On Tuesday, January 21, 2025, the Virginia Assisted Living Association (VALA) will partner with NFIB and several of the state's leading business organizations for the 2025 Virginia Business Day at the Virginia General Assembly. Please join assisted living providers, industry advocates, and residents of local assisted living communities for the Virginia Assisted Living Awareness Day. Please help us to educate Virginia's legislators on the benefits and importance of keeping assisted living as a long-term care option in Virginia! Also, please help us to remind Virginia's legislators that SENIORS VOTE TOO! and they want to keep assisted living as a housing option in Virginia.
This is a great opportunity to engage with your elected officials, the Governor's Cabinet, and Legislative Leadership. Register to be a part of the conversation! Registration includes breakfast.
VALA will help assisted living advocates schedule visits with legislators and legislative staff members at the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond, VA. The appointments will be scheduled based on the availability of participants and legislative contacts.
All participants are encouraged to participate in an educational conference calls on January 9, 2025 at 2 PM and January 14, 2025 at 2 PM. These conference calls will provide information on what to expect at the Virginia General Assembly and important information on the legislative bills that pertain to the assisted living industry. Conference call-in information will be provided in a separate e-mail following your registration.
Please see below for the tentative schedule of events for the day. More details will be shared closer to the event.
- 7:30 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
- 8:00 AM - 12 PM Legislative Updates & Policy Briefing by Virginia Business Day host organizations
- 12:00 PM - 4 PM Scheduled Legislative Visits
Guest Speakers invited to speak: Governor Glenn Youngkin, Commerce Secretary Caren Merrick, Legislative Leadership, and members of the Commerce & Labor Committee, and more to be announced.
Legislative Appointments: VALA can make appointments on your behalf with your respective legislative offices, or you can make your own appointments. (Please let VALA know if you make any appointments.) If you do not know who your legislators are, you can look them up online at
http://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov/.
Please be sure to complete the section on this survey about your availability for appointments. VALA will provide you with specific talking points to share with legislators.
Logistical Information:
The Virginia Business Day events will be held at the General Assembly, 201 N. 9th Street, Richmond, VA 23219.
The Virginia General Assembly Building has been recently reconstructed. Directions and parking around the area can be found online by visiting the
Virginia General Assembly website.
