SB 388 (McPike) and HB 1279 (Cole) override local decision-making by allowing development of housing, with up to 30 percent of certain ground-floor nonresidential uses, on land owned by property tax-exempt religious organizations or certain
SB 388 (McPike) and HB 1279 (Cole) override local decision-making by allowing development of housing, with up to 30 percent of certain ground-floor nonresidential uses, on land owned by property tax-exempt religious organizations or certain
HB 1776 (Ward) would require the Virginia Board of Education (VBOE) to grant a two-year extension of licenses for teachers and school personnel whose licenses
Legislation introduced by Senator Adam Ebbin establishing a new funding mechanism for flood mitigation and protection has advanced, reporting out of the House Counties, Cities
HB 1919 (Kory) authorizes local governments to create green banks, an emerging finance mechanism that leverages public funding to attract private capital for investment in
SB 1398 (Norment) addresses a long-standing issue with the collection of sales and use and lodging taxes on accommodations arranged by an intermediary, such as
Legislation codifying new elements for local and interjurisdictional emergency operations plans has passed the Senate by a vote of 36-3. HB 2085 (Askew) adds a
Legislation that would have established both a duty to render aid and a duty to report wrongdoing for law enforcement officers has been narrowly defeated,
The House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee met on February 10 and reported their respective amendments to the Governor’s introduced budget.
The 2021 General Assembly convened in special session on February 10. Governor Ralph Northam issued a proclamation calling for the special session last week as
SB 1354 (Hanger) has been heard for the first time in the House, reporting favorably out of the House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Legislation proposing expansions of project eligibility for Stormwater Local Assistance Fund (SLAF) projects has cleared its first hurdle in the House, reporting of the House
Legislation introduced by Senator Lynwood Lewis establishing a Carbon Sequestration Task Force has cleared its first hurdle in the House, reporting out of committee on
Legislation that would have mandated county participation in regional cigarette tax boards before the imposition of a cigarette tax has been significantly amended on the
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