St. Croix—Senate President Novelle E. Francis, Jr., during a committee meeting held on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, indicated that he was saddened to learn of the passing of Former Senator Hugo Dennis, Jr., who served two terms in the Legislature. During his tenure...

St. Croix—In an effort to further lend to the transparent work of the 35th Legislature, Senate President Novelle E. Francis, Jr., on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, announced the availability of the 35th Legislature’s 100-day Report. The report highlights the...

ST. THOMAS- In celebration and honor of the Holiday Season, gubernatorial inauguration ceremony, and the Crucian Festival, please be advised that the Legislature of the Virgin Islands will be closed on certain days. All non-essential central legislative employees will...

ST. THOMAS- Today, Members of the 34th Legislature, led by Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory, convened in Legislative Session at the Capitol Building. Senators voted in the affirmative for several nominees, zoning map amendments, lease agreements, and bills. All...

The members of the 34th Legislature are saddened by the news of the passing of the Former Governor Dr. Roy Lester Schneider, and joins the Virgin Islands community in mourning his loss. The 5th elected Governor of the Virgin Islands, Governor Schneider was a gifted...

ST. THOMAS- Members of the Committee of the Whole led by Senate President Donna A. Frett Gregory, convened Thursday in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Chamber to receive testimony on seven zoning map amendment applications. Policymakers did not vote on the zoning map...

St. Croix—the Committee on Government Operations & Consumer Protection chaired by Senator Carla J. Joseph met Wednesday in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix. The day’s agenda consisted of several resolutions which sought to...

ST. CROIX- Members of the Committee on Homeland Security, Justice, and Public Safety, chaired by Senator Angel Bolques, Jr., convened in a meeting at the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room. Lawmakers were updated on the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities,...

St. Thomas—the Committee on Rules and Judiciary, chaired by Senator Milton E. Potter, met Thursday to consider an agenda comprised of several nominations and various pieces of legislation. First on the agenda were the nominations for Dr. Janis Valmond to serve...

St. Thomas, USVI – At the 2022 National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Summit held August 1 -3, 2022 in Denver, Colorado, Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory was nominated and elected as the Eastern Democrat Director on the Executive Board of the...

ST. THOMAS – On Sunday, the Honorable Donna A. Frett-Gregory, Senate President of the 34th Legislature announced that Angel Bolques, Jr. will be sworn in as a member of the 34th Legislature on Monday, July 25, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. in the Earle B. Ottley...

ST. CROIX- Members of the Committee on Economic Development and Agriculture, chaired by Senator Kenneth L. Gittens, convened in a meeting at the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room. Lawmakers were updated on the status of Limetree Bay Refinery (LBR), its...

The members of the 34th Legislature are saddened by the news of the passing of the Former Governor Charles W. Turnbull, and joins the Virgin Islands community in mourning his loss. The 6th elected Governor of the Virgin Islands, was a gentle giant that served the...

ST. CROIX- Members of the Committee on Economic Development and Agriculture, chaired by Senator Kenneth L. Gittens, convened in a meeting at the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room on St. Croix, Tuesday. Lawmakers received testimony on the status of banking...

St. Thomas—The Honorable Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory announces that the Legislature of the Virgin Islands re-opens to the public effective on Monday, June 20, 2022. This change is announced as part of the Legislature’s updated COVID-19 protocol...

St. Thomas—The Honorable Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory announced the launch of LEGIT TV in high definition (HD). The launch of the channel represents the completion of a multiyear project and is a result of the tireless efforts of the...

St. Croix- Members of the Committee on Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Senator Genevieve R. Whitaker, convened in a meeting at the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room. Lawmakers received an update on the curriculum mandates, the teaching of...

St. Croix—A ruptured Water and Power Authority water pipeline has caused a water interruption that is affecting the Legislative Building on St. Croix. Due to this interruption, the St. Croix Legislature is temporarily closed. The building will reopen once the...

St. Thomas—Members of the 34th Legislature remind Virgin Islanders of the historical significance of Transfer Day as we celebrate 105 years under the American Flag. In January 1917, the United States agreed to purchase the Virgin Islands from a financially...

