SB 919 (Salim) / HB 2619 (Helmer) would require the governing body of any county that contracts with a private company to provide transportation services, for the contract to include provisions requiring any employee of the
SB 919 (Salim) / HB 2619 (Helmer) would require the governing body of any county that contracts with a private company to provide transportation services, for the contract to include provisions requiring any employee of the
SB 758 (Marsden) as originally written made several changes related to electric personal delivery devices (aka delivery robots), including changing the weight limit of such
Senator Joe Morrissey and Delegate Marcus Simon introduced legislation this session that sought to review and drastically revise funding and staffing levels for Commonwealth’s Attorneys.
HB 1541 (McQuinn) creates the Central Virginia Transportation Authority, composed of the Counties and Cities located in Planning District 15 (Goochland, Powhatan, Chesterfield/Colonial Heights, Henrico,
Two bills seeking to study and address certain chemical contaminants in Virginia’s drinking water have now passed the House of Delegates and will be heard
HB 153 (Carter) would have repealed the sections of the Code of Virginia prohibiting agreements between an employer and labor organization from requiring non-union employees
The House of Delegates has approved new requirements for reporting discharges of deleterious substances into state waters. HB 1205 (Tran) requires that the Department of Environmental
A troubling stormwater bill that has been defeated numerous times in previous years has once again been killed in the General Assembly. SB 1067 (Kiggans) requires that
Three problematic and potentially expensive bills pertaining to animal shelter practices and policies have been effectively fixed for the year. SB 304 (Stanley) requires any
Legislation seeking to expand the use of drug treatment courts (or simply drug courts, for short) has been continued to 2021 at the request of
The House of Delegates has advanced a bill that could help localities more easily take advantage of creative clean energy financing mechanisms. HB 654 (Mugler) authorizes
Three bills seeking waivers of sovereign immunity for localities have been defeated for the year. HB 162 (McGuire), HB 1382 (Campbell), and SB 1009 (Chase)
The Link Farm Covered Bridge was built in 1912 and spans Sinking Creek. The 50-foot span is one of three covered bridges remaining in Giles
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