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3 May 2023, 10:45 am by Christopher G. Hill
  In this past session of the General Assembly, the Youngkin administration pushed and the legislature passed a universal licensure statute that (with some exceptions for professional services as defined in Va. [read post]
1 Jul 2015, 9:14 am by C N And R
In July 2015, the Virginia General Assembly made several changes in the traffic code laws. [read post]
14 Jan 2010, 1:17 pm by H. Scott Johnson, Jr.
Whereas they were previously maintained on the General Assembly's legislative information system's website, they are now hosted on the site for Virginia's judicial system and are available in .pdf format. [read post]
27 Jun 2018, 8:43 am by Elizabeth Lowman
A three-judge federal panel ruled [opinion, PDF] 2-1 on Tuesday that the Virginia General Assembly [official website] violated the Equal Protection Clause by engaging in racial gerrymandering. [read post]
12 Jul 2021, 6:00 am by {img97}R. Douglas Taylor, Jr.
The rapid evolution of Virginia workplace laws continues with the Virginia General Assembly’s passage of HB 1848, which extends employee workplace protections under the Virginia Human Rights Act (“VHRA”) to include a prohibition on discrimination against individuals with disabilities. [read post]
15 Mar 2011, 7:55 am by Lauren Ellerman
Occassionally, I really like a law.And one was proposed and passed in this year's General Assembly term that I really like.HB 2229: Health professionals; competency assessments. [read post]
10 Feb 2011, 5:14 am by Ken Lammers
Yesterday, as a the shock of Justice Hassell's passed through the Virginia legal community, I started to hear another question: Will the General Assembly stick to its guns and not appoint a new Justice? [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm by Walton Shepherd
The Virginia General Assembly made history this session in taking a huge, nation-leading stride toward curbing climate change with passage of the Clean Economy Act (VCEA). [read post]
24 Jul 2023, 6:13 am by Pierce McCoy
While the Virginia 2023 legislative session wrapped up earlier this year, most of the laws passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Youngkin did not take effect until July 1 of this year. [read post]
8 Oct 2014, 1:24 am by rhapsodyinbooks
In October of 1705, the Virginia General Assembly passed acts “Concerning Servants and Slaves” that included specific guidelines on treatment and punishment of slaves versus white indentured servants, including the critical proviso that: Be it enacted, by the governor, council and burgesses of this present general assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, all negro, mulatto,… [read post]
17 May 2016, 1:34 pm by Mike Inman
In this case a member of the General Assembly asked: Is it legal under the Virginia Property Owners' Association Act (the "Act") for an association ("POA") to deactivate a member's barcode decal if he or she is more than sixty days late paying an assessment. [read post]
4 Jul 2021, 8:00 am by Christopher G. Hill
During the most recent General Assembly session, a few changes were made to sections B and C of the statute at the behest of the Virginia Bar Association Construction Section Council in hopes of clarifying the consequences for Virginia construction professionals that contract without a license and their customers. [read post]
3 Mar 2014, 1:00 pm by Stephen R. Miller
Both houses of the Virginia General Assembly have passed legislation that would limit zoning of agritourism uses--even amplified concerts--in ag districts. [read post]
14 Nov 2011, 2:05 pm
11-14-2011 Virginia: The General Assembly's investigative arm is set to release its months-long review of Virginia's costly program to indefinitely detain sex offenders considered likely to offend... [read post]
31 Jul 2020, 10:18 am by John Cetor
Ralph Northam  announced a special session of the General Assembly to convene on August 18. [read post]
1 Sep 2023, 6:58 am by Ryan Silvestro
Glen Younkin has called the General Assembly to reconvene for a special session. [read post]
21 Mar 2012, 6:53 am by Tripp Hughes
House Joint Resolution No. 55 in the Virginia Assembly designates August as Virginia Craft Beer Month, and that month the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild will hold the Virginia Beer Cup competition! [read post]
24 Apr 2008, 9:41 am
In Southwest Virginia, as someone told me a while back, Judge Pat Johnson got the circuit court job in the 29th circuit, Greg Matney from Tazewell County got the general district court job, and nobody got Judge Farmer's job on the juvenile court, which may mean that he gets to keep it until next year.And, John Cook got in for Lynchburg circuit court, along with Ludwig and Wilson up in Staunton and Harrisonburg. [read post]
11 Feb 2015, 11:05 am
According to local reports, the young girl whose family was spearheading charge to loosen medical marijuana restrictions in Virginia had a seizure at the General Assembly. [read post]
20 Apr 2016, 11:48 am by Kevin Newman, Esq.
Meeting today for its annual veto-session, the Virginia General Assembly turned its attention to ethics legislation amendments recommended by Gov. [read post]