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30 Years of Voting on
Pro-Life Issues—Virginia Senate Vote Key
Check how your State Senator voted:
Reference A: 2004-2007 Senate & Senate Committee Voting Table
Reference B: 1978-2003 Senate Voting Table
Reference C: 1978-2003 Senate Committee Voting Table Full Virginia
Senate Votes
Table 1: Full
Virginia Senate Votes, Prolife Issues from 1978 through 2005
|
Issue Number |
Year |
Bill |
Issue |
Pro-Life Position |
Voting Result |
Deeds’ Vote |
|
1 |
1978 |
HB 502 |
State Funding of Abortions |
NO |
18-20 |
|
|
2 |
1982 |
HB 541 |
State Funding of Abortions in Cases of Rape &
Incest (signed by Governor Robb) |
NO |
22-17 |
|
|
3 |
1990 |
SB 296 |
Parental Notification (amended bill which
originally had been on a different subject), vote to refer bill to Education
& Health Committee where it would die |
NO |
21-19 |
|
|
4 |
1992 |
HB 1110 |
Parental Notification, passage of final bill
(vetoed by Governor Wilder) |
YES |
23-17 |
|
|
5 |
1994 |
HB 867 |
Parental Notification, vote on germaneness of
substitution of parental notification wording - critical for passage (failed
- Lt. Gov. Beyer cast tie breaking vote against) |
YES |
20-20 |
See
also similar HOD vote. |
|
6 |
1994 |
SB 610 |
Parental Notification, vote to weaken Gov.
Allen's bill by allowing notification of other family members |
NO |
22-18 |
O* |
|
7 |
1997 |
SB 1148 |
Parental Notification-vote to add other family
members |
NO |
14-26 |
O* |
|
8 |
1997 |
SB 1148 |
Parental Notification-vote on passage |
YES |
26-14 |
X* |
|
9 |
1998 |
SB 552 |
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban-vote on passage |
YES |
33-7 |
X* |
|
10 |
2001 |
SB 1211 |
Informed Consent-vote on passage |
YES |
24-16 |
O* |
|
11 |
2003 |
SB 1205 |
Partial-Birth Infanticide-vote to accept Gov.'s
amendments |
NO |
12-28 |
O* |
|
12 |
2003 |
SB 1124 |
Parental Consent-vote to accept Gov.'s
amendments |
NO |
11-29 |
O* |
|
25 |
2004 |
HB 1 |
Unborn Victims (death or injury other
than abortion) |
YES |
29-11 |
X (Prolife position) |
|
26 |
2004 |
SB 319 |
Unborn Victims-vote to accept Gov.'s
amendments |
NO |
15-25 |
O |
|
27 |
2005 |
SB 1194 |
Stem Cell-vote on amendment to
delete embryonic stem cell research |
YES |
23-17 |
O |
* 1994 to 2003: Deeds
Voted in House of Delegates on similar language SEE
HOD VOTES NEAR END OF DOCUMENT
Table 2: Senate
Education & Health Committee (Deeds not on this committee)
|
N |
Year |
Bill |
Issue |
Pro-Life Position |
Voting Result |
|
13 |
1992 |
SB 182 |
Parental Notification-vote to forward bill to
Senate floor (killed bill but wording later attached to another bill on
Senate floor and passed; vetoed by Gov. Wilder) |
YES |
4-11 |
|
14 |
1994 |
HB 1355 |
Parental Notification-vote to forward bill to
Senate floor |
YES |
7-8 |
|
15 |
1996 |
SB 25 & HB 267 |
Parental Notification-vote to forward bills
to Senate floor (both bills killed on identical votes; wording later attached
to another bill on Senate floor and passed but died in House) |
YES |
6-9 |
|
16 |
1997 |
SB 1149 |
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban-vote to forward
bill to Senate floor |
YES |
5-9 |
|
17 |
1998 |
HB 1371 |
Informed Consent-vote to forward bill to
Senate floor |
