The General Assembly has adjourned with a tribute to House Speaker Michael Busch.
Senators and delegates stopped working at about 11:30 p.m. Monday to gather in the House of Delegates to remember the longest-serving speaker in the state's history who died Sunday.
Gov. Larry Hogan says Busch was a mentor, a coach and a friend to many. He says he truly became "an institution within the institution of state government."
Del. Kumar Barve says Busch kept a simple focus on what was "good and decent for individual people, for communities or for situations."
Lawmakers adjourned after a moment of silence for Busch, who was 72.
