(The Center Square) – Virginia lawmakers this week reached the crossover deadline, a key milestone that determines which bills remain under consideration and which proposals will not move forward this year.
At the midpoint – Tuesday – of the General Assembly session, bills must pass out of their chamber of origin by that deadline to continue advancing through the legislative process.
Data from the Virginia Public Access Project show the volume of legislation introduced and the share of proposals that successfully moved between chambers.
Senators introduced 808 bills ahead of the deadline. Of those, 496 were approved and sent to the House of Delegates, representing a crossover rate of 61.4%.
Delegates introduced 1,520 bills in the House. Lawmakers voted to send 841 measures to the Senate, a crossover rate of 55.3%.
The deadline typically reduces the number of active bills as proposals that fail to advance out of their chamber of origin fall off the legislative calendar for the year.
The totals also offer a look at how legislation is progressing compared with prior sessions. Bill passage patterns differed between the 2025 and 2026 sessions as measures moved through committees and floor votes.
While crossover determines which bills continue moving, lawmakers also voted to carry over a number of proposals to the 2027 legislative session. Continued legislation is not rejected but instead delayed for possible future consideration.
Several of the carried-over bills involve tax policy, utility regulation and consumer-related costs.
Among them is Senate Bill 466, which addresses how electric utilities recover certain infrastructure costs associated with data center customers. Senate Bill 730, a proposal involving sales and use tax rules for services and digital property, was also continued.
Lawmakers also postponed Senate Bill 747, which would establish a one-time income tax credit for first-time homebuyers, along with Senate Bill 775, a measure tied to insurance assessments and vehicle registration fees connected to emergency services funding.
Measures that crossed over now face review in the other chamber, where committees may amend, advance or block legislation before final floor votes.
With crossover complete, legislators will spend the remainder of the session debating and voting on the bills that remain in play. Proposals carried over to 2027 may return next year, while surviving legislation continues through Virginia’s legislative process.
