VACo has released its 2026 Preliminary Legislative Program, which was drafted through VACo’s steering committee process. The document includes a host of important and timely proposed policy statements including language pertaining to K-12 education funding,
VACo has released its 2026 Preliminary Legislative Program, which was drafted through VACo’s steering committee process. The document includes a host of important and timely proposed policy statements including language pertaining to K-12 education funding,
Proposed limited residency bills raise safety, zoning and tax concerns HB 812 (Peace) is on second reading in the House of Delegates tomorrow and your
HB 800 (Morris), which requires all closed sessions be recorded, was amended by the patron to mandate both recordings and that minutes be taken in
Several bills that allow property owners to rent out their homes or rooms are raising concerns over the safety of people renting the rooms, the
HB 217 (LeMunyon) prohibits localities from increasing their business machinery and tools tax, merchants’ capital tax, and local license (BPOL) fees and taxes above the
On January 27, the House Finance Committee’s Subcommittee #2 heard and subsequently failed to pass HB 92 (Cole) and HB 85 (Campbell), bills supported by
HB 192 (Minchew) provides an exception to the current moratorium on creating new cities to permit any town with a population in excess of 40,000
Several bills – HB 129 (Richard Bell), HB 286 (Head), HB 956 (Keam) and HB 1078 (Boysko) – were introduced to provide local governments alternative
After some negotiations, HB 757 (Robert Bell) was amended to require a minimum of three minutes of public comment on each agenda item by each
HB 734 (Hope) unanimously passed the House of Delegates. The measure establishes an advisory committee to evaluate certain plant types that should be designated as
After receiving the necessary approval in the first year of consideration, the General Assembly is considering several initiatives that would amend the Constitution by allowing
SB 336 (Miller) requires the Board of Education (BOE) to develop a “Profile of a Virginia Graduate” that identifies the knowledge and skills that students
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
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