Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, February 12, 1991 TAG: 9102120460
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B3 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
Budget amendments: The House and Senate rejected each other's amendments to the 1990-92 budget. Democrats Alan Diamonstein, Robert Ball and Earl Dickinson were appointed as House representatives to a conference committee that will work out differences between the two chambers' budget proposals.
Guns and minors: The House Militia and Police Committee heard from supporters and opponents of a bill making it a crime to recklessly leave a loaded gun in reach of a child younger than 15, but postponed voting on the bill for a week.
Making his point: Del. George Grayson, D-Williamsburg, brandished a sword on the House floor as he told his colleagues that the proposed eight-day furlough of state workers is like a sword in the hand of a surgeon - "awkward, unwieldy, crude and menacing."
Insurance and banks: The Senate voted 26-2 with five abstentions to adopt technical amendments to a bill that would allow banks to sell insurance.
Nursing scholarship: The Senate voted 37-0 to approve a bill that would add $1 to nursing license fees to pay for a nursing scholarship fund.
Jet ski ban: The Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee unanimously approved a bill to ban children younger than 14 from operating jet skis.
by CNB