COVID-19 Health and Safety Information The health and safety of Virginians is our top priority as public servants. COVID-19 is a serious public health threat and one that the House of Delegates, working with Governor Ralph Northam, is treating with the utmost vigilance and seriousness. The Governor has declared a state of emergency through June 10th, or until further […]
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Richmond, VA – Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn issued the following statement following the passage of the biennial budget proposal for Fiscal Years 2020-2022. “The budget passed by the General Assembly this afternoon maintains Virginia’s structural financial balance while delivering on the important legislative promises demanded by voters. This budget gives well deserved pay raises to Virginia’s public-school teachers […]
Dear Friends, The health and safety of Virginians is our top priority as public servants. COVID-19 is a serious public health threat and one that the House of Delegates, working with Governor Ralph Northam, is treating with the utmost vigilance and seriousness. Governor Northam and his team at the Virginia Department of Health are coordinating closely with […]
General Assembly Session Week 9 Tomorrow we will be voting on final passage of the Commonwealth’s budget for the 2020-2022 Biennium and adjourning Sine Die (Latin for “without day”), signifying the final day of the 2020 General Assembly Legislative Session. This session has been historic in the extraordinary progress that the House of Delegates has made for Virginians […]
General Assembly Session Week 8 The House of Delegates continues to pass groundbreaking legislation! As we continue into the final week of the 2020 General Assembly session, many bills have now passed the House and Senate and await action by the Governor. Below are just a few that have been conveyed to the Governor where […]
Richmond, VA– Eileen Filler-Corn, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, released the following statement on the Virginia Senate’s passage today of gun violence prevention legislation that previously passed the House. “Today’s votes by the Virginia Senate get the General Assembly closer to keeping our promise to take robust and meaningful common-sense steps to keep firearms away […]
General Assembly Session Week 7 Key Investments for the Future of Our Commonwealth The new Democratic majority is securing strong, sound investments for the Commonwealth’s future. The House budget that passed this week maintains Virginia’s structural financial balance while delivering on the key legislative promises our majority made to voters in November. Our budget gives […]
General Assembly Session Week 6 Crossover We have now moved past Crossover Day. On Monday, I spent 9 hours on the Speaker’s dais presiding over hundreds of pieces of legislation to ensure they were all acted on in time for the Crossover deadline. Tuesday lasted another 4 hours. Now, all legislation that was passed in […]
Richmond, VA – Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn issued the following statement following the release of the House of Delegates biennial budget proposal for Fiscal Years 2020-2022. “The House budget presented this afternoon maintains Virginia’s structural financial balance while delivering on the key legislative promises our majority made to voters in November. Our budget gives well deserved pay raises […]
Richmond, VA– Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn released the following statement on the Virginia House of Delegates accomplishments upon today’s “crossover” of the General Assembly session. “Voters demanded action in November. They called for decisive action to make their communities safer, more equal and more prosperous. Today, at the crossover of the 2020 General Assembly session, I am proud […]