What an incredible few weeks it’s been in Virginia’s General Assembly! I’m pleased to report we’ve been successful on many of our priority bills this session. Wednesday is officially “crossover” which means that each chamber can only hear bills that survived in the other chamber. Think of it as the political equivalent of “halftime”. So with that, let’s recap the first half of session to date.
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RICHMOND— On Thursday, the Virginia House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly for legislation (HB 975) to repeal the hybrid car tax. The bipartisan 89-9 vote follows a 35-3 vote in the Senate earlier this week, all but ensuring that the repeal legislation will become law as Governor McAuliffe has committed to signing it.
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Update: HB 1438 will be voted on by the full Virginia House of Delegates TODAY (Wednesday)! Continue reading
Yesterday was a long day for Virginia’s House of Delegates. After close to a three hour session, the House Commerce and Labor Committee had a brief meeting with the full committee before settling into a marathon meeting of the Special Subcommittee on Energy. Continue reading