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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 24, 2024
 

 

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

Prayer offered by The Reverend Sherman Z. Logan, Jr., First Unitarian Universalist Church, Richmond, Virginia

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America led by Senate Page Aubrey Hubbard of Washington

ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present

Motion of Senator Carroll Foy dispensed with reading of Journal (37‑Y 1‑N)

COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE (HN10123): reading waived (39‑Y 1‑N)

The House of Delegates has passed the following House bills: HB 25, 66, 98, 166, 168, 258

House bills referred: see January 25 Senate Calendar

BILLS AND RESOLUTION REPORTED

From Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources: SB 11A, 31A rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 93, 455A rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 581 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 616A rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 663 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

From Finance and Appropriations: SB 5, 19, 25, 129, 156, 250, 367A, 369S, 393, 469, 510S

From Privileges and Elections: SB 4 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 131, 377A rereferred to Finance and Appropriations, 406, 577A, 605; SJ 3 rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

BILL REREFERRED

From Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources: SB 17 rereferred to Local Government

Resolutions presented, ordered printed and referred/joint resolution/resolution laid on Clerk’s Desk under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 48: see January 25 Senate Calendar

 On motion of Senator Surovell, the Senate recessed at 1:00 p.m. to reconvene at 2:00 p.m.

The Senate reconvened at 2:00 p.m.

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: The House of Delegates has agreed to HJ 99 and requests concurrence of the Senate

HJ 99 - 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

SR 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 offered by Senator Surovell

 SR 20 and 21 offered by Senator Deeds

Joint order pursuant to HJ 99

SR 15 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40‑Y 0‑N), Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SR 16 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40‑Y 0‑N), Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SR 17 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40‑Y 0‑N), Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SR 18 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40‑Y 0‑N), Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SR 19 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (39‑Y 0‑N), Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SR 20 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40‑Y 0‑N), Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

SR 21 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40‑Y 0‑N), Agreed to by Senate (voice vote)

House informed that nominations have been made pursuant to HJ 99

MESSAGE FROM HOUSE: Nominations have been made pursuant to HJ 99 (Election of a Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia, Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges, a Member of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission, Members of the State Corporation Commission, and a Member of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission)

ELECTION OF A JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA, CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES, GENERAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGES, JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS DISTRICT COURT JUDGES, A MEMBER OF THE JUDICIAL INQUIRY AND REVIEW COMMISSION, MEMBERS OF THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION, AND A MEMBER OF THE VIRGINIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION

A Judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia (40‑Y 0‑N)

Mary Bennett Malveaux

Circuit Court Judges (40‑Y 0‑N)

First Judicial Circuit: Marjorie T. Arrington

Fourth Judicial Circuit: Jamilah D. Le Cruise

Tenth Judicial Circuit: S. Anderson Nelson

Fifteenth Judicial Circuit: J. Overton Harris

Fifteenth Judicial Circuit: Ricardo Rigual

Nineteenth Judicial Circuit: Patrick M. L. Blanch

Nineteenth Judicial Circuit: Jonathan D. Frieden

Twenty-third Judicial Circuit: J. Christopher Clemens

Twenty-fourth Judicial Circuit: John T. Cook

Twenty-seventh Judicial Circuit: Robert M. D. Turk

General District Court Judges (40‑Y 0‑N)

First Judicial District: Michael R. Katchmark

Second Judicial District: Daniel R. Lahne

Judicial District 2-A: Gordon S. Vincent

Eighth Judicial District: Selena S. Glenn

Sixteenth Judicial District: Theresa W. Carter

Nineteenth Judicial District: Robert V. Bryan, Jr.

Nineteenth Judicial District: Anthony H. Nourse

Twenty-second Judicial District: Leslie R. Adams

Twenty-fourth Judicial District: Sam D. Eggleston, III

Twenty-fifth Judicial District: David B. Spigle

Twenty-seventh Judicial District: J. D. Bolt

Twenty-seventh Judicial District: Gerald E. Mabe, II

Twenty-eighth Judicial District: Jeffrey L. Campbell

Thirty-first Judicial District: William E. Jarvis  

Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges (40‑Y 0‑N)

First Judicial District: David J. Whitted

Third Judicial District: Diane P. Griffin

Fourth Judicial District: Robert M. Smith, III

Twelfth Judicial District: J. David Rigler

Thirteenth Judicial District: Ashley K. Tunner

Fourteenth Judicial District: Margaret W. Deglau

Sixteenth Judicial District: Ronald L. Morris

Nineteenth Judicial District: Razan Fayez

Nineteenth Judicial District: Michael C. Sprano

Twenty-second Judicial District: Brian H. Turpin

Twenty-fourth Judicial District: Brooke-Taylor Willse Gaddy

Twenty-fourth Judicial District: H. Cary Payne

Twenty-seventh Judicial District: H. Lee Chitwood

Twenty-eighth Judicial District: Richard S. Buddington, II

Thirtieth Judicial District: Marcus F. McClung

A Member of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission (40‑Y 0‑N)

Kyung N. Dickerson

Members of the State Corporation Commission (40‑Y 0‑N)

Kelsey A. Bagot

Samuel T. Towell 

A Member of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (40‑Y 0‑N)

Wesley G. Marshall

Reading of report waived (40‑Y 0‑N)

CALENDAR

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING

SB 232 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 6 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 26 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 150 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 158 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 168 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 180 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 182 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 353 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 400 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 545 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 572 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

SB 644 - Read third time and passed Senate block vote (40-Y 0-N)

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE BILL ON THIRD READING

SB 657 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N), Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N), Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING

SB 13 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 475 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 618 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate block vote (voice vote)

SB 90 - Out of block, Passed by for day

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING

SB 47 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 134 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 171 - Passed by for day

SB 296 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 316 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 447 - Read second time, Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

SB 595 - Read second time, Committee substitute agreed to (voice vote), Engrossed by Senate (voice vote)

UNCONTESTED CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING

SB 9 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 98 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 151 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 174 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 194 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 216 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 257 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 425 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 655 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 677 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

REGULAR CALENDAR

SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING

SB 14 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 146 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 166 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 241 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

SB 360 - Rules suspended, constitutional reading dispensed block vote (40-Y 0-N), Passed by for day

On motion of Senator Lucas, the Senate adjourned at 3:10 p.m. to convene Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 12 m.