Halfway Through General Assembly Session, Virginia Dems Say They’re Making Life More Affordable, Republicans Disagree

Where bills stand at the midpoint of the General Assembly

The General Assembly has now passed its midpoint, where each chamber is required to finish work on its own bills and send any that have passed to the other chamber. Here’s where some of the bills stand. You can look up all the bills before the legislature and their status here: https://lis.virginia.gov/home. Status definitions: Passed: Lawmakers held a vote, and the majority decided the bill would advance. Tabled: Lawmakers did not vote on the …

Halfway through General Assembly session, Virginia Dems say they’re making life more affordable, Republicans disagree

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- At the halfway point of the 2026 General Assembly Session, Virginia Democrats say they’ve delivered on their affordability agenda.  “Lower bills, common sense solutions -- that’s been our promise since day one, and today, we are halfway there,” said House Majority Leader Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria).  Democrats are saying they’ve advanced multiple bills -- including ones to raise Virginia’s minimum wage to $15 an…

What’s alive and what’s dead at the Virginia General Assembly’s 2026 midway point

The 2026 General Assembly reached its midpoint Tuesday night as lawmakers hit crossover, the session’s deadline for legislation to pass its chamber of origin and move to the other side of the state Capitol.

Halfway through the General Assembly Session

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