St. Croix - Senate President Donna A. Frett-Gregory on behalf of the Members of the 34th Legislature offers condolences on the passing of our beloved Mrs. Yvonne Milliner George-Bowsky. Mrs. Bowsky, an esteemed Educator par excellence and Businesswoman, served the...

ST. THOMAS- Members of the Committee on Disaster Recovery and Infrastructure led by Senator Janelle K. Sarauw convened in a meeting at the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Chambers to receive status updates from the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority and the Water...

ST. CROIX - Members of the Committee on Finance, led by Senator Kurt A. Vialet, convened in a meeting at the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room. All items on the agenda were approved and will be sent to the full body for further consideration. Testimony was...

ST. CROIX— Members of the Committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services met at the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room to consider Bill No. 34-0101- An Act amending the Virgin Islands Code Title 3 chapters 1 and 15, title 23, chapter 7 and Title...

ST. THOMAS- Members of the Committee on Health, Hospitals, and Human Services chaired by Senator Novelle E. Francis, Jr. convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building. Lawmakers receive testimony on the status of the Virgin Islands Department of Health on behavioral...

St. Croix- Members of the Committee on Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Senator Genevieve R. Whitaker, met Tuesday in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room and consider several Bills on the day’s agenda. First on the agenda was Bill...

ST. THOMAS- Members of the 34th Legislature, led by Senate President Donna A. Frett-Gregory, met at the Capitol Building and voted favorably for Bill No. 34-0188- An Act amending Title 29 Virgin Islands Code by adding Chapter 24 to authorize the sale of the Matching...

ST. THOMAS- Members of the Committee on Homeland Security, Justice, and Public Safety, chaired by Sen. Steven Payne, Sr., convened a meeting at the Capitol Building. Lawmakers received testimony on Bill No. 34-0141- An Act amending Title 34, Virgin Islands Code,...

ST. THOMAS- Members of the Committee on Rules and Judiciary, chaired by Sen. Milton E. Potter, convened a meeting at the Capitol Building. Lawmakers voted on several measures, including Bill No. 34-0152- An Act amending Title 27 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 7, section...

ST. THOMAS – The 34th Legislature will convene into regular session on Monday, January 24, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. to consider Bill No. 34-0187 which is an Act changing the date for commencing the 2022 Regular Session of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands to...

ST. THOMAS- Members of the Committee on Disaster Recovery and Infrastructure, chaired by Senator Janelle K. Sarauw, convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building, to receive testimony on the status of the proposed infrastructure plans and implementation regarding the...

St. Thomas, USVI (United States Virgin Islands) – Today Senate President Donna A. Frett-Gregory along with Senator Alma Francis Heyliger met with Congressman Rodney Davis, Ranking Member, Committee on House Administration at the Capitol Building in St. Thomas,...

The Honorable Donna Frett-Gregory, President of the 34th Legislature, announces closures to the Virgin Islands Legislature to observe the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Territory wide, the Legislature will be closed on the following dates. Friday, December...

ST. JOHN- Members of the Committee of the Whole led by Senate President Donna A. Frett-Gregory, met Thursday in the Cleone H. Creque Legislative Room, St. John. The Body met to receive testimony on several Zoning Map Amendment Applications. The first block consisted...

ST. CROIX- Members of the Committee on Education and Workforce Development chaired by Senator Genevieve R. Whitaker, convened in a meeting at the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room. Officials from the Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDOE) shared an...

ST. THOMAS- Members of the Committee on Rules and Judiciary chaired by Sen. Milton E. Potter, convened a meeting at the Capitol Building. Senators voted favorably for a number of bills including a bill to detach the tenure of Assistant Attorney Generals from the...

St. Croix—Direct dial extension calls to the Legislature on St. Croix are functional once more. Earlier this week the lines were down due to a technical issue which was rectified by the Legislature’s phone provider. Additionally, all Legislative offices...

ST. THOMAS- The Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection Chaired by Sen. Carla J. Joseph, met on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 in the Earle B. Legislative Hall in St. Thomas. The Committee met to consider two measures and received testimony on the...

