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Legislative committee hears Richmond roundup: housing, public safety, cannabis and solar permitting on the radar
Summary
Preston Bryant, the city’s Richmond lobbyist, briefed the committee on General Assembly activity affecting Roanoke, including affordable‑dwelling proposals, a bill increasing the tax‑lien threshold, public‑safety transport limits, tree‑canopy and solar permitting measures, and a large cannabis legalization bill outlining taxation and local authority constraints.
The Roanoke legislative committee heard an update from Preston Bryant of McGuireWoods on dozens of bills in the General Assembly that could affect local policy. Bryant summarized progress and changes on housing, public safety, transportation and other items on the city’s legislative agenda.
On housing, Bryant said House Bill 181 — an ADU (affordable dwelling unit) measure — passed the House with a large margin and that alternative bills (including HB806) offered different tools such as…
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