| 162nd Virginia General Assembly | |
| Chamber1 Leader3: | Tommy Norment (R) |
| Chamber2 Leader3: | Don Scott (D) |
| Chamber2 Leader3 Type: | House Minority Leader |
| Chamber2 Leader2: | Terry Kilgore (R) |
| Chamber2 Leader2 Type: | House Majority Leader |
| Chamber2 Leader1: | Todd Gilbert (R) |
| Chamber2 Leader1 Type: | Speaker of the House |
| Membership2: | 100 |
| Chamber2: | Virginia House of Delegates |
| Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | Senate Minority Leader |
| Before: | 161st |
| Chamber1 Leader2: | Dick Saslaw (D) |
| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | Senate Majority Leader |
| Membership1: | 40 |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears (R) |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | President of the Senate |
| Chamber1: | Senate of Virginia |
| Term Start: | January 12, 2022 |
| After: | 163rd |
| Chamber1 Image: | Virginia Senate 2023.svg |
| Chamber2 Image: | Virginia House of Delegates (2021).svg |
The 162nd Virginia General Assembly, consisting of members who were elected in both the House election in 2021 and the Senate election in 2019, convened on January 12, 2022. The legislature is the first since the 156th Assembly ended in 2012 to be of divided party control, with Republicans again controlling the House of Delegates and Democrats holding the Senate.[1]
See main article: 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election. On November 14, 2021, the incoming Republican majority in the House unanimously nominated Delegate Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) for Speaker of the House of Delegates and Delegate Terry Kilgore (R-Scott County) for Majority Leader. Both confirmations by the full body are pending as of .[2]
For the third consecutive time since the beginning of the 160th Assembly in 2018, a record number of women are serving in the legislature: 34 in the House and 11 in the Senate, with the House having seen an increase of four women from the 161st Assembly.
The Senate of Virginia has 10 Standing Committees and a Committee on Rules.
| Committee | Chair | Ranking Minority Member | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources | Chap Petersen | Emmett Hanger | |
| Commerce and Labor | Dick Saslaw | Tommy Norment | |
| Judiciary | John S. Edwards | Tommy Norment | |
| Education and Health | Louise Lucas | Stephen Newman | |
| Finance and Appropriations | Janet Howell | Tommy Norment | |
| General Laws and Technology | George Barker | Frank Ruff | |
| Local Government | Lynwood Lewis | Emmett Hanger | |
| Privileges and Elections | Creigh Deeds | Jill Vogel | |
| Rehabilitation and Social Services | Barbara Favola | Emmett Hanger | |
| Rules | Mamie Locke | Tommy Norment | |
| Transportation | Dave Marsden | Stephen Newman |