SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2022 SESSION
Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor Justin E. Fairfax
Prayer offered by The Reverend Dr. Dwight Riddick, Sr., Gethsemane Baptist Church, Newport News, Virginia
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America led by Senate Page Summer Alwood of Springfield
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Howell dispensed with reading of Journal (36‑Y 2‑N)
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)
BILLS REPORTED
From Education and Health: SB 14S, 53, 161 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 232, 238 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
BILL REREFERRED
From Education and Health: SB 163 rereferred to Judiciary
Bills and resolutions presented, ordered printed and referred under Senate Rules 11(b) and (26)g: see January 14 Senate Calendar
Committee Nominations Report agreed to (39-Y 1-N)
AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Petersen, Chair; Hanger, Ruff, Obenshain, Stuart, Marsden, Stanley, Lewis, Suetterlein, Mason, McClellan, Favola, Morrissey, Hashmi, and Hackworth
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Lewis, Chair; Hanger, Stanley, Favola, DeSteph, Dunnavant, McPike, Howell, Spruill, Morrissey, Bell, Hashmi, Kiggans, Reeves, and Hackworth
PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS
Deeds, Chair; Howell, Vogel, Reeves, Ebbin, Ruff, Spruill, Peake, McDougle, Surovell, Mason, McClellan, Boysko, Bell, and Hackwworth
REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Favola, Chair; Hanger, Locke, McDougle, Reeves, Cosgrove, Surovell, DeSteph, McPike, Spruill, Mason, Boysko, Morrissey, Kiggans, and Pillion
TRANSPORTATION
Marsden, Chair; Newman, Favola, Cosgrove, DeSteph, Suetterlein, McClellan, Peake, Boysko, Obenshain, Ebbin, Surovell, McPike, Spruill, and Pillion
CALENDAR
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS
SJ 2 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
SJ 4 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
SJ 15 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
SJ 16 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
SJ 17 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
SJ 22 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
SJ 23 - Agreed to by Senate block vote
SJ 8 - Out of block, Agreed to by Senate
SJ 21 - Out of block, Passed by for day
COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS
SJ 18 - Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)
SJ 6 - Out of block, Passed by for day
SJ 9 - Out of block, Passed by for day
MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 81 (Establishing an Inaugural Committee)
HJR 81 - Rules suspended, Taken up for immediate consideration, Agreed to by Senate (voice vote), House informed
SENATE INAUGURAL COMMITTEE: L. Louise Lucas, President pro tempore; Richard L. Saslaw, Thomas K. Norment, Jr., Emmett W. Hanger, Jr., Stephen D. Newman, John S. Edwards, Frank M. Ruff, Jr., R. Creigh Deeds, Mark D. Obenshain, Mamie E. Locke, Ryan T. McDougle, J. Chapman Petersen, George L. Barker, Jill Holtzman Vogel, Richard H. Stuart, and David W. Marsden
On motion of Senator Lucas, the Senate adjourned at 12:47 p.m. to convene Friday, January 14, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.