Virginia House speaker says she wants open-air location for reconvened session
Members of the Virginia House of Delegates will most likely meet in Richmond for the General Assembly’s reconvened session later this month. But in order to follow social distancing rules, they might not be meeting inside.
In an interview Friday, House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn, D-Fairfax, said she fully intends for the House to meet in person on April 22 to finalize the state budget and deal with any legislative vetoes or amendments handed down by Gov. Ralph Northam.
To ensure the “health and welfare of all 100 members and the staff and the public,” Filler-Corn said, she feels the best option is to hold an extraordinary open-air session at a to-be-determined outdoor location, with an alternate, indoor location designated as a backup.
“The goal would be to reconvene in a manner that allows us to complete the people’s business,” Filler-Corn said.
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