Capitol Contact
VACo’s legislative bulletin, Capitol Contact, is published at least twice a week when the General Assembly is in session. VACo also issues Capitol Contact ALERTS and e-mail communications when information needs to be quickly dispatched.
If you would like a past Capitol Contact communication, please contact Gage Harter.
JANUARY 2021
- January 12, 2021: Virginia General Assembly Convenes Tomorrow
- January 14, 2021: Virginia General Assembly Convenes
- January 19, 2021: Legislation and Budget Amendments Seek to Implement Recommendations of JLARC’s CSA Report
- January 21, 2021: Budget Amendments Introduced to Support County Priorities
- January 26, 2021: Workers’ compensation presumption legislation for EMS personnel amended, COVID-19 presumption bills advance
- January 28, 2021: VACo Local Government Day Bulletin
- January 29, 2021: Capitol Contact ALERT – Oppose SB 1440: Erosion of Governmental Immunity for Law Enforcement
FEBRUARY 2021
- February 2, 2021: VACo Members – Encourage Your House of Delegates Members to Pass Helpful Public Notice Bill
- February 4, 2021: Capitol Contact ALERT – Cigarette Taxing Authority Being Compromised: Call Senators to Oppose
- February 4, 2021: Cigarette Taxing Authority Being Compromised: Call Senators to Oppose
- February 9, 2021: Cigarette Tax Legislation Overhauled; Regional Board Participation Mandate Removed
- February 11, 2021: ‘Money Committees’ Release Budgets
- February 16, 2021: School Construction and Maintenance Financing Legislation Encounters Mixed Fortunes
- February 18, 2021: SOQ Support Position Bill Survives
- February 25, 2021: Capitol Contact ALERT – COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Presumption Bills in Conference: Call Conferees to Support Prospective Version of the Bill
MARCH-DECEMBER 2021
- March 2, 2021: General Assembly Adopts Budget Compromise
- March 4, 2021: Legislature passes complex changes to laws regarding the siting and taxing of solar and energy storage projects
- June 24, 2021: Capitol Contact ALERT – Confusion Over the Ability of Public Employers to Offer Comp Time to Employees
- August 11, 2021: General Assembly Approves Plan for Federal Relief Dollars
