"The bill is unlikely to survive review in the House of Delegates. Yet its passage on the floor of the Senate "
It failed in the senate this time last year. Here's the break down
* YEAS--Bell (r), Blevins (r), Colgan (d), Devolites Davis(r), Edwards (d), Herring (d), Howell (d), Locke (d), Lucas (d), Marsh (d), Miller (d), Norment (r), Potts (r), Puckett (d), Puller (d), Quayle (r), Saslaw (d), Stolle (r), Ticer (d), Wagner (r), Whipple (d)--21.
NAYS--Chichester (r), Cuccinelli (r), Deeds (d), Hanger (r), Hawkins (r), Houck (d), Lambert (d), Martin (r), Newman (r), Obenshain (r), O'Brien (r), Rerras (r), Reynolds (d), Ruff (r), Stosch (r), Wampler (r), Watkins (r), Williams(r)--18.
RULE 36--McDougle(r)--1.
NOT VOTING--0.
Break down by party
r 8 (yes) 14 (no)
d 12 (yes) 4 (no)
* I got the stats from
here But i had to add the R's and D's so expect a couple of typo's ;)