Governor Youngkin presented his proposed amendments to the 2024-2026 biennium budget to the “money committees” on December 18, telling legislators that “Virginia is roaring,” with a healthy economy that supports an upward adjustment to the
Governor Youngkin presented his proposed amendments to the 2024-2026 biennium budget to the “money committees” on December 18, telling legislators that “Virginia is roaring,” with a healthy economy that supports an upward adjustment to the
Transparency and Public Notice HB 69 (Bulova) requires the local governing body or elected school board making an interim appointment to fill a vacancy in
Meals taxes: Bills introduced in response to issues with meals tax collection in the City of Richmond were passed by indefinitely in Senate Finance and
Ranked choice voting: The two remaining bills dealing with ranked-choice voting were heard in the House after crossover. SB 270 (Subramanyam), which would have allowed
In light of strong opposition from Virginia counties, a subcommittee of House Counties, Cities and Towns voted to carry over to the 2025 legislation session,
SB 14 (McPike) and HB 805 (Rasoul) have passed their respective houses after crossover, and will soon advance to Governor Youngkin. On February 26, the
Bill to be Heard on the House Floor this Week – Call Your Delegates Now to Oppose SB 544 (Bagby) prohibits a locality from adopting
The fourth bullet in the Tax Policy section was revised on March 2, 2024. On Thursday, February 22, the full House and Senate passed their
Location: 5 Main Street / Church StreetBuilt: 1933 – 1934Style: Neo-ClassicalArchitect: D R BeesonContractor: V L Nicholson & Company of Tennessee Description: The building faces
On Wednesday, February 21, the House Finance Committee reported with a substitute SB 14 (McPike) on a bipartisan vote of 13-8. As previously reported, this
HB 1071 (Carr) seeks to achieve a long sought-after transportation safety policy goal of Virginia localities. This bill would allow the governing body of any locality to reduce to
The House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee advanced their respective versions of the caboose and biennial budgets on February 18. In keeping
SB 336 (Roem) as introduced, would permit a state or local law enforcement agency to place and operate a photo speed monitoring device at a
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