The General Assembly returned to Richmond yesterday, May 13th, for a one-day special session to address and vote on the outstanding biennial budget. The budget process was contentious throughout the legislative and reconvened session. Ultimately, Governor Youngkin and...
The General Assembly returned to Richmond yesterday, April 17th, for one day to convene for what is known as the “Reconvened” or “Veto” session, at which time the General Assembly reviewed the Governor’s vetoes and amendments to their legislation. Governor Glenn...
Governor Youngkin has vetoed two bills to raise Virginia’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2026. The legislation, HB 1 and SB 1, which passed the House and Senate along party lines, was set to increase Virginia’s $12 hourly minimum wage...
On Saturday, March 9th, the Virginia General Assembly gaveled out “sine die” from the 2024 legislative session ending the 60 day “long session”, which includes the development of a biennial budget. The General Assembly adopted a conference report to the budget and...
As we draw closer to the scheduled end of Session, bills are slowly making their way to the Governor’s desk. This week is scheduled to be the last week of the legislative session, with the legislature scheduled to adjourn sine die (official closing of the legislative...
