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          Read the 2023 Legislative Agenda here.


Following are the Virginia Chamber’s 2023 Top Legislative Priorities that they will be working on with the members of the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates: 

  • Education and Workforce
  • Child Care
  • Business Climate
  • Military and Veterans Affairs
  • Housing
The 2023 legislative session will be 30 days long, starting on January 11 and ending Feb 24.


FINDING INFORMATION ON LEGISLATION

You can find information on all legislation at the website https://lis.virginia.govIf you know the bill number for the legislation you are tracking, you can enter it in “Bills & Resolutions” and you will be shown a summary of the bill, the bill text, its patron, and where it currently resides in the legislative process. If you are interested in finding a bill containing certain subject matter, you can do so in the same menu or by searching via keyword.

ACCESSING HOUSE/SENATE MEETING SCHEDULES 

Among a ton of other information, you can find the House and Senate committee meeting schedules at https://virginiageneralassembly.gov under the “Members and Session” tab. At this webpage, you can also sign up to speak remotely at committee meetings and provide written comments. Since spoken testimony may be limited, I would highly recommend submitting written comment for each bill you intend to speak for or against.

TESTIFYING ON BILLS

If you are signed up to testify on a particular piece of legislation and are called on to speak in a committee meeting, start by thanking the committee chair, state your name, say where you are from, and inform the committee that you are a business owner or representative of your business. Briefly (and I mean briefly, testimony may be limited to 2 minutes or less) make a clear case for your position and then thank the committee members for their time. 


About VAWEST

The Shenandoah County Chamber is a member of VA West.  VA West is a business and legislative coalition comprised of 16 chambers in central, southside, Shenandoah valley, and western Virginia, representing over 4,500 businesses and covering over 8,000 square miles. VA West supports public policies that strengthen free enterprise and regional collaboration efforts that promote economic development.



              

                

             

ABOUT THE CHAMBER

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CONTACTS

director@shenandoahcountychamber.com
540-459-2542
103 South Main Street
Woodstock, VA 22664

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