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Virginia Beach staff briefs council on post‑session developments from Richmond
Summary
City staff summarized outcomes from the just‑concluded General Assembly session, flagged a late budget fight over a data‑center tax exemption, and walked through bills affecting affordable housing, energy, and local government authority that now await the governor's action or reconvened sessions in April.
Brent McKenzie told the City Council on March 17 that the Virginia General Assembly adjourned after a long final day and will reconvene April 22 to consider gubernatorial amendments and vetoes, with a special session starting April 23 to finalize the state budget.
“The general assembly session concluded this past Saturday … they will come back into session on April 22nd for what we call the reconvene session,” McKenzie said, describing the schedule and the governor's 30‑day window to sign, amend or veto bills.
McKenzie said the major late‑breaking dispute involved a proposed tax exemption for data centers that the Senate included in its budget but conferees did not reconcile with the House version. “The major sticking point ……
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