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 1286 (LaRock) creates “Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts,” one-year accounts consisting of an amount equivalent to a certain percentage of all applicable annual Standards
HB 1406 (Pogge) provides that a law-enforcement agency bear the costs of stolen vehicle towing recovery if a car owner retrieves his vehicle within five days.
Many bills were introduced this session allowing local school boards to set their school calendar and determine the opening day of the school year, eliminating
HB 1101 (Robinson) requires every public body, except for governing boards of public institutions of higher education, provide an opportunity for public comment during any
HB 1204 (Hugo) is a problematic bill that would require certain property be assessed based on use value in certain localities meeting specified population growth
SB 504 (Carrico) and HB 1276 (Garrett) authorize the Commissioner of Highways, with the approval of the Governor, to allow for heavier, six-axle tractor trucks
The Virginia Grocery Investment Fund (VGIF) needs your help. SB 37 (Stanley) unanimously reported out of the Senate Finance Committee and passed on the Senate
On February 2, the House Finance Committee’s Subcommittee #3 took up several bills of concern to localities. HB 471 (Reid), as amended in a previous
A bill that makes dredging projects eligible for tax increment financing passed the House of Delegates on February 2. Under current law, the definition of
SB 902 (Lucas) passed the Senate by a vote of 33-6-1. As described in VACo’s January 23 Capitol Contact, the bill makes it a local
Former VACo President-Elect Bob Thomas’s merchants’ capital tax bill passed the House of Delegates on February 2 by a 94-3 margin. VACo spoke in support
VACo supports Delegate David Bulova’s bill that authorizes localities to locate and operate a retail fee-based electric vehicle charging station on any property it owns
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