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Legislative Briefing
A summary of legislative actions taken during the 2020 General Assembly session
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Virginia lawmakers considered an array of bills impacting businesses and the state economy. Here’s a look at some key actions taken during the 2020 session: Casinos Virginia lawmakers passed legislation
Democratic lawmakers reflect on historic General Assembly session
Virginia legislators passed more than 1,200 new laws during the 2020 session.
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RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia lawmakers passed over 1,200 new laws in two months, a variety of them in the final days of the 2020 session, which expanded into Sunday evening
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Bill allows renters to make certain repairs if landlord doesn’t respond
Tenants could fix heat, water, electrical issues and other problems
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CORRECTION: THIS WIRE STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED. The original version incorrectly stated the party affiliation of state Sen. John Bell. RICHMOND, Va. — A bill that gives tenants the power
Virginia students could get in-state tuition despite citizenship status
Bill is headed to floor of House of Delegates
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RICHMOND, Va. — The state Senate and the House have advanced bills to make students living in the U.S. without documentation eligible for in-state tuition. SB 935, introduced by Democratic
Bill banning holding cellphones while driving clears House, Senate
Gov. Northam expected to sign bill into law.
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RICHMOND, Va. — The state Senate voted Tuesday in favor of a bill that would prohibit holding a phone while driving a motor vehicle on Virginia roadways and which implements
Bill seeks to clarify workers’ rights for pregnant, lactating employees
Legislation closes loophole in federal law, extending protection for management-level employees
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For employees who are pregnant or lactating, their workers’ rights are sometimes viewed as vague and can be difficult to discern for them and business owners alike. In Virginia, Sen.
Analysis: 1,000+ Democrat-backed bills pass by crossover
Republican tally trails
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RICHMOND, Va. — A record number of bills passed in the House of Delegates ahead of the “crossover” deadline, considered the halfway point in the session when a bill has
General Assembly snuffs marijuana legalization hopes for now
‘To legalize it now would not be good,’ says House Majority Leader Charniele Herring.
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RICHMOND, Va. — Going into the 2020 legislative session, advocates say Democratic leaders had an ambitious marijuana reform agenda. By crossover day, several decriminalization bills passed their respective chambers, but
LGBTQ Groups Celebrate Passage of ‘Historic’ Virginia Values Act
Virginia will be the first Southern state to pass nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ residents.
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RICHMOND, Va. — Legislators wore rainbow, heart-shaped stickers Thursday as the House and Senate passed the Virginia Values Act. LGBTQ advocacy groups and lawmakers held a press conference in anticipation
Could Democratic General Assembly repeal Va.’s right-to-work laws?
Right-to-work backers say repeal would harm Virginia's economic development efforts
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Buoyed by the Virginia legislature’s new Democratic majority, bills to repeal Virginia’s right-to-work laws have the greatest chance of making it to the governor’s desk in a generation, predict political