(SB1008)

GOVERNOR'S VETO

Pursuant to Article V, Section 6 of the Constitution of Virginia, I veto Senate Bill 1008, which mandates that the exams for contractor licenses include questions regarding Resource Protection Areas (RPAs) governed by the Chesapeake Bay Preservation.

Protecting Virginia's shorelines is of vital importance. However, this legislation creates additional requirements for those wishing to become a licensed contractor, regardless of their location of work in Virginia.

Contractors who provide services in other areas Virginia, who may have no connection to any shoreline or the Chesapeake Bay, would be burdened by an unnecessary mandate.

Accordingly, I veto this bill.