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,
SB 507 (Lewis) as originally introduced would have required local governments prospectively electing enhanced retirement benefits to use the 1.85 percent multiplier for determining the
Two companion bills, HB 1191 (Ransone) and SB 361 (Stuart), are moving forward, although the bills are in different postures after action by the House
As the General Assembly races towards crossover and the release of the House and Senate versions of the biennial budget, legislation seeking to roll back
A series of bills were introduced this session that intend to relieve the pressure on law enforcement associated with the emergency custody order and temporary
Two bills that would impact the compensation of K-12 staff positions have been defeated in each body of the legislature. SB 157 (Hashmi) expands on
Under current law utility-scale solar facilities with a rated capacity of 5 megawatts (MW) or less, are fully exempt from local taxation. SB 502 (Lewis)
HB 105 (Rasoul), which directs a feasibility study for the transformation of Catawba Hospital into a facility that would offer a continuum of substance use
A bill mandating that rooftop solar installations be exempt from local taxation failed on the House of Delegates floor last Friday. HB 1185 (Bourne), which
HB 131 (Cherry), HB 854 (Reid), and SB 585 (Reeves), as originally written would have added 911 dispatchers to the list of local employees eligible
SB 495 (McClellan), which would significantly revise the current process for removal of public officers from office, has passed the Senate. A companion measure, HB
Three Presidents – Kim Callis, VAPDC President; Meg Bohmke, VACo President; Jon Stehle, VML President – prepare for Local Government Day. Thank you to all
The 2022 graduates of the VACo Chairpersons’ Institute. Not pictured – Clyde DeLoach, Patrick County; Debbie Donehey, Rappahannock County; and Margaret Franklin, Prince William County
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