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2021 SESSION

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Minute Book
2021 Session
Senate of Virginia
JUSTIN E. FAIRFAX, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SUSAN CLARKE SCHAAR, CLERK
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
 

 

Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor Justin E. Fairfax

On motion of Senator Saslaw, the Senate recessed at 12:20 p.m. to reconvene at 3:10 p.m.

The Senate reconvened at 3:10 p.m.

Prayer offered by The Honorable John S. Edwards, 21st Senatorial District

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America led by Michael Adams, Director of Human Resources

Motion to suspend the Rules to allow Senators who have been impacted by COVID-19 to vote remotely and electronically agreed to (38-Y 0-N)

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present

Motion of Senator Norment dispensed with reading of Journal (38-Y 1-N)

COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10125): reading waived (36‑Y 3‑N)

The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 1736, 1760, 1775, 1790, 1804, 1806, 1814, 1821, 1833, 1837, 1838, 1852, 1853, 1865, 1878, 1897, 1905, 1911, 1916, 1921, 1951, 1958, 1968, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2012, 2058, 2060, 2081, 2159, 2178, 2179, 2181, 2223

The House of Delegates has agreed to the following House joint resolutions: HJ 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 602, 603, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613

The House of Delegates has agreed to the following Senate joint resolutions: SJ 295, 296, 304, 306, 307, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 318

COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10126): reading waived (36-Y 3-N)

The House of Delegates has agreed to the following House joint resolution: HJ 628

House bills referred, and joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk: see January 27 Senate Calendar

BILLS REPORTED

From Commerce and Labor: SB 1159S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 1195S, 1223, 1269S, 1275S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 1310S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 1334, 1342 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 1351, 1375 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 1380 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 1413S

From Finance and Appropriations: SB 1102S, 1147, 1150A, 1165, 1170, 1204A, 1207, 1221, 1227, 1251, 1298, 1302, 1321, 1328A, 1367, 1403, 1438

BILL REREFERRED

From Commerce and Labor: SB 1323 rereferred to Judiciary

Joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), 26(g), and HJ 575: see January 27 Senate Calendar

HJ 628 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (39‑Y 0‑N), Agreed to by Senate (39‑Y 0‑N), House informed

SR 99, 100, 101, and 102 offered by Senator Edwards

SR 103 offered by Senator Saslaw

SR 93 offered by Senator Deeds

Joint order pursuant to HJ 628

SR 99 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (39‑Y 0‑N), Edwards floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SR 100 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (39‑Y 0‑N), Engrossed, Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SR 101 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (39‑Y 0‑N), Edwards floor amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed, Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SR 102 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (39‑Y 0‑N), Surovell floor amendment agreed to (21-Y 18-N), Engrossed, Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SR 103 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (38‑Y 0‑N), Engrossed, Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SR 93 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (38‑Y 0‑N), Engrossed, Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

House informed that nominations have been made pursuant to HJ 628

CALENDAR

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING

SB 1154 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 1169 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 1187 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 1189 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 1205 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 1213 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 1242 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 1271 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 1296 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 1320 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 1324 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 1369 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 1399 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 1421 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

SB 1427 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (39-Y 0-N)

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING

SB 1291 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)

SB 1121 - Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 10-N)

SB 1220 - Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 14-N)

SB 1256 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)

SB 1322 - Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N)

SB 1343 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING

SB 1098 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1126 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1172 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1214 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1253 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1277 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1297 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1335 - Read second time, Stuart floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1408 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1414 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING

SB 1355 - Motion to recommit to Local Government agreed to (voice vote)

SB 1199 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (23-Y 16-N), Stuart floor substitute ruled out of order, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 1136 - Passed by for day

SB 1229 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 1263 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 1329 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 1366 - Passed by for day

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING

SB 1248 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (36-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 1400 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (36-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 1447 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (36-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 1457 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (36-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING

SB 1206 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (36-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 1393 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (36-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING

SJ 276 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 286 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 292 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 294 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 308 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION ON SECOND READING

SJ 285 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

On motion of Senator Chase, the Senate recessed at 4:45 p.m. to reconvene at 5:25 p.m.

The Senate reconvened at 5:25 p.m.

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE RESOLUTION ON SECOND READING

SR 91 - Read second time, Bell floor substitute ruled germane, Bell floor substitute agreed to (voice vote), Passed by for day

COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN20126): Nominations have been made pursuant to HJ 628 (Election of Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, Member of Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission, Members of the State Corporation Commission, and the Auditor of Public Accounts)

ELECTION OF CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES, GENERAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGES, JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT JUDGES, MEMBER OF THE JUDICIAL INQUIRY AND REVIEW COMMISSION, MEMBERS OF THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION, AND THE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Circuit Court Judges (37‑Y 0‑N 1-A)

Fourth Judicial Circuit: Junius P. Fulton, III

Tenth Judicial Circuit: Kimberley S. White

Fifteenth Judicial Circuit: Patricia Kelly

Fifteenth Judicial Circuit: Michael E. Levy

Eighteenth Judicial Circuit: Lisa Bondareff Kemler

Nineteenth Judicial Circuit: John M. Tran

Twenty-first Judicial Circuit: G. Carter Greer

Twenty-second Judicial Circuit: James J. Reynolds

Twenty-third Judicial Circuit: David B. Carson

Twenty-sixth Judicial Circuit: Bruce D. Albertson

Twenty-eighth Judicial Circuit: Deanis L. Simmons

Twenty-ninth Judicial Circuit: Jack S. Hurley, Jr.

Thirtieth Judicial Circuit: Tammy S. McElyea

Thirty-first Judicial Circuit: Carroll A. Weimer, Jr.

Third Judicial Circuit: Brenda C. Spry, Out of block (33-Y 0-N)

General District Court Judges (38‑Y 0‑N)

Second Judicial District: Vivian F. Henderson

Fourth Judicial District: Tasha D. Scott

Seventh Judicial District: Tyneka L. D. Flythe

Seventh Judicial District: M. Scott Stein

Eighth Judicial District: Tonya Henderson-Stith

Thirteenth Judicial District: David M. Hicks

Thirteenth Judicial District: Jacqueline S. McClenney

Thirteenth Judicial District: Mansi J. Shah

Fourteenth Judicial District: B. Craig Dunkum

Fourteenth Judicial District: John K. Honey, Jr.

Nineteenth Judicial District: Manuel A. Capsalis

Nineteenth Judicial District: Michael J. Lindner

Nineteenth Judicial District: William J. Minor, Jr.

Nineteenth Judicial District: Tina L. Snee

Twenty-third Judicial District: Jacqueline F. Ward Talevi

Twenty-fourth Judicial District: Stephanie S. Maddox

Twenty-sixth Judicial District: Amy B. Tisinger

Twenty-seventh Judicial District: Erin J. DeHart

Twenty-seventh Judicial District: Gino W. Williams

Thirty-first Judicial District: Robert P. Coleman

Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges (38‑Y 0‑N)

Fourth Judicial District: Lyn M. Simmons

Sixth Judicial District: Jacqueline R. Waymack

Fifteenth Judicial District: John E. Franklin

Fifteenth Judicial District: Frank G. Uvanni

Nineteenth Judicial District: Thomas P. Sotelo

Twenty-second Judicial District: Timothy W. Allen

Twenty-third Judicial District: Hilary D. Griffith

Twenty-third Judicial District: Melissa W. Friedman

Twenty-fourth Judicial District: Jeffrey P. Bennett

Twenty-sixth Judicial District: Hugh David O’Donnell

Twenty-seventh Judicial District: Robert C. Viar, Jr.

Twenty-eighth Judicial District: Joseph B. Lyle

Twenty-ninth Judicial District: Michael J. Bush

Twenty-ninth Judicial District: Martha P. Ketron

Member of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission (38‑Y 0‑N)

Terrie N. Thompson

Members of the State Corporation Commission (32‑Y 0‑N)

Angela L. Navarro

Jehmal T. Hudson

The Auditor of Public Accounts (38‑Y 0‑N)

Staci A. Henshaw

Reading of report waived (33‑Y 1‑N)

On motion of Senator Lucas, the Senate adjourned at 6:32 p.m. to convene Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 12 m.