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2015 SESSION
Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor Ralph S. Northam
Prayer offered by The Reverend Teresa McRoberts, Skipwith United Methodist Church, Richmond, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Locke dispensed with reading of Journal (34-Y 4-N 1-A)
SJ 299 - offered by Senator McEachin (unanimous consent to introduce by voice vote)
SJ 300 - offered by Senator Stanley (unanimous consent to introduce by voice vote)
Rules suspended, privileges of the floor given to distinguished guests (37‑Y 0‑N)
BILLS REPORTED
From Commerce and Labor: SB 697S, 729, 737A, 748, 859S, 881, 896A, 999A rereferred to Finance, 1002, 1080, 1204
From General Laws and Technology: SB 775, 808 rereferred to Finance, 848, 854 rereferred to Finance, 927, 928, 1016, 1050, 1090, 1121, 1125, 1245A
BILLS REREFERRED
From Commerce and Labor: SB 770 rereferred to Courts of Justice, 1227 rereferred to Education and Health
From General Laws and Technology: SB 895 rereferred to Education and Health, 951 rereferred to Education and Health, 1189 rereferred to Courts of Justice
Bills presented, ordered printed and referred/joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 523: see January 21 Senate Calendar
Committee Nominations Report agreed to (39‑Y 1‑N)
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Hanger, Chair; Watkins, Ruff, Obenshain, McEachin, Petersen, Stuart, Marsden, Stanley, Black, Miller, Ebbin, Lewis, Chafin, and Dance
COMMERCE AND LABOR
Watkins, Chair; Colgan, Saslaw, Norment, Stosch, Wagner, Newman, Obenshain, Stuart, McWaters, Stanley, Alexander, Cosgrove, Chafin, and Dance
COURTS OF JUSTICE
Norment, Co-Chair; Obenshain, Co-Chair; Saslaw, Howell, Lucas, Edwards, Puller, McDougle, McEachin, Stuart, Vogel, Stanley, Reeves, Garrett, and Chafin
EDUCATION AND HEALTH
Martin, Chair; Saslaw, Lucas, Howell, Newman, Locke, Barker, Smith, McWaters, Black, Carrico, Garrett, Petersen, Cosgrove, and Lewis
FINANCE
Stosch, Co-Chair; Colgan, Co-Chair; Howell, Saslaw, Norment, Hanger, Watkins, Lucas, Newman, Ruff, Wagner, McDougle, Vogel, Carrico, and Alexander
GENERAL LAWS AND TECHNOLOGY
Ruff, Chair; Colgan, Stosch, Martin, Locke, Petersen, Barker, Vogel, Stuart, Deeds, Black, Ebbin, Reeves, Garrett, and Wexton
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Smith, Chair; Lucas, Martin, Hanger, Puller, Ruff, Locke, Marsden, Stanley, Miller, Ebbin, Favola, Lewis, Stosch, and Dance
PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS
Vogel, Chair; Martin, Howell, Deeds, Obenshain, Edwards, McEachin, Smith, Carrico, Reeves, Garrett, Alexander, Miller, Cosgrove, and Dance
REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Wagner, Chair; Hanger, Puller, Locke, McDougle, Barker, Norment, Black, Reeves, Favola, Wexton, McWaters, Deeds, Petersen, and Chafin
TRANSPORTATION
Newman, Chair; Watkins, Wagner, Deeds, McDougle, Smith, Marsden, McWaters, Colgan, Carrico, Favola, Alexander, Cosgrove, Edwards, and Wexton
RULES
McDougle, Chair; Colgan, Norment, Stosch, Martin, Hanger, Newman, Watkins, Ruff, Wagner, Obenshain, Smith, Vogel, Saslaw, Howell, and Lucas
Consideration of new Senate Rules pursuant to Rule 56 (40-Y 0-N)
SR 70 - Agreed to by Senate (32-Y 7-N)
CALENDAR
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 685 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 717 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 721 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 762 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 789 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 861 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 862 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 865 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 938 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)
SB 855 - Out of block, Passed by for day, Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to (40-Y 0-N), Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 860 - Out of block, Pending question ordered (27-Y 13-N), Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
SB 720 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
SB 722 - Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 20-N)
SB 832 - Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 4-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (33-Y 6-N 1-A)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 773 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 838 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB 946 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1079 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
SB1115 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
SB 858 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 869 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 899 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB 972 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
SB1165 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 908 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 914 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 915 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 918 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 919 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING
SB 794 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
SB 948 - Rules suspended, Constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day
On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 2:20 p.m. to reconvene at 3:50 p.m.
