Record number of bills introduced during 46-day short session; more than 300 impacted Virginia Tech

More than 3,000 bills were introduced during the 2007 Virginia General Assembly session; this was a record number for a "short" 46 day session and 200 fewer bills than were introduced during last year's 60 day "long" legislative session. Virginia Tech tracked 253 of those bills dealing with higher education issues ranging from financial aid, admissions policies, research, tuition, and fee limitations and issues pertaining to state employees and agency operations.