Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, second from right, listens as Senate Minority Leader Tommy Norment, Jr., R-James City, left, foreground, and Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, left, rear, debate a point on SB137, a bill dealing with discretionary sentencing guidelines patroned by Sen. John Edwards, D-Roanoke, right, during the floor session of the Virginia Senate at the State Capitol in Richmond, VA Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. The bill had earlier tied, 20-20 and Sears called the three up to go into the details of the bill before she cast the tie-breaking vote. After discussion, she voted no, however, the bill was later called back up and put off for a day.
