The 2025 General Assembly Session began the serious work of the state government Monday morning, working hard to make up for time lost last week due to the water issues in Richmond. This is a short session, planned to adjourn on February 22. Because of the delays...
Legislators are convening today for the first full day of the 2025 General Assembly Session. We’ve updated our Virginia Retail Federation bill tracker to include additional bills that impact retail and businesses in Virginia—find the latest details linked below. ...
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...
