Va. session marks halfway point, bills cross between House, Senate

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Virginia lawmakers in each house of the General Assembly sent their counterparts a final batch of bills Tuesday, among them an expansion of the death penalty to accomplices in murders and a ban on smoking in a car with minors.

Referred to as “crossover day,” marking the halfway point of a particularly dreary session, Tuesday was the last day each house could consider its own non-budget legislation.

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