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2025 Regular Session


Senate Calendar

January 16, 2025

Order of Business
Call to Order - 12 noon
Invocation by The Reverend Ben Campbell St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Richmond
Today’s Pledge of Allegiance by Senate Page Saket Jonnalagadda Loudoun
Senate Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar
Civil actions brought by warrant; extends date range for court appearance.
Retired or former law-enforcement officers; publication of personal information.
Limitation on prosecution of felony due to lapse of time after finding of probable cause; exception.
Vulnerable adults; seizure of property used in connection with/derived from financial exploitation.
Poquoson, City of; amending charter, powers of city council.
Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry; registration intervals for Tier I &Tier II offenses.
Richlands, Town of; amending charter, relates to ordinance.
Chesapeake, City of; amending charter, dates of elections, etc.
Charter; City of Norfolk.
Local officers; oath of office.
Shenandoah, Town of; new charter (previous charter repealed).
Roanoke, City of; amending charter, appointment of director of real estate valuation.
Danville, City of; new charter (previous charter repealed).
Senate Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar
Firearm transfers to another person from a prohibited person.
Charter; City of Portsmouth.
Zoning; civil penalties for certain repeat violations in Planning District 23 (Hampton Roads).
Affordable dwelling unit program; adds City of Falls Church to list.
Senate Bill on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar
Health insurance; carrier business practices, method of payment for claims.
Senate Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar
Supervisors, boards of; increases statutory salary caps for certain counties.
Child support; updates amounts in the schedule of basic support obligations.
Retail franchise agreements; governing law, competition restrictions.
Electric utilities; construction of renewable energy facilities.
State Corporation Commission; powers and duties.
Water & wastewater utilities; eligible infrastructure replacement and enhancement.
Senate Bills on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar
Local ordinances; regulation of pet shops.
Commonwealth of Virginia Higher Educational Institutions Bond Act of 2025; created.
Senate Bill on First Reading - Regular Calendar
Sales and use tax, local; additional tax authorized in all counties and cities to support schools.
Senate Joint Resolutions on First Reading - Regular Calendar
Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference).
Constitutional amendment (first reference); qualifications of voters; right to vote; persons not entitled to vote.
Constitutional amendment; marriage between two adult persons.
Memorial Resolutions
Celebrating the life of Dorothy Belle Scates Langmack.
Celebrating the life of John Andrew Brown.
Celebrating the life of Captain Jerome A. Sheppard, USAF, Ret.
Celebrating the life of John Wilder McMillan, Jr.
Celebrating the life of Robert Douglas Wright.
Celebrating the life of Charlotte Hall Hutt.
Celebrating the life of Malcolm Tecumseh Custalow, Jr.
Celebrating the life of Charles Daniel Spruill.
Commending Resolutions
Commending the Rappahannock High School baseball team.
Commending Debbie Rountree.
Commending Anne Cochrane Pace.
Commending the Reverend Dr. Kirkland R. Walton.
Commending Grant Holloway.
Commending the Brunswick Academy softball team.
Commending Benn's United Methodist Church.
Commending Bethany Presbyterian Church.
Commending Lieutenant Colonel Theresa M. Claiborne, USAF, Ret.
Commending Producers Peanut Company.
Commending the Smithfield High School Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps rifle team.
Commending the Smithfield Packers Youth Sports 12U girls' flag football team.
Commending David W. Poole.
Commending Mill Swamp Baptist Church.
Commending Greg May.
Commending Rashiem D. Franklin.
Commending Manakin Episcopal Church.
Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder.
Bills or Resolutions Rereferred
Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority; authority to dissolve, disposition of property.
Dam Safety Act; powers and duties of DCR, rights and requirements of dam owners, civil penalty.
Animal testing facility operated by a state agency; nonhuman primates, care and treatment.
Bill or Resolution Recommitted
Counties, cities, and towns; comprehensive plan may include tiny homes or accessory dwelling units.
Senate Bills and Resolutions Referred
Ignition interlock system; duration.
Pregnancy mobile application; promoting awareness of gov't. maternal & infant health programs, etc.
Energy storage requirements; Department of Energy, et al., to develop model ordinances, reports.
Illegal sale of cannabis; retail tobacco & hemp products, possession by person under 21yrs. of age.
Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers.
Firearms, stun weapons, etc.; possession or transportation by persons adjudicated delinquent.
Assault and battery; adds campus police officers to definition of law-enforcement officer.
Lobbyist registration; definition of "lobbyist".
Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; algorithmic device services or products prohibited.
Firefighters and emergency medical services providers; collective bargaining.
Transient occupancy tax; administration.
Electric utilities; request for proposals required for certain facilities.
School boards; method of selection, election required.
Evaluation and determination of competency; raising question of competency to stand trial or plead.
Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; foster youth's right to receive information.
Mission-critical affected emergency generators; DEQ to promulgate administrative regulations.
Waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence.
Restorative housing and isolated confinement; restrictions on use, effective date.
Estimated tax; failure by individual, trust, or estate to pay.
Lighted vehicle headlights; lawful stop by law-enforcement officer.
Domestic and foreign corporations; corporations transacting business in Commonwealth, etc.
Public school buildings; indoor air quality, inspection and evaluation.
Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, report.
Virginia Public Procurement Act; purchase of testing kits during a disaster, etc.
Pedestrians; drivers to stop when crossing highway, etc., penalty.
Persian Heritage Month.
Constitutional amendment; term limits for Lieutenant Governor & Attorney General (first reference).
Constitutional amendment (first reference); right to work.
Governor; confirming appointments.
Confirming Governor's appointments; October 1.
Confirming Governor's appointments; August 1.
Confirming Governor's appointments; January 10.
Native Plant Month.