General Assembly of Virginia

Communications and Sources of Information

2009 Session Highlights.  General Assembly Website.  Legislative Directory.  Legislative Information System.  Legislative Services.  View/Hear Session Online.  Committee Assignments.  Contacting Your Legislator.  Legislative Glossary.

2009 General Assembly Session Highlights

The 2009 Session Highlights lists all legislation considered, vetoed, passed, etc.

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/Hear Session Online

You can now watch the Virginia State Senate and the House of Delegates while in session from your computer via video and audio streams. The broadcasts will start at the time of adjournment for each body. Normal adjournment is at 12 noon on weekdays.

Video Streams:

• House Video

• Senate Video

Audio Streams:

• House Audio

• Senate Audio

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.

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