Speaker of the House William J. Howell, R-Stafford, and Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment Jr., R-James City, called the move premature and said the case should play out in court first.
“As we have said before, the General Assembly fully intends to exercise its legal right to remedy any legal flaw ultimately found by the courts with respect to the current congressional districts,” Howell and Norment said in a statement.
“However, we continue to believe it would be inappropriate to act before the defendants have fully litigated this case.”