Session starts this week
A refresher on the constitutional amendment proposals.
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The General Assembly convenes Wednesday for the 2025 legislation session.
With it being a statewide election year — governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general are on the ballot — it is safe to assume that a lot of serious work will be postponed until 2026.
However, political theatre will be in full force as both Democrats and Republicans will try and bring key issues up for votes to try and use in November.
Maternal health, taxes, education, voting laws and guns seem to be the main priorities this session. Skill games are still around, but it is unlikely anything will change on that while Glenn Youngkin is still chief executive.
Amendments
Democrats are pushing three constitutional amendment proposals that have already advanced out of committee in the House of Delegates.
The House Privileges and Elections Committee met in November to advance the proposals, which can now be heard on the full House floor as soon as this week.
“This meeting was an important next step considering the moment in history we find ourselves in,” said committee Chair Marcia Price, D-Newport News, at the time.