Members of the Virginia House of Delegates meet at the Capitol in Richmond on the opening day of the 2026 General Assembly session. (Photo by Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury)
Special session resumes June 18 with data center tax incentives still at the center of a standoff between Spanberger, House Democrats and Senate Finance Chair Louise Lucas
Legislators are still hammering out differences in the Senate and House versions of the state spending plan, with proposed new standards tied to the industry’s tax exemption