Leading members of Virginia’s House and Senate on Friday filed legislation sought by the Washington Football Team to build a stadium and vast commercial complex in Northern Virginia, another step in a bipartisan effort to lure the team to the commonwealth.
The bills, taking shape just days after Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) endorsed the idea Monday in his first speech to the General Assembly, would create a football stadium authority that could oversee the financing and construction of a stadium at the heart of a massive retail, entertainment and residential development.
Senate Majority Leader Richard L. Saslaw (D-Fairfax) and Del. Barry D. Knight (R-Virginia Beach), chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, each submitted legislation. The bills were not identical, so any differences would have to be worked out before legislation could get to Youngkin’s desk.
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