PHOTOS: Monday, Feb. 22 at the Virginia General Assembly

Sen. Frank Ruff, R-Mecklenberg, left, and Sen. John Cosgrove, R-Chesapeake, right, walks past one of the exhibits as they head toward the floor session of the Virginia Senate, which is meeting inside the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, VA Monday, Feb. 22, 2021.

Sen. Richard Stuart, R-Prince George, left, Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, center and Senate Minority Leader Tommy Norment, Jr., R-James City, right, walk past one of the exhibits as they head toward the floor session of the Virginia Senate, which is meeting inside the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, VA Monday, Feb. 22, 2021.

Members of the Senate Republican caucus walk past a sign as they head toward the floor session of the Virginia Senate, which is meeting inside the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, VA Monday, Feb. 22, 2021.

Sen. Emmett Hanger, R-Augusta, sits behind the voting board as it passes the House version of the bill eliminating the death penalty in Virginia by a vote of 22-16 during the floor session of the Virginia Senate, which is meeting inside the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, VA Monday, Feb. 22, 2021.

Sen. Bill Stanley, R-Franklin, walks out of the chamber before the House version of the bill eliminating the death penalty in Virginia was passed by a vote of 22-16 during the floor session of the Virginia Senate, which is meeting inside the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, VA Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Stanley tried to get a floor substitute passed earlier that failed.

Sen. Bill Stanley, R-Franklin, debates the House version of the bill eliminating the death penalty in Virginia was passed by a vote of 22-16 during the floor session of the Virginia Senate, which is meeting inside the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, VA Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Stanley tried to get a floor substitute passed earlier that failed.

Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, listens as the Senate debates the House version of the bill eliminating the death penalty in Virginia that later passed by a vote of 22-16 during the floor session of the Virginia Senate, which is meeting inside the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, VA Monday, Feb. 22, 2021.

Sen.John Edwards, D-Roanoke, frowns as he listens to debate on the House version of the bill eliminating the death penalty in Virginia during the floor session of the Virginia Senate, which is meeting inside the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, VA Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The members later passed the bill 22-16.

Sen. Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, speaks as the Senate debates the House version of the bill eliminating the death penalty in Virginia that later passed by a vote of 22-16 during the floor session of the Virginia Senate, which is meeting inside the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, VA Monday, Feb. 22, 2021.

Sen.Bill DeSteph, R-VA Beach, right, confers with Sen. John Cosgrove, R-Chesapeake, left, during debate of the House version of the bill eliminating the death penalty in Virginia at the floor session of the Virginia Senate, which is meeting inside the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, VA Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The bill later passed, 22-16.

Senate Minority Leader Tommy Norment, Jr., R-James City, reads through legislation during the floor session of the Virginia Senate inside the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, VA Monday, Feb. 22, 2021.