Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) was set to address the full General Assembly at 4 p.m. — an earlier-than-usual hour for the annual “State of the Commonwealth” speech.
Virginia’s General Assembly convenes on Wednesday for a 30-day legislative session, although the body traditionally extends it to 46 days. Gov. Glenn Youngkin will give his State of the Commonwealth speech at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Among the hot topics expected to come up during the session: abortion. Democrats want to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state’s constitution, while Youngkin has said he plans to seek a 15-week ban on the procedure — although he has also signaled he’ll sign any bill that would limit abortion.At least 137 lawmakers were expected to show up for roll call, a depleted number because of one vacancy in the 40-member Senate and two in the 100-member House.
Youngkin also has proposed $1 billion in tax cuts on top of $4 billion in tax cuts enacted last year. With state accounts sloshing with about $3.6 billion in surplus funds, lawmakers of both parties seem inclined to go along with some form of tax cuts. But Democrats have already said they’d prefer to aim the reductions at low-income families and criticized Youngkin’s plan to slash the corporate tax rate.
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