YES |
6-9 |
|
18 |
1999 |
HB 2108 |
Informed Consent-vote to forward bill to
Senate floor |
YES |
7-8 |
|
19 |
1999 |
HB 749 |
Clinic Licensing-vote to forward bill to
Senate floor |
YES |
4-11 |
|
20 |
2000 |
HB 1482 |
Informed Consent-vote to forward bill to
Senate floor |
YES |
7-8 |
|
22 |
2002 |
HB 601 |
Parental Consent-vote to forward bill to
Senate floor (failed) |
YES |
7-7 |
|
23 |
2002 |
HB 563 |
Abortion Conscience clause-vote to kill the
bill |
NO |
10-3 |
|
24 |
2003 |
HB 2367 |
Abortion Clinic Licensing-vote to forward
bill to Senate floor |
YES |
7-8 |
|
28 |
2004 |
HB 1290 |
Abortion Clinic Licensing-vote to refuse to
forward bill to Senate floor |
NO |
9-6 |
|
29 |
2004 |
SB 146 |
Abortion Clinic Licensing-vote to refuse to
forward bill to Senate floor |
NO |
9-6 |
|
30 |
2004 |
SB 371 |
Fetal Pain-information and pain relief-vote
to forward bill |
YES |
6-9 |
|
31 |
2004 |
HB 1315 |
Fetal Pain-information and pain relief-vote
to refuse to forward bill |
NO |
9-5 |
|
32 |
2005 |
SB 1194 |
Stem Cell Research-vote to forward bill to
Senate floor |
NO |
9-6 |
|
33 |
2005 |
HB 1524 |
Fetal Pain-vote to forward bill to Senate
floor |
YES |
6-9 |
|
34 |
2005 |
HB 2784 |
Abortion Clinic Licensing-vote to forward
bill to Senate floor |
YES |
6-9 |
|
35 |
2006 |
HB 189 |
Abortion Clinic Licensing-vote to forward
bill to Senate floor |
YES |
6-9 |
|
36 |
2006 |
HB 1274 |
Reporting of Abortion Complications-vote to
kill the bill |
NO |
9-6 |
|
37 |
2007 |
HB 1665 |
Forced or Coerced Abortion-vote to kill the
bill |
NO |
9-6 |
|
38 |
2007 |
HB 1883 |
Abortion Clinic Licensing-vote to kill the
bill |
NO |
9-6 |
|
39 |
2007 |
HB 2456 |
Unborn Child Pain Awareness-vote to forward
bill to Senate floor |
YES |
5-10 |
|
40 |
2007 |
HB 2808 |
Ultrasound Prior to Abortion-vote to forward
bill to Senate floor |
YES |
6-9 |
Senate Courts of
Justice Committee (Deeds not on this committee)
|
N |
Year |
Bill |
Issue |
Pro-Life Position |
Voting Result |
|
21 |
2001 |
HB 2403 |
Feticide-vote to forward bill to Senate floor
|
YES |
6-9 |
State Senate Voting
Record
2004-2007 (from
archived file 2007_Va_Senate_Vote_Table.shtml)
|
SENATOR |
District |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28* |
29* |
30* |
31* |
32* |
33* |
34* |
35* |
36* |
37* |
38* |
39* |
40* |
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Deeds |
D-25 |
X |
O |
O |
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Legend:
X = Vote for Pro-Life
position
O = Vote against
Pro-life position
blank = Not in Senate or Senate Committee at
time of vote
State Senate Votes 1978-2003 (See
also Key to Votes in chart below from 2003)
|
SENATOR |
District |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 Parental Notification |
7 Parental Notification |
8 Parental Notification (Passage) |
9 Partial Birth Abortion Ban
(Passage) |
10 Informed Consent |
11 Partial Birth Abortion
(amendments) |
12 Parental Consent
(amendments) |
|
YEAR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1994 |
1997 |
1997 |
1998 |
2001 |
2003 |
2003 |
|
Deeds |
D-25 |
|
|
|
|
|
O* |
O* |
X* |
X* |
O* |
O* |
O* |
* Voted in House of
Delegates on similar language
** Voted For Senate
bill but Against House bill with identical language
