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Virginia laws
Virginia laws
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These laws in DC, Maryland and Virginia take effect on July 1
Virginia school boards may be required to warn families about guns
‘Lives could be saved’: Virginia’s expanded Move Over law takes effect Saturday
Hundreds of new laws take effect in Virginia, Maryland
Gun legislation: Here’s what the Virginia General Assembly passed
Which bills fizzled at the end of the Virginia legislative session?
More Virginia laws
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Discrimination, affordable housing efforts proposed in Richmond
Gun-related bills on the table in Virginia’s General Assembly
Changes for Va. driving rules signed into law, other bills vetoed
Virginia Gov. Northam signing bills as he tries to get beyond blackface scandal
ERA, ICE, racism drive up partisan rancor as Va. session winds down
Money in politics, voting, term limits among 2019 Va. elections bills
Va. Senate backs bill putting handheld speed cameras around work zones
New Va. laws go into effect on Friday
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