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2005 SESSION

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TIMOTHY M. KAINE, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SUSAN CLARKE SCHAAR, CLERK   Tuesday, January 18, 2005  

Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor Timothy M. Kaine

 

Prayer offered by The Reverend John S. Chadsey, Warrenton United Methodist Church,  Warrenton, Virginia

 

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present

 

Motion of Senator Blevins dispensed with reading of Journal (39-Y 0-N)

 

BILLS REPORTED

From Commerce and Labor: SB 707, 776, 798, 799, 864, 891 rereferred to Courts of Justice, 913, 933S, 936, 971, 1029S, 1059, 1107 rereferred to General Laws, 1108 rereferred to Transportation, 1227

From Finance: SB 696, 720, 755, 785, 786, 793S, 796, 803, 844, 851, 932, 1042, 1051, 1052, 1087, 1102

 

BILL REREFERRED

From Finance: SB 1225 rereferred to Courts of Justice

 

Leave(s) of Absence granted: Senator Chichester

 

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 767 (Election of a Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia , Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, and the Auditor of Public Accounts)

 

On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 12:15 p.m. to reconvene at 1:15 p.m.

The Senate reconvened at 1:15 p.m.

 

Bills and resolutions presented, ordered printed and referred under Senate Rules 11(b) and (26)g: see January 19 Senate Calendar

 

SR 19, 20, 21, 22 offered by Senator Stolle

SR 23 offered by Senator Martin

Resolutions presented, ordered printed and referred under Senate Rules 11(b)

 

HJR 767 – Rules suspended, taken up for immediate consideration (39-Y 0-N), readings waived, Norment floor amendments 1 and 2 agreed to, engrossed, agreed to (39-Y 0-N), House informed

 

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE:  House rejected Senate amendments to HJR 767

 

HJR 767 - Senate insisted on its amendments and requested committee of conference (39-Y 0-N), House informed

 

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House acceded to Senate request for committee of conference on HJR 767

 

HJR 767 - conferees appointed: Senators Stolle, Norment and Saslaw

 

HJR 767 - conference report agreed to (39-Y 0-N), House informed

 

CALENDAR

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - SENATE

SB 301 - House substitute agreed to (39-Y 0-N)

 

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING

Read third time

SB 717 - passed block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 741 - passed block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 753 - passed block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 766S - passed block vote (39-Y 0-N)

 

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING

Read second time

SB 774 - engrossed

SB 789 - engrossed

SB 819A - Cuccinelli floor amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed

SB 822A - Quayle floor amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed

SB 823 - engrossed

SB 894A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed

SB 935 - engrossed

 

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING

Read second time

SB 456 - passed by for the day

SB 724A - Edwards floor amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed

SB 706 - committee substitute rejected, passed by for the day

SB 721 - engrossed

SB 732A - Colgan floor amendment(s) agreed to, engrossed

SB 780 - engrossed

 

HJR 590 - Rules suspended, taken up for immediate consideration (39-Y 0-N), agreed to

 

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to conference report for HJR 767

 

Joint Order pursuant to HJR 767

 

SR 19 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, taken up for immediate consideration (34-Y 0-N), engrossed, agreed to (voice vote)

SR 20 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, taken up for immediate consideration (38-Y 0-N), engrossed, agreed to (voice vote)

SR 21 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, taken up for immediate consideration (39-Y 0-N), engrossed, agreed to (voice vote)

SR 22 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, taken up for immediate consideration (39-Y 0-N), engrossed, agreed to (voice vote)

SR 23 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, taken up for immediate consideration (39-Y 0-N), engrossed, agreed to (voice vote)

 

House informed that nominations have been made pursuant to HJR 767

 

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: Nominations have been made pursuant to HJR 767

 

ELECTION OF A JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA, CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES, GENERAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGES, JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT JUDGES, AND THE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

A Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia (28-Y 0-N)

     James W. Haley, Jr.

Circuit Court Judges (33-Y 0-N), reconsidered (38-Y 0-N), agreed to (38-Y 0-N)

     First Judicial Circuit: S. Bernard Goodwyn

     Second Judicial Circuit: Thomas S. Shadrick

     Second Judicial Circuit: William R. O'Brien

     Third Judicial Circuit: James A. Cales, Jr.

     Fourth Judicial Circuit: Junius P. Fulton, III

     Fourteenth Judicial Circuit: Burnett Miller, III

     Eighteenth Judicial Circuit: John E. Kloch

     Twenty-third Judicial Circuit: Jonathan M. Apgar

     Twenty-fourth Judicial Circuit: J. Samuel Johnston, Jr.

     Twenty-fourth Judicial Circuit: Mosby G. Perrow, III

General District Court Judges (37-Y 0-N)

     Ninth Judicial District: R. Bruce Long

     Thirteenth Judicial District: Philip L. Hairston

     Fifteenth Judicial District: Peter L. Trible

     Sixteenth Judicial District: Roger L. Morton

     Nineteenth Judicial District: Michael J. Cassidy

     Twenty-fifth Judicial District: William D. Heatwole

     Thirty-first Judicial District: Charles F. Sievers

     Thirty-first Judicial District: Peter W. Steketee    

Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges (38-Y 0-N)

     First Judicial District: Rufus A. Banks, Jr.

     First Judicial District: Larry D. Willis, Sr.

     Fourth Judicial District: M. Randolph Carlson, II

     Seventh Judicial District: Thomas W. Carpenter

     Twelfth Judicial District: Bonnie C. Davis

     Fifteenth Judicial District: Joseph J. Ellis

     Fifteenth Judicial District: David F. Peterson

     Sixteenth Judicial District: Susan L. Whitlock

     Seventeenth Judicial District: Esther Wiggins Lyles

     Twenty-fourth Judicial District: Kenneth W. Farrar

     Twenty-fourth Judicial District: Michael T. Garrett

     Twenty-fifth Judicial District: Paul A. Tucker

     Twenty-sixth Judicial District: Marvin C. Hillsman, Jr.

     Twenty-sixth Judicial District: William H. Logan, Jr.

     Thirty-first Judicial District: W. Alan Becker

     Thirty-first Judicial District: Paul F. Gluchowski

The Auditor of Public Accounts (38-Y 0-N)

     Walter J. Kucharski

 

NOMINATED BUT NOT ELECTED

Circuit Court Judges (33-Y 0-N), reconsidered (38-Y 0-N), agreed to (38-Y 0-N)

      Eighth Judicial Circuit: William C. Andrews, III

      Eighteenth Judicial Circuit: Lisa B. Kemler

      

Reading of report waived (38-Y 0-N)

 

On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate adjourned at 4:05 p.m. to convene Wednesday, January 19, 2005, at 12m.

 

KEY:  A = AMENDMENT(S); S = SUBSTITUTE; SA = SUBSTITUTE WITH AMENDMENT(S)