It was crossover day in the Virginia General Assembly on Tuesday – the last day for each chamber to act on its own legislation – and it was marked bu a flurry of activity as both houses raced to get their bills out the door.
The Senate approved legislation providing insurance coverage to children with autism between the ages of 2 and 6. The House already passed a similar measure.
The Senate also approved measures that would allow police to pull over and ticket people for talking on their cell phones or text messaging while driving.
Meanwhile, the House passed a series of measures regarding illegal immigration, including one that would require public universities to adopt written policies banning illegal immigrants from enrolling and another that would require police officers to inquire about a person’s immigration status when making an arrest.
The Senate also passed a measure – with the help of Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, who broke a 20-20 tie – to change the state’s budget-writing schedule to odd years, rather than even ones, to give incoming governors more time to craft their two-year budgets.
