2003 Proposed Legislation, the Commonwealth of Virginia

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Under the Act, no state law or regulation or local ordinance would be construed to discriminate or create a different standard. Also would amend the Virginia Public Procurement Act to prohibit discrimination against a bidder or offeror that allows its employees to telecommute. </div> <div> <I>Reported from House Commerce and Labor Committee (22-0), Referred to House Rules Committee.</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >Bill Killed in Committee</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>HB 1387/</B><B><U>Local business license fees; telecommuting enhancement exemption</U></B><B>/</B><I><B>Lingamfelter (Prince William)</B></I>-Would provide an exemption from local business license fees to any person, firm, or corporation whose annual gross receipts do not exceed $250,000 and at least 75 percent of whose business operations are carried out through telecommuting. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >Bill Killed in Committee</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Referred to House Finance Committee.</B></I></div> <div> <B>HB 1816/</B><B><U>Center for Innovative Technology; duties; Broadband Deployment</U></B><B>/</B><I><B>Scott (Merrifield)</B></I>-Confers upon the Center for Innovative Technology, the responsibility of coordinating all efforts of public and quasi-public bodies within the Commonwealth to enhance or facilitate the prompt availability of and access to broadband throughout the Commonwealth, monitoring trends and advances in broadband, forecasting future needs for such technology, and identifying funding options. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >Bill Killed in Committee</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Referred to House Science and Technology Committee.</B></I></div> <div> <B>HJ 517/</B><B><U>Telecommuting</U></B><B>/</B><I><B>Lingamfelter (Prince William)</B></I>-Would establish a joint subcommittee to study barriers and impediments to telecommuting in the public and private sectors of the Commonwealth. </div> <div> <I><B>Referred to House Rules Committee.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" >Bill Killed in Committee</FONT></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>