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The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission released its long-awaited report on the Children’s Services Act in November, offering a series of recommendations on ways
VACo opposes two procurement bills offered by Delegate Dan Helmer that will be heard by the House General Laws Committee on Thursday, January 21. HB
Legislation that proposes several changes to the Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Act with potentially significant impact to local governments have been filed and heard in subcommittee.
Sweeping “Environmental Justice” legislation has been introduced in the House by Delegate Shelly Simonds. HB 2074 (Simonds) proposes a wide array of initiatives and strategies
SB 1249 (Stuart), which mandates that any application for a rezoning, special use permit or special exception must be acted upon by a local planning
Delegate Suhas Subramanyam has introduced legislation that would permit the establishment of gun-free zones on school board property. HB 1909 (Subramanyam) would allow any school
In 2019, the General Assembly passed legislation establishing a 3-year pilot program allowing Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to provide (or make available) capacity to
Legislation has been introduced in each chamber seeking to improve food access/distribution infrastructure while assisting Virginia farmers and local and regional food banks. HB 2203
Senator Bryce Reeves has reintroduced helpful legislation that would aid localities with the costs associated with body-worn cameras. SB 1119 (Reeves) creates a special nonreverting
On January 19, the House Transportation Innovation and General Topics Subcommittee heard testimony on HB 1841 (Keam). As originally written, this legislation would have required
The 2021 General Assembly convened on Wednesday, January 13 for the start of a legislative session that promises to be fast-paced and wide-ranging. Somber moments
On January 14, following a meeting of the House Transportation Systems Subcommittee, the House Transportation Committee unanimously reported HB 1903 (Carr) by a vote of
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