Richmond, Va. (Newsradiowrva.com) - Governor Youngkin has until midnight on Monday, April 8 to finish acting on bills passed during this year’s legislative session. The General Assembly returns to session on April 17.
Youngkin has already killed 112 bills, many of which reflected the priorities of the Democratic majority. Vetoed bills focused on tightening gun control, raising the minimum wage, and setting up a legal recreational cannabis marketplace.
Late last week, Youngkin vetoed a bill to guarantee workers paid time off for family and medical needs with funding from a new payroll tax.
Bills still up in the air include the budget passed by Democrats, and the governor must decide today what he does and does not like about it.
This year’s state budget will go into effect on July 1 and last for the next two years. Teachers and state employees will get 3% raises in each of the two years covered by the budget.
Not included in the state's 2024 budget is the governor's income tax proposal, under which personal income tax rates would be reduced while the state’s sales tax is raised. Youngkin has said this would lead to a $1 billion tax cut for Virginians.
