The 2026 General Assembly session convenes today as legislators deliberate on many issues of critical importance to local government, including the state budget, taxes, education funding, energy, land use, economic development, public safety, and other
The 2026 General Assembly session convenes today as legislators deliberate on many issues of critical importance to local government, including the state budget, taxes, education funding, energy, land use, economic development, public safety, and other
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The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is now accepting applications for grants and loans to improve drinking water infrastructure. Federal funds made available through American
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HB 1168 (Watts) would allow a taxpayer who is eligible for the mandatory real property tax exemption for disabled veterans or their surviving spouses or
As previously reported, numerous bills have been filed seeking to address the issue of School Construction and Modernization this session. Many of these bills have
SB 400 (Hanger), as introduced, would initiate a regulatory process to create basic building code standards utilized to host certain events in a farm building
HB 167 (Ransone) Publication of notice by localities. This bill passed the House and Senate and provides that in any instance in which a locality has submitted
Legislation that would have required each local school board to employ at least one school resource officer or one school security officer at each public
HB 1131 (Williams) / SB 417 (Stanley) Virginia Code Commission; work group to review public notices required to be published by localities. VACo supports these bills that direct the
In addition to several bills considered by the General Assembly dealing with local taxes on which VACo has reported in detail, a number of other
HB 307 (Freitas) Virginia Freedom of Information Act; estimated charges for records. Provides that a public body subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act shall make
HB 1010 (Durant) has passed in significantly amended form relative to its original version. As introduced, the bill would have imposed new restrictions on the
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