General Assembly; Governor to call special session, establishing a schedule for conduct of business.

Plain English Breakdown

The exact date and time for the special session are specified in the official bill text.

Governor Can Call Special Assembly Session

This law asks the Governor to call a special session of the General Assembly and sets rules for what happens during that session.

What This Bill Does

• Asks the Governor to hold a special meeting of the General Assembly on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.
• Sets a schedule for when this special meeting will happen and allows the Speaker of the House and Senate Rules Committee Chair to decide when to meet again after the first session.
• Says that no extra steps are needed to pass the budget bill during this special session.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Governor
• Members of the General Assembly

Terms To Know

General Appropriation Bill

A law that decides how to spend public money for two years starting from July 1, 2026.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if the Governor does not call a special session.
• It is unclear who will decide on other matters besides the budget during this special session.

Official Summary Text

Applying to the Governor to call a special session and establishing a schedule for the conduct of business coming before such special session.

Current Bill Text

Applying to the Governor to call a special session and establishing a schedule for the conduct of business coming before such special session.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 14, 2026
Agreed to by the Senate, March 14, 2026
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That pursuant to Article IV, Section 6 of the Constitution of Virginia, which directs that the Governor shall convene a special session upon the application by two-thirds of the members elected to each house, the General Assembly does hereby apply to the Governor to convene the General Assembly in a special session on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. for the purpose of considering the Budget Bill and such other matters as are provided for in the procedural resolution adopted to govern the conduct of business coming before such Special Session; and be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That after the Special Session is convened for the first time, it may stand in recess from time to time until reconvened by the joint call of the Speaker of the House of Delegates and Chair of the Senate Committee on Rules; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That no engrossment of the Budget Bill shall be required in either house; and, be it
RESOLVED FINALLY, That for the purpose of this resolution, "Budget Bill" means a general appropriation bill introduced that authorizes the biennial expenditure of public revenues for the period from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.