Tomorrow, the new laws passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor this session will go into effect. A summary of all of them is available here:
http://dls.virginia.gov/pubs/idc/idc17.pdf

However, I’ve highlighted a couple that may be of interest below:

•State Budget
The budget includes no tax increases, eliminates all of the Governor’s fees such as the restaurant inspection fee and shellfish inspection fee; all the while providing a 3% salary increase for state employees and faculty, a 2% raise for all state-supported local employees, and a 2% …

BOBBY ORROCK JOINS PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR EXECUTIVE ORDER SIGNING

FREDERICKSBURG, Va.—Delegate Bobby Orrock (VA-54) was asked by President Donald Trump to join him, multiple governors, members of Congress, and fellow school teachers in the Roosevelt room for the signing of the Education Federalism Executive Order this afternoon. This order launches a 300-day review of the Obama Department of Education’s regulations and guidance to school districts, then directs Secretary DeVos to revise or repeal the policies deemed to be a federal overreach.

“It was my distinct honor to …

We are halfway through the 2017 Session of the General Assembly. This has been a busy and productive session and I’m happy to report back on several key issues.

Out of the fifteen bills that I introduced, fourteen have passed the House of Delegates and are now being reviewed by the Senate.

The following bills I presented are of particular interest to many of you:

HB 1836 – Addressing maintenance of segments of the Spotsylvania Parkway

HB 1838 – Neighborhood Assistance Act Tax Credits – Deals with benefiting low-income …

On Sunday, February 5th, the committees responsible for the budget bills unveiled their complete proposals. Two important deadlines happened this week. Tuesday was Crossover, the deadline with which each chamber must complete work on bills that originated in their chamber. Thursday the House voted on their version of the budget.

Last Tuesday, Delegate Chris Jones, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, held a press conference with Senate budget leaders to highlight their joint priorities in regards to a compensation package.

The proposal includes a 3% pay raise …

Hello from the Virginia State Capitol and my legislative office in Richmond. I want to wish all of you a very “Happy and Healthy New Year” and thank you also for allowing me to serve and represent you from the 54th District. It is a great honor that you have put your trust in me and I will do my utmost to serve the people of the 54th District and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The 2017 session of the General Assembly has begun and all bills …

As your representative in the Virginia House of Delegates, Bobby wants to ensure that he is representing you and your views accurately.

Please take this short survey so that he can hear from you about the issues that will come before the 2017 General Assembly.  The deadline for your responses has been extended to January 25th.

Working together, you and Bobby can keep our district a great place to live, work and play.

http://bit.ly/2017OrrockSurvey

Advisory Committee Update

I would like to take the time to briefly summarize the issues at Veto Session.

Governor McAuliffe vetoed 19 House bills and 5 Senate bills.  Of the House bills, all measures dealing with guns failed to be overridden with all Democrats voting to support the Governor.  Two bills were over ridden by the House, one that would preserve our existing historical markers and one that would assist our coal regions, however the veto was sustained in Senate.  All Senate bills that were vetoed were …

We are now one week away from the scheduled end of our 60-day legislative session.  This week was a productive week for the House of Delegates. We are finishing committee work, reviewing amendments from the Senate, and continuing to work on the budget.  As we wind down our General Assembly session, I want to update you on a few important areas.

This past week, Governor McAuliffe announced his veto of Senate Bill 21, which is identical to a House bill that would require General Assembly approval …

Dear Constituent,

Thank you for your interest in our State Government.  Thank you as well, for the honor of representing you in Richmond. I want to provide you with the results of my legislative survey and give you an update as we approach the end of our 2016 Session of the General Assembly.

Over half of the survey respondents believe that working to help create jobs and improve the economy should be our top priority. Towards that goal, we passed several measures incentivizing businesses to create new …

There are just two weeks left in the 2016 General Assembly session, but we continue at a fast pace here in Richmond. This week, the House passed a new two-year state budget. The budget is the most important work we do each year at the State Capitol.

The House produced a conservative and responsible state budget that carefully manages taxpayer resources by prioritizes saving and reducing borrowing. We also make targeted investments in our schools, colleges, and universities. The budget highlights our efforts to grow Virginia’s …