Virginia Democrats Pass Sweeping Agenda in First Trifecta Session but Adjourn Without a Budget

Meanwhile, Virginia GOP said Democrats were ‘breaking every promise they made on affordability.’

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address in Williamsburg, Va., on Feb. 24, 2026. Mike Kropf/Getty Images

Virginia Democrats closed their first legislative session during which they held a trifecta in state government having passed bills to raise the minimum wage, ban “assault firearms,” limit cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, establish a legal cannabis retail market, and expand family and paid sick leave—priorities echoed by Democratic parties in statehouses across the country.