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Governor Youngkin takes action on more than 80 bills

Gov. Glenn Youngkin
Posted at 10:29 PM, Mar 08, 2024
and last updated 2024-03-08 23:33:17-05

RICHMOND, Va. — Governor Youngkin took action on more than 80 bills Friday.

He approved new laws that ban discrimination in the issuance of marriage licenses, give new protections for military members who rent homes and are called on to deal with emergencies, adds members of the space force to the military parents equal protection act and extends a deadline to limit sewer runoff into the Chesapeake Bay.

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