comes to the floor. 

 

 

To find your legislator, please follow this link:

http://conview.state.va.us/whosmy.nsf/main?openform

 

 

SJ 3 Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (second reference).

 

SB 240 Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (voter referendum).

 

SJ 3 and SB 240 have been referred to the Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee of the House P&E Committee which meets on Mondays, 8:00 a.m., 4^th floor West Conference Room.  Because no docket has been posted for next Monday, yet, contact your Delegate TODAY and ask them to vote YES on SJ 3.

 

House Privileges & Elections Committee

Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee

 

Del. Jackson H. Miller (R) (804) 698-1050 deljmiller@house.virginia.gov (chairman)

Del. Mark L. Cole (R) (804) 698-1088 delmcole@house.virginia.gov

Del. Algie T. Howell, Jr. (D) (804) 698-1090 delahowell@house.virginia.gov

Del. Timothy D. Hugo (R) (804) 698-1040 delthugo@house.virginia.gov

Del. Johnny S. Joannou (D) (804) 698-1079 (no email)

Del. Israel D. O'Quinn (R) (804) 698-1005 delioquinn@house.virginia.gov

Del. David I. Ramadan (R) (804) 698-1087 deldramadan@house.virginia.gov

 

 

SB 131 Income tax, corporate; educational improvement scholarships credit.

 

SB 131 has been assigned to the House Finance Committee, Subcommittee #3 which meets Fridays, 7:30 a.m., 7^th Floor West Conference Room.  As no docket has been posted for Friday, yet, contact your Delegate and ask them to vote NO on SB 131.  (See above for committee membership.)

 

House Finance Committee

Subcommittee #3

 

Del. R. Lee Ware, Jr. (R) (804) 698-1065 dellware@house.virginia.gov (chairman)

Del. Joseph P. Johnson, Jr. (D) (804) 698-1004 deljjohnson@house.virginia.gov

Del. Robert D. Orrock, Sr. (R) (804) 698-1054 delrorrock@house.virginia.gov

Del. Harry R. Purkey (R) (804) 698-1082 delhpurkey@house.virginia.gov

Del. Ronald A. Villanueva (R) (804) 698-1021 delrvillanueva@house.virginia.gov

 

 

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WE SUPPORT THESE BILLS

 

·       Eminent Domain Constitutional Amendment:

 

HJ 3 Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (second reference).  Robert B. Bell | all patrons   Constitutional amendment (second resolution); taking or damaging of private property; public use.  Revises the prohibition on the enactment by the General Assembly of laws whereby private property may be taken or damaged. An existing provision authorizing the General Assembly to define what constitutes a public use is removed. The proposed amendment provides that private property can be taken or damaged only for a public use, only with just compensation to the owner, and only so much taken as is necessary for the public use. Just compensation must equal or exceed the value of the property taken, lost profits and lost access, and damages to the residue caused by the taking. A public service company, public service corporation, or railroad exercises the power of eminent domain for public use when such exercise is for the authorized provision of utility, common carrier, or railroad services. In all other cases, a taking or damaging of private property is not for public use if the primary use is for private gain, private benefit, private enterprise, increasing jobs, increasing tax revenue, or economic development, except for the elimination of a public nuisance existing on the property. The condemnor bears the burden of proving that the use is public, without a presumption that it is.

Status: (We support this bill)

02/13/12  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (80-Y 18-N)

02/14/12  Senate: Reading waived

02/14/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

02/21/12  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 2-N)

 

HJ 3 is on the Senate floor calendar for TODAY for its second reading.  It should be on the calendar for its third reading (and vote) tomorrow.  Contact your Senator NOW and ask them to vote YES on HJ 3 when it comes to the floor. 

 

To find your legislator, please follow this link:

http://conview.state.va.us/whosmy.nsf/main?openform

 

 

HB 5 Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (voter referendum).

 Robert B. Bell | all patrons

 

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); taking or damaging of private property; public use.  Provides for a referendum question on the November 6, 2012, election ballot to approve or reject an amendment eliminating the General Assembly's authority to define a public use for which private property may be taken or damaged and providing that no private property shall be taken or damaged for a public use without just compensation to the property owner and that only so much of the property as is necessary to achieve the public use is taken or damaged.

