Bill bypasses local decision-making authority to make battery energy storage a permitted use on all approved utility-scale solar land. SB 443 (McPike) makes utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) a by-right use on any parcel
Bill bypasses local decision-making authority to make battery energy storage a permitted use on all approved utility-scale solar land. SB 443 (McPike) makes utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) a by-right use on any parcel
SB 1554 (Surovell) was heard in a House General Laws subcommittee this week and was substantially amended for the better. This bill as introduced provides
VACo opposed SB 1262 (Sturtevant), a proposal that would require every locality with a population greater than 25,000, and every school division with greater than
SB 1431 (Obenshain) as introduced mandates FOIA training for local elected officials by December 31, 2019, and thereafter biennially. The training would be given by
Senator Emmett Hanger’s rural stormwater bill reported out of the House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee on February 13 and was rereferred to the
A proposal to give local governments a first right of refusal on state surplus property for sale, so long as the land in question is
Two bills seeking to add another tool to localities looking to make voluntary boundary line adjustments have nearly reached the end of their journey through
SB 1336 (Edwards) specifies that the notice of sale for property to be sold pursuant to a mechanics’ lien shall be posted in any of
SB 1275 (Black) requires any local school board that offers a Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) program to make it available to any student
Welcome to the VACo County Pulse. VACo Lobbyists Joe Lerch and Chris McDonald talk about a variety of issues, including alcohol reform, I-81 improvements, industrial
Bills authorizing the sale of mixed beverages by licensed restaurants and the sale of alcoholic beverages in any county, town, or supervisor’s election district have
VACo supports legislation that will, if adopted, provide an additional tool to counties to facilitate the construction of sidewalks to connect pedestrian networks. SB 1663
HB 2790 (Rush) allows voters to cast absentee ballots in person during the week before an election (from the second Saturday before the election through
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