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Legislation Update: What Your State Delegates Are Working on This Session

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.

Virginia’sGeneralAssemblyconvenedonJanuary8forthestartofits30-daysession;tokeepreadersinformedontheirlocalrepresentatives’efforts,we’vereviewedsomeoftheirbillsandvotes.Virginiasharesbills,votes,andschedulesonlinethroughtheLegislativeInformationSystem. Virginiahas100delegateswhoservetwo-yearterms.BetweenJan.8andJan.30,2,370billswerebeenintroducedbydelegatesandsenators.287havefailedtheHouseofDelegatessofar.306havepassedthehouse,manyofwhichhavemovedintoacommitteeforfurtherreview. Cole DelegateJoshuaCole(D)representsthe65thDistrict,whichincludestheCityofFredericksburgandpartsofSpotsylvaniaandStafford.Colewonre-electioninNovember2024andisamemberofthreecommittees:GeneralLaws,HealthandHumanServices,andPrivilegesandElections. ColedidnotcastanyvotesonJan.30.Onpreviousdays,hevotedYesonallfloorvotes.ColewasaPatro