Virginia Lawmakers Nearing Budget Completion…Governor Warns He Might Not Sign Bill

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam sends Lawmakers a letter making it clear he does not support legislative proposals to include contingency funding that would commit cash he has proposed to leave unspent because of the uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, lawmakers say they are near an informal agreement on a revised two year state budget. The Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee voted 13 – 2 Wednesday to substitute the budget the Senate adopted last week for the House budget bill, which is the first step in putting the budget legislation in committee to reconcile differences.