Legislation

Virginia

State bills will go through the State Senate and the State House. Bills going through the Senate begin with S.  Bills going through the House begin with HR. There is no set order of the two branches it must go through first or second.  If it goes first through the Senate it will then go through the House.  If it first goes through the House it will then go through the Senate.  A bill must pass through both branches before it will be considered law. State bills fo to the govenor while national bills go to the president.

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe

Virginia Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring

 

U.S. Senators representing Virginia should not be confused with Virginia State Senators.  Each state has two US Senators, and each state's two make up the 100 U.S. Senators.  However, there are far more than 100 total senators.

 

Virginia        US Senator  Mark Warner

Virginia       US Senator   Tim Kaine

 

Virginia U.S. House Representatives should not be confused with Virginia State House Representatives. Virginia has 11 U.S. House Representative.