General Assembly 2026 In effort to reduce animal-vehicle crashes, wildlife corridor fund bill advances to the Senate , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury February 18, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Immigrant protection bills pass Virginia House, move to Senate , and Ava Jenks, Special to the Citizen February 18, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Firearm industry liability bill clears Virginia General Assembly , and Sam Jurick, Capital News Service February 18, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Lawmakers debate how to regulate data centers’ diesel backup generators , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury February 17, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Paid sick leave bill passes Virginia House of Delegates , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury February 17, 2026
General Assembly 2026 State bill aims to designate local zoning districts for homes on small lots , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury February 16, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Bill to create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board clears House of Delegates , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury February 16, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Proposed Virginia bill could offer inmates ‘sense of pride,’ reduced fees , and Julianna Brown, Capital News Service February 13, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Bill to bolster school AI safety education advances to Virginia Senate , and Kacy Lee, Capital News Service February 13, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Virginia House subcommittee punts on data center bill, but hopes to ‘continue the work’ , and Alexa Barnes, Capital News Service February 13, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Virginia marijuana container bill moved to next year , and Ava Jenks, Special to the Citizen February 13, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Bill would put more energy costs on data centers, slash residential customers’ rates , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury February 11, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Democrats celebrate a handful of housing affordability bills clearing the House of Delegates , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury February 11, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Virginia Democrats advance push for minimum wage increase , and Andrew Bohjalian, Capital News Service February 10, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Virginia House advances move to require anti-bias training for healthcare providers , and Gillian Morano, Special to the Citizen February 10, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Virginia House committee moves bill to require new standards for private schools that receive public money , and Sam Jurick, Capital News Service February 10, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Bill to increase physical activity in elementary school delayed , and Jonathan Sackett, Capital News Service February 10, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Bill to ban the use of herbicide paraquat in Va. advances with narrow vote , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury February 9, 2026
General Assembly 2026 State lawmakers want to lift local caps on housing grants for government employees , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury February 9, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Spanberger signs bills to send constitutional amendments to voters this year , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury February 9, 2026
General Assembly 2026 House Democrats pass sweeping gun control package over GOP objections , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury February 7, 2026
General Assembly 2026 ‘Housing near jobs’ bills have cleared Virginia House and Senate , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury February 7, 2026
General Assembly 2026 House panel advances bills limiting ICE activity in Virginia , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury February 7, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Affordability or tax hikes? Spanberger agenda caught in political crossfire , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury February 7, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Bills to bolster local emergency management personnel funding punted , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury February 7, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Virginia Democrats release long-awaited 10–1 congressional map , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury February 6, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Virginia Democrats choose congressional redistricting map: 'Trump started it, Virginia is going to finish it' , and WTVR CBS 6 February 5, 2026
General Assembly 2026 ‘We don’t want to become the dumping grounds’: biosolids bill advances , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury February 5, 2026
General Assembly Judge blocks Virginia redistricting amendment, sparks appeals battle , and Madisyn Carter, Capital News Service February 4, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Democrats preach affordability, Republicans question new Virginia tax proposals , and WTVR CBS 6 February 3, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Democrats try to ‘balance’ renters’ rights with landlords’ rights in proposed housing bills , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury February 2, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Va. bill to boost local approvals of solar projects advances , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury February 2, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Va. lawmakers try again on paid sick leave and family medical leave bills , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury January 30, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Democrats push restrictions on federal immigration enforcement in Virginia , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury January 29, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Virginia court strikes down redistricting amendment headed for April ballot , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury January 28, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Virginia to consider joining states creating volunteer cyber civilian corps , and Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury January 28, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Va. state senator seeks to keep future data centers away from residential areas , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury January 27, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Virginia Senate panel advances gun safety bills once vetoed by Youngkin , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury January 27, 2026
Government Virginia Senate kills bill to allow police stops based just on pot smell , and Ava Jenks, Special to the Citizen January 27, 2026
Education Parents flood Va. General Assembly to advocate for more early childhood care options and access , and Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury January 23, 2026
General Assembly Virginia House advances options for school funding measures , and Gillian Morano, Special to the Citizen , and Sam Jurick, Capital News Service January 22, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Voting access bills move forward as Democrats block GOP early voting limits , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury January 21, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Home health workers, ‘backbone’ of public health work, support collective bargaining legislation , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury January 21, 2026
Government Lobby Day draws larger pro-gun crowd as Virginia Democrats revive gun-safety agenda , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury , and Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury January 20, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Spanberger urges action on democracy, costs in first address to Virginia lawmakers , and Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury January 20, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Bill proposes to clarify legal killing of nuisance wildlife , and Abigail Finney, Capital News Service January 20, 2026
General Assembly 2026 Bill seeks more disclosures from electric, utility companies on power grid decisions , and CC Jacobs, Capital News Service January 20, 2026
Education After last year’s overhaul, Va. lawmakers consider tweaking K-12 assessment testing , and Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury January 20, 2026
General Assembly 2026 These bills aim to regulate Virginia data center siting, generator use and SCC oversight , and Shannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury January 19, 2026
Government Full text of Spanberger's first address to joint session of Virginia General Assembly , and Citizen Staff Reports January 19, 2026
