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2007 SESSION

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Minute Book
2007 Session
Senate of Virginia
WILLIAM T. BOLLING, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SUSAN CLARKE SCHAAR, CLERK
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
 

 

Called to order at 10:30 a.m. by Lt. Governor William T. Bolling

Prayer offered by The Reverend Thomas W. Nance, Jr., New Hanover Presbyterian Church, Mechanicsville, Virginia

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present

Leave(s) of Absence granted: Senator Devolites Davis

ELECTION OF PAGES (39-Y 0-N)

1st District: Lynn Ericka Holloway of Hampton

2nd District: Virginia Grace Keever of Norfolk

3rd District: Raven Shanaye Mason of Brunswick

4th District: Alison Rebecca Mayer of Richmond

5th District: Elizabeth Evelyn Leggett of Halifax

6th District: Brandon S. Leffew of Lynchburg

7th District: Adam Joseph Rack of Hanover

8th District: Max Baer Blackman of Arlington

9th District: Clarence Ethan Ball of Castlewood

11th District: Gabriel John Dodson of Manassas

APPOINTMENT OF PAGES

Sydney Evelyn Shivers of Lancaster

Bronwyn Ann King of Henrico

Meredith Ferrell Bearden of Henrico

Steven Samuel Bond of Chesterfield

Kariann Belle Vander Pol of Glen Allen

APPOINTMENT OF MESSENGERS

Elena Dorothea Dimitri of Richmond

Rebecca Ann Dudley of Gloucester

Alexandra Ashburn Elwood of Midlothian

Catherine Cramer Emblidge of Richmond

Peyton Elizabeth Herring of Leesburg

Gregory Freeman Irving of Waverly

Emilee Morgan Loope of Covington

Samuel Boyce Obenshain of Harrisonburg

Adam Kurt Pearson of Richmond

Benjamin Philip Poupore of Richmond

Rebekah Ann Roberts of Fredericksburg

Kayla Kerchelle Russell of Newport News

Evans Daniel Tanner III of Mecklenburg

Clark Fitzgerald Thornhill of Richmond

Catherine Claire Valentine of Lynchburg

Laney Elizabeth Vaughan of Newport News

SR 37 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings and engrossment waived, taken up for immediate consideration (39-Y 0-N), agreed to (39-Y 0-N)

House informed that the Senate is duly organized and ready to proceed

COMMUNICATION FROM JUDICIARY: reading waived (38-Y 1-N)

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House is duly organized and ready to proceed

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 685 (Notifying Governor of organization) and request concurrence

HJR 685 taken up, agreed to (voice vote), House informed

Bills and resolutions prefiled, ordered printed and referred under § 30-19.3 of the Code of Virginia: see January 11 Senate Calendar

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

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 577 (establishing a schedule for the conduct of business)

HJR 577 – Rules suspended, committee discharged, reading waived, taken up for immediate consideration (38-Y 0-N), read third time, agreed to (38-Y 0-N), House informed

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 578 (establishing a prefiling schedule for 2008)

HJR 578 – Rules suspended, committee discharged, reading waived, taken up for immediate consideration (38-Y 0-N), read third time, agreed to (38-Y 0-N), House informed

On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 11:15 a.m. to reconvene at 6:30 p.m. to meet in the Elmon and Pamela Gray Presentation Hall at Jamestown Settlement

BILL REREFERRED

From Finance: SB 759 rereferred to Education and Health

The Senate reconvened at 6:30 p.m. in the Elmon and Pamela Gray Presentation Hall at Jamestown Settlement

The Senate proceeded at 6:30 p.m. to the House Chamber in the Robins Memorial Theater for Governor's State of the Commonwealth Address

On motion of Senator Colgan, the Senate adjourned at 7:55 p.m. to convene Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 12 m. in the Capitol in Richmond

 

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