The bill would have prohibited setting an execution date until after the U.S. Supreme Court considers the condemned inmate’s first appeal. Under current law, the date can be set before the case reaches the nation’s highest court.

By a vote of 29-9, with one abstention, lawmakers approved Senate Bill 202 proposed by Sen. Quayle, R-Suffolk, which would give local communities the option of enacting no-smoking laws in restaurants.

A proposed study of uranium mining in Pittsylvania County is becoming one of the more heavily lobbied bills in the General Assembly, as opponents and advocates flock into committee meetings to tweak the bill and talk to key legislators in the hallways.

Utility is satisfied by SCC ruling citing more competition

A bill that would limit the public’s access to information on a database of people licensed to carry concealed weapons in Virginia cleared a state Senate committee Monday.

While not all of Virginia’s 15 public universities and 23 community colleges check students’ legal status, they all charge those known to be undocumented out-of-state tuition

The Virginia Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill establishing an independent panel to redraw legislative and congressional district boundaries.

Borrowers would have longer to repay a payday loan but would be limited in the number they could take out each year under the proposal

If the amended version of the bill is passed by the General Assembly, it will give opponents of uranium mining in Orange County and other parts of Virginia a voice in the study.

When the federal government overhauled welfare legislation a decade ago, it allowed states to refuse federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, to those convicted of drug felonies

The House voted 89-10 Friday to pass the bill, which wipes out an obscure state law that prohibits restaurants from serving drinks that mix wine or beer with hard liquor.

Legislation requiring colleges and universities to develop emergency management plans is on its way to the House of Delegates floor.

House Republicans have proposed bills designed to improve the lives of senior citizens statewide.

When Delegate Danny Marshall, R-Danville, crafted his legislation setting up some rules for sales of non-profit hospitals, he was hoping to save other communities from the upheaval Danville faced when its only hospital changed hands in 2005

Legislation that would set up a study commission on mining uranium was rewritten in a state Senate subcommittee Thursday, with two environmental organizations and a citizens’ group participating

Legislation banning smoking in public is headed to the Virginia Senate but could be snuffed out in the House of Delegates.

Governor Timothy Kaine had suggested replacing the annual $16 inspection with one every two years at a cost of $20 as a way to save Virginians money and free the State Police up for more patrolling of the highways

One would guarantee women the opportunity to view an ultrasound image of the fetus before the abortion. The other would ensure that information about fetal pain is given to women seeking to terminate a pregnancy.

People who test positive for drugs would lose some of their welfare benefits under legislation being considered in the General Assembly over concerns that children ultimately would pay the price.

Legislation to ban smoking in most public buildings is one of several smoking restrictions passed by a Senate committee

With a homeowners’ tax break on the verge of being placed on next November’s ballot as a constitutional amendment, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Wednesday he hoped it would go into effect without delay.

The legislation would have a state agency study ways that a fragmented system of autism services in Virginia can be pulled together so doctors and parents can get information more easily

It would name the section of Rt. 460 between the Monacan Bridge in Lynchburg and Wards Road in Campbell County for Falwell.

If legislation toughening Virginia’s laws against animal fighting makes it to the Senate floor, it will have the blessing of at least three committees

The Senate finally passed its bill to repeal high fees on bad drivers Wednesday by resolving a partisan impasse over how to rebate fees courts already imposed.

“I just think to just borrow all of it, you’re just increasing deficit.” Goode said

Gov. Tim Kaine and some leaders from both political parties are advocating a change in the way Virginia’s legislative and congressional district boundaries are redrawn.

In the Senate, however, a final vote on a similar bill was again delayed amid legal concerns over whether the state can void fees a court has already assessed.

Delegates amended the bill to make it effective the instant Gov. Tim Kaine signs it

The omnibus bill would loosen Virginia’s tough standards for involuntary commitment, require better monitoring and treatment for outpatient cases and allow better sharing of mental health records, among other things