With about three weeks left in the General Assembly session, hard bargaining remains on issues such as the budget, tax cuts and school choice.

So far Senate Democrats have dispatched a number of Republican priorities while House Republicans have defeated a number of key Democratic measures. That is likely to continue as bills and resolutions that cleared one chamber now move to the chamber led by members of the other party.

Here's a glance at where 30 issues stand as lawmakers work toward a March 12 adjournment.

Abortion

Democrats on a Senate committee defeated a GOP bill that would have mostly banned abortion after 20 weeks. A House committee did not take up its version of the bill.

The House passed a bill to require "informed consent" and another that prescribes required care for an infant born alive in a botched abortion.

Board of Elections

The House and Senate passed bills to expand the State Board of Elections and to have the board - not the governor - appoint the state's commissioner of elections.

Budget

Youngkin added $1.25 billion in revenue to the budget for the fiscal year that will end on June 30, but he hasn't changed estimates yet for the two-year budget that will begin July 1. Then-Gov. Ralph Northam proposed the $158 billion two-year budget in December and included about half of the more than $4 billion in tax cuts Gov. Glenn Youngkin is seeking.

The House and Senate money committees will release their versions of the budget on Sunday for votes by the House...

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