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
New erosion and sediment control practices for solar projects are set to be voted on by the Senate this week. SB 1258 (Marsden) makes changes
Legislation introduced by Delegate Bobby Orrock that seeks to address funding issues for Virginia’s state parks unanimously passed the House of Delegates and will now
A bill increasing possible fines for dumping or littering has passed the House of Delegates. HB 1801 (Edmunds) doubles the current possible minimum fine for
SB 1326 (Hanger) requires that any locality that was not already imposing a cigarette tax on January 1, 2021, must be a member of a
VACo supports HB 2114 (Ransone), which provides that in any instance in which a locality has submitted a timely notice of public hearing to a
Two bills that sought to erode longstanding principles of governmental immunity – HB 2045 (Bourne) and SB 1440 (Surovell) – have been defeated. VACo previously
Many localities continue to face significant challenges raising local funding necessary to undertake school construction and renovation projects. Numerous factors impact the educational achievement of
A compromise bill dealing with wetland and stream mitigation bank credits has passed the House of Delegates and will now be taken up in the
A bill, which would have mandated that any application for a rezoning, special use permit or special exception must be acted upon by a local
Concerning and potentially very expensive legislation dealing with environmental permit fees has been favorably amended in Committee. As introduced, SB 1210 (Petersen) directed the Virginia
On February 1, the House Communications, Technology, and Innovation Committee considered HB 2214 (O’Quinn), which would require the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
A bill, which seeks to create a non-reverting fund to assist law enforcement with the deployment of body-worn cameras, has passed the Senate and will
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