Greetings from your state capitol!  As we are in the middle of week 3, the pace has increased dramatically.  Each of the past 3 days has had me in the Capitol by 6:30 a.m., and I haven’t left the past 2 evenings until after 7 p.m.  My days are filled with hearing bills in subcommittee and committee meetings, presenting my bills, attending floor sessions, and meeting with citizens as much as possible.  With the new majority this session, the workload has increased as I now chair a full committee and a subcommittee, as well as sit on three other committees and three other subcommittees.  Given my experience in working through the process and my background in parliamentary procedure, I’m also glad to be a resource for the new speaker and other members in the proper way to conduct our business.

Legislation has started to make its way to the floor for passage to the Senate, and that pace will increase for the next two weeks with the deadline for us to handle all House bills by February 22 and then consider bills that have made it over to us from the Senate.  Also, during that week, we will take up the House budget, which will establish our spending priorities for the next two years.

As many of my bills are still being considered, I will give a more detailed report of their status in my next report.  I will also give an account of several measures that have generated a lot of interest.  Typically, the most controversial measures aren’t resolved until the last week of consideration.  One measure that has generated over a thousand emails demanding action on the “Red Flag” gun law; the committee hearing this bill doesn’t meet until these last two weeks.  Therefore, all bills in the Rules committee haven’t been heard but will be considered this week or next.

All committee, subcommittee, and floor sessions can be viewed live or in archive on the internet.  Also, you can sign up to speak remotely or submit written testimony on any bill when it’s being heard at the subcommittee level.  You can access this opportunity and follow all legislation by going to virginiageneralassembly.gov.  We are open for visitors this year, masks are encouraged, and I would welcome the opportunity to see you.  You may email me at delborrock@house.virginia.gov, or reach my Richmond office during session by calling (804)698-1054.

Thank you for the honor of representing you and our community.