Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, March 3, 1992 TAG: 9203030265
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B4 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The Senate voted 29-10 to approve a bill making it easier for women to sue over defective breast implants. Agency consolidation
The Senate voted 40-0 to pass the House version of a bill consolidating the state's environmental agencies into a Department of Environmental Quality.
Drivers' discount
The House of Delegates voted 76-20 to pass a bill giving motorists a $2 discountfor buying their car tags by mail.
Pollution board appointments
The House voted 74-24 to pass a bill allowing the governor to appoint to the AirPollution Control Board employees of companies regulated by the board.
Two jobs,one person
The House voted 51-47 to reject an amendment designed to prevent Sen. John Warner, R-Va., from appointing his successor if he is elected governor. The bill, which would prohibit a person from holding two elective offices simultaneously, was postponed until Tuesday.
Death penalty
The House Courts of Justice Committee agreed 10-7 to carry over until 1993 a bill that would have expanded the death penalty to cover murders of court personnel and witnesses with the purpose of keeping them from performing their duties.
Drug offenders
The Courts of Justice Committee voted 7-4 to kill a bill that would have repealed a law that allows first-time drug offenders to get intensive probation instead of jail time. Child pornography
The Courts of Justice Committee unanimously endorsed a bill that would make possession of child pornography a misdemeanor and allow the material to be seized by police. Spousal support
The Courts of Justice Committee voted 13-7 to kill a bill that would have allowed a court to cut off spousal support to a former spouse who is cohabiting with a member of the opposite sex.
by CNB