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2020 SESSION

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Minute Book 2020 Session Senate of Virginia JUSTIN E. FAIRFAX, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SUSAN CLARKE SCHAAR, CLERK Thursday, March 12, 2020  

 

Called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Lt. Governor Justin E. Fairfax

A Moment of Silent Prayer

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America led by Ginny Edwards, Senate Counsel

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present

Motion of Senator Howell dispensed with reading of Journal (30‑Y 3‑N)

COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10308):

The House of Delegates has agreed to the reports of the committees of conference on the following Senate bills:  SB 7, 36, 54, 94, 183, 286, 392, 393, 423, 433, 576, 593, 612, 629, 707, 710, 731, 740, 763, 793, 880, 888, 890, 905, 907, 939, 957, 990, 994, 1023, 1040, 1075

The House of Delegates has agreed to the reports of the committees of conference on the following House bills: HB 4, 1023, 1049, 1184, 1406

The House of Delegates has agreed to the reports of the second committees of conference on the following Senate bills: SB 2, 272, 384, 575, 588

The House of Delegates has agreed to the reports of the second committees of conference on the following House bills: HB 375, 785, 798, 896, 972, 1056, 1552

The House of Delegates has agreed to the reports of the committees of conference on the following Senate joint resolutions: SJ 35, 38, 67  

COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN70307): reading waived (28‑Y 5‑N)

The House of Delegates has agreed to the reports of the committees of conference on the following Senate bills: SB 34, 105, 272

The House of Delegates has agreed to the reports of the committees of conference on the following House bills: HB 36, 42, 46, 393, 395, 540, 542, 572, 582, 600, 660, 714, 799, 868, 972, 974, 975, 1017, 1024, 1034, 1056, 1176, 1201, 1209, 1211, 1250, 1301, 1414, 1424, 1434, 1439, 1495, 1506, 1509, 1513, 1519, 1526, 1537, 1602, 1634, 1705

The House of Delegates has agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the following House joint resolution: HJ 29

The House of Delegates has agreed to the report of the second committee of conference on the following House bill: HB 648

On motion of Senator Saslaw, the Senate recessed at 10:20 a.m. to reconvene at 12:15 p.m.

The Senate reconvened at 12:15 p.m.

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJ 510

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJ 509 (Election of a Circuit Court Judge, a General District Court Judge, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, and Members of the Judicial and Inquiry Review Commission)

Leaves of absence granted: Senators Dunnavant and Stuart

CALENDAR

BILLS IN CONFERENCE

HB 29 - Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 11-N)

HB 30 - Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 11-N)

HJ 510 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, second reading waived, taken up for immediate consideration (38-Y 0-N), Read third time, Agreed to by Senate (36-Y 2-N), House informed

HJ 509 - Rules suspended, taken up for immediate consideration (36‑Y 0‑N), Agreed to by Senate (35-Y 0-N), House informed

SR 80, 81, 83 offered by Senator Edwards

SR 82 offered by Senator Saslaw

Joint order pursuant to HJ 509

SR 53 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (34‑Y 0‑N), Engrossed, Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SR 80 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (35‑Y 0‑N), Engrossed, Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SR 81 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (35‑Y 0‑N), Engrossed, Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SR 82 - Rules not suspended, (21‑Y 15‑N, requires 27 affirmative votes to suspend the Rules)

SR 83 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (36‑Y 0‑N), Engrossed, Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

House informed that nominations have been made pursuant to HJ 509

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: Nominations have been made pursuant to HJ 509 (Election of a Circuit Court Judge, a General District Court Judge, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, Members of the Judicial and Inquiry Review Commission, and a Member of the State Corporation Commission)

ELECTION OF A CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE, A GENERAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT JUDGES AND MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIAL INQUIRY AND REVIEW COMMISSION

Circuit Court Judge (34‑Y 0‑N)

Twenty-third Judicial Circuit: Onzlee Ware

General District Court Judge (34‑Y 0‑N)

Thirtieth Judicial District: Andrew L. Johnson

Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges (34‑Y 0‑N)

Thirty-first Judicial District: Carlos J. Flores-Laboy

Thirty-first Judicial District: Jacqueline W. Lucas

Members of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission (35‑Y 0‑N)

Terrie N. Thompson

Kathleen M. Uston

Reading of report waived (30-Y 0-N)

On motion of Senator Locke, the Senate adjourned at 2:06 p.m. sine die