Virginia Association of Counties General Counsel Phyllis A. Errico, CAE, will be retiring at the end of the year, concluding a distinguished career at the Association as an advocate and advisor. Errico joined VACo in
Virginia Association of Counties General Counsel Phyllis A. Errico, CAE, will be retiring at the end of the year, concluding a distinguished career at the Association as an advocate and advisor. Errico joined VACo in
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
Identical bills – HB 1738 (Wampler), HB 2051 (Bourne), and HB 2266 (Ayala) – would allow any county, city, or town to create up to
VACo supports important new tree replacement and conservation legislation introduced by Delegate Nancy Guy. HB 2042 (Guy) provides effective new tools for localities wishing to
Helpful legislation streamlining public notice procedures for localities has been introduced by Delegate Margaret Ransone. HB 2114 (Ransone) provides that in any instance in which
As was the case during the 2020 Special Session, it is expected that the House of Delegates will be meeting in virtual sessions, while the
The Joint Subcommittee on Local Government Fiscal Stress, which draws its membership from the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, met on
The 2021 General Assembly session will begin next week as legislators will deliberate on many issues of critical importance to local government, including the state
The Governor’s introduced budget includes a proposed update to the Cooperative Health Budget, the state-local partnership that funds local health departments. Under the proposal, the
Congress passed a fifth COVID-19 relief package on December 21, and the President signed the legislation into law on December 27. While the legislation does
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