Members of the “money committees” heard similar messages in their respective annual pre-session retreats last week: sluggish economic growth is expected in the next several years; growth in mandatory spending pressures is projected to outstrip
Members of the “money committees” heard similar messages in their respective annual pre-session retreats last week: sluggish economic growth is expected in the next several years; growth in mandatory spending pressures is projected to outstrip
HB 582 (Guzman) mandates that Counties, as employers, are required to engage in collective bargaining with employees if only 30% of employees petition to form
HB 785 (Watts and Kilgore) and SB 588 (Hanger), which make major progress in providing additional tools for counties to raise revenue, crossed another milestone
A problematic bill that mandates local governments supplement their public defenders’ salaries has narrowly passed the House of Delegates by a razor thin 50-48 vote.
Legislation seeking to create a comprehensive framework for peer-to-peer vehicle rentals has finally made it out of Committee, reporting from Senate Finance by a vote
On February 10, the constitutional reading of SB 988 (Lucas) was dispensed by the Senate. This bill authorizes Dominion Energy to implement projects to encourage
PHOTO CREDIT – Andrew Lamar Twitter Legislation establishing the Virginia Food Access Investment Fund (VFAIF) has survived the halfway mark of the General Assembly and
HB 551 (Ward) and SB 1033 (Locke) seek to encourage placement of youth involved in the juvenile justice system in small facilities that are close
SB 758 (Marsden) as originally written made several changes related to electric personal delivery devices (aka delivery robots), including changing the weight limit of such
Senator Joe Morrissey and Delegate Marcus Simon introduced legislation this session that sought to review and drastically revise funding and staffing levels for Commonwealth’s Attorneys.
HB 1541 (McQuinn) creates the Central Virginia Transportation Authority, composed of the Counties and Cities located in Planning District 15 (Goochland, Powhatan, Chesterfield/Colonial Heights, Henrico,
Two bills seeking to study and address certain chemical contaminants in Virginia’s drinking water have now passed the House of Delegates and will be heard
HB 153 (Carter) would have repealed the sections of the Code of Virginia prohibiting agreements between an employer and labor organization from requiring non-union employees
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