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2017 SESSION
Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor Ralph S. Northam
Prayer offered by The Reverend Kelvin Fitzgerald Jones, First Baptist Church of Capeville, Cape Charles, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
COMMUNICATION FROM STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS: Transmitting names of members-elect of the Senate
T. Montgomery Mason duly sworn in as Senator of the 1st District on November 23, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.
Lionel Spruill, Sr. duly sworn in as Senator of the 5th District on November 22, 2016, at 9:45 a.m.
ELECTION OF PAGES (38‑Y 0‑N)
1st District: Morgan Gross of Newport News
5th District: Faith Elizabeth Leftwich of Chesapeake
6th District: Maxwell Seamus Willette of Norfolk
8th District: Ainsley Elizabeth Proctor of Virginia Beach
10th District: Oliver Joseph Buckner of Midlothian
11th District: Wyatt Stead Carter of Chesterfield
12th District: Abigail Rebecca Gray of Richmond
17th District: Joshua Austin Cutright of Louisa
18th District: Faith Alexis Page of Franklin
19th District: Phoebe Noel Price of Abingdon
22nd District: Olivia Leigh Shores of Farmville
25th District: Elizabeth Odry Slaughter of Charlottesville
26th District: Audrey Louise Fisher of Fauquier
29th District: Joshua Ethan Lim of Dumfries
30th District: Lauren Beliveau Loesch of Alexandria
31st District: Senna Haley Keesing of McLean
34th District: Brenna Nicole Keam of Vienna
36th District: Cynthia McClain Brooks of Alexandria
39th District: Andrew Bridgman Poe of Lorton
40th District: Virginia Rachel Pillion of Abingdon
APPOINTMENT OF PAGES
Abigail Ruthe Rice of Forest
Emily Rose Swisher of Mechanicsville
Gunnar Franklin Phillips of Poquoson
Lillian Clare Hallock of Richmond
Jacob Thomas Ellis of Virginia Beach
APPOINTMENT OF MESSENGERS
Sarah Elizabeth Allen of Mecklenburg
Nathaniel Bryce Alpin of Fredericksburg
Megan Elizabeth Beasley of Richmond
Phillip James Bolick of Fredericksburg
Eban Lemma Ebssa of Alexandria
Emily Michelle Eppard of Louisa
Lillyana Ku’lani Freitas of Culpeper
Lucy Caroline Griffin of Winchester
Wyatt Walker Herman of Waynesboro
John James Keane III of Gainesville
Hope Marie Leftwich of Chesapeake
Amya Nazarine Matthews of Henrico
Keeley Avice Messick of Henrico
Sara Paige Murray of Middlesex
Madison Akinyi Elizabeth Odallo of Hampton
Tatiana Isabel Pejacsevich of Fauquier
Jack W. Reeves of Spotsylvania
Meredith Austin Vick of Williamsburg
Addison Hart Villanueva of Norfolk
William Alexander Vogel of Fauquier
Stephen Wesley Wiecek of Hanover
SR 102 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings and engrossment waived, taken up for immediate consideration (38‑Y 0‑N), agreed to (38‑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
MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 717 (Notifying Governor of organization) and request concurrence
HJR 717 - Taken up, agreed to (voice vote), House informed
Bills and resolutions prefiled, ordered printed and referred under § 30-19.3 of the Code of Virginia: see January 12 Senate Calendar
Bills and resolutions presented, ordered printed and referred under Senate Rules 11(b) and (26)g: see January 12 Senate Calendar
MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 555 (Establishing a schedule for conduct of business)
MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 556 (Establishing a prefiling schedule for 2018)
HJR 555 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (38‑Y 0‑N), agreed to (38‑Y 0‑N), House informed
HJR 556 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (38‑Y 0‑N), agreed to (38‑Y 0‑N), House informed
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10111)
The House of Delegates has agreed to the following House joint resolution: HJ 684
On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 1:37 p.m. to reconvene at 6:30 p.m.
The Senate reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
The Senate proceeded at 6:45 p.m. to House Chamber for Governor’s State of the Commonwealth Address
On motion of Senator Newman, the Senate adjourned at 8:02 p.m. to convene Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 12 m.