Virginia Senate Bill 798, introduced by former in-home senior care franchisee Sen. Chris Head, was passed unanimously by the Virginia Senate

Democrats who control the Virginia Senate rejected nine of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s board appointments in a move the governor called “petty.”

The Democrat-controlled Senate passed a number gun regulations Tuesday, including an assault weapons ban and requirements for gun storage in homes where children are present. If the bills are

The bill, which still needs to pass the House of Delegates, creates the right to obtain birth control and contraception.

Saying it did not want to “take away responsibilities from an elected office,” a House of Delegates subcommittee voted Wednesday along party lines to kill legislation that would have rewritten Hopewell’s charter to transfer accounting responsibilities from the city treasurer to the city Finance Department.

The Virginia Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee voted 9 to 6 Tuesday to send the Tysons casino bill to the full Senate. The bill would give Fairfax County the ability to ask voters if they want a casino in Tysons.

This week, the Senate approved bills that would ban ghost guns and exclude firearms from mental health hospitals. If they get through the House, the fate of all these bills will ultimately rest with Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin.

They voted to kill his plan for tax credits to offset the cost of the local car tax for some Virginians and set aside his push for a deduction of

Governor Patrick Morrisey has appointed T. Kevan Bartlett to fill the vacancy in the state’s 8th Senatorial district, which covers part of Kanawha County. The seat was left vacant after Mark Hunt resigned after being elected State Auditor.

With the 2025 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature less than two weeks away, Gov. Patrick Morrisey and leaders of the House of Delegates and state Senate said Wednesday they were committed to better communication on potential bills.

The Virginia Beach resident ... a ban on assault weapons has passed the Senate. In 2023, when Republicans were the majority party in the House of Delegates, its counterpart bill in the House ...

Virginia’s General Assembly convened on January 8 for the start of its 30-day session. To keep readers informed on their local representatives’ efforts, we’ve reviewed some of their bills and votes.