RICHMOND (November 12, 2025) — Prince William County Supervisor Victor S. Angry has been elected as President of the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) for the 2025-2026 term. This announcement was made during VACo’s 91st
RICHMOND (November 12, 2025) — Prince William County Supervisor Victor S. Angry has been elected as President of the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) for the 2025-2026 term. This announcement was made during VACo’s 91st
Bill to be Heard Thursday, February 8 in Committee – Call Your Senators Now to Oppose SB 697 (Van Valkenburg) requires localities to permit utility-scale
On February 5, Subcommittee #3 of the House Finance Committee recommended to report with a substitute HB 805 (Rasoul) on a vote of 5-3. As
SB 544 (Bagby), as amended in committee, prohibits a locality from adopting a local ordinance that requires a special exception, special use, or conditional use
SB 304 (Salim) passed in the Senate Local Government Committee on February 5 by a vote of 8-6-1 and will be considered on the Senate
Voter satellitesSeveral bills dealing with the establishment of voter satellite offices are under consideration this session. Since the establishment of voter satellite offices is currently
HB 1149 (Cordoza) would make a significant change to the process of removing an elected officer or officer who has been appointed to fill an
SB 336 (Roem) and HB 521 (Laufer) focus on the ability for localities to expand the use of photo speed monitoring within their jurisdiction but take different approaches
VACo has worked with legislators and partner organizations to introduce a series of budget amendments to address county priorities this session. There are also a
On January 29, the full Senate passed SB 14 (McPike) on a bipartisan vote of 27-13. As previously reported, this bill would permit any county
VACo opposed SB 324 (Roem), which is an unfunded mandate bill and would allow every citizen of the Commonwealth, and representative of newspapers and magazines
VACo opposes HB 710 (Webert) and SB 549 (Russet Perry), which provide that any travel expense of a local official, as defined in the bill,
At the request of the patron SB 430 (Van Valkenburg) was “carried over” for the year in the Senate Local Government Committee. The legislation proposes
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