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2022 SESSION
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)
1st District: Maxyn Flaura Hallare of Newport News
5th District: Sahasra Ambika Jonnalagadda of Loudoun
8th District: Piper Claire Richardson of Virginia Beach
10th District: Elise Angeline Hill of Midlothian
11th District: Samuel James Schuster of Chester
12th District: Sonvi Chawla of Henrico
17th District: Addison Young Hunt of Spotsylvania
18th District: Prince Smith of Portsmouth
19th District: Robby Julius Breimann of Tazewell
22nd District: Mary Kathryn Place of Lynchburg
25th District: Catherine Sumner Slaughter of Charlottesville
26th District: Delaney Jean Herzog of Williamsburg
29th District: Shaun L. Hadley of Manassas
30th District: Lena Eliza Wilson of Alexandria
31st District: Caroline Andrea Lefton of Great Falls
34th District: Gretchen Schmitt of Vienna
36th District: Diego Damasco Orendain of Alexandria
39th District: Amelia Cate Seibert of Richmond
40th 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.