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2023 SESSION

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Minute Book
2023 Session
Senate of Virginia
WINSOME EARLE-SEARS, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SUSAN CLARKE SCHAAR, CLERK
Monday, January 23, 2023
 

 

Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears

Prayer offered by The Reverend Sam Frye, First Simple Church, Williamsburg, Virginia

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America led by Senate Page Rylan Opett of Mattaponi

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present

Motion of Senator Dunnavant dispensed with reading of Journal (35‑Y 3‑N)

COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10120): reading waived (33‑Y 5‑N)

The House of Delegates has passed the following House bill: HB 1595

House bill referred: see January 24 Senate Calendar

BILLS REPORTED

From Judiciary: SB 898, 909, 940 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 973S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 1067, 1135S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 1139S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 1167, 1181 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 1192 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 1306, 1382S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 1484 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 1492A

From Local Government: SB 822, 829, 874, 961, 1021, 1151, 1322, 1390S, 1455, 1467

BILL REREFERRED

From Local Government: SB 1078 rereferred to Rules

Leaves of absence granted: Senators Bell and Chase

SB 1544 and 1545 offered by Senator Rouse (unanimous consent to introduce by voice vote)

Bills presented, ordered printed and referred/joint resolutions laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 471: see January 24 Senate Calendar

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: The House of Delegates has agreed to HJR 558 and requests concurrence of the Senate

HJ 558 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (38‑Y 0‑N), Agreed to by Senate (38‑Y 0‑N), House informed

SR 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, and 98 - offered by Senators Edwards and Deeds

Joint order pursuant to HJ 558

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

SR 94 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (38‑Y 0‑N), Engrossed, Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SR 95 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (38‑Y 0‑N), Engrossed, Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SR 96 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (38‑Y 0‑N), Engrossed, Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SR 97 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (38‑Y 0‑N), Engrossed, Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SR 98 - 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 558

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: Nominations have been made pursuant to HJ 558 (Election of a Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, Judges of the Court of Appeals of Virginia, Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, and Members of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission)

ELECTION OF A JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA, JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA, CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES, GENERAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGES, JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT JUDGES, AND MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIAL INQUIRY AND REVIEW COMMISSION

A Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia (38‑Y 0‑N)

Cleo E. Powell

Judges of the Court of Appeals of Virginia (38‑Y 0‑N)

Mary Grace O’Brien

Richard Y. AtLee, Jr.

Circuit Court Judges (38‑Y 0‑N)

Third Judicial Circuit: Johnny E. Morrison

Seventh Judicial Circuit: Gary A. Mills

Ninth Judicial Circuit: Richard H. Rizk

Eleventh Judicial Circuit: Dennis M. Martin

Fourteenth Judicial Circuit: John Marshall

Fifteenth Judicial Circuit: Gordon F. Willis

Sixteenth Judicial Circuit: Cheryl V. Higgins

Nineteenth Judicial Circuit: Penney S. Azcarate

Nineteenth Judicial Circuit: Stephen C. Shannon

Twentieth Judicial Circuit: Douglas L. Fleming, Jr.

Twenty-sixth Judicial Circuit: Alexander R. Iden

Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit: H. Lee Harrell

Thirty-first Judicial Circuit: Tracy C. Hudson

Thirty-first Judicial Circuit: Kimberly A. Irving

General District Court Judges (37‑Y 0‑N)

Fifth Judicial District: Alfred W. Bates, III

Eighth Judicial District: Corry N. Smith

Twelfth Judicial District: James J. O’Connell, III

Nineteenth Judicial District: John A. Kassabian

Nineteenth Judicial District: Susan J. S. Stoney

Twenty-third Judicial District: Scott R. Geddes

Twenty-fifth Judicial District: Rupen R. Shah

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

First Judicial District: Larry D. Willis, Sr.

Third Judicial District: Bryan K. Meals

Fifth Judicial District: Stan Del Clark

Fifteenth Judicial District: Shannon O. Hoehl

Fifteenth Judicial District: Julian W. Johnson

Eighteenth Judicial District: Constance H. Frogale

Nineteenth Judicial District: Divani R. Nadaraja

Twentieth Judicial District: Pamela L. Brooks

Twentieth Judicial District: Melissa N. Cupp

Twenty-fifth Judicial District: Paul A. Tucker

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

Shannon O. Hoehl

Humes J. Franklin, III

Reading of report waived (38‑Y 0‑N)

CALENDAR

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING

SB 867 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB 1053 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB 1059 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB 1065 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB 1068 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

SB 1150 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (38-Y 0-N)

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING

SB 888 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 16-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)

SB 986 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)

SB 1112 - Passed by for day

SB 854 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)

SB 1287 - Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 10-N)

SB 1408 - Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 10-N)

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING

SB 1055 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1056 - Read second time, Peake floor amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 821 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 891 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 948 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 975 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1016 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1024 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1042 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1044 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1060 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1073 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1138 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1146 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1147 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1155 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1198 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

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

SB 1344 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1373 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 1418 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING

SB 870 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 929 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 1005 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 1017 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 1041 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 1045 - Read second time, Committee amendments agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 1046 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 1089 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 1096 - Read second time, Committee amendment agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 1307 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 1330 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING

SB 868 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 871 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 938 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 952 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 1027 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 1028 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 1058 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 1219 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 1238 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 1318 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 1372 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 1430 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 1057 - Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (voice vote)

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING

SB 815 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 855 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 1069 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 1216 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 1456 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (38-Y 0-N), Out of block, Rereferred to Judiciary (voice vote)

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION ON THIRD READING

SJ 226 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate (22-Y 15-N)

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING

SJ 230 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SJ 232 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SJ 239 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SJ 246 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SJ 250 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION ON FIRST READING

SJ 229 - Rules suspended, reading waived block vote (38-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

On motion of Senator Lucas, the Senate adjourned at 3:07 p.m. to convene Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 12 m.