Virginia General Assembly

Virginia House and Senate pass flurry of bills

Key bills Virginia’s General Assembly advanced halfway through session

The House of Delegates and Senate debated topics ranging from voter access to contraception ahead of “crossover,” the point by which all legislation aside from the budget must clear its original

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Virginia’s legislative session is halfway over. Here’s how housing bills fared in the General Assembly

Tuesday marked the deadline for crossover, when bills that have passed one chamber head over to the other for a vote. Legislators voted on a number of housing bills designed to lessen

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Virginia House and Senate pass flurry of bills at session’s midpoint

Before anything gets to the governor’s desk, each House bill has to be considered by the Senate and vice versa. All of it has to be wrapped up by the time the session ends Feb. 22.

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House lawmakers take up more than 300 bills on Crossover Day in Virginia

Crossover Day is the date on the General Assembly calendar when the House of Delegates and the Senate of Virginia have to finish work on all the legislation their members introduced this session.

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Crossover Day: Virginia General Assembly reaches halfway point of session

Tuesday was Crossover Day in Virginia's General Assembly, and delegates and state senators had just hours to vote on hundreds of bills.

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Virginia lawmakers call on Youngkin to talk to Trump about federal workers

Efforts by the new Trump administration to slash and relocate the federal work force, as well as cut federal spending, could ...

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Virginia General Assembly working on harsher penalties for fentanyl overdoses

As the second half of the legislative session picks up speed, two bills in each chamber that deal with the fentanyl overdose ...

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Virginia’s Democratic-led House and Senate pass separate proposals for amending the state budget

The Democratic-controlled Virginia Senate and House of Delegates have debated tax relief and other issues before passing ...

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Va. General Assembly advances budget bills that cut taxes, fund schools

The House of Delegates and Senate passed similar budget bills Thursday, setting the stage for negotiations with Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) over priorities.

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Virginia lawmakers shift gears on school transport despite safety concerns

Legislation to ease Virginia’s lingering school bus driver shortage is cruising through the General Assembly. A bill allowing ...

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Virginia House, Senate move to fast-track CTE teachers

With a growing demand for skilled workers, Virginia lawmakers are tackling a critical issue: the shortage of career and technical education (CTE) teachers. A bipartisan effort to provide an ...

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Virginia: Here is where 20 key issues stand at Crossover

Tuesday was the deadline for the House and Senate to complete work on their own bills. Expect some defeated or vetoed measures to resurface as issues in the fall campaigns.

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