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2014 SESSION

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Minute Book
2014 Session
Senate of Virginia
WILLIAM T. BOLLING, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SUSAN CLARKE SCHAAR, CLERK
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
 

 

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

Prayer offered by The Reverend Jay Kelchner, Shady Grove United Methodist Church, Mechanicsville, Virginia

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present

COMMUNICATION: Resignation Letters of Senators Blevins, Northam, and Herring

COMMUNICATION FROM STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS: Transmitting name of member-elect of the Senate

John A. Cosgrove, Jr. duly sworn in as Senator of the 14th District on August 16, 2013 at 12m.

ELECTION OF PAGES (38‑Y 0‑N)

1st District: Alexandra Boyd Solomon of Williamsburg

2nd District: Carson Elliot Curley of Virginia Beach

3rd District: Aaron Dequan Bowen of Fort Lee

4th District: Benjamin Carter Jones of Moseley

5th District: Chad Jesse Monday of Martinsville

6th District: William McClanahan Geisler of Bristol

7th District: Emily Marie Dougherty of Goochland

8th District: McClain Ann Moran of Alexandria

9th District: Lane Lawson Carroll of Bristol

10th District: Brian Bailey Biggs of Ashburn

11th District: Mary Katherine Graham of Oakton

APPOINTMENT OF PAGES

Evan Lanier Donnellan of Richmond

Katlyn Renee Hipple of Williamsburg

Devyn Renshin Lee of Vienna

Callum Hughes Krishna of Norfolk

APPOINTMENT OF MESSENGERS

Richard Ross Allen of Clarksville

Jordan Nyles Bowman of Charles City

Megan McCrae Dickerson of Williamsburg

Emma Grace Edmunds of Henrico

Kira Susanne Flores of Chester

William Shelton Hayes of Richmond

William Everett Hillman III of Warsaw

Marcel Edmund Janowsky of Alexandria

Ryan Michael Keane of Gainesville

Sara Noelle Koochagian of Leesburg

Isabella Selena Pearson of Richmond

Sam Hasan Ramadan of South Riding

André Cam’ryn Rascoe of Newport News

Grace Lettner Rust of Farmville

Samuel Edward Schoedel of Fredericksburg

Erin Brooke Sullivan of Abingdon

Everett St. Clair Ward, Jr. of Roanoke

Sheridan Taylor Wells of Onley

Trenton James Whitfield of Chesapeake

SR 8 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings and engrossment waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40‑Y 0‑N), agreed to (40‑Y 0‑N)

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

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

COMMUNICATION FROM STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS: Transmitting names of elected officials:  Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 106 (Notifying Governor of organization) and request concurrence

HJR 106 - taken up, agreed to (voice vote), House informed

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 17 (Establishing a schedule for conduct of business)

HJR 17 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40‑Y 0‑N), agreed to (40‑Y 0‑N), House informed

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 18 (Establishing a prefiling schedule for 2015)

HJR 18 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40‑Y 0‑N), agreed to (40‑Y 0‑N), House informed

Bills and resolutions prefiled, ordered printed and referred under § 30-19.3 of the Code of Virginia: see January 9 Senate Calendar

Bills and resolutions presented, ordered printed and referred under Senate Rules 11(b) and (26)g: see January 9 Senate Calendar

On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 1:30 p.m. to reconvene at 6:40 p.m.

The Senate reconvened at 6:40 p.m.

The Senate proceeded at 6:45 to House Chamber for Governor’s State of the Commonwealth Address

On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate adjourned at 8:07 p.m. to convene Thursday, January 9, 2014 at 12 m.