Virginia lawmakers pass energy bill, 'skinny' budget as session ends
The politically divided Virginia General Assembly has passed major energy legislation and a stop-gap budget bill as it reached the end of the regular session.
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The politically divided Virginia General Assembly has passed major energy legislation and a stop-gap budget bill as it reached the end of the regular session.
Legislators reached the end of their regularly scheduled session without a deal on the entire state spending plan.
The politically divided Virginia General Assembly has passed major energy legislation and a stop-gap budget bill as it reached the end of the regular session
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The politically divided Virginia General Assembly worked through dozens of pieces of legislation, including a major energy bill and stop-gap budget bill, on Saturday as lawmakers reached the end of their regularly scheduled session without a deal on the entire state spending plan.
Del. Terry Kilgore, the sponsor of the House version of the legislation, put forward a new, stripped-down substitute on Thursday, which no longer included a provision that would have increased Dominion’s return on equity, a measure of profitability.