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House gives preliminary OK to abortion ultrasound bill
The Virginia House of Delegates today gave preliminary approval to a measure requiring a woman to receive an ultrasound before having an abortion.
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House advances bill extending death penalty eligibility
The House of Delegates has given a preliminary approval to legislation that would expand the state's death penalty to include people involved in a capital murder who do not actually commit the killing.
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Va. House gives 'personhood' bill preliminary OK
The Virginia House of Delegates this afternoon gave preliminary approval to a measure that would define life as beginning at conception.
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House passes bill requiring earthquake insurance notice
Following last year's 5.8-magnitude earthquake centered in Louisa County, Virginia lawmakers have passed legislation that would require insurers to provide notice to homeowners lacking earthquake insurance.
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Va. Senate passes curbs on smoking
Smoking would be prohibited on school grounds and in government buildings under two bills easily passed by the Virginia Senate today.
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Senate approves ending one-gun-a-month restriction
Legislation would repeal the nearly 20-year-old law prohibiting the purchase of more than one handgun a month.
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Public teacher contract overhaul passes House
The plan would phase out a tenure-like system in favor of term contracts, and make it easier for school divisions to fire teachers.
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Bedford video plays role in autism-related bill
A video showing Bedford County school bus personnel striking an autistic child is influencing legislators to require local school personnel prove they know how to deal with autistic behavior.
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'Amazon' tax loophole bill sails through Va. Senate
Legislation would eliminate an exemption that allows online businesses to not collect state sales taxes.
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House OKs bill to outlaw electronic tracking devices
Using an electronic tracking device to monitor the movements of others could soon be illegal in Virginia.
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House gives preliminary OK to teacher contract overhaul
The contract and evaluation overhaul for public school teachers and principals is a centerpiece of Gov. Bob McDonnell's education agenda.
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Legislature shelves bill allowing guns in airports
A proposal to allow people to carry guns and other weapons into Virginia airport terminals has been postponed until next year.
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Voters back drug testing of welfare recipients, poll says
They also support repeal of HPV requirement; pre-Labor Day school openings.
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Capitol Briefs: Disciplinary notice bill advances
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Panel advances EpiPen bill
Legislation that would encourage local school boards to maintain a supply of EpiPens to administer to students suffering from severe allergic reactions appears on track to pass the General Assembly this year.
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Democrats deride GOP's focus on social issues
House and Senate Democrats on Thursday unloaded on Republicans, accusing them of using their newly gained control of both chambers to shove through a social agenda.
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One public notices bill fails, another advances
A House of Delegates subcommittee on Thursday voted down House Bill 773, introduced by Del. R. Steven Landes, R-Augusta, that would make it optional for local governments in Virginia to publish various public notices in newspapers.
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Senate panel backs one-year study on fox penning
A huge crowd turns out for Senate panel hearing. Virginia will conduct a one-year study of a little-known practice called fox penning.
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Illegal immigration bills likely to advance
Without the Democrat-controlled Senate that has stopped it in years past, legislation aimed at cracking down on illegal immigrants in Virginia has begun its path through the General Assembly.
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Adoption agencies 'conscience clause' passes Senate
Critics say regulations allow faith-based adoption agencies to discriminate against gay children or a prospective gay parent.
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House honors Campbell teenager who escaped Philippine terrorists
Kevin Lunsmann says he learned “a lot” during five months of captivity before his escape from a Philippine terrorist group last year.
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Newman amendment would ease voting ID requirements for students
The politically charged voter identification bill passed by the state Senate this week was amended on the floor at the request of Sen. Steve Newman to make it easier for students at private colleges to vote.
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Community clinics concerned about cuts in budget blueprint
Two health clinics in Lynchburg serving the area’s uninsured and under-insured are concerned over a proposal in Gov. Bob McDonnell’s two-year budget blueprint that would cut community health organization funding by 50 percent.
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Government could lose weight under bills
State and local governments could get smaller under bills sponsored by state Sen. Steve Newman and Del. Kathy Byron in the General Assembly.
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Va. Democrats accuse GOP of overreaching
House and Senate Democrats this morning unloaded on Republicans, who now control both chambers, for pushing social legislation that has dominated much of the legislative session's first half.
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