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Virginia Beach staff briefs council on 2025 General Assembly priorities; requests authorization on select bills
Summary
Brent McKenzie briefed City Council on key dates and legislation in the 2025 General Assembly session, reporting that seven of eight city legislative agenda items were introduced and asking council to authorize positions on several bills.
Brent McKenzie, the city’s legislative liaison, told the Virginia Beach City Council on Jan. 14 that the 2025 General Assembly “is 46 days” and moving quickly, and asked the council to authorize staff positions on a handful of bills.
The briefing outlined procedural deadlines and several measures tied to the city’s priorities. McKenzie said the city succeeded in getting seven of eight agenda items introduced and highlighted upcoming committee hearings on measures including the Good Friday First Responders Fund and an eminent domain bill.
Why it matters: the General Assembly’s short session compresses the window for local governments to register support or opposition on bills that can affect local authority, taxes and infrastructure funding.…
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