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Budget Update

August 10, 2021 by Creigh Deeds

Special Session 2021

The passage of the federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) this past spring gave us an unprecedented opportunity here in Virginia. The Commonwealth was allotted $4.3 billion to address the lingering health and economic impacts of the pandemic.

The Governor called the General Assembly back to Richmond for a Special Session this past week for two purposes, the first of which was to consider the Governor’s 18-page plan to spend the ARP funding. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Virginia General Assembly 2021 Tagged With: broadband access, COVID-19, judicial appointments, K-12 funding, mental health policy and funding, promoting economic growth, State employee compensation, Virginia budget, Virginia General Assembly Special Sessions

2021 Veto Session

April 9, 2021 by Creigh Deeds

The 2021 Reconvened Session, commonly known as the veto session, occurred on April 7, 2021. Typically a one day affair, the session has been known to go long into the evening or the early hours of the following day. With the reduced bill limits this year, the legislature only sent about 550 bills to the Governor for consideration. In turn, he did not veto any bills and only amended 37, including the budget. [Read more…]

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Sine Die

March 5, 2021 by Creigh Deeds

In this most unusual year, the General Assembly adjourned sine die in the most unusual way. We adopted a procedural resolution to extend the 30-day session to the usual 46 days by having a special session the last couple of weeks. We finished our work late on Saturday, February 27, but we did not adjourn sine die until March 1. [Read more…]

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Week 7: Final Countdown

February 26, 2021 by Creigh Deeds

The 2021 Session of the General Assembly is rapidly winding down. We are in the throes of the last week, and we have reached a budget agreement. Many bills remain up in the air.

For the second time in my legislative career, I was involved in the final budget negotiations. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Virginia General Assembly 2021 Tagged With: conservation and environmental protection, COVID-19, criminal justice reform, Higher Education funding, mental health policy and funding, State employee compensation, Virginia budget, Voting Rights

Week 6: In the Homestretch

February 19, 2021 by Creigh Deeds

The 2021 Session of the General Assembly is winding down. We only have a week left in the regular session, which is anything but regular this year. We are in a pandemic, and we had to go through extraordinary means simply to meet for the normal 46 days. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Virginia General Assembly 2021 Tagged With: COVID-19, criminal justice reform, Higher Education funding, K-12 funding, mental health policy and funding, promoting economic growth, Senate procedures, State employee compensation, unemployment assistance, Virginia budget

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