(The Center Square) — Tuesday was crossover in Virginia’s legislature, the last day the chambers can consider their own legislation.
—
(The Center Square) — Tuesday was crossover in Virginia’s legislature, the last day the chambers can consider their own legislation.
From Wednesday on, the House of Delegates can only consider Senate bills and vice versa.
Democratic Majority
Thesessionhasprogressedmuchlikelastsession.DemocratshaveusedtheirmajoritiesinboththeHouseandSenatetopushthroughpartisanlegislation.ButRepublicanGov.GlennYoungkinhasshownthatheisn’tafraidtousehisvetopen.
TheWashingtonPostreportedin2017thatformerDemocraticGov.TerryMcAuliffehad“vetoedmorebillsthananygovernorinVirginiahistory.”Butin2024,thefirstGeneralAssemblysessionduringYoungkin’sterminwhichDemocratshadcontrolofboththeHouseandSenate,Youngkinrackedupahistoric201vetoes,vetoingmorebillsinoneyearthanMcAuliffedidduringhisentiretimeasgovernor.
WhileDemocraticpartisanlegislationhassurvivedcrossoverandwilllikelymakeit–onceagain–tothegovernor’sdesk
