The state Senate also backed proposed amendments to repeal the ban on same-sex marriage in the state constitution and to automatically restore voting rights to felons who served their terms.

Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), the first Black person to serve as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, was convicted ...

Gun laws are unlikely to shift this year given the GOP governor and a narrowly blue legislature, but the landscape could ...

The House also backed proposed amendments on restoration of rights for felons who have served their time and to remove moot ...

President Joe Biden pardons five people and commutes the sentence of two others who "made significant contributions to ...

The three resolutions will need to be passed again in both state House chambers next year before being placed on the ballot in November 2026.

West Virginians would no longer be guaranteed the right to public hearings on legislation under new rules proposed by the House of Delegates leader last week.

The Virginia House of Delegates passed resolutions on Tuesday enshrining rights to abortion, voting and marriage equality in a critical step for Democrats hoping to amend the state's constitution next ...

(WSET) — A new bill to allow same-sex marriage to be legal in Virginia passed in the House of Delegates this week. Gay marriage is currently outlawed in Virginia but became legal due to the Supreme ...

The House of Delegates on Tuesday advanced a slate of proposed constitutional amendments that could enshrine voting rights, ...

Lawmakers on a Virginia Senate committee have greenlit a proposal to legalize and regulate adult-use marijuana sales in the ...