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	Index of titles of bills & resolutions adopted in the 2007 session of the General Assembly, arranged by subject matter Summaries of bills & resolutions adopted in the 2007 session of the General Assembly, arranged by subject matter Links to all General Assembly members and committees > Essential links for local governments ... General Assembly home page Legislative Information System State budget House of Delegates / membership Senate / membership House Appropriations Committee Senate Finance Committee Department of Planning and Budget (budget docs) Department of Criminal Justice Services (HB 599 info) K-12 education budget amendments (locality specific) Tax Department resources (including local revenue estimates) Auditor of Public Accounts (BPOL, PPTRA, etc.)
Feb. 23 - Eminent domain bills in conference committee; call senators, delegates now! Feb. 20 - Contact your senator regarding eminent domain constitutional amendment Feb. 20 - Ask delegates to back homestead exemption constitutional amendment Feb. 15 - Eminent domain requires attention; call Senate Courts of Justice Committee Feb. 14 - Opposition grows against billboard bill, but outcome still in doubt Feb. 9 - Local authority to regulate shooting near subdivisions threatened Feb: 2 -- Act now: House bill would require mailing of individual tax levies Feb. 2 -- Contact delegates in opposition to eminent domain constitutional amendement Feb. 2 - Bill would add cities, towns to Right to Farm Act Jan. 29 - Towns could lose authority to set higher water, sewer rates for county customers Jan. 26 - Act now! Bill would increase overtime for police, fire in small jurisdictions Jan. 25 - Call! Resolution would severely limit state and local spending, revenue collections Jan. 25 - Call now! Personal property tax jeopardized by proposal Jan. 24 - Meals tax bill amended to apply to all cities		April 12: Governor signs, vetoes bills April 5: Transportation, eminent domain amendments upheld by General Assembly March 29: Now what: General Assembly reconvenes April 4 March 27 - Governor amends transportation package; Republican leaders appear on board March 27 - Governor's amendments improve eminent domain bill slightly Feb. 28 - House, Senate OK budget conference report; local items listed Feb. 28 - Transportation / land-use legislation sent to governor Feb. 26 - 2007 General Assembly session grinds to a close Feb. 23 - Compromise transportation / land-use bill emerges from conference committee Feb. 23 - Troubling eminent domain bills being debated as session winds to a close Feb. 20 - 2007 session likely to adjourn by Saturday; transportation, budget talks loom Feb. 16 - Local officials must be vigilant as General Assembly heads into last week Feb. 14 - Senate, House split resurfaces over transportation funding Feb. 9 -- Affordable dwellling unit legislation; House and Senate committee bill updates Feb. 7 - House, Senate budget amendments of interest to local governments Feb. 7 - Local issues abound at crossover; adjournment slated Feb. 24 Feb. 5 - First look at House, Senate budget amendments; more details to follow Feb. 2 -- Legislative Day draws crowd to Richmond; transportation debate continues Feb. 1 -- Special VML/VACo Legislative Day report on status of legislation Jan. 31 - Update on bills in House, Senate as midway point of session approaches Jan. 26 - Transportation bills explained in detail Jan. 24 - Bill requires extensive disclosure by local officials in land use matters Jan. 22 - GOP leadership puts forth transportation proposals Jan. 19 - HB 599 program jeopardized; plus more bill filings Jan. 17 - Land use, transportation issues emerge; plus more bill filings ... Jan. 16 - Eminent domain constitutional amendment; bills, bills and more bills Jan. 12 - Tipping fees proposed in first wave of introduced bills Jan. 10 - '07 session convenes Jan. 5 - Governor's transportation plan Dec. 20 - Budget amendments details Dec. 15 - First look at budget amendments

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