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The Honorable Lacey E. Putney
The Honorable Lacey E. Putney, Chairman

Welcome
(last updated November 18, 2009 at 4:45 p.m.)

We hope that you will find our website a useful resource for Committee related information.  Please note that certain sections of this website are still being transitioned to the new format and will be available as soon as possible.

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Public Notice

House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees
Schedule of Regional Public Hearings on the Governor’s Proposed
2010-12 Biennial State Budget and Amendments to the 2008-10 Budget

Section 2.2-1510 Code of Virginia requires the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees to conduct regional public hearings on the proposed state budget prior to each regular session of the General Assembly. Shown below is the schedule of hearings to be held prior to the 2010 session of the General Assembly. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact committee staff at (804) 698-1590 (House) or (804) 698-7480 (Senate). Persons wishing to speak should sign up with the committee staff on-site on the day of the hearing, beginning one hour before the beginning of the hearing.

Thursday, January 7, 2010
-- Hearings begin at 12:00 noon

  • Portsmouth -
    Tidewater Community College New Portsmouth Campus, “The Forum” in Building A
  • Harrisonburg -
    James Madison University, Grafton-Stovall Theatre
  • Blacksburg -
    Virginia Tech, Graduate Life Center (formerly the Donaldson-Brown Center)

Friday, January 8, 2010
-- Hearing begins at 10:00 a.m.

  • Fairfax County -
    Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus (Ernst Center Theater)

Monday, January 11, 2010
-- Hearing begins at 12:00 noon

  • Richmond -
    General Assembly Building - House Room D

The purpose of the hearings is to receive comments on the Governor's proposed 2010-12 State Budget. Those persons wishing to speak may register at each hearing site no earlier than one hour prior to the start of the hearing. Speakers will be taken in the order of registration. Each person may register only one speaker at a time. Speakers are asked to limit their comments to three minutes or less. Speakers representing groups and organizations should consolidate remarks to reduce duplication. Persons unable to attend may comment in writing to either:

Delegate Lacey E. Putney
P.O. Box 406
General Assembly Building
Richmond, Virginia 23218

OR

Senator Charles J. Colgan
10th Floor
General Assembly Building
Richmond, Virginia 23219

Accommodations for individuals with physical disabilities or hearing impairment may be made by calling (804) 698-7480 beginning December 10, 2009. All requests for individuals with physical disabilities must be received by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2009.

What's New

Appropriations Committee Retreat

  • Tuesday, November 17, 2009 – 10:00 a.m. --- Agenda
    • Welcome and Opening Remarks
      • The Honorable Lacey E. Putney, Chariman
        House Approriations Committee
    • The Economic Outlook, November 2009 -- 10:15 a.m.
      • Jeffrey M. Lacker, President
        Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
    • State Debt Management Practices -- 11:15 a.m.
      • Anthony A. Maggio, Legislative Fiscal Analyst
        House Appropriations Committee Staff
    • BREAK  -- 12:15 p.m.
    • Virginia’s Budget Outlook -- 1:15 p.m.
      • Robert P. Vaughn, Director
        House Appropriations Committee Staff
      •  Anne E. Oman, Legislative Fiscal Analyst
        House Appropriations Committee Staff
    • BREAK -- 3:15 p.m.
    • Public Education – States’ Actions During Tough Times -- 3:30 p.m.
      • Susan L. Hogge, Legislative Fiscal Analyst
        House Appropriations Committee Staff
  • Wednesday, November 18, 2009 – 9:00 a.m. --- Agenda
    • Review and Comparison of State Retirement Systems -- 9:00 a.m.
      • Michael R. Jay, Legislative Fiscal Analyst
        House Appropriations Committee Staff
      • Robert P. Schultze, Director
        Virginia Retirement System
    • Prison Forecast and Population Management Issues -- 9:40 a.m.
      • Paul Van Lenten, Jr., Legislative Fiscal Analyst
        House Appropriations Committee Staff
    • BREAK -- 10:15 a.m.
    • Health Care Reform Impact on Providers and States -- 10:30 a.m.
      •  Susan E. Massart, Legislative Fiscal Analyst
        House Appropriations Committee Staff
      • Nancy Howell Agee, Chief Operating Officer
        Carilion Clinic
      • Mark Werner, MD, Chief Medical Officer
        Carilion Clinic

2009 Interim Meetings

Unless otherwise noted, all interim full committee meetings begin at 9:30 a.m. and are held in the Appropriations Room on the 9th Floor of the General Assembly Building. 

