Virginia House passes budget, Senate changes its version

Published August 5, 2021 5:00pm ET



The Virginia House of Delegates passed legislation to revise the state budget and to allocate $4.3 billion worth of federal COVID-19 relief funds on Wednesday and the Senate made some changes to their own version of the bill.

House Democrats sought to quickly push through Gov. Ralph Northam’s budget proposal by refusing amendments during the committee process and limiting floor amendment comments to only two minutes per person. In just three days of session, the chamber passed the governor’s proposal unamended 71-25.

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