Campbell County's legislative agenda: what the county asks Richmond to change

Staff sought more specific requests

Campbell County's October 6, 2026 meeting packet proposed reviewing the county's legislative priorities with a sharper focus on specific changes to state law.

In a September 30 memorandum, County Administrator Frank Rogers said discussions with the legislative delegation suggested that concrete, topical requests were more likely to receive action than broad policy statements. Departments were asked to identify possible State Code amendments. Social Services supplied a proposal to extend electricity-bill assistance to customers of additional utilities.

The memo requested Board input on what to retain or add. It describes a proposal for consideration, rather than reporting a completed vote.

The adopted document is dated 2025

The attachment is titled 2025 Legislative Agenda. The October 7, 2025 minutes establish its adoption by a 7–0 vote.

That meeting added requests concerning kratom, herd-share arrangements involving raw milk, and greater local authority over residential speeding. Supervisors also authorized forwarding the agenda to the Virginia Association of Counties and area legislators.

The year on the attachment matters: its inclusion in an October 2026 packet does not turn it into a newly adopted 2026 or 2027 platform. These are the Board's documented positions, distinct from the party organizations listed in our Republican and government directory.

Life, immigration, schools and local authority

The adopted agenda combines policy positions with requests for funding and additional local authority.

The home-school entry is a request for legislation; it does not itself establish a student's eligibility for a team. Likewise, the restroom entry does not document an enacted building-use rule. Our home-instruction and school-options guide explains the district's posted enrollment and activity procedures. The school-board and parent resources cover materials, district contacts and board records.

An adopted agenda has a different function from an ordinance

The agenda's opening asks the General Assembly to consider the county's priorities. Rogers' memo explains the route: adopted requests go to the statewide county association and local legislators. Adopting that request list does not itself amend the Virginia Code.

Readers assessing an enforceable county rule need the county code and the relevant adoption record. Campbell's separately adopted abortion-facility zoning provisions, for example, have their own text and jurisdictional limits.

An immigration policy position also does not establish a sheriff's operational authority or activity. The Campbell ICE and 287(g) guide follows the separate agreement and records questions.

The specific new suggestion: broader utility assistance

Social Services Director Lisa Linthicum's suggestion, described in the September memo, concerns the Percentage of Income Payment Program (PIPP). The attached proposal seeks changes to Virginia Code §56-585.6 so the program would cover additional electricity providers, including cooperatives. It proposes using the existing universal-service-fee approach to fund that expansion.

This is more specific than a general statement supporting assistance: it identifies a statute, a coverage change and a funding mechanism. The packet does not establish that the Board adopted the suggestion or that the expansion became law.

Separately, Virginia Code §56-585.6 already displays amendments effective January 1, 2027. They reduce the statutory payment limits from 6% to 3% of household income for non-electric heating and from 10% to 5% for electric heating, and specify eligibility at or below 200% of federal poverty guidelines for Phase I or Phase II utility customers. The future version retains those utility categories. That state-law change is distinct from Campbell's proposed expansion to other providers.

How to follow the next recorded decision

As of this October 17 review, a later Board adoption of a revised agenda was not verified. A confirmed county decision would require minutes or another adoption record showing the approved wording. A resulting state-law change would require a separate enacted measure and effective date.

The county AgendaCenter is the starting point for subsequent meeting records. For a household, student or property owner asking what applies now, the operative program rules, school requirements or ordinance must be checked separately from the county's legislative requests.

Primary records

• October 7, 2025 minutes: adoption and amendments.
• 2025 Legislative Agenda: county positions and requests.
• September 30, 2026 memorandum: staff's proposed review.
• October 6 meeting agenda: scheduled item and attachments.
• Utility-assistance proposal: suggested PIPP expansion.
• Virginia Code §56-585.6: current and January 2027 versions.

Published October 17, 2026. Continue to the Campbell County hub or news desk. Send documented corrections through Corrections.