Va. lawmakers OK governor’s tweaks to major energy bills, reject health and labor bill amendments

By: Charlotte Rene Woods, Shannon Heckt, Samantha Willis

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: April 23, 2026

Words: 1,798

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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Virginia lawmakers met Wednesday to weigh Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s amendments to dozens of bills passed this year, reflecting both shared goals and differing views on some of the most consequential legislative proposals, despite Democratic control of both chambers and the governor’s mansion.

Spanberger’s changes to measures designed to rein in residential power bills by levying more distribution costs onto data centers and to establish a paid family and medical leave insurance plan by next year …

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