The Virginia House will conduct its first-ever virtual session with remote voting next week, as the chamber is about a week behind the Senate, which has been conducting its special session business in person since Tuesday.

The decision to go virtual was supported by the House’s Democratic leadership, which said it was a matter of public health and an in-person session created too many risks for spreading COVID-19.

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