2010 General Assembly Session

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January 2010

Jan. 29, 2010: ALERT! VACo opposes HB 570 (Iaquinto), changing the burden of proof for real property assessments

Jan. 28, 2010: VACo/VML send letter to House Speaker regarding local budget decisions

Jan. 27, 2010: ALERT! Virginia Senate adopts VACo's Meals Tax bill, SB 280 (Quayle)

Jan. 26, 2010: Pretrial Services comes under attack

Jan. 22, 2010: ALERT! VACo's Meals Tax bill up for final vote on MONDAY; Please urge your Senators to support the measure

Jan. 21, 2010: VACo's Meals Tax bill on the Senate floor; Please urge your Senators to support the measure

Jan. 20, 2010: ALERT! Senate Finance reports VACo's Meals Tax Bill to the Senate Floor

Jan. 19, 2010: Overtime pay for sherriff's deputies

Jan. 19, 2010: ALERT! Senate Finance to consider VACo's Meals Tax bill 9 a.m. on Jan. 20; Call your senators on Finance today

Jan. 14, 2010: Please urge your senators to support SB 280 (Quayle) that equalizes the Meals Tax for Counties

Jan. 13, 2010: General Assembly convenes today; Capitol Contact keeps VACo members in touch

Jan. 11, 2010: VACo releases its Legislative Priorities Brochure
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**Entire VACo 2010 Legislative Program

Jan. 7, 2010: A MUST READ: VACo's Budget Summary

February 2010

Feb. 25, 2010: ALERT! Compensation Board spreadsheet comparing House and Senate budget amendments

Feb. 25, 2010: Oppose E-verify legislation; imposes new mandates on localities hiring process

Feb. 23, 2010: Harmful tax bill in Senate Finance on Wednesday morning; call senators on Finance Committee to oppose

Feb. 22, 2010: ALERT! House and Senate release budgets; VACo to prepare summary documents

Feb. 18, 2010: County leaders must urge the Senate Finance Committee to defeat harmful tax bills

Feb. 17, 2010: ALERT! Gov. McDonnell updates state revenue projections; sends letter to legislators

Feb. 17, 2010: ALERT! VACo wins: House again defeats Machinery and Tools tax repeal

Feb. 16, 2010: Fiscal Analytics Estimate--FY2011 Funding Reductions

Feb. 16, 2010: ALERT! VACo wins key vote: House defeats Machinery and Tools tax repeal

Feb. 11, 2010: Legislation Day Bulletin; The state budget overview

Feb. 9, 2010: Gov. McDonnell reverses Gov. Kaine's proposal to "freeze" the Composite Index in FY 2011

Feb. 5, 2010: Legislation seeks to reduce local control over "temporary" manufactured housing

Feb. 2, 2010: New overtime requirements for law enforcement officers will hit counties who least can afford this unfunded mandate; call to oppose

Feb. 1, 2010: ALERT! House Finance fast tracks HB 570 (Iaquinto) to House Floor; VACo members urged to contact delegates to oppose bad bill

March 2010

March 4, 2010: Oppose E-Verify legislation, imposes new mandates on localities hiring process

March 3, 2010: ALERT! VACo opposes HB 236 (Janis) that allows hunting next to residential areas and shooting across public roads

March 2, 2010: VACo releases budget letter to GA; denounces changes to the Communications Trust Fund and addresses K-12 funding and revenues

March 2, 2010: ALERT! Time to take action and oppose eminent domain bill-HB652; Senate Finance Committee to consider bill on Wednesday

April 2010

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