RICHMOND, Va.—Today during Reconvene Session, the Virginia House of Delegates accepted Governor Ralph Northam’s amendments and substitutions to 22 pieces of the House Democratic Caucus’ legislation from the 2021 Regular and Special Session. Last month, the Virginia General Assembly adjourned Sine Die, having passed many of the House Democrats’ session priorities aimed at building a…
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RICHMOND, Va.—Today, the Virginia House of Delegates approved Governor Ralph Northam’s proposed budget amendment to have a private firm conduct an independent investigation on the Office of the State Inspector General’s report after news broke of potential wrongdoing. Virginia Speaker of the House Eileen Filler-Corn, House Democratic Majority Leader Charniele Herring, and House Democratic Caucus…
RICHMOND, VA—Today, Virginia becomes the first Southern state to abolish the death penalty after Governor Ralph Northam signed HB 2263. Delegate Mike Mullin (D-93) patroned the bill, while House Democratic Majority Leader Charniele Herring served as the co-patron and the House Democratic Caucus designated this legislation as a session priority. Today’s action by the governor…
Virginia set to become the first Southern state to end the practice RICHMOND, VA—Delegate Mike Mullin’s measure to abolish the Death Penalty in Virginia (HB 2263) passed the Senate on February 22 with a vote of 22-16, sending the legislation to the Office of Governor Ralph Northam for further action. The bill would also convert…
RICHMOND, VA—Today, the Virginia General Assembly concluded business for the 2021 Regular and Special Legislative Session. Many House Democratic Caucus priorities passed both chambers, from protecting families during the COVID-19 pandemic to expanding voting rights and increasing education funding. “Over the course of this historic Session, the House of Delegates has delivered for Virginia families…
RICHMOND, VA—Today the Virginia House of Delegates passed the amended 2020-2022 biennial budget (HB 1800) by a vote of 68-30. The House’s package of budget amendments will fund policies that support the House Democratic Caucus’s 2021 agenda aimed at building a better Virginia. This fiscally responsible budget will also protect the Commonwealth’s “AAA” bond rating…
Virginia has conducted more executions than any other state in U.S. history RICHMOND, VA—Today, the Virginia House of Delegates passed a measure to abolish the death penalty. HB 2263 would eliminate capital punishment sentencing in the Commonwealth, and convert existing death sentences to life in prison without parole. If signed into law by Governor Ralph…
Richmond, VA—Today, as the Virginia House of Delegates closes the 2021 Regular Legislative Session, the Virginia House Democratic Caucus continued to deliver on their “Building a Better Virginia” agenda. Over the past three weeks, House Democrats delivered on their promise to act immediately on the economic and health concerns Virginians are currently facing due to…
RICHMOND, VA—Today, Governor Ralph Northam called for a special legislative session to begin on February 10, which will give the Virginia General Assembly the necessary 46 days to complete the docket of 2021 legislative priorities. This comes after Republican House leadership broke a 50-year precedent by blocking an extension of the regular legislative session. In…
RICHMOND, VA—The Virginia House Democratic Caucus celebrates the passage of HB 2113, a bill that would establish a process for automatic expungement, by the Virginia House of Delegates today. Automatic expungement is one of the House Democratic Caucus’ 2021 Legislative Session priorities in its ongoing efforts to eliminate systemic racism from the Commonwealth’s criminal justice…