The House has voted to expand the death penalty once again in the state with the nation's second busiest death chamber.

The House voted 73-25 Tuesday to expand Virginia's "triggerman rule," which reserves capital punishment for the person who actually does the killing. The bill would allow the death penalty for any accomplice who shares the triggerman's intent to kill.

Then the House voted 75-22 to allow capital punishment for those who kill fire marshals and auxiliary police while on duty.

The Senate already passed similar bills, but not by enough votes to override a likely veto.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, a Roman Catholic who is opposed to capital punishment, has vetoed the triggerman bill the last two years and has indicated he would do so to other efforts to expand the death penalty.