RICHMOND, VA (April 20, 2026) – The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) and the Virginia Municipal League (VML) today responded to Governor Abigail Spanberger’s proposed amendments to HB 1263 / SB 378, noting the Administration’s
RICHMOND, VA (April 20, 2026) – The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) and the Virginia Municipal League (VML) today responded to Governor Abigail Spanberger’s proposed amendments to HB 1263 / SB 378, noting the Administration’s
Governor Spanberger proposed amendments to 176 bills ahead of her April 13 deadline (in addition to four bills already amended prior to the conclusion of
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HB 888 (Shin) mandates specific statewide standards for off-street parking be adopted in local zoning ordinances for “designated areas” defined as … any parcel that is (i)
HB 711 (Herring) and SB 347 (VanValkenburg) direct that, unless otherwise permitted “by right,” a locality shall require and review any “special exception” (aka special
SB 388 (McPike) and HB 1279 (Cole) override local decision-making by allowing development of housing, with up to 30 percent of certain ground-floor nonresidential uses,
HB 891 (Shin) and SB 443 (McPike) make utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) a by-right use on any parcel that has previously been approved
Local Governing Bodies HB 505 (McAuliff)/SB 648 (Perry), as passed by the General Assembly, provide that any member of a local governing body who has
Secretary of Finance Mark Sickles briefed members of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, shortly after the Monday night release of Governor Spanberger’s
SB 731 (Salim) and HB 547 (Helmer), as passed the General Assembly, would require that the governing body of any city or county that contracts
In the most recent Energy Landscape of Virginia series podcast interview, VACo learned from the Virginia Energy Purchasing Governmental Association (VEPGA) that counties, cities, towns,
Listen to the Podcast In a conversation with Stephen Burr, Energy Manager for Arlington County, and John Lord, Energy Management Coordinator for Fairfax
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is grappling with a significant deficit in the emergency response budget for Fiscal Year 2026. VDOT staff presented this
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