162nd Virginia General Assembly

none February 2025 January 2025 162nd Virginia General Assembly Tommy Norment (R) nowrap #f20a02 darkgray Republican (51) #1100ff darkgray Democratic (45) Don Scott (D) House Minority Leader Terry Kilgore (R) House Majority Leader Todd Gilbert (R) Speaker of the House 100 Virginia House of Delegates Senate Minority Leader 161st Dick Saslaw (D) Senate Majority Leader nowrap #1100ff darkgray Democratic (22) #f20a02 darkgray Republican (18) 40 Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears (R) President of the Senate Senate of Virginia January 12, 2022 163rd File:Richmond_Virginia_Capitol.jpg Virginia Senate 2023.svg Virginia House of Delegates (2021).svg January 10, 2024 January 12, 2022 March 12, 2022 January 11, 2023 February 25, 2023 April 4, 2022 December 11, 2023 The 162nd Virginia General Assembly, consisting of members who were elected in both the House election in 2021 and the Senate election in 2019, convened on January 12, 2022. The legislature is the first since the 156th Assembly ended in 2012 to be of divided party control, with Republicans again controlling the House of Delegates and Democrats holding the Senate.With judges’ ruling in recount, GOP cements two-seat majority in Virginia House of Delegates https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/with-judges-e2-80-99-ruling-in-recount-gop-cements-two-seat-majority-in-virginia-house-of-delegates/ar-AARCtR3 2021-12-13 www.msn.com The 2024 session ran from January 12 to March 12, 2022, and the 2023 session ran from January 11 to February 25, 2023. A special session was called by Governor Glenn Youngkin for April 4, 2022 to complete the 2023-2024 budget.Governor Glenn Youngkin Calls on Lawmakers to Finish Budget, Deliver Tax Breaks for Virginians https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/news-releases/2022/march/name-930351-en.html 2025-10-29 www.governor.virginia.gov enProclamation List- Special Session Proclamation Governor.Virginia.gov https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/proclamations/proclamation-list/special-session-proclamation.html 2025-10-29 www.governor.virginia.gov en While the House had adjourned its special session sine die on September 7, 2022 and later reconvened from September 6 to October 9, 2023, the Senate continued its special session until December 11, 2023.Bill Tracking - 2023 session > Minutes https://legacylis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?232+min+SM1211 2025-10-29 legacylis.virginia.gov Membership 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election On November 14, 2021, the incoming Republican majority in the House unanimously nominated Delegate Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) for Speaker of the House of Delegates and Delegate Terry Kilgore (R-Scott County) for Majority Leader. Both confirmations by the full body are pending as of .Associated Press Del. Todd Gilbert Nominated as Speaker of Virginia House of Delegates https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/del-todd-gilbert-nominated-as-speaker-of-virginia-house-of-delegates/2882444/ live 2021-12-13 NBC4 Washington en-US https://web.archive.org/web/20211115012511/https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/del-todd-gilbert-nominated-as-speaker-of-virginia-house-of-delegates/2882444/ 2021-11-15 For the third consecutive time since the beginning of the 160th Assembly in 2018, a record number of women are serving in the legislature: 34 in the House and 11 in the Senate, with the House having seen an increase of four women from the 161st Assembly. Leadership Senate Senate Majority Leader: Dick Saslaw (D) Senate Minority Leader: Tommy Norment (R) Senate Majority Caucus Chair: Mamie Locke (D) Senate President pro-tempore: L. Louise Lucas (D) Senate Majority Caucus Vice Chair: Scott Surovell (D) Senate Majority Caucus Vice Chair for Policy: Jeremy McPike (D) Senate Majority Caucus Secretary: Jennifer McClellan (D) Senate Majority Caucus Treasurer: Ghazala Hashmi (D) Senate Majority Whips: Barbara Favola (D) and Lionell Spruill (D) Senate Majority Sergeant at Arms: Jennifer Boysko (D) Clerk: Susan Clarke Schaar Committee chairs and ranking members The Senate of Virginia has 10 Standing Committees and a Committee on Rules. CommitteeChairRanking Minority MemberAgriculture, Conservation and Natural ResourcesChap PetersenEmmett HangerCommerce and LaborDick SaslawTommy NormentJudiciaryJohn S. EdwardsTommy NormentEducation and HealthLouise LucasStephen NewmanFinance and AppropriationsJanet HowellTommy NormentGeneral Laws and TechnologyGeorge BarkerFrank RuffLocal GovernmentLynwood LewisEmmett HangerPrivileges and ElectionsCreigh DeedsJill VogelRehabilitation and Social ServicesBarbara FavolaEmmett HangerRulesMamie LockeTommy NormentTransportationDave MarsdenStephen Newman House of Delegates Speaker: Todd Gilbert (R) House Majority Leader: Terry Kilgore (R) House Majority Caucus Chair: Kathy Byron (R) House Majority Whip: Jay Leftwich (R) House Minority Leader: vacant House Minority Caucus Chair: Charniele Herring House Minority Treasurer: Betsy Carr House Minority Whip: Alfonso Lopez House Minority Secretary: Marcus Simon House Minority Vice Chair for Operations: Jeion Ward House Minority Vice Chair for Outreach: vacant House Minority Sergeant at Arms: Elizabeth Guzman Clerk: G. 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