Proposed changes to Virginia’s food-to-beverage ratio requirements once again failed to advance in the General Assembly this year. Currently, restaurants with a mixed beverage license are required to make 45% of their sales...more
The 2025 General Assembly session adjourned sine die (meaning with no appointed day for resumption) on Saturday, February 22nd, 2025. This was the 406th Session of the Virginia General Assembly....more
This year’s Virginia General Assembly was a packed session with several important pieces of legislation under consideration to further Virginia’s energy transition. Register for our annual webinar where we will provide an...more
3/27/2024
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Williams Mullen has represented clients before the Virginia General Assembly and executive branch for over 30 years. The 2024 legislative session, Virginia’s 405th legislative session, adjourned on March 9th. There were a...more
Although this year’s Virginia General Assembly was a short session, there was still a long to-do list and lots of activity involving several important pieces of proposed energy legislation...more
3/16/2023
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The 2022 General Assembly session adjourned sine die on March 12, 2022. This year’s session was a so-called “long session,” and lasted 60 days instead of the 45 day “short session,” which occurs in oddnumbered years. Over the...more
In November 2021, Virginians elected Republicans to all three statewide Executive Branch offices, which had been controlled by Democrats since 2013, and regained control of the House of Delegates after two years of Democratic...more