RICHMOND (June 21, 2024)—The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) is pleased to announce the appointment of Katie Boyle as Deputy Director. Boyle joined VACo on July 1, 2016, and has been an integral part of
RICHMOND (June 21, 2024)—The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) is pleased to announce the appointment of Katie Boyle as Deputy Director. Boyle joined VACo on July 1, 2016, and has been an integral part of
After some negotiations, HB 757 (Robert Bell) was amended to require a minimum of three minutes of public comment on each agenda item by each
HB 734 (Hope) unanimously passed the House of Delegates. The measure establishes an advisory committee to evaluate certain plant types that should be designated as
After receiving the necessary approval in the first year of consideration, the General Assembly is considering several initiatives that would amend the Constitution by allowing
SB 336 (Miller) requires the Board of Education (BOE) to develop a “Profile of a Virginia Graduate” that identifies the knowledge and skills that students
HJR 50 (Webert) directs the Department of Education to study the effect of local use value assessment when calculating the Local Composite Index. Results from
SB 726 (Edwards) relates to erosion and sediment requirements for utility projects involving land disturbances exceeding 50 acres within a locality. Under Virginia’s Erosion and
HB 1340 (Hodges) requires the Department of Environmental Quality to operate stormwater management programs that regulate land-disturbing activities of 2,500 square feet up to one
HB 92 (Cole), HB 469 (Head) and HB 1144 (Cole) are similar/identical bills and have been referred to House Finance Committee’s Subcommittee #2. The bills
At the January 20 meeting of the House Courts of Justice’s Civil Law Subcommittee, VACo successfully defeated HB 910 (Minchew). The bill provides that an
HB 1250 (Wilt) and SB 673 (Hanger) are lengthy and highly complex companion bills that integrate components of Virginia’s four statutes that govern Virginia’s stormwater
In an effort to dictate the way local public bodies conduct their business, HB 757 (Robert Bell) would mandate that the agenda for all meetings
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