Glenn Youngkin
Governor of Virginia since 2022
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| 2024 | Glenn Youngkin vetoed legislation that would have permitted commercial sales of marijuana in Virginia. |
| March 2024 | In March 2024, Glenn Youngkin signed a bill codifying same-sex marriage in Virginia law. |
| 2023 | In 2023, it was reported that Youngkin and his Secretary of the Commonwealth reversed earlier policies to reinstate procedural hurdles for voting rights restoration for ex-felons, significantly reducing the number of applications granted. |
| 2023 | Glenn Youngkin signed a bill that bans the sale in Virginia of products containing more than 0.2 milligrams of THC or 0.3% total THC, with an exception for certain products containing significantly more CBD than THC. |
| 2023 | Glenn Youngkin announced a public agreement with Ted Leonsis to relocate the Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals to Alexandria, VA. The deal involved Virginia taxpayers potentially funding $1.35 billion for new stadiums, marking it as the largest public stadium subsidy of its kind, but it ultimately failed to gain approval from state lawmakers and local politicians. |
| 2023 | Democrats won full control of the Virginia General Assembly, blocking Youngkin from securing the votes needed to enact his proposed abortion restrictions. |
| March 2023 | In March 2023, the Youngkin administration confirmed that the model policies regarding transgender students were still under review and that no implementation date had been determined. |
| 2022 | In early 2022, Glenn Youngkin received an honorary degree from the College of William and Mary. |
| 2022 | Glenn Youngkin signed bipartisan legislation requiring the removal of deceased voters from Virginia's electoral rolls to be conducted on a weekly basis, enhancing the previous monthly process. |
| 2022 | Youngkin signed legislation that changed the reporting process for absentee ballots in Virginia, requiring them to be reported precinct-by-precinct rather than as part of a single, at-large precinct. |
| 2022 | As part of a bipartisan budget deal signed by Glenn Youngkin, Virginia made possessing between a specified amount and a specified amount of marijuana in public a Class 3 misdemeanor for a first-time offense and a Class 2 misdemeanor for repeat offenses. |
| 2022 | Glenn Youngkin signed separate marijuana legislation that allows patients to purchase medical marijuana immediately upon receiving a certificate from a registered medical provider, removing the previous requirement to register with the State Board of Pharmacy. |
| 2022 | Glenn Youngkin expressed his desire to block a law that would require Virginia to adopt California's vehicle emissions standards, which was set to take effect in 2024. |
| 2022 | Glenn Youngkin signed a state budget that included $100 million for the re-establishment of lab schools in Virginia. |
| 2022 | Youngkin proposed an amendment to the 2022 state budget to revise how public schools are funded, aiming to redirect per pupil funding for students attending lab schools to the institutions operating those schools rather than to local school boards; however, this plan was not adopted by the General Assembly. |
| 2022 | Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears broke a tie vote in the State Senate to approve an amendment introduced by Youngkin to the 2022 state budget, which removed the requirement for lab schools to act as teacher training programs. |
| 2022 | The Virginia Preschool Initiative was expanded by the 2022 biennial state budget signed by Youngkin, which lowered age eligibility to include three-year-olds and raised the income threshold to 300% of the federal poverty line. |
| 2022 | The 2022 biennial state budget included an outgoing proposal of Ralph Northam's to enact a 10% salary increase for Virginia teachers over two years, along with one-time $1,000 bonuses for teachers. |
| 2022 | Youngkin signed a biennial state budget committing $19.2 billion to education, a record amount for Virginia, which exceeded the $16.95 billion proposed by Republicans. |
| 2022 | During the 2022 legislative session, Youngkin advocated for a bill to reverse recent reforms to the admissions processes at some Governor's Schools in Virginia. |
| 2022 | Youngkin signed a separate bill that bans Governor's Schools in Virginia from discriminating against any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the admission process. |
| 2022 | Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have allowed judges to mandate landlords to address code violations, stating that the legislation was 'unnecessary' and emphasizing that tenants should share responsibility with landlords. |
| 2022 | Glenn Youngkin signed the state budget, which included a $150 million investment in the Virginia Housing Trust Fund aimed at providing affordable housing in Virginia. |
| 2022 | Youngkin's proposal to offer relief from the state's gas tax was blocked by the legislature, citing concerns over loss of revenue for transportation projects. |
| 2022 | Youngkin signed a two-year, $165 billion state budget that featured $4 billion in tax cuts, including an increase in the standard deduction for personal income tax and a partial elimination of Virginia's grocery tax. |
