Next Wednesday, February 8th, marks crossover day for the 2017 General Assembly session. Crossover day is the mid-point in session, after which each house is only allowed to hear bills that originated in the other. The week leading up to crossover is always very busy as both the House and the Senate work to finalize their respective bills. This week alone, our Government Affairs team has testified at more than 20 committee meetings.

Much of the work our team does during session is to defeat bad bills that would have a negative impact on Virginia’s business climate and/or increase the cost of doing business.  You can always keep up with what our team is working on by checking our Bills We’re Watching, which is updated daily. There, you’ll see the bills we track sorted by subject area with our position marked beside each. You can also click on each bill number for a link to the full bill summary or to see the current status of bills that may interest you.

Next week, the House and Senate will also be finalizing their respective versions of the budget. We plan to provide you with an update next week on where we are at this year’s session’s halfway point.

As we begin to look toward the spring, I hope you’ll mark your calendars for our upcoming events. Registration information and more details regarding the agendas will be available soon.