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
HB 1406 (Anderson) seeks to eliminate the requirement for citizens in a locality to pay a licensing fee for registering their dog or cat with
HB 1484 (McNamara) and SB 850 (Suetterlein) propose to eliminate the 1 percent local option sales and use tax on groceries and essential personal hygiene
On Wednesday, January 17, the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee intends to meet at 9 a.m. and take up two bills supported by VACo pertaining
HB 1402 (March) proposes a major departure from longstanding tax policy by requiring tangible personal property that is employed in a trade or business, and
HB 1939 (Plum) would allow the governing body of any locality to reduce to less than 25 miles per hour, but not less than 15
On January 13, the House Counties, Cities, and Towns Committee’s Subcommittee #1 voted to table HB 1472 (Fowler) by a vote of 6-4. This bill
HB 1676 (Hodges) and SB 1185 (Lewis) extend the moratorium on city annexations until 2032. Counties provide the same type of urban services (such as
Several Constitutional amendments have been introduced this session, as this year is the traditional beginning of the two-year Constitutional amendment process. Any Constitutional amendments that
SB 966 (Peake) provides that the state must compensate local jails for the actual cost of incarcerating state-responsible offenders, as calculated in the Compensation Board’s
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Supervisors Certification Past Graduates 2025 PRESS RELEASE CLASS OF 2025 GRADUATES The 14 graduates (group photo) of the 12-month certification program are: Carolyn R. Billups
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