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,
SB 800 (Lewis) advances the expiration date of the state-mandated 80 percent tax exemption from Machinery and Tool Tax (M&T) for utility-scale solar projects greater
HB 1131(Jones), HB 1434 (Jones) and SB 762 (Barker), SB 763 (Barker), if adopted, would extend a state mandate to exempt utility-scale solar projects from
HB 761 (VanValkenburg) would establish a process by which the state would review certain election-related actions at the local level before those actions could take
A bill requiring an increase in minimum salaries for deputy sheriffs failed to advance in the House, as the legislation was voted to be carried
This year the legislature is considering several bills that would limit and restrict local land use authority to address impacts due to the placement and
The Virginia Food Access Investment Fund (VFAIF) has survived the powerful Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, reporting with amendments to the full Senate by a
HB 679 (LaRock) addresses a situation created in 2002 when a Constitutional Amendment was approved by voters allowing localities to grant certain real or personal
A bill that could help localities take advantage of creative clean energy financing mechanisms has successfully passed out of committee and will now be taken
A troubling bill pertaining to animal shelter policies and practices advanced out of subcommittee late last week. HB 1279 (O’Quinn) increases from five to 10
HB 1021 (Adams, L.) amends a Code section dealing with a local option to exempt farm machinery from personal property taxation. The bill authorizes a
On January 30, HB 67 (Carter) was struck at the request of the patron in the House Labor and Commerce Committee. The bill would have
Members of House Finance Committee’s Subcommittee #3 heard several bills on January 31 relating to litter tax, which is levied on manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and
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