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2011 General Assembly Session

Our legislative bulletin is published electronically at least twice weekly during the General Assembly session.

To view past issues, visit the archives section of Capitol Contact.


January 2011

Jan. 31, 2011: ALERT! VACo opposes SB 1031 and HB 1786 regarding unexpended public school funds

Jan. 31, 2011: ALERT! VACo opposes HB 2492 (Hugo), which exempts single-family alternative onsite sewage system from important state regulations

Jan. 28, 2011: Collecting retail sales and use taxes on hotel rooms from out-of-state vendors

Jan. 27, 2011: Fireworks bill to be heard next week

Jan. 27, 2011: ALERT! VACo members are urged to oppose end of sovereign immunity

Jan. 27, 2011: Capitol Contact special budget amendment edition

Jan. 25, 2011: Renewable energy sitting bill to be heard next week

Jan. 24, 2011: ALERT! VACo opposes SB 1031 regarding unexpended public school funds

Jan. 24, 2011: ALERT! VACo opposes SB 1277 (Obenshain)

Jan. 21, 2011: ALERT! Time to take action and oppose HB 1679 and SB 1171

Jan. 20, 2011: VACo membership: Time to support HB 2392 (Kilgore)

Jan. 18, 2011: Oppose problematic onsite sewage bill, harmful to public health and the environment

Jan. 13, 2011: General Assembly gets underway; look for Capitol Contact on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Jan. 7, 2011: ALERT! Time to take action against real property assessment bill (HB 1588)

Jan. 5, 2011: Governor's Budget Update: Line of Duty Act

February 2011

Feb. 24, 2011: Virginia budget deadline extended

Feb. 22, 2011: HB 1399 (whistleblower bill) advances to Senate floor

Feb. 18, 2011: ALERT! Please contact your senator on Senate Courts to oppose whistleblower bill

Feb. 17, 2011: VACo releases budget letter to General Assembly conferees

Feb. 17, 2011: ALERT! Senate committee approves constitutional amendment on eminent domain with harmful new amendments

Feb. 15, 2011: ALERT! Bad E-verify bill to be heard on Wednesday

Feb. 14, 2011: ALERT! Oppose fireworks bill (HB 1834) scheduled to be heard Wednesday at 2 p.m.

Feb. 14, 2011: Action needed NOW on budget amendments

Feb. 10, 2011: VACo Budget Analysis (midsession)

Feb. 8, 2011: Special Crossover Edition: Budget amendments reported from money committees

Feb. 7, 2011: ALERT! Call Senators NOW: Update on bad Recordation Tax bill (SB 780); went by for the day and scheduled for vote on Tuesday

Feb. 6, 2011: ALERT! Call Senators NOW: Bad Recordation Tax bill (SB 780) on final reading Monday

Feb. 4, 2011: ALERT! Bad ‘aquaculture’ bill scheduled to be heard next week

Feb. 3, 2011: VACo/VML 2011 Legislative Day Bulletin

Feb. 1, 2011: ALERT! Fireworks bill to be heard on Feb. 2 at 5 pm in House General Laws Housing Subcommittee

Feb. 1, 2011: Machinery and Tools Tax (reclassifies machinery and tools tax as intangible personal property)


March 2011

March 24, 2011: 2011 General Assembly Legislative Wrap-up

March 1, 2011: 2011 session ends as budget accord reached


April 2011

April 7, 2011: 2011 General Assembly (reconvened session) closes with mixed action on governor’s amendments

April 5, 2011: ALERT! Time to take action and oppose HB 1500, Amendment 24, Item 274 (CSA Program)

April 4, 2011: Reconvened session to focus on governor’s amendments


May-December 2011

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