Crossover marks midpoint of session

(The Center Square) – Virginia lawmakers this week reached the crossover deadline, a key milestone that determines which bills remain under consideration and which proposals will not move forward this year.

At the midpoint – Tuesday – of the General Assembly session, bills must pass out of their chamber of origin by that deadline to continue advancing through the legislative process.

Data from the Virginia Public Access Project show the volume of legislation introduced and the share of proposals that successfully moved between chambers.

Senators introduced 808 bills ahead of the deadline. Of those, 496 were approved and sent to the House of Delegates, representing a crossover rate of 61.4%.

Delegates introduced 1,520 bills in the House. Lawmakers voted to send 841 measures to the Senate, a crossover rate of 55.3%.

The deadline typically reduces the number of active bills as proposals that fail to advance out of their chamber of origin fall off the legislative calendar for the year.

The totals also offer a look at how leg...