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Virginia Beach legislative affairs director briefs council on budget, bills that could affect city
Summary
Brent McKenzie, the city’s legislative affairs director, updated Virginia Beach City Council on the General Assembly’s amended FY25–26 budget, tax rebate proposals, education and stormwater funding, and multiple bills affecting local authority on speed cameras, eminent domain and collective bargaining.
Brent McKenzie, Virginia Beach’s legislative affairs director, briefed the City Council on a range of General Assembly actions and bills that could affect local revenue, city programs and regulatory authority.
McKenzie told council members the House and Senate released amended budgets that tap a Commonwealth surplus largely driven by Medicaid costs and propose individual tax rebates of $200 for single filers and $400 for joint filers, expansion of the standard deduction and making the earned-income tax credit refundable. He said both chambers are making “a heavy investment in education,” including elimination of a historic support cap and increased special-education aid. He also flagged an $8 million sports-tourism capitalization in the House budget and multiple stormwater and flood‑mitigation grant dollars the city could pursue.
Why it matters: several of the budget items and pending bills could provide…
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