Several bills related to local taxation were heard this week in the House Finance Committee. Admissions taxes HB 550 (Anderson) and its companion bill, SB 400 (Diggs), would allow James City County and York County
Several bills related to local taxation were heard this week in the House Finance Committee. Admissions taxes HB 550 (Anderson) and its companion bill, SB 400 (Diggs), would allow James City County and York County
VACo supports two stormwater bills patroned by Delegate David Bulova that have been referred to the House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee. First, HB
SB 37 (Stanley), the Virginia Grocery Investment Fund and Program bill, has been docketed to be heard in the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, January
VACo opposes HB 1603 (Roem), which requires public bodies to waive the first two hours of search and production of documents for any requestor that
Delegates Lashrecse Aird and Israel O’Quinn announced today a bipartisan amendment in support of economically disadvantaged urban and rural school districts. The amendment seeks to
On January 22, the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee met to consider legislation relevant to communications infrastructure. The Committee dealt with legislation that mandates an
VACo worked with members of the General Assembly to introduce budget amendments that seek to address key priorities of local government. Member budget amendments were
VACo opposes HB 1471 (Hugo), which is a refiling of similar bills defeated during the 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 legislative sessions. HB 1471 seeks
On January 19, the House Rules Committee held its first hearing of the 2018 General Assembly Session. Among other bills, the Committee considered a measure
VACo calls on its County Members to adopt a resolution supporting HB 1051 (Watts), legislation that modernizes the Communications Sales and Use Tax (CSUT) to
HB 1258 (Kilgore) and SB 405 (McDougle) substantially limit the ability of local-elected officials to determine how wireless infrastructure is incorporated into their communities, and
VACo opposes HB 997 (Gilbert), which repeals the Pretrial Services Act established in 1995. The bill is assigned to the House Courts of Justice Committee’s
On January 17, the Senate Finance Committee took up several measures to provide additional taxing authority to counties. SB 115 (Locke), along with the identical
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