Summary: Plastic bag tax; distribution to towns. Providesthat any town located within a county that has imposed a disposableplastic bag tax shall receive a distribution of revenues collectedby the county based on the local sales tax distribution formula forappropriations to towns. The bill requires that towns use such revenuesfor the same purposes allowable for a county or city.

Summary: Enterprise zones; renewal periods. Authorizes the Governor, upon the recommendation of the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development, to renew enterprise zones for up to four five-year renewal periods for zones designated on or after July 1, 2005, and for up to two five-year renewal periods for zones designated before July 1, 2005. Under current law, zones designated on or after July 1, 2005, may be renewed for up to three such periods and zones designated before July 1, 2005, may be renewed for up to one such period.

Summary: Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Programand Fund created. Creates the Electric Vehicle Rural InfrastructureProgram and Fund to assist private developers with non-utility costsassociated with the installation of public electric vehicle chargingstations in certain localities. The bill provides that a private developeris eligible to receive grants of 70 percent of such non-utility costsfor public electric vehicle charging stations installed in a cityor county that meets the criteria of a distressed locality, as definedin the bill. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2028.

Summary: Virginia Brownfield and Coal Mine Renewable Energy Grant Fund and Program; allocation of funds. Removes the prohibition on the allocation of funds to the Virginia Brownfield and Coal Mine Renewable Energy Grant Fund and Program unless federal funds are available in an amount that would cover the entire cost of such an allocation. This bill is identical to SB 25.

Summary: Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board. Modifies aspects of the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Board by adding a fourth Secretary to the Board's membership, to be appointed by the Governor, and providing that the Secretary of Labor may be one of the Secretaries appointed to the Board. The bill also reduces the amount of matching funds required for any grant awarded from the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Fund by requiring such funds to be equal to at least half of the grant awarded until July 1, 2028.

Summary: Health insurance; dental plans; approval ofrates and medical loss ratio. Requires the State CorporationCommission to review and approve premium rates applicable to dentalplans issued in the Commonwealth. Under the bill, benefits are deemedto be reasonable in relation to premiums, provided that the medicalloss ratio of the policy form, including riders and endorsements,is at least as great as 85 percent. The bill provides that if the Commission finds that the premium rate filed is not meeting or willnot meet a medical loss ratio of 85 percent, the Commission shall require appropriate rate adjustments, premium refunds, or premiumcredits as deemed necessary for the coverage to conform with themedical loss ratio standard of 85 percent.

Summary: Board of Medicine; unprofessional conduct. Prohibits the Board of Medicine from taking disciplinary action against a doctor based on the alleged provision or receipt of abortion care that is not prohibited under the laws of the Commonwealth, regardless of where such abortion care was provided or received. The bill also specifies that grounds for refusal to issue a certificate or license to any applicant or to take disciplinary action for procuring or performing an abortion apply to such action only as it is prohibited by the laws of the Commonwealth. Under current law, such grounds for refusal or disciplinary action apply for procuring or performing a criminal abortion. This bill is identical to SB 716.

Summary: Health Insurance Reform Commission; membership.Adds two legislative members to the Health Insurance Reform Commission.The bill requires one such member to be a member of the House Committeeon Appropriations who is appointed by the Speaker of the House ofDelegates and one to be a member of the Senate Committee on Financeand Appropriations who is appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.This bill is a recommendation of the Health Insurance Reform Commission.

Summary: State Corporation Commission; annual reportfiling requirements. Permits a person authorized by a domesticor foreign stock or nonstock corporation to sign the annual reportof such corporation for purposes of the Virginia Stock CorporationAct and the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act.