Overview
- Spanberger signed her first batch of bills Tuesday to address everyday costs, with action on the remaining legislation due by April 13.
- New rules curb pharmacy benefit managers — the middlemen in drug pricing — by requiring pass-through payments and limiting their take to administrative fees.
- Housing measures shift more state bond capacity to affordable projects and expand an eviction-reduction program to help renters stay in their homes.
- Energy changes let high‑load customers such as data centers pay for their own substations to spare other ratepayers and update clean‑energy credits so nuclear and fusion can count toward carbon‑zero goals.
- Other consumer steps include a free state tax‑filing option and an expanded vehicle registration fee exemption for disabled veterans.