On Friday, May 2, Governor Youngkin announced his final actions on legislation that was returned to him from the April 2 reconvened session. At the reconvened session, the General Assembly had rejected the Governor’s amendments,
On Friday, May 2, Governor Youngkin announced his final actions on legislation that was returned to him from the April 2 reconvened session. At the reconvened session, the General Assembly had rejected the Governor’s amendments,
At its March 14 meeting, the State Executive Council for Children’s Services (SEC) approved seeking public comment on a Notice of Intent to Develop/Revise Policy
Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee Chair Louise Lucas and House Appropriations Committee Chair Luke Torian announced today that the conference committee negotiating differences between the
HB 912 (Shin), which initially proposed to limit or eliminate certain fees charged within jails, cap prices for items sold in jail commissaries, and require
Constitutional amendments must pass in identical form once prior to a General Assembly election and once afterwards prior to being placed before the voters for
SB 645 (Aird), which addresses situations of local fiscal distress, has undergone significant modifications on its journey through the legislative process, and major provisions were
Deadline is July 1, 2024 Dear VACo Members – It’s time for the 2024 Achievement Awards Program. Any county department is eligible to compete so ENTER
Location: 18 East Market Street / Church StreetBuilt: 1894 – 1895Style: Greek RevivalArchitect: William C WestContractor: Norris Brothers Description: The building faces west and is
As introduced, HB 1461 (Mundon King) would have prohibited a locality from barring an operator, as defined in existing law, who is a lessee or
SB 673 (Stuart), as amended, would direct the Department of Environmental Quality and the State Water Control Board to prioritize the preservation of water for
Item 438 #1h (McQuinn) and Item 438 #2s (Marsden) are budget amendments that seek to rewrite the current Revenue Sharing Program prioritization process that would adversely affect county
Behavioral Health Several bills under consideration this session resulted from a 2023 JLARC study of the state psychiatric hospital system, several recommendations of which were
HB 1085 (Rasoul) and SB 243 (McPike), as introduced, would have required municipal wastewater and drinking water plants to monitor PFAS (also known as “forever
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