The August and December meetings are held jointly with the House Finance and Senate Finance Committees in House Room D in the General Assembly Building.  Download our 2009 Interim Committee Meeting Schedule.

November 9, 2009
Joint Subcommittee on Elementary & Secondary Education Funding
1:30 p.m. -  10th Floor, Senate Conference Room

  • Agenda

  • Report of the State Board of Education - Presentation, Final Report

    • Anne Wescott, Assistant Superintendent for Policy and Communications
      Virginia Department of Education

  • Report of the Virginia Dept. of Education on Reducing Administrative Burdens
    - Presentation

    • Anne Wescott Assistant Superintendent for Policy and Communications
      Virginia Department of Education

  • Public Comment *

    • Virginia Education Association

    • Alliance for Virginia’s Students

  • Discussion of Draft Report

October 19, 2009

  • Appropriations
    9:30 a.m. - Appropriations Room, 9th Floor, GAB

  • Joint Subcommittee on Public Safety
    1:00 p.m. - Senate Finance Committee Conference Room, 10th Floor, GAB

September 21, 2009

  • Appropriations
    9:30 a.m. - Appropriations Room, 9th Floor, GAB

  • Major Employment & Investment (MEI) Projects Approval Commission
    1:30 p.m. - Senate Leadership Conference Room, 6th Floor, GAB

  • NOTE: This Commission was formed pursuant to Chapter 246 (HB2550) of the 2009 Acts of Assembly.  Its purpose is to review proposed incentives and financing for major MEI projects.

September 17, 2009

 

Joint Subcommittee on Public Safety
12:30 p.m. - Appropriations Room, 9th Floor, GAB

September 14, 2009

Joint Subcommittee on Elementary & Secondary Education Funding
1:30 p.m. - Appropriations Room, 9th Floor, GAB

  • Agenda
  • Status on the State Board of Education’s Review of Staffing Standards  - Presentation
  • Preliminary Consultant’s Review and Analysis - Presentation
  • Review of the Flexibility Provisions Included in the 2009 Education Budget; Rebenchmarking of Direct Aid to Public Education for the 2010-12 Biennium; Review of the “Federal Revenue Deduct” Methodology  - Color Presentation,  - Print Version
  • Options for a Statewide Health Insurance Program for School Divisions - Presentation
  • Study of Virginia’s Triennial Census - Presentation
  • 2009 Session Legislation Referred to the Joint Subcommittee

August 19, 2009

Joint House Appropriations, House Finance & Senate Finance Meeting
9:30 a.m. - House Room D, GAB

  • Agenda
  • Remarks of the Governor
  • Review of the Virginia Economy and General Fund Revenues for Fiscal Year 2009 and the Reforecast of General Fund Revenues for Fiscal Year 2010 - Presentation

Local Aid Database

The Local Aid Database creates reports on the state aid provided to individual localities by House of Delegates district number or by House of Delegates member name.

If you are unsure of your district number or Delegate's name, you can find that information by going to the "Who's My Legislator" page on the General Assembly's website.

Information in the reports includes selected General Fund spending such as K-12 Education Payments; Constitutional Officer, Public Safety and Human Services spending and miscellaneous distributions including ABC Profits, Recordation Taxes and Car Tax Reimbursements.

About Us

The Appropriations Committee, one of 14 standing Committees of Virginia's House of Delegates, has jurisdiction over state budget matters. We hope you will find the Committee's web site useful and choose to visit it any time you have a question about the Committee, its subcommittees, or the state budget.  

The Appropriations Committee usually meets monthly during the interim and every other day of the Session upon adjournment of the full House to discuss budget matters. In addition, the Committee has ten standing Subcommittees which meet once or twice a week during the Session.  Some of the Committees' major responsibilities include:  

  • Examine revenue and expenditure assumptions in the Governor's introduced budget
  • Set funding priorities for the Commonwealth Consider requests by House members to amend (change) the introduced budget
  • Make recommendations for budgetary changes based on priorities of the Committee  

Virginia has a biennial budget which is adopted by the General Assembly in the even-numbered years and amended by the Assembly in the odd-numbered years.  Please click on the following links for more information about the Executive Budget Process or the Legislative Budget Process.  Also visit the Department of Planning and Budget's frequently asked questions  webpage for an overview of Virginia's budget.