The 2026 General Assembly convened on January 14 and began hearing legislation shortly after completing the traditional first-day organizational business. Newly elected legislators took their seats, and both the House and the Senate adopted a
The 2026 General Assembly convened on January 14 and began hearing legislation shortly after completing the traditional first-day organizational business. Newly elected legislators took their seats, and both the House and the Senate adopted a
A bill seeking to broaden the applicability of Water Quality Improvement Fund (WQIF) grants as well as enact new reporting requirements for WQIF and Stormwater
VACo opposes HB 2640 (Byron), which has been reported from the House Finance Committee and will be on the House floor later this week. A
VACo opposes HB 2640 (Byron), which would change a long-standing interpretation of one of the methods of valuation of machinery and tools currently specified in
VACo raised concerns over Workers’ Comp Presumptive Illness legislation at a January 23 Senate Finance Committee meeting. As previously reported two pieces of legislation concerning
SB 1761 (Sturtevant), which presented a dangerous threat to local land use authority, was defeated by a unanimous vote on January 24 in the Senate
VACo supports SB 1328 (Hanger), which seeks to tweak the current Stormwater Local Assistance Fund (SLAF) program to provide greater assistance to rural communities. The
On January 23, the Senate Finance Committee unanimously reported a substitute for legislation that would have required local school boards to employ one full-time equivalent
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
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