The Honorable Luke E. Torian The Honorable Luke E. Torian, Chairman

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Summary of The Governor's Proposed Amendments to the 2024-26 Budget (HB1600)

2025 Session Organizational Materials

2025 Session Meetings

Monday, January 20, 2025
  • Appropriations - 1/2 hour after House adjournment - House Video Streaming      
    • Agenda
    • Hearing Of NON-Appropriations Committee Member Budget Amendment Requests
  • General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee - Immediately upon HAC Adjournment - House Video Streaming 
    • Agenda (TBA)
  • Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee - Immediately after General Gov’t & Capital Outlay Subcommittee - House Video Streaming 
    • Agenda (TBA)

 

Friday, January 17, 2025

  • Appropriations - 1/2 hour after House adjournment - House Video Streaming  
    • Agenda
    • Report of the Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee (see agenda)
    • Update on Early Childhood Education
      • Jenna Conway, Deputy Superintendent of Early Child Care & Education, Virginia Department of Education
  • Health & Human Resources Subcommittee -  Time Change: 45 minutes after adjournment of the Appropriations Committee  - House Video Streaming  
    • Agenda
    • Governor's Budget Proposal for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
      •  Nelson Smith, Commissioner, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
    • Briefing on the Proposed Budget for the Department of Social Services
      • James Williams, Commissioner, Department of Social Services

 

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

  • Higher Education Subcommittee - 10:00 AM - House Video Streaming      
    • Agenda
    • Bill Before the Subcommittee
      • HB 1752 (Ennis)
    • Virginia Sea Grant
    • Virginia Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Network
      • Paula Sorrell, Associate Vice President of Innovation and Economic Development at George Mason University
      • Jody Keenan, Managing Director, Mason Enterprise Center and State Director, Virginia Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Network
  • Appropriations - 1/2 hour after House adjournment - House Video Streaming      
    • Agenda
    • Sustaining Momentum on Project-Ready Sites
      • Jason El Koubi, President and CEO, Virginia Economic Development Partnership
    • Updates on Capital Projects
      • Banci Tewolde, Director, Department of General Services
  • Transportation & Public Safety Subcommittee - Immediately upon HAC Adjournment - House Video Streaming
    • Agenda
    • Overview of Transportation Iniatives in the Introduced Budget
      • The Honorable W. Sheppard Miller III, Secretary of Transportation
    • Virginia Emergency Management Association
      • Brian Misner, Prince William County Emergency Management
      • Jessica Robison, Chesterfield County Emergency Management
  • Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee - Immediately Upon Adjournment of the Transportation & Public Safety Subcommittee  - House Video Streaming 
    • Agenda
    • Bills Before the Subcommittee (see agenda)
    • Overview of Virginia Housing's Programs
      • Tammy Neale, Chief Executive Officer, Virginia Housing
      • Fred Bryant, Chief Counsel, Virginia Housing
      • Demas Boudreaux, Government Relations Manager, Virginia Housing

 

Monday, January 13, 2025
  • Compensation & Retirement Subcommittee - 9:00 AM - CANCELLED
  • General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee - Immediately upon HAC Adjournment - CANCELLED
  • Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee - Immediately after General Gov’t & Capital Outlay Subcommittee - CANCELLED 
  • Health & Human Resources Subcommittee -  Immediately upon HAC Adjournment - House Video Streaming  
    • Agenda
    • Department of Medical Assistance Services Overview of the Governor's Introduced Budget
  • Compensation & Retirement Subcommittee - Immediately after Health & Human Resources Subcommittee - House Video Streaming   
    • Agenda
    • VRS Overview
      •  Patricia S. Bishop, Director of the Virginia Retirement System
    • Commonwealth Workforce Update
      • Janet L. Lawson, Director of the Department of Human Resource Management

 

 

 

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 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the Session upon adjournment of the full House to discuss budget matters. In addition, the Committee has seven 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 and the Auditor of Public Acconts' Commonwealth Data Point, which is an internet database of key information about the Commonwealth of Virginia and the operations of state government.