Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has taken final action on 84 pieces of legislation. He signed 64 bills into law and vetoed eight others Friday. The Republican governor vetoed legislation that would add more restrictions on firearms transfers.
FILE -Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers his State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Gov. Glenn Younkin took final action Friday, March, 8, 2024 on 84 pieces of legislation as the legislative session neared its conclusion in Richmond, Va. RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov.
Another bill signed into law will prohibit public universities in Virginia from giving preferential treatment in admissions to students related to donors or alumni. He also vetoed legislation that would have required the state commissioner of elections to rejoin a data-sharing interstate compact aimed at fighting voter fraud. Last year, Virginia became thefrom the Electronic Registration Information Center after the group was targeted in a series of online stories that questioned its funding and purpose.
One of those bills would require local school boards to provide an annual notification to parents of their legal responsibility to safely store all firearms in their homes, and to provide parents with statistics on firearm-related accidents, injuries and deaths among young people, as well as safety tips.
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