• Legislation that would have limited the penalty for environmental-law violations passed the House 62 to 37 and passed the Senate 40-0.
• A bill that would have allowed penalties for failing to report large quantities of water used for irrigation passed 75-23 in the House and 26-14 in the Senate.
• A bill that would have required elementary and middle schools to provide 150 weekly minutes of physical education passed 55 to 40 in the House and 37-2 in the Senate.
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![Chloe's wounds have healed after a violent attack at her previous home, and the 3-year-old Shih Tzu has found a new home in Fairfax County with veterinarian Abby Dunlap and her family. "[S]he certainly hasn't let it get her down," Dr. Dunlap says.](http://media.washtimes.com/media/image/2013/06/16/6_162013_dog-20130613-015-068201_s75x50.jpg?586bf2ccc87528001b14cd6b516c807c7828d48b)
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