There are two problematic transportation bills advancing through the General Assembly – both would preempt local authority in the application of speed cameras and divert funding from localities to the state. ACTION REQUIRED – Please
There are two problematic transportation bills advancing through the General Assembly – both would preempt local authority in the application of speed cameras and divert funding from localities to the state. ACTION REQUIRED – Please
HJR 50 (Webert) directs the Department of Education to study the effect of local use value assessment when calculating the Local Composite Index. Results from
SB 726 (Edwards) relates to erosion and sediment requirements for utility projects involving land disturbances exceeding 50 acres within a locality. Under Virginia’s Erosion and
HB 1340 (Hodges) requires the Department of Environmental Quality to operate stormwater management programs that regulate land-disturbing activities of 2,500 square feet up to one
HB 92 (Cole), HB 469 (Head) and HB 1144 (Cole) are similar/identical bills and have been referred to House Finance Committee’s Subcommittee #2. The bills
At the January 20 meeting of the House Courts of Justice’s Civil Law Subcommittee, VACo successfully defeated HB 910 (Minchew). The bill provides that an
HB 1250 (Wilt) and SB 673 (Hanger) are lengthy and highly complex companion bills that integrate components of Virginia’s four statutes that govern Virginia’s stormwater
In an effort to dictate the way local public bodies conduct their business, HB 757 (Robert Bell) would mandate that the agenda for all meetings
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VACo encourages counties to support $1.5 million in Governor Terry McAuliffe’s introduced budget to establish the Virginia Scholarship for Service Program. Funding is established to
Several bills and resolutions have been introduced to schedule a referendum in the next election on November 8. The referendum would be on the questions
In addition to VACo’s information on the Governor’s proposed budget for public education, more details are available at this web link. It is a staff
HB 734 (Hope) establishes an advisory committee to evaluate certain plant types that should be designated as a noxious weed. The bill requires the advisory
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