On February 12, the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee voted unanimously (15-0) to carry over to 2027, SB 228 (Surovell), which proposes a number of changes to Code, including limiting the sovereign immunity of local
On February 12, the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee voted unanimously (15-0) to carry over to 2027, SB 228 (Surovell), which proposes a number of changes to Code, including limiting the sovereign immunity of local
After months of debate and testimony, the General Assembly has seen the light. Legislation expanding municipal net metering to local governments successfully ended its journey
School Security issues continue to make their way through the General Assembly. Currently, two types of school security personnel are used in Virginia Schools –
Bills providing an important tool to localities working to make voluntary boundary line adjustments have each now passed both chambers of the General Assembly and
As in previous years, several school calendar bills were introduced with the intent of giving local school divisions greater autonomy over determining the opening of
An important water quality bill that will equip localities with an additional tool for wastewater treatment as well as highlight the significant needs for greater
HB 1840 (Marshall) directs the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) to conduct a pilot program in the APCo and Dominion service territories to allow each
The two bills related to private special education day placements remaining under consideration after “crossover” failed to survive hearings in subcommittees of House Appropriations last
Under current law a locality may by ordinance allow a zoning administrator to use an administrative process to issue zoning permits for a “family day
HB 1634 (Edmunds) originally authorized all counties and cities to impose an additional local sales and use tax at a rate as determined by the
Pending a final signature from the Governor, Virginia is poised to hop back off the wagon. Two bills authorizing the sale of mixed beverages by
Senator Emmett Hanger’s rural stormwater bill met an untimely demise on February 18 as it failed to advance from the formidable House Appropriations Committee. SB
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