City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: FEBRUARY 7, 2022
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Update on the 2022 Virginia General Assembly.
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ISSUE: Update on the 2022 General Assembly Session.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council approve the legislative positions included in Attachment 1 (Recommended Positions on Bills of Impact to the City), as recommended by Council's Legislative Subcommittee (Mayor Wilson and Councilmember McPike) at the January 28, 2022 meetings.
DISCUSSION: The 2022 General Assembly Session began on Wednesday, January 12. The 2022 Session is a "long" 60-day Session and will adjourn sine die on Saturday, March 12. Other dates of note for the 2022 Session include: Tuesday, February 15 is "Crossover," the last day for each house to act on its own legislation, except Budget Bills Sunday; February 20 is "Budget Sunday" when the Senate Finance and House Appropriations complete action on the Budget Bills; and Monday, March 7 is the last day for committee action on remaining bills
Sarah Graham Taylor, the City's Legislative Director, will continue to represent the City at the General Assembly during the 2022 General Assembly Session.
In total 2,468 bills were filed this session. City staff have reviewed over 300 of those bills. Recommended positions on 100 bills have been completed by staff, approved by the Legislative Subcommittee on January 28, 2022, and are included in the attached documents for your approval.
Legislative Package - The City's 2022 Legislative Package has the proposals organized into two sections - Legislative Principles and Legislative Priorities.
The section of Legislative Principles is structured around the City's Strategic Plan and creates a clear nexus between the City's goals and the legislative and funding measures necessary for us to ach...
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