Join us Friday, March 28 from 11:00 – 11:35 am EST for our annual Virginia Energy Legislative Update webinar. We will cover several important pieces of energy legislation that were passed during the fast-paced 2025 General...more
3/19/2025
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Proposed changes to Virginia’s food-to-beverage ratio requirements once again failed to advance in the General Assembly this year. Currently, restaurants with a mixed beverage license are required to make 45% of their sales...more
After a very busy six weeks, the 2025 Virginia General Assembly adjourned sine die on February 22, 2025. This was the 406th Session of the Virginia General Assembly and was considered a “short session”....more
The 2025 General Assembly session adjourned sine die (meaning with no appointed day for resumption) on Saturday, February 22nd, 2025. This was the 406th Session of the Virginia General Assembly....more
Former President Donald Trump has completed his comeback, winning reelection to the White House in convincing fashion. Votes will continue to be tallied in the days to come, but President Trump appears to have picked up...more
The Virginia General Assembly concluded its 2024 legislative session in March which included changes to Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) law and some changes to tobacco, vaping and electronic cigarette regulation. These...more
7/18/2024
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Amendments to the Virginia Public Procurement Act relating to goods and resident bidders will take effect later this summer. Specifically, beginning July 1, 2024, there will be new preferences dealing with tie bids and in...more
Recently passed legislation that amends the Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA) and changes the laws governing procurement delivery methods will take effect on July 1, 2024. ...more
Legislation has been signed into law in Virginia that expands the maximum thresholds for job order contracting by the Commonwealth.
Job order contracting allows a public body to award a contract to one entity to cover...more
Across the Commonwealth, localities have significantly varying periods of validity for permits related to solar developments, battery storage, and residential housing. From locality to locality, permit lengths may range from...more
On April 8, 2024, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed four bills into law that will expand shared (community) solar in Virginia. Some of the key details of the new legislation are as follows...more
This year’s Virginia General Assembly was a packed session with several important pieces of legislation under consideration to further Virginia’s energy transition. Register for our annual webinar where we will provide an...more
3/27/2024
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On March 18, 2024, we issued an alert addressing Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s (VDEQ’s) recently proposed Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook, Version 1.0 (Handbook). The proposed Handbook is available...more
3/25/2024
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Williams Mullen has represented clients before the Virginia General Assembly and executive branch for over 30 years. The 2024 legislative session, Virginia’s 405th legislative session, adjourned on March 9th. There were a...more
In January 2024, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) released the Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook, Version 1.0 (Handbook). The Handbook provides guidance to implement construction stormwater...more
3/19/2024
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On Tuesday, November 7th, citizens across the Commonwealth went back to the polls to vote in one of the most consequential elections in Virginia’s history. Following redistricting, primary elections, and a wave of retirements...more
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced how $42.45 billion in high-speed internet grant funding will be allocated across all states and territories, including the District of...more
In 2022, the General Assembly enacted significant changes to Virginia Code §§ 2.2-4347, 2.2-4354 and 11-4.6 that mandated prompt payment by owners, contractors and subcontractors on public and private construction projects...more
6/29/2023
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Although this year’s Virginia General Assembly was a short session, there was still a long to-do list and lots of activity involving several important pieces of proposed energy legislation...more
3/16/2023
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Legislation enacted during the 2022 session of the General Assembly requires public bodies to report cybersecurity incidents to the Virginia Fusion Center within 24 hours from when an incident is discovered. This...more
New laws requiring public bodies in Virginia to report cybersecurity threats and incidents have gone into effect.
These newly enacted laws (Acts of Assembly Chapters 626 and 627) require public bodies to report to the...more
On April 14, 2022, Michael Rolband, the director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), issued a memorandum addressing the framework for the implementation of more stringent stormwater management...more
The 2022 General Assembly session adjourned sine die on March 12, 2022. This year’s session was a so-called “long session,” and lasted 60 days instead of the 45 day “short session,” which occurs in oddnumbered years. Over the...more
On March 29, 2022, Michael Rolband, the director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), issued a memorandum implementing a new and much more stringent post-development stormwater management policy for...more
The Virginia General Assembly passed several important pieces of legislation affecting the solar and energy storage industry during its 2022 legislative session... join us on Thursday, March 31, from 11:00 – 11:30 am (ET) for...more
3/25/2022
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