VACo has released its 2026 Legislative Program, which was adopted by membership on November 11 at the Annual Business Meeting. The 2026 Legislative Program was drafted through VACo’s steering committee process. The document has a host
VACo has released its 2026 Legislative Program, which was adopted by membership on November 11 at the Annual Business Meeting. The 2026 Legislative Program was drafted through VACo’s steering committee process. The document has a host
Legislation seeking to create a comprehensive framework for peer-to-peer vehicle rentals has finally made it out of Committee, reporting from Senate Finance by a vote
On February 10, the constitutional reading of SB 988 (Lucas) was dispensed by the Senate. This bill authorizes Dominion Energy to implement projects to encourage
PHOTO CREDIT – Andrew Lamar Twitter Legislation establishing the Virginia Food Access Investment Fund (VFAIF) has survived the halfway mark of the General Assembly and
HB 551 (Ward) and SB 1033 (Locke) seek to encourage placement of youth involved in the juvenile justice system in small facilities that are close
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HB 153 (Carter) would have repealed the sections of the Code of Virginia prohibiting agreements between an employer and labor organization from requiring non-union employees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
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