Organizational Facts

Legislature

Virginia General Assembly
Structure: Bicameral, partisan
Chambers: Senate (40 members)
              House of Delegates (100 members)
Session: Annual, approximately January - February (odd years), approximately January - March (even years)
Estimated no. of bills in 2011: 2,600

Department of Transportation

Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
FTE: 6,755
Leadership: Secretary; Commissioner; Transportation Board
Organizational structure: Modes administered by separate agencies