Legend:
X =
Vote for Pro-Life position
O =
Vote against Pro-life position
A =
Abstained
--
= Did not vote
blank = Not in Senate at time
Published
in VSHL Lifesaver, October 2003
From 9_5_7_Va_Vote_Key.shtml
In elections\2003
26 Years of Voting on Pro-Life Issues
Check how your State Senator voted:
1978-2003 Senate Voting Table
Deeds’ votes – see N
6 through 12 below
1978-2003 Senate
Committee Voting Table – Key to Votes
|
Issue Number |
Year |
Bill |
Issue |
Pro-Life Position |
Voting Result |
|
6 |
1994 |
SB 610 |
Parental Notification, vote to weaken Gov. Allen's
bill by allowing notification of other family members |
NO |
22-18 |
|
7 |
1997 |
SB 1148 |
Parental Notification-vote to add other family
members |
NO |
14-26 |
|
8 |
1997 |
SB 1148 |
Parental Notification –
Vote on Passage |
YES |
26-14 |
|
9 |
1998 |
SB 552 |
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
– vote on passage |
YES |
33-7 |
|
10 |
2001 |
SB 1211 |
Informed Consent- Vote on
Passage |
YES |
24-16 |
|
11 |
2003 |
SB 1205 |
Partial-Birth Infanticide-
vote to accept Governor’s amendments |
NO |
12-28 |
|
12 |
2003 |
SB 1124 |
Parental Consent-vote to
accept Gov.’s amendments |
NO |
11-29 |
Excerpted From 7_5_4_Va_House_of_Delegates_Vote_Table_1-15.shtml in
2001 folder in elections folder
House of Delegates Votes 1978-1997 (Votes 1-15)
|
Delegate |
District |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
|
Year |
|
|
|
|
|
1992 |
1994 |
1994 |
1995 |
1995 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1997 |
1997 |
1997 |
|
Deeds |
D-12 |
|
|
|
|
O |
O |
X |
O |
O |
X |
O |
O |
X |
O |
O |
Legend:
X = Vote for Pro-Life
position
O = Vote against
Pro-life position vote
-- = Did not vote
blank = Not in Senate at time
Published in VSHL
Lifesaver, October 2001
Explanation of Virginia House of Delegates Votes (from 7_5_3_Va_House_of_Delegates_Vote_Key.shtml)
--Excerpted Issue Numbers (N) 5 through 15 as listed above
|
N |
Year |
Bill |
Issue |
Pro-Life Position |
Voting Result |
|
5 |
1992 |
HB 1110 |
Parental Notification vote
to refer (kill the bill) |
NO |
47-48 |
|
6 |
1994 |
HB 1355 |
Parental Notification vote to weaken by allowing
notification of other family members |
NO |
30-65 |
|
7 |
1994 |
HB 1355 |
Parental Notification passage
in House (died in Senate E&H) |
YES |
71-26 |
|
8 |
1995 |
HB 1359 |
Obstruction of Free Passage
(clinic access) |
NO |
66-32 |
|
9 |
1995 |
HB 2539 |
Outlawing assisted suicide
-vote to refer (kill the bill) |
NO |
51-41 |
|
10 |
1995 |
HB 1420 |
Parental Notification vote to weaken by allowing
notification of grandparents and siblings over 21 |
NO |
58-42 |
|
11 |
1996 |
HB 277 |
Assisted Suicide – vote to re-refer
(kill) the bill |
NO |
52-48 |
|
12 |
1997 |
HB 1148 |
Parental Notification - vote on substitute bill to
weaken by allowing notification of grandparents and siblings over 21 |
NO |
38-62 |
|
13 |
1997 |
HB 1148 |
Parental Notification –
Final passage of the law |
YES |
74-26 |
|
14 |
1997 |
HB 2898 |
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban-vote
to weaken with health exception |
NO |
56-44 |
|
15 |
1997 |
HB 2878 |
Licensing Abortion
Clinics-vote to rerefer (kill the bill) |
NO |
50-49 |
Published in VSHL
Lifesaver, October 2001