The Virginia bills likely facing Youngkin's veto

He's already vetoed eight bills, including one that would prevent the state from using marijuana alone as evidence of child neglect and another aimed at limiting a school board's ability to ban books.

• His proposed amendments so far include adding a religious exemption to a bill requiring that health insurers cover birth control and a reenactment clause for a bill mandating school boards notify parents of safe firearm storage.

Here are other major proposals on his desk likely facing vetoes or amendments:

Abortion

• One bill would prohibit search warrants from accessing menstrual health data. The legislation failed last year after Youngkin's office announced its opposition.
• Another would prevent Virginia from extraditing people who come here for an abortion from states where it's illegal. A similar bill failed in the Republican-controlled House last year.

Guns

• A ban on assault-style weapons and a proposal that requires a five-day waiting period before gun purchases passed on party line votes.

Minimum wage

• A bill to raise Virginia's minimum wage would increase it to $13.50 per hour next year and $15 per hour by 2026.

Weed

• A bill legalizing the retail sale of marijuana with a May 2025 start date historically passed this year.

• Separate legislation would allow nearly 800 people incarcerated for marijuana-related felonies a chance for a reduced sentence.

Paid leave

• After failing for years in both Democratic and Republican-controlled legislatures, lawmakers approved a bill that would create a state-run paid family and medical leave program funded by employer and employee contributions.

Other interesting but less controversial bills

• Petersburg could host Virginia's fifth casino if Youngkin signs a bill allowing the city to hold a referendum like Richmond once did.
• Pandemic-era cocktails t0 go might become permanently legal in Virginia.

What's next: The legislature reconvenes April 17 to consider Youngkin's changes.