St. Croix—Direct dial extension calls to the Legislature on St. Croix are currently experiencing a technical issue which has interrupted direct dial calls. The Legislature’s phone provider is working aggressively to rectify the issue. However, all...

ST. THOMAS- Members of the 34th Legislature, led by Senate President Donna A. Frett-Gregory, convened in Legislative Session at the Capitol Building and voted favorably for nominations to the Virgin Islands Board of Psychology Examiners, the Virgin Islands Board of...

ST. CROIX- Members of the Committee on Rules and Judiciary chaired by Senator Milton E. Potter convened in a meeting at the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room. Lawmakers received testimony on two bills regarding the authority to discipline pupils in school...

St. Thomas—On this Veterans Day, the members and staff of the 34th Legislature join the nation in honoring and celebrating the men and women who have answered the call to duty to serve as a member of the United States Armed Forces. We are reminded every...

St. Thomas, USVI – Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory announced today her appointment to serve on the Executive Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). NCSL is a national organization that represents legislatures in the states,...

St. Thomas—A watermain issue affecting the downtown area of Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas has forced the closure of the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Buildings. According to Acting President, Kenneth L. Gittens the Legislature will close at 11:00 a.m. this morning...

ST. CROIX- Members of the Committee on Education and Workforce Development chaired by Senator Genevieve R. Whitaker convened in a meeting at the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room. Lawmakers received testimony and voted in the affirmative for a bill banning...

ST. CROIX- Members of the Committee on Rules and Judiciary chaired by Senator Milton E. Potter convened in a meeting at the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room. Lawmakers voted favorably for the nomination of Ray Martinez to serve as the Commissioner of the...

ST. CROIX- Members of the Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection, chaired by Sen. Carla J. Joseph, assembled at the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room. Senators voted on several measures including a bill to establish the Virgin Islands...

ST. CROIX- Members of the Committee on Finance chaired by Senator Kurt A. Vialet, convened in a meeting in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Chambers to receive testimony on several measures regarding extending the mandatory retirement age for law enforcement officers...

St. Croix—Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory announced today that the body of Former Senator Holland L. Redfield II will lay in repose on Thursday, October 21, 2021, at the Legislature on St. Croix. The former senator who was affectionately known as...

ST. CROIX- Members of the Committee on Health, Hospitals, and Human Services, chaired by Senator Novelle E. Francis, Jr., met Monday in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room to receive testimony on Bill No. 34-0101 which seeks to establish the “Virgin...

ST. CROIX- Members of the Committee on Homeland Security, Justice, and Public Safety chaired by Senator Steven D. Payne, Sr., held a meeting in the Fritz E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room and received testimony on measures that strengthen gun laws, penalties, and...

ST. CROIX- Members of the Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection chaired by Carla J. Joseph, met Tuesday in the Fritz E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room. The Committee voted for and approved bills honoring and commending Virgin Islanders for...

St. Croix—In honor of the late Senator Edgar M. Iles, Senate President Donna A. Frett-Gregory announced on Monday that the Virgin Islands Legislature’s flags will be flown at half-staff territorially until sunset Tuesday, October 5, 2021. The body of the...

St. Thomas, USVI – The members of the 34th Legislature thanks Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. and Delegate Stacey E. Plaskett for their steady work and collaboration in working towards the forgiveness of the $300 million in Community Disaster Loans. “This will...

St. Croix—Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory announced today that the body of Former Senator Edgar M. Iles will lay in repose on Monday, October 4, 2021, at the Legislature on St. Croix. The former senator who was affectionately known as “Iles,”...

ST. THOMAS - Members of the 34th Legislature, led by Senate President Donna A. Frett-Gregory, met Friday in Legislative Session and voted favorably for measures including the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Bills and ratified the renewal agreement for the health, dental, and...

St. Thomas, USVI – The members of 34th Legislature of the Virgin Islands joins the Virgin Islands community in mourning the passing of former Senator Edgar Iles. Former Senator Iles served in the Virgin Islands Legislature from 1981 to 1985. A Korean War...