Status: (We support this bill)

02/14/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (83-Y 14-N)

02/15/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed

02/15/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

02/21/12  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 2-N)

 

HB 5 is on the Senate floor calendar for TODAY for its second reading.  It should be on the calendar for its third reading (and vote) tomorrow.  Contact your Senator NOW and ask them to vote YES on HB 5 when it comes to the floor. 

 

To find your legislator, please follow this link:

http://conview.state.va.us/whosmy.nsf/main?openform

 

 

SJ 3 Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (second reference).

 Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons 

 

Constitutional amendment (second resolution); taking or damaging of private property; public use.  Revises the prohibition on the enactment by the General Assembly of laws whereby private property may be taken or damaged. An existing provision authorizing the General Assembly to define what constitutes a public use is removed. The proposed amendment provides that private property can be taken or damaged only for a public use, only with just compensation to the owner, and only so much taken as is necessary for the public use. Just compensation must equal or exceed the value of the property taken, lost profits and lost access, and damages to the residue caused by the taking. A public service company, public service corporation, or railroad exercises the power of eminent domain for public use when such exercise is for the authorized provision of utility, common carrier, or railroad services. In all other cases, a taking or damaging of private property is not for public use if the primary use is for private gain, private benefit, private enterprise, increasing jobs, increasing tax revenue, or economic development, except for the elimination of a public nuisance existing on the property. The condemnor bears the burden of proving that the use is public, without a presumption that it is.

Status: (We support this bill)

02/13/12  Senate: Agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N)

02/15/12  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

02/16/12  House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee

 

SJ 3 has been referred to the Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee of the House P&E Committee which meets on Mondays, 8:00 a.m., 4^th floor West Conference Room.  Because no docket has been posted for next Monday, yet, contact your Delegate TODAY and ask them to vote YES on SJ 3.  (See above for committee membership.)

 

SB 240 Constitutional amendment; taking or damaging of private property for public use (voter referendum).

 Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons

 

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); taking or damaging of private property; public use.  Provides for a referendum question on the November 6, 2012, election ballot to approve or reject an amendment eliminating the General Assembly's authority to define a public use for which private property may be taken or damaged and (i) requiring that eminent domain be exercised for public uses and not for the primary purpose of private gain, private benefit, private enterprise, increasing jobs, increasing tax revenue, or economic development; (ii) defining what is to be included in determining just compensation for permissible takings; and (iii) prohibiting the taking of more private property than is necessary for the stated public use.

Status: (We support this bill)

02/14/12  Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N)

02/16/12  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

02/16/12  House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee

 

SB 240 has been referred to the Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee of the House P&E Committee which meets on Mondays, 8:00 a.m., 4^th floor West Conference Room.  Because no docket has been posted for next Monday, yet, contact your Delegate TODAY and ask them to vote YES on SB 240.  (See above for committee membership.)

 

 

·       Eminent Domain

Definitions of Lost Profits and Lost Access

 

SB 437 Eminent domain; definitions of lost profits and lost access.

 Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons  

 

Eminent domain; lost profits and access.  Provides definitions for the terms "lost profits" and "lost access" and how to determine the amount of just compensation, which includes lost profits and lost access resulting from the taking, that must be paid for property taken by eminent domain. The bill has a contingent effective date of January 1, 2013, provided that the voters approve an amendment to Section 11 of Article I of the Constitution of Virginia at the 2012 November election.

Status: (We support this bill, if amended)

02/14/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)

02/16/12  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

 

SB 437 has been referred to the House Courts of Justice Committee which meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, ½ hour after adjournment, House Room C.  It was on the docket for Monday, 2/20/12, but was passed by for the day at the request of the patron, Sen. Obenshain.  The full committee will not be meeting Friday or next Monday. 

 

We understand that the patron is working to amend the language which means we can support this bill.

