VACo has released its 2026 Preliminary Legislative Program, which was drafted through VACo’s steering committee process. The document includes a host of important and timely proposed policy statements including language pertaining to K-12 education funding,
VACo has released its 2026 Preliminary Legislative Program, which was drafted through VACo’s steering committee process. The document includes a host of important and timely proposed policy statements including language pertaining to K-12 education funding,
After unanimously passing the Senate, SB 849 (Mason) has successfully taken its first steps in the House of Delegates, surviving the Chesapeake Subcommittee of the
The House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee reported their budget proposals on Sunday, February 16. Both committees made providing compensation increases for
A bill introduced by Delegate Steve Heretick relating to local government’s power to issue summonses has now passed the House and Senate and will be
As has previously been detailed in Capitol Contact as well discussed as at the recent VACo Legislative Day, Governor Northam introduced several funding initiatives in
A problematic bill that mandates local governments supplement their public defenders’ salaries narrowly passed the House of Delegates and is ready to be heard by
HB 1131 (Jones), HB 1434 (Jones) and SB 762 (Barker), SB 763 (Barker) are bills that extend a state mandate to exempt utility-scale solar projects
Legislation seeking to create a comprehensive framework for peer-to-peer vehicle rentals passed the Senate on February 11 by a 40-0 vote. Peer-to-peer vehicle rentals involve
Under current law, wind turbine projects with more than 25 megawatts (MW) in generating capacity may be taxed locally at a rate that exceeds the
Legislation, which has advanced from the House and the Senate, proposes adding several types of cancer to the list of illnesses presumed to be incurred
Members of the “money committees” have been meeting in informal workgroups this week in advance of the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance and Appropriations
A bill introduced by Delegate Steve Heretick relating to local government’s power to issue summonses has cleared it’s first hurdle in the Senate, reporting out
On February 11, two different bills raising the minimum wage in Virginia passed the House and the Senate. HB 395 (Ward) cleared the House, 55-45,
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