After Tuesday, bills that had not passed either the full House of Delegates or Senate were dead to the 2017 General Assembly, although exceptions exist for the budget.
The crossover deadline is the halfway point for the General Assembly, which is scheduled to end Feb. 25. Both chambers already have begun hearing bills passed by the other side, and some already have passed both chambers. While legislators work through legislation, the Senate and House monies committees will negotiate their separate proposals on new spending and cuts addressing a $1.26 billion budget gap.
Below are 10 topics of local interest still in play in the 2017 General Assembly:
