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Minute Book 2022 Session Senate of Virginia JUSTIN E. FAIRFAX, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SUSAN CLARKE SCHAAR, CLERK Wednesday, January 12, 2022  

 

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

Prayer offered by Pastor John Brimm, The Mount Global Fellowship of Churches, Chesapeake, Virginia

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America led by Susan Clarke Schaar, Clerk of the Senate

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present

Motion to suspend the Rules to allow Senators who have been impacted by COVID-19 to vote remotely and electronically agreed to (39-Y 0-N)

ELECTION OF PAGES (40-Y 0-N)

1^st District: Maxyn Flaura Hallare of Newport News

5^th District: Sahasra Ambika Jonnalagadda of Loudoun

8^th District: Piper Claire Richardson of Virginia Beach

10^th District: Elise Angeline Hill of Midlothian

11^th District: Samuel James Schuster of Chester

12^th District: Sonvi Chawla of Henrico

17^th District: Addison Young Hunt of Spotsylvania

18^th District: Prince Smith of Portsmouth

19^th District: Robby Julius Breimann of Tazewell

22^nd District: Mary Kathryn Place of Lynchburg

25^th District: Catherine Sumner Slaughter of Charlottesville

26^th District: Delaney Jean Herzog of Williamsburg

29^th District: Shaun L. Hadley of Manassas

30^th District: Lena Eliza Wilson of Alexandria

31^st District: Caroline Andrea Lefton of Great Falls

34^th District: Gretchen Schmitt of Vienna

36^th District: Diego Damasco Orendain of Alexandria

39^th District: Amelia Cate Seibert of Richmond

40^th District: Samuel Clinton Wilson of Abingdon

APPOINTMENT OF PAGES

Bliss Charles Deane Browne Hays of Prince George

Elizabeth Jackelyn Bartos of Springfield

Kate Helen Kiggans of Virginia Beach

TaLeah Denese Ellsworth of Hampton

Lauren Elizabeth Hoehl of Hanover

Kolbie Malyn Antonia Stewart of Blacksburg

PAGE APPOINTMENTS

Summer Hanh Alwood of Springfield

Taaha Jawad Bhatti of Chesterfield

Dalayna Raines Carr of Herndon

Jackson Thomas Colgan of Fauquier 

Ella Caroline Goodove of Virginia Beach

James Matthew Haynes of Richmond

Ruby Linnaea Lackey of Hampton

Anderson Philip Marsden of Leesburg

Henry Scott Pillion of Abingdon

Angelina Aya Ramadan of Aldie

Sarah Grace Timberlake of North Chesterfield

SR 2 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings and engrossment waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)

House informed the Senate is duly organized and ready to proceed

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

COMMUNICATIONS FROM DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS: Transmitting names of Elected officials (Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General)

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE:  House agreed to HJR 23 (Notifying Governor of organization) and requests concurrence

HJR 23 - Taken up for immediate consideration, Agreed to by Senate (voice vote), House informed

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 21 (Providing for certain Joint Assemblies and Establishing a schedule for conduct of business) and requests concurrence

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 22 (Establishing a prefiling schedule for the 2023 Regular Session) and requests concurrence

HJR 21 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), House informed

HJR 22 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40-Y 0-N), Agreed to by Senate (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 13 Senate Calendar

Bills and resolutions presented, ordered printed and referred under Senate Rules 11(b) and (26)g: see January 13 Senate Calendar

On motion of Senator Saslaw, the Senate recessed at 2:35 p.m. to reconvene at 6:30 p.m.

The Senate reconvened at 6:30 p.m.

The Senate proceeded at 6:40 p.m. to the House Chamber for Governor’s State of the Commonwealth Address

On Motion of Senator Lucas the Senate adjourned at 8:11 p.m. to convene Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 12 m.