Photos: Tuesday, March 10, at the Virginia General Assembly
Sen. Dave Marsden, D-Fairfax, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi, presides over the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Barbara Favola, D-Arlington, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Stella Pekarsky, D-Fairfax, listens on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi presides over the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Danica Roem, D-Manassas, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Richard Stuart, R-King George, speaks on the floor of the Senate.
Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Stella Pekarsky, D-Fairfax, reacts to a joke on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Bill Stanley, R-Franklin County, speaks to a staffer outside of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg, D-Henrico, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Dave Marsden, D-Fairfax, left, speaks with Sen. Jeremy McPike, D-Prince William, on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, speaks on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday in Richmond.
Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi, presides over the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, wipes away a tear while reacting to a joke on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi, presides over the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Barbara Favola, D-Arlington, listens on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Barbara Favola, D-Arlington, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy, D-Prince William, listens on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Russet Perry, D-Loudoun, left, and Sen. Aaron Rouse, D-Virginia Beach, chat on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Richard Stuart, R-King George, discusses a bill with Sen. Barbara Favola, D-Arlington, on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building on Tuesday.
Sen. Dave Marsden, D-Fairfax, reacts to a joke on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Aaron Rouse, D-Virginia Beach, reacts to a joke on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg, D-Henrico, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Russet Perry, D-Loudoun, smiles on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Barbara Favola, D-Arlington, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Richard Stuart, R-King George, discusses a bill with Sen. Barbara Favola, D-Arlington, on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Visitors stand in the rotunda in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Bill Stanley, R-Franklin County, speaks to a staffer outside of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Mark Peake, R-Lynchburg, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Barbara Favola, D-Arlington, on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Charlottesville, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol on Tuesday. "I don't think there's much chance we can get anything done by Saturday," Deeds said Thursday about the state budget.
Sen. Barbara Favola, D-Arlington, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Angelia Williams Graves, D-Norfolk, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Mark Peake, R-Lynchburg, enjoys an ice cream cone on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, speaks with Sen. Richard Stuart, R-King George, on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Dave Marsden, D-Fairfax, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Dave Marsden, D-Fairfax, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Richard Stuart, R-King George, listens on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Mike Jones, D-Richmond, reacts to a joke on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, and Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg, D-Henrico, discuss a bill on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi presides over the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Mike Jones, D-Richmond, speaks on the phone in the rotunda in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Todd Pillion, R-Washington, speaks with Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Stella Pekarsky, D-Fairfax, listens on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, speaks with Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, speaks with Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton, left, and Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, react to a joke Tuesday in the Virginia Capitol Building.
Sen. Jeremy McPike, D-Prince William, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, discusses a bill with Sen. Barbara Favola, D-Arlington, on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
Sen. Schuyler VanValkenburg, D-Henrico, speaks on the floor of the Senate in the Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, March, 10, 2026.
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