The Senate reconvened at 3:50 p.m.
MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJ 687 (Election of a Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, Judges of the Court of Appeals of Virginia, Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, and Members of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission)
HJ 687 - Rules suspended, taken up for immediate consideration (40‑Y 0‑N), readings waived, agreed to (39-Y 0‑N), House informed
Joint order pursuant to HJ 687
SR 71, 72, 73, 74, 75 and 76 offered by Senator McDougle
SR 71 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, reading waived, taken up for immediate consideration (39‑Y 0‑N), engrossed, agreed to (voice vote)
SR 72 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, reading waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40‑Y 0‑N), engrossed, agreed to (voice vote)
SR 73 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, reading waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40‑Y 0‑N), engrossed, agreed to (voice vote)
SR 74 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, reading waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40‑Y 0‑N), engrossed, agreed to (voice vote)
SR 75 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, reading waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40‑Y 0‑N), engrossed, agreed to (voice vote)
SR 76 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, reading waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40‑Y 0‑N), engrossed, agreed to (voice vote)
House informed that nominations have been made pursuant to HJ 687
MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: Nominations have been made pursuant to HJ 687 (Election of a Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, Judges of the Court of Appeals of Virginia, Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, and Members of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission)
ELECTION OF A JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA, JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA, CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES, GENERAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGES, JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT JUDGES, AND MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIAL INQUIRY AND REVIEW COMMISSION
A Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia (36‑Y 0‑N)
D. Arthur Kelsey
Judges of the Court of Appeals of Virginia (38‑Y 0‑N)
Richard Y. AtLee, Jr.
Mary Grace O’Brien
Wesley G. Russell, Jr.
Circuit Court Judges (40‑Y 0‑N)
Third Judicial Circuit: Johnny E. Morrison
Fourth Judicial Circuit: Michelle J. Atkins
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit: Gordon F. Willis
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit: Cheryl V. Higgins
General District Court Judges (40‑Y 0‑N)
First Judicial District: Philip J. Infantino III
Fourth Judicial District: Bruce A. Wilcox
Seventh Judicial District: Gary A. Mills
Eighth Judicial District: M. Woodrow Griffin, Jr.
Eighth Judicial District: Tonya Henderson-Stith
Twelfth Judicial District: Pamela O’Berry
Thirteenth Judicial District: Jacqueline S. McClenney
Nineteenth Judicial District: William J. Minor, Jr.
Twenty-third Judicial District: J. Christopher Clemens
Twenty-third Judicial District: Jacqueline F. Ward Talevi
Twenty-sixth Judicial District: Richard A. Claybrook, Jr.
Twenty-sixth Judicial District: Amy B. Tisinger
Twenty-seventh Judicial District: Gino W. Williams
Ninth Judicial District: Colleen K. Killilea, out of block (31-Y 0-N)
Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges (39‑Y 0‑N)
Second Judicial District: Deborah L. Rawls
Fourth Judicial District: Michelle J. Atkins
Sixth Judicial District: Jacqueline R. Waymack
Seventh Judicial District: Judith Anne Kline
Eighth Judicial District: Deborah S. Roe
Tenth Judicial District: S. Anderson Nelson
Fifteenth Judicial District: R. Michael McKenney
Eighteenth Judicial District: Uley Norris Damiani
Nineteenth Judicial District: Thomas P. Sotelo
Twenty-sixth Judicial District: Hugh David O’Donnell
Twenty-seventh Judicial District: Robert C. Viar, Jr.
Twenty-ninth Judicial District: Michael J. Bush
Twenty-ninth Judicial District: Martha P. Ketron, out of block (23-Y 0-N)
Members of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission (40‑Y 0‑N)
H. Lee Chitwood
Mary Bennett Malveaux
Michael E. Untiedt, out of block (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
Reading of report waived (36‑Y 2‑N)
On motion of Senator Stosch, the Senate adjourned at 4:42 p.m. to convene Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 12 m.