The Legislative Summary details the actions of the 2025 General Assembly. It also includes information on legislation of interest to counties. This edition contains links to bills through the General Assembly’s Legislative Information System and
The Legislative Summary details the actions of the 2025 General Assembly. It also includes information on legislation of interest to counties. This edition contains links to bills through the General Assembly’s Legislative Information System and
The Senate Local Government Committee postponed for a week a vote on SB 589 (Hanger), which requires zoning administrators to provide notice of all decisions
A bill restricting a locality’s use of pesticides for certain bug infestations has been introduced for a second year. HB 1204 (Tran) seeks to prohibit
A bill introduced by Senator Monty Mason pertaining to the use of nonagricultural fertilizers was heard today in the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
VACo’s VACo Executive Director Dean Lynch and Lancaster County Supervisor Jason Bellows discuss the start of the 2020 General Assembly Session and issues of interest
The House and Senate adopted the procedural resolution governing the schedule for the 2020 General Assembly session on January 10, 2020. Key dates for the
The first day of the 2020 General Assembly session was marked by historic changes, as Virginia’s first female Speaker of the House, Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn;
(ITALIC indicates new member to committee) AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, AND NATURAL RESOURCES Petersen (Chair), Hanger, Ruff, Obenshain, Stuart, Marsden, Stanley, Lewis, Suetterlein, Mason, McClellan, Favola, Morrissey,
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Look for Capitol Contact on Tuesdays and Thursdays The 2020 General Assembly session will span from January 8 to March 7 as legislators will deliberate
Granite Telecommunications is pleased to be a VACo Associate Member. The $1.5 billion company provides one-stop solutions for voice, data, Internet, wireless, video and network
Featured Hike: Little Mountain Falls at Fairy Stone State Park By Shellie Anne | Posted September 12, 2015 Fairy Stone State Park has a special
Approximately 150 participants at the 2020 Finance Forum kicked off the New Year with a deep dive into major financial issues affecting local governments. The
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