Next Tuesday is “Cross-over Day” at the Virginia General Assembly.

That means it’s halftime for the 2015 legislative session.

By the end of the day Tuesday, the Senate and the House of Delegates must finish any action on bills that were introduced by each chamber’s members, with the exception of the budget bill.

Then on Wednesday, the chambers swap. The House considers bills that originated in the Senate, while the Senate considers bills that were introduced in the House.

When the General Assembly adjourns at the end of February, the life of every man, woman and child in Virginia will undergo some impact or change because of the action — or inaction — of the 140 state lawmakers meeting now at the State Capitol in Downtown.

Let’s take a quick look at some of the action to date. The House has killed bills that would:

• Raise the minimum wage in Virginia to help low-income workers escape poverty.

• Limit the interest rate payday lenders can charge consumers.

• Establish a compensation fund for surviving victims of the state’s involuntary sterilization program from 1924 to 1979.

• Prohibit police departments from setting quotas for arrests or summonses in a specific timeframe, or using such

quotas in evaluating a police officer’s job performance.

• Pay triple damages to employees who have suffered pay discrimination based on gender.

The Senate has killed bills that would:

• Limit handgun purchases to one a month.

• Close the “gunshow loophole” that allows private owners to sell guns without requiring purchasers to undergo a criminal background check.

• Reduce the number of Standards of Learning tests required of Virginia public school students from 29 to 17.

• Lift the ban on starting the school year before Labor Day without a waiver from the state Board of Education.

• Eliminate jail time for marijuana possession in favor of a maximum $100 civil penalty.

• Remove restrictions on same-sex marriage under the state Constitution and in the Code of Virginia.

While the picture seems bleak for Virginians who support fairness in many areas affecting our lives and opportunities, there are some bright spots:

The Senate and House have approved bills, either in committee action or floor action, that would:

• Require a majority vote for a winner to be declared in state elections. If no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the votes cast, a run-off election must be held between the top two vote getters. (Remember the special election in House District 74 on Jan. 13 in which Delegate Joseph D. Morrissey was re-elected with only 42 percent of the vote?)

• Prohibit discrimination in public employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

• Allow a marijuana derivative to be used by patients with seizures.

• Establish some type of ethics review panel to investigate complaints against public officials, but there is disagreement on the details.

House or Senate panels also blocked attempts to keep undocumented immigrant students from qualifying for in- state tuition at Virginia’s public colleges and quashed a bill allowing anyone holding a state license (i.e., doctor, contractor, mortician, barber, beautician, etc.) to deny services to gay people without facing disciplinary action.

As Yogi Berra said, and Lenny Kravitz sang: It ain’t over ’til it’s over. That means there’s still time for each and every Virginia voter and resident to impact the process. There’s still time to call your representative in the House of Delegates and in the Senate to voice your opinion on legislation before the General Assembly.

All 140 seats in the General Assembly are up for election in November, giving your opinion just a little more clout in asking that your elected official vote a certain way on legislation.

The website VirginiaGeneralAssembly.gov offers a quick and handy reference for looking up bills and resolutions and where they are currently in the legislative process. It also provides names and phone numbers of the 100 members of the House and 40 members of the Senate.

It’s your time. It’s your voice. It’s your vote. Use it.