Governor Youngkin announced on Monday, March 24, that he has offered amendments to 159 bills that were sent to him by the 2025 General Assembly. The legislature will consider these amendments at the April 2
Governor Youngkin announced on Monday, March 24, that he has offered amendments to 159 bills that were sent to him by the 2025 General Assembly. The legislature will consider these amendments at the April 2
New Cooperative Contracts Available OMNIA Partners is excited to announce these new competitively-solicited contracts providing access to even more powerful opportunities to better manage your
A problematic bill that mandates local governments supplement public defenders’ salaries narrowly passed the House of Delegates and will be heard by the Senate Judiciary
HB 761 (VanValkenburg) would establish a process by which the state would review certain election practices at the local level before those actions could take
A troubling bill that would have loosened inspection requirements for stormwater ponds failed to advance in the House of Delegates. SB 1007 (Reeves) directs the
Both the House and Senate have struggled throughout the session to develop consensus proposals to impose taxes on plastic bags provided by retailers. Areas of
After several years of unsuccessful attempts to reform Virginia’s redistricting process, the 2019 General Assembly approved a Constitutional amendment that would task a 16-member Virginia
Delegate Nancy Guy’s bill aimed at helping localities more easily take advantage of creative clean energy financing mechanisms has survived its first hurdle in the
After unanimously passing the Senate, SB 849 (Mason) has successfully taken its first steps in the House of Delegates, surviving the Chesapeake Subcommittee of the
The House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee reported their budget proposals on Sunday, February 16. Both committees made providing compensation increases for
A bill introduced by Delegate Steve Heretick relating to local government’s power to issue summonses has now passed the House and Senate and will be
As has previously been detailed in Capitol Contact as well discussed as at the recent VACo Legislative Day, Governor Northam introduced several funding initiatives in
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