The 2026 General Assembly convened on January 14 and began hearing legislation shortly after completing the traditional first-day organizational business. Newly elected legislators took their seats, and both the House and the Senate adopted a
The 2026 General Assembly convened on January 14 and began hearing legislation shortly after completing the traditional first-day organizational business. Newly elected legislators took their seats, and both the House and the Senate adopted a
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
The House Commerce and Labor Committee yesterday reported out HB 1258 (Kilgore), which allows wireless companies to place cell towers up to 50 feet tall
HB 1427 (Kilgore) and SB 823 (McDougle) establish a limit on what localities may charge for the use of publicly owned rights-of-way by the wireless
February 8, 2018 | Omni Richmond Hotel | Agenda This is our day to advocate for counties at the 2018 General Assembly Session. Join us
The history started years ago, even though Pattie Cooper-Jones may not have realized it. Cooper-Jones moved to Farmville and the Prince Edward County area on
The confluence of the Tye River and James River is located in the James River State Park, which is nestled in the foothills of the
HB 1258 (Kilgore) substantially limits the ability of local-elected officials to determine how wireless infrastructure is incorporated into their communities, and removes citizen input in
A bill that exempts elected school boards from the requirement that they receive prior authorization from their local governing body prior to instituting any legal
HB 1307 (Hodges) and HB 1308 (Hodges), which seek to fix the so-called stormwater “donut hole,” have advanced out of the House Agriculture, Chesapeake and
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