Jan 8, 2025 · Learn about our historical Capitol and visiting the Virginia General Assembly Building.

Learn about our historical Capitol and visiting the Virginia General Assembly Building.

The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the oldest continuous law-making body in the Western Hemisphere, and the first elected legislative assembly in the New World.

The Who's My Legislator? service is an online tool where the public at-large can determine what legislators represent them. Users can enter their home address or use map based navigation to see their Virginia House and Senate representatives, as well as …

The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The General Assembly is a bicameral body consisting of a lower house, the Virginia House of Delegates, and an upper house, the Senate of Virginia.

Jan 8, 2025 · What Virginia House Speaker Don Scott (D–Portsmouth) decides to prioritize or bring up for votes is also going to speak to the Democratic Party’s legislative strategy as it tries to maintain control of the House.

The Virginia General Assembly is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its existence dates from the establishment of the House of Burgesses at Jamestown in 1619.

Jan 13, 2025 · The Virginia General Assembly will resume its 2025 legislative session Monday after a two-and-a-half-day delay caused by Richmond’s water crisis following a winter storm. Lawmakers briefly convened Wednesday to vote on procedural resolutions before …

Jan 1, 2025 · The General Assembly enters the fourth year in the gubernatorial cycle with even more gridlock than usual. Democrats hold narrow majorities in both the House of Delegates and Senate, but are vulnerable to vetoes by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who begins the final year of his constitutionally mandated single term.

In 2025, the Virginia General Assembly is scheduled to convene on January 8 and adjourn on June 22. The legislators serving in this session took office following the 2023 elections. Democrats won a 21-19 majority in the Senate and a 51-49 majority in the House. The Republican Party controlled the governorship, creating a divided state government.