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Minute Book 2006 SESSION SENATE OF VIRGINIA WILLIAM T. BOLLING, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SUSAN CLARKE SCHAAR, CLERK
Monday, January 16, 2006

Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor William T. Bolling

Prayer offered by The Reverend J. Brooke Willson, Shady Grove United Methodist Church, Mechanicsville,Virginia

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present

Motion of Senator McDougle dispensed with reading of Journal (37-Y 0-N)

COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10113): reading waived (37-Y 0-N)
House joint resolutions agreed to: HJR 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 26, 38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 49, 69, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 108, 109, 110, 111, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 162, 163, 164, 165

House joint resolutions Laid on Clerk's Desk: see January 17 Senate Calendar

BILLS REPORTED
From Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources: SB 2, 12A, 38A, 57S, 83S, 274
From Courts of Justice: SB 7, 22A, 26, 52, 113, 114, 120A, 239S
BILL REREFERRED

From Courts of Justice: SB 104 rereferred to Commerce and Labor

Bills presented, ordered printed and referred under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 113: see January 17 Senate Calendar

Leave(s) of Absence granted: Senator Puller

Rules suspended, privilege of the floor given to distinguished guest (38-Y 0-N)

Committee Nominations Report agreed to (38-Y 0-N)

AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Hawkins (Chair); Chichester; Ticer; Whipple; Hanger; Watkins; Reynolds; Puckett; Ruff; Blevins; Deeds; Cuccinelli; Obenshain; Locke; and McDougle

COMMERCE AND LABOR
Wampler (Chair); Colgan; Saslaw; Chichester; Miller; Norment; Stosch; Stolle; Potts; Edwards; Williams; Watkins; Wagner; Newman; and Rerras

COURTS OF JUSTICE
Stolle (Chair); Saslaw; Marsh; Quayle; Norment; Howell; Lucas; Edwards; Reynolds; Puller; Rerras; Blevins; Cuccinelli; Obenshain; and McDougle

EDUCATION AND HEALTH
Potts (Chair); Saslaw; Lambert; Houck; Lucas; Howell; Quayle; Martin; Newman; Edwards; Ruff; Whipple; Blevins; Rerras; and Bell

FINANCE
Chichester (Chair); Colgan; Lambert; Wampler; Stosch; Houck; Hawkins; Howell; Saslaw; Stolle; Quayle; Norment; Potts; Hanger; and Watkins

GENERAL LAWS AND TECHNOLOGY
Stosch (Chair); Colgan; Houck; Lambert; Wampler; Miller; Hawkins; Martin; Ruff; Wagner; O'Brien; Bell; Devolites Davis; Locke; and (vacancy)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Quayle (Chair); Marsh; Lucas; Martin; Hanger; Newman; Ticer; Whipple; Reynolds; Puckett; Puller; Ruff; Cuccinelli; Obenshain; and (vacancy)

PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS
Martin (Chair); Lambert; Hawkins; Howell; Potts; Stolle; Deeds; O'Brien; Whipple; Reynolds; Bell; Devolites Davis; Obenshain; Puckett; and (vacancy)

REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Hanger (Chair); Miller; Marsh; Lucas; Williams; Ticer; Puller; Wagner; Cuccinelli; O'Brien; Deeds; Devolites Davis; Locke; McDougle; and (vacancy)

RULES
Norment (Chair); Colgan; Saslaw; Wampler; Chichester; Stosch; Quayle; Hawkins; Stolle; Hanger; Williams; Houck; Potts; Whipple; Martin; and Devolites Davis

TRANSPORTATION
Williams (Chair); Houck; Miller; Marsh; Newman; Watkins; Puckett; Rerras; Wagner; Blevins; Deeds; O'Brien; Bell; Devolites Davis; and McDougle

CALENDAR

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
Read second time
SB 33 - engrossed
SB 62 - engrossed
SB 66 - engrossed
SB 67 - engrossed
SB 71 - engrossed
SB 75 - engrossed
SB 54A - committee amendment(s) agreed to, out of block, rereferred to Rules

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 25 - read first time
SB 100 - read first time

REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILL ON FIRST READING
SB 53 - read first time

SJR 112 - Rules suspended, taken up for immediate consideration (38-Y 0-N), agreed to (voice vote)

On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 12:50 p.m. to reconvene at 6:30 p.m.

The Senate reconvened at 6:30 p.m.

The Senate proceeded at 6:40 p.m. to the House Chamber for the Governor's State of the Commonwealth Address

On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate adjourned in Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at 7:49 p.m. to convene Tuesday, January 17 at 12 m.


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