This was budget week. The regular post-crossover rhythm of amending and voting on bills continued, but the big focus was on finalizing our amendments to...

Tuesday was crossover. In less than 36 hours the House passed more than 300 bills. Some bills generated little debate and were unanimous. Others were...

The week before crossover is always a bit frantic. And this one surely was. This was the last week bills could be heard in committees...

As we head toward crossover one of the hottest, most controversial issues in the General Assembly is the Casino bill. My phone and email have...

The House and Senate have to finish all their work on bills in their respective chambers by February 6. That day is known as “crossover.”...

Time flies when you’re passing bills! What a week it was. Monday was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day–known here in Richmond as “Lobby Day”–and it...

And that’s a wrap. Sort of. In what has become a familiar story, the General Assembly did not finish its business within the six weeks...

It’s been quite a week. After crossover, the House hears all of the bills that passed the Senate. Some are similar or even identical to...

Tuesday was crossover. In the span of 36 hours the House of Delegates passed more than 200 bills. Some were unanimous and uncontentious, showing that...

The week before crossover is always frenetic. And this one certainly was. The week started with a hearing on my HB1582, a bill to compensate Mr....