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,
HB 785 (Watts) and similar bills SB 484 (Favola) and SB 588 (Hanger) would allow revenue diversification for Counties by providing important additional tools to
HB 1131 (Jones) and SB 762 (Barker), if adopted, would extend a state mandate to exempt utility-scale solar projects from local tax to 2030 (currently
Delegate Delores McQuinn’s Virginia Food Access Investment Fund (VFAIF) cleared its first hurdle Wednesday evening, surviving the Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture, Chesapeake, and
On January 27, SB 7 (Saslaw) advanced from the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee on a 12-3 vote. This bill would incrementally raise the minimum
Legislation enacted in 2017 authorized the Commissioner of Health to establish local or regional comprehensive harm reduction programs during a declared public health emergency. These
Two bills seeking to study and address certain chemical contaminants in Virginia’s drinking water have been reported out the House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee
HB 1147 (Keam), as introduced, would require “every public place” to make epinephrine available for administration, and would authorize any employee of a public place
HB 520 (Bulova), which directs the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to convene a stakeholder advisory group for the purpose of studying the planting or
A bill stipulating new reporting requirements for the discharge of deleterious substance into state waters cleared the House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee on
HB 582 (Guzman) and SB 1022 (Boysko) repeal the existing prohibition on collective bargaining by public employees and create the Public Employee Relations Board (PERB),
In addition to the package of budget amendments introduced at VACo’s request (discussed in the January 21 edition of Capitol Contact), VACo supports several amendments
A bill that would have required an increase in minimum salaries for deputy sheriffs was stricken from the docket today at the behest of the
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