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
HB 380 (Freitas) would prohibit any county, city, or town from imposing any license tax or fee in any taxable year beginning on or after
SB 81 (Stanley) fixes a quirk in state law (dating back to 1966) that effectively gives the Air Pollution Control Board the power to override
Governmental Immunity HB 609 (Bourne) – This bill, which is very detrimental for localities, creates a civil cause of action for the deprivation of any
Both the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee and the House Finance Committee took up legislation on Wednesday, January 19. Of interest to local governments were
SB 472 (McClellan) would permit any county or city to impose an additional local sales and use tax of up to 1 percent, if initiated
HB 75 (Ware) would place restrictions on the additional taxing authority granted to counties in 2020. VACo opposes this legislation. The bill would generally place
SB 276 (Stanley), as originally written, would permit any school board to finance school capital projects with any funds appropriated to it by the local
HB 989 (Runion) and SB 165 (Peake) would improve state support for state-responsible inmates being housed in local and regional jails. Currently, in addition to
During the 2020 Special Session I, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the legislature passed a measure to extend to July 1, 2022, any local
On January 17, by a unanimous vote of 15-0 and a request of the patron, the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee voted to strike SB
HB 76 (Ware) directs the General Assembly to reimburse each county and city annually for the cost of conducting absentee voting, as established in a
SB 35 (Favola) allows a local planning commission to extend the 60-day period during which it makes a recommendation to the governing body on a
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