Many Hotly Contested Bills in Virginia Assembly Enter ‘Crossover’ Point

News Analysis
Virginia’s legislative process entered its second phase this week, as the Virginia House and Senate reached what is known as “crossover”—the point in the General Assembly session at which each chamber completes work on its own legislation.
Bills that passed one chamber then “cross over” to be deliberated by the other. A set of bills passed unanimously, while votes on other consequential measures fell along party lines.
The Democrat-controlled Senate and Republican-controlled House will now each consider hot-button bills on gun control, elections, voting rights, transgender men in women’s sports, parental rights, education funding, and abortion….}