Summary: Local regulation of door-to-door vendors; politicalparties exempted. Provides that local ordinances regulating theactivities of door-to-door vendors shall not apply to any personparticipating in certain specified political activities.

Summary: Reimbursement of expenses incurred in respondingto terrorism hoax incident, bomb threat, malicious activation of firealarm, or false emergency communication to emergency personnel. Allowsa locality that has an ordinance requiring any person over 18 yearsof age convicted of false emergency communication to emergency personnelto reimburse such locality at the time of sentencing or in a separatecivil action to bill a flat fee of $2,500 or a minute-by-minute accountingof actual costs incurred. The bill also allows a locality that hasan ordinance requiring any person under 18 years of age convictedof false emergency communication to emergency personnel to reimbursesuch locality at the time of sentencing or in a separate civil actionto bill a flat fee of $2,500 or a minute-by-minute accounting of actualcosts incurred, not to exceed $2,500. Current law allows a flat feeof $250 or a minute-by-minute accounting of actual costs incurred,in an amount not to exceed $2,500.

Summary: Conservation of trees during land development process; authorized localities. Allows any locality to adopt an ordinance providing for the conservation of trees during the land development process. Under current law, only a locality within Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia) that meets certain population density and nonattainment classification criteria is authorized to adopt such an ordinance. This bill was incorporated into HB 1100.

Summary: Early childhood care and education; child day programs; use of office buildings; waiver of zoning requirements. Permits any locality to by ordinance provide for the waiver of any requirements for zoning permits for the operation of a child day program in an office building, as defined by the bill, provided that such facility satisfies the requirements for state licensure as a child day program. This bill is identical to SB 13.

Summary: Certification of boiler and pressure vesseloperators by localities. Repeals an existing statute that allowslocalities by ordinance to require certification of boiler and pressurevessel operators.

Summary: Local government; water-filled fire sprinklersystems. Permits a locality to allow the installation of automaticwater-filled or wet-pipe fire sprinkler systems in new townhome construction.The bill provides that such ordinance shall require the installationbe completed in compliance with standards, requirements, and specificationsfor the installation of an automatic water-filled or wet-pipe firesprinkler system as prescribed by the National Fire Protection Association'sNFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems.An automatic water-filled or wet-pipe fire sprinkler system shallnot be required when additions or alterations are made to existingtownhomes that do not have an automatic residential fire sprinklersystem installed.

Summary: City council salaries. Increases the statutory salary caps for members of city councils and requires a public hearing prior to adopting an ordinance to set city council salaries. The bill also provides that the maximum salaries may be adjusted in any year by an inflation factor not to exceed five percent.

Summary: Conservation of trees during land development process in certain localities. Expands authority of certain localities to adopt an ordinance providing for the planting and replacement of trees during the development process by allowing a tree canopy fund that currently applies to the planting of trees on public property to include maintenance of trees on public property and planting and maintenance of trees on private property. The bill removes a provision that requires that any funds collected for the purposes of the tree canopy fund be returned to the original contributor if not spent within five years but maintains the requirement that such funds be spent within five years. The bill also includes an expansion of the canopy credit. This bill is identical to SB 121.

Summary: Town of Leesburg Parking Authority. Authorizesthe creation of the The billgrants to the Authority various powers, including the authority to construct, operate, and lease parking facilities, contract with outside entities, issue revenue bonds and revenue refunding bonds, and acquire property. The bill also exempts the Authority from taxation.

Summary: Charter; City of Falls Church; qualificationsof members of boards and commissions. Repeals certain provisionsin the City of Falls Church charter related to qualifications of personsappointed to boards and commissions.

Summary: Comprehensive plan; healthy communities strategy. Authorizes a locality, beginning July 1, 2024, to adopt a healthy communities strategy as part of its next and any subsequent reviews of the comprehensive plan. The bill provides that the locality's strategy may include identifying (i) major sources of pollution or hazardous waste sites within the locality, (ii) policies to mitigate the unique or compounded health risks to residents that may be caused by such pollution sources or hazardous waste sites, (iii) objectives and policies to promote civic engagement in public decision-making processes by residents, (iv) objectives and policies that prioritize improvements and programs that promote healthy communities, and (v) objectives and policies that encourage linking public transit with community and health services and siting or co-locating health services in unconventional settings to ensure convenient access for all community members. This bill is identical to SB 595.

Summary: Charter; City of Virginia Beach. Amends the charter for the City of Virginia Beach to reflect the City's transition to a city council consisting solely of single-member districts and the mayor. This bill was incorporated into HB 416.

Summary: Charter; City of Virginia Beach; board of equalization. Amends the charter for the City of Virginia Beach by expanding the board of equalization from four members to five members and an alternate. This bill is identical to SB 262.

Summary: Charter; City of Virginia Beach. Amends the charter for the City of Virginia Beach to reflect the City's transition to a city council consisting solely of single-member districts and the mayor. This bill incorporates HB 410 and is identical to SB 189.