Youngkin kills 2 top Democratic bills [Video]

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has vetoed the 2024 General Assembly’s most far-reaching change to Virginia court proceedings as well as a bill that would have removed his exclusive oversight of the state agency responsible for buying goods and services for the state and managing government vehicles and property.

Although he had until April 8 to act on these Democratic priorities, he moved just five days after the legislature adjourned. The vetoes were among 20 the administration announced on Thursday. Youngkin also signed 30 bills.

Lawmakers are unlikely to overturn his vetoes since the measures all passed on party-line votes in the House of Delegates, where Democrats hold a 51-49 edge, and the state Senate, where Democrats hold a 21-19 edge. It takes a two-thirds vote to override a veto.

“Usually governors wait, acting this early is unusual,” said Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, …