This report is submitted pursuant to Senate Bill 1151 and House Bill 2161 passed during the 2023 Regular Session of the Virginia General Assembly, which required the Virginia Code Commission ("The Commission") to reconvene a work group to continue review of notice requirements throughout the Code of Virginia and make recommendations for uniformity and efficiency.

That the Virginia Code Commission shall convene the work group that met pursuant to Chapters 129 and 130 of the Acts of Assembly of 2022 to review requirements throughout the Code of Virginia for localities to provide notice for meetings, hearings, and other intended actions. In conducting the review, the work group shall examine (i) the varying frequency for publishing notices in newspapers and other print media, (ii) the number of days required to elapse between the publications of notices, and (iii) the amount of information required to be contained in each notice and make recommendations for uniformity and efficiency. The Virginia Code Commission shall submit a report to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology summarizing the work and any recommendations of the work group by November 1, 2023.

Also during the 2023 Regular Session of the Virginia General Assembly, pursuant to Rule 20(o) of the Rules of the Senate of Virginia, the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology referred the subject matter of SB859 to the Virginia Code Commission Public Notice Workgroup ("the work group") to review requirements for localities to provide public notice. The letter referring the subject matter of SB859 appears as Appendix A. This report is also submitted pursuant to that request.