General Assembly of Virginia

The 2008 Session Highlights summarizes significant legislation considered by the 2008 General Assembly as selected by the staff of the Virginia Division of Legislative Services. This brief overview of the General Assembly Session covers legislative actions through sine die on Thursday, March 13, 2008.

Virginia General Assembly Website

Virginia General Assembly Website
This site provides contact information for legislators, membership on committees, committee schedules, and much more.

Legislative Directory

The League of Women Voters of Virginia's Legislative Directory contains a complete list of Senators and Delegates and committee assignments.
Note: This brochures prints on 8.5 X 22 paper. If you would like a copy mailed to you, please Email Us or call 703-831-8595.

Legislative Information System

Legislative Information System (LIS)
The LIS provides almost any information one would need about the legislative session, including text and status of bills and resolutions, detailed information on each Delegate and Senator, committee schedules, budget bills and activities of budget committees, daily floor calendars, subject index of bills, and the Code of Virginia and the Virginia Administrative Code. Information is also available for past legislative sessions.
Some Helpful Links:

How to Track Legislation

Frequently Asked Questions about tracking legislation online.

VA Division of Legislative Services

The Virginia Division of Legislative Services provides the members of the Virginia General Assembly the highest quality legal and analytical information, support services, and advice.
Check out their website for publications, calendars, legislative guidelines and much, much more...

View the Senate Session Online

You can now watch the Virginia State Senate while in session from your computer via live video streams.
To view the Senate Session you will need Microsoft Media Player version 9.0 or above.
View the Senate Session.
If the Senate is not in session you will see a schedule.

Committee Assignments

Listings of committee members, dockets, agendas, meeting times and locations, and legislation are available online:

House Committees
Senate Committees

Contacting Your Legislator

Who's My Legislator
Find out who represents you at the Virginia General Assembly and how to contact them on the web, by phone, and by mail.

Legislative Glossary

For an alphabetical listing of legislative terms and their definitions, see the online Legislative Glossary.

Or print the League's Glossary of General Assembly Legislative Lingo.
- This document is a pdf file and prints on legal size (8.5 X 14) paper and includes a graphic on how a bill becomes a law.
- Acrobat Reader is required to view this file.

Comments, suggestions, questions? Contact our webmaster. Last revised: May 12, 2008 18:52 PDT.