Sometimes, in the rush to clear legislation by crossover – Tuesday’s deadline for the House of Delegates and state Senate to can act on their own members' legislation — bills die on a last-minute objection on the floor of a chamber.
The House Labor and Commerce Committee shelved with a voice vote a proposal, House Bill 997, to cap premium rate increases for long-term care insurance, which can sometimes be for triple-digit percentages.
House Bill 863 would have eliminated most mandatory minimum sentences, which remove judges' ability to consider mitigating factors when sending people to prison. However, the measure was shelved on a voice vote by the House Courts of Justice Committee.
Quality Technical Services, or QTS, operates a data center campus in eastern Henrico’s White Oak Technology Park. Committees killed or shelved several bills aiming to tighten oversight of data centers.
Volunteers unloaded a truckload of dogs taken from Horton's Pups in Hillsville, identified by animal-rights groups as one of the biggest commercial "puppy mills" in Virginia, in this 2007 photo. A Senate committee shelved SB 792, which would have barred the sale of dogs from puppy mills.
An accessory dwelling unit is a small unit on the same property as a single-family residence. ADUs can take different forms — detached or attached unit, converted garage, basement and more.
Paul DeCourt with Quiet Clean NOVA uses a gas-powered leaf blower on the grounds of the state Capitol as part of a demonstration in 2024. Bills allowing localities to ban or regulate gas-powered leaf blowers (House Bill 881 and Senate Bill 687) didn’t make it.
The House Labor and Commerce Committee shelved with a voice vote a proposal, House Bill 997, to cap premium rate increases for long-term care insurance, which can sometimes be for triple-digit percentages.
House Bill 863 would have eliminated most mandatory minimum sentences, which remove judges' ability to consider mitigating factors when sending people to prison. However, the measure was shelved on a voice vote by the House Courts of Justice Committee.
Quality Technical Services, or QTS, operates a data center campus in eastern Henrico’s White Oak Technology Park. Committees killed or shelved several bills aiming to tighten oversight of data centers.
Volunteers unloaded a truckload of dogs taken from Horton's Pups in Hillsville, identified by animal-rights groups as one of the biggest commercial "puppy mills" in Virginia, in this 2007 photo. A Senate committee shelved SB 792, which would have barred the sale of dogs from puppy mills.
An accessory dwelling unit is a small unit on the same property as a single-family residence. ADUs can take different forms — detached or attached unit, converted garage, basement and more.
Paul DeCourt with Quiet Clean NOVA uses a gas-powered leaf blower on the grounds of the state Capitol as part of a demonstration in 2024. Bills allowing localities to ban or regulate gas-powered leaf blowers (House Bill 881 and Senate Bill 687) didn’t make it.
