The 2012 Virginia General Assembly session began on January 11, 2012, and will continue
until March 10. Here you can learn about the bills that are now being
proposed, voted on, and the few that will ultimately become law.
Blog
1/31/2012 by VCU Capital News Service
RICHMOND – Delegate Robert G. Marshall, R-Manassas, is the chief patron of a bill that would allow full-time faculty members of public institutions of higher education with a valid Virginia concealed handgun permit to carry a concealed firearm on campus.
1/31/2012 by VCU Capital News Service
RICHMOND – The Virginia House of Delegates has voted to repeal the law requiring girls to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine before entering the sixth grade.
On a 62-34 vote Friday, delegates passed House Bill 1112, which would rescind the state law mandating the HPV vaccine.
1/30/2012 by VCU Capital News Service
RICHMOND – A bipartisan coalition, including legislators and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, urged the General Assembly on Monday to increase penalties for human trafficking in general and underage sex trafficking in particular.
1/29/2012 by VCU Capital News Service
If some Virginia lawmakers have their way, Virginians seeking social service benefits may have to submit to a mandatory drug test before receiving public assistance.
1/28/2012 by VCU Capital News Service
Mandatory Ultrasound Bill Reaches Senate Floor
RICHMOND – A bill requiring a woman to get an ultrasound before having an abortion has cleared a crucial committee and been sent to the Senate floor for a vote next week.
1/27/2012 by VCU Capital News Service
RICHMOND – About 250 members of the Richmond and Arlington dioceses participated Thursday in the Virginia Catholic Conference’s 2012 Catholic Advocacy Day. That was a record turnout for the annual event, said Jeffrey Caruso, the executive director of the VCC.
