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But in 2024, the first General Assembly session during Youngkin’s term in which Democrats had control of both the House and Senate, Youngkin racked up a historic 201 vetoes, vetoing more bills ...
The development, which drew criticism from Democrats who control the General Assembly, did not come as a surprise. While Youngkin had not explicitly threatened to veto either set of bills, he told ...
Youngkin vetoed bills last year requiring a minimum five-day waiting period for firearm purchases; adding more restrictions to who can accept a gun from a dangerous family member; creating ...
This was the first veto of Youngkin's governorship. [128] Later in 2022, Youngkin signed a bill downscaling the Marcus alert system, which had been established by Northam about two years earlier in response to both the George Floyd protests of 2020 and the 2018 killing in Richmond of Marcus-David Peters.
Youngkin had repeatedly signaled his intent to veto the minimum wage bill and the marijuana market bill ahead of Thursday. But that didn't soften the sharp words from Democratic lawmakers ...
This bill addresses voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting access and limits removing voters from voter rolls. The bill provides for states to establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions.
For the bill to become law, both houses must agree to identical versions of the bill. After passage by both houses, a bill is enrolled and sent to the president for signature or veto. Bills from the 117th Congress that have successfully completed this process become public laws, listed as Acts of the 117th United States Congress.
Youngkin could opt to veto an entire budget, which would force a special session to start the process anew. This article originally appeared on Staunton News Leader: Hundreds of bipartisan bills ...