Virginia General Assembly Reconvenes for One-Day Veto Session - State and Federal Communications

April 4, 2013  •  

Virginia General Assembly Reconvenes for One-Day Veto Session

Virginia State CapitolThe General Assembly reconvened for a one-day session on April 3, 2013, to consider the governor’s vetoes and amendments.

Up for consideration were 80 bills for which Governor McDonnell offered amendments, including the state’s landmark transportation bill, and six vetoed bills.

The General Assembly accepted a number of the governor’s amendments to the transportation bill, including a reduction of fees on alternative-fuel vehicles and a reduction of lodging and vehicle-titling taxes.

Photo of the Virginia State Capitol by Anderskev on Wikipedia.

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