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
This year the legislature is considering several bills that would limit and restrict local land use authority to address impacts due to the placement and
The Virginia Food Access Investment Fund (VFAIF) has survived the powerful Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, reporting with amendments to the full Senate by a
HB 679 (LaRock) addresses a situation created in 2002 when a Constitutional Amendment was approved by voters allowing localities to grant certain real or personal
A bill that could help localities take advantage of creative clean energy financing mechanisms has successfully passed out of committee and will now be taken
A troubling bill pertaining to animal shelter policies and practices advanced out of subcommittee late last week. HB 1279 (O’Quinn) increases from five to 10
HB 1021 (Adams, L.) amends a Code section dealing with a local option to exempt farm machinery from personal property taxation. The bill authorizes a
On January 30, HB 67 (Carter) was struck at the request of the patron in the House Labor and Commerce Committee. The bill would have
Members of House Finance Committee’s Subcommittee #3 heard several bills on January 31 relating to litter tax, which is levied on manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and
HB 785 (Watts) and similar bills SB 484 (Favola) and SB 588 (Hanger) would allow revenue diversification for Counties by providing important additional tools to
HB 1131 (Jones) and SB 762 (Barker), if adopted, would extend a state mandate to exempt utility-scale solar projects from local tax to 2030 (currently
Delegate Delores McQuinn’s Virginia Food Access Investment Fund (VFAIF) cleared its first hurdle Wednesday evening, surviving the Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture, Chesapeake, and
On January 27, SB 7 (Saslaw) advanced from the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee on a 12-3 vote. This bill would incrementally raise the minimum
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