Greetings from your State Capitol week three of Session.  We have one full week of committee work before crossover, when all action on house bills will have to be completed.  The work pace has become very hectic, with my Thursday schedule beginning at 7am and not ending until 7pm, as one example.

My schedule has kept me from meeting with many of those who came by and for this I apologize, but it is the nature of the process.  My staff has done a wonderful job of sharing information from those who visited.

Given that not all of my bills have been heard, I will defer reporting on their status until next week.  We have seen considerable discussion on certain hot topics.  The focus of the session so far is to forward certain agenda topics; restricting gun rights, local government and school mandates, and providing more funding for social programs.  We have also seen a summary dismissal of many ideas that would reduce taxes, create greater accountability for those who ignore the law, and other measures designed to reduce government control of peoples’ lives.

Just to remind you, all floor sessions, committee and subcommittee meetings may be viewed remotely and you can also sign up to testify at subcommittee meetings in person or online.  You may access all of these by going to virginiageneralassembly.gov and following the links under the “Members and Session” box.  You can also follow the status of each piece of legislation on this site.

I welcome your emails, calls and visits.  My email is DelBorrock@virginia.house.gov

Delegate Bobby Orrock

District 66

804-698-1066

Room 1107