Calendar

(Updated 02/14/2025):
*Meeting dates and times are subject to change. Please check back frequently for updates.
Calendar (pdf)

Meeting Materials:  Presentation materials are posted to our Web page at the beginning of each meeting. For these and other meeting materials, please consult our Committee and Subcommittees pages.  

Announcements:

 Summer Intern Position(s):
The Virginia Senate Finance & Appropriations Committee is now accepting applications for INTERN position(s) for the Summer of 2025.  These temporary wage positions will run during the Summer of 2025 for 8-10 consecutive weeks. Click here for more information.

2025 Session

Meetings will be held in Committee Room A, 3rd Floor, #305, General Assembly Building
on Tuesday and Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m.; Thursday meetings are held at the call of the Chair (13th Floor)
Link for viewing through the Virginia Senate Live Session Video Stream 
(Please check for updated information as meeting dates and times are subject to change)


Monday, February 17, 2025:  Upon adjournment of Commerce & Labor, Committee Room A, 3rd Floor, General Assembly Building, Richmond (Revised Draft Agenda)

2025 Session Budget Information:

BUDGET CONFERENCE NOTICE

The members of the Joint Conference Committee on the Budget Bill, House Bill 1600, have been appointed.  Beginning today, February 13, 2025, meetings involving the budget conferees will be taking place at various times and can occur any time between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and midnight.  Meeting locations are typically either on the 12th or 13th floor committee rooms in the General Assembly Building.

For further information, please contact either the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee staff at
(804) 698-7480 or the House Appropriations Committee staff at (804) 698-1590.

Senate Budget Conferees

  • L. Louise Lucas (D – District 18)
  • R. Creigh Deeds (D – District 11)
  • Mamie E. Locke (D – District 23)
  • Ryan T. McDougle (R – District 26)
  • Todd E. Pillion (R – District 6)

 

 

House Budget Conferees

  • Luke E. Torian (D - Prince William)
  • Mark D. Sickles (D - Arlington)
  • David L. Bulova (D – Fairfax)
  • Betsy B. Carr (D – Richmond)
  • Terry L. Austin (R - Botetourt)
  • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. (R - Accomack)

 

For additional information on the budget, please access the LIS State Budget page (click here).

 
February 6, 2025: 
Overview of Committee Budget Amendments, Senate Bill 800 (Presentation)

February 4, 2025:
Committee Approved Amendments to Senate Bill 800 (as Introduced) 
To access the LIS State Budget page (click here).

 

February 2, 2025:
Subcommittee Reports on Senate Bill 800:

  1.      Chair Comments:
           The Honorable L. Louise Lucas

Subcommittee Reports on Senate Bill 800:

  1.        Health & Human Resources Subcommittee Report
  2.        Education Subcommittee Report
  3.        Economic Development & Natural Resources Subcommittee Report
  4.        Public Safety & Claims Subcommittee Report
  5.       General Government Subcommittee Report
  6.       Capital Outlay & Transportation Subcommittee Report
  7.       Resources for Senate Bill 800 Report
  8.       Key Features of Senate Bill 800
  9.       Summary of Recommended K-12 Direct Aid Amendments to SB 800, as Introduced - FY 2025-26 (Summary)

 

January 15, 2025:
Overview of SB 800 (Governor's Proposed Amendments to 2024-26 Budget) (Presentation)

January 8, 2025:
This document was prepared by the staff of the Senate Finance & Appropriations Committee.
- Summary of the Governor's Proposed Amendments to the 2024-26 Budget, Introduced as SB 800
(Click here)

2025 Joint Subcommittees, Workgroups, or Other Meeting Dates:

Intercollegiate Athletics Review Commission (Subcommittee Information)

Meeting Schedule and Presentations (click here)
UPDATE:  Tuesday, January 7, 2025 -- This meeting has been CANCELLED 

Joint Subcommittee on Tax Policy (Subcommittee Information)

Meeting Schedule and Presentations (click here)

Select Workgroup on Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program (VMSDEP)

Meeting Schedule and Presentations (click here) 


Joint Subcommittee to Study Elementary & Secondary Education Funding (Subcommittee Information)

Meeting Schedule and Presentations (click here)
 

Senate Finance & Appropriations Committee Workgroup on 529

SFAC Workgroup on 529 Members:
Senator R. Creigh Deeds
Senator Mamie E. Locke
Senator Ryan McDougle
Senator Mark D. Obenshain
Senator Scott A. Surovell

Meeting Schedule and Presentations (click here)


Major Employment & Investment (MEI) Projects Approval Commission (Commission Information)
 

Meeting Schedule and Presentations (click here)
  

Joint Subcommittee for Health and Human Resources Oversight (Subcommittee Information)

Meeting Schedule and Presentations (click here)

Joint Workgroup on Historic Horse Racing (Workgroup Information)

Meeting Schedule and Presentations (click here):

2025 Committee Information:

Subcommittee Member List for the 2025 Session (Click here)

2025 Committee Policies for Considering Tax Incentive Bills (Click here)
2025 Committee Procedures for Acting on Bills Referred (Click here)