 

 

HB 1035 Eminent domain; definition of lost access and profits, determining compensation.

 Johnny S. Joannou | all patrons 

 

Eminent domain; lost profits and access.  Provides definitions for the terms "lost profits" and "lost access" and how to determine the amount of just compensation, which includes lost profits and lost access resulting from the taking, that must be paid for property taken by eminent domain. The bill has a contingent effective date of January 1, 2013, provided that the voters approve an amendment to Section 11 of Article I of the Constitution of Virginia at the 2012 November election. 

Status: (We support this bill, as amended)

02/14/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (77-Y 22-N)

02/15/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed

02/15/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

02/22/12  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 6-N)

 

SUCCESS:  HB 1035 was amended in committee yesterday and passed 9-6.  The amended language means we can support this bill.  HB 1035 will now go to the Senate floor for the second reading (the first reading occurred before it went to the Senate committee), but is not on the calendar for today.  We expect HB 1035 will be on the Senate floor calendar tomorrow.  Call your Senator and thank them for their support.

 

YEAS--Norment, Edwards, Obenshain, McDougle, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett--9.

 

NAYS--Saslaw, Marsh, Howell, Lucas, Puller, McEachin--6.

 

Contact your Senator and ask them to vote YES on HB 1035 (as amended in committee, but without any additional amendments) when it comes to the floor for a vote.

 

To find your legislator, please follow this link:

http://conview.state.va.us/whosmy.nsf/main?openform

 

 

 

WE OPPOSE THESE BILLS

 

 

·       School Choice:

HB 321 Income tax, state; educational improvement scholarships tax credits.

 James P. "Jimmie" Massie, III | all patrons 

 

Income tax; educational improvement scholarships tax credits.  Establishes a credit beginning in taxable year 2012 for corporations donating cash or property to nonprofit organizations providing education improvement scholarships to students who would have been eligible for the free and reduced lunch program under federal law, in order for them to attend nonpublic elementary or secondary schools. Nonprofit organizations to which donations are made would be required to distribute at least 90 percent of their tax-credit-derived funds for such scholarships. The credit would equal 70 percent of the donation made by the corporation and would be refundable. Any corporation taking a charitable deduction on its federal income tax return would be required to add that amount back to its Virginia taxable income in order to receive the credit. There is a $25 million annual cap for the credits.

Status: (We oppose this bill)

02/14/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (64-Y 35-N)

02/15/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance

 

HB 321 has been assigned to the Senate Finance Committee which meets Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m., Senate Room B.  The dockets for next week have not been posted, yet.

 

 

SB 131 Income tax, corporate; educational improvement scholarships credit.

 William M. Stanley, Jr. | all patrons 

 

Income tax; educational improvement scholarships. Establishes a credit beginning in taxable year 2013 for corporations donating cash to nonprofit organizations providing education improvement scholarships to students who would have been eligible for the free and reduced-price lunch program under federal law, in order for them to attend nonpublic elementary or secondary schools. Nonprofit organizations to which donations are made would be required to distribute at least 90 percent of their annual receipts for such scholarships. The credit would equal 70 percent of the donation made by the corporation and would be refundable. Any corporation taking a charitable deduction on its federal income tax return would be required to add that amount back to its Virginia taxable income in order to receive this credit. There is a $25 million cap for the credits.

Status: (We oppose this bill)

02/17/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 20-N)

02/17/12  Senate: Chair votes Yes

02/20/12  House: Referred to Committee on Finance

02/20/12  House: Assigned Finance sub: #3

 

SB 131 has been assigned to the House Finance Committee, Subcommittee #3 which meets Fridays, 7:30 a.m., 7^th Floor West Conference Room.  As no docket has been posted for Friday, yet, contact your Delegate and ask them to vote NO on SB 131.  (See above for committee membership.)

 

 

To find your legislator, please follow this link:

http://conview.state.va.us/whosmy.nsf/main?openform

 

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John Taylor

President

Tertium Quids

282 Bald Rock Road

Verona, VA  24482

540-245-1776

JTaylor@TertiumQuids.org

 

 

 

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