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An act approving lease and franchise agreements for the development and operation of the Randall "Doc" James Racetrack on St. Croix and the Clinton E. Phipps Racetrack on St. Thomas and amending titles 32 and 33 Virgin Islands Code
An act amending title 19, Virgin Islands Code, to establish immunization requirements for children and students enrolling in educational institutions in the Virgin Islands; to provide for immunization exemptions; and to require electronic reporting of immunization compliance to the Virgin Islands Department of Health through the Virgin Islands Immunization Registry (VIIRS)
An act requiring the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority to pay compensation to the homeowners within the Lyndon B.Johnson Gardens community who have been required to vacate their homes as a result of the actions related to the demolition of properties owned by the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority and associated with the operations of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority and the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority
An act amending Act No. 8465 redirecting the appropriation to the First-Time Homebuyers Program to the Williams Delight Community Homeownership Program and the VI Slice Homeownership Program
An act amending title 3 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 27, section 717(c) relating to personal loans made to members of the Government Employees' Retirement System
An act approving a multi-year lease agreement between the Government of the Virgin Islands, acting through its Commissioner of the Department of Property and Procurement, and DM Hospitality LLC, for Parcel No. 2C Crystal Gade, Queen's Quarter, St. Thomas, consisting of a 2-story building; and a portion of Parcel No. 3 Crystal Gade, consisting of a 2-story building to operate a food and beverage management company with a bakery and deli, a jewelry business management company, and other related purposes
An act renaming Belvedere Road on the island of St. Croix as "Alicia "Chucky" Hansen Road" and appropriating $10,000 from the St. Croix Capital Improvement Fund to the Virgin Islands Department of Public Works to erect the proper signage
Bill No. 36-0279 - To strike "and their spouses and dependents" and insert "immediate family members, spouses, dependents, and whomever else the veteran deems appropriate" as it appears in the bill.
An act amending Acts Nos. 8870 and 8985 regarding the $1,000,000 appropriated in Act No. 8870 for the Ivanna Eudora Keen High School track and field facilities
An act appropriating the sum of $383,784 from the Virgin Islands Education Initiative Fund to the Department of Education to conduct extended school year evaluations to determine students' eligibility for special education services
An act amending title 33 Virgin Islands Code, subtitle 3, chapter 111, section 3061 by increasing the amount of money that is to remain in the Virgin Islands Insurance Guaranty Fund before any interest can be deposited into the General Fund
An act amending title 14 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 113 to define and prohibit assault rifles, ban suppressors and silencers, and requiring safety training for licensed rifles and shotgun holders; prohibiting large-capacity magazines and preventing the illegal sales of firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition
Amendment in the nature of a substitute to Bill No. 36-0250 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the System shall not reduce, revoke, or otherwise alter a member's credited service as a result of a default or delinquency on any loan or financial obligation made through or administered by the System. Etc, etc, etc,.................
To Amend Bill No. 36-0213 to modify the designated placement of commemorative roadway signage honoring Alicia "Chucky" Hansen - To revise the location of the signage established under Bill No. 36-0213 so that the Alicia "Chucky" Hansen Boulevard designation is placed at the Basin Triangle intersection, reflecting the historically significant area associated with her legislative service in the former Legislature building
An act honoring and commending Dilsa Capdeville for her many contributions to the Virgin Islands community through her roles in various areas of social services and advocacy for abused women and children and to rename the Bolongo Bay Head Start Facility the "Dilsa Capdeville Head Start Facility' in her honor
An Act amending title 33 Virgin Islands Code subtitle 3, chapter 118, section 3411 to increase the maximum judgement amount for the award of damages against the Government of the Virgin Islands