Agenda Takes Shapes with More Top-Notch Speakers to be Added Soon Virginia Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears and Virginia 7th Congressional Representative Abigail Spanberger have confirmed their attendance for the August 15 County Officials’ Summit in
Agenda Takes Shapes with More Top-Notch Speakers to be Added Soon Virginia Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears and Virginia 7th Congressional Representative Abigail Spanberger have confirmed their attendance for the August 15 County Officials’ Summit in
An important bill introduced by Delegate Keith Hodges relating to siting agreements for solar energy facilities has reported out of the Senate Local Government Committee
With just over a week remaining in the 2020 legislative session, both the House and Senate have approved legislation that enhances a local government’s ability
Legislation requiring employers to notify employees who have filed a claim for workers’ compensation within 30 days was reported from the Senate Commerce and Labor
A bill seeking to establish climate change planning requirements for state and local government entities failed to report out of the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and
HB 654 (Guy) authorizes the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) to sponsor a statewide clean energy financing program. More specifically, this legislation would enable
Having already passed the House of Delegates once earlier this session, HB 520 (Bulova) successfully advanced in the House a second time this week – this
HB 785 (Watts and Kilgore) and SB 588 (Hanger, and incorporating bills by Senators Favola, Lewis, Mason, and Locke) are working their respective ways toward
Legislation seeking to create a comprehensive framework for peer-to-peer vehicle rental platforms has successfully cleared both the House Finance Committee and the House Appropriations Committee
Legislation prohibiting the use of “games of skill” is headed towards passage by both the House and Senate. HB 881 (Bulova) / SB 971 (Howell)
Two bills, HB 1012 (Bulova) and SB 578 (Howell), that would consolidate oversight and administration of early childhood programs at the state level within the
A bill seeking to compensate local governments for the costs associated with local jails failed to advance out of the House Public Safety Committee on
The Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee has greenlit Delegate Kathy Tran’s new requirements for reporting discharges of deleterious substances into state waters, voting to report
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