
House passes legislation to aid victims of assault, protect students on college campuses
The House of Delegates passed legislation from Delegate Rob Bell (R-Albermarle) to make college campuses safer. The legislation passed unanimously in the House.

The House of Delegates passed legislation from Delegate Rob Bell (R-Albermarle) to make college campuses safer. The legislation passed unanimously in the House.

The Virginia House of Delegates voted Thursday to approve the conference report to amend the 2014-2016 biennial budget, sending the amendments to the desk of Governor Terry McAuliffe for his signature.

Attorney General Mark R. Herring urged Anthem subscribers in Virginia to take advantage of the two years of free credit monitoring and financial protection services being offered by the company following last month’s data breach.

The Virginia General Assembly budget conference report is now available online. In accordance with new rules changes announced last month by Speaker William J. Howell (R-Stafford), the House will wait 48 hours before taking a final vote.

House and Senate budget negotiators reached an agreement on a budget conference report over the weekend and expect final votes to be held in both chambers as early as Thursday, General Assembly leaders announced today.

With a week to go until the scheduled February 28 adjournment, the Virginia General Assembly is moving steadily along.

The General Assembly has reached crossover, the point on the legislative calendar when each house must have completed work on bills introduced into its respective chamber. That point was Tuesday for all bills except for adjustments to the budget that will be considered on Thursday.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced tonight that Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews are prepared and ready for a statewide winter storm that is expected to bring significant snowfall across Virginia beginning Monday morning.

The Virginia House of Delegates passed its amendments to the 2014-2016 biennial budget Thursday, setting aside $99.5 million for the next rainy-day fund deposit, and eliminating $42.5 million in debt and $10.2 million in fees proposed by Governor McAuliffe.

House Republican leaders highlighted the success of their policy agenda at crossover in a press conference on Wednesday.
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