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2024 SESSION

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2024 Session
Senate of Virginia
WINSOME EARLE-SEARS, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SUSAN CLARKE SCHAAR, CLERK
Thursday, January 18, 2024
 

 

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

Prayer offered by Ahmed Mahdi Hussein, Dar Al-Hijrah Masjid, Falls Church, Virginia

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America led by Senate Page Ishaan Jain of McLean

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present

Motion of Senator Aird dispensed with reading of Journal (38‑Y 1‑N)

BILLS REPORTED

From Courts of Justice: SB 157, 341S, 367S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 469S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

From Education and Health: SB 13S rereferred to Local Government, 27 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 28, 46S, 60, 62A rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 74, 127 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 128S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 133, 154, 155S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 159, 181 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 250A rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 283 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 314, 318 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 320 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 325S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 525A rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 613

From General Laws and Technology: SB 69 rereferred to Courts of Justice, 85, 172 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 184A, 204A, 217S rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 232S, 242A rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 245A rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 330, 354, 358A

BILLS REREFERRED

From Courts of Justice: SB 225 rereferred to Education and Health, 526 rereferred to General Laws and Technology

From Education and Health: SB 274 rereferred to Commerce and Labor

From General Laws and Technology: SB 185 rereferred to Commerce and Labor, 322 rereferred to Transportation

Bills and resolutions presented, ordered printed and referred under Senate Rules 11(b) and (26)g: see January 19 Senate Calendar

Committee Nominations report agreed to (40-Y 0-N)

AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Marsden, Chair: Obenshain, Stuart, Stanley, Suetterlein, Favola, Hashmi, Hackworth, Subramanyam, Williams Graves, Perry, Pekarsky, French, Salim and Mulchi

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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

PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS

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

TRANSPORTATION

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

CALENDAR

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING

SB 12 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 51 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 48 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 49 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 89 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 106 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 169 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 189 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 254 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 262 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 362 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 211 - Out of block, Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

SB 309 - Out of block, Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING

SB 8 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)

SB 112 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N), Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

SB 201 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N), Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

SB 332 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)

SB 375 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILL ON SECOND READING

SB 116 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING

SB 165 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 188 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 342 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING

SB 109 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 365 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS

HJ 4 - Agreed to by Senate block vote

HJ 11 - Agreed to by Senate block vote

HJ 31 - Agreed to by Senate block vote

HJ 59 - Agreed to by Senate block vote

HJ 62 - Agreed to by Senate block vote

SJ 29 - Agreed to by Senate block vote

SJ 35 - Agreed to by Senate block vote

SJ 37 - Agreed to by Senate block vote

COMMENDING RESOLUTIONS

HJ 16 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

HJ 66 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

HJ 72 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 30 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 38 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 39 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 40 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 41 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SR 4 - Agreed to by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SJ 13 - Out of block, Passed by for day

On motion of Senator Lucas, the Senate adjourned at 2:10 p.m. to convene Friday, January 19, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.