Sunday, May 11, 2008
The General Assembly is now in session.
Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
01/10/2008 Senate Minutes
Video
Called to order at 12 m. by Lt. Governor William T. Bolling
Prayer offered by The Very Reverend Kent Rahm, Trinity Episcopal Church, Fredericksburg, Virginia
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: quorum present
Motion of Senator Smith dispensed with reading of Journal (40-Y 0-N)
COMMUNICATION FROM HOUSE: House agreed to HJR 200
BILLS REPORTED
From Education and Health: SB 61, 63A, 72, 98, 148
SB 667 - offered by Senator Lucas (unanimous consent to introduce) (36-Y 0-N)
SB 668 - offered by Senator Ruff (unanimous consent to introduce) (40-Y 0-N)
Bills presented, ordered printed and referred under Senate Rules 11(b), (26)g and HJR 152: see January 11 Senate Calendar
HJR 200 - Rules suspended, committee discharged, readings waived, taken up for immediate consideration (40-Y 0-N), agreed to (39-Y 0-N), House informed
Committee Nominations Report offered, passed by for day
On motion of Senator Norment, the Senate recessed at 12:50 p.m. to reconvene at 1:20 p.m.
The Senate reconvened at 1:20 p.m.
On motion of Senator Colgan, the Senate
Explanation
These are the official minutes of the Senate, as recorded by the clerk, for 01/10/2008, presented verbatim. They’re pretty dry, but they are the best way to see what the Senate did on a given day.
Thankfully, there’s video. The video is the official video recording of the chamber for the same date. It’s is in the public domain, and may be freely copied, edited, or incorporated into other works.