The House and Senate passed their respective budget proposals late last week. Each budget proposal will now be reviewed by the other chamber in advance of the two proposals being placed into a committee of
The House and Senate passed their respective budget proposals late last week. Each budget proposal will now be reviewed by the other chamber in advance of the two proposals being placed into a committee of
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Legislation that requires new, and robust, community and environmental justice outreach for certain applications for permits from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) failed
SB 1303 (Dunnavant) would require that each local school division in the Commonwealth make virtual and in-person learning available to all students by choice of
The Virginia Board of Education (VBOE) re-prescribed its biennial revisions to the state’s Standards of Quality (SOQ) in December 2020. Many of the Board’s recommendations
As previously reported, several pieces of legislation that propose changes to the Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Act with potentially significant impact to local governments are making
Three problematic bills prohibiting the placement and permitting for landfills have been effectively defeated in the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee on February
Two important bills that save localities money, provide greater certainty to wastewater treatment plants, and still provide a roadmap for achieving the goals and obligations
Despite favorably reporting from the House Counties, Cities, and Towns Committee twice, legislators have elected to send HB 2114 (Ransone) back to Committee – for
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
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