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New laws in Virginia take effect on January 1, 2025. Notable new laws include minimum wage increase, changes to the Virginia Human Rights Act, and retirement savings plans for all employees ...
Lawmakers then, under Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, passed legislation that progressively raised Virginia’s minimum wage from $7.50 per hour in 2021 to $12 in 2023.
At least 20 Republican-controlled legislatures passed bans or restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors in 2023. ... West Virginia's new ban allows treatment with parental consent and ...
[71] [72] [73] The General Assembly also passed a law in 2022 banning the sale of THC edible products shaped like animals, humans, vehicles, or fruits. [74] A 2023 report by New Frontier Data estimated that $2.4 billion worth of cannabis would be sold in Virginia, but 99% of that will be sold illegally, due to the lacking recreational sales. [75]
June 6 – 2023 Richmond shooting: Two people are killed and five others injured after a mass shooting at Huguenot High School in Richmond. [1]August 10 – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opens an investigation into a fatal vehicle crash in Virginia involving a Model Y vehicle from Tesla.
Notably, the law does not apply to transfers of firearms in which nothing of value is exchanged for the firearm. [7] [8] The penalty for noncompliance with the law is a Class 1 misdemeanor. In Virginia, Class 1 misdemeanors are punishable by up to 1 year in jail and a $2,500 fine. [9] Red flag law? Yes: Yes
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's new model policies for the treatment of transgender students are in line with federal and state nondiscrimination laws and school boards must follow their ...
The Virginia Municipal League and the Virginia Association of Counties opposed the bill, contending that it could create burdensome new complications for minor election changes. [10] Some registrars worried the penalties for improperly discounting ballots could punish election workers for innocent errors made in a fast-paced and demanding work ...