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2024 SESSION

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Minute Book 2024 Session Senate of Virginia WINSOME EARLE-SEARS, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SUSAN CLARKE SCHAAR, CLERK Wednesday, January 10, 2024  

 

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

Prayer offered by The Reverend William Archer, Potomac Valley Church, Dumfries, Virginia

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

COMMUNICATION FROM DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS: Transmitting names of Senators-elect of the Senate

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present

Oath given to Senators-elect by Clerk of the Senate

Rules suspended, privileges of the floor given to distinguished guests (39‑Y 0‑N)

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

SR 3 - Taken up for immediate consideration, Engrossed, Agreed to by Senate (39‑Y 0‑N)

ELECTION OF PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE

L. Louise Lucas nominated, elected (39‑Y 0‑N)

ELECTION OF CLERK OF THE SENATE

Susan Clarke Schaar nominated, elected (39‑Y 0‑N)

Oath given to Clerk of the Senate by the Honorable Cleo E. Powell, Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia

SR 2 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings and engrossment waived, taken up for immediate consideration (39‑Y 0‑N), Agreed to by Senate (39‑Y 0‑N)

House informed the Senate is duly organized and ready to proceed

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 47 (Notifying Governor of organization) and requests concurrence 

HJR 47 - Taken up for immediate consideration, Agreed to by Senate (voice vote), House informed

Committee Nominations report agreed to (38‑Y 1‑N), reconsidered (39-Y 0-N), Committee Nominations report agreed to (38‑Y 1‑N)

AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Marsden, Chair: Obenshain, Stuart, Stanley, Suetterlein, Favola, Hashmi, Hackworth, Roem, Williams Graves, Perry, Perkarsky, French, Salim and Vacancy

COMMERCE AND LABOR

Deeds, Chair: Obenshain, Lucas, Marsden, Ebbin, Surovell, Stanley, McDougle, Locke, Reeves, DeSteph, McPike, Peake, Rouse and Bagby

COURTS OF JUSTICE

Surovell, Chair: Obenshain, McDougle, Deeds, Stuart, Stanley, Boysko, Peake, Bagby, Jordan, Aird, Subramanyam, Carroll Foy, Perry and Salim

EDUCATION AND HEALTH

Hashmi, Chair: Lucas, Locke, Suetterlein, Peake, Pillion, Favola, Boysko, Bagby, Head, Aird, VanValkenburg, Durant, Pekarsky and Craig

FINANCE AND APPROPRIATIONS

Lucas, Chair: Deeds, Locke, Marsden, Ebbin, McDougle, Obenshain, Stuart, Reeves, Favola, Surovell, McPike, Boysko, Pillion and Hashmi

GENERAL LAWS AND TECHNOLOGY

Ebbin, Chair: Locke, Reeves, McPike, Pillion, Rouse, Head, Jordan, Aird, VanValkenburg, Roem, Subramanyam, Carroll Foy, French and Craig

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

McPike, Chair: Stanley, Suetterlein, Bagby, Sturtevant, McGuire, Aird, VanValkenburg, Roem, Subramanyam, Williams Graves, Durant, Diggs, Pekarsky and Vacancy

PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS

Rouse, Chair: Deeds, Ebbin, Hackworth, DeSteph, Sturtevant, McGuire, VanValkenburg, Subramanyam, Carroll Foy, Durant, Perry, Diggs, Salim and Vacancy

REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES

Favola, Chair: McDougle, Reeves, Surovell, DeSteph, Rouse, Head, Jordan, VanValkenburg, Williams Graves, Carroll Foy, Perry, French, Salim and Craig

TRANSPORTATION

Boysko, Chair: Marsden, DeSteph, Suetterlein, Obenshain, Hashmi, Hackworth, Bagby, Sturtevant, McGuire, Aird, Roem, Williams Graves, Diggs and Pekarsky

RULES

Locke, Chair: Lucas, Deeds, Marsden, Favola, Ebbin, McPike, Surovell, Boysko, Hashmi, Rouse, McDougle, Stuart, Peake and Pillion

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 48 (Establishing a schedule for conduct of business)

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 49 (Establishing a prefiling schedule for 2025)

HJR 48 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (39‑Y 0‑N), Agreed to by Senate (39‑Y 0‑N), House informed

HJR 49 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (39‑Y 0‑N), Agreed to by Senate (39‑Y 0‑N), House informed

Bills and resolutions prefiled, ordered printed and referred under § 30-19.3 of the Code of Virginia: see January 11 Senate Calendar

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

On motion of Senator Surovell, the Senate recessed at 2:40 p.m. to reconvene at 3:45 p.m.

The Senate reconvened at 3:45 p.m.

The Senate proceeded at 3:45 p.m. to the House Chamber for Governor’s State of the Commonwealth Address

On motion of Senator Lucas, the Senate adjourned at 4:58 p.m. to convene Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 12 m.