Category: Richmond Beat
Board Approves Strict Rules for Virginia Abortion Clinics
The Virginia Board of Health voted Friday to require abortion clinics to meet hospital building-code standards – rules that abortion rights activists said would force many of the state’s 20 clinics to close.
Assembly Approves Anti-abortion Amendment
RICHMOND – The General Assembly narrowly approved an amendment by Gov. Bob McDonnell on Wednesday that will prohibit certain health insurance companies in Virginia from providing coverage for women seeking an abortion.
Gov. McDonnell Signs, Amends Six School Safety Bills
Gov. Bob McDonnell has approved at least six bills and proposed revisions to at least three others aimed at improving school security and creating a safe campus environment.
All Bicycle Safety Legislation Defeated in Assembly
Like a bicyclist who’s taken a tumble but stays in the race, Virginia bicycling advocates say they’ll push on despite disappointments they suffered during the 2013 legislative session.
Senate Passes Transportation Bill
A divided Virginia Senate on Saturday passed Gov. Bob McDonnell’s signature issue of the 2013 legislative session – a bill to overhaul the state’s system for funding transportation.
Transportation Plan Compromise Lowers Gas Prices, Raises Sales Tax
Negotiators from both the House and Senate came to an agreement Wednesday on a transportation plan that, if passed, would be the first transportation funding overhaul in Virginia since 1986.
Bill to Prevent Falling Soccer Goals Delayed
The House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee will consider a proposal to approve, but delay implementation of, a bill seeking to prevent injury or death from falling soccer goals.
Texting While Driving Bill Moves Foward
The day after bills to crack down on texting while driving passed in both the House and Senate, a bipartisan coalition of legislators came together to urge their colleagues to complete the process of turning the measures into law.
House Fails to Pass Smoking in Cars with Kids Law
A Senate bill that would have banned smoking in cars carrying children under age 15 was tabled Friday by a House committee.
Va. Bill Defines Parents’ Rights
A divided House of Delegates this week passed a bill formally declaring that parents have “a fundamental right to make decisions concerning the care, custody, and control” of their children.
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