RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia State Crime Commission endorsed legislation Wednesday to increase penalties for illegal cigarette trafficking and for texting while driving.

The panel also backed proposals to toughen the state’s police officer decertification law and allow the collection of biological evidence from sexual assault victims who are unconscious or otherwise unable to give consent.

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