Among the three constitutional amendments t Senate advanced this week was one that would automatically restore the right to vote to people who have completed their felony sentence. But lawmakers have also taken up several other bills that would makes changes to elections or how people vote.

The votes followed an emotional floor debate on abortion — and an unusual parliamentary tussle over whether the Democratic leader had violated the chamber’s decorum,

The Democrat-led Virginia Senate has voted to enshrine the right to an abortion and to vote in the state's constitution

The Virginia state Senate completed the first step to send a set of amendments on abortion and marriage before voters in next year’s elections. Lawmakers pushed forward a trio of amendments. The abortion amendment would enshrine a “fundamental right” to abortion,

The Virginia Senate voted Tuesday to advance a trio of constitutional amendments to guarantee Virginians' right to abortion care, automatically restore voting rights to disenfranchised felons and remove an antiquated law banning same-sex marriage .