Legislative Session is scheduled to begin at 12:00 PM on Friday in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas. Below is an outline of the day's agenda: Call to Order: Honorable Donna A. Frett-Gregory Senate President Invocation: Apostle Oral Hazell Pastor,...

ST. THOMAS- Members of the Committee on Finance chaired by Senator Kurt A. Vialet, convened in a meeting at the Capitol Building and voted on the proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Enabling Budget Legislation for the Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States....

St. Thomas, USVI – The members of the 34th Legislature of the Virgin Islands joins in mourning the loss of former Senator Holland Redfield. Mr. Redfield served six terms in the Legislature, with five being served consecutively. A licensed commercial pilot,...

St. Croix--The Committee on Economic Development and Agriculture, chaired by Senator Kenneth L. Gittens, met Wednesday at the Fritz E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix to hear from members of the fishing and farming industry regarding the overall...

St. Croix--The Committee on Finance, Chaired by Senator Kurt A. Vialet, received testimony on the FY 2022 Executive Budget from the Department of Property and Procurement (DPP), University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) and, Research and Technology Park (RTP) on Monday...

St. Croix--The Committee on Finance, Chaired by Senator Kurt A. Vialet, received testimony on the FY 2022 Executive Budget from the Office of the Territorial Public Defender (OTPD), Legal Services of the Virgin Islands (LSVI), the Public Employees Relations Board...

St. Croix--Chaired by Senator Kurt A. Vialet, the Committee on Finance received testimony on the FY 2022 Executive Budget on Wednesday in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix from the Election System of the Virgin Islands (ESVI), VI Economic...

St. Croix---The Committee on Health, Hospitals, and Human Services chaired by Senator Novelle E. Francis, Jr., met Tuesday in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix, to receive testimony on Bill Nos. 34-0051 and 34-0040. Bill No.34-0051, which is...

St. Croix—On Monday, August 16, 2021, the Committee on Finance, Chaired by Senator Kurt A. Vialet, received testimony on the FY 2022 Executive Budget from the Office of the Governor (OOG), Government Employees’ Retirement System (GERS), and the Virgin...

St. Croix--Chaired by Senator Kurt A. Vialet, the Committee on Finance received testimony on several proposed legislation on Thursday in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix. Bill No.34-0078 An Act transferring specific real property from the...

St. Croix−The Committee on Finance, Chaired by Senator Kurt A. Vialet, received testimony on the FY 2022 Executive Budget from the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) on Wednesday in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix. The...

ST. THOMAS- The Legislature of the Virgin Islands has re-opened and will be operating during regular business hours today. As a reminder, due to COVID-19 pre-cautions, the Legislature continues to be closed to the public. All legislative meetings and hearings can be...

St. Thomas—In anticipation of inclement weather, due to Potential Tropical Cyclone #6 (PTC6), the Legislature will be closing at 11:00 a.m. today, August 10, 2021, territory wide. The Legislature will announce reopening as more information becomes available...

St. Croix--The Committee on Education and Workforce Development, chaired by Senator Genevieve R. Whitaker, met Wednesday in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, on St. Croix. The first item on the day’s agenda was Bill No. 34-0091, which is an Act...

St. Croix-The Committee on Finance, Chaired by Senator Kurt A. Vialet, received testimony on the FY 2022 Executive Budget from the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Casino Control Commission (CCC) in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix....

St. Thomas, USVI – Senate President Donna A. Frett-Gregory thanks her colleagues today for a successful session and for their continued cooperation to ensuring the safety of members and staff of the institution. Frett-Gregory explained that the start of session...

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands – On July 21, 2021, the Virgin Islands Department of Health confirmed the presence of the Delta variant in the territory and reported a 15% increase in positive cases. Additionally, the Department of Health reported that...

St. Croix--The Committee on Finance, Chaired by Senator Kurt A. Vialet, received testimony on the FY 2022 Executive Budget from the Department of Human Services (DHS) on Monday in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room, St. Croix. Kimberley Causey-Gomez,...