On March 9, the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee voted to continue to 2027, HB 334 (Rasoul), which is legislation that once again seeks to grant additional revenue raising authority if approved by local referendum
On March 9, the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee voted to continue to 2027, HB 334 (Rasoul), which is legislation that once again seeks to grant additional revenue raising authority if approved by local referendum
Related bills that would allow the Commissioner of Social Services to create and enforce corrective action plans for local departments that fail to administer public
Fate of bills, which would allow “by-right” development of faith-based owned property, is to be decided in final days of the legislation session. SB 388
VACo continues to raise concerns on HB 1263 (Tran) / SB 378 (Surovell), legislation which would curtail local authority and create substantial local fiscal impact
HB 1373 (Carroll), a bill VACo supports, was continued to 2027 in the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee on Friday. As passed by the House,
HB 816 (Helmer) failed to pass on the Senate Floor (17-22), and rather than taking a final vote on SB 454 (VanValkenburg), the House of
HB 862 (Cousins) and SB 391 (Stuart), bills introduced at the recommendation of the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program Commission (VASAP), a legislative branch commission,
As the 2026 General Assembly session draws closer to its scheduled adjournment on Saturday, several election-related bills of interest to local governments are advancing toward
Two bills that seek to address the situation in the Town of Purcellville are headed to a conference committee to resolve differences between the two
As previously reported, several speed camera bills have been introduced this session, each with notable differences in scope and requirements. While these bills and their
After passing the House (63-35), HB 804 (Helmer) was stricken at the request of the patron in the Senate Local Government Committee. This is the
SB 388 (McPike) and HB 1279 (Cole) override local decision-making authority by allowing development of housing on land owned by property tax-exempt religious organizations or
On February 9, the House Appropriations Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee voted unanimously to recommend laying on the table HB 412 (Cole), which was subsequently
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