Please don't ruin our lives and State ! Thank You

Under current Virginia Code § 30-140, authorities, commissions, districts and similar entities, whose governing body members are not elected by popular vote, are required to have an audit performed and filed with the Auditor of Public Accounts within three months of the end of a fiscal year. A three-month timeframe for meeting this requirement is very challenging. Within this tight turnaround, these entities must close their books and schedule review of financial statements by the auditor, who then must prepare the audit report, present it to the applicable governing board for approval, and then finalize the audit. Thus, this bill proposed to allow five months, instead of three, for such audits to be completed and sent to the APA. (Note that local governments have until December 15 to submit their financial data to the state).

I tried to check off as many as I could understand 🙃why not just get to work for the money we pay

HB1789 I support political audits HB 1990 I support Criminal Justice HB 2208 I DO NOT support statue removal, you have too many mixed feelings on this issue and by continuing removal of said statues, you isolate a percentage of the populations beliefs which is MUCH larger than you think..The ideal solution is simple...If you want to remove ANY statue, You either remove ALL or none... HJ 516 Yes I do 100% support becoming a part of the convention of states, I am well aware of this bill... HJ 530 I fully support decriminalization of certain substances hence marijuana and any other low level form of narcotic substance, I support this on both state and FEDERAL level... HJ549 I do not support this, we need to open the doors of truth to the people first, I have a panel of 36 worldwide doctors condemning WHO for dishonesty about Covid, and the fact it has a temperate design of Dec through April ... HJ573 At this point I 100% support that any vaccine be voluntary only....It is injustice to require immunization Wheres too much static as to whether this is a truly harmful pandemic or just a politically motivated stunt to incite fear.... HR237 I will support holding anyone responsible who is guilty of this Covid Conspiracy and to where it began and by who it originated even if it was a Harvard shipped virus, keep it open to hold only those accountable that truly are the guilty HR 238 I do NOT support The American People decide who gets appointed and where and THIS needs to be changed....

I would like to know what the bills have in them. Don't want anything in them hidden like they do in Washington.

VMA Supports this bill. • PPE has become a significant financial cost that cannot always be passed through to the customer. Now that Virginia is the only state in the U.S. with a permanent COVID-19 regulation (16VAC25-220), PPE has specific mandated uses depending upon the employer (see 16VAC25-220-40 & 16VAC25-220-60). This bill is written specifically to the 15 types of PPE contemplated by this regulation and used in the private sector. • Our concern is that any estimated “cost” will be erroneous. First, there would be no revenue without a government mandate. Second, any estimated “cost” for foregoing the 5.3% or 6% sales tax (depending upon the region) is speculative. Third, the impact assessment must include the benefits of the economic activity generated by the manufacturing, wholesaling, distribution, and retailing of PPE – a static impact assessment of sales tax “loss” is not adequate because the Commonwealth derives other revenue from the specific activities of manufacturing, wholesaling, distribution, and retailing PPE. • It is hard to imagine that the Commonwealth would insist on profiting from the pandemic. Sales tax revenue is up over 5% (year over year), total revenue is up 15% (year over year), and still many businesses have lost everything due to the pandemic. Please help small manufacturers make their PPE costs more affordable. Support HB 2185.

Virginia Loggers Association supports HB1785. Majority of VLA members are engaged in forest harvesting and mill processing. Most are family - owned and smaller businesses employing people from the locality of residence. Many needed the PPE to survive the economy and pandemic. Let's help our small family owned businesses and not make this situation more difficult for them to survive. Thank, you.

VMA supports HB2185. PPE has become a significant financial cost that cannot always be passed through to the customer. Now that Virginia is the only state in the U.S. with a permanent COVID-19 regulation (16VAC25-220), PPE has specific mandated uses depending upon the employer (see 16VAC25-220-40 & 16VAC25-220-60). This bill is written specifically to the 15 types of PPE contemplated by this regulation and used in the private sector. Our concern is that any estimated “cost” will be erroneous. First, there would be no revenue without a government mandate. Second, any estimated “cost” for foregoing the 5.3% or 6% sales tax (depending upon the region) is speculative. Third, the impact assessment must include the benefits of the economic activity generated by the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of PPE in the market – a static impact assessment of sales tax “loss” is not adequate because the Commonwealth derives other revenue from the specific activities of manufacturing, wholesaling, and retailing PPE. It is hard to imagine that the Commonwealth would insist on profiting from the pandemic. Please support HB2185.

VMA Supports HB2185. Bill was reviewed by the VA MFG Development Commission. Virginia is the only state with a permanent COVID-19 regulation. PPE is a significant expense for essential industries. Virginia already treats medicine differently for tax purposes. PPE should be sales tax exempt - the Commonwealth should not profit from a pandemic. Virginia year-over-year sales tax collections are up 5% and year-over-year revenue is up 15%. We can do this now to help essential businesses.

LeadingAge Virginia supports House Bill 2185.

On behalf of the Prince William Chamber of Commerce and its 1200+ members, we support the legislation. Data Centers are a vital part of the economy and keeping the commonwealth competitive in attracting them will only strengthen our economy! We urge you to support the bill.