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Legislative Agenda 2027 Discussion of a proposed Virginia General Assembly legislative agenda
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BACKGROUND SUMMARY:
Each year the Town Council adopts a Legislative Agenda to submit to the Virginia General Assembly for consideration. This is the first meeting to provide the Town Council Members with the opportunity to review last year’s Town Legislative Agenda and to discuss among Town Council what it may want to include in the Town’s 2027 Legislative Agenda.
OVERVIEW:
The Town Attorney has coordinated with the Town Council and Department Directors to prepare a draft legislative agenda for a discussion with the Town’s Delegate and Senator. On September 15th, the Town Council met in Work Session to provide preliminary input.
SUMMARY/STAFF IMPRESSIONS:
The starting point for this year’s legislative agenda will be what was passed by Town Council for the 2026 Legislative Agenda with consideration giving to actions taken by the 2026 General Assembly as it impacted the Town’s Legislative Agenda. Additional suggested items for consideration may be submitted by Town Council Members, Staff, and where applicable, the Town Attorney.
An updated DRAFT Legislative Agenda will be attached to the Agenda after the Town Attorney receives the final input from the Town Council by Friday, October 12th.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Provide additional direction to the Town Attorney to facilitate drafting edits and ranking items for the 2027 Legislative Agenda.
This discussion should be a preview of the Public Hearing on the proposed Legislative Agenda, set for October 19th. This Work Session is intended to facilitate additional input from Senator Salim and Delegate Seibold before receiving public input. The General Assembly pre-filing deadline for legislation is earlier this year and is now set for November 30, 2026.