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By SEN. KEVIN MILLER
Rappahannock News Contributing Writer
Last week included the most hectic legislative day so far this session.
Monday, Feb. 4 was “crossover” day; the day that each house must complete action on all their regular bills and resolutions introduced this session. There were 176 Senate bills and resolutions on the calendar that had to be acted upon.
After several committee meetings, the Senate convened at 11 a.m. and did not complete the calendar until after 8 p.m. Unexpected, and sometimes undesirable results come about while acting on so many pieces of legislation against a deadline.
For instance: a Senator who is chairman of the safety sub-committee that oversees correction facilities, approached me with an amendment that he said was an arrangement that had been worked out with the Culpeper “people” that would resolve the Camp 11 issue. The amended language would close Camp 11 and provide funding authority for an 825-bed prison in Culpeper County. Within 10 minutes the amendment was adopted and the bill was passed and sent to the House of Delegates.
The good news is. . .Camp 11
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