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
HB 2634 (Hurst), the House vehicle for a major alcohol beverage control law reform, passed the House General Laws Committee on January 24 by a
Delegate Kathy Tran’s municipal renewable energy bill, HB 2792 (Tran), was unanimously passed out of subcommittee on January 24 and moves on to the House
A troubling vehicle tracking bill has been introduced that would negatively impact localities across the Commonwealth. HB 2412 (Adams, L.) seeks to require the owner
SB 1398 (Stanley) and HB 2621 (Ingram) take away the authority of local elected officials to negotiate the terms and conditions for restoration of property
Legislation seeking to legalize and regulate casinos in certain parts of the Commonwealth took a big step forward on January 21, as the Senate General
VACo opposes Constitutional amendments that would expand current mandatory real property tax exemptions to additional qualifying individuals and to new types of property were heard
SB 1110 (Reeves) and HB 2634 (Hurst), which seek to reform one of Virginia’s foremost alcohol beverage control laws, have each advanced in their respective
SB 1127 (Favola), legislation introduced at VACo’s request, was heard in the Senate Finance Committee on January 23. The bill would have equalized taxing authority
VACo spoke in opposition to HB 2387 (Bulova) that would require local school boards to provide alternative education programs for suspended students and assign licensed
SB 1425 (Dunnavant), as reported by the Senate Finance Committee on January 16, would provide that a food truck would only be subject to license
Two bills that would authorizes a locality to adopt an ordinance exceeding the minimum tree canopy requirements for tree preservation, planting, or replacement during the
A Constitutional amendment approved by the voters in November 2002 allowed localities to grant real or personal property tax exemptions by ordinance, within certain categories
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