JANUARY 2016
Prefiling ends at 10:00 a.m;
General Assembly convenes
at noon; Joint Assembly;
Last day to file legislation
creating or continuing a
study or VRS bills
Budget amendments due to
House Appropriations and
Senate Finance by 5:00 p.m.;
All requests for drafts, redrafts,
and corrections to Legislative
Services by 5:00 p.m.
Special and continuing joint order
to hold elections for any judicial
seat, commission, or office
elected by the General Assembly
All bills and joint resolutions
filed with clerk by 3:00 p.m.
VRS impact statements
due for bills filed by the
first day of session
General Assembly
convenes in the
reconstructed Capitol
in Williamsburg
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FEBRUARY 2016
Last day to confirm
gubernatorial appointments
made during the recess
Committees responsible for
revenue bills to complete
work by midnight; Each
house to complete work on
its own legislation, except the
Budget Bill(s) and revenue
bills
Committees
responsible for
the Budget
Bill(s) to
complete work
by midnight
Amendments to the Budget
Bill(s) available by noon
Each house may consider
only legislation and
amendments of the other
house, except the Budget
Bill(s) and revenue bills
House of introduction to
complete work on revenue
bills
Houses of introduction to
complete work on the Budget
Bill(s)
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MARCH 2016
Revenue conference reports
available by noon; All joint
commending and memorial
resolutions filed with clerk by
5:00 p.m.; Last day for any
committee action on
legislation by midnight
Committees responsible for
revenue bills of the other
house to complete work by
midnight
Last day for each house to
act on the Budget Bill(s) and
revenue bills of the other
house and appoint conferees
by midnight
All requests for drafts,
redrafts, and corrections for
single-house commending
and memorial resolutions to
Legislative Services by 5:00
p.m
Special and continuing joint
order to hold elections for
any judicial seat,
commission, or office elected
by the General Assembly
All single-house commending
and memorial resolutions
filed with clerk by 5:00 p.m.;
Last day to put bills in
conference
All requests for drafts, redrafts,
and corrections for joint
commending and memorial
resolutions to Legislative
Services by 5:00 p.m.;
Request to remove co-patron
status to clerk by 5:00 p.m.
First
conference on
revenue bills to
finish by
midnight
Only conference reports and
certain joint resolutions may
be considered
Adjournment
Sine Die
Reconvened Session will be held April 20, 2016
Prefiling for the 2017 Regular Session begins July 18, 2016
Last day to act on continued legislation is December 1, 2016
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