| 2022 | During the 2022 legislative session, Youngkin's proposal requiring public referendums for revenue increases from local real estate taxes was not enacted. |
| 2022 | Glenn Youngkin signed a bill that downscaled the Marcus alert system, which was initially established by his predecessor Ralph Northam in response to the George Floyd protests and the killing of Marcus-David Peters. |
| 2022 | Youngkin signed a bill banning law enforcement agencies in Virginia from using quotas for ticket-writing or arrests, which received bipartisan support in the state legislature. |
| 2022 | During the 2022 United States elections, Youngkin actively campaigned for Republican candidates across various states, regardless of their stance on Trump's false claims about the 2020 election, showcasing his political flexibility. |
| 2022 | Following the announcement of the Youngkin administration's policy changes, several thousand students from over ninety Virginia schools protested by engaging in walkouts, claiming the policies would harm students during unprecedented mental health challenges. |
| 2022 | During Virginia's 2022 legislative session, Glenn Youngkin proposed an amendment to a bill concerning elections for the Loudoun County School Board, which sought to hold elections a year in advance for seven of the board's nine members, citing accountability for the board's handling of two sexual assaults that occurred the previous year. |
| 2022 | Youngkin issued more vetoes during the 2022 legislative session than any of his immediate predecessors in their first years, primarily vetoing bills sponsored by Democratic legislators while signing identical bills from Republican sponsors. |
| 2022 | Following the defeat of Wheeler's nomination, Virginia House Republicans, with Youngkin's support, planned to reject around 1,000 nominees made by former Governor Ralph Northam, although they eventually scaled back their plan to reject only eleven nominees. |
| 2022 | Glenn Youngkin's nominee for Secretary of Natural Resources, Andrew Wheeler, was voted down by the Democratic-controlled State Senate, marking a rare instance of a cabinet nominee being formally rejected in Virginia. |
| 2022 | During his first year in office, Youngkin signed a bipartisan state budget that increased education spending and included expansive tax cuts. |
| 2022 | Glenn Youngkin advocated for abortion restrictions following the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. |
| 2022 | Glenn Youngkin signed a bill passed by Democrats to protect same-sex marriage. |
| December 2022 | A settlement was reached following an appeal by the Youngkin administration, allowing mask mandates under terms established by a March court ruling. |
| November 2022 | The first lawsuit regarding access to emails was settled, granting media outlets access to 350 emails related to the tipline, after which it was reported that the Youngkin administration had closed down the tipline in September. |
| October 2022 | The Youngkin administration placed its model policies regarding transgender students on hold in October 2022, pending further review. |
| September 2022 | In September 2022, the Youngkin administration announced that it would be repealing regulations on transgender students in Virginia schools, which had been established through a bipartisan bill signed by Northam in 2020. |
| August 2022 | The Youngkin administration announced its plans to attempt to withdraw Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative by the end of 2023, despite anticipated legal challenges and without seeking legislative approval. |
| August 2022 | Youngkin enlisted the Thomas B. Fordham Institute to assist in revising Virginia's educational standards for history and social sciences. |
| July 1 2022 | The expanded early release program initially approved in 2020 took effect, allowing inmates to earn time off their sentences through good behavior credits, but the implementation was affected by Youngkin's amendment limiting eligibility. |
| June 2022 | Youngkin introduced an amendment to the state budget aiming to make it a felony in Virginia to participate in protests intending to intimidate or influence judges, which was defeated due to bipartisan opposition. |
| June 2022 | Matthew Moran transitioned to a new role as Glenn Youngkin's full-time senior political adviser after serving pro bono in the administration during the first half of 2022. |
| June 2022 | Glenn Youngkin appointed Andrew Wheeler to direct the newly established Office of Regulatory Management, allowing Wheeler to assume his role without legislative approval. |
| May 2022 | Youngkin sent a letter to the Council of Presidents overseeing Virginia colleges and universities urging mandatory political diversity in their hiring practices. |
| May 2022 | Following the leaked draft opinion of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Youngkin joined Maryland Governor Larry Hogan in urging federal intervention against protests targeting the homes of conservative Supreme Court Justices. |
| May 1 2022 | Glenn Youngkin announced a scaling back of the telework policy for Virginia's executive branch employees, effective on July 5. |
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