The House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees met on “Budget Sunday,” February 22, to report their respective spending and revenue proposals for the upcoming biennium. Both committees provided preliminary information outlining key elements
The House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees met on “Budget Sunday,” February 22, to report their respective spending and revenue proposals for the upcoming biennium. Both committees provided preliminary information outlining key elements
SB 1302 (McPike) would provide additional funding for the crisis call center that will support implementation of last year’s Marcus Alert legislation and designate the
HB 2001 (Helmer) would require localities to design certain buildings and renovations with Virginia Energy Conservation and Environmental Standards to include charging stations and tracking
SB 1404 (Lewis) proposes a slight expansion of project eligibility for Stormwater Local Assistance Fund (SLAF) projects. Specifically, the bill authorizes SLAF awarded for projects
Legislation seeking to establish a Carbon Sequestration Task Force has reported favorably out of committee and will now be heard by the full Senate. SB
New erosion and sediment control practices for solar projects are set to be voted on by the Senate this week. SB 1258 (Marsden) makes changes
Legislation introduced by Delegate Bobby Orrock that seeks to address funding issues for Virginia’s state parks unanimously passed the House of Delegates and will now
A bill increasing possible fines for dumping or littering has passed the House of Delegates. HB 1801 (Edmunds) doubles the current possible minimum fine for
SB 1326 (Hanger) requires that any locality that was not already imposing a cigarette tax on January 1, 2021, must be a member of a
VACo supports HB 2114 (Ransone), which provides that in any instance in which a locality has submitted a timely notice of public hearing to a
Two bills that sought to erode longstanding principles of governmental immunity – HB 2045 (Bourne) and SB 1440 (Surovell) – have been defeated. VACo previously
Many localities continue to face significant challenges raising local funding necessary to undertake school construction and renovation projects. Numerous factors impact the educational achievement of
A compromise bill dealing with wetland and stream mitigation bank credits has passed the House of Delegates and will now be taken up in the
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