General Assembly 2021 Lawmakers adopt changes to ban guns in state buildings, Capitol Square Click here to read more , and Special to the Citizen April 15, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Virginia expands Medicaid access for legal immigrants Click here to read more , and Special to the Citizen April 13, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Marijuana possession and cultivation could be legal by July Click here to read more , and Special to the Citizen April 1, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Lawmakers pass COVID-19 workers’ compensation bills Click here to read more , and Special to the Citizen March 1, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Virginia restaurants grapple with plastic foam container ban Click here to read more , and Citizen Staff Reports March 1, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Lawmakers ban gay-panic defense in Virginia , and Special to the Citizen March 1, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Delegate celebrates Senate passage of limited paid leave bill , and Citizen Staff Reports February 25, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Bipartisan bill to require in-person learning full-time advances in the Virginia House of Delegates , and Citizen Staff Reports February 23, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Virginia will join 22 states in abolishing the death penalty , and Special to the Citizen February 22, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Lawmakers pass bill to keep schools from suing over student meal debt , and Special to the Citizen February 22, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Virginia moves closer to ban of plastic foam containers , and Special to the Citizen February 22, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Lawmakers kill bill calling for transparency in redistricting commission , and Special to the Citizen February 22, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Virginia General Assembly advances bill to modernize HIV laws , and Special to the Citizen February 22, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Lawmakers pass bills to collect data on pretrial detention , and Special to the Citizen February 19, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Virginia lawmakers advance Consumer Data Protection Act , and Citizen Staff Reports February 19, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Northam signs legislation to authorize more medical professionals to administer COVID-19 vaccine , and Citizen Staff Reports February 17, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Lawmakers kill bill requiring officers render aid, report wrongdoing , and Special to the Citizen February 16, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Bill to mandate in-person learning faces pushback from Virginia House Republican leaders , and Special to the Citizen February 16, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Virginia legislators kill special education bill , and Special to the Citizen February 15, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Virginia Senate House budgets head to floor with key differences , and Citizen Staff Reports February 12, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Advocates frustrated by Democratic leadership on police reform , and Special to the Citizen February 10, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Virginia lawmakers advance bills eliminating mandatory minimum sentences , and Special to the Citizen February 8, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Bill to reduce felony drug possession charges dies in subcommittee , and Special to the Citizen February 8, 2021
General Assembly 2021 House kills bill requiring hazard pay for essential employees , and Special to the Citizen February 4, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Amended bill to limit solitary confinement heads to Senate floor , and Special to the Citizen February 4, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Virginia Senate votes to abolish the death penalty , and Special to the Citizen February 3, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Virginia Senate passes legislation that would require school districts to offer in-person learning option , and Special to the Citizen February 3, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Virginia Senate committee rejects hate crime expansion bill , and Special to the Citizen February 2, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Virginia delegate tries again to advance paid sick leave bill , and Special to the Citizen February 1, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Senate committee advances excused absence for civic events bill , and Special to the Citizen February 1, 2021
General Assembly 2021 House committee approves diversity, inclusion changes to Governor’s School admissions , and Special to the Citizen January 27, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Senate committee advances anti-death penalty bill , and Special to the Citizen January 27, 2021
General Assembly 2021 House of Delegates passes emergency vaccination legislation , and Special to the Citizen January 27, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Bill to remove statue of segregationist advances , and Citizen Staff Reports January 25, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Senate advances bill to offer tuition-free community college for low, middle-income students , and Citizen Staff Reports January 22, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Senate committee advances censure resolution against Chase , and Special to the Citizen January 20, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Virginia Senate committee hears labor-related legislation , and Citizen Staff Reports January 20, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Bill to give vouchers for remote-only students fails in House , and Special to the Citizen January 20, 2021
General Assembly 2021 House hears proposals to limit governor’s power during emergencies , and Citizen Staff Reports January 19, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Republican delegate seeks to allow concealed weapons statewide , and Special to the Citizen January 14, 2021
General Assembly 2021 House Republicans block session extension; Senate honors Chafin , and Citizen Staff Reports January 13, 2021
General Assembly 2021 Virginia Senate implements voice message center , and Citizen Staff Reports January 12, 2021
