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Take a look at today’s General Assembly schedule
8 a.m. House Education
House Education-Early Childhood Immediately upon adjournment of the House Committee on Education
9 a.m. House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
9 a.m. Senate Finance and Appropriations
10 a.m. House Appropriations-Higher Education
12 p.m. House and Senate convene
3:30 p.m. Senate Courts of Justice
4 p.m. Hour/time after adjournment
House Transportation-Highway Safety and Policy
House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources-Agriculture
House Courts of Justice-Criminal
15 minutes after adjournment of the House Committee on Finance (Agenda) (View Meeting)
House Courts of Justice-Civil
15 minutes after adjournment of the House (Agenda) (View Meeting)
Senate Courts of Justice
30 minutes after adjournment of the Senate (View Meeting)
House Appropriations-Transportation & Public Safety
Immediately upon adjournment of the House Committee on Appropriations (Agenda) (View Meeting)
Senate General Laws and Technology
30 minutes after the adjournment of the Senate (View Meeting)
News from yesterday
Sponsor of casino revenue-sharing bill says he will pull it if localities ask to do so
Youngkin wants to create commission to oversee all gambling in Virginia
Bipartisan General Assembly group seeks regulation of Virginia data centers
Va. Senate GOP wants to require qualification to direct water utility
Bill to reduce regulations on health care provider access to machinery killed in subcommittee
Bill to require Virginia schools to have heat-illness guidelines advances in House