The House and Senate both released new budgets. Here’s how they align and diverge.

By: Shannon Heckt, Charlotte Rene Woods, Nathaniel Cline, Samantha Willis

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: June 15, 2026

Words: 2,016

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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With a June 30 deadline looming before a state government shutdown, Virginia legislators have released new budget proposals, the latest actions in a long-simmering debate over the state spending plan that has deadlocked over whether data centers should keep being exempt from the state’s sales and use tax.

Virginia House of Delegates leaders presented their updated budget proposal Friday, revamping their $74 billion funding plan based on a new revenue forecast ordered by …

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