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VA HJR56
Joint Resolution
Status
1/16/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kimberly Pope Adams
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AI Summary
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Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study revising the distribution of 599 funding to better support distressed localities with high crime and poverty rates
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Requires JLARC to examine recent 599 funding allocations, confer with distressed localities about their funding needs, and determine the effect of additional funding on crime and poverty rates
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Notes that the statutory distribution formula in the Code of Virginia has been superseded by across-the-board percentage increases or decreases specified in the annual appropriation act
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Virginia Municipal League and Virginia Association of Counties shall provide technical assistance to JLARC for the study
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JLARC must complete meetings by November 30, 2026, and submit an executive summary by the first day of the 2027 General Assembly session
Legislative Description
599 funding; effects of revising distribution to distressed localities with high crime rates, etc.
Last Action
Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote)
2/6/2026