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- Virginia lawmakers approve plan to advance new K-12 school funding formula
A cup of pencils sit on top of a classroom desk in a Virginia school.
- Virginia Measure Would Lift Housing Grant Cap for Local Employees
A subcommittee bill seeks to remove the longstanding $25,000 limit on locality housing assistance grants for police, teachers and other essential county workers.
- Delegate Bloxom Raises Cost and Catch Concerns Over Turtle Excluders for Crab Pots
Virginia lawmaker questions expense, catch losses and study design tied to proposed turtle excluder requirements on commercial crab pots in a Chesapeake Subcommittee hearing.
- Virginia Agribusiness Leaders Warn Against Uninspected Meat Sales
Agribusiness and cattlemen associations oppose legislation allowing uninspected meat, citing risks to public health and state inspection programs.
- Virginia Advances Bill Mandating Multilingual Food Allergy Notices in Restaurants
House Bill 373 requires standardized multilingual notices and staff procedures for food allergies in Virginia restaurants to improve diner safety.
- Virginia Measure Advances to Lift Caps on Local Homeownership Grants for Public Employees
House Bill 164 moves forward in committee after removing prior $25,000 limits on grants localities may offer employees for home purchases.
- Virginia Subcommittee Advances HB642 on Adult-Use Cannabis Framework
A House subcommittee unanimously advanced a substitute version of HB642 that raises penalties for illegal marijuana sales and revises appointments to the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority board.
- Virginia localities weigh 1% sales tax for school construction as voters decide on expansion
A view from the front entrance of the renovated Gloucester County High School, which opened in September 2025.
- Virginia Shield Bill Gains Support to Protect Healthcare Access
Delegate Simon and advocates push the Shield Bill as a key measure to shield Virginia providers and patients amid out-of-state abortion restrictions.
- Virginia Lawmakers Advance Home Health Care Authority Bill for Collective Bargaining
House Bill 1263 would create a state authority enabling collective bargaining for home health workers and certain public employees while setting startup costs and regulatory conditions.
- Virginia Bill Advances to Make Landlord-Supplied Air Conditioning an Essential Service
House Bill 519 would add air conditioning supplied by landlords to essential services under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act after a subcommittee vote.
- James Morefield House Bill 62 Eases Tazewell Town Manager Residency Rule
RICHMOND — In a move underscoring the value of local decision-making and practical governance, the Virginia General Assembly has sent House Bill 62 to the governor’s desk, amending the charter of the Town of Tazewell to ease residency requirements for its town manager.
- Virginia House Bill Extends Procurement Preference for Local Agricultural Products
House Bill 1086 grants Virginia producers of school nutrition goods an option to match out-of-state bids within 20 percent while extending related preference laws to 2028.
- Virginia Lawmakers Advance Tax on Fantasy Contest Revenues
House Bill 145 would place a 10 percent tax on fantasy contest operator revenue and direct portions to problem gaming treatment and the state general fund.
- Testimony Highlights Florida Dental Licensing Path as Warning on Access Gaps
A dental hygienist opposed Virginia HB1036 by detailing how Florida’s allowance for foreign-trained dentists to become hygienists failed to ease shortages.
- House Bill 436 Sparks Concerns Over University Project Financing
A higher education representative outlines potential challenges House Bill 436 could create for existing debt commitments on campus facilities while supporting ongoing affordability talks.