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Virginia General Assembly session resumes Monday after storm delay

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 recessing until Monday. The disruption also postponed Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s State of the Commonwealth address, originally scheduled for last Wednesday. The […]

The Virginia state Capitol in January, 2025. (Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury)
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 recessing until Monday.

The disruption also postponed Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s State of the Commonwealth address, originally scheduled for last Wednesday. The governor is now set to deliver his remarks at 10 a.m., 90 minutes after lawmakers officially reconvene to tackle a packed legislative agenda.